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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marco Salamanca (ranked 21797 p4p, 2065 weight class) and Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 603 p4p, 266 weight class). Salamanca comes to the ring accompanied by Superstar Cypress Hill. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Salamanca tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Salamanca throws a leg kick
and Cortez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cortez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
Salamanca looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Cortez scores with a body shot.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Salamanca throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Salamanca misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Salamanca gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez misses with a kick to the body.
Cortez throws a jab when Salamanca was well out of range.
Salamanca wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cortez throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca scores with a shot to the body.
Cortez connects with a solid leg kick.
Salamanca works the jab nicely.
Salamanca throws a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Cortez 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.
Cortez blocks a low kick nicely.
Salamanca with a hook.
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Salamanca.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca lunges at Cortez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cortez's hand.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
An inside leg kick from Cortez misses.
Cortez avoids a kick to the body.
Cortez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Salamanca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salamanca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salamanca gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Salamanca takes a shot to the head.
Salamanca lands an elbow just above Cortez 's eye.
Cortez misses with some punches.
Salamanca misses with the head strike.
Cortez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salamanca scores with a shoulder strike.
Cortez presses Salamanca against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cortez misses with an elbow over the top.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Cortez lands with a right to the head.
Cortez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salamanca has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cortez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Salamanca avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ubaldo Cortez 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Cortez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Salamanca moves out of range of the leg kick from Cortez.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cortez.
Salamanca misses with a kick to the body.
Salamanca scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cortez in his tracks.
Salamanca keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salamanca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Salamanca misses with a kick to the body.
Salamanca moves out of range of the strikes.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
A punch combination from Salamanca misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salamanca throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cortez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
Salamanca keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salamanca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salamanca darts in and clinches Cortez up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Cortez.
Ubaldo Cortez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that Salamanca has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Salamanca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cortez.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Cortez avoids a wild elbow strike from Salamanca.
Cortez pushes Salamanca back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Cortez lands a body shot.
Salamanca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Salamanca throws an elbow but misses.
Salamanca throws an elbow but it misses.
Salamanca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Cortez on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Salamanca blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca blocking some punches.
Cortez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Salamanca.
Salamanca has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
Cortez avoids a wild elbow strike from Salamanca.
Cortez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Salamanca controls his hands.
Cortez lands a nice uppercut.
Salamanca gets through Cortez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salamanca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salamanca.
A nice left hand lands by Salamanca.
Cortez trying to control the position but instead, Salamanca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cortez into the ropes.
Salamanca misses with an elbow strike.
Salamanca tries to work over Cortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marco Salamanca will probably get the nod.
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.
Salamanca has managed to clinch.
Salamanca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Salamanca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salamanca has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
Salamanca creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cortez's defenses.
Salamanca lands with a short shot to the head.
Cortez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Cortez blocks the elbow strike.
Salamanca lands an elbow that stopped Cortez in his tracks for a moment.
Salamanca misses with a knee to the head.
Cortez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salamanca works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salamanca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salamanca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salamanca's elbow.
Salamanca lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca trying to land knees to the body.
Salamanca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Salamanca throws an elbow but it misses.
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cortez takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Salamanca scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cortez.
Salamanca tries to land knees in the clinch but Cortez avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cortez scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Cortez.
Cortez digs a right hand into Salamanca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salamanca's gas tank.
Salamanca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body.
Cortez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Salamanca is looking to clinch but Cortez is avoiding it.
A clash of legs there as Salamanca blocks the low kick.
Salamanca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salamanca avoids a kick to the body.
Salamanca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cortez.
Salamanca scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salamanca tried to score with a low kick but Cortez checks it.
Salamanca throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salamanca uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cortez has time to react.
Salamanca looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Salamanca lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cortez throws a hook but Salamanca blocks it.
Salamanca seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Salamanca scores with a shot to the body.
Salamanca connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salamanca scores with a jab.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Salamanca's shoulder, as Salamanca tries to avoid the shot.
Salamanca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cortez tries a quick counter leg kick but Salamanca is wise to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca clearly takes 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.
Salamanca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cortez at a distance.
Salamanca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Salamanca cracks Cortez with a good jab.
Cortez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Salamanca checks it well.
Salamanca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cortez. That did some damage!
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Salamanca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salamanca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salamanca staying out of range there.
Salamanca 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.
Salamanca looks for the body kick but Cortez saw that one coming.
Cortez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salamanca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cortez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salamanca counters with an inside leg kick.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Salamanca with a body shot.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Salamanca saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salamanca.
Salamanca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortez throws a leg kick
letting Salamanca counter with a right hand.
Salamanca cracks Cortez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Salamanca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cortez misses with a body kick.
Salamanca throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salamanca feints and then cracks Cortez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cortez down.
Salamanca connects with an inside leg kick.
Salamanca lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Cortez.
Salamanca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Salamanca moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salamanca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cortez moves out of range as Salamanca strikes.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick lands for Salamanca.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salamanca.
Salamanca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Salamanca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cortez scores with a jab. Salamanca acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca had his way with Ubaldo Cortez in that 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!
Salamanca lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marco Salamanca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cortez throws the kick towards the body but Salamanca avoids it.
Cortez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Salamanca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cortez.
Salamanca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cortez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A low kick from Cortez is predictable there
and Salamanca counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salamanca.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Salamanca.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez lands with a left to the head.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Cortez.
Cortez throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
Salamanca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Salamanca prevents a body shot from Cortez.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salamanca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Salamanca.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Cortez tries to stall but Salamanca uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Salamanca blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Cortez.
Ubaldo Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Cortez pushes Salamanca back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salamanca lands an elbow inside that Cortez shrugs off.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ubaldo Cortez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salamanca 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 48:47
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 48:47
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
Marco Salamanca is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Marco Salamanca, 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.
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hype
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