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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Arnaldo Silva (ranked 19352 p4p, 22113 weight class) and Kalicius Yamamotica (ranked 682 p4p, 658 weight class). 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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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good low 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 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kalicius Yamamotica!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva with a jab.
It looks like Kalicius Yamamotica has been cut.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamotica drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamotica looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a head kick but Yamamotica moves out of range.
Yamamotica misses with a few strikes there.
Yamamotica fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamamotica! But no joy.
Yamamotica defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Yamamotica lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
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 throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yamamotica.
A countering left hand to the body from Yamamotica misses.
Silva throws the left hand but Yamamotica avoids the punch easily.
Yamamotica rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Yamamotica throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamotica misses with a straight right.
Silva slips a straight right by Yamamotica.
Yamamotica throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a hook but Yamamotica avoids it easily.
Yamamotica throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamotica defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Yamamotica throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yamamotica has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yamamotica and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva takes a swing at Yamamotica's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Yamamotica throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Yamamotica displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva drives through and clinches with Yamamotica against the ropes.
Silva tries to work over Yamamotica's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamamotica lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Yamamotica lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamotica goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Yamamotica - that landed with a thud.
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!
Yamamotica misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamotica blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Yamamotica blocking some punches.
Yamamotica misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamamotica throws a head punch that misses.
Yamamotica lands with a right to the head.
Yamamotica escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamotica stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva throws the left hand but Yamamotica avoids the punch easily.
Yamamotica misses the jab.
Silva takes a swing at Yamamotica's ribcage but misses.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Yamamotica off the ropes and back into range.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Yamamotica takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Yamamotica moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Yamamotica was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yamamotica connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Silva.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Yamamotica steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Yamamotica throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yamamotica.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Yamamotica blocks a head kick by Silva.
Yamamotica throws a one two combo.
Yamamotica might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Yamamotica misses.
Yamamotica walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yamamotica's head.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Yamamotica counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yamamotica scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yamamotica connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamamotica takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Yamamotica uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamamotica throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Yamamotica jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva throws a counter high kick but Yamamotica was just alert enough to avoid it.
Yamamotica uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva takes a swing at Yamamotica's ribcage but misses.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yamamotica ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Yamamotica blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yamamotica throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Yamamotica.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yamamotica on the side of the head.
Silva jabs at Yamamotica's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Yamamotica down.
A low kick from Yamamotica is predictable there
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yamamotica throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Yamamotica ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamamotica fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamamotica blocks a jab.
Yamamotica staying out of range there.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamamotica.
Yamamotica throws out a powerful jab.
Yamamotica pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the ropes. Yamamotica follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A big left from Yamamotica misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamotica lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Yamamotica connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamamotica steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva tries to counter by clinching up but Yamamotica breaks away and moves out of range.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Silva.
Kalicius Yamamotica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamotica.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva cracks Yamamotica with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamamotica defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva slips under a jab.
Yamamotica throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Yamamotica lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamamotica missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yamamotica pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamotica lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Yamamotica misses.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Yamamotica misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamamotica's sensitive parts.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Yamamotica moved away.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva thuds a left hand into Yamamotica's body.
Yamamotica gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Yamamotica throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Yamamotica scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamotica throws a shot to the body.
Silva slips under a jab from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
A nice combination there by Yamamotica.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Arnaldo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yamamotica throws a big shot that misses.
Silva misses with a hook. Yamamotica ducked under it nicely.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yamamotica on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yamamotica avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamamotica looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva avoids the body shot from Yamamotica.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Yamamotica's head.
Yamamotica misses the jab.
Yamamotica tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Yamamotica misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamotica moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva thows a leg kick but Yamamotica checks it
and Yamamotica counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva is rocked!
Yamamotica takes one to the chin there.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamamotica displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arnaldo Silva.
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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva wins by unanimous decision!
Arnaldo Silva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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