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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Silva (ranked 754 p4p, 457 weight class) and Wally Kruschev (ranked 108 p4p, 62 weight class). Kruschev has chosen Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition) as his entrance music. Wally Kruschev told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Kruschev!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Kruschev. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Kruschev misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kruschev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruschev.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kruschev tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Kruschev taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kruschev sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kruschev is trying to improve his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Silva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva with the ground and pound but Kruschev regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kruschev looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Kruschev counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruschev walks into a left hand.
Kruschev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva lands a head shot.
Kruschev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kruschev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kruschev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruschev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Kruschev as Silva shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Kruschev.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Kruschev is trying to get back to full guard.
Kruschev wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kruschev defending well though.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kruschev's head.
Kruschev wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a strike but Kruschev avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva wants to pass the guard but Kruschev is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Kruschev blocks nicely.
Kruschev keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Kruschev is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kruschev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev controlling the position.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva wants to control from the top but Kruschev keeps moving.
Kruschev is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Silva dives into side control.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kruschev wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kruschev down.
Kruschev parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kruschev to escape.
Silva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kruschev lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva 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.
Kruschev is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva wants to control from the top but Kruschev keeps moving.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva is working Kruschev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruschev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Kruschev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Kruschev!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev preventing the sweep.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Kruschev is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Kruschev won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Kruschev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva controls Kruschev momentarily but Kruschev frees himself.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kruschev from controlling successfully.
Silva controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva is working an open guard so Kruschev takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruschev.
Kruschev gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kruschev pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruschev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Kruschev throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Kruschev.
Kruschev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Kruschev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Kruschev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Kruschev finds it's target.
Kruschev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kruschev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wally Kruschev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kruschev leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wally Kruschev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Kruschev misses the target.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kruschev under the eye.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Kruschev shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruschev throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva looks for a takedown but Kruschev sprawls well.
A countering left hand to the body from Kruschev misses.
Kruschev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva moves away from the strike by Kruschev.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kruschev sprawls and moves away.
Kruschev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva thumps Kruschev with a low kick.
Silva thows a leg kick but Kruschev checks it
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Kruschev misses with a head kick.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kruschev pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Kruschev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kruschev throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a hook but Kruschev avoids it easily.
Silva backing away here, and Kruschev unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kruschev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kruschev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kruschev did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Kruschev trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva is looking to stall here but Kruschev recovers full guard.
Silva throws a strike but Kruschev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Kruschev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kruschev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruschev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kruschev.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Kruschev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Kruschev's head back.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Kruschev makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kruschev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruschev misses the shot to the body.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kruschev misses with a combination
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Kruschev moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruschev is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Silva misses.
Kruschev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kruschev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Kruschev.
Kruschev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Kruschev can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kruschev works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kruschev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kruschev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva postures up in Kruschev's guard and throws a big left but Kruschev blocks it.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Kruschev has wrist control.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Kruschev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kruschev looking for a sweep. Not yet Kruschev, not yet.
Kruschev trying to control the position here.
Kruschev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Kruschev with a solid left hand.
Kruschev is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva won't allow Kruschev to sweep him here.
Kruschev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kruschev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva throws a right hand that Kruschev ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruschev also avoids with ease.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kruschev circles away.
Kruschev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kruschev.
Silva takes a swing at Kruschev's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruschev.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kruschev defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kruschev avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Kruschev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruschev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Kruschev pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Kruschev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
A low kick from Kruschev is predictable there
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Kruschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruschev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruschev.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kruschev avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wally Kruschev.
I think Kruschev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wally Kruschev!
A very excited looking Wally Kruschev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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