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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Silva (ranked 1038 p4p, 299 weight class) and Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 146 p4p, 41 weight class). Serhey Rishkinov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 21 - 16 - 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 37 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serhey Rishkinov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rishkinov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva lunges at Rishkinov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rishkinov's hand.
Rishkinov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rishkinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Rishkinov's knee but Rishkinov avoids it well.
We've been hearing reports that Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Rishkinov checks it.
Rishkinov throws a body kick that misses.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Rishkinov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rishkinov drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rishkinov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rishkinov wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Rishkinov postures up.
Rishkinov distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rishkinov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Rishkinov off! Rishkinov jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Rishkinov controlling him for the moment.
Rishkinov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rishkinov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rishkinov throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rishkinov throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Rishkinov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov lands a couple of elbows.
Rishkinov won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Rishkinov wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Rishkinov throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Rishkinov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Rishkinov is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Rishkinov keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Rishkinov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rishkinov wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rishkinov gets full guard.
Silva won't allow Rishkinov to sweep him here.
Silva wants to control from the top but Rishkinov keeps moving.
Rishkinov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Rishkinov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Rishkinov keeps moving.
Rishkinov is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rishkinov controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva is working Rishkinov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rishkinov has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rishkinov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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 Manuel Silva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Serhey Rishkinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rishkinov's guard.
Silva cracks Rishkinov with a solid left hand.
Rishkinov is rocked!
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rishkinov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rishkinov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Manuel Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rishkinov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rishkinov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
Rishkinov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is in close to Rishkinov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rishkinov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva stays in close to Rishkinov's body and controls the position.
Silva postures up.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva working Rishkinov over with strikes.
Rishkinov gets full guard.
Silva is in close to Rishkinov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rishkinov is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva loads up on a big left hand. Rishkinov felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Silva looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Rishkinov can't hide his disappointment, as Silva celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
Our winner, Manuel Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Serhey Rishkinov stepped up to the mic, saying 'I didn't stick to the game plan. I played his game and lost . I'll be back '.
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