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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Cherkasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Roots Bloody Roots - Sepultura. Rodrigo Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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192 cm
26
251 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikita Cherkasky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva jabs Cherkasky to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cherkasky bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cherkasky wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
It looks like Cherkasky is going to stand back up.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Cherkasky is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Cherkasky postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cherkasky is wriggling around but Silva manages to pass to half guard.
Cherkasky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Cherkasky is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cherkasky avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherkasky is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Silva trying to control the action but Cherkasky just sinks the hooks in.
Cherkasky cracks Silva with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Silva from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Silva trying to control the hands but Cherkasky won't let him.
Cherkasky has got his arm under Silva's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Silva has spun round into Cherkasky's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Silva wants to control from the top but Cherkasky keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cherkasky striking off his back but it's not causing Silva any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherkasky doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva wants to stand but Cherkasky has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cherkasky lands an upkick as Silva stands over him.
Silva wants to stand but Cherkasky has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cherkasky throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cherkasky throwing short punches from the bottom.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cherkasky can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cherkasky on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cherkasky tries to get out of the position.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cherkasky is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Cherkasky defends it.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cherkasky sees it coming and defends easily.
Cherkasky connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Cherkasky throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Cherkasky wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Cherkasky defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherkasky missing with punches from the bottom.
Cherkasky tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Cherkasky defends the submission attempt.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Cherkasky tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cherkasky tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cherkasky.
Cherkasky in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silva stops Cherkasky from passing to mount.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cherkasky is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cherkasky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Cherkasky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva has his hands clasped together around Cherkasky's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherkasky seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Silva tries to kick Cherkasky off but Cherkasky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cherkasky is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cherkasky's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cherkasky's back!
Silva is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Cherkasky has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Cherkasky tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Cherkasky!
Cherkasky is trying to get back to his feet but Silva has full control of the position and if anything, Cherkasky has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cherkasky tries to escape the position.
Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cherkasky defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cherkasky won't enjoy being in this position. Silva looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Cherkasky is tapping - it's over boys! Silva picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rodrigo Silva!
After winning the bout, Rodrigo Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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