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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Janssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andriy Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janssen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DJ Madman - Meisje zo lelijk als de nacht . Kersikov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Russian Roulette kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Janssen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andriy Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Kersikov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kersikov.
Janssen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Janssen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Janssen blocks the leg kick.
Kersikov throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
A jab from Kersikov does it's job there.
Janssen scores with a body shot.
Kersikov is looking to clinch but Janssen is avoiding it.
Kersikov darts in and clinches Janssen up against the cage.
Kersikov misses with a knee to the head.
Kersikov misses with a knee strike.
Janssen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kersikov tries a knee to the head but Janssen blocks it.
Janssen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kersikov tries to land a knee to the head but Janssen blocks with his arms.
Kersikov misses with a knee strike.
Kersikov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Janssen up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Janssen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kersikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kersikov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Janssen misses with some punches.
Kersikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Janssen is defending well for now.
Kersikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Janssen.
Janssen tries to throw a body punch but Kersikov avoids it by throwing Janssen back against the cage.
Kersikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janssen can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Kersikov scores with a knee to the head.
Janssen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kersikov effectively controlling the action here.
Kersikov tries to land a knee to the head but Janssen blocks with his arms.
Kersikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Janssen presses Kersikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kersikov is stalling here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
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 tries to land a knee to the head but Janssen blocks with his arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Janssen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kersikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Janssen avoids the damage to the body.
Kersikov is trying to maintain a safe position but Janssen gets an underhook and turns Kersikov into the cage.
Kersikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Janssen is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee is keeping an eye on Janssen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kersikov misses with a knee to the head.
Kersikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Janssen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Janssen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kersikovs head.
Kersikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janssen goes for a takedown attempt but Kersikov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kersikov thuds his right hand into Janssen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kersikov misses with a right hand
and Janssen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kersikov lands a head kick. Janssen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen misses with a kick to the body.
Janssen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov lands a nice shot that snaps Janssen's head back.
Kersikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kersikov moves into the clinch.
Janssen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Janssen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janssen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kersikovs head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Kersikov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kersikov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kersikov tests Janssen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Janssen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kersikov.
Kersikov looks to land a combination. Janssen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Janssen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov lands the left hand.
Kersikov misses with a jab to the body
and Janssen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Andriy Kersikov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov lands with a kick to the temple. Janssen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kersikov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Janssen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Janssen on the side of the head.
Kersikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Janssen lands a front kick.
Kersikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Janssen counters with a left to the body.
Kersikov defending well as Janssen loads up on a big left hand.
Janssen is looking to wear down Kersikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Janssen scores with a push kick.
Kersikov is breathing heavily.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the body.
Janssen checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Janssen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kersikov in his tracks.
Janssen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov moves out of range as Janssen throws a body kick.
Kersikov wants to slow Janssen down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janssen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Janssen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kersikov tries to avoid it but Janssen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kersikov to the ground. Kersikov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Janssen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Janssen throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Janssen down.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Janssen connects with a jab.
Kersikov moves out of range as Janssen strikes.
Janssen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands with a straight right. Janssen didn't see that one coming.
Kersikov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Janssen.
Janssen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Janssen.
Janssen wants to clinch.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Janssen ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov scores with a jab.
Janssen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Janssen's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen lands with an uppercut that bounces Kersikov off the cage and back into range.
Janssen misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Janssen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kersikov slips a jab from Janssen.
Janssen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kersikov throws out the jab.
Janssen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janssen throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a body kick that stops Janssen in his tracks momentarily.
Janssen throws a lazy uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a good low kick that Janssen was not able to check.
Andriy Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Janssen ducks right into an uppercut from Kersikov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Janssen misses its intended target.
Janssen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Janssen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kersikov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jan Janssen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andriy Kersikov's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Janssen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kersikov thuds his shin into the meat of Janssen's side.
Janssen clinches with his opponent.
Kersikov tries a knee to the head but Janssen blocks it.
Janssen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kersikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kersikov wants to stall.
Kersikov misses with a knee strike.
Janssen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Janssen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen slows down the pace here.
Janssen is looking to control Kersikov's arms but Kersikov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Janssen has his back to the cage.
Kersikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Janssen blocks it with crossed arms.
Janssen stalling.
Janssen can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Janssen working aggressively here.
Janssen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Janssen taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kersikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Janssen blocks it with crossed arms.
Kersikov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Janssen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kersikov landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kersikov looking to stall.
Kersikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andriy Kersikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Janssen.
Kersikov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kersikov stalling in the clinch but Janssen improves position.
Janssen stalling in the clinch.
Janssen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Janssen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kersikov looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kersikov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Janssen is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andriy Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Janssen ducked under it nicely.
Janssen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kersikov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Janssen takes a step back to recover.
Janssen with a jab.
Janssen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut there from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a hook but Janssen blocks it.
Janssen blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen walks into a left hand.
Kersikov blocks the body kick.
Kersikov tries to land a leg kick but Janssen saw it coming and moves away.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Janssen sees coming a mile off.
Janssen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the liver by Janssen. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov works Janssen's body with a nice hook.
Janssen cracks a nice hook into Kersikov's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janssen stuns Kersikov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Janssen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Janssen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kersikov.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andriy Kersikov.
Well Kersikov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andriy Kersikov!
After winning the bout, Andriy 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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hype
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