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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wally Kruschev (ranked 367 p4p, 892 weight class) and Manuel Silva (ranked 56 p4p, 132 weight class). Kruschev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Kruschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruschev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Kruschev.
Kruschev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Kruschev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kruschev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva blocks a head kick by Kruschev.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kruschev counters with a nice body shot.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruschev throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kruschev.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Kruschev counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kruschev's head.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruschev is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kruschev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva wants to control but Kruschev is keeping him busy.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva working Kruschev over with strikes.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kruschev is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Kruschev is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kruschev defending well though.
Silva working Kruschev over with strikes.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Kruschev is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Kruschev's temple.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Kruschev is defending the position.
Kruschev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Kruschev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silva moves out of range as Kruschev throws a body kick.
Kruschev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruschev throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kruschev moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lunges at Kruschev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kruschev's hand.
Kruschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva shoots and misses
and Kruschev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruschev looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kruschev stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Kruschev tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Kruschev ducks down to avoid it.
Kruschev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kruschev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Kruschev avoids it.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruschev.
Kruschev blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruschev.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruschev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kruschev misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Kruschev tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Kruschev blocks a jab.
Kruschev is looking to counter punch.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Kruschev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kruschev takes one to the side of the head.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kruschev pinned against the cage. Kruschev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kruschev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva takes one on the button.
Kruschev moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKruschev.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kruschev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Kruschev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manuel Silva will probably get the nod.
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.
Kruschev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kruschev scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kruschev avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva cracks Kruschev with a good jab.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruschev.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Kruschev misses.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva throws the left hand but Kruschev avoids the punch easily.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva throws a hook but Kruschev blocks it.
Kruschev is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kruschev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kruschev lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kruschev.
Kruschev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kruschev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Kruschev is out of range.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Kruschev misses.
Wally Kruschev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruschev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kruschev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Kruschev's shoulder, as Kruschev tries to avoid the shot.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruschev tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
Silva misses with a hook. Kruschev ducked under it nicely.
Wally Kruschev is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a hook but Kruschev blocks it.
Kruschev bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kruschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kruschev back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kruschev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva jabs Kruschev right on the nose. Kruschev blinks but takes it well.
Silva misses with a combination
and Kruschev counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kruschev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva blocks a head kick by Kruschev.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruschev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kruschev has time to react.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kruschev sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva thows a huge punch but Kruschev dodges it nicely.
It looks like Silva is going to stand back up.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kruschev to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Kruschev is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruschev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kruschev can pounce on him.
Donk. Silva catches Kruschev right on the button with a cross.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruschev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva thuds his right hand into Kruschev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kruschev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruschev keeps the fight on the outside.
Kruschev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Kruschev moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a jab when Kruschev was well out of range.
Kruschev throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva throws the left hand but Kruschev avoids the punch easily.
Kruschev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Kruschev throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kruschev doesn't seem phased though.
A left and a right from Kruschev both land. Nice combination.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kruschev as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manuel Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kruschev in his tracks.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Kruschev slips the punch.
Kruschev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kruschev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Kruschev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Kruschev.
Kruschev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kruschev throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruschev.
Kruschev lands a right hook to the body.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kruschev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kruschev tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva tries to clinch but Kruschev is having none of it.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva avoids the head kick by Kruschev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kruschev backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Kruschev ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that Kruschev ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruschev also avoids with ease.
Kruschev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kruschev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kruschev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Kruschev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva scores with a jab.
Kruschev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Kruschev.
Kruschev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kruschev missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wally Kruschev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kruschev at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruschev.
A quick step to the side and Kruschev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruschev misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Kruschev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kruschev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Kruschev ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kruschev misses the target.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kruschev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Kruschev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kruschev tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruschev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruschev moves away.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruschev lands a nice looking body shot.
Kruschev needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Kruschev is out of range.
Kruschev thinks about countering with a head kick.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruschev tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva moves out of range as Kruschev strikes.
A slow jab from Kruschev misses its intended target.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kruschev on the side of the head.
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Kruschev avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Kruschev goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kruschev avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Kruschev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Manuel Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kruschev moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruschev misses with the combination.
Kruschev scores with a nice head shot.
Kruschev blocks a jab.
Silva throws a jab when Kruschev was well out of range.
Kruschev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Kruschev throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Kruschev misses the jab.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kruschev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Kruschev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Kruschev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kruschev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kruschev moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kruschev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wally Kruschev!
Wally Kruschev 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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