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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chrys Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chrys Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kyle as he jumps to the side.
Rollins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyle.
Kyle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rollins under the eye.
Oooooh!!! Kyle has knocked Rollins down with a huge combo! Kyle steps away and waves a wobbly Rollins back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rollins is rocked!
It looks like Randy Rollins has been cut.
Rollins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kyle.
Kyle checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyle throws a right hand that Rollins ducks under and follows up with a left that Rollins also avoids with ease.
Rollins drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kyle defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyle. Rollins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rollins throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kyle. Those never looked like landing.
Kyle ducks under a wild hook from Rollins.
Rollins lands with an uppercut that bounces Kyle off the cage and back into range.
Rollins checks a leg kick.
Rollins with a poor takedown
and Kyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rollins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kyle.
Rollins lands a glancing blow to the side of Kyle's head.
Rollins has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rollins blocks a head kick by Kyle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kyle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rollins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rollins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throws out a loose jab but Rollins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rollins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chrys Kyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Rollins.
Kyle works over Rollins's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Rollins coming out on top.
Rollins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kyle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rollins manages to avoid it.
Rollins checks a low kick from Kyle.
Rollins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rollins avoids the body shot from Kyle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rollins was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyle.
A punch combination from Kyle misses.
Rollins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rollins wants to land a leg kick but Kyle is out of range.
Kyle misses with a looping left.
Rollins scores with a jab to the head.
Rollins lands with a cross.
Kyle is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rollins manages to avoid it.
Rollins is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rollins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kyle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rollins backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins cracks Kyle with a good jab.
Kyle looks to land a left hand but Rollins moved out of range nicely.
Rollins feints the counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rollins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyle.
Kyle lands with a shot to the body.
Kyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Rollins.
Nice sprawl there from Kyle as Rollins shoots in.
Kyle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chrys Kyle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Rollins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rollins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kyle. That did some damage!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rollins might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kyle has got the better of the exchanges.
Kyle throws a nice looking combination but Rollins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rollins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rollins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kyle.
Kyle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kyle's head.
Rollins misses with a hook
and Kyle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rollins feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle throws a good cross that connects.
Kyle is looking to wear down Rollins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rollins lands the left hand.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kyle uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rollins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kyle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rollins shoots for a double leg takedown but Kyle sprawls well. He's pushed Rollins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kyle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rollins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kyle throws a push kick but Rollins slaps the foot to one side.
Rollins misses with a combination
and Kyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rollins shoots in looking for a takedown but Kyle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rollins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chrys Kyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Rollins.
Rollins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rollins throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kyle tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rollins is in Kyle's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rollins wants to control from the top but Kyle keeps moving.
Rollins prevents Kyle from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins wants to control from the top but Kyle keeps moving.
Rollins drops back looking for a leg! Kyle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kyle manages to kick Rollins off! Rollins jumps back into Kyle's guard.
Kyle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rollins can do to turn this around?
Rollins passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rollins trying to control the position but Kyle is working away.
Rollins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kyle, who protects the arm well.
Kyle wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rollins is trying to get an arm triangle but Kyle is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rollins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rollins prevents Kyle from escaping the position.
Rollins trying to control the action but Kyle is working from the bottom.
Kyle wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rollins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rollins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rollins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rollins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chrys Kyle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Rollins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kyle stuffs the takedown attempt from Rollins. Rollins gets slowly back to his feet.
Kyle scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Kyle misses.
Kyle throws a looping overhand right but Rollins ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyle throws a right hand that Rollins ducks under and follows up with a left that Rollins also avoids with ease.
Rollins feints the counter takedown.
Rollins fails with a takedown attempt.
Kyle half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chrys Kyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Rollins.
Kyle swings for the body but Rollins moves out of range.
Rollins feints the counter takedown.
Rollins slips a jab from Kyle.
Rollins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rollins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kyle quickly recovers to half guard.
Kyle wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kyle tries to kick Rollins off but Rollins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rollins is just content to waste time from the top position. Kyle takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kyle wants to stand but Rollins is controlling the position.
Rollins wants to pass the guard but Kyle is keeping the position.
Kyle wants to get back to his feet but Rollins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kyle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rollins trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rollins is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kyle looks to land a left hand but Rollins moved out of range nicely.
Rollins with the counter takedown but Kyle avoids it easily.
Rollins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kyle circles away.
A quick step to the side and Kyle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rollins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rollins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rollins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kyle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rollins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kyle bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Rollins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kyle to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins slips under a jab from Kyle.
Kyle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kyle.
Chrys Kyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rollins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kyle.
Kyle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rollins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kyle counters with a one-two to the body.
Chrys Kyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kyle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice shot lands for Rollins.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chrys 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chrys Kyle!
Chrys 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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