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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Lee (ranked 7185 p4p, 463 weight class) and Carlos Salomanca (ranked 23760 p4p, 520 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Titties and Coke "subliminal messages". A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
5 - 9 - 1 |
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195 cm
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265 lbs
6 - 8 - 1 |
Excellent MT
Granite chin
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Great elbows
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Lee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Salomanca! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch. Salomanca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salomanca.
Lee cracks Salomanca with a nice body shot. Salomanca looks winded! Lee stalling in the clinch.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Salomanca avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Salomanca blocks with his arms.
Salomanca looking to slow down the pace here. Lee stalls. Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Salomanca blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee leaning against his opponent.
Lee lands an elbow just above Salomanca 's eye. Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Salomanca is blocking nicely.
Salomanca avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Salomanca wants to stall.
Salomanca should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Salomanca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy. Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salomanca.
Salomanca takes an elbow to the forehead. Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Salomanca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salomanca is defending well for now. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Salomanca managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Salomanca blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. Lee is pushing Salomanca up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Salomanca tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Salomanca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Lee. Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salomanca avoids it. Salomanca managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Salomanca is trying to stall.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Salomanca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salomanca is defending well for now. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Salomanca tries to tie him up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Lee dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Salomanca blocks an elbow strike. Lee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Lee missing with knees to the body.
Salomanca wants to stall.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salomanca.
Salomanca avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Salomanca tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Salomanca shrugs off. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Salomanca avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Lee. Lee tries a knee to the head but Salomanca blocks it.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salomanca avoids it. Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Salomanca managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Salomanca managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee lands a damaging elbow. Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Salomanca blocks with his arms.
Salomanca blocks the elbow strike.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Salomanca avoids the damage to the body. Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salomanca's brow. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Salomanca tries to tie him up. Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salomanca avoids it. Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salomanca connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Salomanca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Lee has closed the distance and engaged Salomanca in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salomanca.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Salomanca connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salomanca can do to turn this around? Salomanca takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lee rushes Salomanca and presses him up against the ropes. Lee breaks from the clinch.
Chuck Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Salomanca looking to slow down the pace here. Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Lee dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Salomanca gets tackled into the ropes by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch. Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salomanca.
Salomanca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salomanca's brow. Salomanca tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salomanca is defending well for now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Salomanca in his tracks for a moment. Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Salomanca is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Salomanca avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salomanca avoids it. Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Salomanca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Lee tries a knee to the head but Salomanca blocks it.
Salomanca avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Chuck Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far. Lee misses with a knee to the head. Lee lands a body shot. Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Salomanca avoids the damage to the body. Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Salomanca should have avoided that one. Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Salomanca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee. Lee instigates a clinch. Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salomanca is defending well for now. Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salomanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Salomanca avoids the damage to the body. Lee crunches a lovely knee into Salomanca's ribcage. Salomanca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Salomanca takes a knee to the side of the body. Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Salomanca avoids the damage to the body. Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salomanca managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands a nice elbow. Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Donk. Salomanca catches Lee right on the button with a cross. Lee rushes Salomanca and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salomanca's face.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carlos Salomanca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Chuck Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Lee misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Chuck Lee showed his dominance in that final round. Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Lee!
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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
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