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Gladius | 4: McKean vs Salim PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hercules James (ranked 6806 p4p, 637 weight class) and Peter Allen (ranked 6378 p4p, 613 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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201 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hercules James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Allen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen looks for the body kick but James saw that one coming.
Allen circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! James drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Allen follows James to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Allen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Goldberg (ranked 7362 p4p, 537 weight class) and Island Fighter (ranked 25827 p4p, 596 weight class). Island Fighter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Solid 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg throws a shot to the body.
Fighter's coach down at Armored Fitness & Sparring was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fighter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fighter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Goldberg's head backwards.
It looks like David Goldberg has been cut.
Goldberg slips under a jab from Fighter.
Goldberg's corner calls for a 1-2. Goldberg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fighter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goldberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goldberg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fighter tests Goldberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fighter lands with a right hand.
Goldberg lands a jab to Fighter's midsection.
Fighter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Goldberg does it's job there.
Goldberg lands a jab to Fighter's midsection.
David Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Fighter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Goldberg doesn't seem phased though.
Goldberg scores with a body shot.
Goldberg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg misses with a body punch
and Fighter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Goldberg both land. Nice combination.
Goldberg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A left lands for Goldberg.
Fighter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goldberg.
Goldberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goldberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fighter.
Goldberg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fighter.
Nice straight punches there by Fighter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fighter.
David Goldberg's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldberg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fighter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fighter connects with a body shot.
Fighter fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Goldberg misses.
As Goldberg backs off Fighter throws a huge counter combo but Goldberg manages to avoid it all.
Fighter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Goldberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goldberg misses with a body shot.
Fighter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Goldberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Goldberg looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Goldberg ducks under a wild hook from Fighter.
Goldberg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fighter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goldberg, pushing him back against the cage.
Goldberg is trying to push Fighter away but Fighter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fighter has Goldberg pressed against the cage, preventing Goldberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fighter lands with a left to the head.
Fighter misses with a body punch.
A short left from Fighter.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter has Goldberg pressed against the cage, preventing Goldberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards.
Goldberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldberg is trying to break free.
Goldberg is trying to break free.
Goldberg is trying to push Fighter away but Fighter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fighter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fighter scores with a hook to the body.
Goldberg is breathing heavily.
A short left from Fighter.
Still in the clinch, Fighter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fighter has Goldberg pressed against the cage, preventing Goldberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fighter.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Fighter as the two fighters clinch.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Goldberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fighter lands a hook that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards.
David Goldberg's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Fighter scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goldberg is rocked!
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Goldberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Goldberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A body shot lands from Fighter.
Goldberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Goldberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldberg seems to have got his legs back now.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Goldberg.
Fighter lands a hook that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldberg.
Goldberg tries to circle away but Fighter has him pinned against the cage.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldberg.
A frustrated look appears on Goldberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fighter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fighter blocks a body shot from Goldberg.
A short left from Fighter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter keeps control of Goldberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards.
Goldberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goldberg wants to break free but Fighter has control.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Island Fighter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Goldberg's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fighter throws an overhand right that drops Goldberg like a sack of potatoes! Fighter dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Island Fighter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Paul (ranked 5987 p4p, 476 weight class) and Papi Jungo (ranked 6433 p4p, 499 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Papi Jungo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jungo lands a big head kick that sends Paul tumbling to the mat! Jungo takes a step backwards and waves Paul back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Tyler Paul has been cut.
Nice cross by Paul.
Jungo misses with a body shot
and Paul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jungo is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Jungo shuts the power down on Paul. Lights out, game over! Jungo is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Papi Jungo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Loki Devlin (ranked 4891 p4p, 431 weight class) and Lucky Slevin (ranked 5282 p4p, 449 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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163 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Loki Devlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucky Slevin!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devlin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slevin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slevin throws the left hand but Devlin avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Slevin misses with a hook.
Slevin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Devlin if he has to take too many more of those.
Devlin moves out of range as Slevin strikes.
Devlin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slevin throws a right hand that Devlin ducks under and follows up with a left that Devlin also avoids with ease.
Devlin wants to land a leg kick but Slevin is out of range.
A left lands for Devlin.
Devlin tries a head kick but it misses.
Slevin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Devlin.
Devlin swinging wildly here.
Slevin misses with a body shot
and Devlin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Slevin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Devlin connects with a jab.
Slevin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Devlin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slevin circles away quickly and effectively.
Slevin ducks under a wild hook from Devlin.
Slevin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Devlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Slevin.
Devlin appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin throws the left hand but Devlin avoids the punch easily.
Devlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slevin gets tackled into the cage by Devlin. Devlin maintains the clinch.
Devlin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Devlin works on Slevin's body with a couple of short punches.
Devlin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slevin trying to stall but Devlin improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Devlin.
Devlin lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Devlin scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Lucky Slevin has been cut.
Devlin missing with knees to the body.
Devlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slevin misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Slevin does no damage.
Devlin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slevin's hands.
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!
Slevin looks to land a combination. Devlin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devlin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Devlin.
A head kick by Slevin misses
and Devlin counters by moving into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Devlin.
Slevin looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Devlin.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Devlin as Slevin tries to tie him up.
Slevin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Devlin pushes Slevin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Devlin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Devlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Devlin throws a big shot that misses.
Slevin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slevin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Devlin tests Slevin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slevin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Devlin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Slevin scrambles back to his feet.
Devlin throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devlin scores with a punch to the head.
That kick from Slevin tenderised Devlin's leg. Devlin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Slevin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lucky Slevin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Devlin misses with a wild body shot.
Devlin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Devlin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Devlin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Devlin lands a nice shot that snaps Slevin's head back.
Devlin lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slevin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slevin misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick from Slevin misses.
Devlin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Slevin is rocked!
Devlin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slevin.
Devlin throws a hook to the side of Slevin's head but Slevin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slevin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slevin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Slevin is still on wobbly legs! Can Devlin finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devlin throws a low kick but Slevin avoids it.
Devlin circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Slevin to the canvas! Slevin doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Devlin keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loki Devlin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dalton Jones (ranked 4099 p4p, 467 weight class) and Jarna Kuiva (ranked 4823 p4p, 511 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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189 lbs
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Very strong |
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Solid chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dalton Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jarna Kuiva!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuiva moves into the clinch.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kuiva tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuiva backwards.
Kuiva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kuiva with a jab.
Jones tries to clinch up but Kuiva circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuiva dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Kuiva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dalton Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuiva moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuiva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuiva throws a head punch that misses.
Kuiva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuiva throws a head punch that misses.
Jones letting Kuiva take a breather here.
Kuiva effectively controlling the action here.
Kuiva swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuiva lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Kuiva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuiva darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kuiva.
Kuiva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuiva misses with some punches.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuiva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuiva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuiva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries to clinch there but Kuiva circles away.
Jones misses the jab.
Kuiva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Kuiva fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Jones was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kuiva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Kuiva scores with a punch to the head.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Kuiva is out of range.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuiva moves away.
Kuiva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuiva scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Kuiva forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Kuiva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kuiva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice cross by Kuiva.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuiva.
Jones throws a series of punches but Kuiva avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones misses with a hook
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuiva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kuiva feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Kuiva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kuiva has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kuiva fails to land.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kuiva tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kuiva.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuiva dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Kuiva cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarna Kuiva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuiva.
Kuiva scores with a nice head shot.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones takes a swing at Kuiva's ribcage but misses.
Kuiva avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left and a right from Kuiva both land. Nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuiva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jarna Kuiva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuiva lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Kuiva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuiva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kuiva to keep the fight standing.
Kuiva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Kuiva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Kuiva tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Kuiva back against the cage.
Kuiva lands with a light punch inside.
Kuiva pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Kuiva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuiva lands an uppercut.
Jarna Kuiva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuiva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook but Kuiva blocks it.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Kuiva moved out of range.
Kuiva unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuiva circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuiva is looking for the big counter here.
Kuiva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuiva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Kuiva scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a series of punches but Kuiva avoids them all with ease.
Jones misses with a double jab
letting Kuiva counter with a right hand.
Dalton Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Kuiva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuiva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuiva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kuiva moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Kuiva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuiva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuiva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuiva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Kuiva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuiva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Kuiva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuiva scores with a shot to the body.
Kuiva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuiva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Kuiva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kuiva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Kuiva moves away from the strike by Jones.
Kuiva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kuiva connects with a crisp jab.
Kuiva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones throws a right hand that Kuiva ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuiva also avoids with ease.
Kuiva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to bum rush Kuiva with a series of wild strikes but Kuiva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuiva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones misses with a combination
and Kuiva counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarna Kuiva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Kuiva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones throws a series of punches but Kuiva avoids them all with ease.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones tries to bum rush Kuiva with a series of wild strikes but Kuiva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuiva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kuiva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Kuiva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuiva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones looks to land a combination but Kuiva avoids it well.
Kuiva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuiva moves into the clinch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuiva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuiva scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Kuiva catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Kuiva cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kuiva! But no joy.
Jones takes one on the button.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Kuiva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuiva's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuiva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kuiva.
Kuiva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuiva throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kuiva misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Jones tries to bum rush Kuiva with a series of wild strikes but Kuiva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuiva.
Kuiva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Kuiva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kuiva avoids the body shot from Jones.
Kuiva clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuiva has double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones has Kuiva pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuiva just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuiva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kuiva duly obliges.
Kuiva works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kuiva works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuiva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuiva circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Kuiva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jarna Kuiva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Kuiva.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Kuiva saw that one coming.
Kuiva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kuiva closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Kuiva keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuiva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Nice straight punches there by Kuiva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuiva.
Dalton Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones looks to land a combination but Kuiva avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarna Kuiva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuiva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarna Kuiva!
Jarna Kuiva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Dalton Jones stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was a tough opponent, and I just got to get better.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luuk Vermer (ranked 3463 p4p, 349 weight class) and Dat Sik (ranked 6621 p4p, 506 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dat Sik was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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260 lbs
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160 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luuk Vermer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dat Sik!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vermer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vermer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vermer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Sparring in the buildup to the fight.
Sik tries to clinch but Vermer is having none of it.
Vermer lands a nice looking body kick.
Vermer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sik sprawling to the canvas! Sik rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Vermer finish him?!
Sik is rocked!
It looks like Dat Sik has been cut.
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!
Sik drops his hands momentarily. Vermer doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Sik staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Sik doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luuk Vermer!
During a confident post fight interview, Luuk Vermer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obina Chuckwu (ranked 3018 p4p, 396 weight class) and Jurgen Locadia (ranked 3521 p4p, 448 weight class). Jurgen Locadia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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211 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Obina Chuckwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jurgen Locadia!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chuckwu.
Chuckwu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Locadia avoids it really well and circles away.
Locadia is trying to counter with his kicks.
Chuckwu misses with a takedown attempt
and Locadia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Obina Chuckwu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chuckwu with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Locadia counter with a right hand.
Chuckwu with a poor takedown
and Locadia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Locadia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chuckwu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chuckwu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chuckwu pushes down on Locadia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Locadia pushes Chuckwu off looking to stand but Chuckwu dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Locadia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuckwu stops Locadia from getting back to his feet.
Chuckwu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chuckwu working Locadia over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Chuckwu there.
Chuckwu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Locadia pushes Chuckwu off looking to stand but Chuckwu dives back in and keeps control.
Chuckwu works his foot free and advances to mount.
Chuckwu lands a heavy elbow.
Chuckwu cracks Locadia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Locadia taking shots to the head.
Chuckwu tries to control but Locadia wriggling away.
Chuckwu landing strikes from the mount.
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!
Locadia is trying to stand up.
Chuckwu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Locadia looks winded!
Chuckwu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Locadia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Locadia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chuckwu postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Locadia in real trouble here! The ref calls for Locadia to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Obina Chuckwu!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naoko Marui (ranked 3482 p4p, 332 weight class) and Sam Van Roosmalen (ranked 2903 p4p, 298 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Naoko Marui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Van Roosmalen!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Roosmalen misses the shot to the body.
Marui takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Roosmalen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marui makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van Roosmalen slips under a jab from Marui.
Marui with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Roosmalen cracks Marui with a good jab.
Marui on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Roosmalen misses with a body shot.
Van Roosmalen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Roosmalen throws a good cross that connects.
Van Roosmalen dives in and grabs Marui's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marui pushes down on Van Roosmalen's head and hops out.
Van Roosmalen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marui.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Roosmalen shoots in looking for a takedown but Marui manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van Roosmalen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marui misses with a two punch combination.
Van Roosmalen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Roosmalen fails with a takedown attempt.
Naoko Marui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Van Roosmalen.
Marui moves away from the strike by Van Roosmalen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marui throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen lands a leg kick that knocks Marui off balance momentarily.
Naoko Marui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Roosmalen misses with a left hand
and Marui counters with a straight right hand.
Van Roosmalen swinging wildly here.
Van Roosmalen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sam Van Roosmalen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Roosmalen misses with a wild body shot.
Van Roosmalen throws a poor cross that misses
and Marui counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Van Roosmalen coming out on top.
Marui punishes Van Roosmalen's body with a nice straight punch.
Marui seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Roosmalen looks winded!
Van Roosmalen throws a jab but it's blocked by Marui.
Marui fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marui jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Roosmalen throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Roosmalen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marui throws a body punch but Van Roosmalen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen ducks under a wild hook from Marui.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Roosmalen was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Van Roosmalen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Van Roosmalen misses with the combination.
Van Roosmalen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Roosmalen lands with an overhand left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen connects with a leg kick. Marui looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marui lands a slapping body shot.
Van Roosmalen fails with the takedown
letting Marui counter with a right hand.
Van Roosmalen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marui.
Marui stalks Van Roosmalen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Roosmalen's face. Van Roosmalen staggers backwards, shaken.
Van Roosmalen avoids the body shot from Marui.
Marui swings for the body but Van Roosmalen moves out of range.
Van Roosmalen throws a combination. Marui tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marui is able to avoid easily.
Marui displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Roosmalen throws out the jab.
A jab from Marui misses.
Van Roosmalen misses with a lunging right hand
and Marui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid body kick from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen defending well as Marui loads up on a big left hand.
Marui connects with a single shot there.
Van Roosmalen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Roosmalen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marui lands an overhand right.
Van Roosmalen is rocked!
Marui drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Van Roosmalen's head, knocking him out cold! Marui is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Naoko Marui!
Our winner, Naoko Marui, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keizo Kasai (ranked 2591 p4p, 282 weight class) and Niko Bellic (ranked 2951 p4p, 321 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
158 lbs
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keizo Kasai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niko Bellic!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasai throws a looping overhand right but Bellic ducks down to avoid it.
Bellic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kasai throws a hook to the side of Bellic's head but Bellic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bellic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kasai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kasai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bellic at a distance.
Bellic throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Kasai counter with a right hand.
Bellic throws a leg kick
and Kasai counters by moving into the clinch.
Kasai breaks the clinch.
Bellic throws a right hand that misses
and Kasai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kasai.
Bellic misses with some punches.
Bellic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bellic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bellic throws the left hand but Kasai avoids the punch easily.
Kasai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bellic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasai manages to avoid it.
Kasai walks into a stiff left hand from Bellic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic scores with a nice strike.
Bellic misses with a straight right.
A lazy body kick from Bellic
and Kasai counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Bellic misses.
Kasai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kasai misses with a double jab.
Kasai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bellic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bellic duly obliges.
A big left from Bellic misses.
Bellic throws an overhand right that lands on Kasai's shoulder, as Kasai tries to avoid the shot.
Kasai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kasai lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Bellic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kasai appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kasai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bellic is looking to slow Kasai down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kasai.
Bellic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kasai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kasai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bellic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bellic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kasai counters with a stiff right hand.
Bellic throws a right and a left that Kasai avoids nicely.
Bellic scores with a head kick. Kasai tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheers as Kasai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bellic doesn't seem phased though.
Bellic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bellic tries to work over Kasai's front leg with a kick but Kasai checks it.
Kasai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bellic looks winded!
Bellic throws a head kick that half lands.
Kasai moves away from the strike by Bellic.
Bellic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kasai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kasai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kasai throws a nice looking combination but Bellic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kasai avoids the body shot from Bellic.
A low kick from Bellic is predictable there
and Kasai counters with a three punch combo that has Bellic backing up. Bellic nods at Kasai to acknowledge the strikes.
Kasai slips under a jab from Bellic.
Sloppy strikes from Bellic. Those never looked like landing.
Kasai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bellic throws a lazy uppercut
and Kasai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bellic thows a leg kick but Kasai checks it
and Kasai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasai avoids the body shot from Bellic.
Bellic throws a hook to the side of Kasai's head but Kasai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bellic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bellic throws an off balance right hand
and Kasai counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kasai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bellic doesn't seem phased though.
A left and a right from Kasai both land. Nice combination.
Bellic is rocked!
Kasai throws a combination. Bellic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bellic is still on wobbly legs! Can Kasai finish him?
Kasai misses with a double jab.
Bellic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circling - Bellic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bellic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kasai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Bellic looks to move away, Kasai throws a big counter combo but Bellic just gets out of the way.
Bellic seems to have recovered his senses.
Niko Bellic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasai looks to land a combination. Bellic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bellic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasai throws a big counter combination but Bellic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bellic avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Bellic misses.
Kasai tests Bellic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kasai scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keizo Kasai dominated that round.
That's time! Kasai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kasai cracks a nice hook into Bellic's ribs.
Bellic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bellic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bellic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasai.
Kasai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bellic finds it's way round the side to connect with Kasai's head.
Good exchange - Kasai coming out on top.
Bellic connects with a jab.
Bellic looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasai is just out of range.
Keizo Kasai is winning the standup battle so far.
Bellic misses the body punch
and Kasai counters with a three punch combo that has Bellic backing up. Bellic nods at Kasai to acknowledge the strikes.
Bellic throws a leg kick but Kasai checks it.
Bellic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bellic swinging wildly here.
Kasai tries to bum rush Bellic with a series of wild strikes but Bellic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bellic throws a series of punches but Kasai moves out of range.
It looked like Kasai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kasai misses with a body shot.
Bellic scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keizo Kasai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bellic is breathing heavily.
Donk. Bellic catches Kasai right on the button with a cross.
Kasai dodges the punch combination from Bellic.
The fighters circling - Bellic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bellic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasai.
Kasai is looking to counter the offense by Bellic and move into the clinch.
Kasai misses with a few strikes there.
Bellic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kasai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bellic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kasai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bellic can do to turn this around?
Bellic avoids the body shot from Kasai.
Some wild striking there from Kasai.
Bellic throws a poor cross that misses
and Kasai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kasai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasai throws a body shot but no joy.
Kasai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Kasai.
Bellic misses with a hook
and Kasai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bellic throws a one two combo.
Bellic walks into a jab.
Kasai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellic.
Kasai misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Bellic misses its intended target.
A jab from Bellic finds it's way through Kasai's defenses.
Kasai lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellic misses with a wild body shot.
Kasai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kasai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bellic momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Bellic.
Kasai tries to counter by clinching up but Bellic breaks away and moves out of range.
A big right from Bellic misses.
Kasai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kasai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bellic.
Bellic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bellic misses with a hook
and Kasai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bellic needs to keep his hands up - Kasai had a free shot at his head there.
Kasai scores with a hook to the body. Bellic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kasai blocks a low kick nicely.
Bellic misses with a hook
and Kasai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bellic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bellic 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.
Kasai throws a big counter combination but Bellic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bellic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellic misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Kasai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jab by Bellic.
A low kick from Bellic is predictable there
and Kasai counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasai connects with a jab.
Kasai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bellic looks to land a left hand but Kasai moved out of range nicely.
Bellic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kasai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kasai tries to work over Bellic's front leg with a kick but Bellic checks it.
Kasai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice cross by Kasai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bellic misses with a low kick.
Kasai moves away from the strike by Bellic.
Bellic throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keizo Kasai dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kasai scores with a three punch combo!
Kasai lands a head shot.
Bellic misses with the body kick
and Kasai counters with a left to the body.
Bellic throws an overhand right that lands on Kasai's shoulder, as Kasai tries to avoid the shot.
Kasai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bellic misses with a two punch combination.
Bellic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bellic slips a jab and a cross from Kasai.
Bellic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice uppercut there from Bellic.
Bellic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bellic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kasai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bellic throws an overhand right that lands on Kasai's shoulder, as Kasai tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Kasai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bellic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kasai defending well as Bellic loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Kasai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Kasai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bellic missing with a left hand there. Kasai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bellic ducks right into an uppercut from Kasai.
Bellic misses with an uppercut.
Bellic misses with a body punch
and Kasai counters with a stiff right hand.
Kasai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bellic.
Kasai dips to his left and cracks Bellic with an uppercut!
Bellic cracks Kasai with a good jab.
Bellic is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Kasai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bellic throws a jab but it's blocked by Kasai.
Kasai went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bellic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bellic just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasai lands with a nice combination. Bellic backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellic throws a lazy head kick
and Kasai counters with a left and a right that stings Bellic.
Kasai scores with a hook.
Bellic throws a lazy uppercut
and Kasai counters with a straight right hand.
Kasai moves out of range of the strikes.
Bellic walks into a left hand.
Kasai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bellic misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kasai counter with a right hand.
Bellic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bellic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasai.
Bellic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kasai moves away from the strike by Bellic.
Bellic throws a lazy right hand but Kasai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kasai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasai lands a head shot.
Bellic throws a low kick but Kasai avoids it.
Kasai cracks a nice hook into Bellic's ribs.
Kasai moves into the clinch successfully.
Bellic misses with some punches.
Kasai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kasai breaks the clinch.
Kasai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bellic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bellic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bellic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bellic throws a looping overhand right but Kasai ducks down to avoid it.
Bellic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellic tries to move into range but Kasai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kasai avoids the head kick by Bellic.
Bellic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bellic ducks right into an uppercut from Kasai.
Bellic throws a big shot that misses.
Bellic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kasai counters with a straight right hand.
Kasai misses with a few strikes there.
Kasai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Bellic misses its intended target.
Bellic throws a shot from downtown. Kasai moves away and avoids it.
Kasai works Bellic's body with a nice hook.
Kasai scores with the left hand. Bellic knows he should have avoided that one.
Niko Bellic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keizo Kasai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bellic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keizo Kasai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kasai 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keizo Kasai!
Our winner, Keizo Kasai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Mckean (ranked 2366 p4p, 251 weight class) and Khalem Salim (ranked 3671 p4p, 364 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Mckean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khalem Salim!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mckean cracks Salim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Salim has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Salim tests Mckean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like William Mckean has been cut.
Salim looks to land a right hand but Mckean moved out of range.
Salim slips a jab from Mckean.
William Mckean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salim moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Salim - just one landing.
Mckean throws a lazy right hand but Salim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mckean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mckean tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salim ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
Salim throws the left hand but Mckean avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Salim.
Mckean dodges the punch combination from Salim.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salim misses the shot to the body.
Mckean throws a jab but it's blocked by Salim.
Salim ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
Salim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mckean misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salim throws a shot from downtown. Mckean moves away and avoids it.
Mckean scores with a punch to the head.
Mckean clobbers Salim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Salim jabs Mckean right on the nose. Mckean blinks but takes it well.
Mckean missing with a left hand there. Salim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salim looks to score with a jab to the body but Mckean is just out of range.
Nice cross by Salim.
Mckean is looking to clinch.
Salim scores with a jab to the head.
William Mckean's cut is getting worse.
A swing and a miss from Mckean.
Salim lands with a straight right. Mckean didn't see that one coming.
Mckean lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mckean throws the left hand but Salim avoids the punch easily.
Mckean throws a hook but Salim blocks it.
Mckean throws a right hand that misses
and Salim counters by clinching up.
Salim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mckean looking to throw knees to the head but Salim is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salim lands a right hand.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but Salim blocks with his arms.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mckean's elbow.
Salim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mckean misses with a knee strike.
Mckean misses with a punch on the inside.
Mckean working aggressively here.
Mckean lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salim.
Mckean looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mckean landing knees to the head.
It looks like Khalem Salim has been cut.
Salim lands with a light punch inside.
Mckean misses with a knee to the head.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but Salim blocks with his arms.
Salim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mckean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Mckean.
Salim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mckean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean tries to work over Salim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mckean taking a breather.
Salim misses with a punch to the body.
Salim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salim.
Mckean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mckean trying to control the position but instead, Salim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mckean into the cage.
Mckean throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Salim.
Mckean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mckean is breathing heavily.
Mckean tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mckean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salim backwards.
Mckean misses with a knee strike.
Salim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
Mckean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mckean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Salim throws a punch but it's blocked by Mckean.
Mckean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Salim lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salim can't find room to land a body shot as Mckean controls the action.
Salim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mckean blocks a body shot from Salim.
Mckean working aggressively here.
Salim misses with a body punch.
Mckean slows down the pace here.
Salim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mckean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salim.
Mckean prevents a body shot from Salim.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Khalem Salim will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mckean misses with a left hand
letting Salim counter with a right hand.
Mckean with a nice cross.
Mckean is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mckean looks to throw the jab but Salim is out of range.
Salim throws out a counter right but Mckean avoids it with no problem.
Salim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Salim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mckean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salim blocks it with crossed arms.
Mckean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salim backwards.
Mckean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salim.
Mckean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salim blocks it with crossed arms.
Mckean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salim blocks it with crossed arms.
Mckean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
William Mckean has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mckean with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mckean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salim lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salim scores with a shot to the side of Mckean's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Salim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Salim - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Salim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
Salim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mckean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mckean putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mckean pressing his opponent against the cage.
Salim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mckean misses with a knee to the head.
Mckean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mckean.
Mckean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mckean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckean misses with a knee strike.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mckean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mckean misses with a knee to the head.
Salim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mckean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mckean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mckean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salim pushes Mckean back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mckean as Salim tries to tie him up.
Salim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mckean slows down the pace here.
Mckean lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salim throws a punch but it's blocked by Mckean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salim tries to throw a body punch but Mckean avoids it by throwing Salim back against the cage.
Mckean lands a knee to the head.
Salim lands a nice shot to the body.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Mckean.
Mckean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mckean looking to throw knees to the head but Salim is blocking nicely.
Mckean throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salim wants to stall.
Salim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Mckean to work.
Mckean lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckean scores with a shoulder strike.
Mckean working Salim over with knees to the body.
Mckean connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Mckean.
Mckean tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Mckean.
Salim tries to stall but Mckean uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but Salim blocks with his arms.
Mckean tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salim struggles to land a body shot inside as Mckean controls his hands.
Mckean wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but Salim blocks with his arms.
Mckean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salim blocks it with crossed arms.
Mckean trying to stall but Salim improves his position.
Salim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Mckean dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Salim darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Salim misses the shot to the body.
Salim slips under a jab.
Salim slips under a jab from Mckean.
Mckean sets himself, and Salim steps forward looking for the clinch! Mckean avoids it this time.
Salim closes the distance and clinches.
Mckean controlling the action here for a moment.
Salim blocking some punches.
Salim misses with a punch to the body.
Salim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mckean is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salim is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salim has a couple of punches blocked by Mckean.
Salim managing to block the knees to the body from Mckean.
A head punch on the inside from Salim fails to land.
Salim trying to stall but Mckean improves his position.
Salim is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Salim swings wildly with an uppercut but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salim works on Mckean's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mckean slowing the pace effectively.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mckean misses with a body punch.
Mckean taking a breather.
Mckean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khalem Salim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mckean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salim lands a nice hook to Mckean's body. Mckean takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Salim cracks Mckean with a good jab.
Mckean needs to keep his hands up - Salim had a free shot at his head there.
Salim scores with a jab to the head.
Mckean is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mckean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckean tries to close the distance and clinch but Salim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salim scores with a jab.
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!
Salim moves out of range as Mckean strikes.
Mckean throws out a loose jab but Salim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salim blocks a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mckean tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salim struggles to land a body shot inside as Mckean controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mckean.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Salim struggles to land a body shot inside as Mckean controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Mckean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salim struggles to land a body shot inside as Mckean controls his hands.
Salim blocks an uppercut.
Mckean misses with the head strike.
Salim can't find room to land a body shot as Mckean controls the action.
Salim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
Salim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mckean has a couple of punches blocked by Salim.
Mckean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salim blocks it with crossed arms.
Salim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salim misses with a punch on the inside.
Salim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but Salim blocks with his arms.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mckean tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mckean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salim lands a body punch.
Salim stalling against the cage.
Mckean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salim backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Salim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mckean unloads a knee to the mid-section. Salim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mckean misses with a knee strike.
Mckean missing with knees to the body.
Salim lands with a left to the head.
Mckean tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Salim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mckean looking to throw knees to the head but Salim is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Salim.
Salim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mckean landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Khalem Salim.
I think Salim 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Khalem Salim!
Khalem Salim decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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