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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henri Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Kiely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henri Bender has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
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175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri Bender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ned Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely fails with the takedown.
A jab-cross combination lands for Bender and sends Kiely crashing to the mat! Bender follows him down to the mat - Kiely regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Kiely is rocked!
It looks like Ned Kiely has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bender tries to pass to full mount but Kiely defends it.
Kiely tries to kick Bender off but Bender keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bender is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kiely is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bender goes for an armbar but Kiely turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kiely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bender looking to finish with strikes here!
Bender wants to finish this one by submission but Kiely is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bender.
Bender with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kiely is now in Bender's guard. A big mistake from Bender there, giving up the dominant position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bender is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bender is adopting a defensive guard.
Kiely must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kiely wants to control from the top but Bender keeps moving.
Kiely drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kiely jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bender is proving hard to escape from.
Bender tries to strike from the bottom.
Bender is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bender keeping moving, preventing Kiely from controlling successfully.
Kiely pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bender is keeping the position for now.
Kiely looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bender is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bender is working for a kimura but Kiely is defending it quite comfortably.
Kiely trying to control here.
Kiely preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Bender dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ned Kiely's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bender tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Bender finds it's target.
Bender has Kiely up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiely tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bender just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bender avoiding damage as Kiely throws knees to the body.
Kiely crunches a lovely knee into Bender's ribcage.
Bender breaks from the clinch.
Kiely keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiely wants to clinch but Bender slips to the side
and Bender counters by moving into the clinch.
Kiely tries to land knees in the clinch but Bender avoids the damage to the body.
Bender tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely gets underhooks to prevent Bender's takedown attempt.
Bender tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henri Bender. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Kiely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kiely lands an elbow that stopped Bender in his tracks for a moment.
Kiely is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bender gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kiely tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kiely misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bender.
Bender managing to block the knees to the body from Kiely.
Bender 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.
Bender is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bender can't get the takedown.
Kiely lands a nice knee to the body.
Bender managing to block the knees to the body from Kiely.
Bender managing to block the knees to the body from Kiely.
Bender pulls guard.
Bender looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kiely throwing strikes from guard but Bender blocks nicely.
Kiely trying to move into half guard but instead Bender has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely keeping moving, preventing Bender from controlling successfully.
Bender wants to pass the guard but Kiely is keeping the position.
Kiely is trying to keep Bender in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bender accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bender moves into the clinch.
Bender works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bender is working Kiely over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bender drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kiely manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bender has Kiely in his guard.
Kiely trying to control the position from guard on top but Bender is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender is looking for a triangle but Kiely pushes his legs off easily.
Bender preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kiely is looking to work some ground and pound but Bender has wrist control.
Kiely trying to control the position from guard on top but Bender is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiely stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Bender has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Kiely manages to get his head free but now Bender has transitioned to an armbar! Kiely grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Bender! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henri Bender!
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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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