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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Arnaldo Silva (ranked 9277 p4p, 749 weight class) and Li Zhou (ranked 22547 p4p, 777 weight class). Zhou has chosen Title Fight - Your Pain Is Mine Now as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
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170 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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Good gas tank
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Li Zhou!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva connects with a body shot.
Zhou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Zhou pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zhou avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Zhou looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Zhou throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Zhou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhou.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zhou has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva closes the distance but Zhou moves to the side
and Zhou counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Zhou rushes Silva and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Zhou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhou.
Zhou blocking some punches.
Silva tries a body shot but Zhou blocks it.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhou's elbow.
Silva working aggressively here.
Zhou creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhou controls his hands.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zhou trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zhou into the ropes.
Zhou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhou displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Zhou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhou wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhou lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhou.
Zhou wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zhou throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhou throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Zhou counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zhou has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva avoiding damage as Zhou throws knees to the body.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zhou blocks a head kick by Silva.
Zhou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva with a hook.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva looks to land a combination. Zhou sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zhou.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Zhou as he checks the leg kick.
Arnaldo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zhou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zhou checks it well.
Zhou looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zhou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Zhou.
Zhou moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zhou is able to avoid easily.
Zhou tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
Zhou blocks a head kick by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Zhou moves out of range easily.
Arnaldo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zhou throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva feints and then cracks Zhou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zhou down.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhou. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhou connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Zhou is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Zhou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhou.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That kick from Zhou tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Zhou fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zhou on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhou slips under a jab from Silva.
Zhou avoids a kick to the body.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Zhou moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zhou jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva tries to work over Zhou's front leg with a kick but Zhou checks it.
Silva backing away here, and Zhou unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zhou on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva is looking to slow Zhou down with leg kicks.
Zhou throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Zhou blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhou avoids the head kick by Silva.
Zhou only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zhou throws a head kick that misses.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaldo Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Zhou counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zhou wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a quick counter head kick but Zhou was just out of range.
Zhou moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Zhou moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Zhou. Zhou maintains the clinch.
Zhou breaks the clinch.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva clinches up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhou is stalling here.
Zhou is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Zhou into the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zhou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zhou blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhou is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li Zhou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva misses with a low kick as Zhou jumps back.
Zhou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhou.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Zhou feints a counter leg kick.
Zhou works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Zhou misses.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Zhou counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Zhou cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Zhou lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Zhou. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Zhou as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zhou lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Zhou looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Zhou drives through and clinches with Silva against the ropes.
Silva avoiding damage as Zhou throws knees to the body.
Zhou pushes Silva back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhou is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Li Zhou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight as a draw!
Arnaldo Silva wins by majority decision!
Arnaldo Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Li Zhou spoke after the fight, saying 'You may of beat me but I bet you got shit for music taste you freaking right wing Nazi normie redneck! I'm vegan!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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