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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henkka Seppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppala comes to the cage accompanied by Children of Bodom - Smile pretty for the devil. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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192 lbs
18 - 5 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Henkka Seppala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vlad Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Seppala does no damage.
Kersikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kersikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Seppala throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Seppala tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Seppala moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Kersikov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kersikov digs a good hook to Seppala's body.
Kersikov lands with a kick to the temple. Seppala shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Seppala checks it.
Seppala misses the jab.
Seppala motions for Kersikov to come forward. Seppala throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Seppala throws a leg kick which misses Kersikov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kersikov tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov swinging wildly here.
Kersikov keeps Seppala at a distance using the push kick.
Nice uppercut there from Seppala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seppala manages to avoid it.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Seppala.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Seppala moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Seppala.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Seppala moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Seppala ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
Kersikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Seppala connects with an inside leg kick.
Seppala throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seppala.
Kersikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Seppala.
Kersikov scores with a body shot.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov cracks Seppala with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Seppala lands a nice hook to Kersikov's body. Kersikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Seppala looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov swings for the body but Seppala moves out of range.
Kersikov lands a nice shot that snaps Seppala's head back.
Kersikov is looking to clinch.
Kersikov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Seppala counters with a shoot takedown. Kersikov fights it but they end up in guard.
Seppala postures up in Kersikov's guard and throws a big left but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Seppala wants to pass the guard but Kersikov is keeping the position.
Kersikov trying to control the position.
Kersikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seppala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seppala sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Seppala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kersikov's head backwards.
Seppala blocks a jab.
Seppala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kersikov can pounce on him.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Seppala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Seppala moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Seppala momentarily.
Seppala checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Seppala throws a right and a left that both miss.
Seppala lands a glancing blow to the side of Kersikov's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala scores with a nice head shot.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seppala.
Kersikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seppala decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kersikov's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seppala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Seppala missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Seppala with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Seppala from controlling successfully.
Seppala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kersikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seppala missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kersikov working a defensive guard here.
Seppala works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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 Henkka Seppala will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Seppala walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a left and a right that both miss
so Seppala counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Seppala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kersikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seppala distracts Kersikov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kersikov managing to control the position.
Kersikov has his foot on Seppala's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seppala works his way back into a safe position though.
Kersikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seppala working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seppala tries to free his leg and advance position but Kersikov is retaining full guard.
Seppala in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Seppala wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov is pulling down on Seppala's head. It's preventing any offense from Seppala, at least for the moment.
Kersikov trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Seppala trying to control the position from guard on top but Kersikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kersikov lands a left and a right that send Seppala crashing to the mat, dazed. Kersikov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Seppala is rocked!
It looks like Henkka Seppala has been cut.
Kersikov drops Seppala with a naaaaasty hook - Seppala is in real trouble here! Kersikov dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Kersikov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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