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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Kiely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracij Nezmah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiely comes to the cage accompanied by Mouth For War. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gracij Nezmah was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gracij Nezmah!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nezmah fails with the takedown
and Kiely makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nezmah closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kiely quickly recovers to half guard.
Kiely kicks Nezmah off and gets back to his feet.
Nezmah slips a jab and a cross from Kiely.
Nezmah is looking to clinch.
Kiely is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Nezmah misses its intended target.
Kiely scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Kiely.
Nezmah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiely moves away.
Kiely looks to land a combination but Nezmah avoids it well.
Kiely misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nezmah misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiely counters with a straight right hand.
Kiely ducks under a wild hook from Nezmah.
Kiely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nezmah manages to avoid it.
Nezmah takes one to the side of the head.
Kiely misses with the combination.
Nezmah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiely.
Good exchange - Kiely coming out on top.
Gracij Nezmah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nezmah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab from Nezmah.
A combination from Kiely does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nezmah lands with an overhand left.
Kiely cracks a nice hook into Nezmah's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nezmah is looking to clinch.
It looked like Kiely was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kiely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eddie Kiely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nezmah throws an overhand right that lands on Kiely's shoulder, as Kiely tries to avoid the shot.
Nezmah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nezmah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiely.
Nezmah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A swing and a miss from Nezmah.
A quick step to the side and Kiely tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nezmah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nezmah.
Nezmah throws a hook but Kiely blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nezmah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kiely.
Nezmah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Decent striking displayed by Nezmah there.
Kiely avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kiely is looking to wear down Nezmah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kiely throws the kick towards the body but Nezmah avoids it.
Kiely stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nezmah moves into the clinch successfully.
Kiely lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kiely throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiely.
Kiely tries to throw a body punch but Nezmah avoids it by throwing Kiely back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kiely as the two fighters clinch.
Nezmah stalls.
Kiely goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiely struggles to land a body shot inside as Nezmah controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Kiely - that landed with a thud.
Kiely works on Nezmah's body with a couple of short punches.
Nezmah trying to control the position but instead, Kiely has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nezmah into the cage.
Nezmah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiely throws a head punch that misses.
Nezmah blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Kiely dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kiely gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nezmah.
Nezmah tries to clinch but Kiely moves away
and Kiely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nezmah connects with a crisp jab.
Nezmah misses with a hook
and Kiely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nezmah works over Kiely's head and body with a nice combination.
Kiely throws a jab when Nezmah was well out of range.
Kiely looks to land a body kick but Nezmah moved away.
Eddie Kiely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiely throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nezmah.
Nezmah feints the counter takedown.
Kiely takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nezmah cracks Kiely with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nezmah is looking to clinch but Kiely is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiely misses the target.
Gracij Nezmah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kiely.
Nezmah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiely.
Nezmah scores with a hook.
Nezmah misses with a double jab
and Kiely counters with a nice body shot.
Nezmah catches Kiely with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Nezmah misses the target.
Nezmah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nezmah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kiely as he jumps to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiely misses the target.
Danga de danga de dang - Nezmah scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nezmah throws a series of punches but Kiely moves out of range.
Kiely throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiely lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Nezmah misses.
Nezmah throws out a loose jab but Kiely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiely went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nezmah.
Nezmah takes a swing at Kiely's ribcage but misses.
Kiely is looking for a counter combo.
Nezmah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiely lands with a hook. Nezmah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nezmah throws a lazy right hand but Kiely sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nezmah throws out a loose jab but Kiely uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Kiely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nezmah changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kiely misses with a low kick.
Nezmah connects with the punch.
Kiely looks to land a combination. Nezmah sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kiely fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nezmah throws a jab when Kiely was well out of range.
Kiely misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nezmah takes the fight into the clinch.
Kiely has a couple of punches blocked by Nezmah.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nezmah.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kiely.
Nezmah blocking some punches.
Kiely swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiely misses with a body punch.
Nezmah is looking to control Kiely's arms but Kiely gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nezmah has his back to the cage.
Kiely lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiely misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nezmah tries to break free but Kiely pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Kiely on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eddie Kiely will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nezmah ducks right into an uppercut from Kiely.
Nezmah lands with an uppercut that bounces Kiely off the cage and back into range.
Nezmah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nezmah connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Kiely. Those never looked like landing.
Nezmah throws a lazy uppercut
and Kiely counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Kiely as Nezmah shoots in.
Nezmah is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kiely getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nezmah misses with a hook. Kiely ducked under it nicely.
Kiely is looking for a counter combo.
Nezmah misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely moves out of range as Nezmah strikes.
Kiely just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiely blocks a jab.
Kiely keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nezmah.
A telegraphed right hand from Nezmah misses the target.
Kiely throwing a counter right hand but Nezmah manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Nezmah.
Nezmah misses with a combination
and Kiely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nezmah throws a right hand that misses
and Kiely makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kiely slips a straight right by Nezmah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nezmah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nezmah misses with a combination
and Kiely counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nezmah fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiely seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nezmah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Kiely to counter with a crisp jab.
Nezmah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nezmah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Nezmah slips a jab and a cross from Kiely.
Kiely slips a straight right by Nezmah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nezmah cracks Kiely with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Donk. Nezmah catches Kiely right on the button with a cross.
Nezmah missing with a left hand there. Kiely was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiely was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nezmah misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiely misses the target.
Nezmah might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kiely throws a push kick but Nezmah slaps the foot to one side.
Kiely looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nezmah throws a lazy right hand but Kiely sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nezmah takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nezmah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiely moves away.
Kiely throwing a counter right hand but Nezmah manages to avoid it.
Kiely leaves Nezmah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kiely went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Eddie Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gracij Nezmah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nezmah misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiely counters with a nice uppercut.
Nezmah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiely moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nezmah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Kiely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiely looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nezmah misses with an uppercut
and Kiely counters with a straight right hand.
Nezmah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kiely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiely uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nezmah.
Kiely is looking for a counter combo.
Gracij Nezmah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiely misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Kiely showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiely has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Kiely!
Eddie Kiely looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'You do not deserve to watch me'.
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energy
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