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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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184 cm
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205 lbs
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187 cm
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211 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Winters! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle O Brien! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! O Brien lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
O Brien lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Brien keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Winters dives in and grabs O Brien's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Brien pushes down on Winters's head and hops out. O Brien stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and O Brien wants it to stay on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Winters. That's going to take a lot out of him. O Brien connects with a right hand. Winters shakes it off. 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! O Brien's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and O Brien duly obliges.
Winters is rocked! O Brien throws a head kick but Winters moves out of range.
O Brien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Winters is looking to clinch but O Brien is avoiding it.
Winters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Brien sprawls well. O Brien wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Winters gets slowly back to his feet. Winters fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round. A good leg kick by O Brien. Winters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Brien paws at him with a jab and circles away. Winters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Brien.
O Brien lands a high kick!
O Brien misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Brien lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Brien. O Brien misses with a head kick.
O Brien throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Winters's head. O Brien throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Winters's head. Winters checks a leg kick. Winters throws a low kick but O Brien avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Winters has closed the distance and engaged O Brien in a clinch.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Brien tries to avoid it but Winters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Brien to the ground. O Brien escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. O Brien is looking to score with low kicks. Winters doesn't manage to clinch there - O Brien circles away.
Kyle O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. No luck for Winters with that takedown attempt. O Brien scores with a leg kick.
Winters avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Winters tries to clinch but fails miserably and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. O Brien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A head kick misses from O Brien. Nice takedown defense from O Brien. No joy for Winters on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Winters tries for a takedown but O Brien sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Winters. Winters is breathing heavily. O Brien lands a jab to Winters's midsection. O Brien thumps Winters with a low kick. Winters misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters circling a little - O Brien finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Winters shoots in for a takedown but O Brien shows good takedown defense. O Brien fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Brien rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winters moves out of range and avoids them all easily. An inside leg kick lands from O Brien.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from O Brien. Those never looked like landing. O Brien displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Winters. O Brien misses with a body kick. Winters tries to clinch up and O Brien counters with a leg kick. O Brien throws a leg kick which misses Winters's front leg but catches the back leg as Winters tries to avoid it. Winters misses with a takedown attempt and O Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! O Brien lands a nice shot that snaps Winters's head back.
O Brien misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle O Brien dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Good leg kick by O Brien there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Brien fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from O Brien misses the target. Winters takes a kick to the side of the head. O Brien cracks Winters with a right hand to the side of the head. Winters misses with a takedown attempt - O Brien sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Winters shoots in for a takedown and gets it. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Winters trying to control from O Brien's half guard. O Brien has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Winters trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. O Brien really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Winters. 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 one minute gone in the round. Winters drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but O Brien manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Winters has O Brien in his guard. O Brien gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Winters tries to work over O Brien's front leg with a kick but O Brien checks it. A nice leg kick lands there from O Brien. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winters is defended easily by O Brien. O Brien looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kyle O Brien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Winters tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Brien sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Winters somewhat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Winters. That's going to take a lot out of him. O Brien tries a low kick but Winters avoids it. O Brien scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. O Brien lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winters circles away quickly and effectively. Winters closes the distance and clinches up with O Brien, looking for a takedown. Winters pushes O Brien against the cage but O Brien circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. O Brien moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. 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! O Brien will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Brien. That's going to slow Winters down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Brien dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winters. That did some damage! Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Winters!
A slapping leg kick lands for O Brien.
Winters needs to keep his hands up - O Brien had a free shot at his head there. Kyle O Brien seems to be getting the better of the standup. An inside leg kick lands from O Brien. Winters dives in and grabs O Brien's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Brien pushes down on Winters's head and hops out. O Brien goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. A left and a right from O Brien both land. Nice combination. O Brien misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Winters with a poor takedown and O Brien counters with a left and a right that stings Winters. O Brien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Brien misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Brien.
Winters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. O Brien throws a nice outside leg kick. Winters tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Brien sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Winters somewhat. O Brien throws a nice outside leg kick. O Brien throws a series of strikes that have Winters backpedaling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Winters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Winters tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Brien swats him away and circles back towards the center. O Brien throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle O Brien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Winters misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. O Brien lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. O Brien stalks Winters and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Winters's face. Winters staggers backwards, shaken. O Brien misses with a leg kick. O Brien fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Brien turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Winters throws an overhand right that lands on O Brien's shoulder, as O Brien tries to avoid the shot. O Brien misses with a two punch combination.
Winters fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Both fighters are breathing heavily. O Brien connects with a leg kick. Winters looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winters avoids the body shot from O Brien.
Winters is looking to clinch but O Brien is avoiding it.
O Brien throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Winters clinches up with O Brien and pushes him back against the cage. Winters fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Winters. That's going to take a lot out of him. O Brien breaks from the clinch.
Winters just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Brien, right into the meat.
O Brien fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. O Brien scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Winters fails with a takedown attempt. Winters looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Brien is fending him off so far but Winters persists. Nope, O Brien circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Brien tries a head kick but it misses.
Winters throws a push kick but O Brien slaps the foot to one side. O Brien throws a quick inside leg kick. O Brien lands with a kick to the temple. Winters shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Kyle Winters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. That kick from O Brien tenderised Winters's leg. Winters is trying to keep his angry face on. 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! O Brien looks to land a combination. Winters sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. O Brien lands a head kick. Winters smiles back at him and beckons him forward. O Brien leaves Winters with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Winters takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Winters on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. O Brien circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Brien scores with a hook. Winters ducks right into an uppercut from O Brien. O Brien tries to bum rush Winters with a series of wild strikes but Winters uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Winters avoids the head kick by O Brien.
Winters punishes O Brien's body with a nice straight punch. Winters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Brien sprawls well. O Brien wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Winters gets slowly back to his feet. O Brien throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winters.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Winters has his takedown stuffed and O Brien counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Winters with a poor takedown and O Brien counters with an inside leg kick. O Brien fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Winters. Winters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Brien fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Winters is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. A nice inside leg kick there by O Brien. That's going to slow Winters down. Winters moves in looking to clinch but O Brien pushes him off. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winters is defended easily by O Brien. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. O Brien connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winters momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight! Kyle O Brien comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got O Brien winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30 Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30 Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle O Brien! Kyle O Brien was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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