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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tuco Salamanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enoch Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Tuco Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Enoch Thompson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamanca feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
Salamanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Salamanca tries a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Salamanca misses with a body kick.
Despite the aggression on Thompson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Thompson throws a hook but Salamanca blocks it.
Salamanca fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thompson just manages to avoid it.
Salamanca lands with a kick to the ribs.
Salamanca cracks Thompson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thompson 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 moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Salamanca throws a wild body kick that Thompson sees coming a mile off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thompson lands a jab.
Salamanca wants to slow Thompson down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Salamanca connects with an inside leg kick.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thompson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salamanca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Salamanca takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Thompson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Salamanca thumps Thompson with a low kick.
Thompson takes the fight into the clinch.
Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Salamanca catches Thompson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salamanca.
Salamanca is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Salamanca looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salamanca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca is looking to land body kicks.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thompson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salamanca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salamanca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thompson's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca misses with a head kick.
Thompson throws a low kick, looking for Salamanca's leg but Salamanca calmly moves out of range.
Salamanca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thompson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salamanca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Salamanca tried to score with a low kick but Thompson checks it.
Thompson rushes Salamanca and presses him up against the cage.
Salamanca misses with the head strike.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salamanca can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Salamanca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Salamanca avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salamanca working aggressively here.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salamanca lands with a right to the head.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salamanca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salamanca can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salamanca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a body punch.
Salamanca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Salamanca.
Salamanca gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salamanca tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Enoch Thompson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Salamanca tries to score with a low kick but Thompson moves his leg out of the way.
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy.
Salamanca looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Salamanca throws a solid leg kick but Thompson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salamanca.
Thompson thuds a left hand into Salamanca's body.
Salamanca walks into a straight right hand from Thompson.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Salamanca throws a body shot but no joy.
Thompson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Salamanca.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Salamanca jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Thompson scores with the left hand. Salamanca knows he should have avoided that one.
Salamanca tries a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salamanca.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Enoch Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thompson.
Thompson blocks the body kick.
Salamanca throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson blocks a low kick nicely.
Salamanca lunges at Thompson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thompson's hand.
Thompson with a jab.
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salamanca at a distance.
Salamanca throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Salamanca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch lands to the side of Salamanca 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Salamanca throws a sloppy head kick
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salamanca is rocked!
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thompson! But no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salamanca checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salamanca lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Salamanca scores with a hook.
Tuco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Salamanca.
Salamanca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Salamanca is looking to wear down Thompson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thompson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Salamanca - the referee stops the clock and Thompson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Salamanca. Thompson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thompson checks a leg kick nicely.
Salamanca checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Salamanca misses the target.
Thompson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
Salamanca cracks the inside of Thompson's front leg.
Thompson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thompson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Thompson.
Thompson blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Salamanca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Thompson checks it.
Thompson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thompson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thompson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Salamanca - the referee stops the clock and Thompson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Salamanca. Thompson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tuco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca throws a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
As Salamanca backs off Thompson throws a huge counter combo but Salamanca manages to avoid it all.
Salamanca connects with a high kick.
Salamanca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salamanca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Salamanca 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 Thompson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thompson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As Salamanca backs off Thompson throws a huge counter combo but Salamanca manages to avoid it all.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Salamanca checks the leg kick.
Salamanca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salamanca takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Salamanca.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick by Salamanca misses
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salamanca throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thompson slips under a jab from Salamanca.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Salamanca.
Thompson unleashes a big counter combination but Salamanca bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A clash of legs there as Salamanca blocks the low kick.
Salamanca throws a counter high kick but Thompson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salamanca.
Salamanca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thompson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Salamanca.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Salamanca pushes him off.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tuco Salamanca will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thompson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salamanca keeps Thompson at a distance using the push kick.
Salamanca scores with a jab. Thompson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Salamanca looks to land a body kick but Thompson moved away.
Thompson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thompson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Salamanca throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson throws a body punch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salamanca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salamanca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thompson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Salamanca is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson rushes Salamanca and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salamanca scores with a shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Salamanca.
Salamanca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson cracks Salamanca with a right hand to the side of the head.
Salamanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Salamanca.
Thompson wants to counter the offense by Salamanca and move into the clinch position.
Salamanca throws a low kick but Thompson moves out of range easily.
Salamanca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thompson if he has to take too many more of those.
Salamanca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca throws a lazy right hand but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thompson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thompson connects with a right hand. Salamanca shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson clinches up with Salamanca and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
A head punch on the inside from Salamanca fails to land.
A short uppercut from Salamanca.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Salamanca has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salamanca can't break the clinch.
Salamanca lands a hook that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Salamanca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Salamanca misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Thompson lands with a left to the head.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
Salamanca throws a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Salamanca throws a solid leg kick but Thompson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a body kick that misses.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Salamanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salamanca backing away here, and Thompson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Salamanca throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thompson counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca is looking to chop away at Thompson's legs.
Thompson darts in and clinches Salamanca up against the cage.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Salamanca checks a leg kick.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Salamanca.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Salamanca circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Enoch Thompson.
I think Thompson 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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