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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Seung Joon (ranked 23902 p4p, 20915 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 368 p4p, 369 weight class). Joon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is BewhY (비와이) – 가라사대 (GOTTASADAE). Salamanca has chosen Superstar Cypress Hill as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seung Joon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joon loads up on a big right hand but Salamanca slips the punch.
Salamanca has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Joon misses with a hook.
Joon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joon.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joon throws a body shot but no joy.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Joon.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salamanca needs to keep his hands up - Joon had a free shot at his head there.
Joon throws a hook but Salamanca avoids it easily.
Joon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca slips under a jab.
Joon connects with a single shot there.
Salamanca throws a jab when Joon was well out of range.
Salamanca works the jab nicely.
Joon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca closes the distance and pushes Joon back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salamanca.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salamanca.
Salamanca breaks the clinch.
Joon looks to land a right hand but Salamanca moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon slips a jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joon misses with an uppercut. Salamanca saw that one coming.
Salamanca is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Salamanca throws a solid leg kick but Joon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salamanca.
Joon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joon misses with an uppercut. Salamanca saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Joon misses the target.
Joon avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
Salamanca connects with the punch.
Seung Joon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joon thuds a left hand into Salamanca's body.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut.
Salamanca clinches up with Joon and pushes him back against the cage.
Salamanca misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Joon.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Salamanca misses its intended target.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Salamanca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joon checks the leg kick.
Joon throws a lazy right hand but Salamanca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon throws out a loose jab but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joon lunges at Salamanca with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Salamanca's hand.
Joon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Joon throws a lazy uppercut
and Salamanca counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salamanca.
Joon working aggressively here.
Joon misses with a body punch.
Joon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salamancas head.
Salamanca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salamanca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Salamanca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joon backwards.
Salamanca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joon misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca throws a punch but it's blocked by Joon.
Salamanca lands a right hand.
Salamanca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salamanca lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joon.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Salamanca takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Salamanca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joon throws a jab but it's blocked by Salamanca.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Salamanca.
Joon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Joon.
Salamanca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Salamanca lands a jab to Joon's midsection.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Joon moves out of range.
Joon connects with a nice looking jab.
Joon avoids the head kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca tries to clinch up but Joon circles away and keeps his distance.
Joon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joon swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joon lands with a nice combination. Salamanca backs away looking to recover.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salamanca tries to move into range but Joon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca scores with a decent looking hook.
Salamanca thumps Joon with a low kick.
Salamanca throws a body kick that misses.
Joon avoids a kick to the body.
Joon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.
Joon loads up on a big right hand but Salamanca slips the punch.
Salamanca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joon.
Salamanca moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salamanca moves out of range of the strikes.
Salamanca wants to land a leg kick but Joon is out of range.
Joon just misses with a punch to the body.
Joon with a nice calf kick.
Joon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Joon moves out of range.
Salamanca moves into range and clinches up with Joon.
Joon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca blocks an uppercut.
Salamanca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Salamanca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Joon misses.
Joon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salamanca is looking to chop away at Joon's legs.
Salamanca slips a jab and a cross from Joon.
Salamanca misses with a hook.
Salamanca misses with a series of wild punches.
Salamanca moves out of range of the strikes.
Salamanca tries to move into range but Joon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joon throws a nice looking combination but Salamanca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salamanca.
Joon takes a swing at Salamanca's ribcage but misses.
Salamanca tries a quick counter leg kick but Joon is wise to it.
Joon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salamanca checks a leg kick.
Salamanca is looking to score with low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seung Joon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Salamanca lands the left hand.
Seung Joon is winning the standup battle so far.
Salamanca will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Salamanca slips under a jab from Joon.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salamanca slips under a jab from Joon.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca moves into range and connects with a jab.
Joon checks a low kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Salamanca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joon is able to avoid easily.
Salamanca with a nice calf kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Joon misses with a wild body shot.
Joon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salamanca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joon staying out of range 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 gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salamanca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salamanca.
Joon lands a two punch combo.
Salamanca tries to clinch but Joon moves out of range.
Joon throwing a counter right hand but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Joon.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca takes one to the chin there.
Salamanca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joon just misses with a punch to the body.
Joon feints and then cracks Salamanca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salamanca down.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Joon.
Salamanca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joon misses the jab.
Salamanca throws a looping overhand right but Joon ducks down to avoid it.
Salamanca scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joon in his tracks.
Joon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca throws a big shot that misses.
Joon misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Joon misses.
Salamanca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Joon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Joon sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joon looks to throw the jab but Salamanca is out of range.
Joon misses with a body shot.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joon.
Joon swings widly with a right hand
and Salamanca counters with a good, hard body kick but Joon shrugs it off.
Salamanca lands a jab to the nose.
Salamanca tries to clinch but Joon moves out of range.
Salamanca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joon throws a hook but Salamanca avoids it easily.
Joon thumps Salamanca with a low kick.
Salamanca connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joon throws out a loose jab but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joon avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon misses with a straight left.
Salamanca misses with a hook. Joon ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Joon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salamanca.
Salamanca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salamanca tries to clinch up.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Joon.
Salamanca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marco Salamanca.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
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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