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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 4581 p4p, 20220 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 582 p4p, 774 weight class). Yalixqua comes to the ring accompanied by Stop This Flame. Iaspero Yalixqua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin
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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 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iaspero Yalixqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands with a nice combination. Yalixqua backs away looking to recover.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva punishes Yalixqua's body with a nice straight punch.
Yalixqua slips under a jab from Silva.
Yalixqua scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Yalixqua. That's going to slow Silva down.
Yalixqua is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva flicks out a counter leg kick but Yalixqua steps away.
Yalixqua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Yalixqua throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Yalixqua saw it coming and moves away.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Yalixqua's shoulder, as Yalixqua tries to avoid the shot.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yalixqua takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Silva has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva feints and then cracks Yalixqua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yalixqua down.
Yalixqua wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Yalixqua is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Yalixqua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva wants to slow Yalixqua down by chopping away at his legs.
Yalixqua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
A head kick from Silva lands but Yalixqua takes it in his stride.
Silva thows a leg kick but Yalixqua checks it
and Yalixqua counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Yalixqua misses.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Yalixqua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yalixqua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yalixqua throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Yalixqua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yalixqua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yalixqua tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yalixqua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yalixqua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yalixqua lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Yalixqua tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Yalixqua back against the ropes.
I was talking to Yalixqua's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yalixqua misses with some punches.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yalixqua misses with a body punch.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Yalixqua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yalixqua avoids it.
Yalixqua throws a head punch that misses.
Yalixqua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yalixqua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yalixqua throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yalixqua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Yalixqua checks a leg kick.
Yalixqua walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Yalixqua checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a head kick that Yalixqua semi-blocks.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yalixqua misses with a straight left.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Yalixqua saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings for the body but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Yalixqua was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Yalixqua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva scores with a head kick. Yalixqua tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva throws a push kick but Yalixqua slaps the foot to one side.
Yalixqua went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yalixqua.
Yalixqua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yalixqua is looking to land body kicks.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva thumps Yalixqua with a low kick.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yalixqua looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yalixqua.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Yalixqua checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It appears Yalixqua was looking to counter with a kick there.
Yalixqua misses with a wild body shot.
Yalixqua with the inside leg kick.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Yalixqua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva misses the shot to the body.
It appears Yalixqua was looking to counter with a kick there.
Yalixqua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva tries to bum rush Yalixqua with a series of wild strikes but Yalixqua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Yalixqua manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaldo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iaspero Yalixqua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yalixqua takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva scores with the left hand. Yalixqua knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Yalixqua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Yalixqua slips under a jab from Silva.
A counter left hand to the body from Yalixqua misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yalixqua scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yalixqua scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Yalixqua moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Yalixqua's head.
Yalixqua throws a big shot that misses.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Yalixqua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yalixqua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Yalixqua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Yalixqua's leg but Yalixqua calmly moves out of range.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Yalixqua lands with a right hand.
Silva is rocked!
Silva walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Silva is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Iaspero Yalixqua!
Iaspero Yalixqua decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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