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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between David Haller (ranked 8338 p4p, 463 weight class) and Silva Scorpion (ranked 3214 p4p, 292 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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149 lbs
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172 cm
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148 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Haller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silva Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion throws a body shot but no joy.
Haller throws the kick towards the body but Scorpion avoids it.
A low kick from Scorpion is predictable there
and Haller counters with a nice body shot.
Haller punishes Scorpion's body with a nice straight punch.
Scorpion misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scorpion throws a chopping leg kick but Haller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A swing and a miss from Scorpion.
Scorpion feints and then cracks Haller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haller down.
Haller throws a sloppy head kick and Scorpion moves out of range easily.
Haller cracks Scorpion with a right hand to the side of the head.
Haller scores with a nice body kick.
Haller scoring well with a low kick there.
Haller lands a nice hook to Scorpion's body. Scorpion takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scorpion cracks Haller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scorpion misses with a lunging right hand
and Haller counters with a leg kick.
Scorpion takes the fight into the clinch.
Haller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Haller blocks it.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Haller.
Haller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Silva Scorpion has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scorpion presses Haller against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scorpion blocks a body shot from Haller.
Scorpion throws a head punch that misses.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scorpion.
Haller throws an elbow but it misses.
Haller prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Haller blocking some punches.
Scorpion has a couple of punches blocked by Haller.
Haller misses with a body punch.
Haller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haller tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Haller back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Haller misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Haller.
Scorpion working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Haller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Haller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Scorpion - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Scorpion scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haller presses Scorpion against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scorpion blocks an elbow strike from Haller.
Haller lands an elbow that stopped Scorpion in his tracks for a moment.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Scorpion works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Haller.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Haller controls his hands.
Haller is leaning against Scorpion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Scorpion looks winded!
Scorpion takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Haller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silva Scorpion'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.
Haller moves into the clinch successfully.
Haller lands a knee to the body.
Haller lands an uppercut.
Haller misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Haller throws an elbow but misses.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
David Haller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haller is working Scorpion over against the ropes.
Scorpion has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Haller seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Scorpion can turn it around.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scorpion's face.
Haller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scorpions head.
Haller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scorpion.
Scorpion works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Scorpion lands with a left to the head.
Haller lands a hook that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
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!
A short right from Scorpion on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Haller.
Nice elbow from Haller.
Haller prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion blocks an elbow strike.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
Haller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Haller.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Haller.
Haller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Scorpion's defenses.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haller tries to work over Scorpion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Haller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haller throws an elbow that misses.
Haller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scorpion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Haller throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Scorpion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haller tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Haller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haller prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Haller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scorpion.
Haller tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Haller back against the ropes.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haller tries to land knees in the clinch but Scorpion avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Haller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scorpion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haller misses with a knee strike.
Scorpion pushes Haller back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haller trying to land knees to the body.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Scorpion in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haller tries to land a knee to the head but Scorpion blocks with his arms.
Haller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scorpion lands with a light punch inside.
Haller misses with the head strike.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Haller uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haller looking to throw knees to the head but Scorpion is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Haller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Silva Scorpion'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. This is the final round!
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haller moves away.
Silva Scorpion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Scorpion swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haller counters with a right hand to the body.
Haller is looking to wear down Scorpion with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Scorpion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scorpion takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A solid body kick from Haller.
Haller punishes Scorpion's body with a nice straight punch.
Haller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scorpion can do to turn this around?
Scorpion misses with a right hand
and Haller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
David Haller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scorpion throws a nice head kick!
David Haller is winning the standup battle so far.
Scorpion throws a sloppy head kick and Haller moves out of range easily.
Haller has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorpion lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haller backwards.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Haller.
A hook to the body from Scorpion.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Scorpion throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haller prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Haller.
Haller looking to throw knees to the head but Scorpion is blocking nicely.
Scorpion misses with a punch on the inside.
Scorpion lands a nice shot to the body.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Haller.
Haller lands an elbow inside.
Haller trying to land knees to the body.
Haller misses with a body punch.
Haller tries to land knees in the clinch but Scorpion avoids the damage to the body.
Haller lands a shoulder strike.
Haller lands a hook that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
A short right from Haller on the inside.
Haller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion lands an uppercut.
Scorpion lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
Haller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scorpion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haller pushes Scorpion back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Haller misses with an elbow strike.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Haller.
Scorpion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Scorpion as the two fighters clinch.
Haller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Haller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Haller!
A victorious David Haller thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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