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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Arnaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donall Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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186 cm
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191 lbs
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180 cm
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine
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Brawler
Powerful
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnaldo Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donall Doyle! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Doyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Doyle misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely. Silva is looking to counter the offense by Doyle and move into the clinch. A punch combination from Doyle misses. Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Doyles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Doyle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand. Silva clinches. Silva scores with a nice hook to the head. Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut there from Silva. Silva connects with a solid leg kick. Silva gets a clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Silva misses with a hook from the clinch. Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doyle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva. Doyle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doyle tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the ropes. A short right from Silva on the inside. A body shot lands from Silva.
Doyle looks winded! Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doyle backwards. Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doyle or not. Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow. Doyle tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the ropes. Doyle wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Silva cracks Doyle with a nice body shot. Silva lands with a light punch inside. Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards. Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva lands a right hand. Silva digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank. Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body. Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyles head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva is working Doyle over against the ropes. Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Doyle's ribcage. Doyle let out a lung full of air as it connected. Silva effectively controlling the action here. Silva lands with a short shot to the head. Silva lands a hook to the side of the head. Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards. Silva presses Doyle against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doyle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Silva scores with a hook to the body. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A body shot lands from Silva.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow. Doyle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaldo Silva dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doyle. Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around? Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doyle needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there. Silva throws a leg kick which misses Doyle's front leg but catches the back leg as Doyle tries to avoid it. Silva slips under a jab from Doyle. Doyle throws a combination that misses and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body. Silva drives through and clinches with Doyle against the ropes.
Doyle can't break the clinch.
Doyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doyle can't break the clinch.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Silva lands a damaging elbow. Silva tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank. Doyle is breathing heavily. A short left from Silva. Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doyle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva scores with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Doyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doyle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva has Doyle pushed against the ropes. Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut. Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doyle backwards. A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Good body shot from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch. A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva is working Doyle over against the ropes. Arnaldo Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut. Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut. Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes. Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Doyle backwards. Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doyle as Silva tries to tie him up. Silva lands a left hand.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch. Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut. Silva scores with a shot to the side of Doyle's head. Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle is rocked! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Silva breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Doyle with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Doyle looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Doyle get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action! Doyle is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him? Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Silva throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Doyle is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arnaldo Silva! Arnaldo Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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