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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tuco Salamanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enoch Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tuco Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enoch Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salamanca tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salamanca misses with a lunging right hand
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salamanca has been working on his boxing with his coaches at R.A.D's Lads in the buildup to the fight.
Salamanca fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thompson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Salamanca checks a low kick from Thompson.
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson tries a low kick but Salamanca avoids it.
Salamanca throws a lazy right hand but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salamanca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thompson. That did some damage!
Salamanca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Salamanca sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thompson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Salamanca on the side of the head.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Thompson slips a jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
Thompson slips a jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a sloppy body shot
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Salamanca looks to land a left hand but Thompson moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson slips a straight right by Salamanca.
Thompson digs a good body shot into Salamanca's ribs.
Salamanca connects with a jab.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Salamanca is looking to score with low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Salamanca there.
Salamanca ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Thompson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thompson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Salamanca lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thompson backs up against the cage.
Salamanca throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Salamanca throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Salamanca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salamanca throws a big shot that misses.
Thompson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Thompson.
Salamanca lands a head kick. Thompson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salamanca checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Salamanca cracks Thompson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Salamanca misses with a straight left.
Salamanca misses with a looping right.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Salamanca.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
Thompson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Salamanca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salamanca.
Salamanca letting Thompson take a breather here.
Salamanca is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Salamanca lands an uppercut.
A short right from Salamanca on the inside.
Salamanca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salamanca.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Salamanca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Salamanca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Salamanca tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the cage.
Salamanca tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Salamanca back against the cage.
Salamanca working aggressively here.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Salamanca lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Salamanca.
Thompson tries to work over Salamanca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salamanca misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salamanca.
Salamanca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Salamanca moved out of range.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca moves out of range of the leg kick from Thompson.
A little feinted left hand from Salamanca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca lands a jab.
Thompson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salamanca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuco Salamanca 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.
An inside leg kick from Salamanca misses.
Thompson misses with a jab to the body
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Salamanca moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Salamanca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salamanca bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thompson's head backwards.
Salamanca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thompson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Salamanca with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Salamanca with a nice cross.
Tuco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson ducks right into an uppercut from Salamanca.
Thompson jabs Salamanca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Salamanca misses with a looping right.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salamanca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Salamanca lands a nice looking body shot.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
Thompson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Salamanca.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Salamanca is looking to counter punch.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Salamanca lands a jab to the nose.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
Salamanca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Salamanca comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Salamanca is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Salamanca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy right hand. Thompson should have avoided that one.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
Thompson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Salamanca throws a good cross that connects.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Salamanca under the eye.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
A big left from Salamanca misses.
Thompson scores with a shot to the body.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Salamanca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.
Salamanca sets himself, and Thompson steps forward looking for the clinch! Salamanca avoids it this time.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salamanca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Thompson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salamanca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Salamanca misses with a straight left.
Thompson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Salamanca throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Thompson throws a front kick aimed at Salamanca's knee but Salamanca avoids it well.
Thompson lands an overhand right.
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
Thompson lands with a straight right. Salamanca didn't see that one coming.
Thompson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thompson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thompson tries to score with a low kick but Salamanca moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Salamanca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Salamanca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thompson. Thompson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Salamanca throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Salamanca misses with a left hand
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. Thompson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tuco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson tries to score with a low kick but Salamanca moves his leg out of the way.
Salamanca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Salamanca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thompson slips under a jab from Salamanca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuco Salamanca dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salamanca lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Salamanca misses with a wild combination.
Salamanca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thompson.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Thompson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thompson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Salamanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thompsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Thompson.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Salamanca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thompson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Salamanca lands with a cross.
Salamanca throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Salamanca.
A big right from Salamanca misses.
Thompson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Thompson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thompson avoids a kick to the body.
Salamanca blocks a leg kick.
Salamanca swinging wildly here.
Salamanca lunges at Thompson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thompson's hand.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.
The fighters circling - Salamanca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Salamanca does it's job there.
Salamanca throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Salamanca moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Salamanca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Thompson tries to clinch but Salamanca is having none of it.
Thompson throws a front kick aimed at Salamanca's knee but Salamanca avoids it well.
Salamanca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salamanca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson 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.
Salamanca throws a leg kick
and Thompson counters with a right hand to the body.
Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
A counter left hand to the body from Salamanca misses its target.
Thompson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salamanca throws an off balance right hand
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson cracks Salamanca with a good jab.
Salamanca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thompson's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Salamanca's corner calls for a 1-2. Salamanca obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A combination from Salamanca does no damage.
Thompson tries to work over Salamanca's front leg with a kick but Salamanca checks it.
Salamanca throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Thompson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a big shot that misses.
Thompson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Salamanca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thompson is able to avoid easily.
Thompson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salamanca momentarily.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salamanca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salamanca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salamanca scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salamanca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Salamanca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Salamanca moves out of range.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salamanca.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Salamanca throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salamanca throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Salamanca digs a good body shot into Thompson's ribs.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca lunges at Thompson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thompson's hand.
Thompson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Enoch Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salamanca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tuco Salamanca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salamanca 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuco Salamanca!
Tuco Salamanca 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.
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hype
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