Fight for our Future III

The Milk River Pavilion in Malta was full of spectators last Saturday, September 11, for the third Fight for Our Future event.

The Fight for our Future event was started in 2018 by Wes KillEagle Jr., or KillEagle Productions, in honor of his daughter Payton KillEagle, a five-year-old, who battled through liver cancer in 2017. The second installation of the event occurred in 2019, but the third event was postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

"I gotta say, Fight For Our Future III was pretty chaotic this year since it was well over a year since Fight For Our Future II, but everything fell together in the end," KillEagle said. "We ended up having some great fights! We can't thank these Warriors enough for getting in that cage and fighting for Childhood Cancer!"

After the bills were paid, the fight raised around $2,000 for the Seattle Children's Hospital Cancer Research Center.

Payton and her sister Ivis, age 7, squared off in an exhibition kickboxing match to start things off. Ivis, who has a little more reach, bested Payton, and won by TKO.

The last fight of the night, and second half of the co-main event, featured a bare-knuckle boxing match between Reuben "Bam" Roundstone and Fort Belknap's Warren Brockie. The match was the second of two bare-knuckle events and a title match.

Roundstone won the match, defeating Brockie by TKO, after referee stoppage with nine seconds to go in the first round. Roundstone addressed the crowd after the win.

"I throw my life into this, and my heart into this, and was offered so many deals to fight on other cards, but I wanted to fight on this card... because I wanted to fight childhood cancer," Roundstone said. "This is some ugly (expletive). I know that I won and I have this gold chain (title) but that little girl right there beat (expletive) cancer."

He then asked for applause for Payton.

After the event, KillEagle informed the PCN that Roundstone turned down another fight which would have paid him thousands of dollars to fight.

The first match of the night was the first bare-knuckle title match, but was in MMA format. Sean Ibsen defeated Desmond Johnson by TKO.

The first half of the co-main event was an MMA match between two competitors with ties to Phillips County, R.C. Skiff of Zortman, and Austin Allery who lived in Saco during part of his childhood. Both fighters were in their first match ever.

Allery won the match by TKO in the first round, despite a couple of takedowns by Skiff. Allery's boxing skills ultimately won him the match.

The PCN caught up with Allery after his win.

"I feel that I should've finished earlier, but the guy is a wrestler, so as soon as we went to the ground, I knew that was when I needed to step up my game," Allery said. "I didn't capitalize in the beginning like I was planning to and that cost me a few hits."

He also said that he was proud of Skiff for coming in the way that he did, being that it was his first match and that he appreciated his sportsmanship.

Allery lived in Saco until he was 12, moved to Miles City, and then eventually ended up in Billings, where he currently lives.

"Life is pretty crazy," Allery said. "I went through some trenches, got out, and moved over to Miles City and then Billings. I have been getting on my feet."

He is currently working on a brand No Excuses Move, a company that works in suicide prevention with another emphasis on building stronger communities.

"You will be hearing more about it soon and everyone else will," Allery said. "It is going to impact the world."

Prior to the Co-Main Event, Aaron Skunkcap defeated Tim Jones in a boxing match. The match was the only match that involved a judge's decision. The decision was Major, with each judge voting for Skunkcap. Judge #1 scored the bout 30-28, Judge #2 30-28, and Judge #3 29-26.

Match 3 featured local fighter, Cordel Salsbery. Salsbery, a first-time fighter, won his boxing match against Benny Black Wolf by TKO in the first round.

"Hard work, hard work, very hard work," Salsbery said. "I trained for about four months over the summer, stayed out of trouble. I got ready for this."

Salsbery, age 19, was thankful for his coaches Cody Quarterman and Calvin Hiser of Sheridan, Wyo. Salsbery said that he was looking for a way to stay in shape, so he started training under Hiser. He was thankful to start his career at the Fight for Our Future event.

"We came here for a good cause," Salsbery said. "We appreciate Wesley KillEagle Jr. and we wish the best of luck to him and his family."

Match 2 featured an MMA bout between Josh Horn Jr. and Tristan Unanue. Despite spending most of the match in the defensive position, Tristan won the match by forcing Horn Jr. to tap due to a Triangle Choke in the first round.