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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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280 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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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, 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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