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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuufo Seanoa (ranked 40 p4p, 17 weight class) and Andrei Kersikov (ranked 3 p4p, 2 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Head of the Table as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuufo Seanoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Seanoa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Seanoa.
Seanoa tries to clinch up
and Kersikov counters with a nice body kick.
Seanoa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seanoa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Seanoa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Andrei Kersikov has been cut.
Seanoa tries to clinch up but Kersikov circles away and keeps his distance.
Seanoa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Nuufo Seanoa has been cut.
Seanoa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seanoa swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kersikov to counter with a crisp jab.
Seanoa tries to clinch up
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
Seanoa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kersikov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Seanoa misses with a double jab
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kersikov moves out of range as Seanoa throws a body kick.
Seanoa misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seanoa throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Seanoa wants to clinch up but Kersikov keeps it at a distance.
Andrei Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seanoa misses with a leg kick.
A combination from Seanoa does no damage.
And Kersikov responds with a good body kick, but Seanoa manages to step out the way in time.
Kersikov lands with a nice body punch.
Seanoa misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kersikov lands with a nice body kick.
Seanoa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kersikov's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seanoa.
Seanoa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kersikov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Seanoa.
Seanoa connects with a right hand. Kersikov shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seanoa looks to clinch
and Kersikov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seanoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Seanoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Seanoa.
Kersikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrei Kersikov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Seanoa tries to score with a low kick but Kersikov moves his leg out of the way.
Seanoa scoring well with a low kick there.
Seanoa throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seanoa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seanoa throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seanoa.
A decent looking cross lands there for Seanoa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kersikov blocks the leg kick.
Seanoa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kersikov!
Kersikov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kersikov keeps trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Seanoa.
Kersikov is looking to reverse the position.
Seanoa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kersikov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kersikov defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seanoa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kersikov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Seanoa is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kersikov looks calm but he's in trouble here. Seanoa gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kersikov is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Seanoa lets go of the hold and Kersikov can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nuufo Seanoa!
Nuufo Seanoa 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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FIGHT
RATING
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