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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Le Blanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Bosch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Blanc's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Know It's Over - By The Smiths. Bosch has chosen Run This Town as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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147 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Le Blanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Bosch!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Blanc slaps away a takedown attempt from Bosch, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab, jab by Le Blanc - just one landing.
Bosch throws a hook to the side of Le Blanc's head but Le Blanc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Le Blanc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bosch moves away.
Bosch throws a hook but Le Blanc blocks it.
Le Blanc lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Le Blanc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Blanc throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bosch looks for a takedown but Le Blanc sprawls well.
Bosch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bosch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kyle Le Blanc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Bosch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Blanc throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bosch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bosch misses with a double jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bosch.
Bosch closes the distance and clinches up with Le Blanc, looking for a takedown. Bosch pushes Le Blanc against the cage but Le Blanc circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Le Blanc misses with a low kick.
Bosch misses with a takedown attempt - Le Blanc sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bosch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Le Blanc thows a body shot but no joy.
Le Blanc takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Le Blanc getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Le Blanc feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boschs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bosch just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Blanc fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bosch, pushing him back against the cage.
Bosch goes for a takedown attempt but Le Blanc pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Le Blanc counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice combination there by Bosch.
Le Blanc shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bosch throws a lazy right hand but Le Blanc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Le Blanc as Bosch shoots in.
Le Blanc lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Le Blanc slaps away a takedown attempt from Bosch, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bosch scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch misses with a takedown
and Le Blanc counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Le Blanc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosch was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Blanc.
Bosch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Le Blanc misses with a looping right.
Le Blanc throws out a powerful jab.
Horrible takedown by Bosch or perhaps it was just good defense by Le Blanc which made him look bad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le Blanc misses with a shot to the body
and Bosch counters with a right hand to the body.
Le Blanc stuffs the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Blanc slaps away a takedown attempt from Bosch, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bosch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Le Blanc makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Le Blanc dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bosch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bosch thows a body shot but no joy.
Le Blanc tries to sprawl but Bosch drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Le Blanc wants to control but Bosch is keeping busy.
Bosch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bosch is trying to work for a kimura but Le Blanc is defending well.
Bosch is looking for a kimura but Le Blanc is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bosch to get the leverage.
Le Blanc is defending against the submission attempts here by Bosch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch seems to be working for a kimura but Le Blanc defends the submission attempt.
Bosch tries to pass to full mount but Le Blanc defends it.
Le Blanc is looking for a sweep. Bosch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Le Blanc preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Le Blanc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bosch on the ground.
Bosch is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Le Blanc!
Le Blanc is in all sorts of trouble here.
Le Blanc on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Le Blanc tries to get out of the position.
Bosch controlling the pace for now.
Bosch wants to take Le Blanc's back here but Le Blanc is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch controlling his opponent.
Bosch wants to take Le Blanc's back here but Le Blanc is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Le Blanc really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bosch is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Le Blanc has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Le Blanc!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Le Blanc controls the pace.
Le Blanc has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kyle Le Blanc has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bosch throws a poor cross that misses
and Le Blanc counters with a right hand to the body.
Bosch looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Le Blanc!
Bosch throwing strikes here but Le Blanc is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosch swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Le Blanc is now in Bosch's guard. A big mistake from Bosch there, giving up the dominant position!
Bosch is pulling down on Le Blanc's head. It's preventing any offense from Le Blanc, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Bosch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bosch lands a body shot.
Bosch shoots in and drives through. Le Blanc sprawls well.
Bosch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Le Blanc but Le Blanc pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Le Blanc pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bosch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Le Blanc but Le Blanc pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kyle Le Blanc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Bosch.
Bosch shoots in for a takedown but Le Blanc shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bosch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Blanc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Le Blanc sprawls well. Le Blanc wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bosch gets slowly back to his feet.
Bosch shoots in but Le Blanc avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bosch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Bosch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Le Blanc moves out of range as Bosch strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Le Blanc misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Le Blanc darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bosch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Le Blanc counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Le Blanc.
Le Blanc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le Blanc breaks from the clinch.
Le Blanc takes a swing at Bosch's ribcage but misses.
Le Blanc tries to clinch there but Bosch circles away.
Bosch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bosch manages to avoid it.
Bosch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le Blanc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch lands a nice hook to Le Blanc's body. Le Blanc takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheers as Bosch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Le Blanc doesn't seem phased though.
Le Blanc misses with an attempted mid kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bosch.
Le Blanc throws a head kick that Bosch semi-blocks.
Bosch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Le Blanc as he jumps to the side.
Le Blanc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Blanc defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bosch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc pushes Bosch up against the cage in a clinch.
Le Blanc lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Le Blanc lands a hook that snaps the head of Bosch backwards.
Bosch tries for a takedown but Le Blanc manages to get underhooks.
Le Blanc lands a right hand.
Le Blanc misses with a punch to the body.
Le Blanc tries to work over Bosch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bosch tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bosch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Le Blanc scores with a shoulder strike.
Bosch is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Blanc makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bosch is still on wobbly legs! Can Le Blanc finish him?
Le Blanc scores with a shot to the side of Bosch's head.
Le Blanc stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bosch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Le Blanc prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Le Blanc showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Le Blanc 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Le Blanc!
Kyle Le Blanc gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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