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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Vasily Grossman (ranked 1599 p4p, 22928 weight class) and Kyle Kovingten (ranked 209 p4p, 600 weight class). Kovingten has chosen Tool - Schism as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasily Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovingten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grossman counters with a three punch combo that has Kovingten backing up. Kovingten nods at Grossman to acknowledge the strikes.
Kovingten thows a leg kick but Grossman checks it
and Grossman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovingten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grossman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovingten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovingten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grossman. That did some damage!
Grossman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kovingten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grossman ducks under a wild hook from Kovingten.
It looked like Grossman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kovingten.
Kovingten misses with a kick to the body
and Grossman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovingten. Grossman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grossman throws the left hand but Kovingten avoids the punch easily.
Kovingten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kovingten with a nice cross.
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!
Kovingten misses with a right hand
and Grossman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kovingten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Kovingten misses
enabling Grossman to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten tries a head kick but it misses.
Grossman throwing a counter right hand but Kovingten manages to avoid it.
Kovingten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grossman.
Kovingten thows a leg kick but Grossman checks it
and Grossman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Kovingten misses.
Kovingten throws a lazy uppercut
and Grossman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grossman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grossman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovingten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grossman lands a body punch.
Grossman lands with a left to the head.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grossman.
Grossman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Grossman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kovingten trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten throws a punch but it's blocked by Grossman.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovingten trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
Grossman lands a shoulder strike.
Kovingten takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Kovingten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Kovingten lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grossman or not.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grossman lands a nice uppercut.
Grossman blocks an uppercut.
Grossman misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten lands an elbow just above Grossman 's eye.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grossman tries to work over Kovingten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Grossman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kovingten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grossman.
It looked like Grossman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kovingten scores with a decent looking hook.
Grossman misses with a straight right.
Kovingten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kovingten lands with a nice body punch.
Good leg kick by Kovingten.
Kovingten tries to clinch but Grossman is having none of it.
Kovingten throws out a powerful jab.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses.
Grossman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovingten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grossman tries to move into range but Kovingten moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Grossman misses.
Kovingten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten throws a leg kick
and Grossman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grossman loads up on a big right hand but Kovingten slips the punch.
Kovingten throws a jab when Grossman was well out of range.
It looked like Grossman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kovingten.
Kovingten takes one on the button.
Kovingten tries to clinch
and Grossman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grossman walks into a jab.
Grossman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovingten.
Grossman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kovingten.
Kovingten misses with a straight left.
Grossman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kovingten throws a leg kick
and Grossman counters with a nice uppercut.
Grossman misses with a hook
and Kovingten counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grossman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten misses the shot to the body.
Kovingten is looking to score with low kicks.
Kovingten throws an overhand right that lands on Grossman's shoulder, as Grossman tries to avoid the shot.
Kovingten throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grossman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grossman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kovingten's head backwards.
Grossman misses the shot to the body.
Kovingten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grossman.
Kovingten wants to clinch but Grossman slips to the side
and Grossman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kovingten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grossman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kovingten looks to score with a jab to the body but Grossman is just out of range.
Grossman is looking to counter punch.
Kovingten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grossman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kovingten.
Grossman throws the left hand but Kovingten avoids the punch easily.
Kovingten tries a quick counter leg kick but Grossman is wise to it.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Grossman looks to land a combination but Kovingten avoids it well.
Kovingten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovingten just misses with a punch to the body.
Kovingten misses with a hook. Grossman ducked under it nicely.
Kovingten throws a leg kick but Grossman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Kovingten. That snapped Grossman's head back.
Kovingten throws a shot from downtown. Grossman moves away and avoids it.
Kovingten takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kovingten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grossman lands a jab to Kovingten's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten swings widly with a right hand
enabling Grossman to counter with a crisp jab.
Kovingten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kovingten blocks a jab.
Grossman cracks Kovingten with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten misses with a right hand
and Grossman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kovingten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grossman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Grossman misses the target.
Kovingten throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grossman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kovingten thinking.
Grossman misses the jab.
Grossman ducks under a wild hook from Kovingten.
Grossman throws the left hand but Kovingten avoids the punch easily.
Kovingten throws a big shot that misses.
Kovingten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Grossman misses the target.
Grossman slips a straight right by Kovingten.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grossman throws a jab but it's blocked by Kovingten.
Grossman 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.
Grossman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grossman throws a series of punches but Kovingten avoids them all with ease.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten misses with a low kick.
It looked like Grossman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kovingten.
Kovingten tries a head kick but it misses.
Grossman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kovingten misses with a straight right.
Kovingten tries to score with a low kick but Grossman moves his leg out of the way.
Grossman needs to keep his hands up - Kovingten had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovingten is looking to chop away at Grossman's legs.
Kovingten defending well as Grossman loads up on a big left hand.
Kovingten throws out a counter right but Grossman avoids it with no problem.
Kovingten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grossman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovingten throws a poor cross that misses
and Grossman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vasily Grossman is winning the standup battle so far.
Kovingten misses the shot to the body.
Grossman throws a lazy right hand but Kovingten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grossman.
Kovingten throws a sloppy body shot
and Grossman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grossman walks into a straight right hand from Kovingten.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vasily Grossman.
Well Grossman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vasily Grossman!
Vasily Grossman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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