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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ronnie Dale Boudreaux (ranked 21863 p4p, 19871 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 690 p4p, 704 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boudreaux might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Uncle Tom's Cabin. This should be a great matchup!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boudreaux working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Boudreaux has been working on his elbows in the gym.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boudreaux .
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.
Boudreaux managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boudreaux blocking some punches.
Boudreaux tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux breaks the clinch.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses.
Silva wants to clinch up but Boudreaux keeps it at a distance.
Boudreaux connects with a high kick.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Boudreaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boudreaux throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boudreaux tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Boudreaux tries to clinch up
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Silva misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a leg kick but Boudreaux checks it.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Boudreaux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boudreaux there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boudreaux scores with a nice head shot.
Boudreaux looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Boudreaux will feel that in the morning.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Boudreaux .
Silva throws a jab when Boudreaux was well out of range.
Boudreaux scores with a punch to the head.
Boudreaux throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Boudreaux throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva swings for the body but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Boudreaux misses with a straight left.
Boudreaux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva tries to clinch but Boudreaux is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lunges at Boudreaux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boudreaux 's hand.
Boudreaux lands a body shot.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Boudreaux moves his leg out of the way.
A slapping body kick lands there for Boudreaux .
Boudreaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boudreaux doesn't seem phased though.
Boudreaux moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boudreaux checks a leg kick.
Boudreaux throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boudreaux jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva walks into a jab.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boudreaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Boudreaux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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 Ronnie Dale Boudreaux will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Silva misses with a hook. Boudreaux ducked under it nicely.
Silva throws a hook but Boudreaux avoids it easily.
Boudreaux scores with a shot to the body.
Silva slips a straight right by Boudreaux .
Silva misses with the body kick
and Boudreaux counters with a left to the body.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boudreaux .
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses.
Silva takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreaux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boudreaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a hook but Boudreaux blocks it.
Boudreaux slips a jab from Silva.
Boudreaux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boudreaux slips a straight right by Silva.
Nice defenses there by Boudreaux .
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boudreaux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva misses with an uppercut. Boudreaux saw that one coming.
Silva throws a hook but Boudreaux blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Boudreaux misses the target.
Boudreaux connects with a looping right hand.
Boudreaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Boudreaux is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva throws a jab when Boudreaux was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Boudreaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boudreaux staying out of range there.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Boudreaux saw that one coming.
Boudreaux wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Boudreaux lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to clinch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Boudreaux moved out of range.
Boudreaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boudreaux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Boudreaux .
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Silva misses.
It looked like Boudreaux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boudreaux looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Boudreaux throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Boudreaux missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Boudreaux moved out of range nicely.
Boudreaux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boudreaux lands a body shot.
Boudreaux gets a clinch.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Boudreaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Boudreaux scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux dominated that second round.
That's time! Boudreaux 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A left lands for Boudreaux .
Arnaldo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva avoids the head kick by Boudreaux .
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Boudreaux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boudreaux takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Boudreaux as he checks the leg kick.
Boudreaux staying out of range there.
Boudreaux throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boudreaux lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the ropes and back into range.
Silva throws a series of punches but Boudreaux avoids them all with ease.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boudreaux finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boudreaux getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boudreaux shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Boudreaux to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silva slips under a jab from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boudreaux .
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boudreaux to score with a decent uppercut.
Boudreaux blocks a jab.
Silva avoids the body shot from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Boudreaux is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Boudreaux slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Boudreaux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boudreaux with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Boudreaux rushes Silva and presses him up against the ropes.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Boudreaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boudreaux blocks an uppercut.
Boudreaux blocking some punches.
Boudreaux presses Silva against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boudreaux lands a shot to the body.
Boudreaux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Boudreaux tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Boudreaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudreaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boudreaux tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Boudreaux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Boudreaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boudreaux digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boudreaux 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Ronnie Dale Boudreaux made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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