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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tuco Salamanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Strong Belwas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strong Belwas will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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210 lbs
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210 cm
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270 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 2, fighting out of London, Tuco Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Strong Belwas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Belwas misses.
Belwas moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Tuco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Belwas. Beautiful body shot.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
Belwas avoids the head kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Belwas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Belwas's calf.
Salamanca tried to score with a low kick but Belwas checks it.
Salamanca throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Belwas counters with a body kick.
Belwas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Belwas lands a shoulder strike.
Belwas digs a right hand into Salamanca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salamanca's gas tank.
Belwas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salamanca or not.
Salamanca is breathing heavily.
Salamanca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Belwas is keeping busy.
Salamanca is looking to break free of the clinch but Belwas has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca tries a body shot but Belwas blocks it.
Belwas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Salamanca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belwas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salamanca lands with a right to the head.
Belwas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belwas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Belwas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Belwas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Belwas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salamanca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Belwas scores with a knee to the head.
Salamanca struggles to land a body shot inside as Belwas controls his hands.
Belwas lands a nice knee to the body.
Belwas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Belwas landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belwas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Belwas stalls.
Belwas digs a right hand into Salamanca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salamanca's gas tank.
Belwas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Belwas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Salamanca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belwas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Belwas is stalling here.
Belwas landing knees to the body.
Belwas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belwas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Salamanca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belwas digs a right hand into Salamanca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salamanca's gas tank.
Belwas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Belwas scores with a shot to the side of Salamanca's head.
Belwas tries a body shot but Salamanca blocks it.
Belwas lands a nice uppercut.
Salamanca avoiding damage as Belwas throws knees to the body.
Belwas throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Salamanca fails to land.
Salamanca trying to control the position but instead, Belwas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Salamanca into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belwas.
Salamanca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belwas.
Belwas stalling.
Salamanca misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belwas misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salamanca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salamanca managing to block the knees to the body from Belwas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Belwas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belwas blocks an uppercut.
Belwas looking to throw knees to the head but Salamanca is blocking nicely.
Salamanca can't find room to land a body shot as Belwas controls the action.
Belwas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salamanca.
Belwas trying to land knees to the body.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salamanca blocks a jab.
Salamanca quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Belwas misses with a body kick.
Salamanca tried to counter with a leg kick but Belwas avoided it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Strong Belwas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Belwas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salamanca. That did some damage!
Belwas throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Salamanca does no damage.
Salamanca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Belwas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Salamanca scrambles back to his feet.
Belwas clinches with his opponent.
Salamanca takes a knee to the side of the body.
Belwas lands a nice shot to the body.
Salamanca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belwas's elbow.
Salamanca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strong Belwas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Belwas taking a breather.
Belwas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salamanca or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belwas with a knee to the head.
Belwas blocks an uppercut.
Belwas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belwas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salamanca blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belwas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Belwas misses with a knee strike.
Belwas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Belwas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salamanca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belwas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Belwas landing knees to the body.
Belwas'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.
Belwas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salamanca.
Belwas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belwas lands with a light punch inside.
Belwas looking to throw knees to the head but Salamanca is blocking nicely.
Belwas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belwas.
Belwas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Belwas.
Belwas scores with a shot to the side of Salamanca'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!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Belwas scores with a hook to the body.
Salamanca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belwas.
Salamanca has a couple of punches blocked by Belwas.
Belwas misses with a knee to the head.
Salamanca is trying to push Belwas away but Belwas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Salamanca working hard to break the clinch.
Salamanca struggles to land a body shot inside as Belwas controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Belwas is controlling Salamanca's neck. Belwas unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Salamanca 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 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Strong Belwas!
Strong Belwas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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FIGHT
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