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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Arnaldo Silva (ranked 20161 p4p, 103 weight class) and Juanito Cortez (ranked 1302 p4p, 32 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cortez's choice of entrance music: $$$. Juanito Cortez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 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
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Cortez there.
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva motions for Cortez to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Cortez feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Cortez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good leg kick by Cortez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cortez gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez breaks the clinch.
Cortez closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Silva crashing to the mat! Silva uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Silva is rocked!
Juanito Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Cortez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva thows a body kick. Cortez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cortez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Cortez misses.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Cortez's side.
Silva cracks the inside of Cortez's front leg.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Cortez misses with some punches.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cortez.
Cortez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cortez is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Cortez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Silva tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cortez defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cortez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Cortez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cortez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cortez really felt that one!
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Juanito Cortez should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Cortez walks into a left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Cortez tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Silva avoids the head kick by Cortez.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Cortez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cortez lands an uppercut.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva keeps control of Cortez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cortez's efforts to push away.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Cortez tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands an elbow just above Cortez 's eye.
Cortez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cortez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Cortez shrugs off.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Cortez is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva pushes Cortez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?
Silva lands a body shot.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Cortez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva pushes Cortez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cortez tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Cortez is rocked!
It looks like Juanito Cortez has been cut.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cortez is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Cortez seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva pushes Cortez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaldo Silva dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva lands a front kick to the face, that drops Cortez to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arnaldo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Cortez walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Silva rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Cortez has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Cortez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva cracks Cortez with a good jab.
Silva thows a body kick. Cortez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Cortez misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Cortez 's knee.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva cracks Cortez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cortez at a distance.
Cortez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Cortez down.
Silva cracks the inside of Cortez's front leg.
Silva is looking to clinch but Cortez is avoiding it.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva is looking to clinch but Cortez is avoiding it.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva cracks Cortez with a good jab.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Cortez 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cortez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Cortez throws a leg kick
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cortez on the side of the head.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cortez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva throws a big counter combination but Cortez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cortez if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cortez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Juanito Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cortez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnaldo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnaldo Silva!
After the fight, Arnaldo Silva was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Juanito Cortez was interviewed post fight and said 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.
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