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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marco Salamanca (ranked 21977 p4p, 3810 weight class) and Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 570 p4p, 451 weight class). Salamanca comes to the cage accompanied by Superstar Cypress Hill. Yalixqua comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stop This Flame kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Iaspero Yalixqua struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iaspero Yalixqua!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yalixqua tries to clinch up.
Salamanca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salamanca tried to score with a low kick but Yalixqua checks it.
Yalixqua throws out a counter right but Salamanca avoids it with no problem.
Salamanca moves out of range of the leg kick from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua tries to work over Salamanca's front leg with a kick but Salamanca checks it.
Salamanca tried to counter with a leg kick but Yalixqua avoided it.
Salamanca connects with a jab.
Salamanca gets a clinch.
Salamanca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salamanca lands a hook that snaps the head of Yalixqua backwards.
We've been informed that Yalixqua 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.
Salamanca stalls.
A short right from Salamanca on the inside.
Yalixqua blocks an uppercut.
Salamanca works on Yalixqua's body with a couple of short punches.
Salamanca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yalixqua throws a head punch that misses.
Our sources have told us that Salamanca has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Good body shot from Salamanca.
A bit of stalling here from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua misses with a punch on the inside.
Yalixqua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Salamanca lands with a hook. Yalixqua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca lands with a right hand.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salamanca lands a nice shot to the body.
Yalixqua throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yalixqua. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yalixqua works Salamanca's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca slips a jab from Yalixqua.
Salamanca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yalixqua. That did some damage!
Salamanca throws out a powerful jab.
Yalixqua avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
A countering left hand to the body from Yalixqua misses.
Yalixqua misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salamanca checks a leg kick.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut there from Salamanca.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua takes one on the button.
Yalixqua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yalixqua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salamanca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yalixqua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Salamanca.
Yalixqua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salamanca lands a jab to the nose.
Yalixqua looks to land a combination but Salamanca avoids it well.
Yalixqua is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salamanca rather than just go for the knockout.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yalixqua pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yalixqua tries to land a leg kick but Salamanca saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Yalixqua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca cracks Yalixqua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick.
Yalixqua 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.
Salamanca is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yalixqua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salamanca to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yalixqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Salamanca tries to clinch up
and Yalixqua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Salamanca's knee momentarily.
Yalixqua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salamanca thumps Yalixqua with a low kick.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Salamanca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yalixqua can do to turn this around?
Yalixqua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salamanca.
Salamanca jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yalixqua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a leg kick which misses Yalixqua's front leg but catches the back leg as Yalixqua tries to avoid it.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Yalixqua sees it coming and moves out of range.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Yalixqua checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salamanca. That's going to slow Yalixqua down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salamanca tries to close the distance and clinch but Yalixqua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yalixqua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yalixqua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yalixqua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yalixqua now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yalixqua missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yalixqua throws a wild body kick that Salamanca sees coming a mile off.
Yalixqua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Salamanca clinches up with Yalixqua and pushes him back against the cage.
Salamanca lands a shoulder strike.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca tests Yalixqua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salamanca lands with a shot to the body.
Salamanca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yalixqua.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Salamanca here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Salamanca scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yalixqua in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yalixqua tried to score with a low kick but Salamanca checks it.
A left lands for Salamanca.
Yalixqua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yalixqua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca looks to land a body kick but Yalixqua moved away.
Yalixqua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salamanca moves in looking to clinch but Yalixqua pushes him off.
Salamanca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salamanca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yalixqua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A lazy left from Salamanca finds it's target.
Yalixqua misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Salamanca.
Yalixqua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yalixqua lands a head shot.
Yalixqua throws a predictable looking body shot
and Salamanca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Yalixqua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yalixqua throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yalixqua throws a shot from downtown. Salamanca moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Salamanca cracks Yalixqua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Yalixqua keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yalixqua tries a quick counter leg kick but Salamanca is wise to it.
A cross from Salamanca lands.
Salamanca lunges at Yalixqua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yalixqua's hand.
Yalixqua misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salamanca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yalixqua looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Salamanca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Salamanca connects with a jab.
Yalixqua throws a lazy right hand but Salamanca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salamanca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yalixqua misses with a kick to the body.
Salamanca is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the liver by Salamanca. Beautiful body shot.
Yalixqua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salamanca can pounce on him.
Yalixqua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salamanca.
Salamanca goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
A low kick lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a nice head shot.
Yalixqua is looking to slow Salamanca down with leg kicks.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua looks to throw the jab but Salamanca is out of range.
Yalixqua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yalixqua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yalixqua scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salamanca in his tracks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
Yalixqua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
Yalixqua tries to clinch but Salamanca is having none of it.
Salamanca moves into the clinch successfully.
Salamanca holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yalixqua throws out the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yalixqua lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Salamanca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salamanca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Salamanca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salamanca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Yalixqua lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salamanca.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick but Salamanca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salamanca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yalixqua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Yalixqua looks for the body kick but Salamanca saw that one coming.
Yalixqua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yalixqua throws a shot from downtown. Salamanca moves away and avoids it.
Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yalixqua.
Salamanca looks for the body kick but Yalixqua saw that one coming.
Yalixqua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yalixqua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Yalixqua.
A punch lands to the side of Salamanca 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salamanca.
Yalixqua slips under a jab.
Salamanca backing away here, and Yalixqua unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Salamanca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Salamanca misses.
Yalixqua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yalixqua throws a looping overhand right but Salamanca ducks down to avoid it.
Salamanca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salamanca scores with a spinning back kick!
Salamanca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yalixqua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yalixqua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Yalixqua looks to land a left hand but Salamanca moved out of range nicely.
Salamanca throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yalixqua on the side of the head.
Yalixqua misses with a body kick.
Yalixqua tries a low kick but Salamanca avoids it.
Salamanca connects with a crisp jab.
Yalixqua misses with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
Yalixqua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca connects with a nice looking jab.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca throws a series of strikes that have Yalixqua backpedaling.
Iaspero Yalixqua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yalixqua.
Salamanca swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yalixqua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salamanca fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yalixqua just manages to avoid it.
Salamanca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Salamanca is looking to slow Yalixqua down with leg kicks.
Yalixqua misses with a right hand
and Salamanca makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salamanca avoids the head kick by Yalixqua.
The crowd cheers as Salamanca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yalixqua doesn't seem phased though.
Yalixqua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salamanca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salamanca connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Salamanca lands a nice shot to the body.
Yalixqua is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Good shot there by Salamanca.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca connects with a body shot.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yalixqua throws a big shot that misses.
Yalixqua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Salamanca tried to counter with a leg kick but Yalixqua avoided it.
Good shot there by Salamanca.
Yalixqua throws a low kick but Salamanca moves out of range easily.
Salamanca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Salamanca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Salamanca unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yalixqua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salamanca lands a nice uppercut.
Yalixqua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick from Salamanca, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salamanca jabs Yalixqua right on the nose. Yalixqua blinks but takes it well.
Salamanca lands with a straight right. Yalixqua didn't see that one coming.
Salamanca lands with a good body shot.
Yalixqua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Salamanca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That kick from Salamanca tenderised Yalixqua's leg. Yalixqua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salamanca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yalixqua's sensitive parts.
Salamanca checks a leg kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca had his way with Iaspero Yalixqua in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Yalixqua is just out of range.
Marco Salamanca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
Salamanca connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salamanca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yalixqua. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yalixqua lands a body shot.
Yalixqua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yalixqua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salamanca has him pressed against the cage.
Yalixqua misses with a body punch.
You can see that Yalixqua has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Yalixqua misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Salamanca.
Yalixqua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a kick to the body.
Yalixqua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yalixqua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca feints and then cracks Yalixqua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yalixqua down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yalixqua working aggressively here.
Yalixqua misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salamanca obliges.
Yalixqua trying to control the position but instead, Salamanca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yalixqua into the cage.
Salamanca lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Yalixqua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salamanca lands a damaging elbow.
Yalixqua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yalixqua at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yalixqua misses with a straight right.
Salamanca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salamanca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salamanca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy right hand. Yalixqua should have avoided that one.
Yalixqua walks into a stiff left hand from Salamanca.
Jab by Salamanca.
Salamanca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yalixqua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yalixqua there as he acknowledges the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Salamanca there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
Marco Salamanca decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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