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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Silva Scorpion (ranked 18249 p4p, 2235 weight class) and Daniel Mendoza (ranked 511 p4p, 236 weight class). Scorpion comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 48 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Silva Scorpion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion clinches up with Mendoza and pushes him back against the ropes.
Scorpion lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Mendoza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mendoza looking to throw knees to the head but Scorpion is blocking nicely.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Mendoza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Mendoza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scorpions head.
Mendoza misses with an elbow over the top.
Mendoza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Scorpion in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mendoza has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scorpion avoids a wild elbow strike from Mendoza.
Scorpion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Mendoza tries to stall but Scorpion uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Scorpion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a body shot in the clinch.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Mendoza.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Mendoza.
Mendoza prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scorpion lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendoza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mendoza can't find room to land a body shot as Scorpion controls the action.
Mendoza taking a breather.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
Mendoza has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Scorpion seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mendoza can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
A short right from Scorpion.
Mendoza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendoza tries to land knees in the clinch but Scorpion avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mendoza.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scorpion lands with a right to the head.
Scorpion pushes Mendoza back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Scorpion lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Scorpion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendoza takes a shot to the head.
Mendoza struggles to land a body shot inside as Scorpion controls his hands.
Scorpion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Scorpion scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mendoza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendoza tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Scorpion's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scorpion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion gets through Mendoza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Scorpion misses the target.
Scorpion uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mendoza has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scorpion throws a leg kick
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scorpion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.
Scorpion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendoza.
Scorpion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scorpion misses with a looping left.
Mendoza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scorpion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scorpion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendoza doesn't seem bothered though.
Mendoza avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion rushes Mendoza and presses him up against the ropes.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scorpion is defending well for now.
Mendoza misses with a knee to the head.
Scorpion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza tries to land knees in the clinch but Scorpion avoids the damage to the body.
Scorpion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scorpion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendoza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scorpion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a body shot.
Scorpion working aggressively here.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scorpion avoids it.
A short right from Scorpion.
Mendoza blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Mendoza throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Scorpion.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Scorpion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Mendoza blocks it.
A hook to the body from Scorpion.
Mendoza working aggressively here.
Mendoza struggles to land a body shot inside as Scorpion controls his hands.
Scorpion digs a right hand underneath Mendoza's ribcage. Mendoza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
Mendoza takes a shot to the head.
Scorpion lands with a right to the head.
Mendoza misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Scorpion.
Scorpion is working Mendoza over against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scorpion takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Scorpion lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Scorpion has him pressed against the ropes.
Scorpion lands with a short shot to the head.
Scorpion misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendoza.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Mendoza blocks it.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Scorpion stalling against the ropes.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Mendoza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mendoza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scorpion's elbow.
Mendoza tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Mendoza back against the ropes.
Scorpion lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion misses with a punch on the inside.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion has a couple of punches blocked by Mendoza.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mendoza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mendoza scores with the left hand. Scorpion knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice straight punches there by Scorpion. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Scorpion.
The fighters circling - Mendoza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scorpion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scorpion avoids a kick to the body.
Scorpion throws a chopping leg kick but Mendoza manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mendoza checks a low kick from Scorpion.
Scorpion clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Scorpion.
Mendoza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mendoza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Scorpion or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Mendoza looking to throw knees to the head but Scorpion is blocking nicely.
Scorpion lands a body punch.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Mendoza has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendoza's elbow.
Mendoza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendoza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Scorpion blocks an elbow strike from Mendoza.
Mendoza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scorpion presses Mendoza against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scorpion's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mendoza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scorpion's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mendoza.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendoza throws an elbow that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Scorpion.
Mendoza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scorpion stalling in the clinch but Mendoza improves position.
Mendoza lands a body shot.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scorpion lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendoza.
Scorpion lands a shot to the body.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion digs a right hand into Mendoza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mendoza's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Mendoza working aggressively here.
Mendoza gets through Scorpion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scorpion pushes Mendoza back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendoza lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Mendoza fails to land.
Scorpion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendoza misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Scorpion.
Mendoza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendoza lands a body punch.
Scorpion looking to stall.
Mendoza misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Scorpion scores with a leg kick.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the body.
Scorpion misses with a combination
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.
Silva Scorpion is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendoza takes one to the side of the head.
Mendoza swats away the attempt to clinch by Scorpion.
Nice body punch from Mendoza.
Scorpion tries to clinch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Scorpion moves out of range as Mendoza strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Scorpion misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion moves out of range as Mendoza strikes.
Scorpion throws a solid leg kick but Mendoza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Scorpion.
Mendoza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scorpion misses the body punch
letting Mendoza counter with a right hand.
Mendoza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendoza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with a body kick.
Scorpion punishes Mendoza's body with a nice straight punch.
Scorpion thuds a left hand into Mendoza's body.
Mendoza tries to keep at a distance but Scorpion has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mendoza blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Mendoza blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the side of Scorpion's head.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Mendoza blocks it.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
A short uppercut from Scorpion.
Mendoza can't find room to land a body shot as Scorpion controls the action.
Scorpion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendoza.
Scorpion lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
A short right from Scorpion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mendoza prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Mendoza throws a head punch that misses.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
Mendoza lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Silva Scorpion has been cut.
A short uppercut from Scorpion.
Mendoza is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Scorpion.
Mendoza is still on wobbly legs! Can Scorpion finish him?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mendoza seems to have recovered his senses.
Scorpion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza looks to land a left hand but Scorpion moved out of range nicely.
Scorpion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendoza can do to turn this around?
Mendoza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice jab there from Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a leg kick which misses Mendoza's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendoza tries to avoid it.
Scorpion avoids the body shot from Mendoza.
Scorpion appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Scorpion lands a jab to Mendoza's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Scorpion. Mendoza shrugs it off though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion had his way with Daniel Mendoza in that round.
The cut man is working on Silva Scorpion's cut.
That's time! Scorpion'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!
Scorpion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Daniel Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Scorpion.
Scorpion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
Scorpion fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendoza.
The fighters circling - Scorpion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scorpion scores with a jab. Mendoza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Scorpion lands with a nice body punch.
Scorpion throws a body kick that misses.
Mendoza scores with a jab to the body.
Mendoza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scorpion throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendoza 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.
Scorpion throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Scorpion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mendoza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendoza throws a shot from downtown. Scorpion moves away and avoids it.
Mendoza tries to bum rush Scorpion with a series of wild strikes but Scorpion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scorpion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scorpion lands with a cross.
Scorpion lands a glancing blow to the side of Mendoza's head.
Scorpion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scorpion is looking to slow Mendoza down with leg kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Scorpion. Those never looked like landing.
Scorpion walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva Scorpion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendoza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scorpion.
Scorpion appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Scorpion punishes Mendoza's body with a nice straight punch.
Scorpion throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendoza misses the jab.
Scorpion tried to counter with a leg kick but Mendoza avoided it.
Scorpion is looking to slow Mendoza down with leg kicks.
Mendoza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendoza takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scorpion misses with a right hand
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Mendoza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scorpion misses with a kick to the body.
Mendoza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scorpion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mendoza's head backwards.
Scorpion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendoza looks for the body kick but Scorpion saw that one coming.
Scorpion digs a good body shot into Mendoza's ribs.
Scorpion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mendoza misses with a hook.
Scorpion scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Mendoza finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scorpion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scorpion.
Mendoza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scorpion can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Scorpion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scorpion 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Scorpion!
Silva Scorpion retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Silva Scorpion thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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