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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ramon Gallegos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crown Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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193 lbs
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222 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible
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World class boxer
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Gallegos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crown Halo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallegos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Halo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Halo takes the fight into the clinch.
Gallegos lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Halo.
Halo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gallegos avoids it.
Gallegos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallegos blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halo throws a series of punches but Gallegos moves out of range.
Gallegos tries to counter by clinching up but Halo breaks away and moves out of range.
Halo throws the kick towards the body but Gallegos avoids it.
Gallegos darts in and clinches Halo up against the ropes.
Halo lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallegos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Gallegos controls his hands.
Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallegos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo tries to land a front kick but Gallegos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gallegos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gallegos jabs Halo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Gallegos blocks the low kick.
Halo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A clash of legs there as Gallegos blocks the low kick.
Gallegos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gallegos swinging wildly here.
Halo looks for the body kick but Gallegos saw that one coming.
Halo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gallegos takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Ramon Gallegos has been cut.
Gallegos throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gallegos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Dutch Training Company in the buildup to the fight.
Crunch! Halo slams his shin into Gallegos's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo connects with an inside leg kick.
Halo throws a head kick but Gallegos moves out of range.
Halo looks to land a right hand but Gallegos moved out of range.
Halo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've been informed that Halo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice uppercut lands for Halo. That snapped Gallegos's head back.
Gallegos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Halo throws a wild body kick that Gallegos sees coming a mile off.
Gallegos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramon Gallegos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallegos tries to close the distance and clinch but Halo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gallegos is looking to clinch but Halo is avoiding it.
Halo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left lands for Halo.
Gallegos closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Halo crashing to the mat! Halo uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
It looks like Crown Halo has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Gallegos should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gallegos just misses with a punch to the body.
Halo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halo throws a body punch but Gallegos moves out of range.
Gallegos clinches up with Halo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallegos tries to work over Halo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallegos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halo slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Halo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gallegos misses with a punch to the body.
Halo manages to break the clinch.
Gallegos fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gallegos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gallegos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halo.
Halo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Halo throws a hook but Gallegos blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallegos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Halo.
Gallegos misses with a hook
and Halo counters with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallegos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gallegos tries to clinch but Halo is having none of it.
Gallegos takes the fight into the clinch.
Halo wants to get back to striking at distance but Gallegos won't allow it.
Halo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gallegos.
Gallegos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
Halo trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gallegos fails to land.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Gallegos.
Halo takes a shot to the head.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallegos.
Gallegos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallegos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallegos lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Halo throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallegos struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.
Gallegos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gallegos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gallegos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gallegos fails to land.
Halo blocking some punches.
Halo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halo.
Halo breaks the clinch.
Gallegos clobbers Halo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Halo takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Crown Halo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gallegos is looking to clinch.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Gallegos saw that one coming.
Halo defending well as Gallegos loads up on a big left hand.
Gallegos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halo connects with a right hand. Gallegos shakes it off.
A jab from Gallegos finds it's way through Halo's defenses.
Halo lands a nice shot that snaps Gallegos's head back.
Gallegos fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Halo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Halo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gallegos doesn't seem bothered though.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gallegos is just out of range.
Gallegos tries to counter by clinching up but Halo breaks away and moves out of range.
Gallegos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Gallegos misses.
Gallegos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crown Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallegos missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gallegos dips to his left and cracks Halo with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallegos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallegos is looking to clinch but Halo is avoiding it.
Gallegos moves in looking to clinch but Halo pushes him off.
Halo throws a sloppy head kick and Gallegos moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Halo.
Gallegos moves into the clinch successfully.
Ramon Gallegos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gallegos misses with the head strike.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Gallegos.
Halo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gallegos tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
Gallegos misses with a body shot
and Halo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Gallegos. Those never looked like landing.
Gallegos's corner calls for a 1-2. Gallegos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gallegos tries to close the distance and clinch but Halo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gallegos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halo keeps the fight on the outside.
Halo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gallegos tries to clinch up.
Halo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallegos circles away quickly and effectively.
Halo gets tackled into the ropes by Gallegos. Gallegos maintains the clinch.
Gallegos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Gallegos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Halo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Halo pushes Gallegos back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallegos misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Crown Halo just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gallegos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gallegos tries to clinch but Halo is having none of it.
Gallegos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gallegos closes the distance and clinches.
Gallegos scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Halo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halo prevents a body shot from Gallegos.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halo trying to stall but Gallegos improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gallegos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gallegos misses with a punch on the inside.
Gallegos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Halo.
Gallegos can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo blocks a body shot from Gallegos.
Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halo is looking to score with low kicks.
Gallegos avoids the head kick by Halo.
Halo misses the jab.
Good shot there by Gallegos.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Halo misses with a wild combination.
Gallegos closes the distance and clinches.
Gallegos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Halo trying to land knees to the body.
Gallegos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gallegos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallegos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halo or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallegos.
Gallegos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallegos misses with the head strike.
Gallegos misses with some punches.
Gallegos tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
Gallegos has a couple of punches blocked by Halo.
Gallegos misses with the head strike.
Halo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gallegos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gallegos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gallegos wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crown Halo dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Halo connects with a body shot.
Ramon Gallegos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gallegos has time to react.
Gallegos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gallegos has closed the distance and engaged Halo in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Halo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gallegos.
Halo misses with some punches.
Gallegos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gallegos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo breaks the clinch.
Halo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gallegos throws a hook but Halo avoids it easily.
Gallegos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gallegos wants to clinch up but Halo keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands with a slapping head kick.
Gallegos checks a leg kick.
Gallegos throws a big shot that misses.
Halo moves away from the strike by Gallegos.
Gallegos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo lands a nice shot to the body.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Halo!
Halo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gallegos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Halo.
Gallegos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gallegos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Halo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Halo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gallegos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Gallegos throws a hook but Halo blocks it.
Gallegos lands a head shot.
Crown Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gallegos swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Halo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gallegos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Halo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gallegos dodges the punch combination from Halo.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gallegos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gallegos checks a leg kick.
Gallegos misses with an uppercut.
Halo scores with a nice body kick.
Gallegos throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crown Halo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Halo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Crown Halo!
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RATING
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