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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Arnaldo Silva (ranked 20119 p4p, 610 weight class) and Bang Pitung (ranked 3712 p4p, 407 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pitung's choice of entrance music: Madball - Born Strong . Arnaldo Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bang Pitung's chin.
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187 lbs
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187 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bang Pitung!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pitung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pitung.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pitung! But no joy.
Pitung swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Pitung misses with a head kick.
Pitung with a jab.
Pitung goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva slips a straight right by Pitung.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pitung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a leg kick but Pitung moved away.
Pitung misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Pitung circles away.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Pitung's front leg but catches the back leg as Pitung tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pitung dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pitung blocks a jab.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Pitung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Pitung shrugs off.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Pitung avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pitung's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pitung's brow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pitung - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitung takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitung lands with a short shot to the head.
Pitung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pitung manages to break the clinch.
Pitung lands with an overhand left.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pitung backwards.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pitung's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitung leaning against his opponent.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Pitung.
Pitung lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pitung tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Pitung back against the ropes.
Pitung lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bang Pitung will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pitung fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pitung on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pitung scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pitung scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva scores with a jab. Pitung acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pitung blocks a leg kick.
Pitung stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pitung throws a right hand that misses
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pitung keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pitung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitung doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva walks into a left hand.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arnaldo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pitung, pushing him back against the ropes.
Pitung lands a body punch.
Pitung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Pitung lands a shot to the body.
Pitung lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitung.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Pitung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva working Pitung over with knees to the body.
Pitung misses with a body punch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pitung tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
A short left from Pitung.
Pitung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Pitung moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pitung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pitung thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pitung's corner calls for a 1-2. Pitung obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pitung tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pitung prevents a body shot from Silva.
Pitung tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Pitung back against the ropes.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitung lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pitung.
Pitung misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Pitung.
Pitung misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Pitung circles away.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Pitung moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva wants to clinch up but Pitung keeps it at a distance.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Pitung moved away.
A little jabbing left from Pitung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pitung throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
A big right from Pitung misses.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Pitung circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Pitung avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pitung throws out the jab.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pitung manages to avoid it.
Pitung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Pitung misses with a wild body shot.
Pitung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pitung darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pitung counters with a nice uppercut.
Pitung lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pitung connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva is rocked!
Pitung lands a body shot.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pitung tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pitung thumps Silva with a low kick.
Pitung checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva instigates 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!
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Pitung can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Pitung controls the action.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pitung stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Still in the clinch, Pitung scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arnaldo Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pitung lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pitung fails to land.
Pitung is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Pitung into the ropes.
Pitung blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Pitung.
Pitung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pitung makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pitung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pitung lands with a light punch inside.
Pitung struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bang Pitung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pitung 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bang Pitung!
During a confident post fight interview, Bang Pitung thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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