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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laz Icarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeru Mark Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icarus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Flying dutchman. Laz Icarus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laz Icarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Mark Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle looks to land a left hand but Icarus moved out of range nicely.
Kyle scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Laz Icarus has been cut.
Kyle throws a hook but Icarus avoids it easily.
Icarus tries to close the distance and clinch but Kyle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Icarus throws a sloppy head kick and Kyle moves out of range easily.
Icarus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kyle. That did some damage!
Kyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Icarus moves away.
Kyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Icarus.
Kyle throws a combination that misses
and Icarus counters with a head 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!
Kyle throws a body punch but Icarus moves out of range.
Icarus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Icarus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Icarus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kyle.
Kyle misses with an uppercut. Icarus saw that one coming.
Kyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Icarus slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icarus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kyle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Icarus lands with a shot to the body.
Laz Icarus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Icarus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kyle to score with a decent uppercut.
Icarus throws a head kick but Kyle moves out of range.
Icarus tries to clinch up.
Icarus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, jab by Kyle - just one landing.
Kyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Icarus misses the jab.
Icarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kyle throws a right hand that Icarus ducks under and follows up with a left that Icarus also avoids with ease.
Kyle looks to land a left hand but Icarus moved out of range nicely.
Icarus throws a head kick that misses.
Icarus throws a head kick but Kyle moves out of range.
Kyle blocks a head kick by Icarus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Icarus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Icarus tries a head kick but it misses.
Icarus throws a leg kick but Kyle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kyle misses with a wild body shot.
Kyle swings for the body but Icarus moves out of range.
Kyle lands with a good body shot.
Icarus tries to work over Kyle's front leg with a kick but Kyle checks it.
Icarus tries to land a front kick but Kyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Icarus.
Icarus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kyle.
Kyle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kyle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Icarus circles away quickly and effectively.
Icarus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kyle misses with a few strikes there.
Icarus throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Icarus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kyle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kyle misses the shot to the body.
Kyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Icarus.
Icarus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Icarus.
Icarus throws a sloppy head kick and Kyle moves out of range easily.
Icarus throws a head kick that misses
and Kyle counters with a left to the body.
Icarus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Icarus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Icarus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kyle is out of range and Icarus settles back down.
A shot to the liver by Kyle. Beautiful body shot.
Icarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Icarus.
Kyle throws out a loose jab but Icarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Icarus thumps Kyle with a low kick.
Kyle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Icarus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kyle throws a body punch but Icarus moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kyle is defended easily by Icarus.
Kyle checks a leg kick nicely.
Icarus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Icarus defending well as Kyle loads up on a big left hand.
Icarus scores with a leg kick.
Icarus is looking to clinch.
Kyle connects with a body shot that sends Icarus's belly button to the back.
Icarus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kyle is able to avoid easily.
Icarus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kyle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Icarus can pounce on him.
Icarus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kyle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Icarus defends it nicely.
Laz Icarus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeru Mark Kyle.
A head kick misses from Icarus.
Kyle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Icarus finds it's way round the side to connect with Kyle's head.
Icarus lands a nice looking body kick.
Icarus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kyle.
Kyle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Icarus on the side of the head.
Kyle misses with a straight left.
Kyle misses with a wild body shot.
Kyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Icarus.
Kyle throws the left hand but Icarus avoids the punch easily.
Icarus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Icarus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyle scores with a sloppy right hand. Icarus should have avoided that one.
Kyle misses with a right hand
and Icarus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Icarus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Icarus slips under a jab from Kyle.
Kyle tries to move into range but Icarus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Icarus throws a leg kick but Kyle checks it.
Icarus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Icarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Icarus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Icarus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Icarus throws out a leg kick but Kyle moves out of range and Icarus only half commits.
Kyle throws the left hand but Icarus avoids the punch easily.
Kyle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Icarus.
Icarus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Icarus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Icarus is just out of range.
Kyle cracks Icarus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Icarus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A good leg kick by Icarus.
Kyle throws a body punch but Icarus moves out of range.
Kyle misses with a wild body shot.
Icarus delivers a nice body kick.
Icarus tries to clinch there but Kyle circles away.
Kyle looks to throw the jab but Icarus is out of range.
Kyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Icarus.
Kyle lands a slapping body shot.
Icarus defending well as Kyle loads up on a big left hand.
Kyle misses with a double jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Icarus throws a leg kick which misses Kyle's front leg but catches the back leg as Kyle tries to avoid it.
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!
Kyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Icarus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Icarus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kyle. That did some damage!
Kyle missing with a left hand there. Icarus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Icarus.
Kyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Icarus manages to avoid it.
Icarus moves into range and clinches up with Kyle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kyle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Icarus's brow.
Icarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Icarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kyle misses with an elbow strike.
Kyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Icarus trying to land knees to the body.
Kyle takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Icarus is looking to control Kyle's arms but Kyle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Icarus has his back to the cage.
Kyle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Icarus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kyle looks gassed!
Kyle avoiding damage as Icarus throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyle.
Kyle has a couple of punches blocked by Icarus.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kyle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Icarus's brow.
Icarus prevents Kyle from breaking the clinch.
Kyle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Icarus prevents it.
Icarus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kyle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Icarus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kyle.
Icarus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kyle blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takeru Mark Kyle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Laz Icarus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kyle misses with a straight left.
Kyle misses with a body shot
and Icarus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kyle misses with a straight left.
Kyle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Icarus as he avoids it easily.
Kyle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Icarus can pounce on him.
Nice defenses there by Icarus.
Kyle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Icarus counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick from Icarus lands but Kyle takes it in his stride.
Kyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kyle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Icarus counters with a nice body kick.
Takeru Mark Kyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Icarus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kyle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Icarus counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Kyle.
Kyle is breathing heavily.
Kyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Icarus.
Icarus moves in looking to clinch but Kyle pushes him off.
Icarus tries to clinch but Kyle moves out of range.
Icarus lands a leg kick that knocks Kyle off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Icarus.
Icarus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kyle misses with a straight right.
Kyle 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.
Icarus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyle.
Icarus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Icarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Icarus loads up on a big right hand but Kyle slips the punch.
Kyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Icarus manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle staying out of range there.
Kyle throws a looping overhand right but Icarus ducks down to avoid it.
Kyle stuns Icarus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Kyle blocks the low kick.
Icarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Icarus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kyle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kyle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Icarus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kyle.
Icarus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kyle. That did some damage!
Icarus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kyle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Icarus throws a leg kick which misses Kyle's front leg but catches the back leg as Kyle tries to avoid it.
Kyle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Icarus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kyle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icarus pushes Kyle up against the cage in a clinch.
Kyle misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyle.
Icarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Kyle avoids the damage to the body.
Kyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Icarus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Icarus looking to throw knees to the head but Kyle is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Icarus.
Kyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Icarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Icarus misses with a body punch.
Icarus missing with knees to the body.
Icarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kyle is defending well for now.
Kyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kyle takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Icarus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Icarus lands a knee to the body.
Icarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Kyle avoids the damage to the body.
Icarus scores a nice knee to the body.
Icarus is looking to control Kyle's arms but Kyle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Icarus has his back to the cage.
Icarus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Icarus with a knee to the head.
Icarus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kyle manages to break the clinch.
Icarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Kyle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Icarus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Kyle misses the target.
Kyle throws a series of punches but Icarus avoids them all with ease.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kyle misses with a looping right.
Icarus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Icarus here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kyle misses with a looping left.
Kyle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Kyle.
Icarus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Icarus.
Kyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Icarus misses.
Icarus throws a leg kick but Kyle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Icarus fails to land with a series of punches.
Icarus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Icarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Icarus.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Kyle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Icarus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Icarus connects with a leg kick. Kyle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kyle misses with a looping left.
Icarus ducks under a wild hook from Kyle.
Kyle missing with a left hand there. Icarus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kyle scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Icarus blocks a jab.
Kyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Icarus throws a head kick but Kyle moves out of range.
Icarus lands with a slapping head kick.
Icarus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kyle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kyle with a nice cross.
Icarus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kyle.
Icarus tries a head kick but it misses.
Icarus is looking to clinch but Kyle is avoiding it.
Kyle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Icarus counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Icarus lands a jab.
Icarus misses with a head kick.
Icarus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kyle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Icarus tries to clinch there but Kyle circles away.
Kyle misses with a body shot.
Kyle throws a hook but Icarus avoids it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Icarus tries a head kick but it misses.
Kyle thuds his right hand into Icarus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Icarus throws a head kick that Kyle semi-blocks.
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!
Icarus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kyle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kyle lands with a shot to the body.
Kyle looks to throw the jab but Icarus is out of range.
Kyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Icarus counters with a head kick.
Icarus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Icarus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyle.
Kyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Icarus.
Icarus moves in looking to clinch but Kyle pushes him off.
Kyle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice jab there from Icarus.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Icarus.
Kyle misses with a body shot.
Icarus throws a push kick but Kyle slaps the foot to one side.
Kyle drives through with a takedown into Icarus's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kyle wants to pass the guard but Icarus is keeping the position.
Icarus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kyle.
Icarus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle postures up and lands a big shot to Icarus's brow.
Kyle postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laz Icarus showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Laz Icarus!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Laz Icarus!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Laz Icarus!
Laz Icarus wins by unanimous decision!
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