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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Silva Scorpion (ranked 3556 p4p, 301 weight class) and Ravi Vamoosh (ranked 15200 p4p, 405 weight class). Vamoosh has chosen The Roaring Tiger as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Insanely flexible
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silva Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 6, fighting out of London, Ravi Vamoosh!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Scorpion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vamoosh throws a head kick but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion looks to land a body kick but Vamoosh moved away.
Vamoosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scorpion.
Vamoosh loads up on a big right hand but Scorpion slips the punch.
Vamoosh scores with a body shot.
Donk. Scorpion catches Vamoosh right on the button with a cross.
Scorpion looks to throw the jab but Vamoosh is out of range.
A left lands for Scorpion.
Vamoosh tries a head kick but it misses.
Scorpion throws a hook but Vamoosh blocks it.
Scorpion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vamoosh thuds a left hand into Scorpion's body.
Vamoosh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scorpion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vamoosh staying out of range there.
Scorpion misses with a body punch
and Vamoosh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scorpion pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vamoosh is out of range and Scorpion settles back down.
Vamoosh throws a low kick, looking for Scorpion's leg but Scorpion calmly moves out of range.
Vamoosh has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vamoosh moves out of range of the strikes.
Scorpion throws a combination. Vamoosh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Scorpion has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Vamoosh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh scores with a one two! Scorpion had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vamoosh throws a wild body kick that Scorpion sees coming a mile off.
Scorpion lands a head kick. Vamoosh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Scorpion defending well as Vamoosh loads up on a big left hand.
Scorpion tries to clinch but Vamoosh is having none of it.
Scorpion on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vamoosh misses with a head kick.
Scorpion tries a head kick but it misses.
Scorpion blocks a jab.
Vamoosh blocks a head kick by Scorpion.
Vamoosh scores with a jab. Scorpion acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vamoosh cracks Scorpion with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scorpion throws a head kick but Vamoosh moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vamoosh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vamoosh crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Scorpion - the referee stops the clock and Vamoosh gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Scorpion. Vamoosh manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vamoosh is out of range and Scorpion settles back down.
Scorpion avoids the head kick by Vamoosh.
Scorpion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scorpion throws a head kick but Vamoosh moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vamoosh! But no joy.
Scorpion staying out of range there.
Scorpion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vamoosh. That did some damage!
Vamoosh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Vamoosh.
Scorpion swings for the body but Vamoosh moves out of range.
Vamoosh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scorpion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And Vamoosh responds with a good body kick, but Scorpion manages to step out the way in time.
Scorpion scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Scorpion thuds his shin into the meat of Vamoosh's side.
Vamoosh tries a head kick but it misses.
Scorpion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vamoosh connects with a high kick.
Scorpion avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.
Scorpion throws a leg kick but Vamoosh moved away.
Vamoosh throws a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scorpion takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Silva Scorpion will probably get the nod.
That's time! Scorpion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Scorpion scores with a kick to the body.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vamoosh avoids it.
Scorpion thuds his shin into the meat of Vamoosh's side.
Vamoosh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vamoosh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Scorpion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vamoosh's sensitive parts.
Scorpion misses with a body shot.
Vamoosh misses with an uppercut. Scorpion saw that one coming.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vamoosh moves away.
Vamoosh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scorpion is out of range.
Vamoosh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scorpion throws a looping overhand right but Vamoosh ducks down to avoid it.
Vamoosh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vamoosh looks to land a right hand but Scorpion moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion rushes Vamoosh and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Vamoosh blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
A short uppercut from Vamoosh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Scorpion fails to land.
Scorpion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vamoosh backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Vamoosh.
Scorpion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vamoosh breaks from the clinch.
Vamoosh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vamoosh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Scorpion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vamoosh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vamoosh throws a head kick that misses.
Scorpion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scorpion avoids the head kick by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh throws a big shot that misses.
Vamoosh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scorpion misses with a kick to the body.
Scorpion gets a clinch.
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!
Vamoosh blocking some punches.
Scorpion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vamoosh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vamoosh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh breaks from the clinch.
Silva Scorpion is winning the standup battle so far.
Vamoosh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scorpion.
Scorpion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vamoosh moves away from the strike by Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vamoosh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vamoosh 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.
Scorpion lands with a nice body punch.
Scorpion scores with a shot to the body.
Vamoosh lands a right hook to the body.
Vamoosh throws a head kick but Scorpion moves out of range.
Vamoosh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scorpion just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Scorpion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion lands a nice shot that snaps Vamoosh's head back.
Vamoosh blocks the body kick.
Scorpion misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Scorpion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Scorpion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scorpion cracks the inside of Vamoosh's front leg.
Scorpion lunges at Vamoosh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vamoosh's hand.
Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch but Vamoosh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scorpion looks to land a left hand but Vamoosh moved out of range nicely.
Scorpion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Scorpion misses its intended target.
Scorpion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vamoosh was well out of range. Poor timing from Scorpion.
Vamoosh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vamoosh tries to land a front kick but Scorpion steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scorpion is looking to counter with head kicks.
Vamoosh moves out of range of the body kick.
Scorpion looks to throw a body kick
and Vamoosh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vamoosh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scorpion attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vamoosh avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
A head kick misses from Scorpion.
Vamoosh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Scorpion wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scorpion throws a push kick but Vamoosh slaps the foot to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scorpion with a nice cross.
Vamoosh throws a push kick but Scorpion slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion throws a body shot but no joy.
Scorpion throws an off balance right hand
enabling Vamoosh to counter with a crisp jab.
Scorpion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Scorpion lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vamoosh takes a step back to recover.
A punch combination from Vamoosh misses.
Vamoosh throws a head kick but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion tries to clinch there but Vamoosh circles away.
Vamoosh works Scorpion's body with a nice hook.
Scorpion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scorpion lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ravi Vamoosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva Scorpion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scorpion lands with an uppercut that bounces Vamoosh off the ropes and back into range.
Vamoosh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot lands for Scorpion.
Vamoosh swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Scorpion misses.
Scorpion fails to land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scorpion.
Vamoosh is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Scorpion moves away from the strike by Vamoosh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion blocks a head kick by Vamoosh.
Scorpion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scorpion scoring well with a low kick there.
Scorpion lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vamoosh at a distance.
Vamoosh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh swings for the body but Scorpion moves out of range.
Vamoosh lands a head kick!
Vamoosh looks to land a combination but Scorpion avoids it well.
Vamoosh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Scorpion.
Scorpion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scorpion misses with a body kick.
Scorpion lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh throws a head kick but Scorpion moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vamoosh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scorpion. Scorpion obviously looking to wear him down.
Vamoosh throws a looping overhand right but Scorpion ducks down to avoid it.
Scorpion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scorpion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Silva Scorpion.
Well Scorpion 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Scorpion!
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