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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makahlen Gorbachoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Undead. Gorbachoff has chosen Dinoo goes down as his entrance music. Makahlen Gorbachoff told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marko Kersikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Makahlen Gorbachoff!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Gorbachoff misses.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gorbachoff takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kersikov swinging wildly here.
Kersikov scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov lands a left and a right that send Gorbachoff crashing to the mat, dazed. Kersikov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gorbachoff is rocked!
Gorbachoff cracks a nice hook into Kersikov's ribs.
Kersikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gorbachoff throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Gorbachoff counters with a single leg into guard. Kersikov didn't expect that.
Gorbachoff prevents Kersikov from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff looking to sit in guard and control but Kersikov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kersikov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gorbachoff is proving hard to escape from.
Kersikov throws a big right hand that misses.
Gorbachoff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gorbachoff keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
Kersikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gorbachoff is keeping the position for now.
Gorbachoff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kersikov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gorbachoff has his hands on Kersikov's head, controlling the position.
Kersikov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kersikov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kersikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kersikov throwing strikes from guard but Gorbachoff blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov tries to free his leg and advance position but Gorbachoff is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
Gorbachoff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gorbachoff controlling Kersikov's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gorbachoff.
Kersikov throws a solid leg kick but Gorbachoff takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kersikov.
Good shot there by Kersikov.
Gorbachoff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gorbachoff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
Gorbachoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorbachoff.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gorbachoff throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov checks the leg kick.
Gorbachoff lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kersikov at a distance.
Gorbachoff with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kersikov walks into a straight right hand from Gorbachoff.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorbachoff thuds a left hand into Kersikov's body.
Gorbachoff moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gorbachoff throws a nice outside leg kick.
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 Marko Kersikov 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.
Gorbachoff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gorbachoff lands with an uppercut that bounces Kersikov off the cage and back into range.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorbachoff shoots in and drives through. Kersikov sprawls well.
Gorbachoff thows a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gorbachoff, right into the meat.
Gorbachoff throws a good cross that connects.
Gorbachoff is looking to slow Kersikov down with leg kicks.
Marko Kersikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Gorbachoff moved away.
Kersikov tries to work over Gorbachoff's front leg with a kick but Gorbachoff checks it.
Makahlen Gorbachoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorbachoff misses with a wild body shot.
Gorbachoff connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
Gorbachoff throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Gorbachoff connects with a leg kick. Kersikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kersikov leaves Gorbachoff with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marko Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kersikov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gorbachoff. That one must have hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Gorbachoff. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gorbachoff.
Nice shot lands for Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gorbachoff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gorbachoff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kersikov swings for the body but Gorbachoff moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorbachoff keeps Kersikov at a distance using the push kick.
Kersikov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gorbachoff scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kersikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Gorbachoff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kersikov as he avoids it easily.
Marko Kersikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makahlen Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kersikov backs up against the cage.
Gorbachoff scores with a spinning back kick!
Gorbachoff misses with a kick to the body.
Gorbachoff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kersikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gorbachoff lands a really nice looking cross but Kersikov seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gorbachoff scores with a nice strike.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorbachoff moves away.
A cross from Gorbachoff lands.
Gorbachoff fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kersikov on the side of the head.
Gorbachoff scores with a jab to the head.
Gorbachoff misses with a low kick as Kersikov jumps back.
Gorbachoff dives in and grabs Kersikov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kersikov pushes down on Gorbachoff's head and hops out.
Gorbachoff connects with a looping right hand.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorbachoff.
Kersikov thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff connects with a body shot that sends Kersikov's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kersikov slips a jab from Gorbachoff.
Kersikov throws a jab when Gorbachoff was well out of range.
Gorbachoff shoots and misses
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick.
Gorbachoff shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kersikov tries a low kick but Gorbachoff avoids it.
Kersikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gorbachoff.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Gorbachoff.
Kersikov takes one to the side of the head.
Gorbachoff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makahlen Gorbachoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gorbachoff throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kersikov.
Gorbachoff lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kersikov takes a step back to recover.
Gorbachoff misses with a wild combination.
Kersikov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gorbachoff cracks Kersikov with a good jab.
Gorbachoff swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kersikov is looking to wear down Gorbachoff with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gorbachoff scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorbachoff ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a hook. Gorbachoff tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gorbachoff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gorbachoff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kersikov's calf.
Gorbachoff connects with a jab.
Gorbachoff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gorbachoff lands a jab to the head.
Gorbachoff throws a chopping leg kick but Kersikov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gorbachoff moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
Kersikov misses the jab.
Kersikov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gorbachoff.
Kersikov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kersikov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gorbachoff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kersikov if he has to take too many more of those.
Gorbachoff does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kersikov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gorbachoff lands with a cross.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gorbachoff looks to land a body kick but Kersikov moved away.
A low kick from Kersikov is predictable there
and Gorbachoff decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kersikov's guard.
Kersikov is pulling down on Gorbachoff's head to control his posture.
Gorbachoff trying to control but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gorbachoff, right into the meat.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorbachoff manages to avoid it.
Kersikov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gorbachoff to score with a decent uppercut.
Gorbachoff throws the kick towards the body but Kersikov avoids it.
Gorbachoff avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Gorbachoff misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff throws a solid leg kick but Kersikov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gorbachoff.
A bone on bone clash there as Kersikov blocks the leg kick.
Kersikov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gorbachoff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gorbachoff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Kersikov pushes Gorbachoff away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gorbachoff counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gorbachoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorbachoff trying to control from half guard but Kersikov is working away.
Gorbachoff prevents Kersikov from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makahlen Gorbachoff really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gorbachoff misses with a wild combination.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gorbachoff throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Gorbachoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gorbachoff will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gorbachoff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kersikov.
A cross from Gorbachoff lands.
Gorbachoff connects with a nice looking jab.
Gorbachoff looks to land a body kick but Kersikov moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff connects with a body shot that sends Kersikov's belly button to the back.
Gorbachoff connects with an inside leg kick.
Gorbachoff connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kersikov momentarily.
Gorbachoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kersikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gorbachoff smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gorbachoff throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gorbachoff fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Gorbachoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gorbachoff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Kersikov. No joy for Gorbachoff on that attempt.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Gorbachoff's head but Gorbachoff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov lands with a nice body punch.
Gorbachoff is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov tries to bum rush Gorbachoff with a series of wild strikes but Gorbachoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kersikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gorbachoff shoots in but no luck this time.
Kersikov lunges at Gorbachoff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gorbachoff's hand.
A low kick from Gorbachoff misses
and Kersikov counters with a low kick, right behind Gorbachoff 's knee.
Kersikov jabs Gorbachoff to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kersikov. Gorbachoff shrugs it off though.
Gorbachoff lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Gorbachoff saw that one coming.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gorbachoff, right into the meat.
Gorbachoff misses with an uppercut.
Gorbachoff cracks the inside of Kersikov's front leg.
A slow jab from Gorbachoff misses its intended target.
Gorbachoff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kersikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kersikov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov throws the left hand but Gorbachoff avoids the punch easily.
Gorbachoff misses with a double jab.
Gorbachoff misses with a kick to the body
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov lands a right hook to the body.
Kersikov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kersikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gorbachoff under the eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorbachoff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gorbachoff throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Kersikov had his way with Makahlen Gorbachoff in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kersikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gorbachoff misses with a wild combination.
Kersikov cracks a nice hook into Gorbachoff's ribs.
Gorbachoff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gorbachoff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gorbachoff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kersikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Gorbachoff looks to land a body kick but Kersikov moved away.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorbachoff keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kersikov is fending him off so far but Gorbachoff persists. Nope, Kersikov circles away and we're back to standing.
Gorbachoff fails with a takedown attempt.
Gorbachoff is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Donk. Gorbachoff catches Kersikov right on the button with a cross.
Gorbachoff finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gorbachoff takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Gorbachoff there.
Gorbachoff looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
Gorbachoff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kersikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kersikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gorbachoff shoots in looking for a takedown but Kersikov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gorbachoff's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marko Kersikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makahlen Gorbachoff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff misses with a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kersikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Gorbachoff.
Kersikov misses with a wild combination.
Kersikov cracks Gorbachoff with an open hand slap.
Gorbachoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gorbachoff tries for a takedown but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gorbachoff looks to throw a body kick
and Kersikov counters with a low kick, right behind Gorbachoff 's knee.
Kersikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov checks a leg kick nicely.
Gorbachoff misses with a kick to the body
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gorbachoff pushes Kersikov away with a front kick.
Kersikov works the jab nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kersikov.
Kersikov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gorbachoff doesn't seem bothered though.
Kersikov walks into a jab.
Nice cross by Gorbachoff.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Gorbachoff avoids it.
Kersikov connects with a body shot that sends Gorbachoff's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Gorbachoff catches Kersikov right on the button with a cross.
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but Gorbachoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gorbachoff.
Kersikov stuffs the takedown attempt from Gorbachoff. Gorbachoff gets slowly back to his feet.
Gorbachoff takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff throws a push kick but Kersikov slaps the foot to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Kersikov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kersikov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 48:47
Judge Josh West scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Kersikov!
Marko Kersikov retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Marko Kersikov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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