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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Marshall (ranked 2263 p4p, 103 weight class) and Boyko Kersikov (ranked 2553 p4p, 118 weight class). Boyko Kersikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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139 lbs
25 - 24 - 0 |
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142 lbs
27 - 14 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tobias Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boyko Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall connects with a looping right hand.
Kersikov misses with a few strikes there.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
Kersikov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Marshall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kersikov.
Kersikov works the jab nicely.
Boyko Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov stuns Marshall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marshall has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Marshall blocks a head kick by Kersikov.
Marshall is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kersikov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Marshall's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall wants to sweep but no luck.
Kersikov gets to his feet. Marshall looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Marshall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. Marshall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kersikov scores with a takedown into Marshall's guard.
Marshall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov gets to his feet. Marshall looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Marshall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marshall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marshall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kersikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kersikov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshall.
Marshall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marshall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kersikov eats them both and turns towards Marshall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Marshall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kersikov swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kersikov has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marshall to the mat! Marshall manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is controlling Kersikov's posture.
Kersikov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Marshall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheers as Marshall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kersikov doesn't seem phased though.
Kersikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marshall circles away quickly and effectively.
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marshall throws a big shot that misses.
Tobias Marshall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kersikov misses with a double jab
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Marshall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kersikov tries to move into range but Marshall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by Kersikov.
Marshall looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
Kersikov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Marshall scores with a hook.
Marshall's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kersikov under the eye.
A combination from Kersikov does no damage.
Kersikov with a hook.
Kersikov misses with a hook.
It looked like Marshall was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kersikov.
Marshall misses with a straight right.
Kersikov gets a takedown into half guard.
Marshall manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marshall to score with a decent uppercut.
Marshall is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marshall lands a nice shot to the body.
Marshall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Marshall throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov tries to counter with a clinch but Marshall shakes him off and moves away.
Marshall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kersikov.
Danga de danga de dang - Kersikov scores with a four punch combination!
Marshall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kersikov momentarily.
Jab, jab by Marshall - just one landing.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Kersikov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marshall swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kersikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marshall momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Kersikov.
Marshall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kersikov tries to clinch but Marshall moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boyko Kersikov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marshall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kersikov swinging wildly here.
Marshall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boyko Kersikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marshall throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Marshall lands with an overhand left.
Kersikov punishes Marshall's body with a nice straight punch.
Marshall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Marshall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov misses with a few strikes there.
Kersikov throws a big shot that misses.
Marshall takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kersikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kersikov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marshall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kersikov.
A left hand lands to the body for Kersikov.
Marshall tries to work over Kersikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marshall misses with a body punch.
Marshall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov is stalling here.
Kersikov trying to stall but Marshall improves his position.
Kersikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but Kersikov avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
Marshall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kersikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Marshall avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
Marshall blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a hook that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kersikov.
Kersikov blocks a body shot from Marshall.
Kersikov taking a breather.
Marshall misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kersikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marshall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marshall can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Marshall blocking some punches.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kersikov throws a head punch that misses.
Marshall tries to work over Kersikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marshall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kersikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kersikov working aggressively here.
Kersikov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marshall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kersikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kersikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov blocks a body shot from Marshall.
Marshall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boyko Kersikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marshall blocks an uppercut.
Kersikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Marshall avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
Kersikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Marshall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kersikov working aggressively here.
Marshall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kersikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kersikov can't find room to land a body shot as Marshall controls the action.
Kersikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kersikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marshall blocking some punches.
Kersikov wants to stall.
Marshall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov working aggressively here.
Marshall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Kersikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Marshall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Marshall.
Marshall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Marshall.
A right hand to the body from Marshall.
Marshall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marshall lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Marshall - that landed with a thud.
Marshall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kersikov.
Marshall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kersikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but Kersikov avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
Marshall scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boyko Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Kersikov misses with a two punch combination.
Kersikov punishes Marshall's body with a nice straight punch.
Kersikov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marshall as he jumps to the side.
Marshall tries to clinch there but Kersikov circles away.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall manages to avoid it.
Kersikov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kersikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Marshall was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kersikov.
A big left from Marshall misses.
Marshall misses with a looping left.
Kersikov is looking to chop away at Marshall's legs.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall is looking to clinch but Kersikov is avoiding it.
Marshall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Kersikov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marshall. That did some damage!
Marshall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov lands with a straight right. Marshall didn't see that one coming.
Marshall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marshall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marshall under the eye.
Marshall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marshall was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kersikov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marshall is out of range.
Kersikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Marshall circles away.
Kersikov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Marshall to the ground. Kersikov is now in Marshall's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Marshall keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kersikov won't allow Marshall to sweep him here.
Marshall is working hard here to advance position.
Tobias Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall controls Kersikov momentarily but Kersikov frees himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall is pulling down on Kersikov's head. It's preventing any offense from Kersikov, at least for the moment.
Kersikov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Marshall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
Boyko Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marshall walks into a left hand.
Kersikov lands with an overhand left.
A combination from Kersikov does no damage.
Marshall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kersikov jabs Marshall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marshall finds it's way round the side to connect with Kersikov's head.
Marshall misses the jab.
Kersikov wants to counter with a clinch but Marshall pushes him away.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Marshall.
Marshall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kersikov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kersikov scores with a leg kick.
Marshall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kersikov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kersikov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.
Marshall scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Kersikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kersikov throws a looping overhand right but Marshall ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Marshall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kersikov throws a right hand that Marshall ducks under and follows up with a left that Marshall also avoids with ease.
Marshall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kersikov's head backwards.
Marshall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kersikov is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kersikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshall finish him?
Marshall throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Kersikov misses with a two punch combination.
Marshall was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kersikov seems to have recovered his senses.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marshall throws out the jab.
Marshall connects with a right hand. Kersikov shakes it off.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Marshall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marshall.
Kersikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kersikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marshall throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kersikov misses with a wild combination.
Marshall misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Marshall keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Marshall misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boyko 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boyko Kersikov!
A relieved looking Boyko Kersikov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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