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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damagon Ench�rya (ranked 604 p4p, 3491 weight class) and Kyle Kuzma (ranked 84 p4p, 440 weight class). Ench�rya's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blaxcaliber. Kuzma is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tarararara. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Damagon Ench�rya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Kuzma!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ench�rya throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuzma.
We've been informed that Kuzma has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kuzma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left and a right from Kuzma both land. Nice combination.
Kuzma gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ench�rya fails to land.
Ench�rya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Kyle Kuzma has been cut.
Kuzma has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ench�rya avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ench�rya misses with a body punch.
Kuzma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ench�rya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuzma goes for a takedown attempt but Ench�rya pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ench�rya with a jab.
Ench�rya connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuzma slips under a jab from Ench�rya.
Ench�rya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuzma ducks under a wild hook from Ench�rya.
Ench�rya has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ench�rya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzma slips under a jab from Ench�rya.
Kuzma throws a leg kick but Ench�rya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kuzma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ench�rya is out of range and Kuzma settles back down.
It looked like Ench�rya wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuzma throws a leg kick but Ench�rya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kuzma checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuzma misses the target.
Ench�rya tried to counter with a leg kick but Kuzma avoided it.
Good leg kick by Ench�rya.
Ench�rya avoids a kick to the body.
Ench�rya looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ench�rya throws a leg kick but Kuzma checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Kuzma. Those never looked like landing.
Kuzma moves out of range as Ench�rya strikes.
Kuzma has closed the distance and engaged Ench�rya in a clinch.
Kuzma tries to circle away but Ench�rya has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ench�rya fails to land.
Kuzma working hard to break the clinch.
Kuzma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ench�rya blocks it with crossed arms.
Ench�rya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuzma's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzma breaks from the clinch.
Kuzma misses with a jab to the body
and Ench�rya counters with a good low kick that Kuzma was not able to check.
Good leg kick by Ench�rya.
Kuzma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuzma throws a right and a left that Ench�rya avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ench�rya takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kuzma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuzma misses with a left hand
and Ench�rya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuzma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ench�rya lands a nice shot to the body.
Ench�rya throws a leg kick but Kuzma moved away.
Kuzma misses with a wild combination.
Kuzma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuzma is looking to land body kicks.
Ench�rya looks to land a right hand but Kuzma moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ench�rya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuzma manages to avoid it.
Kuzma defending well as Ench�rya loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Kuzma misses.
Ench�rya throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuzma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ench�rya lands a leg kick that knocks Kuzma off balance momentarily.
Ench�rya misses with an uppercut. Kuzma saw that one coming.
Ench�rya walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuzma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ench�rya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuzma was well out of range. Poor timing from Ench�rya.
Kuzma tries to clinch up.
Kuzma is looking to clinch but Ench�rya is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Ench�rya on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ench�rya lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kuzma is rocked!
Ench�rya cracks Kuzma on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kuzma falls backwards against the cage. Ench�rya follows up with more strikes that drop Kuzma to his knees. Ench�rya keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kuzma! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damagon Ench�rya!
Our winner, Damagon Ench�rya, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Kyle Kuzma had this to say: 'I will back stronger'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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