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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nedser Kiely (ranked 2798 p4p, 3373 weight class) and Gage Bennett (ranked 385 p4p, 454 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kiely might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hammer Smash Face. This should be fireworks!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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World class MT
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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 8 - 8 - 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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gage Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kiely throwing a counter right hand but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Bennett works the jab nicely.
Bennett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bennett misses with an uppercut. Kiely saw that one coming.
Kiely feints a jab promting Bennett to slip. Kiely then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bennett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gage Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiely.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Kiely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett rushes Kiely and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Kiely wants to stall.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kiely is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bennett is keeping busy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett is stalling here.
Kiely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiely's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bennett taking a breather.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Kiely doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennett tries a body shot but Kiely blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Bennett as the two fighters clinch.
Kiely is looking to control Bennett's arms but Bennett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kiely has his back to the cage.
Bennett manages to break the clinch.
Kiely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Bennett fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely throws out a loose jab but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett unleashes a big counter combination but Kiely bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kiely looks to land a left hand but Bennett moved out of range nicely.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiely.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
Kiely slips a straight right by Bennett.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
Bennett pushes Kiely up against the cage in a clinch.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiely.
Bennett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kiely prevents it.
Kiely is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bennett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiely misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike.
Bennett lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiely.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiely lands an uppercut.
Kiely blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiely throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bennett.
Bennett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennett throws a wild body kick that Kiely sees coming a mile off.
Kiely appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kiely bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bennett's head backwards.
Kiely has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Nedser Kiely has been cut.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiely paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bennett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A left lands for Kiely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiely swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett misses with an uppercut. Kiely saw that one coming.
Kiely throwing a counter right hand but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Bennett. Those never looked like landing.
Kiely looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiely with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Kiely was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennett misses with the combination.
Kiely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiely lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bennett at a distance.
Kiely avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kiely was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bennett slips a jab from Kiely.
Kiely works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Bennett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiely is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bennett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kiely tries to bum rush Bennett with a series of wild strikes but Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bennett 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 cracks Bennett with an open hand slap.
Kiely misses with an uppercut. Bennett saw that one coming.
Kiely throws a body shot but no joy.
Bennett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiely is fending him off so far but Bennett persists. Nope, Kiely circles away and we're back to standing.
Nedser Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gage Bennett.
Bennett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Kiely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gage Bennett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nedser Kiely's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kiely jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiely.
Bennett stuns Kiely with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kiely scores with a decent looking hook.
Kiely on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kiely slips under a jab from Bennett.
Kiely paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Kiely moved away.
Kiely moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kiely showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bennett.
Kiely connects with a crisp jab.
Nedser Kiely is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiely takes one to the side of the head.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Kiely moved out of range nicely.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on Kiely's shoulder, as Kiely tries to avoid the shot.
Bennett moves into the clinch successfully.
Bennett has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kiely seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bennett can turn it around.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely is trying to maintain a safe position but Bennett gets an underhook and turns Kiely into the cage.
Bennett breaks from the clinch.
Kiely blocks a head kick by Bennett.
Bennett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kiely pinned against the cage. Kiely gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kiely seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bennett fails to land the takedown.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bennett swinging wildly here.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennett moves forwards but Kiely connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bennett loads up on a big right hand but Kiely slips the punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kiely crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bennett - the referee stops the clock and Kiely gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bennett. Kiely manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gage Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiely misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bennett walks into a jab.
Bennett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Bennett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kiely throws a lazy right hand but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Kiely misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiely uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
Bennett connects with a high kick.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Kiely with a hook.
Kiely lands with a nice body punch.
Bennett 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 avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bennett is looking to clinch but Kiely is avoiding it.
Kiely takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kiely takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely slips a straight right by Bennett.
Kiely throws a lazy right hand but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Bennett.
Kiely fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bennett throws a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Bennett.
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.
Kiely misses with a looping left.
Bennett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kiely with a body shot.
Kiely throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiely is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bennett throws a head kick but Kiely moves out of range.
Bennett misses with the combination.
Kiely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Bennett misses with a hook. Kiely ducked under it nicely.
Kiely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennett swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Kiely.
Bennett slips a straight right by Kiely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A cross from Kiely lands.
Bennett wants to clinch up but Kiely keeps it at a distance.
Bennett lands with a nice body kick.
Kiely connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bennett's hands.
Kiely misses with a straight left.
Bennett fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiely was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett misses with a hook. Kiely ducked under it nicely.
Kiely throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiely was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Kiely throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Bennett tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiely scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Kiely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gage Bennett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nedser Kiely's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kiely takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bennett moves away from the strike by Kiely.
Bennett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiely sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiely throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
Bennett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kiely's corner calls for a 1-2. Kiely obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bennett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bennett! But no joy.
Bennett throws a sloppy head kick and Kiely moves out of range easily.
Kiely slips a jab from Bennett.
Bennett throws a wild body kick that Kiely sees coming a mile off.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiely takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kiely jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bennett misses with a left hand
and Kiely connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kiely scores with a sloppy right hand. Bennett should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett throws a sloppy head kick and Kiely moves out of range easily.
Kiely scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab by Kiely.
Kiely throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
A slow jab from Kiely misses its intended target.
Kiely misses with a wild body shot.
Kiely slips a jab and a cross from Bennett.
Bennett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kiely sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bennett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Kiely blocks the leg kick.
Bennett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bennett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiely.
Kiely thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Kiely misses.
Nedser Kiely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiely misses with a two punch combination.
Bennett defending well as Kiely loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bennett.
Bennett tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiely looks to land a left hand but Bennett moved out of range nicely.
Kiely keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bennett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennett moves into the clinch successfully.
Kiely content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett scores with a hook to the body.
Kiely is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Come on Bennett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kiely can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
Bennett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bennett missing with knees to the body.
Bennett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bennett breaks the clinch.
Kiely looks to throw the jab but Bennett is out of range.
Bennett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Kiely misses its intended target.
Kiely blocks a head kick by Bennett.
Nice cross by Bennett.
Kiely misses with a hook. Bennett ducked under it nicely.
Kiely misses with an uppercut
and Bennett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circling - Kiely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Kiely.
Kiely blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kiely bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bennett's head.
Kiely uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
Kiely on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett pushes Kiely up against the cage in a clinch.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiely displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bennett up against the cage.
Kiely misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennett slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Kiely fails to land.
Bennett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett defending well as Kiely loads up on a big left hand.
Kiely lands with a shot to the body.
Nedser Kiely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot by Kiely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gage Bennett.
I've got Bennett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gage Bennett!
Gage Bennett seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Nedser Kiely had this to say: 'I did not loose this fight, the ref was not watching what was happening.'.
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energy
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hype
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