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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 22749 p4p, 22340 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 628 p4p, 609 weight class). Kovingten kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tool - Schism. Salamanca has chosen Superstar Cypress Hill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamanca wants to land a leg kick but Kovingten is out of range.
Kovingten seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a high kick!
Salamanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salamanca moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kovingten blocks a head kick by Salamanca.
Kovingten slips under a jab.
Salamanca connects with a body shot that sends Kovingten's belly button to the back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovingten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salamanca wants to slow Kovingten down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Kovingten was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salamanca.
Salamanca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Salamanca crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kovingten - the referee stops the clock and Salamanca gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kovingten. Salamanca manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kovingten connects with a body shot that sends Salamanca's belly button to the back.
Salamanca throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salamanca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Salamanca throws an off balance right hand
and Kovingten 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.
Kovingten looks to land a combination but Salamanca avoids it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kovingten.
Salamanca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovingten.
Kovingten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salamanca.
Kovingten tries to clinch but Salamanca moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamanca.
Kovingten throws a front kick that sends Salamanca stumbling back into the ropes.
Kovingten walks into a straight right hand from Salamanca.
Kovingten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salamanca's hands.
Kovingten misses with a wild body shot.
Kovingten looks to land a body kick but Salamanca moved away.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Kovingten moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovingten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kovingten avoids a kick to the body.
Salamanca cracks Kovingten with a good jab.
Salamanca misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
Kovingten connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salamanca. Salamanca circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Kovingten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovingten takes a kick to the side of the head.
Salamanca wants to slow Kovingten down by chopping away at his legs.
Kovingten fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Salamanca is out of range.
Salamanca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salamanca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Salamanca finds it's way through Kovingten's defenses.
Salamanca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kovingten scores with a decent looking hook.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut.
Salamanca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kovingten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovingten ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovingten was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
Salamanca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kovingten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kovingten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salamanca has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Salamanca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovingten appears to be looking for a big counter.
Salamanca misses with a looping right.
Salamanca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kovingten. Kovingten obviously looking to wear him down.
Kovingten thows a body kick. Salamanca tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kovingten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Salamanca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salamanca blocks a leg kick.
Salamanca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Salamanca slips a jab from Kovingten.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salamanca, as that shot connected.
Kovingten moves into range and clinches up with Salamanca.
Kovingten lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca tries to break free but Kovingten pushes him back against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Kovingten has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kovingten blocking some punches.
Kovingten lands a left hand.
Salamanca pushes off an throws an elbow but Kovingten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Salamanca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Kovingten throws a head punch that misses.
Salamanca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kovingten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salamanca tries a knee to the head but Kovingten blocks it.
Kovingten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Salamanca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kovingten is defending well for now.
Kovingten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kovingten tries to throw a body punch but Salamanca avoids it by throwing Kovingten back against the ropes.
Salamanca pushes off an throws an elbow but Kovingten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kovingten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salamancas head.
Salamanca using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kovingten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salamanca tries to break free but Kovingten pushes him back against the ropes.
Salamanca putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kovingten in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca avoids a wild elbow strike from Kovingten.
Kovingten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kovingten keeps control of Salamanca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kovingten lands with a kick to the ribs.
Decent striking displayed by Salamanca there.
Kovingten swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Kovingten doesn't manage to clinch there - Salamanca circles away.
Kovingten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salamanca takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kovingten wants to clinch up but Salamanca keeps it at a distance.
Kovingten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salamanca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kovingten misses with a combination
enabling Salamanca to counter with a crisp jab.
Kovingten tries to clinch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Salamanca.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marco Salamanca will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kovingten misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Salamanca scores with a hook to the body. Kovingten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kovingten has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Salamanca throws an elbow but misses.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kovingten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Salamanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovingten misses with a straight right.
Kovingten lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salamanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovingten.
Salamanca throws out a loose jab but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Kovingten.
Kovingten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamanca.
Salamanca moves out of range of the strikes.
Salamanca lands a nice hook to Kovingten's body. Kovingten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Salamanca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kovingten throws a right hand that Salamanca ducks under and follows up with a left that Salamanca also avoids with ease.
Kovingten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salamanca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kovingten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovingten manages to avoid it.
Jab by Kovingten.
Kovingten looks for the body kick but Salamanca saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovingten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kovingten wants to clinch.
Salamanca takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Kovingten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Salamanca lands with a right to the head.
Salamanca lands an elbow inside that Kovingten shrugs off.
It looks like Kyle Kovingten has been cut.
Kovingten tries to throw a body punch but Salamanca avoids it by throwing Kovingten back against the ropes.
Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten lands a nice hook to Salamanca's body. Salamanca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovingten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salamanca is able to avoid easily.
Sloppy strikes from Salamanca. Those never looked like landing.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kovingten.
Salamanca takes a swing at Kovingten's ribcage but misses.
Salamanca steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kovingten. That one must have hurt.
Kovingten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salamanca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Salamanca takes one to the chin there.
Salamanca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kovingten.
A thudding body kick lands there by Salamanca!
Salamanca takes one on the button.
Salamanca tries to land a leg kick but Kovingten saw it coming and moves away.
Salamanca scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick lands for Kovingten.
Kovingten checks a low kick from Salamanca.
Kovingten rushes Salamanca and presses him up against the ropes.
Salamanca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Salamanca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovingten moves away.
Marco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kovingten has closed the distance and engaged Salamanca in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Salamanca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kovingten's brow.
Salamanca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kovingten doesn't manage to clinch there - Salamanca circles away.
Salamanca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kovingten misses with a low kick as Salamanca jumps back.
Kovingten backing away here, and Salamanca unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kovingten looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Kovingten has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Salamanca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Kovingten moves out of range.
Salamanca connects with a jab.
Kovingten misses with the combination.
Salamanca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
Kovingten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kovingten tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Salamanca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Kovingten scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kovingten tries to clinch there but Salamanca circles away.
A big left from Kovingten misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salamanca steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kovingten. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca thumps Kovingten with a low kick.
Salamanca with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kovingten to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Kovingten, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Salamanca. Beautiful body shot.
Kovingten checks a low kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca 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 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
Kovingten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salamanca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salamanca moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kovingten doesn't manage to clinch there - Salamanca circles away.
Salamanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kovingten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
Salamanca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Salamanca is looking to chop away at Kovingten's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marco Salamanca will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kyle Kovingten's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick from Salamanca, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovingten scoring well with a low kick there.
Salamanca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Kovingten does no damage.
Kovingten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salamanca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kovingten slips under a jab from Salamanca.
A shot to the liver by Salamanca. Beautiful body shot.
Kovingten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salamanca lands with an uppercut that bounces Kovingten off the ropes and back into range.
Salamanca looks to land a combination but Kovingten avoids it well.
Salamanca just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKovingten.
Salamanca misses with a leg kick.
Kovingten chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salamanca can pounce on him.
Kovingten throws a leg kick but Salamanca checks it.
Salamanca throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovingten keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Salamanca throws a looping overhand right but Kovingten ducks down to avoid it.
Kovingten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovingten.
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten throws a body shot but no joy.
Salamanca throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kovingten checks a leg kick.
Salamanca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Salamanca will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Salamanca has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kovingten.
Kovingten tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Salamanca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kovingten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Salamanca connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kovingten's hands.
Salamanca throws a jab when Kovingten was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Salamanca.
Salamanca feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kovingtens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kovingten tries to clinch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Kovingten avoids a kick to the body.
Salamanca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Kovingten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salamanca throws a good cross that connects.
Salamanca throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Kovingten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kovingten tries to land a front kick but Salamanca steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kovingten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.
Kovingten quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kovingten cracks Salamanca with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovingten was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kovingten blocks a head kick by Salamanca.
Kovingten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salamanca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Salamanca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kovingten connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Salamanca scrambles back to his feet.
Kovingten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Salamanca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovingten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salamanca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kovingten digs a good hook to Salamanca's body.
Kovingten moves out of range as Salamanca strikes.
Kovingten with a nice calf kick.
Kovingten tried to score with a low kick but Salamanca checks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Kovingten. That snapped Salamanca's head back.
Kovingten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Salamanca pushes Kovingten away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Salamanca.
Salamanca misses the shot to the body.
Kovingten throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kovingten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salamanca lands a slapping body shot.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut. Kovingten saw that one coming.
Kovingten slips a straight right by Salamanca.
Good standup being displayed there by Kovingten as he connects with a hook.
Salamanca misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Salamanca backs away, Kovingten returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kovingten takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salamanca walks into a jab.
Good work by Salamanca as he checks the leg kick.
Salamanca misses with a low kick as Kovingten jumps back.
Kovingten works over Salamanca's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Kovingten is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kovingten throws a low kick, looking for Salamanca's leg but Salamanca calmly moves out of range.
Salamanca throws a hook but Kovingten avoids it easily.
Kovingten thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kovingten throws a right and a left that Salamanca avoids nicely.
Salamanca throws out a counter right but Kovingten avoids it with no problem.
Nice straight punches there by Kovingten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kovingten.
Kyle Kovingten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kovingten feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Salamanca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovingten cracks Salamanca with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kovingten throws a wild body kick that Salamanca sees coming a mile off.
Kovingten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kovingten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salamanca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good leg kick by Salamanca.
Kovingten delivers a nice body kick.
Kovingten takes a swing at Salamanca's ribcage but misses.
Salamanca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Salamanca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salamanca throws the left hand but Kovingten avoids the punch easily.
Kovingten doesn't manage to clinch there - Salamanca circles away.
Salamanca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses.
Salamanca avoids a kick to the body.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kovingten will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Salamanca 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
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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