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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Thomas Silver Jr (ranked 9114 p4p, 639 weight class) and Shahar Aharon (ranked 8308 p4p, 621 weight class). Silver Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Return. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Cardio machine
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Silver Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shahar Aharon!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aharon clinches up against the ropes.
Silver Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aharon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Aharon throws a sloppy head kick and Silver Jr moves out of range easily.
Aharon closes the distance and clinches.
Aharon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver Jr breaks the clinch.
Silver Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silver Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aharon clinches with his opponent.
Aharon is looking to control Silver Jr's arms but Silver Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aharon has his back to the ropes.
Aharon breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aharon wants to clinch up but Silver Jr keeps it at a distance.
Silver Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Aharon counters with a nice uppercut.
Aharon misses with a double jab.
Silver Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Silver Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aharon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Silver Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aharon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aharon sizes up Silver Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aharon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and before Aharon can reset, Silver Jr rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Aharon is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Silver Jr punishes Aharon's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver Jr misses with a body shot.
Aharon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silver Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aharon forces Silver Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
Silver Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aharon up against the ropes.
Silver Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aharon takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Silver Jr should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silver Jr.
Despite the aggression on Aharon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aharon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silver Jr's head.
Silver Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Aharon.
Aharon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver Jr swings for the body but Aharon moves out of range.
Aharon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Aharon throws a head kick but Silver Jr moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver Jr misses with a low kick.
Aharon is looking for the big counter here.
Silver Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Aharon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aharon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aharon fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid body kick from Silver Jr.
Aharon tests Silver Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aharon tries to clinch but Silver Jr is having none of it.
Silver Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Aharon cracks Silver Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silver Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silver Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aharon fails to land with a series of punches.
Aharon throws a lazy uppercut
and Silver Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aharon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silver Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aharon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aharon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver Jr moves away.
Shahar Aharon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aharon moves away.
Aharon looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Aharon throws a lazy head kick
and Silver Jr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Aharon really felt that one!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver Jr misses with a low kick as Aharon jumps back.
Silver Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Aharon.
Silver Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silver Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silver Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Aharon throws a head kick but Silver Jr moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Silver Jr dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Aharon wants to clinch.
Silver Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shahar Aharon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aharon closes the distance and pushes Silver Jr back into the ropes.
Silver Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aharon misses with a head kick.
Silver Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aharon counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aharon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aharon throws a jab when Silver Jr was well out of range.
Nice body kick there by Silver Jr.
A head kick misses from Aharon.
Aharon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silver Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silver Jr misses with an uppercut. Aharon saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Aharon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silver Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aharon.
A counter left hand to the body from Silver Jr misses its target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silver Jr.
Aharon doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver Jr circles away.
Aharon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silver Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aharon rushes Silver Jr and presses him up against the ropes.
Aharon is trying to maintain a safe position but Silver Jr gets an underhook and turns Aharon into the ropes.
Silver Jr wants to stall.
Silver Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bone on bone clash there as Aharon blocks the leg kick.
Silver Jr is looking to wear down Aharon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aharon darts in trying to clinch
and Silver Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Shahar Aharon just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silver Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silver Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silver Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silver Jr dodges the punch combination from Aharon.
Silver Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aharon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aharon tries to clinch
and Silver Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shahar Aharon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Aharon. Aharon maintains the clinch.
Aharon manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aharon wants to clinch.
Aharon looks to clinch
and Silver Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aharon's knee momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silver Jr.
Aharon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aharon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aharon tries to clinch but Silver Jr moves out of range.
Silver Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aharon counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Aharon misses
and Silver Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silver Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aharon.
A head kick by Aharon misses
and Silver Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Aharon is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Silver Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver Jr misses with a body shot.
Aharon looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Aharon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silver Jr counters with a left to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silver Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aharon lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Silver Jr. That's going to slow Aharon down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Silver Jr had his way with Shahar Aharon in that round.
That's time! Silver Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Aharon misses with a two punch combination.
Aharon tries a head kick but it misses.
Aharon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aharon darts in and clinches Silver Jr up against the ropes.
Aharon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aharon moves away.
Aharon darts in trying to clinch
and Silver Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aharon at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aharon throws a poor cross that misses
and Silver Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aharon is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Aharon moves out of range of the body kick from Silver Jr.
Aharon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aharon misses with a straight right.
Aharon avoids the body shot from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr thuds his right hand into Aharon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silver Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Aharon counters with a straight right hand.
Silver Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silver Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silver Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aharon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aharon stalling in the clinch but Silver Jr improves position.
Silver Jr breaks from the clinch.
Silver Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Aharon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aharon moves into the clinch.
Silver Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aharon is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Silver Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silver Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Silver Jr!
Thomas Silver Jr very nearly forgot to thank Sully's Bar & Grill amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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