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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hawk (ranked 535 p4p, 682 weight class) and Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 69 p4p, 91 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serhey Rishkinov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Hawk throws a low kick but Rishkinov moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hawk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rishkinov throws a big counter head kick but Hawk avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rishkinov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawk thinking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rishkinov.
Hawk throws a hook but Rishkinov avoids it easily.
Hawk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Rishkinov.
Hawk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rishkinov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hawk blocks it well.
Rishkinov slips a straight right by Hawk.
Rishkinov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a hook to the side of Rishkinov's head but Rishkinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rishkinov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hawk swings widly with a right hand
and Rishkinov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rishkinov is looking to slow Hawk down with leg kicks.
Rishkinov misses with an uppercut
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Serhey Rishkinov has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rishkinov blocks the body kick.
Rishkinov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hawk misses the shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rishkinov lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Serhey Rishkinov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hawk throws a lazy right hand but Rishkinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rishkinov lands a nice shot that snaps Hawk's head back.
Rishkinov misses with a looping left.
Hawk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rishkinov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hawk really felt that one!
Rishkinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawk throws a right hand that misses
and Rishkinov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hawk's knee momentarily.
Rishkinov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rishkinov. That one must have hurt.
Rishkinov misses with a hook
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hawk might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk lands a big head kick that sends Rishkinov tumbling to the mat! Hawk takes a step backwards and waves Rishkinov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rishkinov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Hawk misses.
A nice side step and Rishkinov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Decent striking displayed by Rishkinov there.
Hawk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Rishkinov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rishkinov.
Hawk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rishkinov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawk thinking.
Rishkinov looks for the body kick but Hawk saw that one coming.
Hawk throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rishkinov avoids it.
Rishkinov looks for the body kick but Hawk saw that one coming.
Hawk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov scores with a shot to the body.
Rishkinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawk tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Rishkinov misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk tries to land a body kick
and Rishkinov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hawk really felt that one!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Serhey Rishkinov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rishkinov misses with the body kick
and Hawk counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Hawk.
Decent striking displayed by Hawk there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov blocks a low kick nicely.
Rishkinov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rishkinov misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Hawk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A slow jab from Rishkinov misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Hawk misses its target.
Hawk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rishkinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawk.
Rishkinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rishkinov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov misses with a hook.
Hawk tried to counter with a leg kick but Rishkinov avoided it.
Rishkinov misses with a hook.
Rishkinov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rishkinov moves out of range of the body kick.
Rishkinov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hawk takes one to the chin there.
Rishkinov lands with a nice body kick.
Rishkinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawk throws a body kick that misses
enabling Rishkinov to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Serhey Rishkinov just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hawk swings widly with a right hand
enabling Rishkinov to counter with a crisp jab.
Rishkinov scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Rishkinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hawk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rishkinov throws a leg kick that misses.
Hawk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Hawk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Rishkinov misses.
Hawk connects with a jab.
That has opened up Serhey Rishkinov's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with an uppercut
and Rishkinov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rishkinov checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Rishkinov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rishkinov throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk misses with the body kick
and Rishkinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws an off balance right hand
and Rishkinov counters with a low kick, right behind Hawk 's knee.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hawk.
Rishkinov throws the kick towards the body but Hawk avoids it.
Rishkinov moves out of range as Hawk strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rishkinov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rishkinov just manages to avoid it.
Hawk walks into a straight right hand from Rishkinov.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawk avoids the body shot from Rishkinov.
And Hawk counters with a quick kick to the body but Rishkinov blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serhey Rishkinov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rishkinov connects with a jab.
Hawk throws a poor cross that misses
and Rishkinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rishkinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk throws a lazy uppercut
and Rishkinov counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick from Rishkinov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawk scores with a leg kick.
Hawk throws a series of punches but Rishkinov moves out of range.
Ethan Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a lazy uppercut
and Rishkinov counters with an inside leg kick.
Hawk throws a head kick that misses
and Rishkinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rishkinov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Serhey Rishkinov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rishkinov lands a glancing blow to the side of Hawk's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws the left hand but Rishkinov avoids the punch easily.
Rishkinov throws out a counter right but Hawk avoids it with no problem.
Rishkinov scores with a push kick.
Hawk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rishkinov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rishkinov tries to land a leg kick but Hawk saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice defenses there by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hawk misses with an uppercut.
Rishkinov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Serhey Rishkinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rishkinov scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serhey Rishkinov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rishkinov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serhey Rishkinov!
Serhey Rishkinov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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