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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Kiely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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237 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dwight Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell misses with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Powell leaves Kiely with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kiely throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Powell seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kiely with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kiely throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kiely not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kiely working Powell over with strikes.
Powell trying to control from the bottom.
Kiely not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kiely is thwarting Powell's attempts to control the position.
Kiely throwing shots but Powell is blocking nicely.
Kiely prevents Powell from improving his position.
Kiely has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Powell trying to hold on to Kiely's head to control him but Kiely postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Powell is trying to get back to full guard.
Kiely working Powell over with strikes.
Kiely throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Powell tries to get to full guard but Kiely has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiely lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kiely sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Powell defending well though.
Powell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kiely.
Kiely scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Powell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kiely on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely scores with a big shot! Powell's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Powell! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Kiely!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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