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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lue Randle (ranked 1932 p4p, 3418 weight class) and Henry Bowes (ranked 76 p4p, 512 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Good wrestler
Excellent 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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lue Randle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Bowes!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Bowes.
Randle lands with a right hand.
Randle cracks Bowes with a good jab.
A jab from Bowes misses.
Randle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice straight punches there by Bowes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bowes.
Bowes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Randle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bowes.
Bowes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Randle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowes misses with a hook
and Randle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bowes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Randle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bowes sprawls well. Bowes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Randle gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Randle misses.
Bowes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Randle with a body shot.
Bowes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Randle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bowess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A shot to the liver by Randle. Beautiful body shot.
Bowes looks to land a right hand but Randle moved out of range.
Bowes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Randle.
Bowes lands a nice looking body shot.
Bowes connects with a right hand. Randle shakes it off.
Randle slips under a jab from Bowes.
Bowes misses with an uppercut
and Randle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randle is thwarting Bowes's attempts to control the position.
Bowes moves into full guard.
Bowes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bowes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Randle distracts Bowes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Randle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Randle stopping the sweep attempt from Bowes.
Randle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randle being controlled here momentarily.
Bowes wants to stand but Randle is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bowes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bowes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bowes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Randle scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bowes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bowes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Randle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowes looking to control.
Bowes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bowes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Randle is one step ahead there.
Randle working some strikes from top position.
Randle trying to control but Bowes is working from the bottom.
Bowes trying to keep a closed guard but Randle is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Randle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bowes holds on and takes a little breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lue Randle will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Randle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowes.
It looked like Randle was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lue Randle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bowes misses with a left hand
and Randle counters with a left and a right that stings Bowes.
Henry Bowes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowes needs to keep his hands up - Randle had a free shot at his head there.
Bowes lands a lovely overhand right.
Bowes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Randle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Randle looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bowes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Randle has closed the distance and engaged Bowes in a clinch.
Randle scores with a shot to the side of Bowes's head.
Randle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Randle throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bowes! But no joy.
Bowes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Randle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Randle went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Randle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bowes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowes throws a poor cross that misses
and Randle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bowes is looking to control Randle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bowes avoid being mounted?
Bowes is controlling Randle's trapped leg to prevent Randle from advancing to side control.
Randle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bowes actively working from the bottom here.
Randle seems to be looking for submissions.
Bowes wants to control but Randle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bowes is looking to improve his position.
Bowes wants to get back to his feet.
Bowes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Randle scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowes wants to get back to full guard.
Randle seems to be looking for submissions.
Randle is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bowes defends it well.
Randle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bowes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Randle is working away from the top position though.
Bowes has hold of Randle's hands but Randle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Randle is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Randle trying to mount his opponent but Bowes defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randle is nestled in close to Bowes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bowes holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bowes moves into full guard.
Bowes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bowes controlling the position.
Randle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bowes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Randle.
Randle trying to control but Bowes is working from the bottom.
Bowes is trying to control the position but Randle postures up.
Randle stopping the sweep attempt from Bowes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randle trying to control but Bowes is working from the bottom.
Bowes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Randle postures up in Bowes's guard and throws a big left but Bowes blocks it.
Bowes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Randle's guard.
Randle working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bowes has passed into half guard!
Randle tries to roll over but Bowes keeps him under control.
Randle trying to control from the bottom.
Bowes wants to take a breather but Randle is having none of it.
Bowes controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lue Randle dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bowes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Randle at a distance.
Bowes misses with a hook. Randle ducked under it nicely.
Randle connects with a looping right hand.
Randle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bowes.
Randle fails to land with a series of punches.
Randle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bowes at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowes.
Randle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bowes circles away.
Bowes throws a lazy uppercut
and Randle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Randle tried to score with a low kick but Bowes checks it.
Bowes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Randle with a body shot.
Randle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Randle in his tracks.
Randle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Randle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Randle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowes.
Randle misses with the combination.
Bowes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Randle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Randle 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.
Nice defenses there by Randle.
Randle changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A shot to the liver by Bowes. Beautiful body shot.
Randle slips a straight right by Bowes.
Henry Bowes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randle clinches up against the cage.
Randle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bowes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bowes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bowes scores with a shot to the side of Randle's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Randle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lue Randle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowes misses with the head strike.
Randle blocks a body shot from Bowes.
Bowes has a couple of punches blocked by Randle.
Randle tries for a takedown but Bowes manages to get underhooks.
Bowes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bowes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Randle.
Randle tries to pull guard but Bowes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Randle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Randle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowes looking to stall.
Bowes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bowes lands with a short shot to the head.
Bowes tries to work over Randle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bowes misses with a punch to the body.
Bowes looking to slow down the pace here.
Randle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bowes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bowes taking a breather.
Randle blocks an uppercut.
Bowes misses with some punches.
Bowes working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowes misses with a punch to the body.
Randle has picked Bowes up - he's going for a ride! Randle dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bowes pushes Randle off looking to stand but Randle dives back in and keeps control.
Randle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bowes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Randle passes the guard and advances to mount!
Randle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Randle with good strikes from the mount here!
Randle has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bowes's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henry Bowes.
I think Randle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lue Randle!
After the fight, Lue Randle was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nedser Kiely (ranked 2590 p4p, 3598 weight class) and Saw Ba Nyein (ranked 418 p4p, 524 weight class). Kiely kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hammer Smash Face. Saw Ba Nyein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nedser Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Saw Ba Nyein!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely swinging wildly here.
Ba Nyein looks to throw the jab but Kiely is out of range.
Kiely swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kiely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein slips under a jab from Kiely.
Ba Nyein tries to clinch but Kiely is having none of it.
Kiely looks to throw the jab but Ba Nyein is out of range.
Ba Nyein unleashes a big counter combination but Kiely bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A shot to the liver by Kiely. Beautiful body shot.
Ba Nyein tries to land a front kick but Kiely steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kiely slips a straight right by Ba Nyein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ba Nyein has time to react.
Ba Nyein misses with a two punch combination.
Kiely throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kiely lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Kiely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba Nyein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kiely misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kiely missing with a left hand there. Ba Nyein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiely throws a jab when Ba Nyein was well out of range.
Kiely's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ba Nyein under the eye.
Ba Nyein walks into a left hand.
Ba Nyein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiely circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiely connects with a crisp jab.
Kiely looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiely throws a body shot but no joy.
Ba Nyein scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiely lands with a cross.
Kiely throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiely swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiely backing away here, and Ba Nyein unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ba Nyein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiely sets himself, and Ba Nyein steps forward looking for the clinch! Kiely avoids it this time.
Kiely is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nedser Kiely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiely misses with a looping left.
Kiely lands a really nice looking cross but Ba Nyein seems unphased.
Ba Nyein misses with the combination.
Ba Nyein slips a jab and a cross from Kiely.
Kiely rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kiely is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ba Nyein staying out of range there.
As Kiely backs off Ba Nyein throws a huge counter combo but Kiely manages to avoid it all.
Kiely feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ba Nyeins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ba Nyein tries to clinch up but Kiely circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ba Nyein tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiely swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ba Nyein throws a head kick that half lands.
Ba Nyein looks to throw the jab but Kiely is out of range.
Ba Nyein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiely manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiely lands a jab.
Ba Nyein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kiely gets tackled into the cage by Ba Nyein. Ba Nyein maintains the clinch.
Ba Nyein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kiely throws a punch but it's blocked by Ba Nyein.
Kiely swings wildly with an uppercut but Ba Nyein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiely misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiely misses with a punch on the inside.
Ba Nyein blocks an uppercut.
Kiely lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiely managing to block the knees to the body from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein is trying to force a seperation but Kiely has the dominant position.
Kiely lands an uppercut.
Ba Nyein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein tries to circle away but Kiely has him pinned against the cage.
Ba Nyein tries a body shot but Kiely blocks it.
Ba Nyein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kiely swings wildly with an uppercut but Ba Nyein uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Kiely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kiely.
Kiely softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiely.
Ba Nyein wants to break free but Kiely has control.
Kiely lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ba Nyein tries to circle away but Kiely has him pinned against the cage.
Ba Nyein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiely uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kiely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiely looks to land a right hand but Ba Nyein moved out of range.
Kiely misses with a wild body shot.
Ba Nyein now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nedser Kiely dominated that round.
That's time! Kiely's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ba Nyein throws a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Kiely was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ba Nyein.
Kiely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot lands for Kiely.
Ba Nyein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kiely manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ba Nyein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ba Nyein looks to throw the jab but Kiely is out of range.
Kiely fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kiely is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ba Nyein can do to turn this around?
Kiely digs a good body shot into Ba Nyein's ribs.
A big left from Kiely misses.
Ba Nyein misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely throws out a loose jab but Ba Nyein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiely misses with a left hand
and Ba Nyein counters with a nice leg kick.
Ba Nyein lands with a kick to the temple. Kiely shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nedser Kiely is winning the standup battle so far.
Ba Nyein looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiely is just out of range.
Kiely throws a jab when Ba Nyein was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba Nyein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiely stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ba Nyein.
Kiely looks to score with a jab to the body but Ba Nyein is just out of range.
Ba Nyein flicks out a counter leg kick but Kiely steps away.
Kiely just misses with a punch to the body.
Ba Nyein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ba Nyein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ba Nyein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ba Nyein avoids the body shot from Kiely.
Ba Nyein unleashes a big counter combination but Kiely bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kiely avoids a kick to the body.
Ba Nyein avoids the body shot from Kiely.
Kiely has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ba Nyein tries to clinch but Kiely moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ba Nyein.
Saw Ba Nyein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ba Nyein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Kiely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely swinging wildly here.
Ba Nyein unleashes a big counter combination but Kiely bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kiely lands a lovely overhand right.
Kiely misses with an uppercut. Ba Nyein saw that one coming.
Kiely scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ba Nyein tries to land a front kick but Kiely steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kiely scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ba Nyein swings widly with a right hand
and Kiely counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Kiely misses.
Ba Nyein was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kiely misses with a hook.
Kiely backing away here, and Ba Nyein unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A big left from Kiely misses.
Ba Nyein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ba Nyein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kiely does no damage.
Kiely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiely just misses with a punch to the body.
Ba Nyein lands with a shot to the body.
Kiely misses with the combination.
Ba Nyein appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kiely slips under a jab from Ba Nyein.
A little feinted left hand from Kiely on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kiely slips under a jab from Ba Nyein.
Kiely misses with an uppercut. Ba Nyein saw that one coming.
Ba Nyein throws a leg kick but Kiely checks it.
Ba Nyein misses with a head kick.
Kiely keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiely is looking to counter punch.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ba Nyein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kiely.
Kiely throws a lazy uppercut
and Ba Nyein counters with a three punch combo that has Kiely backing up. Kiely nods at Ba Nyein to acknowledge the strikes.
Ba Nyein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ba Nyein darts in trying to clinch
letting Kiely counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ba Nyein tries to clinch up.
Ba Nyein tries to score with a low kick but Kiely moves his leg out of the way.
Kiely misses with a straight left.
Ba Nyein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiely throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Kiely.
Ba Nyein is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kiely lunges at Ba Nyein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ba Nyein's hand.
Ba Nyein tries to land a front kick but Kiely steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ba Nyein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nedser Kiely dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kiely moves out of range of the strikes.
Kiely feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ba Nyeins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch lands to the side of Ba Nyein 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ba Nyein lands with a nice combination. Kiely backs away looking to recover.
Kiely rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ba Nyein counters with a leg kick.
A big left from Kiely misses.
A combination from Ba Nyein does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Kiely on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ba Nyein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ba Nyein scores with a three punch combo!
Ba Nyein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kiely manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Kiely as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Kiely misses.
Ba Nyein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Ba Nyein on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ba Nyein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba Nyein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ba Nyein slips a jab from Kiely.
A good leg kick by Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Kiely lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ba Nyein doesn't seem phased though.
Kiely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ba Nyein.
Despite the aggression on Ba Nyein's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kiely tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiely drops his hands momentarily and Ba Nyein takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ba Nyein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiely.
Ba Nyein slips under a jab from Kiely.
Kiely stuffs the takedown attempt from Ba Nyein. Ba Nyein gets slowly back to his feet.
Ba Nyein misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiely counters with a nice uppercut.
Ba Nyein chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ba Nyein was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiely.
Ba Nyein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Kiely backs off Ba Nyein throws a huge counter combo but Kiely manages to avoid it all.
Kiely tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiely uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiely.
The fighters circling - Kiely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Kiely.
Ba Nyein misses with a hook.
Kiely stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ba Nyein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kiely manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kiely throws a poor cross that misses
and Ba Nyein counters with a left to the body.
Ba Nyein staying out of range there.
Ba Nyein let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kiely is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ba Nyein. That's going to slow Kiely down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ba Nyein moves away.
Kiely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ba Nyein manages to avoid it.
Kiely throws a hook but Ba Nyein blocks it.
Kiely paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kiely takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein throws a body shot but no joy.
Ba Nyein clobbers Kiely with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kiely misses with a looping right.
Ba Nyein feints a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Ba Nyein misses its intended target.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ba Nyein needs to keep his hands up - Kiely had a free shot at his head there.
Ba Nyein tries to clinch but Kiely moves out of range.
No joy there for Ba Nyein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saw Ba Nyein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kiely slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Kiely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ba Nyein! But no joy.
Ba Nyein tries to clinch up but Kiely circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiely throws a lazy right hand but Ba Nyein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Ba Nyein's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kiely jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kiely looks to throw the jab but Ba Nyein is out of range.
Kiely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiely throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ba Nyein on the side of the head.
Ba Nyein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nedser Kiely showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiely has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nedser Kiely!
Nedser Kiely seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Lee (ranked 1646 p4p, 1532 weight class) and Hot Water (ranked 270 p4p, 249 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hot Water!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands with a nice combination. Water backs away looking to recover.
Water throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Water takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee lands with a cross.
Hot Water seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Water scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
 It looks like Michael Lee has been cut.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lee lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Water.
Water missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee misses with a hook.
Water pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Water has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Water.
Lee appears to be looking for a big counter.
A punch lands to the side of Water 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Water misses with a wild combination.
Lee throws a big counter combination but Water scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Water digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Water misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee avoids the body shot from Water.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Water misses its intended target.
Water defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Water.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Water misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Water fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Water misses.
Water misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Water misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Water tries to clinch up
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids the body shot from Water.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Water throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Water does it's job there.
Water throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Water jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Water misses with a hook.
Water swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Water.
A jab from Water misses.
Water misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Water scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Water sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee sets himself, and Water steps forward looking for the clinch! Lee avoids it this time.
Water loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Water throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Water fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Water throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Nice straight punches there by Water. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Water.
Michael Lee's cut is getting worse.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Water.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
Lee throws a series of punches but Water moves out of range.
Lee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Water jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Water counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Water throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Water bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Water misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Water walks into a left hand.
Water throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Michael Lee's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Water does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Water. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Water scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Jab by Water.
Water forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Water lands an uppercut.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Water's head.
Water blocks an uppercut.
Water working aggressively here.
Water doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Water misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hot Water will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Lee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Water ducks down to avoid it.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
 Water is rocked!
Lee circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Water tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Lee wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Lee!
After winning the bout, Michael Lee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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