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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 498 p4p, 306 weight class) and Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 66 p4p, 42 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serhey Rishkinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manolito Tai Kung!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tai Kung throws a hook to the side of Rishkinov's head but Rishkinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tai Kung ducks right into an uppercut from Rishkinov.
Tai Kung goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Serhey Rishkinov has been cut.
Rishkinov lands a nice looking body kick.
Rishkinov with a hook.
Tai Kung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tai Kung throws out a loose jab but Rishkinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tai Kung steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rishkinov. That one must have hurt.
Tai Kung uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov tries to score with a low kick but Tai Kung moves his leg out of the way.
Serhey Rishkinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rishkinov misses with a straight left.
Rishkinov throws out a loose jab but Tai Kung uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rishkinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rishkinov throws a body punch but Tai Kung moves out of range.
Rishkinov wants to land a leg kick but Tai Kung is out of range.
Rishkinov throws the kick towards the body but Tai Kung avoids it.
Tai Kung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rishkinov finds it's way round the side to connect with Tai Kung's head.
Some wild striking there from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rishkinov fails to land the takedown.
Tai Kung gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rishkinov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rishkinov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rishkinov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tai Kung pulls Rishkinov in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov has gone for a leg lock! Tai Kung slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rishkinov's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rishkinov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rishkinov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tai Kung is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rishkinov trying to control but Tai Kung is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tai Kung trying to keep a closed guard but Rishkinov is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tai Kung is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov wants to sweep here but Tai Kung controlling him for the moment.
Rishkinov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tai Kung postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tai Kung trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rishkinov's guard.
Tai Kung passes Rishkinov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tai Kung is looking to advance position but Rishkinov won't allow it.
Rishkinov is looking to control Tai Kung's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rishkinov avoid being mounted?
Rishkinov is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tai Kung looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rishkinov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tai Kung pulls his head out easily.
Tai Kung is trying to control. Rishkinov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rishkinov gets back to full guard.
Rishkinov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rishkinov can't keep his opponent in guard - Tai Kung advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tai Kung is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rishkinov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Serhey Rishkinov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
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.
Rishkinov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tai Kung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tai Kung avoids the body shot from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov throws out a loose jab but Tai Kung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Rishkinov.
That kick from Rishkinov tenderised Tai Kung's leg. Tai Kung is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rishkinov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rishkinov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rishkinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tai Kung is just out of range.
Tai Kung throws a nice inside leg kick.
Serhey Rishkinov is winning the standup battle so far.
Rishkinov swings widly with a right hand
and Rishkinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rishkinov throws a lazy right hand but Tai Kung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tai Kung takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tai Kung throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rishkinov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rishkinov cracks Tai Kung with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tai Kung has time to react.
Tai Kung looks to land a left hand but Rishkinov moved out of range nicely.
Rishkinov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rishkinov thuds his shin into the meat of Tai Kung's side.
Rishkinov lands a leg kick that knocks Tai Kung off balance momentarily.
Rishkinov swings for the body but Tai Kung moves out of range.
Tai Kung was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rishkinov.
Rishkinov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tai Kung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Serhey Rishkinov's cut is getting worse.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rishkinov.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rishkinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rishkinov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tai Kung moves out of range as Rishkinov throws a body kick.
Tai Kung feints a counter leg kick.
Rishkinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tai Kung can do to turn this around?
Rishkinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tai Kung throws a hook but Rishkinov blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rishkinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manolito Tai Kung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tai Kung fails to land with a series of punches.
Tai Kung throws the left hand but Rishkinov avoids the punch easily.
Tai Kung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tai Kung slips a straight right by Rishkinov.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rishkinov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tai Kung checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rishkinov scores with a body shot.
Rishkinov misses with a leg kick.
Tai Kung moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rishkinov misses with a hook
and Tai Kung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rishkinov throws a leg kick
and Rishkinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rishkinov scores with a leg kick.
Rishkinov lands a nice shot that snaps Tai Kung's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rishkinov.
A jab from Tai Kung finds it's way through Rishkinov's defenses.
Rishkinov misses with an uppercut
and Tai Kung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tai Kung has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov throws a leg kick which misses Tai Kung's front leg but catches the back leg as Tai Kung tries to avoid it.
Tai Kung throws a leg kick but Rishkinov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rishkinov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tai Kung sprawls and moves away.
Rishkinov throws a leg kick but Tai Kung moved away.
No joy there for Rishkinov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Tai Kung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rishkinov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Serhey Rishkinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rishkinov throws a hook but Tai Kung blocks it.
Tai Kung throws out a counter right but Rishkinov avoids it with no problem.
Rishkinov misses with a kick to the body.
Rishkinov slips a straight right by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung misses with a hook.
Rishkinov tries to land a leg kick but Tai Kung saw it coming and moves away.
Rishkinov throws a poor cross that misses
and Tai Kung counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rishkinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tai Kung was well out of range. Poor timing from Rishkinov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov avoids the body shot from Tai Kung.
Rishkinov misses with a left hand
and Tai Kung counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rishkinov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rishkinov lands in his opponent's guard.
Rishkinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tai Kung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tai Kung can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rishkinov controls the pace.
Rishkinov stopping the sweep attempt from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rishkinov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Serhey Rishkinov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rishkinov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rishkinov with a nice calf kick.
Tai Kung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rishkinov.
It seemed like Tai Kung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rishkinov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tai Kung makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rishkinov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tai Kung counters with a one-two to the body.
Rishkinov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rishkinov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rishkinov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rishkinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rishkinov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tai Kung momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Tai Kung finds it's way through Rishkinov's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov feints and then cracks Tai Kung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tai Kung down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rishkinov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tai Kung under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Rishkinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tai Kung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tai Kung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rishkinov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rishkinov - that will leave a mark!
Rishkinov misses with a hook. Tai Kung ducked under it nicely.
Tai Kung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tai Kung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rishkinov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rishkinov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tai Kung drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rishkinov throws a lazy body kick
and Tai Kung counters with a nice uppercut.
Tai Kung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov looks for the body kick but Tai Kung saw that one coming.
Rishkinov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tai Kung defends well and Rishkinov ends up having to push Tai Kung into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rishkinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tai Kung lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rishkinov backwards.
Tai Kung prevents a body shot from Rishkinov.
Tai Kung lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rishkinov can't find room to land a body shot as Tai Kung controls the action.
Tai Kung is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov misses with a body punch.
Rishkinov jumps guard but Tai Kung stands there with Rishkinov around his waist. Rishkinov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tai Kung manages to break the clinch.
Tai Kung misses with an uppercut. Rishkinov saw that one coming.
Tai Kung loads up on a big right hand but Rishkinov slips the punch.
Tai Kung takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tai Kung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rishkinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tai Kung was well out of range. Poor timing from Rishkinov.
Tai Kung was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A bone on bone clash there as Tai Kung blocks the leg kick.
Tai Kung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tai Kung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rishkinov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tai Kung! But no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Rishkinov. That snapped Tai Kung's head back.
Rishkinov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tai Kung throws out a counter right but Rishkinov avoids it with no problem.
Serhey Rishkinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Serhey Rishkinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rishkinov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov throws a jab but it's blocked by Tai Kung.
The fighters circling - Tai Kung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tai Kung lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tai Kung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rishkinov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tai Kung! But no joy.
Rishkinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tai Kung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rishkinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tai Kung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tai Kung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rishkinov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rishkinov blocks a jab.
Rishkinov feinted with a counter takedown.
Rishkinov takes a swing at Tai Kung's ribcage but misses.
Tai Kung looks to throw the jab but Rishkinov is out of range.
Rishkinov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rishkinov misses with a leg kick.
Rishkinov jabs Tai Kung to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manolito Tai Kung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rishkinov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tai Kung is out of range.
Tai Kung throws a lazy right hand but Rishkinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rishkinov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tai Kung sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rishkinov somewhat.
Tai Kung shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Tai Kung as Rishkinov shoots in.
Tai Kung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rishkinov with a hook.
Rishkinov tests Tai Kung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tai Kung takes a swing at Rishkinov's ribcage but misses.
Rishkinov looks to land a body kick but Tai Kung moved away.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rishkinov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tai Kung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rishkinov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tai Kung but Tai Kung pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tai Kung scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Serhey Rishkinov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rishkinov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serhey Rishkinov!
Serhey Rishkinov tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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