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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tuco Salamanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Olds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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182 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Tuco Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Olds!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olds scores with a body shot.
Salamanca takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Olds.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Olds attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salamanca stuns Olds with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Olds dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salamanca. That did some damage!
Olds changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Olds lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salamanca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Salamanca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olds fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Salamanca checks it well.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Olds moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Olds.
Salamanca blocks a leg kick.
Salamanca has Olds up against the ropes in a clinch.
Salamanca lands with a short shot to the head.
Salamanca misses with some punches.
Salamanca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salamanca blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Olds.
Olds swings wildly with an uppercut but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca avoiding damage as Olds throws knees to the body.
Olds takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Olds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salamanca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Olds stalls.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Olds misses.
It looked like Salamanca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca throws out a loose jab but Olds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca looks to land a right hand but Olds moved out of range.
Salamanca lands with a shot to the body.
Salamanca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Olds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Salamanca.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olds! But no joy.
Olds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salamanca has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Netherlands Top Team & KT in the buildup to the fight.
Olds dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salamanca. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca throws a nice looking combination but Olds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Olds throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Salamanca misses.
Olds misses with a body kick.
Olds lands a body shot.
Olds throws a leg kick but Salamanca sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Salamanca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Olds wants to slow Salamanca down by chopping away at his legs.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olds.
Salamanca lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Olds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olds looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Olds throws a sloppy head kick and Salamanca moves out of range easily.
Olds slips a straight right by Salamanca.
Olds slips under a jab.
Olds misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Olds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca backing away here, and Olds unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olds manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Olds.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Olds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Olds's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Olds scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Olds.
Olds tries to clinch up.
Salamanca blocks the body kick.
Olds defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
Olds fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Olds throws a leg kick which misses Salamanca's front leg but catches the back leg as Salamanca tries to avoid it.
Salamanca lands a jab to the head.
Salamanca clinches up against the ropes.
Salamanca misses with the head strike.
Salamanca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
A short body shot lands from Salamanca as the two fighters clinch.
Olds tries to land a knee to the head but Salamanca blocks with his arms.
Olds lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Olds blocks an uppercut.
Olds misses with a knee strike.
Olds misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salamanca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salamanca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Olds.
Salamanca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca tries to land a front kick but Olds steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olds.
Olds blocks a head kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olds.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Olds scoring well with a low kick there.
Olds blocks a jab.
Olds blocks a jab.
Olds scores with a leg kick.
Olds chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Olds misses with a body kick.
Olds attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Olds misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olds.
Salamanca lands a high kick!
It looks like Robin Olds has been cut.
Olds is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Olds attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olds was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
Good work by Salamanca as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robin Olds will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robin Olds's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Salamanca looks for the body kick but Olds saw that one coming.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Olds checks it.
Salamanca blocks a head kick by Olds.
Robin Olds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olds connects with a leg kick. Salamanca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Salamanca misses the jab.
Olds lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salamanca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salamanca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Olds has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Olds wants to land a leg kick but Salamanca is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Olds.
A big right from Olds misses.
Salamanca instigates a clinch.
Olds looking to throw knees to the head but Salamanca is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Salamanca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salamanca.
Olds stalls.
Olds tries to throw a body punch but Salamanca avoids it by throwing Olds back against the ropes.
Salamanca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca lands with a right to the head.
Salamanca is trying to maintain a safe position but Olds gets an underhook and turns Salamanca into the ropes.
Olds lands a right hand.
Olds is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Olds lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Salamanca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olds throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salamanca lands a nice shot that snaps Olds's head back.
Olds scores with a jab to the head.
Salamanca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Olds.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Olds.
Olds lands a glancing blow to the side of Salamanca's head.
Salamanca looks to land a right hand but Olds moved out of range.
Olds throws a low kick but Salamanca avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Olds lands a jab to the head.
A cross from Olds lands.
Olds lands a jab to the nose.
Salamanca wants to clinch up but Olds keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olds lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Olds.
Salamanca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Olds.
Olds looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Olds with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Olds throws a hook to the side of Salamanca's head but Salamanca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olds scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Olds.
Salamanca scores with a push kick.
Olds looks for the body kick but Salamanca saw that one coming.
Salamanca is looking to counter punch.
Salamanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olds looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Olds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salamanca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Olds takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That kick from Salamanca tenderised Olds's leg. Olds is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca throws a push kick but Olds slaps the foot to one side.
Olds lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salamanca is looking to slow Olds down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olds dodges the punch combination from Salamanca.
Olds connects with an inside leg kick.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Salamanca scores with a shot to the body.
Olds throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olds.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Salamanca. Olds shrugs it off though.
Salamanca has closed the distance and engaged Olds in a clinch.
Salamanca breaks the clinch.
Salamanca walks into a left hand.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Olds is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Salamanca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olds looks to throw the jab but Salamanca is out of range.
Salamanca throws an overhand right that lands on Olds's shoulder, as Olds tries to avoid the shot.
Olds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olds with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salamanca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olds. That did some damage!
Salamanca checks a leg kick.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olds fakes the leg kick and cracks Salamanca in the body.
Salamanca throws a nice head kick!
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
Olds connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Olds takes the fight into the clinch.
Salamanca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Olds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salamanca blocks it with crossed arms.
Olds lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salamanca has a couple of punches blocked by Olds.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca tries to throw a body punch but Olds avoids it by throwing Salamanca back against the ropes.
Salamanca lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Olds is working Salamanca over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robin Olds will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Robin Olds's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Olds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca throws out a leg kick but Olds moves out of range and Salamanca only half commits.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Olds moves out of range.
Olds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olds connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Olds catches Salamanca with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Robin Olds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salamanca scores with a jab.
A good leg kick by Olds.
Olds throws a looping overhand right but Salamanca ducks down to avoid it.
Olds tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salamanca is able to avoid easily.
Salamanca is looking to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Salamanca.
Olds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olds takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salamanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olds.
Olds slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Olds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Olds does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamanca.
A chopping leg kick lands by Olds.
Olds lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olds's corner calls for a 1-2. Olds obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Salamanca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Olds now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Salamanca.
Olds takes a jab right on the kisser.
A leg kick checked by Salamanca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olds. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olds throws a big shot that misses.
Olds throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salamanca on the side of the head.
Olds blocks a head kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a head kick that misses.
Olds attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Olds moves out of range of the body kick from Salamanca.
Olds was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Salamanca connects with the punch.
Salamanca connects with a crisp jab.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olds.
Olds throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olds scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salamanca doesn't seem bothered though.
Salamanca throws a big shot that misses.
Salamanca tries to work over Olds's front leg with a kick but Olds checks it.
Olds feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca tried to score with a low kick but Olds checks it.
Olds lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Olds throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A combination from Salamanca does no damage.
Salamanca fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salamanca cracks the inside of Olds's front leg.
Salamanca checks the leg kick.
Salamanca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salamanca moves out of range as Olds throws a body kick.
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salamanca.
Donk. Salamanca catches Olds right on the button with a cross.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Olds.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Salamanca.
Salamanca moves out of range as Olds strikes.
Salamanca misses with a hook. Olds ducked under it nicely.
Olds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salamanca.
Olds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salamanca's hands.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salamanca moves out of range of the leg kick from Olds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olds checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Salamanca.
Olds cracks the inside of Salamanca's front leg.
A slow jab from Olds misses its intended target.
Olds scores with a nice right hand.
Salamanca works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Salamanca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Olds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salamanca.
Olds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
Salamanca looks to throw the jab but Olds is out of range.
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
Salamanca throws a body kick that misses.
Salamanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olds works the jab nicely.
Olds misses with a leg kick.
Salamanca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Olds slips a straight right by Salamanca.
Olds moves out of range as Salamanca strikes.
Olds lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salamanca's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olds lands with a thumping leg kick.
Olds looks to land a left hand but Salamanca moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Salamanca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Olds slips under a jab.
Olds throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salamanca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robin Olds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Salamanca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olds scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Olds.
Salamanca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Olds looks to land a right hand but Salamanca moved out of range.
Olds misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Olds connects with an inside leg kick.
Tuco Salamanca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olds throws a quick inside leg kick.
Olds connects with a body shot.
Salamanca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca motions for Olds to come forward. Salamanca throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Olds misses the body punch
and Salamanca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
Olds scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Olds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Olds winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Olds!
Robin Olds tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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