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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Costa Ioannou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tó sou seu kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Costa Ioannou has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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Solid boxing
Inexperienced
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Costa Ioannou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ioannou tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ioannou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Ioannou backs away looking to recover.
Silva takes a swing at Ioannou's ribcage but misses.
Ioannou keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ioannou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ioannou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ioannou 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.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Ioannou.
Ioannou misses with a head kick.
Ioannou tries to clinch up.
Silva avoids the head kick by Ioannou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination but Ioannou avoids it well.
Ioannou looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ioannou is looking to clinch.
Ioannou gets a clinch.
Ioannou tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Ioannou manages to break the clinch.
Ioannou bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ioannou dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Ioannou throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioannou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Ioannou lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ioannou tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Ioannou throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ioannou lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ioannou tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ioannou throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Costa Ioannou dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ioannou misses with a wild combination.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ioannou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Ioannou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Ioannou lands a high kick!
Ioannou cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ioannou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ioannou scores with a head kick.
Ioannou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ioannou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannou 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.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Ioannou tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ioannou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ioannou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Costa Ioannou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ioannou tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Ioannou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ioannou lands with a shot to the body.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Ioannou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioannou connects with a body shot.
Ioannou works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Ioannou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ioannou wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Costa Ioannou is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ioannou!
Silva throws the left hand but Ioannou avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Ioannou. Beautiful body shot.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ioannou.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Ioannou counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ioannou 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.
Ioannou thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Costa Ioannou dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ioannou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ioannou circles away quickly and effectively.
Ioannou throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Costa Ioannou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ioannou misses with the combination.
Ioannou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ioannou tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Ioannou stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Ioannou misses with a head kick.
Ioannou 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannou slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ioannou on the side of the head.
Ioannou moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ioannou tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Ioannou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ioannou turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Ioannou does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioannou closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Ioannou throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ioannou tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Ioannou slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Ioannou's knee but Ioannou avoids it well.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva cracks Ioannou with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva stalks Ioannou and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ioannou's face. Ioannou staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ioannou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a jab when Ioannou was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Costa Ioannou did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ioannou tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Ioannou wants to clinch.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Ioannou counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Ioannou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Ioannou counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva misses with a combination
and Ioannou counters with a body kick.
Ioannou throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ioannou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ioannou moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ioannou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannou slips a straight right by Silva.
Ioannou is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ioannou tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ioannou wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Ioannou closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva stalling against the ropes.
Ioannou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ioannou is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioannou is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ioannou trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ioannou obliges.
Ioannou tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
Ioannou wants to break free but Silva has control.
Ioannou is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Ioannou misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Costa Ioannou had his way with Gabriel Silva in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ioannou goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ioannou gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ioannou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ioannou misses with a few strikes there.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ioannou tries to clinch up.
Ioannou misses with a wild combination.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Ioannou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ioannou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva tests Ioannou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ioannou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ioannou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ioannou fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Ioannou is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Ioannou's head back.
Ioannou scores with a leg kick.
Ioannou wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioannou doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Ioannou scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ioannou lands with a right hand.
Ioannou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Ioannou throws a head kick that misses.
Ioannou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws the left hand but Ioannou avoids the punch easily.
Gabriel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Costa Ioannou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
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 Costa Ioannou.
Well Ioannou 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Costa Ioannou!
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hype
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