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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Irvine Kinneas (ranked 2289 p4p, 60 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 20670 p4p, 187 weight class). Kinneas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Judas Priest - Electric Eye. Irvine Kinneas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arnaldo Silva's chin.
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187 lbs
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Kinneas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinneas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kinneas lands a head kick!
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Kinneas takes one on the button.
Kinneas throws a shot to the body.
Kinneas loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Kinneas tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Kinneas checks the leg kick.
Kinneas throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva connects with the punch.
Silva slips a jab from Kinneas.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kinneas is able to avoid easily.
Kinneas throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Kinneas.
Silva moves forwards but Kinneas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva throws a body punch but Kinneas moves out of range.
Kinneas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Kinneas blocks a head kick by Silva.
Kinneas misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a body kick.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Kinneas circles away and keeps his distance.
Kinneas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Kinneas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Kinneas dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Kinneas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kinneas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kinneas motions for Silva to come forward. Kinneas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinneas misses with a kick to the body.
Kinneas throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Kinneas staying out of range there.
Silva throws a low kick but Kinneas moves out of range easily.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kinneas's calf.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kinneas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kinneas.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Kinneas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kinneas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kinneas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
That's time! Kinneas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kinneas needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kinneas.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kinneas.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Kinneas's front leg but catches the back leg as Kinneas tries to avoid it.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Silva lands but Kinneas takes it in his stride.
Kinneas works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Kinneas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kinneas is looking to score with low kicks.
Kinneas throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kinneas's sensitive parts.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva defending well as Kinneas loads up on a big left hand.
Kinneas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva feints and then cracks Kinneas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kinneas down.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kinneas in his tracks.
Silva blocks a head kick by Kinneas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kinneas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kinneas misses the shot to the body.
Kinneas blocks a head kick by Silva.
Kinneas misses with a body kick.
Kinneas moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Nice shot by Kinneas.
That kick from Kinneas tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kinneas.
Kinneas staying out of range there.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A lazy body kick from Kinneas
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Kinneas was not able to check.
Kinneas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kinneas.
Kinneas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Kinneas avoids the head kick by Silva.
Kinneas lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kinneas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Silva misses.
Kinneas moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kinneas blocks a leg kick.
Kinneas misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kinneas wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Kinneas's head but Kinneas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kinneas tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kinneas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kinneas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Silva.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Kinneas with an uppercut!
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kinneas.
Kinneas moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kinneas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva slips a straight right by Kinneas.
Silva thinks about the counter body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kinneas lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kinneas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kinneas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kinneas. Kinneas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kinneas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Kinneas circles away and keeps his distance.
Kinneas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silva manages to circle out of the way.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kinneas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Kinneas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Kinneas seems unphased.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Kinneas slips the punch.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kinneas.
Kinneas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Kinneas throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Kinneas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva checks a low kick from Kinneas.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kinneas moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinneas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab by Kinneas.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Kinneas back into the ropes.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kinneas backwards.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Kinneas controls the action.
Kinneas throws a head punch that misses.
Kinneas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kinneas prevents a body shot from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinneas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kinneas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaldo Silva really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kinneas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva throws a low kick but Kinneas moves out of range easily.
As Silva tries to get set, Kinneas tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kinneas throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Kinneas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Kinneas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kinneas tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick from Silva lands but Kinneas takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva throws a push kick but Kinneas slaps the foot to one side.
Silva tries to clinch up but Kinneas circles away and keeps his distance.
And Kinneas counters with a quick kick to the body but Silva blocks it.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kinneas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Kinneas fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Kinneas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Kinneas misses with a looping left.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kinneas lands a body shot.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kinneas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kinneas moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Kinneas scores with a four punch combination!
Kinneas blocks a head kick by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Kinneas manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kinneas looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Good exchange - Kinneas coming out on top.
That has opened up Arnaldo Silva's cut even more.
Kinneas feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Good leg kick by Kinneas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Kinneas moves out of range.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Kinneas's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a leg kick but Kinneas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva slips under a jab from Kinneas.
Kinneas thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Irvine Kinneas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva blocks a head kick by Kinneas.
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Kinneas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kinneas quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kinneas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kinneas throws a body shot but no joy.
Kinneas lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva is rocked!
Kinneas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Kinneas finish him?
Kinneas throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Kinneas tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva cracks the inside of Kinneas's front leg.
Kinneas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinneas misses with a leg kick.
Silva follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kinneas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kinneas moves out of range easily.
Silva just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKinneas.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Kinneas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kinneas misses with a leg kick.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Kinneas is wise to it.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Kinneas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kinneas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kinneas has time to react.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinneas throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva shapes to counter with a head kick.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kinneas lands a jab.
Kinneas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kinneas misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick but Kinneas moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kinneas tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kinneas will feel that in the morning.
Good exchange - Kinneas coming out on top.
Irvine Kinneas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kinneas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Kinneas looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Kinneas moves out of range.
Kinneas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kinneas.
Kinneas throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Kinneas wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnaldo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva is the new super heavyweight champion!
Arnaldo Silva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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