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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Crown Halo (ranked 3412 p4p, 23414 weight class) and Kyle Kovingten (ranked 454 p4p, 753 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kovingten's choice of entrance music: Tool - Schism. 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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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crown Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Kovingten.
Halo slips a straight right by Kovingten.
A quick step to the side and Halo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo looks to land a right hand but Kovingten moved out of range.
Halo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovingten is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kovingten.
Halo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kovingten lands with a slapping head kick.
Halo blocks a jab.
Kovingten throws a right hand that misses
and Halo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Halo moves forwards but Kovingten connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kovingten throws a looping overhand right but Halo ducks down to avoid it.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Halo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovingten misses with an uppercut.
Kovingten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Kovingten misses.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kovingten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Halo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halo misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Halo misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten lets loose with a powerful body kick. Halo will feel that in the morning.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kovingten moves out of range as Halo strikes.
Kovingten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Halo's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kovingten.
Kovingten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Kovingten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovingten lands a nice hook to Halo's body. Halo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halo misses with a body kick.
Halo throws a head kick that misses.
Kovingten goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Halo lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovingten moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovingten connects with a leg kick.
Kovingten misses with a double jab.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Kovingten walks into a jab.
Kovingten throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovingten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kovingten lands an elbow just above Halo 's eye.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kovingten fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Halo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Halo seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Kovingten is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Halo obliges.
Kovingten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halo lands an uppercut.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten avoiding damage as Halo throws knees to the body.
Halo blocks an elbow strike from Kovingten.
Kovingten gets through Halo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kovingten fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
Halo trying to control the position but instead, Kovingten has worked for underhooks and has pushed Halo into the ropes.
Halo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kovingten.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kovingten lands a slapping body shot.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovingten.
Kovingten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice combination there by Kovingten.
Kovingten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Halo's head backwards.
A slow jab from Halo misses its intended target.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovingten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kovingten takes a step back to recover.
Kovingten connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Halo momentarily.
Halo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kovingten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halo under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo lands an overhand right.
A nice leg kick from Kovingten, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovingten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Halo if he has to take too many more of those.
Halo takes the fight into the clinch.
Kovingten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovingten prevents a body shot from Halo.
Kovingten avoiding damage as Halo throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Kovingten.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
Halo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Kovingten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kovingten's face.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kovingten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovingten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovingten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kovingten misses with some punches.
Kovingten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kovingten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten lands an uppercut.
Halo avoids the elbow strike from Kovingten, against the ropes.
Halo misses with a knee to the head.
Halo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovingten works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo stalling in the clinch but Kovingten improves position.
Kovingten is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halo is keeping busy.
Halo takes a shot to the head.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten tries to stall but Halo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovingten controls his hands.
Halo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kovingten lands an elbow just above Halo 's eye.
Kovingten tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Kovingten back against the ropes.
Kovingten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kovingten fails to land.
Halo blocks an elbow strike from Kovingten.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Kovingten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kovingten connects with a looping right hand.
Crown Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well,Halo is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Halo avoids a punch combination nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kovingten. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kovingten misses with a straight right.
Halo tries to land a front kick but Kovingten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Kovingten misses.
Kovingten stalks Halo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Halo's face. Halo staggers backwards, shaken.
Kovingten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
It seemed like Kovingten was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kovingten lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kovingten.
Kovingten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Halo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kovingten moves out of range as Halo strikes.
Kovingten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovingten lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Halo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kovingten, pushing him back against the ropes.
Halo tries a knee to the head but Kovingten blocks it.
Kovingten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halo connects with a knee to the head.
Halo blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but Kovingten blocks with his arms.
A short right from Kovingten.
A short uppercut from Kovingten.
Kovingten lands an elbow just above Halo 's eye.
Kovingten prevents a body shot from Halo.
Kovingten looking to slow down the pace here.
Halo missing with knees to the body.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovingten controls his hands.
Kovingten throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
Kovingten takes a shot to the head.
Kovingten throws a head punch that misses.
Kovingten lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Kovingten.
Halo blocking some punches.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
Halo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kyle Kovingten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kovingten avoids the damage to the body.
Kovingten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kovingten.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovingten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo blocks the elbow strike.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halo lands a nice shot to the body.
Kovingten lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Halo.
Halo scores with a shoulder strike.
Halo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Halo tries a knee to the head but Kovingten blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo tries a knee to the head but Kovingten blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halo as Kovingten tries to tie him up.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Kovingten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kovingten has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!
Kyle Kovingten wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Kyle Kovingten rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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