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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nester Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Salem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nester Locke has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nester Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Winston Salem!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke fails with the takedown.
Salem swinging wildly here.
Salem throws a series of punches but Locke moves out of range.
Salem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Salem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Locke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Salem sprawls well. Salem wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Locke gets slowly back to his feet.
Locke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salem manages to avoid it.
Salem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salem throws a series of punches but Locke moves out of range.
Salem throws a right hand that Locke ducks under and follows up with a left that Locke also avoids with ease.
Salem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Locke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salem tries to bum rush Locke with a series of wild strikes but Locke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Locke rushes Salem and presses him up against the cage.
Salem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salem misses with a few strikes there.
Salem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nester Locke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salem throws a series of punches but Locke moves out of range.
Salem misses with a wild combination.
Locke slips a jab and a cross from Salem.
Locke throws a leg kick but Salem checks it.
Salem throws a right hand that Locke ducks under and follows up with a left that Locke also avoids with ease.
Salem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Locke is breathing heavily.
A combination from Salem does no damage.
Salem misses with a double jab.
Salem misses with a series of wild punches.
Salem swats away the attempt to clinch by Locke.
Locke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Locke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Locke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Locke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Locke gets a clinch.
Salem is trying to force a seperation but Locke has the dominant position.
Salem avoiding damage as Locke throws knees to the body.
Salem manages to break the clinch.
Salem misses with a double jab.
Locke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salem at a distance.
Salem throws a series of punches but Locke moves out of range.
Locke looks for a takedown but Salem sprawls well.
Winston Salem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Locke fails with a takedown attempt.
Salem throws a right and a left that Locke avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke fails with a takedown attempt.
Salem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Locke with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Salem.
Salem misses with a few strikes there.
Salem throws a series of punches but Locke moves out of range.
Salem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Locke circles away quickly and effectively.
Salem misses with a few strikes there.
Salem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Salem looks to land a combination but Locke avoids it well.
Locke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salem but Salem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Salem scores with a four punch combination!
Salem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salem throws a right and a left that Locke avoids nicely.
Salem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Locke dodges the punch combination from Salem.
Salem avoids the body shot from Locke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Locke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Salem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nester Locke 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.
Locke has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Salem misses with a few strikes there.
Locke fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Salem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Locke.
Salem throws a nice looking combination but Locke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Locke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salem as he avoids it easily.
Salem throws a right hand that Locke ducks under and follows up with a left that Locke also avoids with ease.
Salem throws a series of punches but Locke moves out of range.
Locke slips a jab and a cross from Salem.
Salem checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Locke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salem is fending him off so far but Locke persists. Nope, Salem circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nester Locke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salem looks to land a combination but Locke avoids it well.
Locke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Locke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winston Salem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salem misses with a series of wild punches.
Salem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Locke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salem throws a right and a left that Locke avoids nicely.
Locke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Salem fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Salem.
A nice combination there by Salem.
Salem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salem throws a series of punches but Locke moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Salem. No joy for Locke on that attempt.
Salem swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Salem misses with a two punch combination.
Nester Locke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salem scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Salem throws a right and a left that Locke avoids nicely.
Salem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salem misses with a wild combination.
A left and a right from Salem both land. Nice combination.
Salem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Locke is defended easily by Salem.
Salem misses with a few strikes there.
Locke shoots for a takedown but Salem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Locke shoots in for a takedown but Salem shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salem misses with a few strikes there.
Salem misses with the combination.
Locke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Salem swinging wildly here.
Locke dodges the punch combination from Salem.
Locke closes the distance and clinches up with Salem, looking for a takedown. Locke pushes Salem against the cage but Salem circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Locke dodges the punch combination from Salem.
Salem misses with a few strikes there.
Locke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salem.
Locke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Salem tries to avoid it but Locke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Salem to the ground. Salem escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Locke dodges the punch combination from Salem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Some wild striking there from Salem.
Locke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salem.
Locke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Salem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Locke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Locke fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Salem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salem misses with a two punch combination.
Salem fails to land with a series of punches.
Locke slips a jab and a cross from Salem.
Salem swats away the attempt to clinch by Locke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Salem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Locke fails to land the takedown.
Locke closes the distance and clinches up with Salem, looking for a takedown. Locke pushes Salem against the cage but Salem circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salem throws a nice looking combination but Locke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salem throws a series of punches but Locke avoids them all with ease.
Salem throws a right and a left that Locke avoids nicely.
Locke misses with a takedown attempt - Salem sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nester Locke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Salem.
Salem throws a nice looking combination but Locke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Salem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salem tries to bum rush Locke with a series of wild strikes but Locke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Locke slips a jab and a cross from Salem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Locke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Locke misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salem lands with a nice combination. Locke backs away looking to recover.
Salem throws a series of punches but Locke moves out of range.
Salem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salem misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Salem both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Salem.
Salem throws a nice looking combination but Locke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Locke shoots in looking for a takedown. Salem tries to sprawl out of it but Locke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salem manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Salem throws a series of punches but Locke moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Salem.
Locke shoots in for a takedown but Salem shows good takedown defense.
A nice combination there by Salem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Locke slips a jab and a cross from Salem.
Salem tries to bum rush Locke with a series of wild strikes but Locke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Locke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salem throws a series of punches but Locke moves out of range.
Salem takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salem throws a series of punches but Locke moves out of range.
Salem lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Salem swinging wildly here.
Locke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salem sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Salem throws a right and a left that Locke avoids nicely.
Salem stalks Locke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Locke's face. Locke staggers backwards, shaken.
Locke shoots in and drives through. Salem sprawls well.
Salem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salem throws a nice looking combination but Locke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Salem misses.
Locke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salem sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salem slaps away a takedown attempt from Locke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Locke dodges the punch combination from Salem.
Salem misses with a few strikes there.
Salem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Locke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Locke looks to land a combination but Salem avoids it well.
Locke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Locke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Salem kicks Locke off and gets back to his feet.
Locke moves in looking to clinch but Salem pushes him off.
Salem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Salem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salem misses with a combination
and Locke counters with a series of strikes. Salem will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Salem misses with a double jab
and Locke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Salem misses with a double jab
and Locke counters by moving into the clinch.
Salem is trying to break free.
Salem wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Locke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Locke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Salem pulls his leg out and moves away.
Salem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Locke.
Locke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Locke wants to slow Salem down by chopping away at his legs.
Salem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Locke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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 Nester Locke.
I think Locke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nester Locke!
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energy
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