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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Arroyo Malavino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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161 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arroyo Malavino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustus Belmont!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malavino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belmont misses with a left hand
and Malavino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malavino throws a jab when Belmont was well out of range.
Arroyo Malavino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malavino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Belmont lands with a good body shot.
Malavino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belmont on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Belmont, as that shot connected.
Malavino lands a slapping body shot.
Belmont scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Malavino misses.
Belmont lands an overhand right.
Belmont uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malavino.
Malavino tries to land a front kick but Belmont steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malavino misses with a body shot.
Belmont turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belmont connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Belmont keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malavino.
Malavino fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belmont.
Malavino scores with a nice right hand.
Belmont connects with a nice looking jab.
Belmont dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malavino looks to land a body kick but Belmont moved away.
Malavino cracks Belmont with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Belmont scores with a crisp jab that stopped Malavino in his tracks.
Belmont throws a sloppy body shot
and Malavino counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malavino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belmont bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malavino's head backwards.
Belmont misses the body punch
and Malavino counters with a stiff right hand.
Malavino takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A bone on bone clash there as Malavino blocks the leg kick.
Belmont connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino moves forwards but Belmont connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Malavino scores with a nice strike.
Malavino throws a lazy head kick
letting Belmont counter with a right hand.
Malavino is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Belmont scores with a three punch combo!
Malavino throws out a powerful jab.
Malavino misses with an uppercut.
Belmont throws a body shot but no joy.
Malavino is looking to counter the offense by Belmont and move into the clinch.
Belmont is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Malavino gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Belmont misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malavino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belmont tries to break free but Malavino pushes him back against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malavino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Malavino misses.
Belmont scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Belmont throws a looping overhand right but Malavino ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Augustus Belmont will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belmont. Malavino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malavino throws a body kick that misses
and Belmont counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belmont. Malavino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belmont lands the left hand.
Belmont lands a nice looking body shot.
Belmont staying out of range there.
Belmont throws a right hand that misses
and Malavino counters by clinching up.
Belmont pushes Malavino back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Belmont throws a punch but it's blocked by Malavino.
Malavino throws an elbow but it misses.
Malavino taking a breather.
Belmont blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmont breaks the clinch.
Belmont connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malavino throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malavino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont misses with a hook. Malavino ducked under it nicely.
Belmont lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Belmont bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belmont moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malavino misses with a head kick.
Belmont looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malavino moves forwards but Belmont connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Belmont lands with an overhand left.
Belmont misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Malavino counters with a stiff right hand.
Malavino throws a right hand that Belmont ducks under and follows up with a left that Belmont also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Belmont.
Malavino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malavino tests Belmont's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malavino throws a lazy right hand but Belmont sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malavino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belmont needs to keep his hands up - Malavino had a free shot at his head there.
Belmont fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malavino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino fakes the leg kick and cracks Belmont in the body.
Belmont moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belmont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malavino.
Malavino is looking to clinch but Belmont is avoiding it.
Malavino looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belmont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belmont misses with a shot to the body
letting Malavino counter with a right hand.
Malavino checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malavino staying out of range there.
Belmont swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belmont walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Malavino checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Augustus Belmont seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malavino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Belmont lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Malavino has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malavino and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Belmont slips a straight right by Malavino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Augustus Belmont will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Malavino misses with a body shot.
Malavino works Belmont's body with a nice hook.
Belmont wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Belmont throws a looping overhand right but Malavino ducks down to avoid it.
Malavino misses with an uppercut. Belmont saw that one coming.
Belmont gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belmont connects with a leg kick. Malavino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Belmont throws a looping overhand right but Malavino ducks down to avoid it.
Malavino takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Malavino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Malavino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belmont. That did some damage!
Malavino misses with a body shot.
Belmont takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belmont jabs Malavino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Belmont looks to land a right hand but Malavino moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino misses with a wild body shot.
Malavino slips a jab from Belmont.
A little feinted left hand from Malavino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Belmont misses with a left hand
and Malavino moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Malavino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belmont lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Malavino crunches a lovely knee into Belmont's ribcage.
Malavino breaks from the clinch.
Malavino walks into a straight right hand from Belmont.
Malavino has closed the distance and engaged Belmont in a clinch.
Belmont lands a nice uppercut.
Malavino pushes Belmont back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belmont swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belmont blocks an elbow strike.
Belmont has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belmont manages to break the clinch.
Belmont just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmont throws a hook but Malavino blocks it.
It looked like Malavino was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Malavino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belmont throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belmont misses with a straight left.
Malavino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belmont looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Malavino keeps Belmont at a distance using the push kick.
Belmont loads up on a big right hand but Malavino slips the punch.
Belmont misses with a left hand
letting Malavino counter with a right hand.
Malavino cracks Belmont with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Malavino misses with a body shot.
Belmont doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Malavino misses with a hook to the body
and Belmont makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Malavino really felt that one!
Belmont looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belmont swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belmont throws a right hand that misses
and Malavino counters by clinching up.
Malavino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belmont's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arroyo Malavino clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Malavino.
Malavino scores with a body shot.
Belmont lunges at Malavino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malavino's hand.
Malavino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belmont throws a shot to the body.
Malavino tries to land a front kick but Belmont steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malavino throws a predictable looking body shot
and Belmont counters with a nice leg kick.
Malavino lands a jab to the head.
Belmont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malavino.
Malavino scores with the left hand. Belmont knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Malavino.
Malavino tries to land a front kick but Belmont steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Belmont misses with a low kick.
Belmont connects with a right hand. Malavino shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malavino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belmont manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont connects with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belmont, right into the meat.
Good shot there by Belmont.
Belmont throws a right hand that Malavino ducks under and follows up with a left that Malavino also avoids with ease.
Belmont lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Malavino at a distance.
Belmont circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belmont lands with a kick to the temple. Malavino shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Malavino misses with a two punch combination.
Belmont doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Malavino throws a right hand that misses
letting Belmont counter with a right hand.
Belmont takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Belmont there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malavino.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belmont.
Belmont connects with a single shot there.
Malavino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino works Belmont's body with a nice hook.
Malavino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malavino.
Malavino misses with an uppercut
and Belmont cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A thudding body kick lands there by Belmont!
Belmont wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Malavino throws an off balance right hand
and Belmont connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Belmont there.
Malavino tries to clinch up.
Belmont scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malavino has managed to clinch.
Belmont manages to break the clinch.
Belmont uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malavino.
Belmont counters with a body kick.
Belmont moves out of range of the body kick from Malavino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augustus Belmont dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Malavino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Malavino throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arroyo Malavino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belmont loads up on a big right hand but Malavino slips the punch.
Malavino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Malavino misses the target.
Belmont digs a good hook to Malavino's body.
Malavino throws a sloppy body shot
and Belmont cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malavino throws a wild body kick that Belmont sees coming a mile off.
Belmont throws a hook to the side of Malavino's head but Malavino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malavino appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Belmont lands a body shot.
Malavino on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Belmont throws a hook but Malavino avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malavino tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malavino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belmont.
Malavino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malavino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Malavino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Belmont finds it's target.
Malavino throws a body punch but Belmont moves out of range.
Malavino throws a front kick that sends Belmont stumbling back into the ropes.
Malavino misses with a jab to the body
and Belmont counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belmont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belmont swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Malavino misses with a body shot.
Malavino takes a swing at Belmont's ribcage but misses.
Malavino tries to land a front kick but Belmont steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malavino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Belmont throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Malavino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Belmont slips a straight right by Malavino.
Belmont misses with a body shot
enabling Malavino to counter with a crisp jab.
Malavino misses with a body kick.
Malavino throws a right hand that misses
and Belmont counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belmont feints a jab promting Malavino to slip. Belmont then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Malavino slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malavino connects with a body shot that sends Belmont's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheers as Belmont lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malavino doesn't seem phased though.
Belmont uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malavino.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malavino. That's going to slow Belmont down.
Belmont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malavino.
Belmont buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malavino blocks a low kick nicely.
Malavino fires out a quick counter leg kick but Belmont just manages to avoid it.
Belmont throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belmont misses with a looping left.
Belmont uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malavino.
Belmont misses with a kick to the body
and Malavino counters with a nice uppercut.
Malavino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Malavino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belmont circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Augustus Belmont comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Belmont has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augustus Belmont!
Augustus Belmont seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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