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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yabu Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Giovanni might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Til I Collapse [ Eminem ]. Sonny Giovanni could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yabu Kersikov's chin.
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Giovanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 3, fighting out of New York, Yabu Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Giovanni, right into the meat.
Sonny Giovanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giovanni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kersikov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kersikov tests Giovanni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Giovanni moved away.
Giovanni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Giovanni moves out of range easily.
Kersikov swings for the body but Giovanni moves out of range.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giovanni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Giovanni lands a high kick!
Giovanni wants to clinch up but Kersikov keeps it at a distance.
Giovanni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Giovanni thumps Kersikov with a low kick.
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Giovanni. Giovanni obviously looking to wear him down.
Giovanni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kersikov can pounce on him.
Kersikov lands a body shot.
Giovanni lands a jab to the head.
Kersikov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Giovanni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
Some wild striking there from Kersikov.
Giovanni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Giovanni misses with a straight left.
Giovanni throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov looks for the body kick but Giovanni saw that one coming.
Kersikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Kersikov fakes the leg kick and cracks Giovanni in the body.
Kersikov throws a head kick that Giovanni semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giovanni tests Kersikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Giovanni 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.
A slow jab from Giovanni misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov throws a head kick but Giovanni moves out of range.
Giovanni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giovanni was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
Giovanni blocks a leg kick.
Kersikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Giovanni.
Kersikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Giovanni under the eye.
Giovanni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Kersikov slips a jab and a cross from Giovanni.
Kersikov misses the jab.
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Giovanni tries a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Giovanni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Giovanni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kersikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni tries to land a leg kick but Kersikov saw it coming and moves away.
Giovanni avoids the head kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov walks into a jab.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Giovanni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Giovanni throws a shot to the body.
Giovanni misses with a hook.
Kersikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good shot there by Kersikov.
A jab from Giovanni finds it's way through Kersikov's defenses.
Kersikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giovanni scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giovanni avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
A slapping body kick lands there for Giovanni.
Kersikov looks gassed!
Giovanni lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Giovanni.
Kersikov throws a right hand that misses
and Giovanni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giovanni misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni misses with the combination.
Kersikov throws a jab when Giovanni was well out of range.
Giovanni looks for the body kick but Kersikov saw that one coming.
Giovanni tries to clinch there but Kersikov circles away.
Giovanni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kersikov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giovanni.
Giovanni misses with a looping left.
Kersikov throws a solid leg kick but Giovanni takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kersikov.
Giovanni slips under a jab.
Giovanni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kersikov looks to land a combination but Giovanni avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giovanni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Kersikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giovanni lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Giovanni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sonny Giovanni will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick from Giovanni.
Kersikov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Giovanni doesn't seem bothered though.
Giovanni tries to clinch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov lands with a kick to the temple. Giovanni shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kersikov tries to work over Giovanni's front leg with a kick but Giovanni checks it.
Kersikov tries to work over Giovanni's front leg with a kick but Giovanni checks it.
Giovanni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kersikov misses with a head kick.
Kersikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Giovanni takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Giovanni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Kersikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giovanni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giovanni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A left lands for Giovanni.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick from Giovanni.
Giovanni tries to clinch but Kersikov is having none of it.
Kersikov thuds a left hand into Giovanni's body.
Kersikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kersikov lands an overhand right.
Kersikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giovanni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kersikov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Giovanni.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Giovanni checks a leg kick.
Giovanni throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kersikov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kersikov throws a sloppy head kick and Giovanni moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kersikov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giovanni has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kersikov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giovanni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Giovanni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giovanni blocks a jab.
Yabu Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kersikov.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kersikov misses with a hook.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kersikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Giovanni tries to clinch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni blocks a head kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov walks into a stiff left hand from Giovanni.
Giovanni lands a nice shot that snaps Kersikov's head back.
Kersikov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Giovanni has time to react.
Kersikov throws a hook but Giovanni blocks it.
Giovanni clinches up with Kersikov and pushes him back against the cage.
Giovanni is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Giovanni has a couple of punches blocked by Kersikov.
Giovanni trying to control the position but instead, Kersikov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Giovanni into the cage.
Giovanni swings wildly with an uppercut but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giovanni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Giovanni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kersikov breaks the clinch.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giovanni manages to avoid it.
Giovanni misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Giovanni tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kersikov counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Giovanni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kersikov throws a hook but Giovanni avoids it easily.
Giovanni takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Giovanni's shoulder, as Giovanni tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Kersikov.
Giovanni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kersikov scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yabu Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Giovanni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Giovanni.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Giovanni moved out of range.
Kersikov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giovanni manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Giovanni blocks the low kick.
Jab by Giovanni.
Kersikov throws a right hand that Giovanni ducks under and follows up with a left that Giovanni also avoids with ease.
Giovanni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kersikov takes a swing at Giovanni's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Giovanni.
Giovanni misses with a wild body shot.
Giovanni defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.
Kersikov swings for the body but Giovanni moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kersikov.
Kersikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov ducks right into an uppercut from Giovanni.
Kersikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Giovanni.
Kersikov takes a swing at Giovanni's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Giovanni scores with a decent looking hook.
Giovanni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kersikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Giovanni.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kersikov.
Giovanni avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giovanni.
Giovanni tries to clinch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Giovanni rushes Kersikov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kersikov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giovanni throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni swings wildly with an uppercut but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov is trying to push Giovanni away but Giovanni has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kersikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov manages to break the clinch.
Kersikov cracks the inside of Giovanni's front leg.
Giovanni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kersikov lands a nice hook to Giovanni's body. Giovanni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kersikov throws a hook but Giovanni blocks it.
Kersikov misses with the combination.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Giovanni.
Giovanni closes the distance and clinches.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kersikov wants to break free but Giovanni has control.
Giovanni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Giovanni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giovanni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kersikov tries to bum rush Giovanni with a series of wild strikes but Giovanni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kersikov lands a jab-cross combination.
Kersikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kersikov moves out of range as Giovanni throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giovanni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kersikov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Giovanni saw that one coming.
Giovanni cracks Kersikov with a good jab.
Giovanni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giovanni tests Kersikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kersikov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Giovanni rather than just go for the knockout.
Giovanni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kersikov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kersikov throws a push kick but Giovanni slaps the foot to one side.
Kersikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kersikov misses with a head kick.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov misses the jab.
Giovanni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decent striking displayed by Giovanni there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Kersikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kersikov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Giovanni is looking to clinch but Kersikov is avoiding it.
Giovanni thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Giovanni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Giovanni has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Giovanni!
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