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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Draconis (ranked 398 p4p, 642 weight class) and Harrison Kiely (ranked 54 p4p, 84 weight class). Tommy Draconis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Draconis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrison Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draconis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kiely circles away.
A little jabbing left from Kiely on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kiely keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little jabbing left from Kiely on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Draconis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kiely avoids it really well and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Kiely on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Draconis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draconis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kiely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draconis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kiely counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Draconis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Draconis's head backwards.
Draconis misses with a takedown
and Kiely makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harrison Kiely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draconis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Draconis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kiely as he jumps to the side.
Kiely looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Draconis shoots in for a double leg but Kiely sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kiely appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Draconis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kiely counter with a right hand.
Draconis misses with an uppercut.
Kiely swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kiely has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Draconis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draconis misses with a takedown
and Kiely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draconis has a takedown stuffed.
Draconis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kiely but Kiely pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kiely is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Draconis fails to land the takedown.
Draconis loads up on a big right hand but Kiely slips the punch.
Draconis dives in for a single leg takedown but Kiely sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Draconis scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Kiely.
Kiely misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiely lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Tommy Draconis has been cut.
Kiely has a couple of punches blocked by Draconis.
Kiely throws a punch but it's blocked by Draconis.
Draconis is trying to pull guard but Kiely turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kiely scores with a shoulder strike.
Kiely swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiely lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiely lands a right hand.
Draconis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiely misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiely is leaning against Draconis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Draconis has been working on his balance at The Purpose Martial Arts Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Kiely.
Draconis is breathing heavily.
Draconis takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiely lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Draconis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiely's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kiely fails to land.
Kiely swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draconis blocking some punches.
Draconis tries to throw a body punch but Kiely avoids it by throwing Draconis back against the cage.
Kiely lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draconis blocks an uppercut.
Kiely lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kiely fails to land.
Kiely pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kiely leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kiely throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Kiely dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Draconis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Draconis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kiely counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Draconis has his takedown stuffed
and Kiely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draconis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Draconis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Draconis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draconis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kiely but Kiely pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kiely throws out a counter right but Draconis avoids it with no problem.
Kiely has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draconis has his takedown stuffed
and Kiely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draconis misses with a takedown
enabling Kiely to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draconis thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Kiely releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Draconis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Draconis tries for a takedown but Kiely circles away easily
and Draconis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice takedown defense from Kiely. No joy for Draconis on that attempt.
It seemed like Kiely was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Draconis shoots in but Kiely avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Draconis shoots and misses
and Draconis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Draconis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draconis has his takedown stuffed
and Kiely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draconis with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Kiely counter with a right hand.
Draconis lands a nice hook to Kiely's body. Kiely takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kiely gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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 bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Draconis's guard.
Kiely is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kiely keeps trying to improve his position.
Draconis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kiely defends well.
Draconis keeping moving, preventing Kiely from controlling successfully.
Draconis keeping full guard, as Kiely tries to pass.
That's four 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 seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kiely's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kiely wants to pass the guard but Draconis is keeping the position.
Draconis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiely stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draconis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Kiely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Draconis's cut.
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!
Draconis gets a takedown into half guard.
Kiely gets full guard.
Draconis advances to half guard.
Kiely moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiely looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draconis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Draconis preventing the sweep.
Kiely lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kiely trying to control the position from guard on top but Draconis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draconis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kiely is aware though and is defending well.
Kiely pushes down on Draconis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kiely passes to side control.
Draconis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kiely's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely is looking to take a break and control but Draconis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draconis is looking to control Kiely's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Draconis avoid being mounted?
Draconis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Draconis keeping hold of Kiely's head, controlling as best he can.
Draconis wants to get back to full guard.
Kiely not doing much here.
Kiely is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draconis tries to roll over but Kiely keeps him under control.
Kiely trying to control the action but Draconis is working from the bottom.
Draconis trying to control but Kiely postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donk. Draconis catches Kiely right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice sprawl there from Kiely as Draconis shoots in.
Kiely looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Draconis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kiely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Draconis fails with the takedown
letting Kiely counter with a right hand.
Kiely swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draconis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Draconis looks for a takedown but Kiely sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Draconis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Draconis shoots in looking for a takedown. Kiely tries to sprawl out of it but Draconis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kiely manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Kiely comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kiely has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Kiely!
During a confident post fight interview, Harrison Kiely thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Tommy Draconis was interviewed post fight and said 'This fight was really short notice, only a few days. My manager screwed the pooch here. It's no wonder I lost. It has to be someone else's fault! I'm the shit!'.
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