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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Regueiro (ranked 1110 p4p, 1428 weight class) and Nedser Kiely (ranked 48 p4p, 54 weight class). Kiely is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hammer Smash Face. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Julio Regueiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nedser Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Kiely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Kiely.
Kiely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Regueiro misses with a hook. Kiely ducked under it nicely.
Kiely digs a good hook to Regueiro's body.
Regueiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiely throws a jab but it's blocked by Regueiro.
Kiely lands a slapping body shot.
Kiely fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kiely takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Regueiro.
Regueiro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Regueiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiely manages to avoid it.
Kiely throws a looping overhand right but Regueiro ducks down to avoid it.
Kiely ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Kiely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Regueiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiely.
Regueiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Julio Regueiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regueiro jabs Kiely right on the nose. Kiely blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely ducks under a wild hook from Regueiro.
Regueiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Regueiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kiely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Regueiro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Regueiro.
Kiely misses with the combination.
Regueiro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Regueiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kiely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Regueiro moves away.
Regueiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiely.
Regueiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiely was well out of range. Poor timing from Regueiro.
Kiely is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Regueiro rather than just go for the knockout.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Regueiro misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Kiely misses.
Kiely throws a hook but Regueiro avoids it easily.
Regueiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Regueiro lands with a cross.
Regueiro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kiely back to the cage. Regueiro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiely displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Regueiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Regueiro throws out the jab.
Regueiro blocks a jab.
Kiely looks to score with a jab to the body but Regueiro is just out of range.
Kiely gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nedser Kiely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiely stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Regueiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiely. Regueiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Regueiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Regueiro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Regueiro throws a shot to the body.
Kiely misses the shot to the body.
Regueiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiely.
Kiely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Regueiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Regueiro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kiely looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kiely moves away from the strike by Regueiro.
Kiely misses with a body shot
and Regueiro counters with a straight right hand.
Regueiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiely was well out of range. Poor timing from Regueiro.
Kiely steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
Kiely takes a jab right on the kisser.
Regueiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely avoids the body shot from Regueiro.
Regueiro throws a hook to the side of Kiely's head but Kiely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiely scores with a body shot.
Regueiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Regueiro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Regueiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kiely.
Jab, jab by Kiely - just one landing.
Regueiro has closed the distance and engaged Kiely in a clinch.
Regueiro lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Regueiro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Regueiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiely tries to throw a body punch but Regueiro avoids it by throwing Kiely back against the cage.
Regueiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiely taking a breather.
Kiely lands a hook that snaps the head of Regueiro backwards.
Regueiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kielys head.
Regueiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiely's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Regueiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Regueiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiely's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Regueiro fails to land.
Kiely digs a right hand into Regueiro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Regueiro's gas tank.
Kiely digs a right hand underneath Regueiro's ribcage. Regueiro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kiely lands a right hand.
Regueiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Regueiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kiely tries a body shot but Regueiro blocks it.
Kiely lands a left hand.
Kiely leaning against his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Kiely's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Regueiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiely digs a right hand into Regueiro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Regueiro's gas tank.
Kiely blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kiely lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Regueiro backwards.
Kiely blocks an uppercut.
Kiely pushes Regueiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Kiely.
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 Julio Regueiro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kiely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Regueiro.
Kiely lands a jab to Regueiro's midsection.
Regueiro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kiely lands a nice looking body shot.
Regueiro tries to clinch there but Kiely circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kiely! But no joy.
Regueiro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Regueiro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiely. Regueiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Regueiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Regueiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Regueiro looks to land a left hand but Kiely moved out of range nicely.
Regueiro slips a straight right by Kiely.
Kiely looks to score with a jab to the body but Regueiro is just out of range.
Regueiro is looking to counter punch.
Regueiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiely circles away quickly and effectively.
Regueiro slips a straight right by Kiely.
An attempted straight right counter from Regueiro misses the target.
Nedser Kiely seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiely moves away from the strike by Regueiro.
Regueiro looks to throw the jab but Kiely is out of range.
Kiely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Regueiro manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiely uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely avoids the body shot from Regueiro.
Kiely with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kiely displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Regueiro throws out the jab.
Regueiro misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kiely! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Kiely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kiely! But no joy.
Kiely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Regueiro moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good exchange - Regueiro coming out on top.
Regueiro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kiely punishes Regueiro's body with a nice straight punch.
Regueiro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Regueiro tries for a takedown but Kiely circles away easily
and Kiely counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiely takes a jab right on the kisser.
Regueiro moves in looking to clinch but Kiely pushes him off.
A slow jab from Regueiro misses its intended target.
Regueiro rushes Kiely and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Regueiro blocks an uppercut.
Kiely can't find room to land a body shot as Regueiro controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro presses Kiely against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kiely blocking some punches.
Regueiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Kiely - that landed with a thud.
Kiely throws a head punch that misses.
Kiely takes a shot to the head.
Regueiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiely looking to slow down the pace here.
Kiely misses with a short punch on the inside.
Regueiro has a couple of punches blocked by Kiely.
Kiely blocks an uppercut.
Regueiro blocking some punches.
Regueiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiely.
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Regueiro ducks under a wild hook from Kiely.
Kiely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Regueiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiely. Regueiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiely swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Regueiro 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.
Regueiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kiely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Regueiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Regueiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiely throws out the jab.
Regueiro instigates a clinch.
Kiely lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Regueiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiely throws a head punch that misses.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiely takes a swing at Regueiro's ribcage but misses.
Kiely throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circling - Regueiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Regueiro. Kiely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiely looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Regueiro scores with a leg kick.
Kiely dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Regueiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Kiely.
Regueiro scores with a jab to the body.
Kiely throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Regueiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Regueiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiely doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kiely lands a jab to Regueiro's midsection.
Kiely takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kiely takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Regueiro.
Regueiro tries to clinch but Kiely moves out of range.
Regueiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiely fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Regueiro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kiely takes a jab right on the kisser.
Regueiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiely is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Kiely misses.
A shot to the liver by Regueiro. Beautiful body shot.
Kiely takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Regueiro missing with a left hand there. Kiely was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nedser Kiely will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Regueiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, jab by Regueiro - just one landing.
Kiely misses with a wild body shot.
Regueiro digs a good body shot into Kiely's ribs.
Regueiro moves into the clinch.
Kiely lands with a left to the head.
Regueiro throws a head punch that misses.
Regueiro prevents a body shot from Kiely.
Regueiro working aggressively here.
Kiely lands a left hand that snaps the head of Regueiro backwards.
Kiely lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Regueiro or not.
Kiely lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Regueiro backwards.
Nedser Kiely seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Kiely.
Kiely blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Regueiro fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Regueiro.
Kiely lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Regueiro.
Kiely doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiely.
A right handed body shot lands from Kiely.
Regueiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kiely working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiely blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kiely.
Regueiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiely.
Regueiro throws a head punch that misses.
Kiely wants to stall.
Regueiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiely.
Regueiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiely lands an uppercut.
Kiely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Regueiro.
Kiely misses with some punches.
Regueiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Kiely backwards.
Kiely blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Regueiro.
Kiely throws a punch but it's blocked by Regueiro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Regueiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiely misses with a body punch.
Kiely blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiely fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Regueiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiely backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Regueiro fails to land.
Kiely just leaning against Regueiro, taking a breather.
Kiely dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Regueiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Regueiro misses with some punches.
Kiely misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiely is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Regueiro misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Kiely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kiely scores with a nice short uppercut.
Regueiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Regueiro misses with a looping left.
Kiely ducks right into an uppercut from Regueiro.
Kiely walks into a left hand.
Regueiro misses with a left hand
and Kiely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Regueiro misses with a hook.
Kiely stuns Regueiro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kiely closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiely paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kiely bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Regueiro misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on Kiely's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kiely has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kiely avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Regueiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiely walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiely uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
Regueiro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiely.
A big right from Regueiro misses.
Regueiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiely sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kiely! But no joy.
Regueiro slips under a jab from Kiely.
Regueiro connects with a solid leg kick.
Kiely takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kiely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Regueiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiely.
Regueiro lands with a straight right. Kiely didn't see that one coming.
Regueiro loads up on a big right hand but Kiely slips the punch.
Regueiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kiely counters with a stiff right hand.
Regueiro misses with a looping right.
Regueiro looks to land a left hand but Kiely moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Kiely on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kiely throws a hook but Regueiro blocks it.
Kiely moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Regueiro lands the left hand.
A low kick from Regueiro is predictable there
and Kiely makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kiely avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kiely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Regueiro tried to counter with a leg kick but Kiely avoided it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Julio Regueiro.
I think Regueiro 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Julio Regueiro!
Julio Regueiro bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Nedser Kiely spoke after the fight, saying 'I did not loose this fight, the ref was not watching what was happening.'.
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