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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boyko Kersikov (ranked 595 p4p, 834 weight class) and Zachary Klimenko (ranked 82 p4p, 125 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Sefa - God's Plan. Klimenko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by WEED & MEMORIES. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boyko Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zachary Klimenko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Klimenko.
Jab, jab by Klimenko - just one landing.
Klimenko 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.
Klimenko moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Kersikov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Klimenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Kersikov blocks an uppercut.
Klimenko gets through Kersikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov lands with a right to the head.
Klimenko tries a body shot but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Klimenko tries to throw a body punch but Kersikov avoids it by throwing Klimenko back against the cage.
Kersikov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov is leaning against Klimenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov blocks an uppercut.
Kersikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Klimenko presses Kersikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Klimenko tries a body shot but Kersikov blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klimenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kersikov.
Klimenko misses with some punches.
Klimenko can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Klimenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kersikov or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Klimenko.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Klimenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kersikov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Klimenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Klimenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kersikov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kersikov works on Klimenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Klimenko pushes Kersikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klimenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kersikov working aggressively here.
Kersikov blocks a body shot from Klimenko.
Klimenko breaks the clinch.
Zachary Klimenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klimenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klimenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Klimenko ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Klimenko.
Klimenko ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Klimenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
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!
Klimenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kersikov throws out the jab.
Kersikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Klimenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov throws a hook but Klimenko blocks it.
Klimenko walks into a straight right hand from Kersikov.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov with the inside leg kick.
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but Klimenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Klimenko blocks a jab.
It seemed like Klimenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko lands a right hook to the body.
Kersikov with a hook.
Klimenko missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Klimenko there.
Kersikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klimenko.
Kersikov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Klimenko misses with a low kick.
Kersikov looks to throw the jab but Klimenko is out of range.
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Klimenko is just out of range.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Klimenko saw that one coming.
Klimenko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Klimenko slips under a jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kersikov tests Klimenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kersikov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Klimenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kersikov scrambles back to his feet.
Klimenko throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klimenko blocks a low kick nicely.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Klimenko needs to keep his hands up - Kersikov had a free shot at his head there.
Klimenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kersikov.
The fighters circling - Klimenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klimenko scores with a nice head shot.
Klimenko misses with a looping right.
Klimenko throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kersikov misses with a straight left.
Klimenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Klimenko dominated that round.
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.
A nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov connects with an inside leg kick.
Klimenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kersikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zachary Klimenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Klimenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Klimenko throws a body kick that misses.
Klimenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
Klimenko misses with a head kick.
Kersikov tried to counter with a leg kick but Klimenko avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Klimenko ducked under it nicely.
Klimenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov misses with a hook.
Boyko Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko lands with an overhand left.
Klimenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Klimenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kersikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Klimenko.
Klimenko throws a leg kick which misses Kersikov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kersikov tries to avoid it.
Kersikov scores with a punch to the head.
Klimenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Klimenko lands a leg kick that knocks Kersikov off balance momentarily.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Klimenko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Klimenko.
Kersikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kersikov tries to move into range but Klimenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Klimenko finds it's way through Kersikov's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov throws an off balance right hand
and Klimenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Klimenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov checks a low kick from Klimenko.
Klimenko slips a straight right by Kersikov.
Klimenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
A head kick by Klimenko misses
and Klimenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klimenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kersikov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Klimenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov feints and then cracks Klimenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Klimenko down.
Klimenko scores with a leg kick.
Kersikov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Klimenko.
Klimenko is looking to clinch.
Kersikov wants to land a leg kick but Klimenko is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Klimenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Klimenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Klimenko avoids it.
Klimenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klimenko thuds his right hand into Kersikov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kersikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Klimenko.
Klimenko misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Klimenko can pounce on him.
Klimenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klimenko misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Klimenko checks a leg kick.
Kersikov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kersikov with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko tries to clinch up.
A big left from Klimenko misses.
Klimenko ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Klimenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Klimenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Klimenko throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Kersikov to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klimenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Klimenko! But no joy.
Klimenko scores with a hook to the body. Kersikov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Klimenko throws the kick towards the body but Kersikov avoids it.
Klimenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice uppercut there from Kersikov.
Klimenko ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
A little jabbing left from Klimenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kersikov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Klimenko tries to land a leg kick but Kersikov saw it coming and moves away.
Klimenko lands with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Boyko Kersikov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kersikov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Klimenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kersikov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Klimenko scrambles back to his feet.
Klimenko lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Klimenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kersikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Klimenko.
Klimenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kersikov on the side of the head.
Klimenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Kersikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kersikov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov scores with a jab.
Klimenko staying out of range there.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
Klimenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov walks into a left hand.
Kersikov throws a low kick, looking for Klimenko's leg but Klimenko calmly moves out of range.
Klimenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kersikov tries to work over Klimenko's front leg with a kick but Klimenko checks it.
Kersikov avoids a kick to the body.
Kersikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Klimenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov blocks the body kick.
Klimenko checks a leg kick.
Klimenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Klimenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Klimenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kersikov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko tries a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
Klimenko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Klimenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Klimenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
Klimenko with the inside leg kick.
Klimenko missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klimenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kersikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Klimenko.
Klimenko misses with a looping left.
Kersikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kersikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klimenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov throws a hook but Klimenko avoids it easily.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kersikov misses with a hook
and Klimenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Klimenko throws out a powerful jab.
Kersikov throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov tries to keep at a distance but Klimenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kersikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kersikov can't find room to land a body shot as Klimenko controls the action.
Klimenko lands a right hand.
Kersikov blocks a body shot from Klimenko.
Klimenko pushes Kersikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zachary Klimenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Klimenko fails to land.
Klimenko blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
Klimenko is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kersikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kersikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klimenko lands a shoulder strike.
Klimenko has a couple of punches blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov gets through Klimenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Klimenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Kersikov has double underhooks.
Kersikov prevents a body shot from Klimenko.
Klimenko tries to throw a body punch but Kersikov avoids it by throwing Klimenko back against the cage.
Kersikov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kersikov throws a head punch that misses.
Klimenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kersikov's elbow.
Kersikov blocking some punches.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Klimenko.
Kersikov can't find room to land a body shot as Klimenko controls the action.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Klimenko.
Klimenko can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Klimenko is working Kersikov over against the cage.
Knees to the body from Klimenko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zachary Klimenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Klimenko 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachary Klimenko!
Zachary Klimenko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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