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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mellow Mood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Avicii - Wake Me Up ft Aloe Blacc as his entrance music. Mellow Mood has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mellow Mood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andrei Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Mood.
Mood thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kersikov if he has to take too many more of those.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Mood moves out of range.
Andrei Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mood misses the jab.
Mood on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kersikov. Kersikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mood appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mood checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a big head kick that sends Mood tumbling to the mat! Kersikov takes a step backwards and waves Mood back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mellow Mood has been cut.
Mood throws the kick towards the body but Kersikov avoids it.
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 throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Mood misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mood manages to avoid it.
Mood cracks Kersikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Andrei Kersikov has been cut.
Kersikov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mood throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Kersikov.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mood moves away.
Kersikov scores with a nice body kick.
Kersikov tries to land a front kick but Mood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mood.
Mood swinging wildly here.
Kersikov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Mood moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Kersikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mood connects with the punch.
Mood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kersikov finds it's way round the side to connect with Mood's head.
Kersikov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mood counters with a body kick that stops Kersikov in his tracks momentarily.
Mood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mood misses with a looping left.
Mood throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Mood throws a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Kersikov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mood digs a good hook to Kersikov's body.
Nice body kick there by Kersikov.
Kersikov scores with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Kersikov slams his shin into Mood's torso.
Kersikov lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick there by Kersikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov lands a leg kick that knocks Mood off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mood. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mood.
Kersikov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mood feints and then cracks Kersikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kersikov down.
Mood will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kersikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mood dips to his left and cracks Kersikov with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mood at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kersikov throws a hook but Mood avoids it easily.
Mood is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mood connects with a body shot that sends Kersikov's belly button to the back.
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mood is just out of range.
Mood seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mood's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Kersikov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mood counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrei Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Mood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mood looks to land a body kick but Kersikov moved away.
Kersikov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Mood moves out of range.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mood moves away.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
Kersikov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mood rather than just go for the knockout.
A big right from Mood misses.
Kersikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mood.
Kersikov throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mood to counter with a crisp jab.
Kersikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mood throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Mood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kersikov cracks Mood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Mood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mood lands a right hook to the body.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Mood moves out of range easily.
Kersikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mood. That did some damage!
Mood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mood throws a right hand that misses
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mood throws a series of punches but Kersikov avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov pushes Mood away with a front kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kersikov - the referee stops the clock and Mood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kersikov. Mood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Mood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body punch from Kersikov.
A good leg kick by Kersikov.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mood might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kersikov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mood's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mood misses with a kick to the body
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kersikov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mood on the side of the head.
Kersikov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mood will feel that in the morning.
Mood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mood blocks the body kick.
Mood fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kersikov just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mood connects with a jab.
Nice body punch from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Mood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Mood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mood thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mood misses with a straight right.
Mood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Mood does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Mood misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mood misses.
Mood misses with a low kick.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A solid body kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
Mood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kersikov connects with a body shot.
Kersikov scores with a nice body kick.
Kersikov connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Kersikov really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov lands with a good body shot.
Mood moves out of range of the body kick.
A good leg kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov scores with a push kick.
Mood throws a leg kick
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mood thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Kersikov responds with a good body kick, but Mood manages to step out the way in time.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kersikov connects with the punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Kersikov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kersikov lands a really nice looking cross but Mood seems unphased.
Mood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mood takes one on the button.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Mood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Mood sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to land a front kick but Mood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kersikov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mood feints and then cracks Kersikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kersikov down.
Mood tries to land a front kick but Kersikov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Mood moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. Mood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kersikov scores with a nice head shot.
Mood throws a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kersikov fakes the leg kick and cracks Mood in the body.
Crunch! Kersikov slams his shin into Mood's torso.
Kersikov jabs Mood right on the nose. Mood blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mood cracks Kersikov with an open hand slap.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kersikov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mood throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kersikov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kersikov throws a shot to the body.
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!
A big right from Kersikov misses.
A shot to the body from Mood misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kersikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kersikov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Kersikov dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mood takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kersikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Mood counters with a nice uppercut.
Mood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Mood.
Mood tries a head kick but it misses.
Kersikov connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kersikov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mood doesn't seem bothered though.
Mood misses with a wild body shot.
Mood backing away here, and Kersikov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mood's corner calls for a 1-2. Mood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mood misses with the body kick
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick.
Mood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mood scores with a nice body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Mood as he connects with a hook.
Mellow Mood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mood. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov is trying to counter with his kicks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kersikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mood just misses with a punch to the body.
Mood throws the kick towards the body but Kersikov avoids it.
Kersikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Mood avoids it.
Mood throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Mood.
Kersikov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mood misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mood moves away.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Kersikov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
A nice side step and Kersikov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kersikov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mood if he has to take too many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kersikov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Kersikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Kersikov!
Andrei Kersikov is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Andrei Kersikov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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