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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 354 p4p, 259 weight class) and Harrison Kiely (ranked 49 p4p, 35 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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Bjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrison Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely throws a series of strikes that have Bjornsson backpedaling.
It looks like Eddie Bjornsson has been cut.
Bjornsson slips a straight right by Kiely.
A big right from Bjornsson misses.
Kiely throws a counter combo.
Kiely ducks under a wild hook from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson shoots for a takedown but Kiely saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kiely misses with a wild combination.
Kiely swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bjornsson ducks right into an uppercut from Kiely.
Bjornsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely misses with a straight right.
Kiely throws a series of punches but Bjornsson avoids them all with ease.
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bjornsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bjornsson walks into a stiff left hand from Kiely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kiely to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kiely wants to pass the guard but Bjornsson is keeping the position.
Kiely keeps trying to improve his position.
Kiely drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bjornsson dives on top into guard.
Kiely is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Our spies down at at Rabid Dog inform us that Kiely has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bjornsson wants to pass the guard but Kiely is keeping the position.
Kiely is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kiely looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bjornsson looking to pass the guard.
Bjornsson wants to control from the top but Kiely keeps moving.
Bjornsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kiely is looking to sweep but instead, Bjornsson has passed into half guard.
Kiely trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson trying to pass the guard but Kiely defending well.
Bjornsson is working hard here to advance position.
Kiely manages to get to full guard.
Kiely looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kiely manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bjornsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Kiely pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bjornsson is keeping the position for now.
Kiely won't allow Bjornsson to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjornsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiely slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kiely tries to advance to mount but Bjornsson denies him.
Kiely advances to mount.
Kiely looking for a guillotine from mount but Bjornsson is having none of it.
Kiely controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bjornsson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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 Eddie Bjornsson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kiely looks to throw the jab but Bjornsson is out of range.
Bjornsson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bjornsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Kiely tries to sprawl out of it but Bjornsson 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.
Bjornsson 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 lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kiely scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bjornsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Kiely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bjornsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiely.
Bjornsson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bjornsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kiely, pushing him back against the cage.
Bjornsson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kiely is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Kiely.
Bjornsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bjornsson wants to take the fight to the mat but Kiely manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bjornsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiely has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bjornsson is trying to keep an underhook but Kiely manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kiely wants to take a breather but Bjornsson is having none of it.
Bjornsson is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely is trying to control the action in half guard but Bjornsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kiely works his way into full mount!
Kiely controlling the pace for now.
Kiely has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiely is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bjornsson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kiely tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely is working for a guillotine from mount but Bjornsson frees his head quite easily.
Bjornsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kiely on the ground.
Kiely controlling the pace for now.
Bjornsson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiely takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kiely wants to control the pace but Bjornsson is squirming around nicely.
Kiely content just to control the position here.
Harrison Kiely has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kiely trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bjornsson can't escape the position.
Bjornsson tries to hold on but Kiely pushes him away.
Bjornsson regains half guard.
Bjornsson wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely trying to mount his opponent but Bjornsson defends it.
Bjornsson wants to improve his position but Kiely is controlling well.
Kiely wants to take a breather but Bjornsson is having none of it.
Kiely trying to mount his opponent but Bjornsson defends it.
Kiely is trying to control. Bjornsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bjornsson gets back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kiely advances to half guard.
Kiely trying to control the action but Bjornsson is working from the bottom.
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 Eddie Bjornsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kiely lands a slapping body shot.
Bjornsson slips under a jab.
Kiely connects with a crisp jab.
Harrison Kiely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiely misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Bjornsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiely defending well as Bjornsson loads up on a big left hand.
Bjornsson slips a jab and a cross from Kiely.
Bjornsson darts in and clinches Kiely up against the cage.
Kiely blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bjornsson can't find room to land a body shot as Kiely controls the action.
Bjornsson wants a takedown but no success here.
Kiely stops a takedown attempt from Bjornsson.
Kiely throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bjornssons head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kiely after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bjornsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiely gets underhooks to prevent Bjornsson's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bjornsson tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiely.
Kiely works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bjornsson takes a shot to the head.
Kiely lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiely cracks Bjornsson with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Kiely.
Kiely lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Kiely on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiely creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kiely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiely pulls guard successfully.
Bjornsson is fighting to break Kiely's control of his arms but Kiely is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kiely looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bjornsson is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely working a defensive guard here.
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.
Bjornsson tries to get to full guard but Kiely has control of the leg.
Bjornsson is in trouble now - Kiely has advanced to mount!
Bjornsson tries to hold on but Kiely postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely tries to control but Bjornsson wriggling away.
Kiely swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bjornsson is now in Kiely's guard. A big mistake from Kiely there, giving up the dominant position!
Kiely looking to control.
Kiely wants to sweep here but Bjornsson controlling him for the moment.
Bjornsson stays in close to Kiely's body and controls the position.
Kiely has his foot on Bjornsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bjornsson works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely trying to control the position here.
Bjornsson looking to pass the guard.
Kiely is trying to control the position but Bjornsson postures up.
Kiely has his foot on Bjornsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bjornsson works his way back into a safe position though.
Bjornsson is looking to advance position but Kiely has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kiely trying to control but Bjornsson is having none of it.
Kiely moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bjornsson has worked his arm free - good work by Bjornsson!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Kiely really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson'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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bjornsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiely jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bjornsson slips a jab from Kiely.
Kiely scores with a nice right hand.
Bjornsson tries to clinch up.
Kiely throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bjornsson on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrison Kiely seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiely shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kiely is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely is looking to advance position but Bjornsson won't allow it.
Kiely is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bjornsson tries to roll over but Kiely keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kiely tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bjornsson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kiely is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bjornsson defends it well.
Kiely controlling the action here.
Bjornsson trying to control but Kiely postures up.
Kiely is trying to control the action in half guard but Bjornsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely seems to be looking for submissions.
Kiely looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bjornsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Kiely looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bjornsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Kiely.
Kiely passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bjornsson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kiely passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kiely trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kiely controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Kiely dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kiely stalks Bjornsson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bjornsson's face. Bjornsson staggers backwards, shaken.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kiely counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiely looks to land a combination. Bjornsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kiely takes a swing at Bjornsson's ribcage but misses.
Kiely throws a shot from downtown. Bjornsson moves away and avoids it.
Kiely throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bjornsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bjornsson shoots and misses
and Kiely connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrison Kiely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiely scores with a nice right hand.
Bjornsson looking to score a takedown here. Kiely is defending well but Bjornsson drives through and ends up in Kiely's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjornsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiely is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bjornsson defends well.
Eddie Bjornsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kiely is pushing down on Bjornsson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bjornsson is fighting to maintain full guard but Kiely has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kiely is pressing down on Bjornsson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bjornsson is holding on for now.
Kiely is trying to control the action in half guard but Bjornsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kiely wants to pass the guard but Bjornsson is defending well.
Kiely is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson tries to roll over but Kiely keeps him under control.
Kiely trying to control from half guard but Bjornsson is working away.
Kiely seems to be working for a kimura but Bjornsson defends the submission attempt.
Kiely wants to pass to mount but Bjornsson is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely wants to take a breather but Bjornsson is having none of it.
Bjornsson is looking for a sweep. Kiely is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kiely wants to control but Bjornsson is keeping him busy.
Kiely might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bjornsson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kiely throws a good cross that connects.
Kiely takes a swing at Bjornsson's ribcage but misses.
Kiely feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bjornssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot
letting Kiely counter with a right hand.
Kiely lands with an overhand left.
Kiely staying out of range there.
Bjornsson closes the distance but Kiely moves to the side
and Kiely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bjornsson tries to bum rush Kiely with a series of wild strikes but Kiely uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bjornsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kiely scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjornsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kiely moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bjornsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Kiely!
Harrison Kiely is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Harrison Kiely thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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