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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Kline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lexi Krasnoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cletus Kline has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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161 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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176 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cletus Kline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lexi Krasnoo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasnoo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krasnoo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krasnoo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kline showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krasnoo.
Krasnoo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kline wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Krasnoo throws a sloppy head kick and Kline moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Krasnoo.
It looks like Cletus Kline has been cut.
Krasnoo clinches up against the cage.
Kline turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kline manages to end up in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kline tries to score with some ground and pound. Krasnoo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Kline.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Krasnoo trying to control but Kline flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnoo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kline controlling the positon.
Kline is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Krasnoo is defending well though. Kline let's go of the attempt for now.
Kline scores with punches and elbows.
Krasnoo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kline. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kline biding his time, looking for the opening.
Kline punches the canvas rather than the man.
Kline punches the canvas rather than the man.
Krasnoo tries to escape but Kline has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kline gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Kline. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Kline keeps control of the position as Krasnoo tries to break free.
Kline has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kline struggling to land strikes to the head as Krasnoo covers up.
Kline is working the ground and pound. Can Krasnoo escape?
Kline scores with punches from the back.
Kline softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krasnoo covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Kline softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Kline misses with an elbow to the head.
Krasnoo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kline missing with strikes.
Kline has the hooks in. Krasnoo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kline misses with an elbow to the head.
Kline scores with punches and elbows.
Kline looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Kline dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cletus Kline's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kline showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krasnoo.
Krasnoo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kline is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krasnoo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kline is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kline is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kline seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Krasnoo for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnoo 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.
Krasnoo is looking to stand back up but Kline counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Krasnoo.
Krasnoo wants to control the action here but instead Kline manages to pass to full mount!
Kline takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kline.
Krasnoo is trying to escape the mount.
Krasnoo tries to hold on but Kline pushes him away.
Kline is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krasnoo can do to turn this around?
Krasnoo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Krasnoo is breathing heavily.
Kline controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasnoo is looking to get to half guard.
Kline landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kline controlling the position easily from mount.
Kline is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Krasnoo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krasnoo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kline lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kline landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cletus Kline overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kline has control of Krasnoo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Krasnoo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Krasnoo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Kline dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cletus Kline's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A jab from Krasnoo does it's job there.
Kline shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krasnoo pinned against the cage. Krasnoo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Krasnoo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kline shoots in looking for a takedown. Krasnoo tries to sprawl out of it but Kline keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krasnoo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krasnoo misses with the combination.
Kline tries to counter by clinching up but Krasnoo breaks away and moves out of range.
Lexi Krasnoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krasnoo throws a series of punches but Kline moves out of range.
Krasnoo tries to bum rush Kline with a series of wild strikes but Kline uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kline tries for a takedown but Krasnoo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Krasnoo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cletus Kline. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnoo tries to clinch up.
Krasnoo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Krasnoo misses.
Krasnoo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krasnoo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krasnoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kline fails to land the takedown.
Kline avoids the head kick by Krasnoo.
Kline darts in looking for a takedown but Krasnoo gets double underhooks and turns Kline into the cage.
Krasnoo misses with a head kick.
Krasnoo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Krasnoo wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasnoo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kline on the side of the head.
Kline lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krasnoo circles away quickly and effectively.
Kline shoots in for a double leg but Krasnoo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Krasnoo looks to land a combination but Kline avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kline darts in looking for a takedown but Krasnoo gets double underhooks and turns Kline into the cage.
Kline will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Krasnoo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kline.
Kline is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kline is trying hard to land a takedown here. Krasnoo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Krasnoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Krasnoo stuffs the takedown attempt from Kline. Kline gets slowly back to his feet.
Krasnoo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasnoo works over Kline's head and body with a nice combination.
Krasnoo misses with a double jab.
Kline changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krasnoo tries to avoid it but Kline manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krasnoo to the ground. Krasnoo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kline shoots in looking for a takedown. Krasnoo tries to sprawl out of it but Kline keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krasnoo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krasnoo throws a nice looking combination but Kline bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krasnoo scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kline shoots in for a takedown but Krasnoo shows good takedown defense.
Kline shoots in looking for a takedown. Krasnoo tries to sprawl out of it but Kline keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krasnoo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krasnoo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Krasnoo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krasnoo gets caught napping as Kline dives in and scores a takedown. Krasnoo manages to retain guard.
Lexi Krasnoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cletus Kline is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kline controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lexi Krasnoo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kline 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cletus Kline!
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energy
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hype
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