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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dhal Sim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sykes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dhal Sim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Sykes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sim.
Sim is looking to land body kicks.
Sykes throws the left hand but Sim avoids the punch easily.
Sim blocks a head kick by Sykes.
Nice jab there from Sim.
Mark Sykes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Sim. That snapped Sykes's head back.
Sim looks to score with a jab to the body but Sykes is just out of range.
Sim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sim scores with a shot to the body.
Sykes takes a swing at Sim's ribcage but misses.
Sim lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sykes takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sykes. Sim does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykes lands a leg kick that knocks Sim off balance momentarily.
Sykes throws a leg kick but Sim checks it.
Sim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sykes can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sim lands a nice looking body shot.
Sim scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sykes. Sim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Sykes.
Sim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sykes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sykes throws a sloppy head kick and Sim moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Sim misses.
Sykes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sykes is out of range and Sim settles back down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sim.
Sim's corner calls for a 1-2. Sim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sim misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sykes throws a head kick that misses.
Sykes misses with an uppercut. Sim saw that one coming.
Sim misses with a body kick.
Sykes misses with a combination
enabling Sim to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sykes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sykes loads up on a big right hand but Sim slips the punch.
As Sykes looks to move away, Sim throws a big counter combo bu Sykes just gets out of the way.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sim.
Sim seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sykes misses the shot to the body.
Sim keeps Sykes at a distance using the push kick.
Sykes throws a low kick but Sim moves out of range easily.
Sykes's coach down at Foot Loves was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sykes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sim lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sim.
Sykes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sykes scores with a one two! Sim had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sykes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sim misses with a body kick.
Sykes throws a nice looking combination but Sim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sim blocks a low kick nicely.
Sykes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sim lands a leg kick that knocks Sykes off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Sykes. That snapped Sim's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sykes cracks the inside of Sim's front leg.
Sim moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sim bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sykes's head.
Sykes throws a right hand that misses
and Sim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sim defending well as Sykes loads up on a big left hand.
Sim is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sykes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sykes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sykes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sim.
Sykes throws a body shot but no joy.
Sykes throws a head kick but Sim moves out of range.
Sim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sim.
Sykes misses with a looping left.
Sim is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sykes.
Sykes throws a solid leg kick but Sim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sykes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Sim - just one landing.
Good leg kick by Sim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sykes throws out a loose jab but Sim uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Sykes.
Jab, jab by Sykes - just one landing.
No joy there for Sim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sim checks the leg kick.
Sim blocks a head kick by Sykes.
Sim lands a jab to the head.
Sim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sykes takes a step back to recover.
Sim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Sim blocks the leg kick.
Sim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sykes manages to avoid it.
Sykes slips a jab and a cross from Sim.
Sim thuds his right hand into Sykes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sim misses with a hook. Sykes ducked under it nicely.
Sykes misses with a low kick as Sim jumps back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sim.
No joy there for Sykes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Sykes backs away, Sim returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sykes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sim misses the target.
Sim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sykes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sim swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sykes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sykes looks to land a right hand but Sim moved out of range.
Sim blocks a head kick by Sykes.
Sim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sykes wants to slow Sim down by chopping away at his legs.
Sim throws a big counter combination but Sykes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sykes takes a step back to recover.
Sykes throws a series of punches but Sim avoids them all with ease.
Sykes lands a nice shot that snaps Sim's head back.
Sim scores with a push kick.
Sykes is looking to chop away at Sim's legs.
Sim throws a right hand that Sykes ducks under and follows up with a left that Sykes also avoids with ease.
A nice combination there by Sim.
It looks like Mark Sykes has been cut.
Sim is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sykes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sykes throws a hook but Sim avoids it easily.
Sykes throws a lazy right hand but Sim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sim lands a nice looking body kick.
A slow jab from Sykes misses its intended target.
Sim takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sykes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch combination from Sim misses.
Sykes throws a poor cross that misses
and Sim counters with a nice body shot.
Sim throws a head kick that Sykes semi-blocks.
Sim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sykes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sim swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sim throws a head kick that half lands.
Sim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A shot to the body from Sykes misses
and Sim counters with a three punch combo that has Sykes backing up. Sykes nods at Sim to acknowledge the strikes.
Sykes is rocked!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sykes throws a right hand that Sim ducks under and follows up with a left that Sim also avoids with ease.
Sykes is still on wobbly legs! Can Sim finish him?
Sykes misses with a low kick.
Sykes seems to have recovered his senses.
Sim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A good leg kick by Sim.
Sim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sykes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sykes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sim throws a sloppy head kick and Sykes moves out of range easily.
Sykes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sykes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sim.
Sim staying out of range there.
Sim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sykes ducks under a wild hook from Sim.
Sim throws out a loose jab but Sykes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sykes looks to throw the jab but Sim is out of range.
Sykes throws a leg kick that misses.
Sim is looking to chop away at Sykes's legs.
Sykes works Sim's body with a nice hook.
Sykes throws an overhand right that lands on Sim's shoulder, as Sim tries to avoid the shot.
Sim went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sim misses with a hook. Sykes ducked under it nicely.
Sykes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sykes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sykes throws a head kick but Sim moves out of range.
Sim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sykes. Sykes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Sykes misses.
Sykes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A low kick from Sykes misses
and Sim counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Sim.
Sykes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sim. Sykes shrugs it off though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sim.
Sykes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sim misses with a series of wild punches.
Sykes throws a lazy uppercut
and Sim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Sykes.
Sykes swings for the body but Sim moves out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sykes misses with a double jab
and Sim counters with a straight right hand.
Sykes looks winded!
Sim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sykes looks to land a right hand but Sim moved out of range.
Sim connects with a nice looking jab.
Sim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Sim.
Sim throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sykes throws an off balance right hand
and Sim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sim misses with a body kick.
Sykes throws a low kick, looking for Sim's leg but Sim calmly moves out of range.
Sim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sykes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sykes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Sim counters with a quick kick to the body but Sykes blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sykes misses with a head kick.
Sykes blocks a low kick nicely.
Sim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sykes avoids the head kick by Sim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dhal Sim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Sykes'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. This is the final round!
Sykes tries to land a leg kick but Sim saw it coming and moves away.
Sim thows a body kick. Sykes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Some bone on bone action there as Sim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sim thuds his right hand into Sykes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A leg kick checked by Sim.
Sim tried to counter with a leg kick but Sykes avoided it.
Sykes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sykes misses with a straight left.
Sim lands a front kick.
Sim connects with a looping right hand.
Sim thuds his shin into the meat of Sykes's side.
Sim feints and then cracks Sykes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sykes down.
Sykes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sykes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sykes can do to turn this around?
Sim scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mark Sykes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Sykes misses.
Sykes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sim can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sykes blocks a head kick by Sim.
Sykes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dhal Sim is winning the standup battle so far.
Sykes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sim tries to land a front kick but Sykes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sykes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sykes misses with a hook. Sim ducked under it nicely.
Sykes throws a poor cross that misses
and Sim counters with a series of strikes. Sykes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sykes throws a solid leg kick but Sim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sykes.
Sykes lands with an uppercut that bounces Sim off the cage and back into range.
Sim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from Sim.
Sykes is breathing heavily.
Sykes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sykes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sykes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sim scores with a body shot.
Sim throws a head kick that Sykes semi-blocks.
A solid body kick from Sim.
Sykes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sim walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sykes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Sim finds it's target.
Sykes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sim moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sim.
Sim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sykes tries a head kick but it misses.
Sim lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sim.
Sim lands with a nice body kick.
Sim throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sykes on the side of the head.
Sykes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sim scores with a spinning back kick!
Sim defending well as Sykes loads up on a big left hand.
Sim is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sykes takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Sim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykes misses with a body kick.
Sim connects with a quick right hand that sends Sykes tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the cage, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dhal Sim!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dhal Sim thanked Atlantis for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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hype
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RATING
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