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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaleki Oliweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliweli comes to the cage accompanied by Chant & E Ala E. Assante is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lose Yourself. Kaleki Oliweli could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Salvatore Assante's chin.
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleki Oliweli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Assante!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assante walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Assante misses with a head kick.
Oliweli misses with a wild body shot.
Assante throws a hook but Oliweli avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Assante.
Assante misses with a double jab
and Oliweli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assante. Oliweli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliweli blocks a head kick by Assante.
Assante closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Assante fails to land.
Oliweli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliweli pushes Assante back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Salvatore Assante has been cut.
Assante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Assante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assante blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliweli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliweli can't find room to land a body shot as Assante controls the action.
Assante has a couple of punches blocked by Oliweli.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliweli throws a head punch that misses.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Assante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliweli's elbow.
Assante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliweli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oliweli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Assante scores with a shot to the side of Oliweli's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Assante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliweli.
Assante scores with a nice hook to the head.
Assante misses with a body punch.
Assante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oliweli.
Assante takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliweli.
Oliweli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Assante is leaning against Oliweli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oliweli throws a head punch that misses.
Assante throws a head punch that misses.
Assante gets through Oliweli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oliweli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliweli blocking some punches.
Oliweli lands a body shot.
Assante misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assante scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Assante fails to land.
Assante digs a right hand underneath Oliweli's ribcage. Oliweli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Assante throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliweli.
Oliweli misses with a body punch.
Oliweli struggles to land a body shot inside as Assante controls his hands.
Assante scores with a shot to the side of Oliweli's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Assante.
Oliweli struggles to land a body shot inside as Assante controls his hands.
Assante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assante misses with some punches.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oliweli is breathing heavily.
Assante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Assante lands with a light punch inside.
Assante lands a right hand.
Assante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oliweli or not.
Assante blocks a body shot from Oliweli.
Assante misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Oliweli.
Assante lands with a short shot to the head.
Assante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oliweli trying to stall but Assante improves his position.
Oliweli blocks an uppercut.
Oliweli lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Assante.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oliweli takes a shot to the head.
Assante lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliweli struggles to land a body shot inside as Assante controls his hands.
Oliweli stalling the fight.
Oliweli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Assante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oliwelis head.
Assante cracks Oliweli with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assante.
Good body shot from Assante.
A short uppercut from Assante.
Assante lands a body shot.
Assante cracks Oliweli with a nice body shot.
Assante lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assante swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliweli uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Assante.
Assante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Oliweli.
Assante blocking some punches.
Assante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Assante scores with a shot to the side of Oliweli's head.
Assante lands a shoulder strike.
Assante lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Kaleki Oliweli has been cut.
Oliweli misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assante gets through Oliweli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliweli.
Oliweli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliweli takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Assante.
Assante scores with a shoulder strike.
Oliweli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assante digs a right hand into Oliweli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oliweli's gas tank.
Assante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Good body shot from Assante.
Assante throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliweli.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Assante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Assante lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assante lands a right hand.
Assante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Assante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Assante lands with a light punch inside.
Oliweli misses with a body punch.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Assante lands with a right to the head.
Assante digs a right hand into Oliweli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oliweli's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Assante - that landed with a thud.
Assante digs a right hand underneath Oliweli's ribcage. Oliweli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Assante.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Assante dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Assante throws a head kick that misses.
Oliweli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assante manages to avoid it.
Assante throws an off balance right hand
and Oliweli counters with a stiff right hand.
Assante throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assante scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliweli. Assante does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Assante.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Oliweli lands.
Oliweli jabs Assante to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oliweli takes a kick to the side of the head.
Assante has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Assante misses with a hook
and Oliweli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Assante.
Assante connects with an inside leg kick.
Assante scores with a leg kick.
Assante scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oliweli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Assante swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Oliweli to counter with a crisp jab.
Assante misses with a low kick as Oliweli jumps back.
Assante throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oliweli.
Oliweli connects with a body shot.
Oliweli throws a shot from downtown. Assante moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli looks to throw the jab but Assante is out of range.
Assante scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oliweli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assante will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Assante forces Oliweli back against the cage and clinches.
Oliweli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assante lands a body shot.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assante has a couple of punches blocked by Oliweli.
Assante swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliweli uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Assante fails to land.
Assante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliweli takes a shot to the head.
Assante pushes Oliweli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Assante.
Assante lands with a light punch inside.
Assante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Assante misses with the head strike.
Oliweli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oliweli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Assante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oliweli misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Assante.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assante blocks an uppercut.
Oliweli can't find room to land a body shot as Assante controls the action.
Oliweli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliweli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Assante.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliweli.
Oliweli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliweli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Assante fails to land.
Oliweli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliweli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Assante scores with a shoulder strike.
Oliweli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliweli pushes Assante back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assante throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliweli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli blocks an uppercut.
Oliweli tries to throw a body punch but Assante avoids it by throwing Oliweli back against the cage.
Assante lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Assante lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assante lands a nice shot to the body.
Assante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oliweli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assante works on Oliweli's body with a couple of short punches.
Assante works on Oliweli's body with a couple of short punches.
Assante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oliweli is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Assante cracks Oliweli with a nice body shot.
Oliweli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliweli digs a right hand into Assante's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Assante's gas tank.
Oliweli lands with a short shot to the head.
Assante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assante digs a right hand underneath Oliweli's ribcage. Oliweli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Salvatore Assante seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Assante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Assante.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliweli blocks an uppercut.
Assante lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Assante.
A short body shot lands from Assante as the two fighters clinch.
Assante scores with a shot to the side of Oliweli's head.
Oliweli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Assante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Assante goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oliweli misses the jab.
Oliweli drops his hands momentarily and Assante takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Assante lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Assante connects with the punch.
Assante misses with a shot to the body
and Oliweli counters with a right hand to the body.
Oliweli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assante throws a push kick but Oliweli slaps the foot to one side.
Assante lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Assante darts in and clinches Oliweli up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Assante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oliweli swings wildly with an uppercut but Assante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliweli is leaning against Assante and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Assante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assante cracks Oliweli with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Assante on the inside.
Oliweli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Assante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliweli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Assante scores with a hook to the body.
Assante blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Assante.
Assante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Assante prevents a body shot from Oliweli.
Oliweli lands a shot to the body.
Assante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assante throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliweli.
Assante gets through Oliweli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliweli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliweli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assante gets through Oliweli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Assante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assante lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli blocks an uppercut.
Assante lands with a left to the head.
Assante can't find room to land a body shot as Oliweli controls the action.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliweli blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Assante.
Oliweli misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Assante.
A right hand to the body from Assante.
Assante lands a body punch.
Assante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Assante has a couple of punches blocked by Oliweli.
Assante works on Oliweli's body with a couple of short punches.
Assante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliweli.
Assante misses with the head strike.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Assante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Assante.
Assante lands an uppercut.
Assante gets through Oliweli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Assante digs a right hand underneath Oliweli's ribcage. Oliweli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Salvatore Assante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Assante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Assante.
Kaleki Oliweli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Assante scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Oliweli fails to land.
Oliweli can't find room to land a body shot as Assante controls the action.
Oliweli blocks an uppercut.
Oliweli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Oliweli fails to land.
Oliweli tries to throw a body punch but Assante avoids it by throwing Oliweli back against the cage.
Assante blocks an uppercut.
Assante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Assante working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Assante fails to land.
A hook to the body from Oliweli.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Assante misses with some punches.
Oliweli throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli stalling in the clinch but Assante improves position.
Oliweli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Assante backwards.
Oliweli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliweli blocks an uppercut.
Oliweli tries to work over Assante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assante misses with a punch to the body.
Oliweli swings wildly with an uppercut but Assante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oliweli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assante blocking some punches.
Assante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliweli misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliweli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Assante blocks a body shot from Oliweli.
Oliweli misses with a punch on the inside.
Assante lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Assante.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Assante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Assante 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvatore Assante!
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