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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kris Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Big Booty Woman. David Kyle will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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163 cm
28
154 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
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179 cm
28
155 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kris Marsh! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Kyle! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kyle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marsh. Kyle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Marsh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Kyle misses with a head kick.
Marsh fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Kyle misses with a looping right. Kyle cracks Marsh with a good jab. Kyle slips a jab from Marsh. Kyle lands with a hook. Marsh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Kyle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kyle misses with a lunging right hand
and Marsh makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Kyle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Marsh throws a leg kick that misses. Kyle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marsh. Kyle thows a left - swing and a miss! Kyle pushes Marsh up against the cage in a clinch. Marsh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Marsh misses with a knee to the head. Kyle trying to land knees to the body.
Marsh tries to work over Kyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Marsh lands with a right to the head. Kyle tries a body shot but Marsh blocks it.
Kyle lands an elbow inside. Kyle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. A head punch blocked on the inside by Marsh. Marsh tries to circle away but Kyle has him pinned against the cage. Marsh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Marsh breaks from the clinch.
Kyle misses with a low kick as Marsh jumps back. Kyle misses with an uppercut. Marsh saw that one coming. Kyle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marsh to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Marsh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kyle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marsh has managed to get both his arms back between Kyle's legs - danger averted. This has been an exciting period of action! Kyle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marsh advances to half guard. Kyle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kyle. Marsh preventing the sweep. Marsh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Kyle is looking to sweep but instead, Marsh has passed into half guard.
Marsh trying to control the action but Kyle is working from the bottom. Marsh looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kyle is trying to get back to full guard. Kyle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Kyle has a hand on Marsh's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Marsh takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Kyle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. BOOM! Marsh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kyle tries to get back to half guard but can't. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. BOOM! Marsh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kyle is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes. Marsh looking to finish Kyle with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kyle!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Marsh drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kyle! More shots from Marsh and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kris Marsh! An out of breath Kris Marsh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
53% |
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