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Event: 8L 56 - Gamgee     
Date:   Mar 02, 2021
#R1#
Silva works Miller's body with a nice hook.
Miller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller throws a sloppy body shot
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Miller misses with a looping left.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Miller with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Miller.
A jab lands there for Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva throws out a counter right but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Silva moves out of range as Miller throws a body kick. #T1#
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice shot by Miller.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miller under the eye.
Randy Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva 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.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Silva misses.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T2#
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miller.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miller.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Silva swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva staying out of range there.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Miller lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Miller bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Miller throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the body from Miller misses
and Silva counters with a solid body kick.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Miller is predictable there
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
A jab from Miller misses.
A punch lands to the side of Miller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Miller avoids the body shot from Silva.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva throws a fast counter high kick but Miller manages to duck under it in time.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Miller misses with an uppercut. #T2#
Silva misses with a body shot.
Miller takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller scores with a nice body kick.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva looks for the body kick but Miller saw that one coming.
Silva connects with a jab.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva lunges at Miller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miller's hand.
Miller cracks Silva with a good jab.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Miller slips under a jab.
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Miller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Silva misses.
Miller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Miller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva works Miller's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T1#
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miller walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
A jab from Miller misses.
Silva lands a head shot.
Randy Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Miller's corner calls for a 1-2. Miller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miller lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Miller throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Miller misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva avoids the body shot from Miller. #T2#
A big left from Miller misses.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
And Silva responds with a good body kick, but Miller manages to step out the way in time.
Miller takes one to the side of the head.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miller takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws out a counter right but Miller avoids it with no problem.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnaldo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!

Arnaldo Silva wins by unanimous decision!

A very excited looking Arnaldo Silva rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

 

Event: 8L 53 - Harry     
Date:   Feb 13, 2021
#R1#
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Krause wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krause is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krause throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Krause takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch lands to the side of Krause 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Krause momentarily. #CUT2#It looks like Kaine Krause has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Krause.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva's coach down at Fairtex MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Silva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Crunch! Krause slams his shin into Silva's torso.#T1#
Krause paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva throws a jab when Krause was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Krause misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL#
and Krause moves into the clinch.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Krause.
Krause can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Krause blocking some punches.
Krause lands a damaging elbow.
Krause lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Krause lands a body punch.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Krause, against the ropes.
Krause lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Krause doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Krause. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Krause.
Krause stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Krause lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#That has opened up Arnaldo Silva's cut even more.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Krause.
Krause blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Krause creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Krause.
Krause tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Krause.
Krause lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Krause.
Krause comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#The cut above Arnaldo Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Silva working aggressively here.
Krause misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krause's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kaine Krause dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Krause throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Krause tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krause moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Krause moved out of range nicely.
Silva throws a lazy head kick #CL#
and Krause counters by clinching up.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Krause tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Krause throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krause.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Krause struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Krause on the inside.
Silva lands a left hand. #T1#
Krause tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krause misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Krause creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
A hook to the body from Krause.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Krause throws an elbow that misses.
Krause lands a nice elbow.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#Arnaldo Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Krause scores with a shoulder strike.
Krause lands a nice elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arnaldo Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kaine Krause!
Kaine Krause thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: 8L 48 - Samurai     
Date:   Jan 19, 2021
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Wieneke.#CL2#
Wieneke moves into the clinch.
Wieneke looking to stall.
Wieneke tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Wieneke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wieneke tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Wieneke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wieneke working Silva over with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Wieneke tries to tie him up.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#BC2#
Wieneke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Wieneke takes the fight into the clinch.
Wieneke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Wieneke avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wieneke.
Wieneke looking to slow down the pace here.#T1#
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wieneke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wieneke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wieneke looking to stall.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva. #BC2#
Wieneke breaks from the clinch.
Wieneke looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wieneke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Wieneke is just out of range.
Wieneke with a nice calf kick.
Wieneke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wieneke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.#T2#
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!
Wieneke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a push kick but Wieneke slaps the foot to one side.
Wieneke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Wieneke misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Wieneke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wieneke.
Wieneke only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wieneke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wieneke.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Wieneke's head back. #CL2#
Wieneke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Wieneke controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Wieneke scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wieneke.
Wieneke trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Wieneke lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Silva feints and then cracks Wieneke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wieneke down.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wieneke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wieneke can do to turn this around?
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Wieneke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Wieneke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wieneke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards. #BC2#
Wieneke breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wieneke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Wieneke clinches with his opponent.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Wieneke blocks with his arms.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Wieneke stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Wieneke pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Silva presses Wieneke against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC2#
Wieneke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva misses the jab.
Wieneke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wieneke has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wieneke walks into a jab.
Wieneke avoids the body shot from Silva.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Wieneke's defenses.
Wieneke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
Wieneke clinches with his opponent.
Wieneke tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Wieneke lands a shot to the body.
Wieneke connects with a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T2#
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Wieneke tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Wieneke back against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Wieneke is breathing heavily.
Wieneke takes a shot to the head.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Wieneke controls the action.
A short right from Silva.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva keeps control of Wieneke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wieneke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wieneke stalling against the ropes.
Wieneke misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wieneke 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.
A short left from Silva.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC#Wieneke is rocked!
Wieneke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wieneke is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Wieneke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that second round.
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! This is the final round!#R3#
A jab from Silva misses.
Wieneke throws a counter combo.
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wieneke seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wieneke is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Wieneke moved away.
Wieneke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wieneke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wieneke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wieneke is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Silva lands with a cross.
Wieneke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Wieneke avoids a kick to the body.
Silva throws a head kick but Wieneke moves out of range.
Wieneke throws a counter combo.
Marius Wieneke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Wieneke with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wieneke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva avoids the head kick by Wieneke.
Silva throws a head kick but Wieneke moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Wieneke moves into range and clinches up with Silva.#T1#
Silva cracks Wieneke with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Wieneke goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Wieneke wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

 

Event: 8L 45 - 2021 3x SPR FITE     
Date:   Jan 02, 2021
#R1#
Silva jabs at Robbins's body.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva blocks a head kick by Robbins.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
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.
Robbins misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Robbins moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robbins. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva tries a low kick but Robbins avoids it.
Robbins scores with a nice right hand. #CUT#It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut #CL#
and Robbins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Robbins.
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 can't find room to land a body shot as Robbins controls the action.
We've been informed that Silva has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Robbins digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Robbins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Robbins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robbins lands a right hand.
Robbins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robbins is defending well for now.#T1#
A hook to the body from Robbins.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robbins.
Robbins prevents a body shot from Silva.
Robbins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robbins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC#Silva is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Arnaldo Silva's cut even more.
Robbins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Robbins finish him?
Robbins creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Silva crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Silva face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Robbins takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marty Robbins!
Marty Robbins is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Marty Robbins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: 8L 43 - Westbrook     
Date:   Dec 26, 2020
#R1#
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Ragnarsson throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ragnarsson will feel that in the morning.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
Ragnarsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ragnarsson works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Ragnarsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ragnarsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva lands a nice hook to Ragnarsson's body. Ragnarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ragnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ragnarsson checks a low kick from Silva.
Ragnarsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a head kick.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ragnarsson to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Ragnarsson should have avoided that one.
Ragnarsson misses with a two punch combination.
We've been informed that Silva has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#T1#
Donk. Ragnarsson catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva jabs Ragnarsson right on the nose. Ragnarsson blinks but takes it well.
Ragnarsson lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ragnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.#CL2#
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ragnarsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Ragnarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands. #BC#
Ragnarsson breaks the clinch.
Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Ragnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.#T2#
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight right.
Silva thuds his right hand into Ragnarsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnarsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Ragnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ragnarsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Ragnarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big right from Ragnarsson misses.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sigurd Ragnarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Ragnarsson finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Silva staying out of range there.#CL2#
Silva rushes Ragnarsson and presses him up against the ropes.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Silva misses with some punches.
Sigurd Ragnarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Ragnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ragnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T1#
Jab by Ragnarsson.
A clash of legs there as Ragnarsson blocks the low kick.
Ragnarsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ragnarsson throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva blocks a jab.
Ragnarsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ragnarsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva cracks Ragnarsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Ragnarsson throws a counter high kick but Silva was just alert enough to avoid it.#CL2#
Ragnarsson tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Ragnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Ragnarsson is looking to counter punch.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight right.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target. #T2#
Ragnarsson looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Ragnarsson off balance momentarily.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Ragnarsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target. #CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Silva.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
That's time! Ragnarsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Ragnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Arnaldo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sigurd Ragnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Ragnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ragnarsson throws a quick counter head kick but Silva was just out of range.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Ragnarsson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silva just manages to avoid it.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ragnarsson under the eye.
Ragnarsson lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ragnarsson staying out of range there.
Ragnarsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Ragnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.#T1#
Ragnarsson takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Silva.
Ragnarsson throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnarsson.
Jab by Silva.
Ragnarsson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping right.
Ragnarsson lands a head kick!
Silva swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ragnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Ragnarsson moved away.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Ragnarsson slips a jab from Silva.
Silva swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ragnarsson blocks a head kick by Silva.
Ragnarsson throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnarsson. #T2#
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
That kick from Ragnarsson tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnarsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Ragnarsson tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Ragnarsson backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnarsson tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Ragnarsson lands an overhand right.
Ragnarsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws the left hand but Ragnarsson avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Silva misses.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.

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 Sigurd Ragnarsson.
Well Ragnarsson 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Sigurd Ragnarsson!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Sigurd Ragnarsson!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Sigurd Ragnarsson!

Sigurd Ragnarsson wins by unanimous decision!

As Sigurd Ragnarsson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Holds a bloody glove in the air ...For THe LeGiON!!! Wardruna-Blood Eagle theme song kicks back on and the crowd goes Buzerk!!!'.

 

Event: 8L XL - The Big Show     
Date:   Dec 12, 2020
#R1#
Maartins connects with a solid leg kick.
Maartins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Maartins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maartins moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Maartins tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
It appears Silva was looking to counter with a kick there.
A swing and a miss from Maartins.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Maartins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Maartins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maartins.
Maartins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maartins. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maartins looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Maartins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maartins slips a jab from Silva.
Silva slips a jab from Maartins.#T1#
Maartins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Maartins's ribs.
A combination from Maartins does no damage.
Maartins slips under a jab from Silva.
Maartins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maartins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Maartins throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Maartins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maartins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Maartins misses.
Maartins scores with a head kick.
Maartins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a hook.
Maartins has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Maartins throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Maartins misses with an uppercut.
Silva tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maartins manages to circle out of the way.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Maartins. #T2#
Maartins ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Maartins misses with a body shot.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maartins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maartins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maartins throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab from Maartins.
Silva misses the jab.
Maartins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maartins blocks a jab.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Maartins misses.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Silva misses its target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maartins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva digs a good body shot into Maartins's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maartins. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maartins throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Maartins throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yevgen Maartins dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Maartins.
Maartins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva scores with a jab. Maartins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maartins tries a head kick but it misses.
Maartins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Silva moves out of range as Maartins strikes.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Maartins's shoulder, as Maartins tries to avoid the shot.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Maartins.
Maartins moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Maartins tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Maartins's head but Maartins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva avoids the body shot from Maartins.
Good leg kick by Maartins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maartins throws a head kick that misses.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Maartins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maartins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Maartins. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maartins misses with a low kick.
Maartins swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Maartins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Maartins slips under a jab from Silva.
Maartins connects with a body shot.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yevgen Maartins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maartins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maartins throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maartins really felt that one!
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maartins.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maartins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Maartins's head but Maartins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva throws a head kick but Maartins moves out of range.
Maartins tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
Maartins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maartins misses the body punch
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T2#
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maartins.
Maartins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maartins throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Maartins was not able to check.
Maartins misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Maartins.
Maartins misses with the combination.
Silva takes a swing at Maartins's ribcage but misses.
Maartins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Maartins moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Maartins misses.
Maartins works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maartins.
Maartins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maartins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maartins misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Silva.
Maartins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva misses with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Silva slips a jab from Maartins.
Maartins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maartins.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva misses with a hook.
Maartins is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Maartins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maartins lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Maartins cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maartins wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Maartins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maartins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maartins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maartins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Maartins to the mat! Maartins looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Silva is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Silva jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

Event: Eight Limbs XXXVIII - Walter     
Date:   Nov 28, 2020
#R1#
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Silva misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been informed that Silva has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Silva catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T1#
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
Lee darts in and clinches Silva up against the ropes.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva lands a right hand.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Lee blocks a body shot from Silva.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Lee punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL#
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tommy Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Lee has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Lee lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye. #CUT#That has opened up Arnaldo Silva's cut even more.#T1#
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee is working Silva over against the ropes.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #ROC#Silva is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Arnaldo Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Silva prevents a body shot from Lee.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw! #BC#
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee scores with a head kick.
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!
Donk. Lee catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Lee digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva slips under a jab.#T2#
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tommy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Silva misses. #CL#
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Lee.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Lee dominated that second round.
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!#R3#
Silva lands a head shot.
Arnaldo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee avoids the body shot from Silva.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva is looking to chop away at Lee's legs. #T1#
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT2#It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee with a hook.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Lee forces Silva back against the ropes and clinches.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee is controlling Silva's neck. Lee unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Silva goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Tommy Lee!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: Eight Limbs XXXIII - Spectacle     
Date:   Nov 10, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva with a jab.#CUT#It looks like Kalicius Yamamotica has been cut.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamotica drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamotica looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a head kick but Yamamotica moves out of range.
Yamamotica misses with a few strikes there.
Yamamotica fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamamotica! But no joy.
Yamamotica defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Yamamotica lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT2#It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
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 throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yamamotica.
A countering left hand to the body from Yamamotica misses.
Silva throws the left hand but Yamamotica avoids the punch easily.
Yamamotica rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Yamamotica throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Yamamotica misses with a straight right.
Silva slips a straight right by Yamamotica.
Yamamotica throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a hook but Yamamotica avoids it easily.
Yamamotica throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamotica defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Yamamotica throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yamamotica has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yamamotica and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva takes a swing at Yamamotica's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Yamamotica throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Yamamotica displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab. #CL#
Silva drives through and clinches with Yamamotica against the ropes.
Silva tries to work over Yamamotica's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamamotica lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Yamamotica lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Yamamotica goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Yamamotica - that landed with a thud.
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!
Yamamotica misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamotica blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Yamamotica blocking some punches.
Yamamotica misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamamotica throws a head punch that misses.
Yamamotica lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Yamamotica escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamotica stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva throws the left hand but Yamamotica avoids the punch easily.
Yamamotica misses the jab.
Silva takes a swing at Yamamotica's ribcage but misses.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Yamamotica off the ropes and back into range.
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 Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Yamamotica takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Yamamotica moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Yamamotica was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yamamotica connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Silva.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Yamamotica steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Yamamotica throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yamamotica.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Yamamotica blocks a head kick by Silva.
Yamamotica throws a one two combo.
Yamamotica might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Yamamotica misses.
Yamamotica walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yamamotica's head.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Yamamotica counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yamamotica scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yamamotica connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamamotica takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Yamamotica uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamamotica throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Yamamotica jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva throws a counter high kick but Yamamotica was just alert enough to avoid it.
Yamamotica uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva takes a swing at Yamamotica's ribcage but misses.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yamamotica ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Yamamotica blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yamamotica throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Yamamotica.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yamamotica on the side of the head.
Silva jabs at Yamamotica's body.#T2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Yamamotica down.
A low kick from Yamamotica is predictable there
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yamamotica throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Yamamotica ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamamotica fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamamotica blocks a jab.
Yamamotica staying out of range there.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamamotica.
Yamamotica throws out a powerful jab.
Yamamotica pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the ropes. Yamamotica follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A big left from Yamamotica misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamotica lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Yamamotica connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamamotica steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva tries to counter by clinching up but Yamamotica breaks away and moves out of range.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
A head kick misses from Silva.
Kalicius Yamamotica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamotica.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva cracks Yamamotica with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamamotica defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva slips under a jab.
Yamamotica throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Yamamotica lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamamotica missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yamamotica pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Yamamotica lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Yamamotica misses.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Yamamotica misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamamotica's sensitive parts.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Yamamotica moved away.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva thuds a left hand into Yamamotica's body.
Yamamotica gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Yamamotica throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Yamamotica scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamotica throws a shot to the body.
Silva slips under a jab from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
A nice combination there by Yamamotica.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Arnaldo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yamamotica throws a big shot that misses.
Silva misses with a hook. Yamamotica ducked under it nicely.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yamamotica on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yamamotica avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamamotica looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva avoids the body shot from Yamamotica.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Yamamotica's head.
Yamamotica misses the jab.
Yamamotica tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Yamamotica misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamotica moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva thows a leg kick but Yamamotica checks it
and Yamamotica counters with a left and a right that stings Silva. #ROC2#Silva is rocked!
Yamamotica takes one to the chin there.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamamotica displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.

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 Arnaldo Silva.
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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!

Arnaldo Silva wins by unanimous decision!

Arnaldo Silva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

 

Event: Eight Limbs XXVIII - Tacko     
Date:   Oct 21, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Knight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knight.
Knight thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT2#It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Knight should have avoided that one.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
A nice side step and Knight releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Silva.
Knight has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Knight.
Silva scores with a jab.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Knight moves away from the strike by Silva.
Knight takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Knight has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Knight throws an off balance right hand
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knight lands a jab to the nose.
Knight lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.#ROC2#Silva is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Knight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T2#
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva moves out of range as Knight strikes.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Silva slips under a jab.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva moves away from the strike by Knight.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Knight scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
As Knight tries to get set, Silva tries to push him back and clinch up but Knight manages to avoid the attempt.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
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!#R2#
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Knight counters with a nice body shot.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Knight scores with a nice head shot.
Arnaldo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knight moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knight! But no joy.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knight sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
Knight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Knight misses.
Knight takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva misses with a body shot. #T1#
Knight slips under a jab from Silva.
Knight appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
A jab lands there for Knight.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knight jabs at Silva's body.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Knight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#KD2#
Knight scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Silva beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with a hook.
Knight throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T2#
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Silva misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knight.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Knight feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT2#Arnaldo Silva's cut is getting worse.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Knight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Knight had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jed Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Silva misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Knight takes one to the side of the head.
Knight works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
BAM! Knight delivers a spinning backfist that drops Silva like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Jed Knight!
After the fight, Jed Knight 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.

 

Event: Eight Limbs XXV - Groggs     
Date:   Oct 05, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Schultz throws a sloppy head kick #CL2#
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schultz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
We've been informed that Silva has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Schultz's ribcage. Schultz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schultz blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Schultz working Silva over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Schultz misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz landing knees to the body.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Schultz throws a head punch that misses.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Silva misses with some punches.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schultz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva pushes Schultz back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Schultz lands with a light punch inside.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Schultz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
Schultz avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Schultz avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Schultz. #CUT#It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Schultz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schultz.
Schultz lands with a right to the head.
Schultz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
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!#R2#
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schultz on the side of the head.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Schultz's torso.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva connects with a single shot there.#ROC2#Schultz is rocked!
Silva ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Schultz out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

 

Event: Eight Limbs XXII - Blue Steel     
Date:   Sep 23, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boudreaux working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Boudreaux has been working on his elbows in the gym.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boudreaux .
We've been informed that Silva has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Boudreaux managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boudreaux blocking some punches.
Boudreaux tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boudreaux . #BC#
Boudreaux breaks the clinch.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses.
Silva wants to clinch up but Boudreaux keeps it at a distance.
Boudreaux connects with a high kick.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Boudreaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boudreaux throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boudreaux tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Boudreaux tries to clinch up
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Silva misses. #T1#
Boudreaux listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a leg kick but Boudreaux checks it.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Boudreaux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boudreaux there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boudreaux scores with a nice head shot.
Boudreaux looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Boudreaux will feel that in the morning.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Boudreaux .
Silva throws a jab when Boudreaux was well out of range.
Boudreaux scores with a punch to the head.
Boudreaux throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Boudreaux throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva swings for the body but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Boudreaux misses with a straight left.
Boudreaux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva tries to clinch but Boudreaux is having none of it. #T2#
Silva lunges at Boudreaux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boudreaux 's hand.
Boudreaux lands a body shot.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Boudreaux moves his leg out of the way.
A slapping body kick lands there for Boudreaux .
Boudreaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boudreaux doesn't seem phased though.
Boudreaux moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boudreaux checks a leg kick.
Boudreaux throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boudreaux jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva walks into a jab.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boudreaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Boudreaux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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 Ronnie Dale Boudreaux will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Silva misses with a hook. Boudreaux ducked under it nicely.
Silva throws a hook but Boudreaux avoids it easily.
Boudreaux scores with a shot to the body.
Silva slips a straight right by Boudreaux .
Silva misses with the body kick
and Boudreaux counters with a left to the body.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boudreaux .
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses.
Silva takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreaux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boudreaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a hook but Boudreaux blocks it.
Boudreaux slips a jab from Silva.
Boudreaux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.#T1#
Boudreaux lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boudreaux slips a straight right by Silva.
Nice defenses there by Boudreaux .
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boudreaux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva misses with an uppercut. Boudreaux saw that one coming.
Silva throws a hook but Boudreaux blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Boudreaux misses the target.
Boudreaux connects with a looping right hand.
Boudreaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Boudreaux is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva throws a jab when Boudreaux was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Boudreaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boudreaux staying out of range there.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Boudreaux saw that one coming.
Boudreaux wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Boudreaux lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to clinch but Boudreaux moves out of range. #T2#
Silva looks to land a right hand but Boudreaux moved out of range.
Boudreaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boudreaux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Boudreaux .
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Silva misses.
It looked like Boudreaux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boudreaux looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Boudreaux throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Boudreaux missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Boudreaux moved out of range nicely.
Boudreaux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boudreaux lands a body shot. #CL#
Boudreaux gets a clinch.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Boudreaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Boudreaux scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Dale Boudreaux dominated that second round.
That's time! Boudreaux 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
A left lands for Boudreaux .
Arnaldo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva avoids the head kick by Boudreaux .
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Boudreaux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boudreaux takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Boudreaux as he checks the leg kick.
Boudreaux staying out of range there.
Boudreaux throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boudreaux lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the ropes and back into range.
Silva throws a series of punches but Boudreaux avoids them all with ease.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boudreaux finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head. #T1#
Boudreaux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boudreaux getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boudreaux shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Boudreaux to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silva slips under a jab from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boudreaux .
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boudreaux to score with a decent uppercut.
Boudreaux blocks a jab.
Silva avoids the body shot from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Boudreaux is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Boudreaux slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Boudreaux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boudreaux with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
Boudreaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab. #CL#
Boudreaux rushes Silva and presses him up against the ropes.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Boudreaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boudreaux blocks an uppercut.
Boudreaux blocking some punches.
Boudreaux presses Silva against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boudreaux lands a shot to the body.
Boudreaux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Boudreaux tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Boudreaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudreaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boudreaux tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Boudreaux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Boudreaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boudreaux digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boudreaux 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !

Ronnie Dale Boudreaux wins by unanimous decision!

A very excited looking Ronnie Dale Boudreaux made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: Eight Limbs XVIII - Milhouse     
Date:   Sep 05, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Tanner misses with the combination.
Tanner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tanner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Tanner moved out of range.
Tanner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Tanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tanner's head backwards.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tanner tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've been informed that Tanner has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tanner scores with a leg kick.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tanner's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a looping left.
Tanner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Tanner wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Arnaldo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1##KD#
Silva lands a head kick that bluckles Tanner and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Silva no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Silva lands with a cross. #CL2#
Tanner pushes Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tanner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva misses with some punches.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Silva.
A body shot lands from Tanner.
Tanner pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner lands a shoulder strike.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
Silva tries a body shot but Tanner blocks it.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva working aggressively here.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Tanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Tanner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva with a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Jason Tanner has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tanner lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Tanner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Tanner misses with a two punch combination.
Tanner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanner was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Tanner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
A big right from Silva misses.
A punch combination from Tanner misses.
Tanner slips under a jab.
A left lands for Silva.
Tanner throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner lands a jab to the nose.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Tanner counters with a solid body kick.
Silva moves out of range as Tanner throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely. #T1#
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Tanner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Jason Tanner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL2#
Tanner gets a clinch.
Silva working Tanner over with knees to the body.
Tanner is breathing heavily.
Tanner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Silva.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Arnaldo Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanner blocking some punches.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanner can do to turn this around?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva. #T2#
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanner is defending well for now.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries to work over Tanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Tanner lands with a left to the head.
Silva working aggressively here.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Tanner'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!#R3##CL2#
Tanner has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Jason Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Tanner, against the ropes.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Tanner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Tanner shrugs off.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner blocking some punches.
Silva tries to work over Tanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva. #T1#
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner throws a head punch that misses.
Tanner is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Tanner working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Tanner misses with the head strike.
Tanner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Tanner tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva. #T2#
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tanner is working Silva over against the ropes.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Tanner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Tanner controls the action.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanner lands an elbow inside.
A body shot lands from Tanner.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanner lands a nice shot to the body.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

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 Arnaldo Silva.
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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!

Arnaldo Silva wins by unanimous decision!

Arnaldo Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

Event: Eight Limbs XIV     
Date:   Aug 15, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands with a nice combination. Yalixqua backs away looking to recover.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva punishes Yalixqua's body with a nice straight punch.
Yalixqua slips under a jab from Silva.
Yalixqua scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Yalixqua. That's going to slow Silva down.
Yalixqua is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva flicks out a counter leg kick but Yalixqua steps away.
Yalixqua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Yalixqua throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Yalixqua saw it coming and moves away.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Yalixqua's shoulder, as Yalixqua tries to avoid the shot.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yalixqua takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Silva has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva feints and then cracks Yalixqua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yalixqua down.
Yalixqua wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Yalixqua is wise to it.#T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Yalixqua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva wants to slow Yalixqua down by chopping away at his legs.
Yalixqua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
A head kick from Silva lands but Yalixqua takes it in his stride.
Silva thows a leg kick but Yalixqua checks it
and Yalixqua counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Yalixqua misses.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Yalixqua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yalixqua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yalixqua throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Yalixqua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva misses with a kick to the body. #T2#
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yalixqua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#CL2#
Yalixqua tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yalixqua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yalixqua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yalixqua lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Yalixqua tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Yalixqua back against the ropes.
I was talking to Yalixqua's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yalixqua misses with some punches.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yalixqua misses with a body punch.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Yalixqua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yalixqua avoids it.
Yalixqua throws a head punch that misses.
Yalixqua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yalixqua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yalixqua throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yalixqua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Yalixqua checks a leg kick.
Yalixqua walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Yalixqua checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a head kick that Yalixqua semi-blocks.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yalixqua misses with a straight left.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Yalixqua saw that one coming.#T1#
Silva swings for the body but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Yalixqua was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Yalixqua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva scores with a head kick. Yalixqua tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva throws a push kick but Yalixqua slaps the foot to one side.
Yalixqua went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yalixqua.
Yalixqua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yalixqua is looking to land body kicks.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva thumps Yalixqua with a low kick.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yalixqua looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T2#
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yalixqua.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Yalixqua checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It appears Yalixqua was looking to counter with a kick there.
Yalixqua misses with a wild body shot.
Yalixqua with the inside leg kick.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Yalixqua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva misses the shot to the body.
It appears Yalixqua was looking to counter with a kick there.
Yalixqua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva tries to bum rush Yalixqua with a series of wild strikes but Yalixqua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Yalixqua manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iaspero Yalixqua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yalixqua takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva scores with the left hand. Yalixqua knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Yalixqua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Yalixqua slips under a jab from Silva.
A counter left hand to the body from Yalixqua misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yalixqua scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yalixqua scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Yalixqua moves his leg out of the way.#T1#
Yalixqua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Yalixqua's head.
Yalixqua throws a big shot that misses.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Yalixqua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yalixqua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Yalixqua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Yalixqua's leg but Yalixqua calmly moves out of range.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Yalixqua lands with a right hand. #ROC#Silva is rocked!
Silva walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Silva is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Iaspero Yalixqua!
Iaspero Yalixqua decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: Eight Limbs XI     
Date:   Jul 25, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner is looking to score with low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tanner 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.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Tanner is predictable there
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva with a jab.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tanner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Silva responds with a good body kick, but Tanner manages to step out the way in time.#CL#
Tanner clinches up against the ropes.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Silva lands an elbow just above Tanner 's eye. #CUT2#It looks like Jason Tanner has been cut.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner lands a shot to the body.
Tanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries a body shot but Tanner blocks it.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Silva avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Tanner misses with a body punch.
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT#It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Tanner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva misses with some punches.
Tanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Tanner.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Tanner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tanner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva tries a body shot but Tanner blocks it.
Tanner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Tanner avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanner is defending well for now.#T3#
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Tanner is blocking nicely.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanner lands a left hand.
Tanner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Tanner.
Tanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanner misses with a body punch.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tanner is breathing heavily.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner. #T4#
Silva lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tanner pushes Silva back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva lands a right hand.
Tanner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tanner.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tanner misses with the head strike.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Silva pushes Tanner back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner lands a body punch.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanner.
Tanner lands a right hook to the body.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva cracks Tanner with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL#
Tanner has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Tanner's ribcage. Tanner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Tanner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Tanner.
Tanner avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tanner struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
A short right from Silva.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tanner lands a left hand.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanner can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Tanner.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Tanner on the inside.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Tanner tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Tanner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Tanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Tanner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tanner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3#
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tanner throws an elbow but misses.
Tanner misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Tanner blocking some punches.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Tanner lands an elbow inside.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tanner's face.
Tanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanner avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T4#
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Tanner back against the ropes.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Tanner on the inside.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tanner misses with the head strike.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Tanner on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.#R3#
Jab by Silva.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Tanner tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Silva has Tanner up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Tanner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Tanner lands with a light punch inside.
Tanner lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T1#
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Tanner is blocking nicely.
Tanner avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Tanner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Tanner controls the action.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Tanner controls the action.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva digs a right hand into Tanner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tanner's gas tank.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Tanner fails to land.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanner.
Tanner scores with a hook to the body.
Tanner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Tanner lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Tanner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva. #T3#
Tanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Tanner avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tanner misses with a punch to the body.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Tanner doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tanner is working Silva over against the ropes.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Tanner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Tanner fails to land.
Tanner is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Tanner lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Tanner prevents a body shot from Silva.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Tanner.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Tanner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tanner scrambles back to his feet.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanner misses with a wild body shot.
Tanner just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanner.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tanner's head.#CL#
Tanner gets a clinch.
Silva misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Silva lands a right hand.
Tanner tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanner throws an elbow that misses.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Silva misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Silva.
A nice left hand lands by Silva. #T2#
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Tanner blocks a body shot from Silva.
Tanner struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Tanner dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands. #T3#
Tanner avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Tanner avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
Tanner misses with some punches.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head. #T4#
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Tanner.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
Tanner working aggressively here.
Tanner lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Tanner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R5##CL2#
Tanner tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tanner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Tanner tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Tanner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Tanner tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Tanner takes a shot to the head.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Tanner, against the ropes. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Tanner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva blocks a body shot from Tanner.
Tanner avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Tanner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanner throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Tanner struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Jason Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Tanner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tanner lands a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tanner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Tanner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva blocks a body shot from Tanner. #T3#
Tanner lands a left hand.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Tanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva lands an uppercut.#ROC2#Tanner is rocked!
Nice body punch from Silva.
Oh Tanner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tanner seems to have got his legs back now.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Tanner 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.
Tanner misses with the head strike.
Tanner misses with some punches.
Tanner missing with knees to the body. #T4#
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva pushes Tanner back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#KD2#
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Tanner crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tanner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tanner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tanner will feel that in the morning.
Tanner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tanner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tanner's head.
Tanner 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.
Tanner motions for Silva to come forward. Tanner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tanner. That did some damage!
Tanner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnaldo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!

Arnaldo Silva wins by unanimous decision!

Arnaldo Silva is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Arnaldo Silva rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

 

Event: WKBC: Grandis Eventus     
Date:   Jun 27, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT2#It looks like Marty Robbins has been cut.
Robbins throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Robbins's knee but Robbins avoids it well.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Robbins moved away.
Robbins fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silva just manages to avoid it.
Robbins misses with a low kick. #CL#
Robbins gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robbins throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a body punch.
A short right from Robbins on the inside. #BC#
Robbins breaks the clinch.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Robbins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robbins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Robbins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva connects with a leg kick.
Robbins doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Robbins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CL#
Robbins closes the distance and clinches. #T1#
Silva blocks a body shot from Robbins.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbins.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Robbins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Robbins's head.
Robbins lands with a short shot to the head.
Robbins lands a shoulder strike.
Robbins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robbins lands an uppercut.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Robbins.
Robbins lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Robbins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Robbins.
Robbins can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Robbins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T2#
Silva misses with the head strike.
Robbins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva working aggressively here.
Robbins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards. #ROC#Silva is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Robbins managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Robbins finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva prevents a body shot from Robbins. #BC#
Robbins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Robbins is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.#CL#
Robbins gets a clinch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Robbins avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Robbins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robbins pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Robbins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robbins misses with an elbow strike.
Robbins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robbins lands with a right to the head.
Robbins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Robbins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marty Robbins dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Robbins throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva wants to slow Robbins down by chopping away at his legs.
Robbins is looking to counter punch.
Robbins blocks a low kick nicely.
Robbins misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Robbins saw it coming and moves away.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Robbins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robbins throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Robbins cracks Silva with a good jab.
Robbins misses with a straight left.
A jab from Silva misses.
Robbins connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Silva's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Silva - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marty Robbins!
Marty Robbins retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Marty Robbins made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: WKBC: Robbins VS Cortez     
Date:   Jun 18, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chigg misses with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Chigg.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chigg manages to avoid it.
Chigg wants to clinch.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Chigg slips the punch.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Chigg off balance momentarily.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maya Chigg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chigg walks into a left hand.
Chigg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva catches Chigg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chigg tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chigg crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Chigg gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Chigg manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chigg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chigg tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chigg. That did some damage!
Chigg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T1##CL#
Silva rushes Chigg and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Chigg.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Chigg controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chigg.
Chigg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chigg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chigg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Chigg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chigg misses with some punches.
Chigg blocking some punches.
Chigg tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Chigg back against the ropes.
Chigg managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chigg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chigg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Chigg.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chigg working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2#
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Chigg controls his hands.
Chigg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chigg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chigg scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Silva working aggressively here.
Chigg avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Chigg works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Chigg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chigg tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Chigg back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigg blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva pushes Chigg back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chigg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chigg tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chigg. Chigg obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva is looking to clinch but Chigg is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Chigg tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Chigg clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva tries to clinch but Chigg moves away
and Chigg counters with a left to the body.
Chigg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chigg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chigg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chigg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chigg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chigg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chigg cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Maya Chigg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chigg moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Chigg keeps the fight on the outside.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chigg. Silva shrugs it off though.
Silva misses with a hook. Chigg ducked under it nicely.
Silva pushes Chigg away with a front kick.#T1#
Chigg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chigg.
Silva cracks Chigg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Chigg misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chigg tries a head kick but it misses.
Chigg misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chigg tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
A clash of legs there as Chigg blocks the low kick.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chigg on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva lands a jab to Chigg's midsection.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chigg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Chigg ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chigg lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva wants to clinch.
Chigg wants to counter with a clinch but Silva pushes him away.#T2#
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Chigg.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Chigg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chigg jabs at Silva's body.
That kick from Chigg tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chigg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Chigg clinches with his opponent.
Chigg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Chigg throws a head punch that misses.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maya Chigg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Chigg throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chigg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chigg will feel that in the morning.
Chigg punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #ROC#Chigg is rocked!
Chigg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chigg looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Chigg goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chigg throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Chigg blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva thows a body kick. Chigg tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chigg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Chigg circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chigg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chigg keeps the fight on the outside.
Chigg throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Chigg lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back. #T1#
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chigg.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva sets himself, and Chigg steps forward looking for the clinch! Silva avoids it this time.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Chigg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chigg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chigg under the eye.
Chigg lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Chigg does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chigg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Chigg. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chigg. Chigg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chigg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva lands a knee to the head. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chigg working aggressively here.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chigg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tries to work over Chigg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Chigg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chigg.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Chigg is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Chigg tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chigg seems to have recovered his senses.
Chigg tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chigg lands a nice uppercut.
Chigg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maya Chigg.
Well Chigg 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maya Chigg!

Maya Chigg managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps, into his post fight interview.

 

Event: WKBC: Robbins VS Khan     
Date:   Jun 06, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnaldo Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Cyborg Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Arnaldo Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Cyborg Silva counters with a body kick that stops Arnaldo Silva in his tracks momentarily.
Arnaldo Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cyborg Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Arnaldo Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Cyborg Silva counters with a body kick.
Arnaldo Silva thows a leg kick but Cyborg Silva checks it
and Cyborg Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Arnaldo Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cyborg Silva blocks a head kick by Arnaldo Silva.
Cyborg Silva flicks out a counter leg kick but Arnaldo Silva steps away.#CL#
Arnaldo Silva has closed the distance and engaged Cyborg Silva in a clinch.
Cyborg Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnaldo Silva.
Cyborg Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Cyborg Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arnaldo Silva lands with a left to the head.
Arnaldo Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Cyborg Silva.
Arnaldo Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnaldo Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Cyborg Silva tries to break the clinch but Arnaldo Silva is controlling the position. #T1#
Cyborg Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Arnaldo Silva backwards.
Cyborg Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arnaldo Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Cyborg Silva backwards.
Arnaldo Silva misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Arnaldo Silva fails to land.
Arnaldo Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arnaldo Silva tries to throw a body punch but Cyborg Silva avoids it by throwing Arnaldo Silva back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Arnaldo Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cyborg Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arnaldo Silva's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Arnaldo Silva.
Cyborg Silva looks winded!
Cyborg Silva blocks an elbow strike.#BC2#
Cyborg Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arnaldo Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arnaldo Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Cyborg Silva off balance momentarily.
Arnaldo Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cyborg Silva is out of range and Arnaldo Silva settles back down.
Cyborg Silva throws out a counter right but Arnaldo Silva avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Cyborg Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arnaldo Silva.
Arnaldo Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cyborg Silva.
Cyborg Silva throws out a counter right but Arnaldo Silva avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cyborg Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Arnaldo Silva.
Arnaldo Silva scores with a head kick.
Arnaldo Silva tries to land a front kick but Cyborg Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arnaldo Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cyborg Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Arnaldo Silva misses with a looping right.
Cyborg Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Arnaldo Silva wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Cyborg Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arnaldo Silva.
Cyborg Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A leg kick checked by Cyborg Silva.
Cyborg Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arnaldo Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Cyborg Silva throws out a counter right but Arnaldo Silva avoids it with no problem.
Arnaldo Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Cyborg Silva is just out of range.
It seemed like Cyborg Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cyborg Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arnaldo Silva.
Arnaldo Silva throws a leg kick
and Cyborg Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arnaldo Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cyborg Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cyborg Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnaldo Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cyborg Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cyborg Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Cyborg Silva replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Arnaldo Silva blocks it well.
Good exchange - Arnaldo Silva coming out on top.#T1#
Arnaldo Silva misses with a leg kick.
Cyborg Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Arnaldo Silva.
Arnaldo Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arnaldo Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cyborg Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Arnaldo Silva moves in looking to clinch but Cyborg Silva pushes him off.
Cyborg Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Arnaldo Silva.
Arnaldo Silva throws a leg kick but Cyborg Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arnaldo Silva looks to land a body kick but Cyborg Silva moved away.
Arnaldo Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Arnaldo Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Cyborg Silva counters with an outside leg kick. #CL#
Arnaldo Silva has closed the distance and engaged Cyborg Silva in a clinch. #T2#
Arnaldo Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Arnaldo Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Cyborg Silva blocks with his arms. #BC2#
Cyborg Silva breaks from the clinch.
Arnaldo Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Cyborg Silva counter with a right hand.
Cyborg Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cyborg Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cyborg Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cyborg Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cyborg Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Arnaldo Silva misses its intended target.
Arnaldo Silva throws a body kick that misses
and Cyborg Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Arnaldo Silva misses with an uppercut
and Cyborg Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Arnaldo Silva throws a body kick that misses
and Cyborg Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arnaldo Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cyborg Silva.
Arnaldo Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cyborg Silva looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Arnaldo Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Cyborg Silva avoids the head kick by Arnaldo Silva.
Arnaldo Silva throws a jab when Cyborg Silva was well out of range.
Arnaldo Silva darts in trying to clinch
enabling Cyborg Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnaldo Silva tries to land a front kick but Cyborg Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arnaldo Silva feints and then cracks Cyborg Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cyborg Silva down. #T1#
Arnaldo Silva motions for Cyborg Silva to come forward. Arnaldo Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cyborg Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cyborg Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Arnaldo Silva.
A little jabbing left from Cyborg Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cyborg Silva blocks a jab.
Arnaldo Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cyborg Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Arnaldo Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good shot there by Arnaldo Silva.
Cyborg Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arnaldo Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cyborg Silva. Cyborg Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cyborg Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arnaldo Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cyborg Silva can do to turn this around?
A lazy body kick from Arnaldo Silva
and Cyborg Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cyborg Silva moves out of range of the body kick.#T2#
Arnaldo Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cyborg Silva.
Arnaldo Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCyborg Silva.
Arnaldo Silva throws a front kick aimed at Cyborg Silva's knee but Cyborg Silva avoids it well.
Cyborg Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Arnaldo Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Cyborg Silva in the body.
Arnaldo Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cyborg Silva! But no joy.
Arnaldo Silva throws a head kick that misses
letting Cyborg Silva counter with a right hand.
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!
Cyborg Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Arnaldo Silva looks to clinch
and Cyborg Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Arnaldo Silva tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Arnaldo Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cyborg Silva.
Cyborg Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arnaldo Silva misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnaldo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arnaldo 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnaldo Silva!

Arnaldo Silva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

 

Event: WKBC: New Arrivals     
Date:   May 18, 2020
#R1#
Silva tries to clinch up.
Laxx comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Laxx 's knee but Laxx avoids it well.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT2#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva avoids the body shot from Laxx .
Silva misses with a hook. Laxx ducked under it nicely.
Laxx tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Laxx dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laxx looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laxx tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Laxx counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laxx 's sensitive parts.
Silva tries to clinch but Laxx moves out of range.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Laxx 's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a head kick that misses. #T1##CL2#
Laxx clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the ropes.
Laxx cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Laxx misses with a punch on the inside.
Laxx lands with a left to the head.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Laxx swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laxx throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laxx 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Laxx uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laxx blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laxx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Silva tries to work over Laxx 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laxx lands with a light punch inside.
Silva pushes Laxx back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Laxx controls his hands.
Laxx lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laxx avoids it.
Silva digs a right hand into Laxx 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laxx 's gas tank.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Laxx misses with some punches.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Laxx blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laxx 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laxx tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Laxx back against the ropes.
Laxx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Laxx controls his hands.
Silva pushes Laxx back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyga Laxx will probably get the nod.
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!
#R2#
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Laxx counters with a straight right hand.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Laxx to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
Silva throws a head kick but Laxx moves out of range.
Silva throws a right hand that Laxx ducks under and follows up with a left that Laxx also avoids with ease.
Laxx is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Silva tries to bum rush Laxx with a series of wild strikes but Laxx uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laxx throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva tries to clinch but Laxx moves away
and Laxx counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laxx chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Laxx to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Laxx avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tyga Laxx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1#
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laxx throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Laxx manages to avoid it.
Silva with a jab.
Silva connects with a right hand. Laxx shakes it off.
Silva misses with the body kick
and Laxx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Laxx moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Laxx was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Laxx swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laxx circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laxx tries to counter with a clinch but Silva shakes him off and moves away.
Laxx misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Laxx counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laxx .#T2#
Laxx cracks Silva with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Laxx throws a counter combo.#KD2#
Laxx scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Silva beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.#CUT2#
Arnaldo Silva's cut is getting worse.
Silva motions for Laxx to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laxx avoids a kick to the body.
Laxx throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Laxx steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva wants to clinch up but Laxx keeps it at a distance.
Good work by Laxx as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laxx rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyga Laxx takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva'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!
#R3#
Laxx scores with a big combo that sends Silva crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Silva flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Laxx jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyga Laxx !

 

Event: WKBC: The Zealot VS Rua     
Date:   May 09, 2020
#R1#
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Harris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris scores with a head kick. #CUT#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Silva throws a big counter head kick but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Silva throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Harris slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris. #T1#
Harris swings widly with a right hand
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris is looking to counter punch.
A clash of legs there as Harris blocks the low kick.
Silva thows a body kick. Harris tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Harris tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harris!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Harris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Harris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harris lands with a right hand.
Harris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the ropes.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva with a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Baby Boy Harris has been cut.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
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 Baby Boy Harris will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Harris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva cracks the inside of Harris's front leg. #CL#
Harris clinches with his opponent.
Harris lands a body punch.
Silva prevents a body shot from Harris.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Harris.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva. #ROC2#
Harris is rocked!
Silva blocking some punches.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva prevents a body shot from Harris.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva cracks Harris with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Harris drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Harris isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and Silva struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

 

Event: WKBC: Silva VS Cotto 2     
Date:   Apr 29, 2020
#R1#
Cotto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cotto jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Cotto saw that one coming.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Cotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.#KD#
Cotto lands a head kick that bluckles Silva and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Cotto no doubt looking to push for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Cotto is out of range.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Cotto moves out of range easily.
Silva throws the left hand but Cotto avoids the punch easily.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva misses with a hook.
Cotto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silva just manages to avoid it.#CL#
Cotto closes the distance and clinches.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Cotto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cotto blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva. #T1#
Silva blocks a body shot from Cotto.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva works on Cotto's body with a couple of short punches.
Cotto lands a nice shot to the body.
Cotto tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Cotto controls the action.
A short uppercut from Cotto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cotto.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cotto.
Cotto gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cotto working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Cotto finish him?#BC#
Cotto breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Cotto counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cotto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cotto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T2#
Cotto lands with a cross.
Silva walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Silva is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto is the new super heavyweight champion!
Miguel Cotto decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

 

Event: WKBC: Silva VS Oki     
Date:   Apr 23, 2020
#R1##CL#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Oki lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oki blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Oki.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Oki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws the left hand but Oki avoids the punch easily.
Oki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#CL#
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oki tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oki lands a body punch.
Oki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Oki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Oki.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Oki.
Nice body punch from Oki.
Silva tries to work over Oki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Oki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Oki is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oki.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oki scores with a hook to the body.
Oki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
Oki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oki scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Oki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Oki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva blocks a body shot from Oki.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Oki takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Oki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Oki. #T2#
Oki swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Oki. That snapped Silva's head back.
Oki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oki cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Nice body punch from Oki.
Silva throws a right hand that Oki ducks under and follows up with a left that Oki also avoids with ease.
Oki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CL2#
Oki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Oki tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow. #BC2#
Oki breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Oki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oki scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Oki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL#
Oki gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Oki 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.
#R2#
Silva slips under a jab.
Oki lands a nice shot to the body.
Oki scores with a nice right hand.
Oki throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Oki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Oki throws a one two combo.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Oki.
Silva stalks Oki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oki's face. Oki staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oki slips a straight right by Silva.
Oki lands a jab.
Oki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oki.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Oki.
Oki scores with a nice strike.#T1#
Oki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oki jabs at Silva's body.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Oki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Oki checks a low kick from Silva.
Oki looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva misses with a body kick. #CL2#
Oki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oki blocks it with crossed arms.
Oki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oki misses with a body punch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Oki is blocking nicely.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Oki cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
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!
Oki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Oki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike. #T2#
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Oki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hakeem Oki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Oki.
Oki dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Oki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oki blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Oki.
Oki lands with a left to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Oki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A short uppercut from Oki.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oki lands with a light punch inside.
Oki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oki lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Oki.
A nice left hand lands by Oki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oki lands with a light punch inside.
Oki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oki lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Oki breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Oki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Oki moves out of range easily.
Hakeem Oki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oki digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Oki throws a body shot but no joy.
Oki throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Oki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
Oki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oki cracks Silva with a good jab.
Oki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Oki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Oki jabs at Silva's body.
Nice shot lands for Oki.
Nice body kick there by Oki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#T1#
Oki lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oki. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Oki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Oki lands a body shot.
Oki misses with a wild body shot.
Silva avoids the head kick by Oki.
Silva wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oki.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oki checks the leg kick.
Oki flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Oki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hakeem Oki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Silva clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Oki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Oki dodges an elbow strike from Silva. #BC2#
Oki breaks from the clinch.
Oki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T2#
Silva throws out a leg kick but Oki moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Oki swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Oki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oki tries a head kick but it misses.
Oki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oki blocking some punches. #BC2#
Oki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Oki moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oki's brow.
Oki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oki tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Oki back against the ropes.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Oki blocks it.
A short right from Oki on the inside.
A short right from Oki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Oki really dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Oki punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Oki sees coming a mile off.
Oki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva feints and then cracks Oki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oki down.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oki finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oki's calf.
Silva lands a head kick!
Oki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Oki.
Oki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva is looking to counter with head kicks.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 slips under a jab from Oki.#CL#
Oki tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oki misses with a body punch.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oki.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Oki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1#
A left hand lands to the body for Oki.
Oki digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Oki.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Oki won't want to take too many of those.
A right hook to the body lands for Oki.
Oki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva misses with some punches.
Oki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Oki.
Oki prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Oki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Oki breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Oki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T2#
Oki loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Oki motions for Silva to come forward. Oki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Oki closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.
Good body shot from Oki.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Oki avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oki doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Oki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oki stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oki checks it well.
Oki throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Oki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Oki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Oki slips the punch.
Silva checks a low kick from Oki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Oki dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R5#
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CL#
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Oki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Oki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oki blocks it with crossed arms.
Oki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Oki.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oki.
Silva misses with some punches.
Oki blocking some punches.
Oki tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Oki back against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Oki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oki digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Oki. #T1#
Oki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Oki lands a shoulder strike.
Oki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva digs a right hand into Oki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oki's gas tank.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Oki.
Oki blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Oki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hakeem Oki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oki tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Oki back against the ropes.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Oki avoids the damage to the body.
Oki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oki's elbow. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oki blocking some punches.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Oki avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arnaldo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oki is working Silva over against the ropes.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Silva.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnaldo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oki 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Oki!

Hakeem Oki is the new super heavyweight champion!
Hakeem Oki decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.

 

Event: WKBC: 4 Kings     
Date:   Apr 11, 2020
#R1#
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Kinneas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinneas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kinneas lands a head kick! #CUT#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Kinneas takes one on the button.
Kinneas throws a shot to the body.
Kinneas loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Kinneas tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Kinneas checks the leg kick.
Kinneas throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva connects with the punch.
Silva slips a jab from Kinneas.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kinneas is able to avoid easily.
Kinneas throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Kinneas.
Silva moves forwards but Kinneas connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T1#
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva throws a body punch but Kinneas moves out of range.
Kinneas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Kinneas blocks a head kick by Silva.
Kinneas misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a body kick.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Kinneas circles away and keeps his distance.
Kinneas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Kinneas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Kinneas dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Kinneas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kinneas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kinneas motions for Silva to come forward. Kinneas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Kinneas misses with a kick to the body.
Kinneas throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Kinneas staying out of range there.
Silva throws a low kick but Kinneas moves out of range easily.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kinneas's calf.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kinneas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kinneas.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Kinneas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kinneas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kinneas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
That's time! Kinneas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Kinneas needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kinneas.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kinneas.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Kinneas's front leg but catches the back leg as Kinneas tries to avoid it.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Silva lands but Kinneas takes it in his stride.
Kinneas works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Kinneas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kinneas is looking to score with low kicks.
Kinneas throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kinneas's sensitive parts.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva defending well as Kinneas loads up on a big left hand.
Kinneas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva feints and then cracks Kinneas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kinneas down.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kinneas in his tracks.
Silva blocks a head kick by Kinneas. #T1#
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kinneas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kinneas misses the shot to the body.
Kinneas blocks a head kick by Silva.
Kinneas misses with a body kick.
Kinneas moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Nice shot by Kinneas.
That kick from Kinneas tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kinneas.
Kinneas staying out of range there.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A lazy body kick from Kinneas
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Kinneas was not able to check.
Kinneas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kinneas.
Kinneas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Kinneas avoids the head kick by Silva.
Kinneas lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kinneas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Silva misses.
Kinneas moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kinneas blocks a leg kick.
Kinneas misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
#R3#
Kinneas wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Kinneas's head but Kinneas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kinneas tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kinneas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kinneas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Silva.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Kinneas with an uppercut!
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kinneas.
Kinneas moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kinneas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva slips a straight right by Kinneas.
Silva thinks about the counter body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kinneas lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kinneas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kinneas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kinneas. Kinneas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kinneas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.#T1#
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Kinneas circles away and keeps his distance.
Kinneas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silva manages to circle out of the way.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kinneas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Kinneas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Kinneas seems unphased.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Kinneas slips the punch.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kinneas.
Kinneas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Kinneas throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Kinneas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here. #T2#
Silva checks a low kick from Kinneas.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kinneas moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinneas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab by Kinneas.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #CL2#
Silva closes the distance and pushes Kinneas back into the ropes.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kinneas backwards.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Kinneas controls the action.
Kinneas throws a head punch that misses.
Kinneas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kinneas prevents a body shot from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Kinneas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kinneas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva'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.
#R4#
Kinneas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva throws a low kick but Kinneas moves out of range easily.
As Silva tries to get set, Kinneas tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kinneas throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Kinneas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Kinneas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kinneas tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick from Silva lands but Kinneas takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva throws a push kick but Kinneas slaps the foot to one side.
Silva tries to clinch up but Kinneas circles away and keeps his distance.
And Kinneas counters with a quick kick to the body but Silva blocks it.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kinneas. #T1#
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Kinneas fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Kinneas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Kinneas misses with a looping left.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kinneas lands a body shot.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kinneas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kinneas moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Kinneas scores with a four punch combination!
Kinneas blocks a head kick by Silva. #T2##CL2#
Silva instigates a clinch. #BC#
Kinneas manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kinneas looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Good exchange - Kinneas coming out on top.#CUT#
That has opened up Arnaldo Silva's cut even more.
Kinneas feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Good leg kick by Kinneas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Kinneas moves out of range.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Kinneas's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a leg kick but Kinneas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva slips under a jab from Kinneas.
Kinneas thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Irvine Kinneas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Silva blocks a head kick by Kinneas.
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Kinneas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kinneas quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kinneas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kinneas throws a body shot but no joy.
Kinneas lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Kinneas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Kinneas finish him?
Kinneas throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Kinneas tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva cracks the inside of Kinneas's front leg.
Kinneas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinneas misses with a leg kick.
Silva follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kinneas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kinneas moves out of range easily.
Silva just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKinneas.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Kinneas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T1#
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kinneas misses with a leg kick.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Kinneas is wise to it.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Kinneas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kinneas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kinneas has time to react.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinneas throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva shapes to counter with a head kick.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kinneas lands a jab.
Kinneas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kinneas misses with a low kick. #T2#
Silva throws a head kick but Kinneas moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kinneas tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kinneas will feel that in the morning.
Good exchange - Kinneas coming out on top.
Irvine Kinneas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kinneas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Kinneas looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Kinneas moves out of range.
Kinneas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kinneas.
Kinneas throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Kinneas wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnaldo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnaldo Silva!

Arnaldo Silva is the new super heavyweight champion!
Arnaldo Silva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

 

Event: WKBC: The Zealot VS Cheating     
Date:   Apr 02, 2020
#R1#
Silva is looking to chop away at Heimo's legs.
Heimo tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a head kick but Heimo moves out of range.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heimo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heimo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heimo swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Heimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimo.
No joy there for Heimo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva feints and then cracks Heimo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heimo down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Heimo blocks the leg kick.
Silva walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Heimo scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Heimo misses.
Some wild striking there from Heimo. #T1#
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva! #CL#
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heimo has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva prevents a body shot from Heimo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heimo.
Heimo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Silva.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Heimo avoids the damage to the body.
Heimo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Silva. #T2#
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heimo is defending well for now.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Heimo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heimo blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Heimo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Heimo prevents a body shot from Silva.
Heimo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heimo struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands. #BC2#
Heimo breaks from the clinch.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva moves out of range as Heimo throws a body kick.
Heimo moves out of range of the strikes.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Heimo staying out of range there.
Silva misses with a kick to the body. #CL#
Silva clinches.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Heimo avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heimo digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Heimo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimo tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heimo avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the ropes.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimo's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Heimo.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Heimo.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heimo can do to turn this around?
Heimo lands a nice uppercut.
Heimo tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Heimo scores with a shoulder strike. #T1##BC2#
Heimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heimo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heimo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Heimo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Heimo clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Heimo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Heimo counters with a nice body shot.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Heimo counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heimo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heimo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Heimo throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Heimo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Heimo misses with a body shot.
Heimo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Heimo.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CL#
Silva moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Heimo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heimo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Heimo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heimo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Heimo circles away.
Heimo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the ropes. Heimo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva cracks Heimo with a good jab.#ROC#
Heimo is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Heimo tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Silva wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

 

Event: WKBC: Turturro VS Rumble     
Date:   Mar 28, 2020
#R1#
Wawelski scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Wawelski misses. #CL2#
Wawelski darts in and clinches Silva up against the ropes.
Wawelski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wawelski.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wawelski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wawelski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wawelski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wawelski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Wawelski controls the action.
Wawelski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wawelski pushes Silva back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Wawelski.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a body shot from Wawelski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Wawelski blocking some punches. #T1#
Wawelski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wawelskis head.
A short left from Wawelski.
Wawelski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wawelski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wawelski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Wawelski.
Wawelski has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Wawelski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wawelski lands a knee to the body.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Wawelski.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wawelski.
Wawelski tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Wawelski lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Wawelski is working Silva over against the ropes.
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!
Wawelski lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Wawelski blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Wawelski. #T2#
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wawelski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wawelski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wawelski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Wawelski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wawelski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wawelski has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Wawelski misses with an elbow strike.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wawelski lands a shoulder strike.
Wawelski struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wawelski lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
A short right from Wawelski.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kosma Wawelski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wawelski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wawelski moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Wawelski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Silva throws the left hand but Wawelski avoids the punch easily.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wawelski misses with a double jab.
Wawelski scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wawelski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wawelski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wawelski throws a counter combo.
Wawelski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wawelski tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#
Wawelski is rocked!
Wawelski glances at the clock... BAM! Silva nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Wawelski crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Wawelski is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arnaldo Silva!
A less than humble Arnaldo Silva misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

 

Event: Openweight GP:Grand Finale     
Date:   Mar 14, 2020
#R1#
Cook keeps the fight on the outside.
Cook appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva throws a right hand that Cook ducks under and follows up with a left that Cook also avoids with ease.
Cook moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Cook avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva slips a straight right by Cook.
Silva replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cook blocks it well.
Silva throws a low kick but Cook avoids it.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.#CUT#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Cook moves out of range of the body kick.
Cook misses with a hook.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Cook scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cook misses with a leg kick.
Silva cracks the inside of Cook's front leg.
Cook throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Cook throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook throws a head kick that misses.
Cook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Cook lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cook has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.#T1#
No joy there for Cook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cook explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cook missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Cook.
Solomon Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva blocks a body shot from Cook.
Cook is stalling here.
Cook throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva pushes Cook back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cook.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Cook throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Cook throws a head punch that misses.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Cook lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cook throws an elbow but misses.
Cook trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Cook lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Cook scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cook blocks an elbow strike.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cook managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Cook misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cook takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook misses with a knee to the head.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cook's defenses. #CUT2#
It looks like Solomon Cook has been cut.
Cook has Silva pressed against the ropes.
Cook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Cook dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Cook lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Cook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Cook throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Cook avoids it.
Cook connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cook misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cook. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cook throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Solomon Cook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cook on the side of the head.
Cook swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Cook misses.
Cook moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSilva.
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!
Cook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Cook throws a lazy uppercut
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva throws a leg kick but Cook sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cook seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cook moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Cook on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cook's calf.
Silva connects with the punch.#T1#
Cook throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Cook moves his leg out of the way.
Cook misses with a body kick.
Silva throws out a counter right but Cook avoids it with no problem.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CL2#
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Cook.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cook misses with the head strike.
Cook with a knee to the head.
Cook misses with a punch to the body.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Cook.
Cook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Cook blocks it.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cook.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Cook trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Cook throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cook lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cook is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva pushes Cook back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cook lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cook blocks an uppercut.
Silva lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cook has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Cook connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL#
Cook has managed to clinch.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Cook wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Cook - that landed with a thud.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cook is defending well for now.
Cook scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Cook is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cook tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Cook fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cook.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cook scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cook lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#
Silva is rocked!
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 can't find room to land a body shot as Cook controls the action.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Cook finish him?#T1#
Silva misses with a body punch.
Cook trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cook scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Cook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cook swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cook softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cook's brow.
Cook blocks an uppercut.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Cook makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cook trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cook avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Cook controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Cook on the inside. #CUT#
That has opened up Arnaldo Silva's cut even more.
Cook dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Cook is working Silva over against the ropes.
Cook 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.
Cook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cook lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Cook.
Cook makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Cook clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Cook connects with a quick right hand that sends Silva tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Solomon Cook!
Solomon Cook was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

Event: Openweight GP: Semi Finals     
Date:   Mar 07, 2020
#R1#
Adams throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva cracks Adams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adams takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Silva looks for the body kick but Adams saw that one coming.
Silva lands a jab.
Adams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Adams misses.
Silva has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Adams is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Adams wants to clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that Adams semi-blocks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeps Adams at a distance using the push kick.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adams's calf.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva. #KD2#
Silva lands a front kick to the face, that drops Adams 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!#ROC2#
Adams is rocked!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Silva connects with a solid leg kick. #KD2#
Silva scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Adams to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Silva away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Adams got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Adams tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Silva closes the distance and catches Adams with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Adams is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Adams is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Adams is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Silva takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

 

Event: Openweight GP: Round 1     
Date:   Feb 29, 2020
#R1#
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kruglov.
Silva tests Kruglov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva lunges at Kruglov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kruglov's hand.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruglov.
Kruglov scores with a leg kick.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Kruglov slips a jab from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Kruglov connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kruglov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruglov lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruglov.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kruglov's head.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#T1#
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruglov.
Kruglov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kruglov misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva gets through Kruglov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries a body shot but Kruglov blocks it.
Kruglov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kruglov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kruglovs head.
Kruglov controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Kruglov backwards.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kruglov blocks an uppercut.
Kruglov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kruglov trying to land knees to the body.
Kruglov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruglov prevents a body shot from Silva.
Kruglov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruglov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Kruglov blocks it.
Kruglov lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off. #CUT#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Kruglov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva prevents a body shot from Kruglov.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kruglov avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Kruglov.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Kruglov avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruglov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruglov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Kruglov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kruglov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kruglov.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Kruglov forces Silva back against the ropes and clinches.
Kruglov 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 tries to land a knee to the head but Kruglov blocks with his arms.
Kruglov misses with some punches.
Kruglov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Kruglov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Kruglov avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruglov looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud. #T1#
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruglov looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Kruglov.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruglov is trying to stall.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Kruglov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruglov.
Kruglov misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Kruglov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kruglov swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Kruglov tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kruglov.
Kruglov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruglov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Knees to the body from Kruglov.
Kruglov working aggressively here.
Kruglov 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.
Kruglov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Kruglov avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Kruglov blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
#R3##CL#
Kruglov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kruglov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Kruglov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva pushes Kruglov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kruglov is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kruglov 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.
Kruglov throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruglov uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Kruglov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kruglov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Anton Kruglov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kruglov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Kruglov scores with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kruglov struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands. #T2#
Kruglov tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Kruglov back against the ropes.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruglov's elbow.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kruglov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruglov avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Kruglov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kruglov prevents a body shot from Silva.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruglov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kruglov obliges.
Kruglov misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kruglov fails to land.
Kruglov avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnaldo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnaldo Silva!

Arnaldo Silva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

 

Event: Elite Thai Showdown: 3     
Date:   Feb 14, 2020
#R1#
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diaz slips a jab from Silva.
Diaz throws a quick counter head kick but Silva was just out of range.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #CL2#
Silva darts in and clinches Diaz up against the ropes.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses with the head strike. #BC#
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Silva forces Diaz back against the ropes and clinches.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz. #BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch. #T1#
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz cracks Silva with an open hand slap.#CUT#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diaz half committed to a counter leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.#T2#
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Diaz blocks the low kick.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.#KD#
Diaz looks low and kicks high, catching Silva right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Silva wants to clinch.
A jab from Silva misses.
Diaz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diaz's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Diaz should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Silva tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #ROC2#
Diaz is rocked!
Silva closes the distance and lands a lead uppercut that stumbles Diaz back against the ropes! Silva follows up with a jab and a huge straight right that knocks Diaz out cold! What a finish! Silva looks absolutely delighted, as he should do! Congratulations that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arnaldo Silva!
In his post fight interview, Arnaldo Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: Elite Thai Showdown: 1     
Date:   Feb 06, 2020
#R1#
Makarenko lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT2#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva cracks Makarenko with an open hand slap.
Makarenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Makarenko connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva throws a right hand that Makarenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Makarenko also avoids with ease.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Makarenko misses with a head kick.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
Makarenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Makarenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva looks for the body kick but Makarenko saw that one coming.
Makarenko connects with a high kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Makarenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makarenko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Makarenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Makarenko only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Makarenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Makarenko lands a nice looking body shot. #T1#
Makarenko misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makarenko throws out the jab.
Makarenko throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva slips a straight right by Makarenko.
Silva tests Makarenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva blocks a head kick by Makarenko.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makarenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Makarenko walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva avoids the head kick by Makarenko.
Makarenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A clash of legs there as Makarenko blocks the low kick.
A lazy body kick from Makarenko
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva is looking to clinch but Makarenko is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makarenko throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Makarenko was not able to check.
Silva moves out of range as Makarenko throws a body kick. #T2#
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makarenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Makarenko blocks the body kick.
Makarenko tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
Makarenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva cracks the inside of Makarenko's front leg.
Silva misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body kick from Silva.
Makarenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Makarenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Makarenko throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makarenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makarenko looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Makarenko misses with a low kick.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Makarenko had a free shot at his head there.
Makarenko walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Makarenko moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Makarenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makarenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Makarenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makarenko can do to turn this around?
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva keeps Makarenko at a distance using the push kick.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
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!
Makarenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Makarenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makarenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Makarenko blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Makarenko avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Makarenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Makarenko lands an uppercut.
Makarenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Makarenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Makarenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Makarenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva lands a body shot.
Makarenko is breathing heavily.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Makarenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makarenko.
Makarenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Makarenko misses with a body punch.
Silva lands with a short punch from the 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 stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T2#
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makarenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makarenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Makarenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makarenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makarenko misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Makarenko or not.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Makarenko avoids the damage to the body.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Makarenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Makarenko backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makarenko backwards.
Makarenko misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
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.
Cyril Makarenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#ROC#
Makarenko is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
A low kick from Makarenko misses
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Makarenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Makarenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva tries to clinch but Makarenko moves out of range.
Makarenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice cross by Silva.
Silva closes the distance and catches Makarenko with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Makarenko is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Makarenko is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Makarenko is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Silva takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arnaldo Silva!
In his post fight interview, Arnaldo Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: Warzone 5     
Date:   Jan 29, 2020
#R1#
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cotto closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT2#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.#CL2#
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Cotto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Cotto breaks from the clinch.
Cotto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cotto throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Cotto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva throws a right and a left that Cotto avoids nicely.
It seemed like Cotto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cotto was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotto scores with a leg kick.
Cotto misses with a kick to the body.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T1#
Cotto tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Cotto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cotto.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Cotto throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Cotto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cotto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva throws a hook but Cotto blocks it.
Jab from Cotto.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T2#
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Cotto circles away.
Cotto throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Cotto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick 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!
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Silva misses the jab.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Cotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotto circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Cotto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cotto's face. #CUT#
It looks like Miguel Cotto has been cut.
Cotto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cotto.
Cotto lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Miguel Cotto will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva cracks the inside of Cotto's front leg.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Cotto avoids it.
Cotto slips a jab from Silva.
A head kick from Cotto lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Cotto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cotto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Cotto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cotto.
Silva wants to clinch but Cotto slips to the side
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cotto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T1#
Cotto throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cotto throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Cotto checks a leg kick.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cotto misses with a kick to the body. #CL2#
Cotto moves into the clinch.
Cotto is working Silva over against the ropes.
Cotto is working Silva over against the ropes.
Cotto blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Cotto trying to land knees to the body.
Silva misses with some punches.
Cotto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not. #T2#
Cotto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A short uppercut from Cotto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotto working Silva over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva blocks a body shot from Cotto.
Cotto lands an elbow inside.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Cotto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Cotto. #ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Cotto.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#BC2#
Cotto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva looks for the body kick but Cotto saw that one coming.
Silva tries to clinch there but Cotto circles away.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Cotto blocks the leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Cotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Cotto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cotto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva misses with the body kick
and Cotto counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Cotto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Cotto settles back down.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Cotto's head but Cotto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cotto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cotto blocks a head kick by Silva.
Cotto tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
Silva avoids the head kick by Cotto.
Silva looks for the body kick but Cotto saw that one coming.
Cotto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cotto throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Silva misses with a straight left.
Cotto scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Cotto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva is looking to chop away at Cotto's legs.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Cotto slips under a jab.
Cotto blocks a jab.
Cotto flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Cotto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cotto is looking for the big counter here.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Cotto is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A slow jab from Cotto misses its intended target.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T2#
Silva misses with a head kick.
Cotto follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Cotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Cotto wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cotto lands a right and a left and another right! Silva goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Miguel Cotto rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

 

Event: Warzone 2     
Date:   Jan 17, 2020
#R1#
A lazy left from Ford finds it's target.#CUT2#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ford.
Ford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Ford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ford slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva slips under a jab from Ford.
Ford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL2#
Ford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Ford throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ford misses with a punch to the body.
Ford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford misses with a knee strike.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Ford.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ford struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands. #T1#
Ford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ford misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Ford.
Ford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva is working Ford over against the ropes.
Silva misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Ford - that landed with a thud.
Ford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford misses with some punches.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Ford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Ford.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Ford.
Silva lands a left hand. #T2#
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Ford looks winded!
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ford or not.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Ford.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Ford working aggressively here.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ford is blocking nicely.
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 Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT2#
Arnaldo Silva's cut is getting worse.
Ford avoids the head kick by Silva.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a head kick but Ford moves out of range.
Ford cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Ford checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to clinch there but Ford circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Ford does no damage.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Ford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Ford tries to clinch
and Ford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1#
Ford misses with the combination.
Ford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.#CL#
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Ford in a clinch.
Ford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Ford back against the ropes.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Ford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Ford.
Arnaldo Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ford tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands with a left to the head. #T2#
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!
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva gets through Ford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ford.
Ford struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Ford misses with an elbow strike.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ford can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ford pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Silva working aggressively here.
Ford managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Ford throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ford's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that second round.
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!
#R3#
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ford misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ford's knee momentarily.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ford avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a head kick but Ford moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Ford down.
Ford lands with a thumping leg kick.
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 throws a solid leg kick but Ford takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.#T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Ford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva moves out of range as Ford strikes.
It looked like Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ford.
Ford walks into a left hand.
Silva takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
Ford ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Silva.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Ford sees coming a mile off.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.#ROC#
Ford is rocked!
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Ford is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Ford moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Ford throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T2#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ford.
Ford walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Ford is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva is the new super heavyweight champion!
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.

 

Event: Warzone 1     
Date:   Jan 11, 2020
#R1#
Chigg missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chigg slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Chigg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Chigg.#CL#
Chigg moves into the clinch.
Chigg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chigg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chigg.
Chigg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chigg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva. #T1#
Silva tries a knee to the head but Chigg blocks it.
Silva digs a right hand into Chigg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chigg's gas tank.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.
Chigg lands with a right to the head.
Chigg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Chigg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with some punches.
Chigg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 head punch on the inside from Chigg fails to land. #T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Chigg.
Chigg can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Chigg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chigg prevents a body shot from Silva.
Chigg working aggressively here.
Chigg lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Chigg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chigg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigg presses Silva against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chigg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Chigg avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Silva misses the jab.
Chigg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chigg on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chigg connects with a jab.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chigg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.#CUT#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva thuds a left hand into Chigg's body.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Chigg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As Silva tries to get set, Chigg tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva moves out of range as Chigg strikes.
Maya Chigg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Chigg moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.#CL#
Chigg clinches with his opponent.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chigg has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Chigg backwards. #T1#
Chigg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chigg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chigg blocks it with crossed arms.
Chigg avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chigg.
Chigg lands a body shot.
Chigg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chigg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chigg throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Chigg managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Chigg is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chigg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chigg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.#T2#
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chigg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chigg is defending well for now.
Chigg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg blocks an uppercut.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chigg throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Chigg lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigg lands a shot to the body.
Silva blocks a body shot from Chigg.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva blocks a body shot from Chigg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Chigg delivers a nice body kick.
Maya Chigg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#CL2#
Silva clinches.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Chigg as the two fighters clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Chigg blocks with his arms.
Silva working aggressively here.
Chigg lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Chigg as the two fighters clinch.
Silva blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Chigg.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Silva blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Chigg.
Chigg throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chigg's elbow.
Chigg tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Chigg's ribcage. Chigg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chigg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chigg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chigg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Chigg.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Chigg controls his hands.
Chigg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Chigg.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva tries a body shot but Chigg blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chigg.
A shot in the inside from Chigg. #BC#
Chigg breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chigg tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva moves out of range as Chigg strikes.
Chigg misses with a jab to the body
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chigg throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Chigg is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chigg in his tracks.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Chigg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Chigg misses with a hook.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chigg checks it well.

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 Maya Chigg.
I think Silva 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

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.

 

Event: K1 Kings: 5     
Date:   Jan 02, 2020
#R1#
Silva slips under a jab.
Anderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off. #CUT#
It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva. #T1#
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva misses with a knee strike. #T2#
Anderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the ropes.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brownie Anderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva motions for Anderson to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson throws a big counter head kick but Silva avoids it with no problem.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Donk. Anderson catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Silva tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Anderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT2#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses #CL#
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Nice body punch from Silva. #T1#
Silva tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Arnaldo Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva is working Anderson over against the ropes.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC2#
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson is struggling to control the position.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson. #BC2#
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Anderson wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Good standup being displayed there by Anderson as he connects with a hook.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range. #T1#
Silva lands with a right hand.
Anderson tries to clinch
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Anderson is pushing Silva up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson blocks a body shot from Silva.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Brownie Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnaldo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnaldo Silva!

Arnaldo Silva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

 

Event: K1 Kings: 3     
Date:   Dec 26, 2019
#R1#
Makarenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Makarenko is breathing heavily.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Makarenko off balance momentarily.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Makarenko 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.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Silva instigates a clinch.
Makarenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makarenkos head.
Makarenko can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Makarenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makarenko.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Makarenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
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 nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Makarenko controls his hands.
A short right from Silva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC2#
Makarenko is rocked!
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Oh Makarenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
A short left from Silva.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Makarenko avoids the damage to the body.
Silva cracks Makarenko with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Makarenko goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Makarenko wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

Event: K1 Kings: 2     
Date:   Dec 24, 2019
#R1#
Decent striking displayed by Cortez there.#CUT2#
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. #CL#
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!#BC2#
Cortez breaks the clinch. #KD2#
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!#ROC2#
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. #T1#
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. #CL#
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. #T2#
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. #BC2#
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!
#R2#
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. #CL#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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. #ROC#
Cortez is rocked!#CUT#
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!
#R3##KD#
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.#KD#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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!'.

 

Event: AKT 8!     
Date:   Dec 12, 2019
#R1#
De Sucre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as De Sucre is landing a low percentage of strikes.
De Sucre moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from De Sucre misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
De Sucre thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice jab there from De Sucre.
De Sucre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Sucre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
De Sucre tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Sucre blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries a body shot but De Sucre blocks it.
De Sucre blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
De Sucre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
De Sucre misses with a body kick.
De Sucre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Sucre moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva catches De Sucre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like De Sucre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow De Sucre down.
De Sucre throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the ropes.
Silva throws the left hand but De Sucre avoids the punch easily.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Sucre.
Silva blocks a head kick by De Sucre.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva throws a leg kick
and De Sucre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Sucre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Sucre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
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!
De Sucre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
De Sucre lands with a cross. #T2#
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Sucre lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the ropes. #CUT#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
De Sucre misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
De Sucre throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Sucre throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a hook
and De Sucre counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at De Sucre to acknowledge the strikes.
De Sucre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Sucre scrambles back to his feet.
De Sucre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
De Sucre takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #T3#
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva misses with a head kick.
It looked like De Sucre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Sucre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but De Sucre moves out of range.
De Sucre ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
De Sucre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but De Sucre pushes him off.
De Sucre throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Sucre misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Sucre counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Good exchange - De Sucre coming out on top.
Silva tries to bum rush De Sucre with a series of wild strikes but De Sucre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from De Sucre.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T4#
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from De Sucre.
De Sucre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva. #CL2#
De Sucre tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Sucre blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Sucre.
De Sucre is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks. #BC#
De Sucre manages to break the clinch.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Sucre.
Silva misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva throws a jab when De Sucre was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
De Sucre checks a leg kick.
De Sucre cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Sucre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva looks for the body kick but De Sucre saw that one coming.
De Sucre throws a nice head kick!
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Sucre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
As Silva looks to move away, De Sucre throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Sucre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Sucre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as De Sucre controls the action.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but De Sucre avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
A frustrated look appears on De Sucre's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
De Sucre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and De Sucre moves out of range easily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Sucre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Sucre throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Sucre looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
De Sucre tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
De Sucre scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from De Sucre misses.
Silva counters with a body kick.
Silva keeps De Sucre at a distance using the push kick.
De Sucre throws a lazy head kick #KD2#
and Silva counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops De Sucre to the mat! Silva runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and De Sucre is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Sucre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva avoids the head kick by De Sucre.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
De Sucre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Sucre scrambles back to his feet.
Silva 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.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
De Sucre misses with a double jab.
De Sucre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Sucre sets himself, and Silva steps forward looking for the clinch! De Sucre avoids it this time.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva wants to slow De Sucre down by chopping away at his legs.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Silva. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
De Sucre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
De Sucre throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva tries to bum rush De Sucre with a series of wild strikes but De Sucre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jab, jab by De Sucre - just one landing.
Silva clobbers De Sucre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T3#
A punch combination from De Sucre misses.
De Sucre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva tries to clinch there but De Sucre circles away.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Sucre checks it well.
De Sucre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Sucre throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
De Sucre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
De Sucre seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Sucre circles away quickly and effectively.
De Sucre swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but De Sucre saw it coming and moves away.
De Sucre moves out of range of the body kick.
De Sucre swinging wildly here. #T4#
De Sucre sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva looks to land a left hand but De Sucre moved out of range nicely.
De Sucre misses with a straight right.
Silva is looking to chop away at De Sucre's legs.
De Sucre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Sucre. That one must have hurt.
Silva misses with an uppercut. De Sucre saw that one coming.
De Sucre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Sucre moves out of range of the strikes.
De Sucre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Sucre works Silva's body with a nice hook.
De Sucre tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Silva looks for the body kick but De Sucre saw that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Sucre.
De Sucre looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva moves out of range as De Sucre throws a body kick.
De Sucre throws a head kick that misses.
De Sucre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
De Sucre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but De Sucre moves out of range.
De Sucre jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva throws a combination. De Sucre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Sucre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Sucre is looking to land body kicks.
De Sucre throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a head kick. De Sucre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Sucre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva replies with a solid counter kick to the body but De Sucre blocks it well.#T1#
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Silva wants to slow De Sucre down by chopping away at his legs.
De Sucre delivers a nice body kick.
De Sucre misses with a hook.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for De Sucre's leg but De Sucre calmly moves out of range.
De Sucre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva cracks a nice hook into De Sucre's ribs.
De Sucre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
De Sucre swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
De Sucre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Sucre blocks a head kick by Silva.
De Sucre throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silva avoids it.#T2#
De Sucre misses with a double jab.
De Sucre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Sucre circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Sucre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and De Sucre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Sucre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Sucre there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva moves forwards but De Sucre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Sucre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and De Sucre moves out of range easily.
De Sucre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donk. De Sucre catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
De Sucre misses with a wild body shot.
De Sucre looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.#T3#
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Sucre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by De Sucre.
A head kick misses from De Sucre.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Jab by Silva.#ROC2#
De Sucre is rocked!
Silva connects with a nice cross there... De Sucre is looking wobbly and Silva recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send De Sucre to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Silva jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). 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.

 

Event: Rude Rick's Rumble     
Date:   Nov 20, 2019
#R1#
Wolfman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CUT#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva takes one on the button.
Wolfman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva keeps Wolfman at a distance using the push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wolfman.
Silva defending well as Wolfman loads up on a big left hand.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Wolfman.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blitz Wolfman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfman throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva pushes Wolfman away with a front kick.
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!
Wolfman scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Wolfman misses.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wolfman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wolfman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wolfman throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wolfman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Wolfman lands a nice looking body shot. #T1#
Wolfman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Wolfman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wolfman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wolfman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva tries to clinch but Wolfman moves out of range.
Wolfman is looking for a counter combo.
Wolfman lands a body shot.
Silva moves out of range as Wolfman throws a body kick.
Silva lands a head kick!
Wolfman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wolfman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolfman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva with a nice cross.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Wolfman saw it coming and moves away. #T2#
Wolfman throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Wolfman throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Wolfman as he connects with a hook.
Wolfman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Wolfman moves away and avoids it.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva is looking to slow Wolfman down with leg kicks.
A jab from Wolfman misses.
Silva slips under a jab.#CL2#
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Wolfman misses with an elbow over the top.
Wolfman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Wolfman.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolfman avoids it.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wolfman throws an elbow but misses.
Wolfman lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva. #T3#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Wolfman misses with some punches.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolfman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wolfman or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC2#
Wolfman is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Oh Wolfman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva working aggressively here.
Wolfman blocking some punches.
Silva misses with some punches.
Wolfman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wolfman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wolfman seems to have got his legs back now.
Wolfman misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Wolfman.
Wolfman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolfman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolfman throws a head punch that misses.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Wolfman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfman lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T4#
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolfman avoids the damage to the body.
Wolfman working aggressively here.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Wolfman throws a head punch that misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Wolfman is blocking nicely.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Wolfman.
Wolfman lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva tries to work over Wolfman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolfman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Wolfman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Wolfman blocking some punches.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#
That has opened up Arnaldo Silva's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Wolfman.
Wolfman managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Wolfman misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Blitz Wolfman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Silva connects with a stiff jab that staggers Wolfman - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arnaldo Silva!
In his post fight interview, Arnaldo Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: RH107     
Date:   Nov 02, 2019
#R1#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cortez.
Cortez throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cortez avoids the head kick by Silva.
Juanito Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Cortez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva lands a front kick.
Cortez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cortez takes one to the side of the head.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Cortez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Cortez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cortez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cortez in his tracks.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses. #T1#
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Cortez throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva tries to work over Cortez's front leg with a kick but Cortez checks it.
Cortez tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Cortez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva thumps Cortez with a low kick.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Cortez.
Cortez throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cortez. #CL2#
Cortez tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Cortez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva 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.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva 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.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Silva has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#CL2#
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Cortez in a clinch. #BC#
Cortez breaks the clinch.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Cortez throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Cortez only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
As Silva backs away, Cortez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Cortez throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Cortez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cortez will feel that in the morning.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cortez.
An inside leg kick lands from Cortez.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cortez walks into a jab.
Arnaldo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva tests Cortez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cortez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.
Nice defenses there by Cortez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Cortez throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Cortez throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T1#
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Cortez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cortez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez misses with a leg kick.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva lands a front kick.#CL2#
Silva pushes Cortez up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cortez lands a right hand.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cortez managing to block the knees to the body from Silva. #BC#
Cortez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cortez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T2#
Cortez moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Cortez throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
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 with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Silva backs away, Cortez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cortez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Cortez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cortez tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Silva tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cortez on the side of the head.
Cortez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva cracks Cortez with an open hand slap.
Cortez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A good leg kick by Cortez.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cortez.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Cortez.
Cortez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Cortez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T1#
A solid body kick from Silva.
Cortez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Cortez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva with a jab.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Cortez's knee but Cortez avoids it well.
Cortez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Cortez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Cortez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cortez tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva throws a leg kick but Cortez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cortez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Cortez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Cortez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cortez avoids the head kick by Silva. #T2#
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Cortez.
Cortez checks a leg kick.
Silva misses with a hook.#CL2#
Cortez tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cortez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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 misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Cortez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Cortez off the ropes and back into range.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Cortez circles away.
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Cortez shrugs it off though.
Cortez is looking to chop away at Silva's legs. #CL2#
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Juanito Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Silva avoiding damage as Cortez throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnaldo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnaldo Silva!

Arnaldo Silva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Juanito Cortez stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.

 

Event: RH95     
Date:   Oct 05, 2019
#R1#
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.#T1#
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. #CL#
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. #T2#
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.
#R2#
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.#T1#
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.#CUT2#
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.#T2#
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!
#R3#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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.

 

Event: RH84     
Date:   Sep 11, 2019
#R1#
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jose De La Cus misses with a series of wild punches. #KD2#
Jose De La Cus scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Silva to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.#CUT2#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jose De La Cus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jose De La Cus throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Jose De La Cus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jose De La Cus's head backwards.
Silva backs away from a small jab... but Jose De La Cus lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Silva crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Jose De La Cus with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Carter Jose De La Cus!
Carter Jose De La Cus took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

 

Event: RH73     
Date:   Aug 21, 2019
#R1#
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.#CUT2#
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. #T1#
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.#CL#
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. #T2#
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. #BC2#
Pitung manages to break the clinch.
Pitung lands with an overhand left.#CL#
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!
#R2#
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. #T1##CL#
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pitung, pushing him back against the ropes.
Pitung lands a body punch. #BC2#
Pitung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
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. #BC2#
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. #T2#
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.#CL#
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!
#R3#
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.#T1#
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.#ROC2#
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. #CL#
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.#T2#
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.

 

Event: RH62     
Date:   Aug 03, 2019
#R1#
Silva dodges the punch combination from Tay.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Tay's head back.
Tay tries a head kick but it misses.
Tay throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Chong Tay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Silva pushes Tay up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Tay tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position. #BC#
Tay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tay takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #CL2#
Silva clinches up with Tay and pushes him back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva keeps control of Tay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Tay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tay blocks an uppercut.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Tay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tay is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.#T1##BC#
Tay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Tay.
Tay is looking to land body kicks.
Tay takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tay throws a combination that misses
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Tay throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva scores with a head kick. Tay tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
No joy there for Tay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Tay backs away looking to recover.
Tay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tay misses the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva lunges at Tay with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tay's hand. #CL2#
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Tay tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tay is breathing heavily.
Tay working hard to break the clinch.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tay backwards.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tay has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.#T2#
A short uppercut from Silva.
Tay is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva tries to work over Tay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tay's efforts to push away.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Tay tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva trying to land knees to the body. #BC#
Tay manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Tay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Tay's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Jab from Silva.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tay.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tay scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one. #CUT#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Tay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tay misses with a low kick.
Tay catches Silva napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Silva crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Tay raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chong Tay!
In his post fight interview, Chong Tay started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: RH51     
Date:   Jul 10, 2019
#R1#
Romo throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Romo just misses with a punch to the body.
Romo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Romo struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Romo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Romo lands a shoulder strike.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Romo lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Romo controls his hands.
Romo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands with a light punch inside. #ROC2#
Romo is rocked!
Romo is breathing heavily.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Romo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Romo crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Romo face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Silva takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arnaldo Silva!
In his post fight interview, Arnaldo Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: RH41     
Date:   Jun 22, 2019
#R1#
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Meeks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Meeks throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Meeks closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.
Meeks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Meeks controls his hands.
Meeks can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Meeks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meeks can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva blocking some punches.
Meeks blocks a body shot from Silva.
Meeks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meeks lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Meeks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meeks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meeks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Meeks gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meeks scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head. #T1#
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Meeks avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Meeks.
Meeks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meeks lands a left hand.
Silva blocking some punches.
Meeks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Meeks blocks it.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Meeks blocks a body shot from Silva.
Meeks blocking some punches.
Meeks scores with a hook to the body.
Silva looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Meeks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Meeks fails to land.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Meeks fails to land.
Meeks blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Meeks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva pushes Meeks back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Meeks. #T2#
Meeks working aggressively here.
Meeks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meeks prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a body shot from Meeks.
A right hand to the body from Meeks.
A short right from Meeks on the inside.
I was talking to Meeks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Meeks lands with a light punch inside.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Meeks controls the action.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Meeks fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Meeks.
A short uppercut from Meeks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hand to the body from Meeks.
Meeks lands a left hand.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Meeks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buzz Meeks dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Meeks darts in and clinches Silva up against the ropes.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meeks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buzz Meeks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Meeks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meeks.
Meeks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Meeks throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meeks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meeks pushes Silva back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meeks.
Meeks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Meeks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meeks.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Meeks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meeks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meeks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Meeks swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
Meeks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Meeks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meeks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Meeks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Meeks finish him?
Meeks creates a bit of distance and cracks Silva with a big uppercut! Silva goes down! The referee pushes Meeks away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Silva make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Meeks takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Buzz Meeks!
In his post fight interview, Buzz Meeks started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: RH31     
Date:   Jun 01, 2019
#R1#
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Brown misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Silva throws a counter high kick but Brown was just alert enough to avoid it.
Brown blocks a head kick by Silva. #T1#
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva tries to clinch
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Arnaldo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brown throws a lazy head kick
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Donk. Brown catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Brown stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.#T2#
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva moves away from the strike by Brown. #CL#
Brown gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Brown dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Brown looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Silva looks to land a combination. Brown sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva walks into a jab.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva thumps Brown with a low kick.#T1#
Brown lands a jab.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Silva moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Silva misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva throws a big counter combination but Brown scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with the combination. #T2#
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Silva catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown slips a jab from Silva.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva slips a straight right by Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Brown is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here. #CL#
Silva forces Brown back against the ropes and clinches.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Silva. #BC2#
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva checks a low kick from Brown.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Brown down.
Arnaldo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it. #CL#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Silva works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2#
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva staying out of range there.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Silva throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dave Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
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.
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown. #T2#
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva misses with some punches.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva has Brown pressed against the ropes, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.

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 Arnaldo Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnaldo Silva!

Arnaldo Silva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

 

Event: RH24     
Date:   May 18, 2019
#R1#
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo! #CUT#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.#CL2#
Diaz gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silva is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva cracks Diaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to clinch but Diaz moves away
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Silva forces Diaz back against the ropes and clinches.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Diaz wants to break free but Silva has control. #T1#
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Diaz misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Diaz tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.#BC2#
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Diaz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaz lands a front kick.#T2#
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 head kick from Silva lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
Silva tries to land a body kick
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz works the jab nicely.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Diaz 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.
Diaz cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Silva steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva'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.
#R2#
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick from Silva lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Silva looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Silva sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diaz throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a counter combo.
Silva thows a body kick. Diaz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.#T1#
Silva wants to clinch.#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
A cross from Diaz lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T2#
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Silva.
Diaz tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Diaz.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Niko Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Diaz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Silva lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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 Niko Diaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva'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!
#R3#
Silva lands with a cross.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Silva.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva scores with a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Niko Diaz has been cut.
A low kick from Diaz is predictable there
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands with a right to the head. #ROC2#
Diaz is rocked!
Silva is holding Diaz round the back of the neck and unloading with elbows! Boom, boom, boom! 3 big elbows land right to the bridge of the nose and Diaz goes down! Oh, his nose is a mess! I'm not sure he's going to beat the count... 4,5,6,7,8,9,10. He's done! Silva takes it and Diaz is going to the hospital to get that nose checked out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: DARE KT CLASSIC 2     
Date:   Nov 25, 2017
#R1#
Silva connects with a body shot.
Zhou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Zhou pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zhou avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Zhou looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Zhou throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Zhou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhou.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zhou has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva closes the distance but Zhou moves to the side
and Zhou counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Zhou rushes Silva and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Zhou. #T1#
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhou.
Zhou blocking some punches.
Silva tries a body shot but Zhou blocks it.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhou's elbow.
Silva working aggressively here.
Zhou creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses. #CUT2#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhou controls his hands.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zhou trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zhou into the ropes.
Zhou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhou displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Zhou. #T2#
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhou wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhou lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhou.
Zhou wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it. #BC#
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zhou throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhou throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Zhou counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL2#
Zhou has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva avoiding damage as Zhou throws knees to the body.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva 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.
Zhou blocks a head kick by Silva.
Zhou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva with a hook.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva looks to land a combination. Zhou sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zhou.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Zhou as he checks the leg kick.
Arnaldo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zhou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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 goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zhou checks it well.
Zhou looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zhou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Zhou.
Zhou moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zhou is able to avoid easily.
Zhou tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
Zhou blocks a head kick by Silva. #T1#
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Zhou moves out of range easily.
Arnaldo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zhou throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva feints and then cracks Zhou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zhou down.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhou. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhou connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Zhou is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Zhou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhou.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That kick from Zhou tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Zhou fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zhou on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T2#
Zhou slips under a jab from Silva.
Zhou avoids a kick to the body.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Zhou moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zhou jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva tries to work over Zhou's front leg with a kick but Zhou checks it.
Silva backing away here, and Zhou unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zhou on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva is looking to slow Zhou down with leg kicks.
Zhou throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Zhou blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhou avoids the head kick by Silva.
Zhou only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zhou throws a head kick that misses.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Zhou counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zhou wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a quick counter head kick but Zhou was just out of range.
Zhou moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Zhou moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#CL2#
Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Zhou. Zhou maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Zhou breaks the clinch.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL#
Silva clinches up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhou is stalling here.
Zhou is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Zhou into the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zhou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T1#
Zhou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zhou blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhou is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li Zhou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC2#
Zhou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva misses with a low kick as Zhou jumps back.
Zhou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhou.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Zhou feints a counter leg kick.
Zhou works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Zhou misses.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Zhou counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Zhou cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Zhou lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Zhou. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Zhou as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zhou lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Zhou looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Zhou drives through and clinches with Silva against the ropes.
Silva avoiding damage as Zhou throws knees to the body.
Zhou pushes Silva back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhou is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Li Zhou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight as a draw!

Arnaldo Silva wins by majority decision!

Arnaldo Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Li Zhou spoke after the fight, saying 'You may of beat me but I bet you got shit for music taste you freaking right wing Nazi normie redneck! I'm vegan!!!'.

 

Event: YL 50: West v Ramos     
Date:   Oct 07, 2017
#R1#
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Hitman avoids it.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hitman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Hitman moved away.
Silva misses with a hook.
Hitman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body kick from Hitman.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hitman misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Hitman throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Hitman lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT2#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Hitman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hitman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T1#
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Hitman counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva lands a jab to Hitman's midsection.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hitman is out of range.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hitman is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Hitman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Hitman moved away.
Hitman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab by Silva.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hitman is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Hitman's leg but Hitman calmly moves out of range.
Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Hitman counters with a body kick.
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 a wild body shot.
Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHitman.#T2#
Hitman tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Hitman counters with a solid body kick.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Hitman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hitman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Hitman throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Silva gets a clinch.
Hitman swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Hitman.
A head punch on the inside from Hitman fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hitman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Hitman blocks with his arms.
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 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.
#R2#
Hitman blocks a head kick by Silva.
Hitman throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Hitman's shoulder, as Hitman tries to avoid the shot.
Hitman lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva looks to land a body kick but Hitman moved away.
Hitman thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hitman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hitman scores with a hook.
Damian Hitman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hitman throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Hitman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range. #T1#
Hitman throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Hitman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hitman.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hitman circles away quickly and effectively.
Hitman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Hitman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Hitman thinks about the counter body kick.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitman is looking for the big counter here.
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.
Hitman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hitman throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Hitman's coach down at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hitman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hitman connects with a high kick.
Hitman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hitman throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Hitman misses with a few strikes there.
Silva thinks about countering with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Hitman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hitman thinks about the counter body kick.
Hitman misses with a kick to the body.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Hitman throws a head kick that half lands. #ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Hitman's shoulder, as Hitman tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hitman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Hitman circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hitman scores with a jab.
Hitman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Hitman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hitman swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hitman throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Hitman misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Hitman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hitman's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hitman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hitman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Hitman moves away and avoids it.
Hitman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#T1#
Hitman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hitman.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Hitman manages to avoid it.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hitman is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva clobbers Hitman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hitman works the jab nicely.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #CL#
Silva rushes Hitman and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hitman prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva has Hitman pressed against the ropes, preventing Hitman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitman throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hitman.
Hitman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Hitman controls the action.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Hitman controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hitman backwards. #CUT#
It looks like Damian Hitman has been cut.#T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hitman's elbow.
Hitman prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Hitman is trying to break free.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hitman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Hitman pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Hitman throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Hitman avoids the head kick by Silva.
Hitman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hitman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hitman.
Hitman loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Hitman checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Hitman misses.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hitman counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hitman counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva works Hitman's body with a nice hook.
Hitman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T1#
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Hitman counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Both fighters circling a little - Hitman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva checks a low kick from Hitman.
Hitman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
A jab from Hitman finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Hitman misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Hitman misses.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hitman.
Silva scores with a leg kick. #T2#
Hitman moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHitman.
Silva checks a low kick from Hitman.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitman throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Hitman shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hitman throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Hitman moves out of range easily.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva wants to clinch up but Hitman keeps it at a distance.
Hitman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice body kick there by Hitman.
Silva takes one on the button.
Hitman throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hitman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Hitman dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Hitman throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Hitman blocks a leg kick.
Hitman tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Hitman sees coming a mile off.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Hitman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Hitman 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.
Hitman throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hitman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hitman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hitman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T1#
Hitman connects with a nice looking jab.
Hitman misses with a looping left.
Silva tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hitman manages to circle out of the way.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hitman. That did some damage!
Hitman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hitman is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Hitman tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
Hitman misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hitman walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Crunch! Hitman slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick #CL2#
and Hitman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva working aggressively here.
Hitman misses with a punch on the inside.
Hitman tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva gets through Hitman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hitman blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Hitman misses with a punch on the inside.
Hitman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Hitman's head.
A nice left hand lands by Hitman.
Hitman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva tries a body shot but Hitman blocks it.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hitman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva tries to work over Hitman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hitman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitman misses with the head strike.
Hitman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damian Hitman.
I think Hitman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:49
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Hitman!

Damian Hitman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

 

Event: YL 43: Valor v Experiment     
Date:   Sep 03, 2017
#R1#
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Falcon throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Falcon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Falcon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL2#
Silva rushes Falcon and presses him up against the ropes.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Falcon swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva presses Falcon against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Falcon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Falcon managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcon is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Falcon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Falcon misses with some punches.
Silva stalls. #T1#
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva working aggressively here. #BC2#
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Falcon looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
As Falcon backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Falcon manages to avoid it all.
Falcon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Falcon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Falcon staying out of range there.
Silva tries to clinch up but Falcon circles away and keeps his distance.
Falcon connects with a single shot there.
Falcon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T2#
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
enabling Falcon to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva stuns Falcon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Falcon checks a leg kick.
Falcon lands a jab to Silva's midsection.#CL2#
Silva rushes Falcon and presses him up against the ropes.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Falcon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Falcon tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva tries a body shot but Falcon blocks it.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Falcon.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Silva is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Falcon throws a big shot that misses.
Falcon throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcon is just out of range.
Falcon is looking to counter punch.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Falcon's sensitive parts.
Falcon swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Falcon rather than just go for the knockout.#CL2#
Silva has Falcon up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Falcon lands with a right to the head. #T1##BC2#
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cody Falcon is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Falcon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falcon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Falcon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Falcon avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Falcon does no damage.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Falcon throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Falcon's torso.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Falcon looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Falcon. #CUT#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Falcon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T2#
Falcon misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Falcon swinging wildly here.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva looks to land a combination. Falcon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A bone on bone clash there as Falcon blocks the leg kick.
Falcon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva tries to clinch but Falcon is having none of it.
Falcon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Falcon stumbling back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
#R3#
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Falcon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcon. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcon throws a good cross that connects. #KD#
Falcon lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Silva goes down! The ref sends Falcon to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Silva is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Falcon finish him?
Falcon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falcon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Falcon avoids it.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Falcon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva scores with a jab.
Falcon moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Falcon.
Silva throws a series of punches but Falcon avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Falcon's head but Falcon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
Falcon throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease. #CL2#
Silva clinches up against the ropes.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Falcon controls his hands.
Falcon misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Falcon.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva cracks Falcon with a nice body shot.
Silva pushes Falcon back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falcon.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Falcon gets an underhook and turns Silva into the ropes.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Falcon working aggressively here.
Falcon is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
Silva gets through Falcon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcon wants to break free but Silva has control.
Falcon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Falcon or not.
Falcon prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Silva.
Falcon misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Silva. #ROC2#
Falcon is rocked!
Silva cracks Falcon with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Falcon goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Falcon wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arnaldo Silva!
A very excited looking Arnaldo Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: YL 34: 170T FINAL     
Date:   Jul 29, 2017
#R1#
Hitman avoids the body shot from Silva.
Hitman misses with a wild body shot.
Silva defending well as Hitman loads up on a big left hand.
Hitman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Hitman.
Hitman slips under a jab from Silva.
Hitman throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva wants to counter with a clinch but Hitman pushes him away.
Hitman walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Hitman's leg but Hitman calmly moves out of range.
Hitman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hitman throws out the jab.
Hitman misses with a double jab.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Hitman moved out of range nicely.
Hitman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Silva.
Hitman looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Hitman tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1##CL#
Hitman gets a clinch.
Hitman lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hitman.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Hitman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Hitman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hitman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hitman lands with a light punch inside.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva works on Hitman's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries to work over Hitman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Hitman controls the action.
Hitman tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Hitman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hitman wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Hitman misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Hitman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hitman lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
A nice left hand lands by Hitman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hitman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Hitman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hitman's elbow.
Hitman blocks a body shot from Silva.
Hitman blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Hitman controls the action.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hitman's brow.
Hitman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hitman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hitman lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
A short left from Hitman. #ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Hitman creates a bit of distance and cracks Silva with a big uppercut! Silva goes down! The referee pushes Hitman away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Silva make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Hitman takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dariusz Hitman!
A victorious Dariusz Hitman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: Young Lions Petrov v Ramos     
Date:   Jul 07, 2017
#R1#
Doyle swinging wildly here.
A head kick from Silva lands but Doyle takes it in his stride.
Doyle misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws out a counter right but Doyle avoids it with no problem.#CL2#
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doyle is breathing heavily.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doyle backwards. #T1#
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Doyle's ribcage. Doyle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Doyle in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doyle or not.
Silva stalling.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva presses Doyle against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doyle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva is leaning against Doyle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva gets through Doyle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva is leaning against Doyle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva landing knees to the body. #T2#
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doyle's face.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Doyle's ribcage. Doyle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Doyle takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva working Doyle over with knees to the body.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva 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.
#R2#
Doyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Doyle working hard to break the clinch.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Silva.
Silva works on Doyle's body with a couple of short punches.
Doyle takes a shot 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!
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC2#
Doyle is rocked!
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doyle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Doyle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arnaldo Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doyle or not.
Silva lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Doyle tries to break Silva's hands from around his neck, Silva unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Doyle will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

 

Event: Young Lions 170 T Round 8     
Date:   Jun 16, 2017
#R1#
Doyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Doyle misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva is looking to counter the offense by Doyle and move into the clinch.
A punch combination from Doyle misses.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Doyles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doyle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Silva clinches.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick. #CL#
Silva gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doyle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Doyle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doyle tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Doyle looks winded!
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T1#
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doyle or not.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
Doyle tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
Doyle wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva cracks Doyle with a nice body shot.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyles head. #T2#
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva is working Doyle over against the ropes.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Doyle's ribcage. Doyle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Silva presses Doyle against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doyle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
Doyle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doyle.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doyle needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Doyle's front leg but catches the back leg as Doyle tries to avoid it.
Silva slips under a jab from Doyle.
Doyle throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.#CL#
Silva drives through and clinches with Doyle against the ropes.
Doyle can't break the clinch.
Doyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doyle can't break the clinch.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank.
Doyle is breathing heavily.
A short left from Silva.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doyle.#T1#
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Doyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doyle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva has Doyle pushed against the ropes.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva is working Doyle over against the ropes.
Arnaldo Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2#
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doyle as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Doyle's head.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards. #ROC#
Doyle is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#KD#
Silva breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Doyle with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Doyle looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Doyle get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Doyle is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Silva throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Doyle is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

 
 
 
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