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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 1393 p4p, 883 weight class) and James Noir (ranked 188 p4p, 127 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Serhey Rishkinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rishkinov throws a chopping leg kick but Noir manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Noir throws a body shot but no joy.
Noir gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rishkinov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rishkinov preventing the sweep.
Noir looking to control.
Rishkinov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rishkinov wants to control from the top but Noir keeps moving.
Noir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov drops back looking for a leg! Noir is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Noir manages to kick Rishkinov off! Rishkinov jumps back into Noir's guard.
Noir wants to sweep here but Rishkinov controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov postures up.
Rishkinov postures up in Noir's guard and throws a big left but Noir blocks it.
Noir looking to control.
Noir working for a triangle but Rishkinov defends it easily.
Noir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rishkinov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rishkinov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rishkinov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Noir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rishkinov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Noir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rishkinov trying to control but Noir is working from the bottom.
Rishkinov preventing the sweep.
Noir controls Rishkinov momentarily but Rishkinov frees himself.
Noir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rishkinov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Noir.
Rishkinov is trying to control but can't.
Rishkinov manages to get to full guard.
Noir content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov wants to hit a sweep here but Noir passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rishkinov there!
Rishkinov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Noir controlling from the full mount.
Noir lands a big shot there that rocks Rishkinov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rishkinov wants to hold on but Noir pushes him away.
Rishkinov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Noir looking to control but Rishkinov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rishkinov is looking to improve his position but Noir isn't that keen on the idea.
Noir landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov is looking to improve his position but Noir isn't that keen on the idea.
Rishkinov gets back to half guard.
Rishkinov tries to get to full guard but Noir has control of the leg.
Rishkinov looking for submissions off his back.
Rishkinov is looking for a sweep. Noir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Noir looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rishkinov wants to improve his position but Noir is controlling well.
Rishkinov actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Noir dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Noir's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rishkinov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Noir scrambles back to his feet.
Noir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rishkinov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Noir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rishkinov.
Noir closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Noir misses the shot to the body.
Rishkinov looks to land a body kick but Noir moved away.
Rishkinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Rishkinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Noir on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Rishkinov misses.
Noir looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Noir looks to score with a jab to the body but Rishkinov is just out of range.
Rishkinov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Noir has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rishkinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noir moves out of range of the body kick from Rishkinov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov misses with a looping right.
Rishkinov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Noir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Serhey Rishkinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Rishkinov finds it's target.
Rishkinov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noir throws a jab when Rishkinov was well out of range.
Rishkinov dives in for a single leg takedown but Noir sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rishkinov backwards.
Rishkinov tries to work over Noir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rishkinov gets through Noir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Noir.
Noir working aggressively here.
Rishkinov tries to work over Noir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noir tries to work over Rishkinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rishkinov.
Noir swings wildly with an uppercut but Rishkinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rishkinov tries to circle away but Noir has him pinned against the cage.
Rishkinov breaks from the clinch.
Rishkinov looking to score a takedown here. Noir is defending well but Rishkinov drives through and ends up in Noir's guard.
Noir is trying to control the position but Rishkinov postures up.
Rishkinov won't allow Noir to sweep him here.
Rishkinov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Noir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Noir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rishkinov throwing strikes from guard but Noir blocks nicely.
Noir trying to control the position.
Rishkinov trying to control but Noir is working from the bottom.
Noir keeping full guard, as Rishkinov tries to pass.
Rishkinov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Noir keeping full guard, as Rishkinov tries to pass.
Serhey Rishkinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Noir looking for a guillotine here but Rishkinov defends easily.
Rishkinov distracts Noir with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rishkinov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Noir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Noir is trying to control the position but Rishkinov postures up.
Rishkinov with a nice head shot there.
Noir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Noir can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rishkinov controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov trying to control but Noir is working from the bottom.
Rishkinov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Noir's head.
Rishkinov connects with a couple of short punches.
Noir trying to control the position.
Rishkinov looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serhey Rishkinov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rishkinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
Rishkinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noir.
Rishkinov scores with a head kick.
Rishkinov lands a jab to the head.
Rishkinov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Noir as he avoids it easily.
Rishkinov misses with a body kick.
Rishkinov misses with a hook.
Rishkinov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Noir dodges the ground and pound from Rishkinov.
Noir is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rishkinov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Noir is pressing down on Rishkinov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rishkinov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rishkinov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rishkinov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rishkinov trying to control but Noir is working from the bottom.
Noir has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rishkinov has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov trying to control the position but Noir is working away.
Noir controls the position for a moment.
Noir is trying to improve his position.
Rishkinov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rishkinov is chipping away with strikes.
Rishkinov wants to control but Noir is keeping him busy.
Noir is trying to work for a sweep but Rishkinov has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Noir to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Noir shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rishkinov scoring with strikes but Noir is staying in there.
Rishkinov prevents Noir from getting the reversal.
Rishkinov landing shots from mount.
Noir is looking to improve his position but Rishkinov isn't that keen on the idea.
Rishkinov controlling from the full mount.
Rishkinov cracks Noir with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rishkinov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Noir?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov landing punches.
Rishkinov lands a couple of good shots and Noir has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Rishkinov patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Rishkinov is landing with strikes from the back.
A lull in the action here.
Rishkinov avoiding Noir 's attempts to control his hands.
Rishkinov keeps control of the position as Noir tries to break free.
Rishkinov struggling to keep hold of the position.
Rishkinov looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov looking for the RNC.
Noir manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rishkinov's guard. Nice work there by Noir.
Noir makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rishkinov's head.
Rishkinov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Noir is one step ahead there.
Rishkinov is trying to control the position but Noir postures up.
Rishkinov working a defensive guard but Noir passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serhey Rishkinov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rishkinov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serhey Rishkinov!
Serhey Rishkinov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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