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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Marco Salamanca (ranked 21011 p4p, 2322 weight class) and Roko Matijevic (ranked 463 p4p, 237 weight class). Salamanca comes to the cage accompanied by Superstar Cypress Hill. Marco Salamanca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Granite chin
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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 39 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Matijevic!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamanca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matijevic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salamanca connects with a nice looking jab.
Salamanca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Salamanca ducks under a wild hook from Matijevic.
Matijevic throws a body kick that misses
enabling Salamanca to counter with a crisp jab.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matijevic.
Matijevic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca lunges at Matijevic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matijevic's hand.
Salamanca 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 looks to land a left hand but Matijevic moved out of range nicely.
Matijevic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Salamanca misses with a hook. Matijevic ducked under it nicely.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matijevic was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
Matijevic staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salamanca looks to land a right hand but Matijevic moved out of range.
Matijevic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salamanca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matijevic throws out the jab.
Matijevic throws the left hand but Salamanca avoids the punch easily.
Salamanca fires out a quick counter leg kick but Matijevic just manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matijevic.
Matijevic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salamanca can pounce on him.
Salamanca throws a jab when Matijevic was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic slips a jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matijevic. Matijevic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Salamanca slips under a jab.
Salamanca feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Salamanca just misses with a punch to the body.
Matijevic scores with a nice right hand.
Salamanca misses with a hook.
Salamanca throws a hook but Matijevic blocks it.
Salamanca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matijevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca lands with a straight right. Matijevic didn't see that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Salamanca blocks the leg kick.
Matijevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matijevic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Matijevic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matijevic checks a low kick from Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Salamanca tenderised Matijevic's leg. Matijevic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Matijevic.
A countering left hand to the body from Matijevic misses.
A big right from Matijevic misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matijevic. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca throws a big shot that misses.
Matijevic looks to land a left hand but Salamanca moved out of range nicely.
Salamanca takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matijevic.
Salamanca connects with an inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Matijevic there.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matijevic moves away.
The fighters circling - Salamanca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Matijevic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matijevic backs up against the cage.
Salamanca swats away the attempt to clinch by Matijevic.
Salamanca lands a head kick. Matijevic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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.
Matijevic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Matijevic.
Salamanca throws a good cross that connects.
Matijevic misses with a wild combination.
Salamanca fires out a quick counter leg kick but Matijevic just manages to avoid it.
Matijevic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salamanca.
Salamanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salamanca moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Matijevic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salamanca connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matijevic stuns Salamanca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matijevic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matijevic shapes to counter with a head kick.
Salamanca misses with a hook. Matijevic ducked under it nicely.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Matijevic is just out of range.
Matijevic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matijevic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salamanca's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matijevic takes a swing at Salamanca's ribcage but misses.
Matijevic throws the kick towards the body but Salamanca avoids it.
Salamanca scores with a jab to the jaw.
Salamanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matijevic.
Marco Salamanca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Salamanca tenderised Matijevic's leg. Matijevic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Salamanca lands a lovely overhand right.
Matijevic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salamanca swings widly with a right hand
and Matijevic counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Salamanca.
Matijevic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Matijevic misses with an uppercut. Salamanca saw that one coming.
Salamanca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matijevic can do to turn this around?
Matijevic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matijevic.
Salamanca with a nice calf kick.
Matijevic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salamanca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matijevic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salamanca throws out a loose jab but Matijevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matijevic throws a solid leg kick but Salamanca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matijevic.
Matijevic missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 an off balance right hand
and Matijevic counters with a body kick.
Salamanca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salamanca looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Matijevic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salamanca at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca throws a lazy right hand but Matijevic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salamanca misses with a right hand
and Matijevic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matijevic slips under a jab from Salamanca.
Matijevic takes one to the chin there.
Salamanca with a nice calf kick.
Matijevic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donk. Salamanca catches Matijevic right on the button with a cross.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Matijevic is just out of range.
It seemed like Matijevic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matijevic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca throws out a loose jab but Matijevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca throws a head kick that misses.
Matijevic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Salamanca throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matijevic throws a fast counter high kick but Salamanca manages to duck under it in time.
Matijevic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matijevic moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matijevic misses with a straight left.
Matijevic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salamanca.
Jab, jab by Matijevic - just one landing.
Salamanca thumps Matijevic with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marco Salamanca will probably get the nod.
That's time! 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 closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roko Matijevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matijevic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Salamanca on the side of the head.
Salamanca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Matijevic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matijevic.
Salamanca lands an overhand right.
Salamanca stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matijevic.
Matijevic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matijevic lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matijevic scores with a jab to the head.
Matijevic walks into a jab.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Matijevic is just out of range.
Matijevic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salamanca circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Salamanca misses the target.
Salamanca lands with a kick to the ribs.
Matijevic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca scoring well with a low kick there.
Salamanca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matijevic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matijevic misses with a looping left.
Salamanca blocks the body kick.
Matijevic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salamanca momentarily.
Salamanca is rocked!
Matijevic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oh Salamanca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matijevic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matijevic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salamanca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Salamanca seems to have got his legs back now.
Matijevic throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
Matijevic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Salamanca ducks into a a hook from Matijevic and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matijevic thows a body kick. Salamanca tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Matijevic connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Salamanca's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Salamanca - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roko Matijevic!
A victorious Roko Matijevic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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