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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between David Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakov Tarbanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jakov Tarbanov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva stuns Tarbanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tarbanov is looking to land body kicks.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Tarbanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarbanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tarbanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Tarbanov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tarbanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva tries to clinch up but Tarbanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Tarbanov goes down! The ref sends Silva to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Tarbanov is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarbanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Tarbanov rushes Silva and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarbanov is looking to clinch.
Tarbanov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Tarbanov moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Tarbanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tarbanov has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Tarbanov has him pressed against the ropes.
Tarbanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Tarbanov avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva moves to clinch but Tarbanov breaks away
and Tarbanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a low kick but Tarbanov moves out of range easily.
Tarbanov avoids the head kick by Silva.
Tarbanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tarbanov looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Tarbanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarbanov has Silva pressed against the ropes.
Tarbanov breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarbanov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Tarbanov rushes Silva and presses him up against the ropes.
Tarbanov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarbanov wants to stall.
Tarbanov is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Silva has denied him.
Tarbanov manages to break the clinch.
Tarbanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva tries to clinch there but Tarbanov circles away.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Tarbanov has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarbanov trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Tarbanov misses with some punches.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tarbanov breaks the clinch.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Tarbanov is trying to break free.
Tarbanov looking to stall.
Tarbanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is pushing Tarbanov up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Silva should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tarbanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tarbanov is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Tarbanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tarbanov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tarbanov trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tarbanov into the ropes.
Tarbanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarbanov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoiding damage as Tarbanov throws knees to the body.
Tarbanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarbanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tarbanov tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Tarbanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Tarbanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tarbanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tarbanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries to clinch there but Tarbanov circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Tarbanov tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch up but Tarbanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Tarbanov throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Tarbanov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tarbanov is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva thuds a left hand into Tarbanov's body.
Tarbanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Tarbanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Tarbanov moves out of range easily.
David Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tarbanov moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tarbanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tarbanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tarbanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva avoids the head kick by Tarbanov.
Silva stuns Tarbanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Tarbanov tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Tarbanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tarbanov misses with a body shot.
Tarbanov tries to clinch but Silva moves away
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Tarbanov wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Tarbanov.
Silva gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Silva dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tarbanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tarbanov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tarbanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tarbanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a head kick but Tarbanov moves out of range.
Tarbanov blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Tarbanov moves out of range.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tarbanov tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tarbanov counters by moving into the clinch.
Tarbanov stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Tarbanov tries to tie him up.
Silva is trying to break free.
Tarbanov avoiding damage.
Tarbanov manages to break the clinch.
Tarbanov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarbanov manages to break the clinch.
Tarbanov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tarbanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tarbanov checks a leg kick.
Tarbanov tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva rushes Tarbanov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarbanov wants to stall.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Tarbanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarbanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tarbanov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tarbanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Tarbanov pushes him off.
Tarbanov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tarbanov is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Tarbanov into the ropes.
Tarbanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva wants to clinch up but Tarbanov keeps it at a distance.
Tarbanov avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tarbanov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tarbanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tarbanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarbanov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jakov Tarbanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
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 David Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Silva!
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