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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Arnaldo Silva (ranked 19928 p4p, 639 weight class) and Baby Boy Harris (ranked 14160 p4p, 624 weight class). Baby Boy Harris will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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187 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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197 lbs
27 - 33 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
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 - 6 - 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
27 - 33 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with the combination.
Silva with a nice cross.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris lands the left hand.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harris's head.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva throws a counter high kick but Harris was just alert enough to avoid it.
Silva slips under a jab.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
Silva tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Harris sees coming a mile off.
Harris throws a counter combo.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Harris's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Harris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
Silva blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris misses with a knee strike.
Harris gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris presses Silva against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Silva misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Boy Harris dominated that 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.
Harris misses with the combination.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Harris blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice body punch from Harris.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Harris's defenses.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSilva.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
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 lands a jab.
Baby Boy Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harris if he has to take too many more of those.
A big right from Harris misses.
Harris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Silva tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Silva walks into a jab.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Jab from Silva.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
A big right from Silva misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arnaldo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baby Boy Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harris is able to avoid easily.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Silva thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Harris moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Baby Boy Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Harris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harris unleashes a big counter combination but Silva bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harris throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Danga de danga de dang - Harris scores with a four punch combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harris throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Harris avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baby Boy Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Silva tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris scores with a nice strike.
Silva tries to land a body kick
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva thinks about countering with a body kick.
A left lands for Harris.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Arnaldo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harris throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva avoids the body shot from Harris.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris connects with a body shot.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harris lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baby Boy Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baby Boy Harris!
An out of breath Baby Boy Harris thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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