Kyle Crutchmer was born on May 5,1993 and is an American professional mixed martial artist, freestyle wrestler and graduated collegiate wrestler, who competes in the welterweight division.
22 Facts About Kyle Crutchmer
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Kyle Crutchmer is the son of Kevin and Tina Crutchmer and has three siblings, Brian, Justin and Kayla.
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Kyle Crutchmer has a very strong relationship with his stepbrother Brian, whom he grew up with since he was a baby when his mother abandoned him.
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Kyle Crutchmer was a standout football player, helping his school win three OSSAA team titles.
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Kyle Crutchmer was highly successful in freestyle, as he won the USAW Fargo Junior Nationals in 2012 and placed second and third at the FILA Age-group Nationals.
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Originally, Crutchmer was going to commit to the Sooners, but he ended up choosing the Cowboys as John Smith convinced him to and to wrestle with his brother.
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Fresh out of high school, Kyle Crutchmer made his senior freestyle debut at the 2013 US University National Championships in May He won three straight matches but was thrown to the consolation bracket by Alex Meyer in a 29-point match.
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Kyle Crutchmer was ultimately eliminated in his next bout by Gabe Dean, an eventual heavily accomplished wrestler.
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Kyle Crutchmer won his first five bouts by technical fall and the last one before the best-of-three finals by points.
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Kyle Crutchmer won his first match by technical fall but subsequently lost to two-time NCAA champion Gabe Dean and got thrown to the consolation bracket.
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Kyle Crutchmer bounced back and defeated four opponents before losing and proceeding to face Pat Downey at the fifth place match.
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Kyle Crutchmer lost the match on points and placed sixth, qualifying for the WTT Challenge Tournament.
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Kyle Crutchmer was scheduled to make his promotional debut against Antonio Jones on November 8,2019 at Bellator 233.
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Kyle Crutchmer won the fight by submission in the first round.
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Kyle Crutchmer faced Kemran Lachinov on October 15,2020 at Bellator 249.
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Kyle Crutchmer lost the bout by unanimous decision, marking the first loss of his mixed martial arts career.
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Kyle Crutchmer faced undefeated Levan Chokheli at Bellator 260 on June 11,2021.
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Kyle Crutchmer faced Oliver Enkamp on December 3,2021 at Bellator 272.
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Kyle Crutchmer faced Michael Lombardo on April 15,2022 at Bellator 277.
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Kyle Crutchmer faced Jaleel Willis on December 9,2022, at Bellator 289.
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Kyle Crutchmer, replacing Roman Faraldo, faced Bobby Nash on June 16,2023 at Bellator 297.
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Kyle Crutchmer won the bout in the first round, dropping Nash with a punch and finishing the bout via ground and pound.