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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Kiely (ranked 2530 p4p, 3190 weight class) and Angel Hernandez (ranked 290 p4p, 364 weight class). 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
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrison Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angel Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely stuns Hernandez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kiely has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hernandez.
Kiely on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hernandez. Hernandez obviously looking to wear him down.
Hernandez delivers a nice body kick.
Hernandez misses with a low kick.
Kiely swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiely moves away.
Kiely looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kiely is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hernandez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hernandez has escaped and now he's on top!
Kiely bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hernandez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiely looking to pass the guard.
Kiely drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hernandez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kiely has Hernandez in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiely, not yet.
Kiely manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hernandez manages to get himself to full guard.
Kiely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kiely not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hernandez wants to stand but Kiely is controlling the position.
Kiely postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kiely looking to pass the guard.
Kiely preventing the sweep.
Kiely slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kiely advances nicely into full mount.
Kiely tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hernandez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kiely trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kiely working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hernandez turns into him and now he's in Kiely's guard.
Hernandez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kiely has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hernandez has managed to get both his arms back between Kiely's legs - danger averted.
Kiely wants to sweep but no luck.
Kiely has an active guard here but Hernandez has managed to pass into half guard.
Kiely makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kiely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kiely is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kiely not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiely is pressing down on Hernandez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hernandez is holding on for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Kiely dominated that 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.
Hernandez throws a front kick aimed at Kiely's knee but Kiely avoids it well.
Kiely swings for the body but Hernandez moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Kiely blocks the low kick.
Kiely closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hernandez pushes Kiely off and gets back to his feet.
Kiely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiely.
Hernandez thinks about the counter body kick.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiely was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Kiely's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hernandez under the eye.
Hernandez thows a leg kick but Kiely checks it
and Kiely counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Kiely from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez is pulling down on Kiely's head. It's preventing any offense from Kiely, at least for the moment.
Kiely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kiely is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hernandez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hernandez has escaped and now he's on top!
Hernandez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kiely looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiely, not yet.
Hernandez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kiely wants to sweep here but Hernandez controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kiely is working hard here to advance position.
Kiely is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hernandez preventing the sweep.
Hernandez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hernandez stopping the sweep attempt from Kiely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hernandez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kiely looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiely decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kiely passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hernandez!
Kiely wants to finish this one by submission but Hernandez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kiely.
Kiely wants to finish this one by submission but Hernandez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kiely.
Kiely controlling from the full mount.
Kiely looking for a guillotine from mount but Hernandez is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kiely trying to control but Hernandez is having none of it.
Kiely goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hernandez is on top in guard.
Kiely has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hernandez has passed into side control.
Kiely manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Kiely dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hernandez slips a straight right by Kiely.
Kiely fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hernandez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kiely with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hernandez is looking to land body kicks.
Hernandez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hernandez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kiely is out of range.
Kiely misses with a looping left.
Hernandez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hernandez looks to throw a body kick
so Kiely counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hernandez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kiely is controlling him.
Kiely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hernandez controlling the position.
Hernandez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kiely has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to bench press Kiely off him but Kiely keeps the position.
Hernandez prevents Kiely from moving into mount.
Hernandez manages to get back to half guard.
Hernandez trying to control from the bottom.
Kiely is pressing down on Hernandez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hernandez is holding on for now.
Hernandez trying to hold on to Kiely's head to control him but Kiely postures up.
Kiely is looking to advance position but Hernandez won't allow it.
Harrison Kiely overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kiely works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely tries to move to mount but Hernandez blocks the move with his legs.
Kiely goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hernandez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kiely but great work by Hernandez.
Kiely tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hernandez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hernandez wants to take a breather but Kiely manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hernandez.
Kiely manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hernandez manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez keeping full guard, as Kiely tries to pass.
Kiely advances to half guard.
Kiely moves nicely into side control.
Hernandez is looking for a sweep.
Kiely tries to move to mount but Hernandez blocks the move with his legs.
Hernandez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kiely moves into full mount! Hernandez won't be happy about that!
Angel Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely working for a guillotine from mount but Hernandez is in no mood to give up.
Kiely sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kiely tries to control but Hernandez wriggling away.
Hernandez is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiely working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hernandez is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Kiely showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kiely, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Kiely!
A very excited looking Harrison Kiely made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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