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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle comes to the cage accompanied by I Like to Move It. Maddox is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
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185 cm
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195 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otto Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle avoids the body shot from Maddox.
Kyle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kyle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maddox as he jumps to the side.
Kyle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maddox.
Maddox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kyle's hands.
Maddox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Maddox.
Kyle moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Maddox.
Kyle moves away from the strike by Maddox.
Maddox misses with a looping left.
Kyle scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maddox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kyle.
Maddox tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kyle is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maddox.
Maddox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maddox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maddox looks to land a body kick but Kyle moved away.
Kyle blocks a jab.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maddox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kyle throws out the jab.
Kyle misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Kyle.
Kyle cracks Maddox with an open hand slap.
Maddox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Kyle finds it's target.
Maddox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kyle.
Maddox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maddox throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyle.
Kyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Maddox.
Kyle is looking to chop away at Maddox's legs.
Kyle scores with a jab to the head.
Kyle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maddox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kyle.
Nice body punch from Kyle.
Kyle throws a big shot that misses.
Kyle cracks Maddox with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maddox is rocked!
Kyle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maddox is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyle finish him?
A jab from Maddox misses.
Maddox seems to have recovered his senses.
Kyle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kyle throws a leg kick but Maddox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kyle throws a solid leg kick but Maddox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kyle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maddox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maddox sizes up Kyle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kyle lands with a shot to the body.
Kyle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maddox.
Kyle fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maddox misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Kyle - just one landing.
Maddox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kyle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Maddox lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maddox.
Maddox attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maddox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice body punch from Maddox.
Kyle lands with a shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Maddox.
Kyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maddox throws a shot from downtown. Kyle moves away and avoids it.
Maddox lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maddox tests Kyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maddox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maddox throws a sloppy head kick and Kyle moves out of range easily.
Maddox just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maddox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kyle.
Maddox lands with a right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kyle tries to work over Maddox's front leg with a kick but Maddox checks it.
Kyle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maddox pinned against the cage. Maddox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeru Kyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kyle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maddox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maddox thows a body shot but no joy.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown but Kyle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A low kick from Maddox is predictable there
and Kyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maddox misses with a leg kick.
Kyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maddox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maddox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kyle connects with an inside leg kick.
Kyle lands with a nice body punch.
Maddox walks into a jab.
Kyle moves out of range as Maddox throws a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Kyle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maddox doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyle. Maddox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maddox moves away.
Maddox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kyle under the eye.
Kyle lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maddox clobbers Kyle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kyle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maddox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Maddox lands a nice shot that snaps Kyle's head back.
Maddox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kyle defends it nicely.
Otto Maddox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maddox avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maddox shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab from Maddox.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Maddox does no damage.
Maddox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kyle.
Kyle connects with a jab.
Kyle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maddox throws out the jab.
Maddox walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maddox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kyle.
Maddox blocks a jab.
Kyle slaps away a takedown attempt from Maddox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maddox looks gassed!
Kyle lands with an overhand left.
Kyle misses with a body shot.
Maddox connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle throws a body punch but Maddox moves out of range.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Kyle and Maddox goes tumbling to the canvas! Kyle follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Maddox trying to hold on to Kyle's head to control him but Kyle postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kyle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maddox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kyle staying out of range there.
Maddox fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kyle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kyle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kyle blocks a low kick nicely.
Kyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maddox.
Maddox misses with a body shot.
Kyle throws a jab when Maddox was well out of range.
Kyle dodges the punch combination from Maddox.
Nice defenses there by Maddox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox throws the left hand but Kyle avoids the punch easily.
Maddox thows a body shot but no joy.
Maddox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyle manages to avoid it.
Takeru Kyle is winning the standup battle so far.
Maddox shoots in but Kyle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maddox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kyle counters with a good, hard body kick but Maddox shrugs it off.
Takeru Kyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto Maddox.
Maddox is breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kyle, right into the meat.
Kyle digs a good body shot into Maddox's ribs.
Good shot there by Kyle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kyle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Kyle.
Kyle cracks Maddox with an uppercut from hell and Maddox crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Kyle's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Kyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kyle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maddox can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kyle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kyle forces his way into half guard.
Kyle slips a nice elbow through Maddox's hands, connecting with Maddox's forehead.
Kyle unloads with some huge strikes here! Maddox is out! Kyle wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Takeru Kyle!
Takeru Kyle 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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