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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Pinero Chai (ranked 1094 p4p, 21493 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 149 p4p, 589 weight class). Chai comes into the arena with Styles P - Off The Ghost blaring out of the sound system. Salamanca has chosen Superstar Cypress Hill as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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 28 - 11 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pinero Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai misses with a shot to the body
and Salamanca counters with an outside leg kick.
Salamanca checks a low kick from Chai.
Chai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salamanca can pounce on him.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Salamanca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good work by Salamanca as he checks the leg kick.
Salamanca ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai misses with a head kick.
Salamanca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salamanca.
Salamanca lands a nice shot to the body.
Chai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Salamanca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca throws a body shot but no joy.
Salamanca is looking to slow Chai down with leg kicks.
Salamanca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Salamanca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chai throws a chopping leg kick but Salamanca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Salamanca throws a low kick, looking for Chai's leg but Chai calmly moves out of range.
Chai throws a push kick but Salamanca slaps the foot to one side.
Salamanca tries a quick counter leg kick but Chai is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca throws a big shot that misses.
Chai throws a head kick that misses.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
As Salamanca looks to move away, Chai throws a big counter combo but Salamanca just gets out of the way.
Salamanca throws a leg kick that misses.
Chai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chai scores with a body shot.
Chai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
A quick step to the side and Chai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamanca.
Salamanca tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Chai throws a series of punches but Salamanca moves out of range.
Chai wants to land a leg kick but Salamanca is out of range.
Chai swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Salamanca is looking to score with low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chai.
Chai misses with a low kick.
Salamanca connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Salamanca thumps Chai with a low kick.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai throws a low kick, looking for Salamanca's leg but Salamanca calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salamanca is able to avoid easily.
Chai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salamanca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai misses with a shot to the body
and Salamanca counters with a nice leg kick.
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai lands a front kick.
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
Salamanca lands the left hand.
Salamanca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Salamanca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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.
Chai is looking to wear down Salamanca with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Salamanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salamanca loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai throws a body punch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Pinero Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Chai looks to land a body kick but Salamanca moved away.
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 ring so we can get back down to business.
Chai defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salamanca thows a leg kick but Chai checks it
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Chai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chai misses with a body kick.
Salamanca tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.
Chai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chai is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Salamanca with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chai to score with a decent uppercut.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Salamanca lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salamanca.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai tries to counter by clinching up but Salamanca breaks away and moves out of range.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Salamanca throws a leg kick
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chai!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Salamanca loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Salamanca counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Salamanca misses.
Chai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salamanca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chai checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Salamanca.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai throws a combination that misses
and Salamanca counters with a leg kick.
Salamanca staying out of range there.
Salamanca connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chai's hands.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Chai checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
Salamanca tries to work over Chai's front leg with a kick but Chai checks it.
Salamanca swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Chai throws a low kick, looking for Salamanca's leg but Salamanca calmly moves out of range.
Salamanca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salamanca moves out of range of the strikes.
Marco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai fails to land with a series of punches.
Chai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salamanca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chai.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Salamanca lands a jab to Chai's midsection.
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.
Salamanca tries to score with a low kick but Chai moves his leg out of the way.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Salamanca tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
Salamanca fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chai 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 lands a jab to the nose.
Salamanca with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salamanca on the side of the head.
Chai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Salamanca.
Chai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chai.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salamanca.
Salamanca lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chai fails to land with a series of punches.
Chai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salamanca can pounce on him.
Salamanca swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Chai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salamanca.
Salamanca moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salamanca throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Salamanca takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chai defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
Chai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salamanca misses with a leg kick
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salamanca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salamanca throws a big shot that misses.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca lands a lovely overhand right.
Chai throws a head kick but Salamanca moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Salamanca. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salamanca.
Chai throws a leg kick but Salamanca sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca tried to score with a low kick but Chai checks it.
A quick step to the side and Chai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salamanca scores with a nice right hand.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai cracks Salamanca with an open hand slap.
Salamanca ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salamanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Salamanca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salamanca can pounce on him.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai scores with a kick to the body.
Chai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Salamanca catches Chai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Salamanca scores with a shot to the body.
Chai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pinero Chai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salamanca cracks Chai with a good jab.
Chai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chai duly obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salamanca. That's going to slow Chai down.
Chai connects with a looping right hand.
Chai misses the jab.
Salamanca blocks the body kick.
Salamanca tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Pinero Chai did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice shot lands for Salamanca.
Chai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Salamanca throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chai cracks Salamanca with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Chai thumps Salamanca with a low kick.
Chai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chai throws a leg kick
enabling Salamanca to counter with a crisp jab.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Chai avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
A big right from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Salamanca misses with a few strikes there.
Pinero Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca throws a low kick but Chai moves out of range easily.
Salamanca misses with a jab to the body
and Chai counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai throws a leg kick that misses.
Salamanca appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Salamanca keeps Chai at a distance using the push kick.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chai.
Salamanca moves into range and clinches up with Chai.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Salamanca scores with a shoulder strike.
Chai blocks an elbow strike from Salamanca.
Salamanca lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Pinero Chai has been cut.
Salamanca misses with the head strike.
Chai is trying to force a seperation but Salamanca has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Salamanca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chai's brow.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Chai manages to break the clinch.
Salamanca closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Salamanca throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
Salamanca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
Salamanca misses the jab.
Chai slips a jab from Salamanca.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Salamanca slips a jab from Chai.
Salamanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salamanca tries a low kick but Chai avoids it.
Chai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chai sizes up Salamanca with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chai throws a quick counter kick to the body but Salamanca avoids it.
Chai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salamanca is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chai with a body shot.
Salamanca checks a leg kick nicely.
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai misses with a body kick.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Salamanca releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Pinero Chai's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Salamanca blocks a low kick nicely.
Marco Salamanca is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai moves forwards but Salamanca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That kick from Salamanca tenderised Chai's leg. Chai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salamanca.
Salamanca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Salamanca with a nice calf kick.
Chai lands a right hook to the body.
Chai lands a nice hook to Salamanca's body. Salamanca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Salamanca on the side of the head.
Salamanca slips a jab and a cross from Chai.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Chai throws a combination. Salamanca tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Salamanca stuns Chai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Salamanca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chai.
Chai looks to land a combination. Salamanca sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Salamanca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salamanca closes the distance and clinches.
Chai tries a body shot but Salamanca blocks it.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Salamanca working aggressively here.
Chai scores with a shoulder strike.
Salamanca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salamanca has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Salamanca prevents Chai from breaking the clinch.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Chai.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Chai.
A hook to the body from Chai.
Salamanca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Salamanca avoids it by throwing Chai back against the ropes.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Chai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Salamanca.
A short right from Chai.
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 blocks a body shot from Chai.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pinero Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Salamanca has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
Marco Salamanca is the new welterweight champion!
Marco Salamanca seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Pinero Chai had this to say: 'Shit happens ...'.
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