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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Shamil Zavurov (ranked 8326 p4p, 467 weight class) and Soa Silva (ranked 4346 p4p, 344 weight class). Zavurov comes to the ring accompanied by Deftones - Xenon. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Excellent MT
Experienced
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Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shamil Zavurov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Soa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zavurov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Zavurov counters with a leg kick.
Zavurov ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zavurov.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Zavurov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Zavurov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Zavurov counters with a straight right hand.
Zavurov looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Zavurov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva connects with a right hand. Zavurov shakes it off.
Zavurov tries to clinch
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Zavurov.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Zavurov.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zavurov moves away.
Silva with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov wants to clinch.
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.
Zavurov looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Zavurov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva misses with a hook. Zavurov ducked under it nicely.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Zavurov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zavurov throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Zavurov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Zavurov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva moves out of range as Zavurov strikes.
Zavurov wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Silva catches Zavurov right on the button with a cross.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zavurov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Zavurov's shoulder, as Zavurov tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zavurov tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zavurov.
Zavurov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zavurov wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Zavurov is looking to counter punch.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zavurov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zavurov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Zavurov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soa 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.
Zavurov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Zavurov.
Zavurov walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva swings for the body but Zavurov moves out of range.
Donk. Silva catches Zavurov right on the button with a cross.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Zavurov's shoulder, as Zavurov tries to avoid the shot.
Silva cracks Zavurov with an open hand slap.
Zavurov lands a front kick.
Zavurov tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zavurov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zavurov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Zavurov's head.
Silva throws a hook but Zavurov avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zavurov throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Zavurov counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zavurov.
Zavurov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Zavurov's head back.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Zavurov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zavurov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Zavurov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Zavurov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Zavurov - that landed with a thud.
Zavurov blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zavurov.
Zavurov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Zavurov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Zavurov's head.
Zavurov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Zavurov misses with a punch to the body.
Zavurov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zavurov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zavurov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Zavurov lands a nice elbow.
Zavurov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Zavurov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zavurov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Soa Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zavurov throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zavurov counters with a stiff right hand.
Zavurov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zavurov counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zavurov tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Zavurov.
Zavurov throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zavurov.
Zavurov throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zavurov avoids the body shot from Silva.
As Silva tries to get set, Zavurov tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zavurov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Zavurov 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.
Soa Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Soa Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zavurov swings widly with a right hand
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zavurov.
Zavurov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zavurov scrambles back to his feet.
Zavurov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva with a hook.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zavurov.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's 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 throws an off balance right hand
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov lands a body shot.
Zavurov darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zavurov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A swing and a miss from Zavurov.
Zavurov throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Zavurov throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Shamil Zavurov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
As Silva tries to get set, Zavurov tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Zavurov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zavurov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva cracks Zavurov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silva lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Soa Silva.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soa Silva!
Soa Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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