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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wei Pei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle comes to the cage accompanied by Wasted. Wei Pei has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 cm
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266 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
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195 cm
30
226 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Kyle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wei Pei! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A big right from Pei misses. Kyle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Mark Kyle has been cut. A jab from Pei finds it's way through Kyle's defenses. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kyle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kyle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pei's calf. Pei has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Kyle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Pei cracks Kyle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. An inside leg kick from Kyle misses. Pei lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Nice defenses there by Pei. Pei moves out of range of the strikes. The fight stays on the outside here - Kyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kyle staying out of range there. A nice leg kick lands there from Kyle. That kick from Kyle tenderised Pei's leg. Pei is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round. A chopping leg kick lands by Kyle. A low kick from Kyle misses and Pei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kyle walks into a left hand. Kyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pei. Pei misses with an uppercut. Kyle saw that one coming. Kyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Pei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pei swinging wildly here.
Kyle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Kyle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pei misses with a wild combination.
Kyle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pei lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kyle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pei defends it nicely. Kyle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Pei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Kyle throws a leg kick that is checked and Pei counters with a thumping low kick. Pei moves out of range of the strikes. A looping hook to the body misses from Pei. Kyle does a little dance to reset his feet. Kyle ducks under a wild hook from Pei. Pei is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Kyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pei moves away. Mark Kyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kyle lands a glancing blow to the side of Pei's head. A bone on bone clash there as Pei blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kyle keeps Pei at a distance using the push kick. Pei swats away the attempt to clinch by Kyle. Pei shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Wei Pei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Kyle misses with a jab to the body
letting Pei counter with a right hand. Kyle throws a low kick, looking for Pei's leg but Pei calmly moves out of range. Kyle scores with a kick to the body.
Kyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kyle misses with a wild body shot. Kyle tries to score with a low kick but Pei moves his leg out of the way. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pei throws a one two combo.
Kyle lands a leg kick that knocks Pei off balance momentarily. Kyle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pei looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Pei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kyle. Kyle obviously looking to wear him down.
Pei looks winded! A decent looking cross lands there for Kyle. Kyle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Kyle lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pei takes a step back to recover. Kyle keeps Pei at a distance using the push kick. Kyle scores with a takedown into Pei's guard. Kyle throwing strikes but missing. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Pei wants to improve his position but instead Kyle has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Kyle will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Mark Kyle's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pei stuffs the takedown. Kyle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kyle lands a leg kick that knocks Pei off balance momentarily. Kyle swings widly with a right hand
and Pei counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kyle thinking. Wei Pei seems to be getting the better of the standup. Kyle throws a quick inside leg kick. Kyle on the wrong end of a nice jab. Kyle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Kyle is looking to land body kicks. Pei throws a looping overhand right but Kyle ducks down to avoid it. Nice shot by Pei. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kyle throws a leg kick and Pei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Kyle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pei at a distance.
Kyle throws a right hand that misses
and Pei counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kyle looks for a takedown but Pei sprawls well. Pei ducks under a wild hook from Kyle. Pei pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Pei walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Kyle misses with a low kick. Kyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Pei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Pei looks to land a left hand but Kyle moved out of range nicely. Pei lands with an overhand left. Kyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pei jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kyle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Pei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch lands to the side of Kyle 's head but he takes it in his stride. A slapping leg kick lands for Kyle.
Kyle drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Kyle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Kyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Pei is retaining full guard. Kyle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Kyle advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pei tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kyle easily slips into full mount! Kyle trying to control but Pei is having none of it. Kyle lands a big shot there that rocks Pei but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pei is looking to get to half guard. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kyle cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kyle trying to control but Pei is having none of it. Kyle throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pei because Kyle loaded up on that one. Kyle has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pei's face.
Pei is trying desperately to improve position. Kyle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Kyle is landing with some decent strikes but Pei is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kyle raining down hammerfists from mount. Pei tries to reverse the position but Kyle maintains control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kyle dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Mark Kyle's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab from Kyle misses. Pei 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. Kyle tries to land a leg kick but Pei saw it coming and moves away.
Kyle lands a jab to Pei's midsection. Kyle misses with a leg kick letting Pei counter with a right hand. A big left from Kyle misses. Kyle misses with a wild body shot. Kyle cracks Pei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Kyle misses with a low kick. Kyle looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kyle postures up.
Kyle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pei swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kyle's corner is telling him to maintain position. Pei keeping moving, preventing Kyle from controlling successfully. Kyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Pei can't keep his opponent in guard - Kyle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Pei wants to control but Kyle is keeping busy.
Kyle is trying to control the action in half guard but Pei is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pei slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Kyle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Pei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kyle is one step ahead there. Kyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Pei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Wei Pei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Kyle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Kyle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pei keeping full guard, as Kyle tries to pass. Kyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Kyle throwing strikes from guard but Pei blocks nicely. Kyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Pei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Pei utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kyle throws a big right hand that misses. Mark Kyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Kyle throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kyle throwing strikes but missing. Kyle wants to control from the top but Pei keeps moving. Kyle looking to sit in guard and control but Pei gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Kyle looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight! Mark Kyle showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kyle, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Kyle! An out of breath Mark Kyle 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
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hype
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pop
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