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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between William Moreland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arroyo Malavino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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169 lbs
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167 lbs
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Great elbows
Cardio machine
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Granite chin
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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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Moreland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arroyo Malavino!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malavino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Moreland throws an elbow but misses.
Malavino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moreland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Malavino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morelands head.
Malavino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Malavino just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreland's brow.
Moreland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malavino.
Moreland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malavino backwards.
Moreland tries a body shot but Malavino blocks it.
Moreland misses with a punch to the body.
Moreland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Malavino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moreland backwards.
Malavino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malavino throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moreland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Malavino's defenses.
Malavino tries to throw a body punch but Moreland avoids it by throwing Malavino back against the ropes.
Moreland tries to land a knee to the head but Malavino blocks with his arms.
Moreland misses with a body punch.
Malavino misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malavino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Malavino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malavino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malavino blocks a body shot from Moreland.
Malavino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moreland has a couple of punches blocked by Malavino.
Malavino manages to break the clinch.
Malavino scores with a head kick. Moreland tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like William Moreland has been cut.
Malavino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moreland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moreland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malavino stuns Moreland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moreland clinches with his opponent.
Malavino lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Moreland.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moreland tries to land knees in the clinch but Malavino avoids the damage to the body.
Moreland lands an elbow just above Malavino 's eye.
A left hand lands to the body for Malavino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Malavino.
We've been informed that Malavino has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Moreland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malavino stalling in the clinch but Moreland improves position.
Moreland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malavino is defending well for now.
Malavino swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malavino looking to stall.
Malavino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moreland lands a head kick!
Malavino swings for the body but Moreland moves out of range.
Moreland throws a leg kick but Malavino moved away.
Moreland throws a leg kick but Malavino checks it.
Malavino lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malavino.
Moreland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malavino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moreland in his tracks.
Malavino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arroyo Malavino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Moreland's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moreland gets tackled into the ropes by Malavino. Malavino maintains the clinch.
Moreland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malavino avoids it.
Malavino tries a body shot but Moreland blocks it.
Moreland working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malavino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moreland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Malavino tries a body shot but Moreland blocks it.
Malavino throws a head punch that misses.
Moreland lands with a light punch inside.
Malavino avoiding damage as Moreland throws knees to the body.
Moreland landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A bit of stalling here from Malavino.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moreland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreland lands a damaging elbow.
William Moreland has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moreland pushes off an throws an elbow but Malavino leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Moreland can't find room to land a body shot as Malavino controls the action.
Malavino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Moreland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moreland.
Malavino shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moreland misses with a left hand
and Malavino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moreland thinking.
Moreland throws a sloppy head kick and Malavino moves out of range easily.
Malavino is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Malavino misses with a body kick.
Moreland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malavino manages to avoid it.
Moreland throws a hook to the side of Malavino's head but Malavino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moreland fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malavino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moreland darts in and clinches Malavino up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Moreland throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Malavino on the inside.
Malavino is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moreland is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moreland.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moreland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malavino taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malavino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malavino misses with a punch on the inside.
Malavino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Moreland misses.
Arroyo Malavino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moreland looks for the body kick but Malavino saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moreland attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Moreland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Moreland.
Malavino goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Moreland throws a head kick that misses.
Moreland will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malavino throws a big counter head kick but Moreland avoids it with no problem.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moreland moves into the clinch.
Malavino swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Moreland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Moreland's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - Moreland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moreland throws the kick towards the body but Malavino avoids it.
Moreland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moreland has closed the distance and engaged Malavino in a clinch.
Malavino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Malavino fails to land.
Moreland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malavino tries a body shot but Moreland blocks it.
Moreland throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moreland.
Malavino throws a head punch that misses.
Moreland with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moreland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malavino managing to block the knees to the body from Moreland.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malavino.
Malavino swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreland uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Moreland throws an elbow but misses.
Malavino crunches a lovely knee into Moreland's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino avoiding damage as Moreland throws knees to the body.
Moreland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Malavino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Malavino lands with a short shot to the head.
Malavino cracks Moreland with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moreland throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moreland lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malavino.
Moreland misses with an elbow strike.
Malavino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malavino avoids the elbow strike from Moreland, against the ropes.
Malavino looking to stall.
Malavino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moreland backwards.
Moreland lands an uppercut.
Malavino lands an elbow inside that Moreland shrugs off.
Malavino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino misses with a body punch.
Moreland pushes off an throws an elbow but Malavino leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malavino lands with a right to the head.
Malavino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malavino misses with some punches.
Moreland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malavino stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Malavino fails to land.
A body shot lands from Moreland.
Moreland with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malavino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moreland drives through and clinches with Malavino against the ropes.
Moreland tries to land knees in the clinch but Malavino avoids the damage to the body.
Malavino scores with a hook to the body.
Moreland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moreland prevents a body shot from Malavino.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Arroyo Malavino just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on William Moreland's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Malavino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Malavino looks to move away, Moreland throws a big counter combo but Malavino just gets out of the way.
Malavino checks a low kick from Moreland.
Malavino walks into a stiff left hand from Moreland.
Moreland looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moreland swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Malavino.
Malavino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moreland throws out the jab.
Moreland throws a front kick aimed at Malavino's knee but Malavino avoids it well.
Moreland looks to throw the jab but Malavino is out of range.
Malavino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moreland looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Malavino avoids the head kick by Moreland.
Malavino lands a high kick!
Malavino defending well as Moreland loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreland misses with a looping left.
Malavino scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreland moves away from the strike by Malavino.
Moreland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malavino.
A slow jab from Moreland misses its intended target.
Moreland connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moreland. Malavino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malavino throws a leg kick which misses Moreland's front leg but catches the back leg as Moreland tries to avoid it.
Moreland loads up on a big right hand but Malavino slips the punch.
Moreland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moreland needs to keep his hands up - Malavino had a free shot at his head there.
Malavino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Moreland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malavino throws a jab when Moreland was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Moreland misses the target.
Moreland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malavino's sensitive parts.
Malavino rushes Moreland and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Malavino lands a body punch in the clinch.
Moreland tries a body shot but Malavino blocks it.
Malavino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moreland blocks a body shot from Malavino.
Malavino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
William Moreland's cut is getting worse.
Malavino swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malavino is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moreland is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malavino blocks the elbow strike.
Moreland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moreland with a knee to the head.
Malavino looking to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Malavino - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Malavino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moreland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moreland blocks a body shot from Malavino.
Moreland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malavino takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Malavino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Malavino swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreland throws a punch but it's blocked by Malavino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that William Moreland will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Moreland's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Malavino blocks the low kick.
Malavino wants to counter the offense by Moreland and move into the clinch position.
Malavino throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Moreland misses with a head kick.
Malavino throws a sloppy head kick and Moreland moves out of range easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moreland!
Malavino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good work by Moreland as he checks the leg kick.
Moreland tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Malavino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malavino tries to clinch up.
Malavino swings for the body but Moreland moves out of range.
Moreland moves out of range of the body kick.
Malavino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malavino misses with a few strikes there.
A clash of legs there as Malavino blocks the low kick.
Moreland moves out of range of the body kick.
Moreland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moreland throws a hook to the side of Malavino's head but Malavino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malavino on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreland forces Malavino back against the ropes and clinches.
Moreland takes a shot to the head.
Malavino blocks a body shot from Moreland.
Malavino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moreland backwards.
Malavino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moreland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moreland pushes Malavino back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moreland lands with a right to the head.
Malavino scores with a shoulder strike.
Malavino manages to break the clinch.
Moreland misses with a kick to the body
and Malavino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Moreland throws the left hand but Malavino avoids the punch easily.
Malavino thinks about the counter body kick.
Good leg kick by Moreland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moreland looks to land a left hand but Malavino moved out of range nicely.
Moreland moves out of range of the body kick from Malavino.
Moreland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malavino on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreland misses the shot to the body.
Malavino scores with a jab to the body.
Malavino moves out of range as Moreland throws a body kick.
Malavino clinches.
Malavino landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Malavino lands a left hand.
Malavino misses with a punch to the body.
Moreland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Malavino.
Moreland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malavino lands with a short shot to the head.
Malavino is leaning against Moreland and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moreland takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malavino lands a left hand.
Malavino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malavino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moreland.
Malavino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moreland or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arroyo Malavino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Malavino 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:49
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:49
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arroyo Malavino!
Arroyo Malavino thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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