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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Gilmour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilmour comes to the cage accompanied by i Get Knocked Down, But i Get Up Again. Kersikov has chosen Pina Colada Boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. David Gilmour has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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283 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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197 cm
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246 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Gilmour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Gilmour down.
A clash of legs there as Gilmour blocks the low kick.
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Gilmour checks a leg kick nicely.
Kersikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gilmour has closed the distance and engaged Kersikov in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gilmour stalling the fight.
Gilmour breaks the clinch.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Gilmour tries to close the distance and clinch but Kersikov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kersikov throws a push kick but Gilmour slaps the foot to one side.
Kersikov throws a head kick but Gilmour moves out of range.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick
and Gilmour counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gilmour.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov controlling the action here for a moment.
Kersikov misses with a knee to the head.
Gilmour managing to block the knees to the body from Kersikov.
Kersikov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gilmour is keeping busy.
Gilmour breaks from the clinch.
Kersikov wants to clinch up but Gilmour keeps it at a distance.
Kersikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gilmour circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gilmour tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kersikov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gilmour tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kersikov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov wants to slow Gilmour down by chopping away at his legs.
Kersikov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gilmour checks it well.
Gilmour rushes Kersikov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gilmour stalling.
Kersikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kersikov misses with a knee strike.
Gilmour avoiding damage as Kersikov throws knees to the body.
Gilmour lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gilmour manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Kersikov misses
and Gilmour counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kersikov misses with a knee to the head.
Gilmour effectively controlling the action here.
Kersikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gilmour has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gilmour pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Gilmour counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gilmour's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexander Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilmour clinches up against the cage.
Gilmour blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kersikov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gilmour.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmour takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Gilmour on the inside.
Kersikov looking to throw knees to the head but Gilmour is blocking nicely.
Kersikov tries to land a knee to the head but Gilmour blocks with his arms.
Gilmour is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gilmour slows down the pace here.
Kersikov misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gilmour - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kersikov tries to land a knee to the head but Gilmour blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Kersikov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kersikov tries to land a knee to the head but Gilmour blocks with his arms.
Gilmour manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Kersikov.
A clash of legs there as Gilmour blocks the low kick.
Gilmour is looking to clinch.
Kersikov connects with an inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Kersikov
and Gilmour moves into the clinch.
Gilmour throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kersikov tries to land a knee to the head but Gilmour blocks with his arms.
Gilmour lands a body punch.
Kersikov misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmour scores with a shot to the side of Kersikov's head.
Gilmour escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kersikov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gilmour is able to avoid easily.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Gilmour holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gilmour gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Kersikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kersikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kersikov trying to land knees to the body.
Gilmour pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kersikov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gilmour has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gilmour and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kersikov throws a head kick that Gilmour semi-blocks.
Kersikov throws a front kick aimed at Gilmour's knee but Gilmour avoids it well.
Kersikov tries to clinch there but Gilmour circles away.
Gilmour checks a leg kick.
Kersikov throws a head kick but Gilmour moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gilmour counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gilmour creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilmour escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kersikov tries to land a body kick
and Gilmour holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gilmour is struggling to control the position.
Gilmour manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kersikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kersikov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gilmour holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kersikov with a knee to the head.
Kersikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kersikov tries to land a knee to the head but Gilmour blocks with his arms.
Kersikov misses with a knee strike.
Gilmour lands a hook that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
Kersikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kersikov misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmour working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gilmour breaks the clinch.
Gilmour tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kersikov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Gilmour counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gilmour breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kersikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gilmour.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Gilmour moves out of range easily.
Gilmour is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kersikov is looking to slow Gilmour down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilmour moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
A low kick from Kersikov is predictable there
and Gilmour counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gilmour.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov looking to slow down the pace here.
Kersikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gilmour blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexander Kersikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Gilmour moves into the clinch.
Kersikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gilmour stalling in the clinch.
Gilmour pushes Kersikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gilmour pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Gilmour sees coming a mile off.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Gilmour counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gilmour tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kersikov misses with a knee to the head.
Kersikov tries to land a knee to the head but Gilmour blocks with his arms.
Gilmour lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gilmour will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kersikov up against the cage.
Gilmour breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gilmour tries to clinch but Kersikov is having none of it.
Kersikov throws out a leg kick but Gilmour moves out of range and Kersikov only half commits.
Alexander Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Gilmour counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gilmour.
David Gilmour has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmour breaks the clinch.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Gilmour holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gilmour softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gilmour manages to break the clinch.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Gilmour moves into the clinch.
Gilmour effectively controlling the action here.
Kersikov is trying to maintain a safe position but Gilmour gets an underhook and turns Kersikov into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmour throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kersikovs head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gilmour.
Kersikov blocks a body shot from Gilmour.
Kersikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gilmour avoids it.
Kersikov tries a knee to the head but Gilmour blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by David Gilmour.
Gilmour stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kersikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmour blocks a leg kick.
Kersikov thows a body kick. Gilmour tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gilmour keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kersikov lands with a nice body kick.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a lazy head kick
and Gilmour counters with a head kick that drops Kersikov to the mat! Kersikov scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov throws a sloppy head kick and Gilmour moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilmour blocks a leg kick.
Kersikov looks to clinch
and Gilmour counters with a right hand from hell and Kersikov is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Gilmour!
David Gilmour thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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