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Event:
BMP 56 (Knight vs Bronson)
Date: Jun 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Dzoker misses with a takedown
and Kiely counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dzoker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kiely swivels and escapes.
Dzoker fails with the takedown
and Kiely counters with a nice body shot.
Eddie Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dzoko Dzoker.
Dzoker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kiely sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Kiely does no damage.
Kiely scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kiely misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dzoker takes one to the chin there.
Dzoker tries for a takedown but Kiely sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dzoker looks winded!
Dzoker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dzoker moves forwards but Kiely connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kiely catches Dzoker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dzoker dodges the punch combination from Kiely.
Dzoker tries to move into range but Kiely moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T1#
Kiely digs a good hook to Dzoker's body.
Kiely fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dzoker tries for a takedown but Kiely sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dzoker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dzoker.
Dzoker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kiely scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dzoker takes one to the chin there.
Kiely shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dzoker eats them both and turns towards Kiely to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Kiely. Those never looked like landing.
Kiely scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dzoker darts in looking for a takedown but Kiely gets double underhooks and turns Dzoker into the cage.
Kiely scores with a head kick.
#T2#
Dzoker shoots in for a takedown but Kiely shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Kiely was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kiely goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kiely goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kiely throws a right hand that Dzoker ducks under and follows up with a left that Dzoker also avoids with ease.
Kiely bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kiely misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dzoko Dzoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dzoker shoots in but Kiely avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kiely fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dzoker on the side of the head.
Dzoker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kiely as he avoids it easily.
Kiely getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kiely, as that shot connected.
A cross from Kiely lands.
Dzoker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kiely connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dzoker scrambles back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kiely. #T3#
Dzoker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kiely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiely moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dzoker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kiely to score with a decent uppercut.
Dzoker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kiely plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dzoker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kiely scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dzoker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dzoker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiely displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dzoker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kiely lands a body shot.
#T4#
Dzoker has a takedown stuffed.
Eddie Kiely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Kiely finds it's target.
Dzoker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kiely is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dzoker ducks right into an uppercut from Kiely.
Dzoker is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kiely is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dzoker.
Kiely throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dzoker shoots in for a takedown but Kiely shows good takedown defense.
Kiely with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kiely moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Kiely scores with a four punch combination!
Kiely scores with a three punch combo!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dzoker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dzoker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kiely as he jumps to the side.
Kiely looks to land a combination. Dzoker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Kiely dominated that round.
That's time! Kiely's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Dzoker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kiely connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dzoker scrambles back to his feet.
Dzoker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kiely as he avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Kiely.
Dzoker shoots for a takedown but Kiely saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kiely fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiely tries to bum rush Dzoker with a series of wild strikes but Dzoker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kiely bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dzoker's head.
Dzoker dives in and grabs Kiely's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kiely pushes down on Dzoker's head and hops out.
Eddie Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dzoko Dzoker.
Kiely scores with a nice strike.
Dzoker slips a jab and a cross from Kiely.
A little jabbing left from Dzoker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kiely scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiely lands with an uppercut that bounces Dzoker off the cage and back into range.
Dzoker has his takedown stuffed
and Kiely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiely connects with the punch.
Dzoker is breathing heavily.
Kiely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dzoker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kiely circles away.#T1#
Kiely lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kiely.
Kiely lands with a straight right. Dzoker didn't see that one coming.
Kiely lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kiely!
Kiely lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dzoker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kiely.
Kiely scores with the left hand. Dzoker knows he should have avoided that one.
Kiely closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Eddie Kiely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiely bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dzoker's head backwards.
Kiely throws a right and a left that Dzoker avoids nicely.
Kiely goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dzoker misses with a takedown attempt - Kiely sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kiely throws a right and a left that Dzoker avoids nicely.
Dzoker has his takedown stuffed
and Kiely counters with a straight right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dzoker might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kiely has got the better of the exchanges.#T2#
Good leg kick by Kiely there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dzoker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dzoker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kiely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiely scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kiely throws a good cross that connects.
Kiely is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dzoker can do to turn this around?
Dzoker shoots in for a takedown but Kiely shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dzoker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kiely misses with a two punch combination.
Kiely's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kiely duly obliges.
Kiely scores with a jab to the head.
Kiely rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dzoker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kiely lands a two punch combo.
Kiely throws a right hand that Dzoker ducks under and follows up with a left that Dzoker also avoids with ease.#T3#
Dzoker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kiely but Kiely pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kiely here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kiely throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dzoker's head.
Kiely lands with a right hand.
Dzoker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kiely counters with a three punch combo that has Dzoker backing up. Dzoker nods at Kiely to acknowledge the strikes.
Dzoker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kiely connects with a single shot there.
Kiely throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kiely lands a head shot.
Kiely lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dzoker shoots and misses
and Kiely counters with a straight right hand.
Dzoker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#T4#
Kiely lands a head shot.
Dzoker shoots in but no luck this time.
Kiely fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dzoker on the side of the head.
Dzoker shoots for a double leg takedown but Kiely sprawls well. He's pushed Dzoker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A right-left combo lands from Kiely.
Dzoker takes one to the side of the head.
Dzoker shoots and misses
and Kiely connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiely feints a jab promting Dzoker to slip. Kiely then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dzoker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kiely misses with the combination.
Dzoker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kiely pushes Dzoker away with a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dzoker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kiely lands a head shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kiely!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Kiely dominated that second round.
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!
#R3#
Dzoker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kiely circles away.
Dzoker shoots in for a double leg but Kiely sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kiely appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kiely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kiely scores with a nice strike.
Dzoker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kiely scores with a head kick.
Dzoker shoots in for a double leg but Kiely sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eddie Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dzoko Dzoker.
Kiely throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kiely dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiely catches Dzoker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kiely displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiely closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kiely fails to land with a series of punches.
#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kiely enables Dzoker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kiely manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dzoker stopping the sweep attempt from Kiely.#T1#
Dzoker throws a big right hand that misses.
Dzoker wants to control from the top but Kiely keeps moving.
Dzoker missing there with some ground and pound from the 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.
Dzoker landing with the ground and pound.
Dzoker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kiely keeping moving, preventing Dzoker from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiely bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dzoker's guard. #REVR#
Kiely scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kiely scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kiely lands a couple of digs.#T2#
Dzoker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kiely.
Kiely chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Dzoker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dzoker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kiely postures up.
Kiely works over Dzoker with some ground and pound from guard.
Dzoker is trying to control the position but Kiely postures up.
Kiely preventing the sweep.
Kiely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kiely connects with a couple of short punches.
Dzoker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T3#
Kiely cracks Dzoker with a solid left hand.
Kiely with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kiely in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dzoker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dzoker is pulling down on Kiely's head. It's preventing any offense from Kiely, at least for the moment.
Dzoker trying to control the position.
Dzoko Dzoker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiely preventing the sweep.
Our spies down at at Barbell Brigade - $1000 inform us that Dzoker has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kiely keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dzoker's head.
Kiely postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kiely stands up over Dzoker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Dzoker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kiely defends it easily.#T4#
Kiely postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kiely lands a couple of digs.
Kiely is working Dzoker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kiely lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Dzoker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dzoker is pulling down on Kiely's head. It's preventing any offense from Kiely, at least for the moment.
Kiely is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kiely stands and throws Dzoker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Kiely!
Eddie Kiely made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'You do not deserve to watch me'.
Dzoko Dzoker spoke after the fight, saying 'thanks my sponsors and fans'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Kiely throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevens.
Kiely scores with a sloppy right hand. Stevens should have avoided that one.
Kiely swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stevens counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stevens gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eddie Kiely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiely scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stevens takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Kiely.
Danga de danga de dang - Kiely scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stevens tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kiely swivels and escapes.
Stevens lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kiely at a distance.
#T1#
Kiely scores with a hook to the body. Stevens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stevens has a takedown stuffed.
Kiely lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stevens tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kiely defends well and Stevens ends up having to push Kiely into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Eddie Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Stevens.
A punch combination from Kiely misses. #TD2#
Stevens dives in and scores a takedown into Kiely's guard.
Kiely keeping full guard, as Stevens tries to pass.
Kiely not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stevens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kiely swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Kiely is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T2##SUB#
Kiely throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stevens sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kiely's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Stevens is trying to work for a kimura but Kiely is defending well.
Stevens controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Kiely is defending against the submission attempts here by Stevens.
Kiely trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Stevens is working for a kimura but Kiely is defending it quite comfortably.
Kiely won't allow Stevens to pass to mount. #T3##SUB#
Kiely looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Kiely is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stevens pulls his head out easily.
Stevens lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kiely trying to control here.
Kiely wants to improve his position but Stevens is controlling well.
Stevens missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Stevens is looking for a kimura but Kiely is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stevens to get the leverage.
Stevens is taking a breather. Kiely says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kiely wants to get back to full guard.#T4##SUB2#
Stevens is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kiely has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kiely is trying to control but can't.
Stevens prevents Kiely from improving his position.
Stevens looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kiely tries to roll over but Stevens keeps him under control.
Kiely makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kiely.
Stevens slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB2#
Stevens is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kiely has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stevens lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eddie Kiely will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Kiely scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stevens misses with an uppercut.
Stevens scores with a nice strike.
Stevens takes one on the button.
Kiely throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#TD2#
Stevens shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kiely regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevens passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens wants to take a breather but Kiely is having none of it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kiely is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stevens trying to mount his opponent but Kiely defends it. #T1##SUB2#
Stevens is looking for a kimura here.
Stevens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stevens uses his free foot to push down on Kiely's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kiely.
Kiely wants to control but Stevens is having none of it.
Kiely is looking to improve his position but Stevens isn't that keen on the idea.#SUB2#
Stevens jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kiely manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Kiely's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kiely is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.#T2##SUB2#
Stevens tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Stevens is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kiely knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kiely is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Stevens wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kiely, who protects the arm well.
Kiely is trying to control Stevens's posture but Stevens avoids it.
Kiely is looking for a sweep.
Kiely manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stevens's best efforts.#T3#
Kiely has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stevens is working away from the top position though.
Kiely manages to get to full guard.
Kiely keeping full guard, as Stevens tries to pass.
Kiely manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stevens manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Kiely passes Stevens's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kiely prevents Stevens from improving his position.
Stevens has hold of Kiely's hands but Kiely slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stevens gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stevens is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Stevens wants to pass the guard but Kiely is keeping the position.#T4#
Stevens working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Kiely looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Stevens drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stevens jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stevens stopping the sweep attempt from Kiely.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Kiely keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens stopping the sweep attempt from Kiely.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiely tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Stevens avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kiely working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Kiely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevens now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stevens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kiely takes a swing at Stevens's ribcage but misses.
Kiely slips under a jab.
Kiely looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kiely leaves Stevens with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stevens takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely leaves Stevens with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kiely misses with a double jab.
Stevens shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Kiely to counter with a crisp jab.
Eddie Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Stevens.#T1#
No joy there for Stevens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good exchange - Kiely coming out on top.
Eddie Kiely is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Kiely misses.
A left lands for Kiely.
Crunch! Kiely slams his shin into Stevens's torso.
Kiely circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eddie Kiely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kiely!
Eddie Kiely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kiely as he avoids it easily.
Stevens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stevens changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kiely tries to avoid it but Stevens manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kiely to the ground. Kiely escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kiely lands a glancing blow to the side of Stevens's head.
Kiely tries to bum rush Stevens with a series of wild strikes but Stevens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T2#
Kiely misses with a double jab
and Stevens counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiely swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stevens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stevens looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kiely throws a combination that misses
letting Stevens counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Stevens. Those never looked like landing.
Stevens shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kiely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiely listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches up with Kiely, looking for a takedown. Stevens pushes Kiely against the cage but Kiely circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kiely throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stevens stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#T3#
Nice straight punches there by Kiely. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kiely.
Kiely defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stevens.
A punch combination from Kiely misses.
Kiely connects with a right hand. Stevens shakes it off.
Kiely misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick
and Kiely counters with a three punch combo that has Stevens backing up. Stevens nods at Kiely to acknowledge the strikes.
Stevens throws an off balance right hand
and Kiely counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiely lands a nice hook to Stevens's body. Stevens takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kiely is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kiely wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stevens with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kiely to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiely connects with a single shot there.#T4#
Kiely throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiely connects with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Kiely scores with a four punch combination!
Kiely is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stevens can do to turn this around?
Kiely throws a right hand that Stevens ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevens also avoids with ease.
Kiely throws a right hand that Stevens ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevens also avoids with ease.
Kiely lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kiely throws a hook but Stevens avoids it easily.
Kiely connects with a body shot.
Kiely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Stevens tries a quick counter leg kick but Kiely is wise to it.
Kiely misses with a looping left.
Stevens now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stevens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Kiely showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kiely has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Eddie Kiely!
Eddie Kiely made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'You do not deserve to watch me'.
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Event:
BFT-490
Date: Jan 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Kiely displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jokinen throws out the jab.
Jokinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Kiely moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Kiely was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kiely crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jokinen - the referee stops the clock and Kiely gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jokinen. Kiely manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A right-left combo lands from Jokinen.
Jokinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Kiely misses.
Kiely misses with a combination
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jokinen lands with a good body shot.
Kiely tries to bum rush Jokinen with a series of wild strikes but Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jokinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Kiely counters with a straight right hand.
Kiely misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
#CL2#
Jokinen drives through and clinches with Kiely against the cage.
#T1##BC2#
Jokinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiely on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL2#
Jokinen clinches up against the cage.
Kiely is looking to break free of the clinch but Jokinen has double underhooks. #BC2#
Jokinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen is looking to clinch.
Jokinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Kiely has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A cross from Kiely lands.
Jokinen lands a right hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Kiely.
Kiely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kiely listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL2#
Jokinen rushes Kiely and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Jokinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiely looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kiely throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiely throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kiely misses with the combination.
Jokinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Eddie Kiely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiely will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jokinen misses with a double jab
and Kiely counters with a two punch combo.
Kiely staying out of range there.
Kiely on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CL2#
Jokinen takes the fight into the clinch. #T3#
Kiely is trying to push Jokinen away but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Kiely's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiely throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiely tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiely takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jokinen tries to clinch there but Kiely circles away.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick.
As Jokinen backs away, Kiely returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jokinen misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Kiely tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jokinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiely.
It looked like Kiely wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Kiely tries to keep at a distance but Jokinen has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Kiely escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Kiely.
Jokinen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kiely.#T4#
Kiely throws a big shot that misses.
Jokinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kiely throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jokinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Jokinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kiely at a distance.
Jokinen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kiely had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jokinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kiely doesn't seem bothered though.
Kiely throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiely looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Kiely throws a big counter combination but Jokinen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiely swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Jokinen clinches up against the cage.
Kiely wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Jokinen manages to break the clinch.
Kiely takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jokinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kiely on the side of the head.
Jokinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiely counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jokinen thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswald Jokinen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Kiely takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kiely throws a right hand that Jokinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Jokinen also avoids with ease.
Jokinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jokinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kiely counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiely scores with a nice strike.#CL2#
Jokinen has managed to clinch.
Kiely wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Kiely breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen dodges the punch combination from Kiely.
Kiely fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Jokinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kiely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jokinen tries to bum rush Kiely with a series of wild strikes but Kiely uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Jokinen looks to move away, Kiely throws a big counter combo but Jokinen just gets out of the way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kiely on the side of the head.
Kiely on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL2#
Jokinen moves into the clinch.#T1#
Jokinen stalling in the clinch.
Kiely fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiely tries a body shot but Jokinen blocks it.
#BC2#
Jokinen manages to break the clinch.
Jokinen throws a lazy right hand but Kiely sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiely is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jokinen throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Kiely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eddie Kiely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Jokinen has closed the distance and engaged Kiely in a clinch.
#BC2#
Jokinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Kiely should have avoided that one.
Kiely looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Jokinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kiely ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kiely is looking to counter punch.
Kiely just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiely displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jokinen throws out the jab. #CL2#
Jokinen gets a clinch. #T2##BC#
Kiely manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Kiely.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Jokinen has Kiely up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiely is trying to push Jokinen away but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2#
Jokinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Kiely moves out of range.
Kiely uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jokinen.
Kiely is looking to counter punch.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Jokinen does it's job there.
Kiely rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jokinen. #T3#
Jokinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kiely scores with a body shot.
Kiely misses with a right hand
and Jokinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiely throws a right and a left that Jokinen avoids nicely.
Jokinen misses with a double jab.
A jab lands there for Kiely.
Kiely moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jokinen tries to clinch up.
Kiely looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jokinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jokinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kiely throws a sloppy body shot
and Jokinen counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kiely eats them both and turns towards Jokinen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiely throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T4#
Jokinen lands with a straight right. Kiely didn't see that one coming.
Kiely looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen unleashes a big counter combination but Kiely bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Kiely blocks the leg kick.
Kiely misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kiely avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiely is looking to counter punch.
Jokinen throws a looping overhand right but Kiely ducks down to avoid it.
Jokinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Jokinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Kiely's head but Kiely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiely throws a series of punches but Jokinen moves out of range. #CL2#
Jokinen clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Jokinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jokinen tries to clinch there but Kiely circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswald Jokinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Kiely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Nice uppercut lands for Jokinen. That snapped Kiely's head back.
Jokinen connects with a body shot.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Kiely was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiely is looking to counter punch.
Jokinen lands a jab-cross combination.
Kiely throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen connects with a jab.
Jokinen throws a looping overhand right but Kiely ducks down to avoid it.
Jokinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kiely counters with a stiff right hand.
Jokinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jokinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiely avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen tried to score with a low kick but Kiely checks it.
Kiely misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T1#
Kiely looks to land a combination but Jokinen avoids it well.
Jokinen throws a fast counter high kick but Kiely manages to duck under it in time.
Jokinen swings for the body but Kiely moves out of range.
Kiely moves away from the strike by Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Kiely rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jokinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Kiely checks it.
Jokinen looks to land a left hand but Kiely moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Kiely pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kiely counters with a nice uppercut.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut.
Jokinen misses with a hook. Kiely ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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.
Kiely displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jokinen throws out the jab.
Oswald Jokinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Jokinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kiely.
Kiely looks for the body kick but Jokinen saw that one coming.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by Kiely.
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 misses with a lunging right hand
and Jokinen counters with a three punch combo that has Kiely backing up. Kiely nods at Jokinen to acknowledge the strikes.
Oswald Jokinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiely lands a two punch combo.
Kiely misses with a wild combination.
Jokinen jabs Kiely right on the nose. Kiely blinks but takes it well.
Kiely needs to keep his hands up - Jokinen had a free shot at his head there.
Jokinen throws a right hand that Kiely ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiely also avoids with ease.
Jokinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jokinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Kiely off the cage and back into range.#T3##CL2#
Jokinen has Kiely up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiely working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Kiely breaks the clinch.
Kiely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jokinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiely. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen scores with a head kick.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiely throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws out a counter right but Kiely avoids it with no problem.
Kiely misses with a double jab
and Jokinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jokinen misses the jab.
Jokinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T4#
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiely paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Kiely does no damage.
A big left from Kiely misses.
Nice cross by Jokinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kiely counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Jokinen.
Jokinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jokinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jokinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiely sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Jokinen moves into the clinch.
Eddie Kiely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiely is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jokinen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oswald Jokinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jokinen 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswald Jokinen!
After winning the bout, Oswald Jokinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Eddie Kiely stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame the crowd'.
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Event:
BFT-483
Date: Dec 03, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Vanderhose moves into the clinch.
Kiely misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiely drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#BC2#
Vanderhose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Vanderhose rushes Kiely and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vanderhose tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiely avoids the damage to the body.
Vanderhose tries to circle away but Kiely has him pinned against the cage.#BC#
Kiely manages to break the clinch.
Kiely looks to land a combination but Vanderhose avoids it well.
Kiely misses with a double jab
#CL2#
and Vanderhose counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vanderhose. #BC#
Kiely manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vanderhose.
Kiely moves out of range as Vanderhose throws a body kick.
Vanderhose misses with a jab, cross combination.
#TD2#
Vanderhose shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half 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 is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vanderhose's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vanderhose's back!#T1#
Vanderhose wants to get back to his feet.
Vanderhose has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Kiely.#SUB#
Kiely working for a choke but Vanderhose is defending well.
Kiely struggling to land strikes to the head as Vanderhose covers up.
Vanderhose trying to get back to his feet but Kiely is in full control for now. #SUB#
Vanderhose defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Vanderhose covers up after that shot from Kiely.
#T2#
Kiely looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Vanderhose has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Kiely.
Even with his hooks in, Kiely manages to miss with strikes from the back. #SUB#
Kiely looking for the choke but no joy. #SUB#
Kiely looking for the choke from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiely thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Vanderhose is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #T3##SUB#
Kiely has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Kiely. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Vanderhose is covering up but some of the strikes from Kiely are getting through and doing damage.
Vanderhose covering up well and avoiding damage.
Kiely lands a shot to the head. #SUB#
Kiely has managed to slip his arm under Vanderhose's chin. This could be all over... yep, Vanderhose is tapping out! Submission win for Kiely.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eddie Kiely!
Eddie Kiely took some time post fight to say the following; 'You do not deserve to watch me'.
Casper Vanderhose was interviewed post fight and said 'Perhaps a better game plan next time, huh coach?'.
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Event:
BFT-476: PRIDE Never Die! 18
Date: Oct 15, 2016 |
#R1#
A jab lands there for Knope.
Kiely scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiely on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kiely is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knope sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knope misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Knope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been told by Knope's head coaches at Golden Child Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knope lands a leg kick that knocks Kiely off balance momentarily.
Kiely connects with a body shot that sends Knope's belly button to the back.
Donk. Knope catches Kiely right on the button with a cross.
Knope tests Kiely's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knope throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiely slips a jab from Knope.
Kiely moves out of range as Knope strikes.
Knope throws a big shot that misses.
Kiely misses with a wild body shot.
Knope throws a jab when Kiely was well out of range.
Kiely throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kiely lands a slapping body shot.
#T1#
Knope scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiely throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knope tries to counter with a takedown but Kiely is quick to defend against it.
Knope throws out a powerful jab.
Kiely takes one to the chin there.
Ben Knope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Knope misses.
Nice jab there from Kiely.
Knope throws a jab when Kiely was well out of range.
Knope tries a head kick but it misses.
Knope loads up on a big right hand but Kiely slips the punch.
Knope jabs Kiely to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kiely staying out of range there.
Kiely thumps Knope with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Knope misses the target.
The fighters circling - Knope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knope misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knope staying out of range there.
Kiely moves out of range as Knope strikes.#T2#
Knope throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knope wants to clinch
and Kiely counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knope. Kiely does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Knope.
Knope takes a swing at Kiely's ribcage but misses.
Kiely is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knope with a body shot.
Knope attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kiely is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Knope rather than just go for the knockout.
Knope throws a hook but Kiely blocks it.
Kiely takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Knope thows a leg kick but Kiely checks it
and Kiely counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kiely fails to land with a series of punches.
Knope throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice uppercut there from Knope.
Kiely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knope lands an overhand right.
Knope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiely sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T3#
Knope is looking to clinch but Kiely is avoiding it.
A cross from Knope lands.
Knope throws a nice looking combination but Kiely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Knope is predictable there
and Knope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ben Knope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knope rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kiely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Knope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knope connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kiely momentarily.
Knope is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#TD2#
Kiely throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Knope tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kiely is in Knope's guard.
Kiely with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knope keeping moving, preventing Kiely from controlling successfully.
Kiely is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kiely is looking to work some ground and pound but Knope has wrist control.#T4#
Knope not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Knope tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kiely must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Knope wants to stand up but Kiely is controlling him.
Kiely trying to control but Knope is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiely throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiely scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knope throws a hook to the side of Kiely's head but Kiely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL#
Knope fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kiely, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kiely tries to throw a body punch but Knope avoids it by throwing Kiely back against the ropes.
Kiely tries to throw a body punch but Knope avoids it by throwing Kiely back against the ropes.
Kiely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T5#
Knope crunches a lovely knee into Kiely's ribcage.
Knope throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiely blocks it with crossed arms.
Kiely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knope's elbow.
Kiely struggles to land a body shot inside as Knope controls his hands.
Knope lands an elbow inside that Kiely shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Knope.
Kiely looks winded!
Kiely tries a body shot but Knope blocks it.
Knope creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kiely's defenses.
Knope lands an elbow just above Kiely 's eye.
Kiely takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knope lands an elbow just above Kiely 's eye.
A short uppercut from Knope.
A short uppercut from Knope.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kiely doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Knope.
Knope lands an elbow just above Kiely 's eye.
Knope comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knope landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knope lands a nice elbow.
Knope creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kiely's defenses.
Knope creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kiely's defenses. #T6#
Knope leaning against his opponent.
Knope lands a body shot.
Knope lands an elbow inside.
Knope lands an elbow inside that Kiely shrugs off.
Knope with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #ROC#
Kiely is rocked!
Knope lands a damaging elbow.
Kiely is still on wobbly legs! Can Knope finish him?
Knope scores with a shot to the side of Kiely's head.
Knope lands a nice elbow.
Knope presses Kiely against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knope lands a big right hand that drops Kiely! The killer instinct kicks in and Knope finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Knope!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Knope!
Ben Knope seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Eddie Kiely was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame the crowd'.
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Event:
BFT-469: Raekwon vs Ishii II
Date: Aug 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Kwiecinski doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiely circles away.
Kwiecinski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kiely works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Kwiecinski.
Kwiecinski throws a hook but Kiely avoids it easily.
Kwiecinski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kiely scores with a hook to the body. Kwiecinski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kiely keeps the fight on the outside.
Kwiecinski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kiely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiely throws a series of punches but Kwiecinski avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Kwiecinski pushes Kiely up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiely misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwiecinski lands a nice uppercut.
Kiely tries to work over Kwiecinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiely lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kwiecinski blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiely fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Kwiecinski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiely's elbow.
Kiely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kwiecinski's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiely.
Kwiecinski trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Kwiecinski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kiely blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiely goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Kiely on the inside.
Kiely blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kwiecinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kiely misses with the head strike.
Kwiecinski trying to land knees to the body.
Kwiecinski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kwiecinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiely blocking some punches.
Kiely misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Kiely as the two fighters clinch.
Kiely goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiely struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwiecinski controls his hands.
Kiely scores with a shoulder strike.
Kiely misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
Kwiecinski pushes Kiely back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiely managing to block the knees to the body from Kwiecinski.
Kiely tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiely blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kwiecinski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kwiecinski misses with a body punch.
Kwiecinski blocks a body shot from Kiely.
Kiely struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwiecinski controls his hands.
Kiely tries to throw a body punch but Kwiecinski avoids it by throwing Kiely back against the cage.
Kiely misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiely misses with the head strike.
Kwiecinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiely lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kwiecinski fails to land.
Kwiecinski missing with knees to the body.
Kiely lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kiely misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiely.
Kiely scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Kiely as the two fighters clinch.
Kwiecinski is breathing heavily.#T3#
A shot in the inside from Kiely.
Kiely lands a shoulder strike.
Kiely's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kwiecinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiely controls his hands.
Kiely misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwiecinski working aggressively here.
Kiely misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kwiecinski scores with a shot to the side of Kiely's head.
Kwiecinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiely lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kiely goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kwiecinski misses with a body punch.
Kiely misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwiecinski.
Kiely lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kiely swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Kwiecinski.
Kiely misses with a body punch.
Kwiecinski lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiely scores with a nice hook to the head.#T4#
Kwiecinski lands a good knee to the midsection. Kiely won't want to take too many of those.
Kwiecinski tries to throw a body punch but Kiely avoids it by throwing Kwiecinski back against the cage.
Kiely goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiely goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiely misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kwiecinski tries to stall but Kiely uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Kiely fails to land.
Kwiecinski lands with a light punch inside.
Kiely misses with a punch to the body.
Kiely lands a left hand.
Kiely lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kwiecinski backwards.
Kiely goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiely misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kwiecinski tries a body shot but Kiely blocks it.
Kwiecinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiely can't find room to land a body shot as Kwiecinski controls the action.
Kiely swings wildly with an uppercut but Kwiecinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Kiely dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
A decent looking cross lands there for Kiely.
Kiely lands a body shot.
Kwiecinski misses with a low kick.
Kwiecinski misses with a two punch combination.
Kiely has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kwiecinski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kwiecinski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kwiecinski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kwiecinski thows a left - swing and a miss!
January Kwiecinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwiecinski scores with a jab.
Kwiecinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiely.
Kwiecinski connects with the punch.
Kwiecinski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kwiecinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiely throws a hook but Kwiecinski blocks it.
Kwiecinski misses with a left hand
and Kiely counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kwiecinski.#T1#
Kiely lands a body shot.
Kiely lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Kiely finds it's way through Kwiecinski's defenses.
Kiely scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kwiecinski doesn't seem bothered though.
Kiely lands with a shot to the body.
Kwiecinski misses with a hook to the body
and Kiely counters with a two punch combo. #CL#
Kwiecinski clinches with his opponent.
Kiely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kwiecinski throws a head punch that misses.
Kwiecinski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kwiecinski prevents a body shot from Kiely.
Kwiecinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiely presses Kwiecinski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kiely stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kiely tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiely misses with some punches.
Kiely doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiely scores with a shot to the side of Kwiecinski's head. #T2#
Kwiecinski lands a right hand.
Kiely is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kiely lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kwiecinski backwards.
Kiely scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kiely misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiely tries to work over Kwiecinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiely misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiely tries to work over Kwiecinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiely misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiely tries to throw a body punch but Kwiecinski avoids it by throwing Kiely back against the cage.
Kiely doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kwiecinski tries a body shot but Kiely blocks it.
Kwiecinski lands a right hand.
Kiely lands a left hand.
Kiely tries to throw a body punch but Kwiecinski avoids it by throwing Kiely back against the cage.
Kwiecinski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kwiecinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiely blocks an uppercut.
#T3#
Kwiecinski working aggressively here.
Kiely lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiely.
A shot in the inside from Kiely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiely.
Kiely lands an uppercut.
Kiely struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwiecinski controls his hands.
A short right from Kiely.
Kiely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kwiecinski's elbow.
Kiely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kwiecinski's elbow.
Kiely lands a hook that snaps the head of Kwiecinski backwards.
Kwiecinski misses with a punch to the body.
Kiely fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kiely.
Kiely tries a body shot but Kwiecinski blocks it.
Eddie Kiely seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kiely working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiely misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiely throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwiecinski. #T4#
Kwiecinski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Kiely.
Kwiecinski wants to stall.
Kiely lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kiely misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiely misses with a punch to the body.
Kiely misses with a punch to the body.
Kiely avoiding damage as Kwiecinski throws knees to the body.
Kwiecinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kwiecinski can't find room to land a body shot as Kiely controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiely.
Kiely lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kiely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiely tries to work over Kwiecinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Kiely - that landed with a thud.
Kiely swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwiecinski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Kiely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Kiely scores with a body shot.
Kiely fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Eddie Kiely seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiely scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kwiecinski doesn't seem bothered though.
Kwiecinski misses with a two punch combination.
Kiely with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kiely digs a good body shot into Kwiecinski's ribs.
Kiely has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kiely connects with the punch.
Kiely moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kiely looks to throw the jab but Kwiecinski is out of range.
Kiely stuns Kwiecinski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Kiely.
Kwiecinski swings widly with a right hand
and Kiely counters with a straight right hand.
Kiely shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kwiecinski pinned against the cage. Kwiecinski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kwiecinski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Kiely scores with a punch to the head.
Kwiecinski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiely.
Kwiecinski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kwiecinski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kiely is looking for the big counter here.
Kwiecinski dodges the punch combination from Kiely.
Kwiecinski cracks Kiely with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kiely misses with an uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Kwiecinski scores with a four punch combination!
Kwiecinski works Kiely's body with a nice hook.
Kwiecinski throws a series of punches but Kiely avoids them all with ease.
Kiely follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
January Kwiecinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A jab from Kiely misses.
Kwiecinski throws a big counter combination but Kiely scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kiely shoots in for a double leg but Kwiecinski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD2#
Kiely scores with a takedown into Kwiecinski's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kiely postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kiely is stalling in the full guard.
Kiely throwing strikes but missing.
Kiely is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T3#
Kiely lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kiely lands a couple of digs.
Kwiecinski trying to keep a closed guard but Kiely is proving a slippery customer.
Kiely is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kiely pushes down on Kwiecinski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kiely landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T4#
Kiely wants to take a breather but Kwiecinski is having none of it.
Kwiecinski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kwiecinski.
Kiely throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiely is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kwiecinski has his hands on Kiely's head, controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Kiely!
Post fight, an emotional Eddie Kiely said 'You do not deserve to watch me'.
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Event:
BFT-462: Nitschke vs Vosne
Date: Jul 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Kiely slips under a jab from Bong.
Kiely seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiely.
Kiely on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kiely scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bong avoids a punch combination nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bong has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kiely loads up on a big right hand but Bong slips the punch.
Bong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bong missing with a left hand there. Kiely was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Bong.
Bong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bong lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Bong lands a jab to Kiely's midsection.
Bong throws a hook but Kiely blocks it.
Bong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kiely swings for the body but Bong moves out of range.
#KD2#
Bong lands a left and a right that sends Kiely crashing to the canvas! Bong dives into mount looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiely squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bong breaks from Kiely's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bong thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kiely is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bong with good strikes from the mount here!#ROC2#
Kiely is rocked!
Bong won't let Kiely get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Oh Kiely is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bong loads up with a big shot that hurts Kiely! He's pulled Bong in close but Bong has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Kiely survive? More strikes from Bong and Kiely is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). El Ka Bong!
El Ka Bong gave a mention to Kangaroo Punch $50 Dollar Sale in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Eddie Kiely spoke after the fight, saying 'I blame the crowd'.
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Event:
BFT-458: Hymen vs Singh
Date: Jun 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Nezmah fails with the takedown
and Kiely makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#TD2#
Nezmah closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kiely quickly recovers to half guard.#ES#
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.
#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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.#CL2#
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. #T4#
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!
#R2#
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.#T1#
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!#T2#
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.#T3#
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.
#T4##CL2#
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!
#R3#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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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Event:
BFT-454
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Kiely slips under a jab from Toby.
Toby throws a leg kick
and Kiely connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toby throws a nice looking combination but Kiely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Kiely wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Toby throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Toby misses with a low kick as Kiely jumps back.
Toby throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Toby looks for a takedown but Kiely sprawls well.
Kiely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely throws out a loose jab but Toby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toby throws a jab when Kiely was well out of range.
Toby throws a front kick that sends Kiely stumbling back into the cage.
Kiely throws an overhand right that lands on Toby's shoulder, as Toby tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Kiely throws a looping overhand right but Toby ducks down to avoid it.
Toby misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiely misses the target.
Toby thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kiely if he has to take too many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Toby.
Toby is looking to chop away at Kiely's legs.
James Toby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiely turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kiely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Kiely.
Toby throws a hook to the side of Kiely's head but Kiely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toby looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Toby takes one to the chin there.
Some wild striking there from Kiely.
Toby drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kiely defends it well.#T2#
Kiely throws a hook but Toby avoids it easily.
Kiely takes a kick to the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from Toby
and Kiely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toby.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toby lands with a nice body kick.
Kiely sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kiely is breathing heavily.
Kiely walks forward, straight into a front kick from Toby.#TD2#
Kiely tries to sprawl but Toby drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Toby is trying to work for a kimura but Kiely is defending well.
Toby is taking a breather. Kiely says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T3#
Toby throwing shots but Kiely is blocking nicely.
Toby wants to pass to mount but Kiely is defending the position.
Toby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Toby throwing shots but Kiely is blocking nicely.
Kiely blocking the ground and pound attempt from Toby. #SUB2#
Toby is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kiely is just riding it out for now. Toby eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Toby is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Toby wants to take a breather but Kiely is having none of it.
Toby not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kiely keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kiely keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toby is trying to control the action in half guard but Kiely is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Toby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kiely defending well though.
Kiely avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Toby.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toby working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Toby dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Toby fails with a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Toby drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Toby trying to control the action but Kiely is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ground and pound from Toby seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Toby lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #T1#
Toby scores with a couple of short elbows.
Toby creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kiely is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The strikes coming from Toby are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Toby trying to control the position but Kiely is working away.
Toby throws an elbow but Kiely slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Toby.
Toby in side control, throwing shots but Kiely defends.
Toby postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toby throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Toby working the ground and pound. #T2#
Toby cracks Kiely with a big right hand but Kiely just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#SUB2#
Toby thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Toby throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Toby throws a strike aimed at the side of Kiely's head but Kiely avoids it well.
Toby grinds an elbow into Kiely's temple.
Toby throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kiely is pushing Toby's head away, looking to escape. Toby manages to hold on to the position though.
Toby controlling the position from side mount.
Toby tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Toby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
Toby sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kiely is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Toby.
Kiely regains half guard, as Toby was trying to land strikes.
Toby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Toby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kiely defending well though. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kiely keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Toby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kiely keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kiely keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Toby is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kiely has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Toby lands a nice short elbow.
Toby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiely is staying active underneath Toby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Toby throwing shots but Kiely is blocking nicely.
Toby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kiely defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Toby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Nice body kick there by Toby.
Kiely takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Toby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Toby shoots in looking for a takedown but Kiely manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Toby's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kiely was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Toby scores with a nice body kick.
Kiely sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Toby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body kick there by Toby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toby throws a head kick but Kiely moves out of range.
Toby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiely has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toby looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#T1#
Toby looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Toby misses with a kick to the body.
Toby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kiely pinned against the cage. Kiely gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Kiely was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Toby.
Toby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kiely looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kiely stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toby.
Toby fails with a takedown attempt.
Eddie Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Toby.#T2#
Kiely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiely will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Toby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kiely throws a looping overhand right but Toby ducks down to avoid it.
Toby with the counter takedown but Kiely avoids it easily.
Toby pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kiely moves out of range as Toby throws a body kick.
Kiely seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Toby swings for the body but Kiely moves out of range.
Kiely fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiely moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiely keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Kiely wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Toby tries for a takedown but Kiely circles away easily
and Kiely counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Toby fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kiely.
Kiely moves out of range as Toby throws a body kick.
Toby throws an overhand right that lands on Kiely's shoulder, as Kiely tries to avoid the shot.
Toby looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Eddie Kiely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiely misses the shot to the body.
Toby connects with a solid leg kick.
Kiely misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Toby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
Toby throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kiely's waist but Kiely gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Toby off to one side.
Toby takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Toby lands the left hand.
Kiely tries to bum rush Toby with a series of wild strikes but Toby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body kick from Toby.
Toby scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiely closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Toby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kiely. That did some damage!
James Toby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Toby fails to land with a series of punches.
Eddie Kiely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A cross from Toby lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Toby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Toby 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Toby!
James Toby took some time post fight to say the following; 'Lightening doesn't strike thrice, he couldn't be lucky more than twice. I am the better fighter here and tonight I proved it.
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In defeat, Eddie Kiely stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame the crowd'.
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Event:
BFT-448
Date: Apr 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Bong slips a jab from Kiely.
Bong shoots in but no luck this time.
Kiely is looking to counter punch.
Kiely fakes the leg kick and cracks Bong in the body. #CL2#
Bong closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiely.
Bong misses with a hook from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bong has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kiely lands an uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like El Ka Bong has been cut.
Bong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiely has a couple of punches blocked by Bong.
Kiely misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bong.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kiely's brow.
Kiely presses Bong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kiely throws a head punch that misses.
Kiely prevents a takedown attempt there.
Eddie Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Ka Bong.
Kiely throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kiely lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kiely lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bong looks winded!
Kiely lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiely scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiely.
#T1#
Kiely tries a body shot but Bong blocks it.
Kiely misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiely softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bong tries a body shot but Kiely blocks it.
Bong blocking some punches.
Kiely misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bong can't find room to land a body shot as Kiely controls the action.
Kiely lands a shoulder strike.
Bong looking for a takedown.
Bong tries a body shot but Kiely blocks it.
Bong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiely struggles to land a body shot inside as Bong controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Bong.
Kiely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bong's elbow.
Kiely working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bong is trying to drag Kiely to the mat but Kiely just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kiely doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiely working aggressively here.
Kiely lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2#
Bong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bong fails to land.
Bong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kiely pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kiely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Kiely misses.
Bong misses with a takedown attempt
letting Kiely counter with a right hand.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Kiely scores with a four punch combination!
Kiely throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiely is fending him off so far but Bong persists. Nope, Kiely circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Kiely does no damage.
Bong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kiely lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kiely throws a one two combo.
Kiely jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Bong misses
and Kiely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiely misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Kiely.
Kiely tries to land a front kick but Bong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bong darts in looking for a takedown but Kiely gets double underhooks and turns Bong into the cage.
Bong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T3#
Kiely ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Kiely misses.
Bong misses with a straight right.
Bong shoots in for a takedown but Kiely shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bong scores with a nice head shot.
Bong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiely.
Bong takes one on the button.
Bong lands a slapping body shot.
Kiely stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bong missing with a left hand there. Kiely was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiely slips a jab from Bong.
Kiely moves out of range as Bong strikes.
Kiely connects with a nice looking jab.
Kiely lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiely scores with a jab.
Bong throws a lazy right hand but Kiely sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bong shoots in for a takedown but Kiely shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bong scores with the left hand. Kiely knows he should have avoided that one.
Kiely lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bong will feel that in the morning.#T4#
Kiely with a hook.
Kiely throws a shot from downtown. Bong moves away and avoids it.
Bong with a poor takedown
and Kiely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bong.
Kiely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bong.
Kiely ducks under a wild hook from Bong.
Kiely connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kiely is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bong tries to clinch up but Kiely circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiely fakes the leg kick and cracks Bong in the body.
Kiely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eddie Kiely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Kiely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bong moves forwards but Kiely connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bong moves to clinch but Kiely breaks away
and Kiely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiely swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiely scores with a nice strike.
Bong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kiely counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiely throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Kiely dominated that round.
The cut man is working on El Ka Bong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A slow jab from Kiely misses its intended target.
Bong throws a nice looking combination but Kiely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bong blocks a jab.
Bong throws a hook to the side of Kiely's head but Kiely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bong throws the left hand but Kiely avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Bong finds it's way through Kiely's defenses.
Bong tries to score with a low kick but Kiely moves his leg out of the way.
Bong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eddie Kiely is winning the standup battle so far.
Bong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bong misses with a wild body shot.
Kiely is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bong can do to turn this around?
Kiely fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bong is out of range.
Bong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kiely loads up on a big right hand but Bong slips the punch.
Jab from Kiely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiely missing with a left hand there. Bong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bong moves in looking to clinch but Kiely pushes him off.#T1#
Kiely blocks a jab.
Bong lands a body shot.
Kiely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bong misses with a hook. Kiely ducked under it nicely.
Kiely scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiely connects with a jab.
Bong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bong throws a hook to the side of Kiely's head but Kiely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bong throws a nice looking combination but Kiely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bong.
Bong looks to land a left hand but Kiely moved out of range nicely.
Kiely moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiely misses the target.
Bong lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Kiely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bong throws out a counter right but Kiely avoids it with no problem.
Kiely scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Kiely misses.
Bong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kiely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
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 swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bong.
Bong scores with a body shot.
Kiely takes a swing at Bong's ribcage but misses.
Bong slips under a jab from Kiely.
Kiely looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kiely takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
El Ka Bong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bong lands a nice looking body shot.
Bong shoots in for a takedown but Kiely shows good takedown defense.
Bong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiely throwing a counter right hand but Bong manages to avoid it.
Kiely keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bong.
Bong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kiely throws a hook but Bong avoids it easily.
Kiely throws a hook but Bong avoids it easily.
Kiely uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bong.
Bong darts in looking for a takedown but Kiely gets double underhooks and turns Bong into the cage.
Kiely appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bong is breathing heavily.
Bong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bong walks into a jab.#T3#
Kiely goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A shot to the liver by Kiely. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kiely.
Kiely lands a right hook to the body.
Bong moves away from the strike by Kiely.
Bong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kiely gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kiely connects with the punch.
Kiely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bong circles away quickly and effectively.
Bong throws a right hand that Kiely ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiely also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bong misses with a wild body shot.
Bong tries to clinch up but Kiely circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiely avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Kiely wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiely throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bong on the side of the head.
Bong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kiely finds it's way round the side to connect with Bong's head. #T4#
Bong looks for a takedown but Kiely sprawls well.
Eddie Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Ka Bong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Kiely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiely loads up on a big right hand but Bong slips the punch.
Bong misses with the combination.
Bong throws a looping overhand right but Kiely ducks down to avoid it.
Kiely misses with a hook.
Bong throws a big shot that misses.
Kiely swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiely pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kiely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bong.
Bong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiely is just out of range.
Kiely throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Bong forces Kiely back against the cage and clinches.
Bong prevents a body shot from Kiely.
A short body shot lands from Kiely as the two fighters clinch.
Kiely misses with a punch on the inside.
Bong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Kiely dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on El Ka Bong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Kiely stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kiely wants it to stay on the feet.
Good leg kick by Kiely there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kiely.
Kiely cracks Bong with an open hand slap.
Kiely lands a lovely overhand right.
Bong swings for the body but Kiely moves out of range.
Kiely explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A shot to the body from Kiely misses
and Bong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bong throws a hook but Kiely avoids it easily.
Bong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kiely scores with a sloppy right hand. Bong should have avoided that one.
Kiely lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiely avoids a kick to the body.
Bong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bong dodges the punch combination from Kiely.
Bong tries to counter by closing the distance.#T1#
Kiely throws a jab but it's blocked by Bong.
Danga de danga de dang - Kiely scores with a four punch combination!
Bong takes one to the chin there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kiely.
Kiely connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bong shoots in looking for a takedown. Kiely tries to sprawl out of it but Bong 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.
Bong slips a straight right by Kiely.
A jab from Bong misses.
Kiely appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kiely throws a looping overhand right but Bong ducks down to avoid it.
Kiely throws out a loose jab but Bong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiely stuffs the takedown.
Eddie Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Ka Bong.
Bong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kiely connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bong scrambles back to his feet.
Kiely keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kiely misses with an uppercut.
Bong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bong duly obliges. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Kiely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiely misses the target.
Kiely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bong.
Bong misses with the combination.
Kiely steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bong.
Kiely throws a hook but Bong avoids it easily.
Bong is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Kiely misses its intended target. #TD2#
Bong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kiely manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#ES#
Kiely manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Bong is looking to clinch. #T3#
Kiely bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Bong.
Kiely misses with a wild combination.
Kiely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kiely.
Bong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kiely counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiely misses with a wild body shot.
Bong looks to land a combination but Kiely avoids it well.
Bong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kiely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Bong.
A shot to the liver by Kiely. Beautiful body shot.
Kiely scores with the left hand. Bong knows he should have avoided that one.
Bong has his takedown stuffed
and Kiely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiely with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
El Ka Bong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bong throws an off balance right hand
and Kiely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Kiely lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bong shoots in but no luck this time.
Bong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Kiely wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiely throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiely works the jab nicely.
Bong tries to clinch there but Kiely circles away.
A jab from Kiely misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Kiely does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Kiely finds it's target.
Bong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kiely.
Kiely ducks under a wild hook from Bong.
Kiely with a jab.
Jab, jab by Kiely - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiely is just out of range.
Good exchange - Bong coming out on top.
Bong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kiely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Kiely!
Post fight, Eddie Kiely took to the microphone: 'You do not deserve to watch me'.
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