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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Maestro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento Silva Jr comes to the ring accompanied by Leo Sayer-You Make Me Feel Like Dancing. 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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183 cm
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193 lbs
26 - 20 - 2 |
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190 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
26 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Owen Maestro! The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nascimento Silva Jr swings for the body but Maestro moves out of range.
Maestro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. We've been told by Nascimento Silva Jr's head coaches at Steel Penn Training Hive (msg to rent a coach) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Nascimento Silva Jr works Maestro's body with a nice hook. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maestro, as that shot connected.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Maestro counters with a two punch combo. Maestro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. An inside leg kick lands from Maestro. 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! Maestro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maestro cracks Nascimento Silva Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Nascimento Silva Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maestro. Maestro obviously looking to wear him down.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maestro was well out of range. Poor timing from Nascimento Silva Jr. Nascimento Silva Jr looks to land a left hand but Maestro moved out of range nicely. Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands a body shot.
Nice cross by Maestro. Nascimento Silva Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a right hand and Maestro counters with a nice leg kick. Nascimento Silva Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nascimento Silva Jr is looking to wear down Maestro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nascimento Silva Jr throws a big shot that misses. Maestro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nascimento Silva Jr. Maestro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maestro.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a looping right. Nascimento Silva Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maestro. Maestro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maestro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Nascimento Silva Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Maestro. Nascimento Silva Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Nascimento Silva Jr keeps the fight on the outside. Good standup being displayed there by Maestro as he connects with a hook. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Maestro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr blocks a jab. Maestro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a jab when Maestro was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maestro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nascimento Silva Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Maestro's head. Maestro moves out of range of the strikes. Maestro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nascimento Silva Jr's sensitive parts. Nice jab there from Maestro. Maestro throws a looping overhand right but Nascimento Silva Jr ducks down to avoid it. Maestro scores with a kick to the midsection. Maestro tries to clinch up and Nascimento Silva Jr moves into the clinch. Nascimento Silva Jr trying to control the position but instead, Maestro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nascimento Silva Jr into the ropes. Maestro struggles to land a body shot inside as Nascimento Silva Jr controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Maestro. Nascimento Silva Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. A short body shot lands from Maestro as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maestro.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nascimento Silva Jr lands a body shot. Nascimento Silva Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nascimento Silva Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maestro. The fighters circling - Nascimento Silva Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Maestro lands a leg kick that knocks Nascimento Silva Jr off balance momentarily. Nascimento Silva Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a straight right. Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a body shot.
Maestro is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Maestro blocks the body kick.
Maestro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nascimento Silva Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center. Nascimento Silva Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Maestro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Nascimento Silva Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maestro to score with a decent uppercut. Maestro moves out of range of the strikes. A lazy left from Maestro finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nascimento Silva Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Maestro misses with a two punch combination.
Maestro avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Nascimento Silva Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Nascimento Silva Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maestro. Nascimento Silva Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Maestro lands a lovely overhand right. Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a body kick. Nascimento Silva Jr walks into a jab. Nascimento Silva Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maestro can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut there from Maestro. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nascimento Silva Jr throws a head kick that misses. Nascimento Silva Jr throws a nice inside leg kick. Maestro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nascimento Silva Jr will feel that in the morning. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maestro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Maestro dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nascimento Silva Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Nascimento Silva Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maestro scores with a leg kick.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maestro.
Maestro throws a half hearted mid kick. Nascimento Silva Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Nascimento Silva Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Nascimento Silva Jr is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Maestro's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Nascimento Silva Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Maestro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. No joy there for Nascimento Silva Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nascimento Silva Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Maestro is just out of range. Maestro is looking to clinch. Maestro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nascimento Silva Jr. Nascimento Silva Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maestro.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maestro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Maestro throws a low kick, looking for Nascimento Silva Jr's leg but Nascimento Silva Jr calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maestro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nascimento Silva Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maestro. Maestro digs a good body shot into Nascimento Silva Jr's ribs. That kick from Maestro tenderised Nascimento Silva Jr's leg. Nascimento Silva Jr is trying to keep his angry face on. Both fighters circling a little - Maestro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Maestro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maestro throws a body kick that misses. Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a body shot.
Nascimento Silva Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Maestro tries to clinch but fails miserably and Nascimento Silva Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Maestro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A shot in the inside from Maestro. Maestro has a couple of punches blocked by Nascimento Silva Jr.
Maestro swings wildly with an uppercut but Nascimento Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid it. Nascimento Silva Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maestro's face.
A right hook to the body lands for Maestro.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maestro. Maestro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maestro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maestro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nascimento Silva Jr's elbow. Maestro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nascimento Silva Jr backwards. Maestro misses with a punch to the body.
Maestro tries a body shot but Nascimento Silva Jr blocks it.
Maestro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nascimento Silva Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nascimento Silva Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento Silva Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maestro as Nascimento Silva Jr tries to tie him up. Nascimento Silva Jr tries to break the clinch but Maestro is controlling the position. Maestro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Maestro lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maestro trying to control the position but instead, Nascimento Silva Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maestro into the ropes. Nascimento Silva Jr lands a left hand.
Nascimento Silva Jr missing with knees to the body.
Maestro wants to stall.
Maestro misses with a short punch on the inside. Nascimento Silva Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maestro avoids it. Maestro has a couple of punches blocked by Nascimento Silva Jr.
Maestro prevents Nascimento Silva Jr from breaking the clinch. Maestro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nascimento Silva Jr's elbow. Maestro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nascimento Silva Jr backwards. Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a knee to the head. Nascimento Silva Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Maestro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nascimento Silva Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Maestro backwards. 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! Nascimento Silva Jr just leaning against Maestro, taking a breather. Nascimento Silva Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Maestro slows down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A nice right hand lands inside from Maestro. Maestro looking to slow down the pace here. Nascimento Silva Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maestro or not. Nascimento Silva Jr looking to stall.
Maestro throws a punch but it's blocked by Nascimento Silva Jr. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Maestro misses with some punches.
Maestro swings wildly with an uppercut but Nascimento Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid it. Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Maestro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Maestro tests Nascimento Silva Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot. Maestro misses with a low kick.
Maestro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Nascimento Silva Jr throws a right and a left that Maestro avoids nicely. Maestro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot by Maestro. Maestro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maestro jabs at Nascimento Silva Jr's body. Maestro lands with a shot to the body. Maestro thuds his right hand into Nascimento Silva Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Maestro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Maestro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A jab from Nascimento Silva Jr misses. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Nascimento Silva Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Nascimento Silva Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nascimento Silva Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maestro counters with a slapping leg kick. Maestro avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Maestro scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Nascimento Silva Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nascimento Silva Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maestro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Maestro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Maestro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Maestro connects with the punch. Owen Maestro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Nascimento Silva Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Maestro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nascimento Silva Jr really felt that one! Maestro connects with a looping right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maestro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nascimento Silva Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Maestro's shoulder, as Maestro tries to avoid the shot. Maestro throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maestro ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Maestro thows a body kick. Nascimento Silva Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him. Nascimento Silva Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maestro. Maestro lands with a hook. Nascimento Silva Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Maestro connects with a leg kick. Nascimento Silva Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Maestro lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maestro.
Nascimento Silva Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket. Maestro throws a nice inside leg kick. Nascimento Silva Jr blocks a head kick by Maestro.
Nascimento Silva Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maestro manages to avoid it. Good shot there by Maestro. Maestro with a body punch. A glancing blow. Maestro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nascimento Silva Jr back to the ropes. Maestro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maestro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nascimento Silva Jr backs up against the ropes.
Maestro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Maestro has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A looping hook to the body misses from Nascimento Silva Jr. Maestro does a little dance to reset his feet. Maestro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maestro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maestro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maestro closes the distance and lands a one-two. Maestro dips to his left and cracks Nascimento Silva Jr with an uppercut! Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a body punch
and Maestro counters with a thumping low kick. Maestro feints and then cracks Nascimento Silva Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nascimento Silva Jr down. Maestro scores with a nice right hand.
Maestro connects with an inside leg kick. Nascimento Silva Jr avoids the body shot from Maestro.
Nascimento Silva Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Maestro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Maestro cracks Nascimento Silva Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Nascimento Silva Jr scores with a jab. Maestro acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Nascimento Silva Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maestro. Maestro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maestro, right into the meat.
Maestro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Owen Maestro seems to be getting the better of the standup. Maestro lands with a cross. Maestro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a hook
and Maestro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nascimento Silva Jr moves out of range of the body kick. Maestro staying out of range there. Nascimento Silva Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Maestro moves away from the strike by Nascimento Silva Jr. Maestro throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Owen Maestro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Maestro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30 Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30 Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owen Maestro! Owen Maestro 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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mgr
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RATING
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