The Eclipse and Showsport International promoted Kickboxing show at the Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton on Sunday 23rd July was promising to be a good one as soon as it was announced.
Not only was it going to highlight the best of the best in Junior's light contact but also the best from the British amateur kickboxing scene and if that wasn't enough some top drawer professional fighters going at it for good measure.
From an USKA fans perspective they were going to get mega value for money with 6 fighters matched with 4 weeks notice and a last minute call for another two days before the event.
With 7 fighters from the USKA stable in prospect sharing the same ring on one night it was a show that was not to be missed and one that was really being looked forward to in the weeks leading up to the event.
All weighed up successfully we were dealt our first upset of the night finding out that USKA fighter Adam Kiani's opponent Liverpool Martial Studio fighter John Kelsol had failed to make weight by a massive 4kg. Adam had already agreed to give away 2kg to his opponent and with this further weight disadvantage the fight was called off.
Credit at this point has to go out to Adam who had trained hard, weighed at the contracted weight and was surely heading to the first win of his Kickboxing career.
Down to six fighters on the card it was time to get down to business.

First up and at only two days notice USKA I.S.K.A European champion Mark 'The Killer Kicker' Sedgwick stepped in to face the Eclipse Bloxwich fighter Daniel Breeze who's original opponent had pulled out through injury.
Mark and Daniel were due to fight in Featherstone earlier in the year but Daniel was a no show on the night and Mark tussled with the Welsh fighter Levi Lawrence instead.
Daniel however was no stranger to USKA opposition losing a competitive fight against Jay 'Sugarfoot' Collett in November last year on the big face off show in Walsall.
Mark although giving away 5kg was confident that he could put in a winning performance and didn't need to be asked twice when the opportunity knocked.

3 x 1.5 minute rounds Light Continuous
Mark 'Killer Kicker' Sedgwick (U.S.K.A) Vs Daniel Breeze (Eclipse Bloxwich)

First to the ring a confident looking Mark made his way to the red corner and straight away it was very apparent that the ring was incredibly hot under the many lights on the stage.
It was also noted that there was a slight slope on the ring meaning that the red corner would have to fight uphill so to speak.
Daniel after his name was announced made his way to the blue corner to a great reception from the Eclipse crowd. There was no doubt who had the most fans in the house tonight.
Squared up in ring centre it was surprising to see that Mark was the much taller of the two juniors despite giving away the five Kg's in weight.
Gloves touched it was now time to get down to business.

Round 1
Both fighters open up with an exchange of round kicks in an attempt to better one another.
Mark leads with a lead leg round kick to the head of Daniel and follows with a punch combination that seems to catch Daniel unawares.
They fall into a clench and start to wrestle this time both trying to show who was the stronger in the clinch. The referee breaks them and separates the two for some more action.
The call of 'distance fighting' is heard from the USKA corner and that is exactly what Mark attempts landing another nice round kick to the side of Daniel's head.
Now finding the range with his trademark kicks Mark attempts a spin kick that just falls short of connection to his opponents head.
Growing in confidence now Mark attempts a 360 degrees jump turning side kick which again falls short of it's target. Both are trying hard for openings but the timing of both fighters is slightly out probably down to the nervous energy of the first round.
Mark starts to relax now and lands a beautifully controlled left leg axe kick to the head of Daniel. Upset at being caught so cleanly Daniel then takes it back into the clinch but Mark frees himself up and lands a combination of straight punches that undoes the headguard of Daniel and the action is momentarily stopped for the adjustments to be made.
The bell sounds and it is a round in the bank for the USKA boy.
Round 2
Both fighters start the second round strong each trying to make the shots count
and catch the judges eye.
They both show their skill and kicking ability with Mark throwing a spin kick and Daniel simultaneously attempting a jump round kick.
Both are showing good skills but again are finding it difficult to land cleanly dropping short by what seemed like inches. Could it be the intense heat affecting their timing?
Mark knowing he needs to score more effectively goes up a gear and starts to let go in combinations knowing that the higher output will result in the higher connect rate.
Daniel under heavy fire covers up and is struggling to find a gap to let his own shots out.
The round ends and the good work to close it again has it scored towards Mark.
Round 3
Mark continues where he had left off in the third. Letting go in combinations and going through his arsenal of technique.
A more relaxed and fluent Mark is picking his shots better now and his accuracy has noticeably improved with Daniel landing nothing at all of significance now.
Mark again throws a spin kick but this time it is bang on target
turning the head of Daniel on connection.
The third round is being fought at a slower pace but there is no doubt that this pace is suiting the Birmingham fighter down to the ground.
Daniel looks like the heat of the ring has taken it's toll and he no longer looks like he wants to press the action in an attempt of turning the fight around.
Mark however is not just protecting his lead and is still throwing in multiples clocking up the points and taking the decision beyond any doubt.
The final bell signals and end to the contest and both fighters are called to the centre for the MC to announce the result.
The winner by unanimous decision Mark 'The Killer Kicker' Sedgwick!
Credit to Daniel however on a very spirited performance.

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With the first of the USKA fighters off to a successful start it was now time for a mouth watering clash between arguably two of the best junior light continuous fighters in the country. I.S.K.A European champion Azad ‘The Wrath Of’ Khan taking on F.I.S.T British champion Kyle Williams from the world class Eclipse gym in Wolverhampton.
Azad was riding high with his success of winning the European Championship in Germany earlier in the year and Kyle we saw in superb form at the recent MAGB Emerald show systematically dismantling Manchester's W.K.A European Champion Declan Bailey. Could Kyle make it two victories over European Champions on the bounce or could Azad continue the form he has been showing to beat one of the best fighters he has ever faced and cement his place as being one of the countries outstanding champions.
All was about to be revealed and it was all eyes on the ring.
Again it was the USKA fighter first in and over to the red corner and what was the hot spot in the oven like ring.
Boo's were heard from the home crowd as Azad climbed through the ropes.
Kyle was then announced to what can only be described as phenomenal crowd support.
The chant of 'Kyle Kyle Kyle Kyle' was deafening and we knew there and then that Azad would have to make his performance beyond any doubt if he was going to get the decision and his hand raised in victory at the end of the three rounds.
After referee Mike Bellgrave had dispensed with the preliminary instructions to both fighters it was time to at last see which of these two warriors were going to win the right to be called the top light continuous fighter at this weight in the country.

3 x 1.5 minute rounds Light Continuous
Azad 'The Wrath Of' Khan (U.S.K.A) Vs Kyle Williams (Eclipse Wolverhampton)

Round 1
Kyle presses the attack first but is met head on by Azad. The physical strength of Azad seems to catch Kyle by surprise and pushes him back.
Kyle is caught on the ropes shipping Azad's punch flurry's to the head. Azad is also threatening with a high front kick to the face that is bouncing of the guard of Kyle.
Kyle is throwing beautiful technique from a distance but it is falling short of the target.
Keeping it long at this point would be the wise thing to do after feeling Azad's strength on the inside.
Fighting long has it's draw backs though, especially when you are facing a fighter who is a good on the counter attack. Azad picks and lands a nice round kick to the head followed by connections of the straight one / two and a front kick to the head that just misses and goes over Kyle's shoulder.
A close round finishes with Azad landing more but both lads equal in workrate.
Round 2
Kyle comes out more composed and poised in round two. Tight defence, looking for his shots. He is not over committing to his attacks now, just stabbing out and not giving Azad anything to counter.
Azad patiently waits and tries to position Kyle against the ropes so again he can close him down. Again when it goes close it is Azad's strength that is telling and Kyle is looking frustrated that he cannot make his shots count in this frustrating round for him.
With not an awful lot of clean connects from either side the round ends and is close enough to be called a draw.
Overall our impression from the USKA corner was that we were doing enough but in reality we knew that the judges could be getting swayed by the crowd. With this in mind Azad was told he needed to have a good third round to alleviate any doubts.
Round 3
Following the corner talk Azad was not going to wait to counter in round three and decided he would be the one to move first and press the action.
Kyle although a phenomenal fighter going forward seemed to not be anywhere near as effective going back and this is now what Azad was trying to exploit.
Kyle knowing he needed to change the direction of the fight then started to come forward but played into Azad's hands as he slipped back into his counter attack game and landed a beautiful right round kick to the side of Kyle's head.
Kyle was running out of ideas now and it seemed that what ever he tried to upset Azad's rhythm Azad had an answer to.
Azad then lands a clean right jab to the face as kyle comes forward that again stops any kind of momentum being picked up.
Azad knowing now that Kyle would be going for gold and a strong finish holds him off and stops him getting into range with a frustrating side kick.
With 20 seconds to go Azad adds to Kyle's frustrations touching a well controlled side kick to his forehead and again ties up his man as he tries to run through it.
The bell sounds to end the contest and the USKA team are very happy with their mans work.
A dejected looking Kyle walks back to his corner seemingly knowing that he had just not landed enough to take the three judges eye.
Suspicions realised the winner by unanimous decision from the red corner
......Azad 'The Wrath Of' Khan.
Lets take nothing away from Kyle Williams, excellent fighter, technician and sportsman who just came up short in a battle of these two lightweight Champions of the light continuous ring.

Two out of two in the bag and all was going well for the USKA team of fighters.

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Next up representing USKA would be three times British champion Tyler ‘Steppin Razor’ Shakespeare giving away two years in age to Norwich’s Thomas Miles.
Tyler was eager to prove he is still the man to beat in the junior’s light continuous circuit and was training hard to make sure he did not come unstuck in this his latest challenge.
Word from the grapevine was that Tyler would have his hands full with Thomas but Tyler was showing the form of his career so far in the gym and he was looking white hot in the build up.

3 x 1.5 minute rounds Light Continuous
Tyler 'The Steppin Razor' Shakespeare (U.S.K.A) Vs Thomas Miles (Norwich, Kickstop)

It was Thomas first to the ring this time and over to the red corner and Tyler second to the seemingly cooler blue corner.
The heavily tattooed arms of Thomas highlighted the age gap between the two but Tyler was unfazed given that two of his chief sparring partners at the gym are non other than probably the best two cadet full contact prospects in the country in Tommy Collett and Qasim Nisar.
After mixing it with those two week in, week out surely Mr Miles would be a cake walk.
Ring introductions and referees talk dispensed with
it was time to touch them up and get it on.

Round 1
Both fighters composed and measure start the fight at distance. Tyler finds his range with a fast lead leg snap round kick to the side of Thomas's head that highlights his speed.
Feeling safer inside the range of that kick Thomas tries to close Tyler down only to be met this time with the just as potent right straight leg to the body.
Tyler is comfortable in there now working of a nice double jab and looking for gaps again to detonate the round kicks around the guard.
Thomas's strategy seemed to be consist of taking the round kick from Tyler and somewhat one dimensionally rushing him with punches on the counter attack.
This predictable pattern was easily seen by Tyler and very easily neutralised.
Tyler seeing that Thomas was watching for the round kick throws a left round kick to the body and sets up a clean connect of a right round kick to the head.
Turning his man well and letting him run onto the jab Tyler is controlling all the action and is turning out a pretty faultless performance in round one of the fight.
End of round one and Thomas was going to have to try to find some answers to make this fight competitive let alone try and win it.
Round 2
The Norwich corner must have read him the riot act in the corner in between rounds because he came out more fired up in the second straight away trying to close the gap.
Tyler unfazed by the tactic upped a gear to quell his attempts at imposing himself in the fight.
Reading Thomas's moves well tyler was letting him run onto the jab, backing him up and then either hitting him with the eye catching single round kick or excellently timed combination of good kickboxing technique mixing the hand up with the legs.
Backing his man up to the neutral corner Tyler attempts a spin which narrowly misses his target but nevertheless arouses the crowds attention.
The round ends and although it didn't seem possible Tyler had won the second round even more convincingly than the first.
This was so far a master class from the Steppin' Razor.
Round 3
More of the same was the instruction from the USKA corner as the bell rung to start the third and final segment of the bout.
Tyler in full swing now starts the round again finding an unanswered left leg lead round kick to the head.
Tyler controlling the range and tempo of the fight was winning it from every perspective. Landing from range and subduing Thomas's attacks with sound movement and tie ups on the few occasions he did manage to get close.
From a clinch Tyler finds a close quarter straight leg to the body and Thomas singles to the ref that it has hit him low in a bid to gain respite. Fair play to him for trying i say!
The action resumes and Tyler again has it all his own way with Thomas what looked like in survival mode to see the round through.
A mature performance from Tyler that had a few people in disbelief that this young star in the making is only 14 years old.
The winner by as a unanimous decision that you are ever going to get....
Tyler 'The Steppin Razor' Shakespeare.

Tyler's victory made it three out of three for the USKA team and things were going better than we could have ever anticipated at this the half way point of the show.

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The sound of machine gun fire could mean only one thing, it was time now for USKA fan favourite Super Welterweight Tommy ’Gun’ Collett following his great performance beating the previously unbeaten Gemal Gokcan at the Emerald club last month to take on 19 year old Kings Lynn’s Matt Smith from the Cobra gym.
Tommy giving away three years in age was confident he could continue his unbeaten full contact winning streak and stop talk of Smith’s prospect status growing any further.
Matt first in to the red corner followed by Tommy into the blue.
Both fighters squared up next to one another looked physically much the same and it looked like we were going to be in for a good competitive fight.

3 x 2 minute rounds Amateur Full Contact
Tommy 'Gun' Collett (U.S.K.A) Vs Matt Smith (Kings Lynn, Cobra Gym)

Round 1
The first round starts with Tommy moving forward and Matt showing good lateral movement and a tight defence. From the first couple of seconds in this bout you could tell that they were both two really well schooled fighters.
Tommy in a really measured approached was picking his shots well mixing his punches well from body to head and landing beautiful straight leg round kicks across the mid section of Matt in an attempt to break him down.
Matt a good kicker himself pushes out his legs but needs to plant his feet in order for him to make them count.
Tommy seems to have the winning formula working sharp punch combinations to the head and finishing them with that hard straight leg across the body.
One straight leg in particular seems to take the wind out of Matt as he drops his hands and grimaces in discomfort.
Two good right hands from Matt get through the guard of Tommy and he shows that he is still there and needs to be taken seriously.
It is Tommy's boxing however that is looking the more dangerous. Stringing his punches together sharply and backing Matt up to the ropes.
Catching his man on the ropes Tommy attempts a spin kick that just clips his the head of Matt but then loses his footing and trips to the canvas.
The round ends and although competitive had only one winner.
Round 2
Matt comes out swinging in round two and again catches Tommy with a few stray punches that grab the Birmingham fighters attention.
Tommy responds again working off the jab this time punctuating his attack with a nice left leg round kick to the head.
With Matt swinging wide Tommy is timing his shots letting him swing onto his punches or cutting the straight leg to the body, This seems to be taking it's toll.
Another one/two/left leg round kick to the head from Tommy finds the head of Matt and Tommy is starting to really dominate the bout.
An occasional big right hand from Matt is all Tommy is watching out for now but his compact defence seems to be catching most of them pretty soundly.
A lead leg round kick from Tommy strays low as Matt is kicking and the action is stopped as Matt is given time to recover. It could not have come at a better time to be honest as Matt was starting to look a little jaded.
The action continues and Tommy starts to work for his openings landing a hard angle uppercut / straight right hand and left leg round kick to the head.
Tommy realising that it is a good combination for him throws it again and just as it had done before lands flush to the side of Matt's head.
A triple left hook combination pins Matt to the ropes and he looks in trouble just as the bell sounds to once again give him a much needed break in the action.
Matt looks a little bruised up and dejected in the corner and Tommy just seems to be getting stronger as the fight is going on
Round 3
The third round starts with Tommy again picking his shots. Matt lets go with a big jab to right hook that again warns Tommy that he is still there.
A right hand catches Matt as he is swinging that looks like it troubled him. Tommy spotting this applied pressure and Matt looked like he was starting to come apart.
Leading with the angle uppercut and the jab Tommy is able to find the in road necessary to set up his punch combinations and it is now stopping Matt getting of any of his big wide punches.
At last the breakthrough Tommy is looking for, an angle uppercut followed by a right hand sends Matt crashing to the canvas in the USKA corner and it looks very much so that Matt is on his way out.
After the eight count and a very long look from referee Dave Edwards it was deemed that Matt could continue but he still very much looked on shaky legs.
In an attempt to go out in style Tommy threw a jab, straight, spin kick that just clipped his man on the side of the head.
The seconds ticking away Tommy continued to press forward landing hard clean shots and the referee was standing close with his eyes on the action looking like he was ready to stop it. Matt bloodied and looking just to hang on and hear the final bell.
One final assault from Tommy had Matt rocking and rolling and seconds away from being stopped. Unfortunately for Tommy it was not to be, with the final bell sounding to save Matt from any more punishment.
Great win for the USKA man in what was a very entertaining fight.
Winner by unanimous decision and still undefeated................
Tommy 'Gun' Collett!

Tommy,career best performance,had made it four out of four for the USKA team.
After such an exciting fight we could have done with a little break to catch our breathes.

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This however was not possible as it was now time for unbeaten newly crowned I.S.K.A Midland area Lightweight champion Qasim ‘The Dream’ Nisar to step up to the plate of his latest challenge in the form of Wolverhampton Eclipse Kickboxing’s Kully Nagra.
Kully had been beaten only twice in his career on points and on both occasions in controversial circumstances. I was at ringside for both losses and felt Kully had done more than enough to win on both occasions. This on paper looked to be a battle of technical fighters and on paper could turn out to be one of the fights of the night.
Kully had an age advantage and Qasim a weight advantage so it looks like even stevens going into this fight.
Qasim announced first to the red corner and again to fanatical Eclipse Wolverhampton home town support house fighter Kully to the blue.
At the centre ring square up it was not only apparent that Qasim had the weight advantage but also a considerable height and reach advantage too.
Would the physical advantages to 'The Dream' overcome the age and experience that Kully was bringing into the ring with him? All was about to be revealed.

3 x 2 minute rounds Amateur Full Contact
Qasim 'The Dream' Nisar (U.S.K.A) Vs Kully Nagra (Eclipse Wolverhampton)

Round 1
Kully starts fast and is first to initiate the attack. Nothing hurtful at this point but letting go in flurries and stopping Qasim from building rhythm.
Qasim realising that he could not wait for Kully starts to move first himself and get his shots of quicker hitting Kully with nice long straight right hands over the top.
Kully's initial fast pace has noticeably dropped now and Qasim is managing to lead off first with strong boxing pushing Kully back.
Referee Dave Edwards cautions Qasim for holding behind the back of the head while hitting with the other hands uppercut (an old Muhammad Ali trick)
The action resumes and Qasim closes the gap from one side of the ring to the other with a cobra right hand followed by vicious punch combination to body and head that has Kully covering up.
Qasim backing up the Wolverhampton man is thumping the left hook to the body and is choosing the body attack to soften up his man and take the speed out of his work.
It seems to be working and Qasim is banging away at will with Kully in a defensive posture for an unanswered 25 second assault that had Kully reeling from rope to rope.
An excellent finish to the first round that puts the Birmingham USKA fighter right out in front.
Round 2
Round two starts and again it is Kully who scores first this time with a good rear leg round kick to the body.
Qasim responds by really turning his punches over on Kully but to Kully's credit he responds well exchanging punches back onto the arms of Qasim in a toe to toe punch off.
Kully is fighting fire with fire in the second round but the question was could he sustain the pressure against the naturally bigger fighter in Qasim.
With Kully backing off now looking for respite, Qasim sees his gap and throws an uncharacteristic rear axe kick that catches Kully flush on the face.
Kully covering up again falls victim once again to a sustained body punch attack followed by hurtful uppercuts to the head.
The next 35 seconds of one way traffic was all Qasim, stalking his man and hitting him with sharp accurate technique. The right hand, right uppercut and right straight leg to the body were all finding their target cleanly and Qasim now totally in control was even finding room to throw in the more flamboyant techniques of a turning side kick to the body and another excellent rear axe kick to the head.
Calls of 'Forward Kully' were being shouted from the Eclipse corner but the wear and tear of Qasim's heavy artillery landing coupled with the intense heat in the ring had Kully looking drained and weary to come forward.
The faithful Wolverhampton crowd were willing their man forward but for Kully the mind was willing but the tired legs unable.
The bell rings to end another exciting round for USKA's Dream team.
Round 3
The third round starts with Kully true to his form from the first and second round attempting to press the action. Qasim is ready this time and times a strong jab that Kully runs into.
Another little exchange and the action is broke up with Kully having to have adjustments done on his headguard which had become loose.
Again much as he had done before on the return to action Qasim closes the gap across the ring with a cobra right hand followed by probably the best combination of the fight, left leg straight leg to the body, left hook to the body, left hook to the head, right straight leg to the head that again catches Kully flush.
Qasim is in his element now and is loose and catching Kully with long angled punches.
Kully is looking tired and the realisation that the fight has slipped through his fingers is written on his face.
Qasim moving through his arsenal of technique traps Kully in the corner and hits him with an accurate yet not over hurtful right leg spin kick that Kully walks through and carries on swinging punches.
Qasim showing his boxing skills throws a double right hand to the head followed again with the order of the night in the form of a hard left hook punch to the body.
At last the pace starts to drop and slow as both fighters start to succumb to the heat and humidity of the ring.
With ten seconds to go again it is Qasim that finishes the stronger of the two landing the more telling hurtful shots again making Kully's body Dream enemy number one.
Both fighters appreciating each others efforts touch up gloves and share a respectful nod.
Only one winner in this one as the result was read.
The winner by unanimous decision..... Qasim 'The Dream' Nisar!

Another career best performance from the Dream had kept our unbeaten record for the night going and the prospect of going six out of six wins was now in touching distance with only one more USKA warrior to perform on stage.

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The last fighter was in the shape of USKA Cruiserweight new addition Qasim 'The Terminator' Ali making his transition from Thai boxing training to Kickboxing competition.
He was to have his first kickboxing experience taking on unbeaten Liverpudlian Mike Farrell from the Martial Studio in Liverpool.
This bout was to be over three 2 minute rounds of low kick Kickboxing and was going to prove an interesting step to see if Qasim could make the adjustments needed to become successful in the new sport.
A focused Qasim made his way to the blue corner to meet Mike who was already in the red, looking psyched up and ready to rumble.

3 x 2 minute rounds Professional Low Kick Kickboxing
Qasim 'The Terminator' Ali (U.S.K.A) Vs Mike Farrell (Liverpool Martial Studio)

Round 1
Round one starts and Mike shows good form catching Qasim flush with two straight right hands that bounce off the side of his head. First impressions are that Mike knows what he is doing and is looking tidy with his boxing and his movement.
Both fighters believe they have the harder punch and are standing right in each others range in an attempt to land the telling blow.
Both are also pretty much ignoring the leg kick attacks from each other predominately concentrating on their own offence. This looked like it was going to come down to who had the best chin rather than who had the best skills.
Qasim starts to mix his straight right hands with his right low kick and Mike is having trouble getting away from them. The heavy attack from Qasim is also stopping Mike mounting any effective offence of his own.
A big overhand right catches Mike behind the ear and he stumbles into his own corner. Qasim knowing he has his opponent in trouble throws another clubbing right and send Mike crashing to the canvas.
Rising looking disorganised but willing to continue after the count of 8 referee Mike Bellgrave allows the contest to continue.
Qasim sees out the remainder of the round powering in powerful straight punches and hard right low kicks to the thigh of the Liverpool fighter.
a 10 - 8 round to Qasim and a great start from the USKA man.
Round 2
Round two began with chants of 'Ali Ali Ali Ali' ringing out from the USKA crowd.
Both fighters straight to ring centre and once again a toe to toe slugfest took place with both fighters 100% offence minded and serious neglect of defence.
Every time Qasim landed the right low kick to Mikes thigh he visibly hurt him but Qasim was happier to stand and trade punches in an attempt to rock him
as he had done in the first round.
Mike too was looking for the big pay off punch and landed a hard left jab that rocked the head of Qasim right back. Qasim,not bothered, walked through it and back into the mix.
An unintentional low kick to Qasim's groin momentarily stopped the action as the referee intervenes to give time to shake it off.
The action resumes and Qasim goes straight back at him pushing him into his own corner and applying the heat once again with the hands.
Mike looks tired now but there is the feeling that he is still dangerous with the big right hand and left hook.
A double right hand followed by a hard right low kick again sends Mike to the canvas in his own corner and it looks at this point as though the writing is on the wall for the Liverpool fighter. To our surprise though he beats his second count of the evening and rises for some more action.
An exchange of Mikes right hand Vs Qasim's right leg kick ends the round and again it has been a fantastic one in terms of scoring for the USKA fighter.
Round 3
With the fight seemingly in the bag the instructions from the USKA corner to Qasim were simple. Four punches high, right low kick, and hands up.
Qasim eager to close the show in style was straight on his man doing what the corner had instructed. Hard punches high and strong right low kicks of the incredibly painful variety.
This was working very well for Qasim and it was looking like he was breaking Mikes resolve and winning the round even more conclusively than the first two.
Unfortunately for Qasim he had forgotten the third and probably most important instruction from the corner to keep his hands up as he got tagged with an almighty right hand to the jaw that sent his eyes into orbit and his legs to jelly.
Sharp as a tack referee Mike Bellgrave jumped in to administer an 8 count.
With 50 seconds left on the clock and Qasim virtually out on his feet things were not looking good for the USKA man but incredibly he managed to avoid being hit cleanly over the next 15 seconds and managed to clear his head.
This was a testament to his fitness, recovery rate and desire
to win a fight he had trained so hard for.
Qasim 'The Terminator' was back on the attack in an attempt to pay back with interest what Mike had just dealt him.
Qasim then found another sledgehammer right hand and cracked it right across the jaw of Mike. Seeing it's effect Qasim went right hand happy winding up each and every one and amazingly finding his target with all of them.
Mike Bellgrave again stepped in to administer yet another 8 count (The forth of the contest) but Mike turned his back and sagged over the top rope. He had had enough and the ref had no other option but to call a halt to the bout ironically with 1 second left on the clock.
The winner by TKO victory at 1 minute 59 seconds of the third and final round.......
Qasim 'The Terminator' Ali.

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The USKA crew had pulled off the seemingly impossible. Six wins out of six and all in emphatic, fantastic, impressive style.
Credit has to go to the tight nit USKA team of fighters, coaches, spectators and cornermen who all play their part in making nights like these a success.
It is a real group effort that God willing will see many of our fighters fight and win right up to professional world class in the future.
I know it's been said before but i think now is a real good time to reaffirm the statement.....

THE FUTURES BRIGHT.....
THE FUTURES USKA!