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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Billy Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Silver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
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186 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
178 lbs
7 - 12 - 0 |
World class MT
Granite chin
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Silver! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Chan! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silver throws a lazy body kick and Chan counters with a nice body kick. Chan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Some bone on bone action there as Silver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Silver connects with a jab. Nice uppercut lands for Silver. That snapped Chan's head back.
Silver lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Chan. Silver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chan. Silver misses the body punch and Chan counters with a low kick, right behind Silver 's knee. Silver thumps Chan with a low kick. Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chan sees it coming and avoids it easily. Silver avoids the body shot from Chan.
Silver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. 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! Chan tries to land a front kick but Silver steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chan throws a right hand that Silver ducks under and follows up with a left that Silver also avoids with ease. Silver scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Chan ducks under a wild hook from Silver. Silver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chan. Billy Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silver looks to land a left hand but Chan moved out of range nicely. Silver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target. Chan ducks under a wild hook from Silver. Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Silver paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Silver looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Silver misses with a hook
and Chan counters with a good, hard body kick but Silver shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silver.
It looks like Billy Silver has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Chan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Silver misses with a hook to the body
and whilst Silver still has his hands down, Chan counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Silver crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Silver be able to survive another onslaught? Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Chan moves out of range easily. Silver misses with a hook. Silver finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silver misses with a looping left. Silver's corner calls for a 1-2. Silver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Silver tests Chan's chin there with a solid looking shot. Chan looks to land a body kick but Silver moved away. Chan misses with a body kick. Silver feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chan's calf. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Paul Chan should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2. The cut man is working on Billy Silver's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silver is looking to slow Chan down with leg kicks. Silver throws a wild body kick that Chan sees coming a mile off. Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chan can do to turn this around? Chan throws a lazy head kick and Silver counters with a nice uppercut. Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver with a hook. Silver cracks Chan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Chan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Chan walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Chan is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Billy Silver! A very excited looking Billy Silver made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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