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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santino Cabal (ranked 1186 p4p, 1403 weight class) and Donner Keil (ranked 161 p4p, 186 weight class). Donner Keil has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Santino Cabal's chin.
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World class boxer
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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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santino Cabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donner Keil!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keil misses with a straight right.
Cabal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keil moves away.
Keil doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cabal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keil.
Cabal throws a leg kick
and Keil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keil misses with a looping right.
Keil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cabal with a hook.
Cabal misses the shot to the body.
Keil lands with a shot to the body.
Cabal misses with a straight left.
Keil moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabal avoids the body shot from Keil.
Cabal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cabal misses with a lunging right hand
and Keil counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right-left combo lands from Cabal.
It looks like Donner Keil has been cut.
Cabal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keil.
Keil misses with a looping left.
Keil just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keil takes one on the button.
Keil scores with a one two! Cabal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Donner Keil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keil throws a shot to the body.
Cabal checks a leg kick.
Keil looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabal is just out of range.
Keil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keil feints a jab promting Cabal to slip. Keil then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cabal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cabal misses with a double jab.
Keil connects with a right hand. Cabal shakes it off.
Cabal clobbers Keil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keil scores with a jab to the body.
Keil closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cabal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keil.
Keil lands with a shot to the body.
Cabal throws a jab when Keil was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keil punishes Cabal's body with a nice straight punch.
Keil connects with a right hand. Cabal shakes it off.
Cabal avoids the body shot from Keil.
Keil dips to his left and cracks Cabal with an uppercut!
Keil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabal.
Keil only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cabal motions for Keil to come forward. Cabal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keil staying out of range there.
Keil throws a low kick but Cabal avoids it.
Cabal looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cabal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cabal wants to slow Keil down by chopping away at his legs.
Keil throws a hook but Cabal blocks it.
Keil throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cabal counters with a straight right hand.
Cabal throws a body punch but Keil moves out of range.
Cabal misses with a body shot.
Cabal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cabal looks to land a right hand but Keil moved out of range.
Keil misses with a hook. Cabal ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Cabal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keil has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cabal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Keil counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cabal thinking.
Cabal misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Keil misses with a hook.
Cabal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cabal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Keil misses with a hook. Cabal ducked under it nicely.
Cabal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keil.
Cabal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keil.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keil! But no joy.
Keil checks a leg kick nicely.
Keil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabal.
Keil let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cabal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keil was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabal.
Keil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cabal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Keil cracks a nice hook into Cabal's ribs.
Keil scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keil staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal throws a low kick but Keil avoids it.
Keil misses with a looping right.
Keil throws out a loose jab but Cabal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keil.
Keil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keil dips to his left and cracks Cabal with an uppercut!
Keil is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cabal had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cabal avoids the body shot from Keil.
Keil lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cabal throws a body punch but Keil moves out of range.
Keil dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cabal. That did some damage!
Cabal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Keil throws a body shot but no joy.
Keil punishes Cabal's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keil throws a big shot that misses.
Cabal throws a lazy right hand but Keil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keil is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Keil scores with a nice right hand.
Keil lands a jab to the nose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donner Keil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donner Keil's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Keil throws a body shot but no joy.
Keil connects with the punch.
Cabal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keil.
Cabal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donner Keil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabal.
Keil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Keil there.
Cabal connects with an inside leg kick.
Keil misses with an uppercut
enabling Cabal to counter with a crisp jab.
Keil misses with a wild body shot.
Keil throws a good cross that connects.
Keil looks to land a left hand but Cabal moved out of range nicely.
Keil looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabal is just out of range.
Cabal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Keil shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cabal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Keil moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keil scores with a body shot.
Keil lands with a straight right. Cabal didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keil slips a straight right by Cabal.
Cabal jabs Keil right on the nose. Keil blinks but takes it well.
Cabal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keil is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Keil throws a big shot that misses.
Keil falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cabal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabal just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Keil has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cabal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keil.
Cabal throws a lazy right hand but Keil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keil throws a solid leg kick but Cabal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keil.
Cabal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabal throws out the jab.
Keil throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cabal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keil manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keil. Cabal does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Keil lands a nice shot to the body.
Keil keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cabal.
Keil scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cabal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keil. That did some damage!
A big left from Keil misses.
Cabal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cabal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cabal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Cabal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keil lands a nice shot to the body.
Keil throws a hook but Cabal blocks it.
Cabal clobbers Keil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cabal misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Cabal.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cabal. That's going to slow Keil down.
Keil misses the jab.
Keil missing with a left hand there. Cabal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A cross from Keil lands.
Cabal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keil defending well as Cabal loads up on a big left hand.
Keil throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabal.
Cabal throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Cabal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keil doesn't seem phased though.
Cabal instigates a clinch.
Cabal blocks a body shot from Keil.
Cabal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabal effectively controlling the action here.
Cabal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal throws a leg kick which misses Keil's front leg but catches the back leg as Keil tries to avoid it.
Keil finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Keil misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Cabal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keil missing with a left hand there. Cabal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cabal blocks a low kick nicely.
Cabal misses with an uppercut
and Keil counters with a straight right hand.
Keil does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cabal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabal needs to keep his hands up - Keil had a free shot at his head there.
Keil thuds his right hand into Cabal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cabal misses with a low kick.
Keil takes a swing at Cabal's ribcage but misses.
Cabal throws a jab when Keil was well out of range.
Cabal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keil throws a front kick aimed at Cabal's knee but Cabal avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donner Keil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donner Keil's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cabal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cabal moves away from the strike by Keil.
It looked like Cabal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keil.
Cabal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cabal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keil.
A combination from Cabal does no damage.
Cabal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cabal swings for the body but Keil moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabal.
Keil lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cabal misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabal misses with a low kick.
Keil lands a really nice looking cross but Cabal seems unphased.
Cabal misses with a low kick.
Keil appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cabal misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabal misses the target.
Cabal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keil was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabal.
Cabal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Keil flicks out a counter leg kick but Cabal steps away.
Keil throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cabal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Keil.
Keil's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Keil lands with a nice body punch.
Cabal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Keil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabal.
Keil throws out a counter right but Cabal avoids it with no problem.
Cabal is looking to chop away at Keil's legs.
A big left from Cabal misses.
Keil takes a swing at Cabal's ribcage but misses.
Keil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cabal lands a nice shot that snaps Keil's head back.
Cabal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cabal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cabal working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Keil fails to land.
Keil throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Cabal's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Keil blocks a body shot from Cabal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keil.
Cabal tries to work over Keil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Keil on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cabal.
Keil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cabal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabal blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Keil fails to land.
Keil misses with the head strike.
Cabal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cabal lands a nice shot to the body.
Keil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Keil up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabal manages to break the clinch.
Keil throws a leg kick
and Cabal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Keil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabal misses the shot to the body.
Cabal throws a jab but it's blocked by Keil.
Keil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cabal.
Santino Cabal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donner Keil is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cabal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keil.
Keil thuds a left hand into Cabal's body.
Keil lands with a good body shot.
Cabal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Keil avoids the body shot from Cabal.
Keil slips under a jab.
Cabal gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Keil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keil moves away from the strike by Cabal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keil scores with a jab to the body.
Keil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cabal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keil.
Keil throws a hook but Cabal blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabal avoids the body shot from Keil.
Cabal throws a nice looking combination but Keil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Keil.
Keil stuns Cabal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Keil misses with an uppercut. Cabal saw that one coming.
Cabal clobbers Keil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Keil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cabal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Keil jabs Cabal right on the nose. Cabal blinks but takes it well.
Keil looks to land a left hand but Cabal moved out of range nicely.
Cabal takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Santino Cabal.
I think Keil 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Donner Keil!
After winning the bout, Donner Keil thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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