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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenric Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle's entrance music is Simply Ravishing. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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220 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenric Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke rushes Kyle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clarke taking a breather.
Clarke managing to block the knees to the body from Kyle.
Kyle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kyle tries for a takedown but Clarke manages to get underhooks.
Kyle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kyle as Clarke tries to tie him up.
Clarke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kyle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clarke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kyle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kyle looking for a takedown.
Kyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clarke is defending well for now.
Clarke lands a nice uppercut.
Kyle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyle can't find room to land a body shot as Clarke controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke managing to block the knees to the body from Kyle.
Kyle misses with some punches.
Kyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kyle misses with a knee to the head.
Clarke wants to stall.
Kyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kyle scores with a knee to the head.
Kyle trying to land knees to the body.
Kyle trying to land knees to the body.
Clarke has a couple of punches blocked by Kyle.
Kyle trying to land knees to the body.
Clarke drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kyle blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clarke blocks it with crossed arms.
Clarke lands a hook that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
Kyle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clarke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clarke misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Clarke controls his hands.
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!
Clarke lands with a short shot to the head.
Kyle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kyle scores with a knee to the head.
Clarke misses with some punches.
Clarke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kyle tries to throw a body punch but Clarke avoids it by throwing Kyle back against the cage.
Kyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clarke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kyle tries to land a knee to the head but Clarke blocks with his arms.
Kyle blocks a body shot from Clarke.
Kyle wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenric Kyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Clarke avoids the damage to the body.
Kyle is breathing heavily.
Clarke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kyle as Clarke tries to tie him up.
Kyle missing with knees to the body.
Clarke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kyle trying to land knees to the body.
Clarke lands a hook that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
Kyle wants a takedown.
Kyle scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clarke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kyle crunches a lovely knee into Clarke's ribcage.
Clarke blocking some punches.
Kyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clarke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyle can't find room to land a body shot as Clarke controls the action.
Clarke can't find room to land a body shot as Kyle controls the action.
Kyle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clarke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clarke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyle looks to land a left hand but Clarke moved out of range nicely.
Clarke gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kyle is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenric Kyle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clarke tries to work over Kyle's front leg with a kick but Kyle checks it.
Clarke lands a jab to Kyle's midsection.
A left lands for Kyle.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kyle.
Clarke misses with a wild body shot.
Clarke misses with a hook.
Kyle moves into the clinch successfully.
Kyle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clarke takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Leo Clarke has been cut.
A short right from Kyle.
Kyle looking to throw knees to the head but Clarke is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyle prevents a body shot from Clarke.
Clarke lands with a light punch inside.
Clarke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clarke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kyle can't get the takedown.
Clarke avoiding damage as Kyle throws knees to the body.
Clarke stalling.
Kyle tries a knee to the head but Clarke blocks it.
Clarke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Clarke stops a takedown attempt from Kyle.
Kyle misses with a punch to the body.
Kyle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyle tries a body shot but Clarke blocks it.
Kyle tries a body shot but Clarke blocks it.
Kyle misses with a knee strike.
Kyle throws a head punch that misses.
Kyle blocks an uppercut.
Clarke managing to block the knees to the body from Kyle.
Clarke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clarke works on Kyle's body with a couple of short punches.
Kyle missing with knees to the body.
Kyle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Clarke.
A nice left hand lands by Clarke.
Kyle lands a body punch.
Kyle prevents a body shot from Clarke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenric Kyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clarke drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Kyle on the inside.
Clarke managing to block the knees to the body from Kyle.
Kyle trying to land knees to the body.
Clarke throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyle.
Kyle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clarke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kyle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Clarke.
Clarke works on Kyle's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clarke.
Clarke working aggressively here.
Kyle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kyle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clarke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clarke lands a nice uppercut.
Kyle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Clarke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke lands a hook that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clarke.
Kenric Kyle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyle misses with a knee to the head.
Clarke fails to pull guard.
Clarke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clarke managing to block the knees to the body from Kyle.
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 Kenric Kyle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leo Clarke's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Clarke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clarke misses with a body punch.
Kyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kyle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clarke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kyle connects with a knee to the head.
Kyle looking to throw knees to the head but Clarke is blocking nicely.
Clarke prevents the takedown attempt.
Clarke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clarke connects with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clarke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kyle checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke forces Kyle back against the cage and clinches.
Clarke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kyle is keeping busy.
Clarke lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clarke.
Clarke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clarke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kyle's elbow.
Kyle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kyle missing with knees to the body.
Kyle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clarke breaks the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Clarke.
Clarke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kyle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is trying to get an arm triangle but Kyle is defending well.
Clarke lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke working the ground and pound.
Kyle is looking to reverse the position.
Kyle sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Clarke trying to control the action but Kyle is working from the bottom.
Kyle is looking for a sweep. Clarke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kyle is refusing to be controlled, as Clarke sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Clarke wants to take a breather but Kyle is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarke 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.
Clarke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Clarke looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kyle is staying active underneath Clarke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kyle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Clarke lands with a punch from half guard.
Kenric Kyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clarke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kyle sees it coming and defends easily.
Clarke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kyle wants to get back to full guard.
Clarke trying to pass the guard but Kyle defending well.
Kyle is trying to maintain the position but Clarke is very close to passing his half guard.
Kyle won't allow Clarke to pass to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyle is trying to get back to full guard.
Leo Clarke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clarke stalling away here and it's allowed Kyle to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Clarke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kyle 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenric Kyle!
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energy
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FIGHT
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