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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Franko De Cremonesi (ranked 23544 p4p, 22130 weight class) and Kyle Kovingten (ranked 537 p4p, 574 weight class). De Cremonesi comes to the ring accompanied by Paint It, Black. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franko De Cremonesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Kovingten.
Kovingten tried to score with a low kick but De Cremonesi checks it.
Kovingten slips a straight right by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi checks a low kick from Kovingten.
De Cremonesi throws a jab when Kovingten was well out of range.
Kovingten connects with a leg kick.
De Cremonesi looks to land a right hand but Kovingten moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Kovingten - just one landing.
Kovingten slips a jab from De Cremonesi.
Kovingten cracks De Cremonesi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A head kick misses from Kovingten.
De Cremonesi misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of De Cremonesi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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.
De Cremonesi tries to move into range but Kovingten moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten takes one on the button.
Kovingten connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Cremonesi. De Cremonesi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Cremonesi looks to throw the jab but Kovingten is out of range.
De Cremonesi throws a hook but Kovingten blocks it.
Kovingten lands with a nice body kick.
Kovingten throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Cremonesi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Cremonesi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kovingten.
Donk. Kovingten catches De Cremonesi right on the button with a cross.
De Cremonesi throws a hook but Kovingten blocks it.
Kovingten misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kovingten.
Kovingten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Cremonesi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten misses with a wild body shot.
As Kovingten backs away, De Cremonesi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovingten attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Cremonesi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kovingten is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Cremonesi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kovingten throws a solid leg kick but De Cremonesi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kovingten.
A little feinted left hand from De Cremonesi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Cremonesi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovingten throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Cremonesi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kovingten's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kovingten thuds his shin into the meat of De Cremonesi's side.
Kovingten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kovingten lands a head kick. De Cremonesi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kovingten has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kovingten looks for the body kick but De Cremonesi saw that one coming.
Kovingten scores with a sloppy right hand. De Cremonesi should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten throws a body kick that misses
and De Cremonesi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kovingten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Cremonesi.
Kovingten stuns De Cremonesi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kovingten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Cremonesi manages to avoid it.
Kovingten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Cremonesi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Cremonesi tries to clinch up but Kovingten circles away and keeps his distance.
Kovingten connects with a body shot that sends De Cremonesi's belly button to the back.
Kovingten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Cremonesi lands an overhand right.
Kovingten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kovingten throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Cremonesi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten throws out a powerful jab.
De Cremonesi throws a low kick, looking for Kovingten's leg but Kovingten calmly moves out of range.
Good exchange - De Cremonesi coming out on top.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Cremonesi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kovingten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kovingten misses with a body kick.
Kovingten digs a good hook to De Cremonesi's body.
Kovingten keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kovingten scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Cremonesi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kovingten bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kovingten lands a front kick.
Kovingten swinging wildly here.
Kovingten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kovingten. That's going to slow De Cremonesi down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten scores with a push kick.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Cremonesi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovingten was well out of range. Poor timing from De Cremonesi.
Kovingten lands a nice shot to the body.
De Cremonesi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kovingten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Cremonesi is able to avoid easily.
Kovingten misses with a body kick.
Kovingten pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Cremonesi is out of range and Kovingten settles back down.
Kovingten thumps De Cremonesi with a low kick.
De Cremonesi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Cremonesi swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
Kovingten misses with a left hand
and De Cremonesi counters by moving into the clinch.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Kovingten.
Kovingten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Cremonesi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovingten lands a front kick.
Kovingten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Cremonesi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kovingten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Cremonesi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kovingten gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kovingten tries to land a front kick but De Cremonesi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kovingten works over De Cremonesi's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovingten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Cremonesi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from De Cremonesi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kovingten misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovingten was well out of range. Poor timing from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Cremonesi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kovingten.
De Cremonesi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
De Cremonesi throws a lazy uppercut
and Kovingten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Kovingten catches De Cremonesi right on the button with a cross.
De Cremonesi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Decent striking displayed by Kovingten there.
Kovingten lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kovingten scores with a head kick. De Cremonesi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kovingten lands with a hook. De Cremonesi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kovingten misses with a shot to the body
and De Cremonesi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kovingten lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Cremonesi avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Cremonesi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Cremonesi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
De Cremonesi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kovingten on the side of the head.
Kovingten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Cremonesi manages to avoid it.
De Cremonesi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kovingten in his tracks.
Kovingten fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kovingten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Cremonesi is looking to counter punch.
Kovingten throws a leg kick but De Cremonesi checks it.
Kovingten throws a body punch but De Cremonesi moves out of range.
De Cremonesi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Cremonesi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little feinted left hand from De Cremonesi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from De Cremonesi misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
De Cremonesi walks into a left hand.
De Cremonesi punishes Kovingten's body with a nice straight punch.
Kovingten looks for the body kick but De Cremonesi saw that one coming.
De Cremonesi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kovingten throws an off balance right hand
and De Cremonesi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kovingten thinking.
De Cremonesi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kovingten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kovingten lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Cremonesi's sensitive parts.
Kovingten takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kovingten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Cremonesi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A counter left hand to the body from De Cremonesi misses its target.
Kovingten lands a glancing blow to the side of De Cremonesi's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovingten's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Cremonesi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kovingten scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - De Cremonesi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from De Cremonesi finds it's target.
De Cremonesi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovingten.
De Cremonesi misses with a body punch
and Kovingten counters with a good low kick that De Cremonesi was not able to check.
De Cremonesi misses the shot to the body.
Kovingten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Cremonesi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kovingten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kovingten. That's going to slow De Cremonesi down.
Kovingten has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kovingten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Kovingten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten throws a leg kick which misses De Cremonesi's front leg but catches the back leg as De Cremonesi tries to avoid it.
De Cremonesi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kovingten lands a jab-cross combination.
Kovingten lands with a right hand.
Kovingten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Cremonesi.
Kovingten scores with a jab.
Kovingten works De Cremonesi's body with a nice hook.
Kovingten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Cremonesi manages to avoid it.
Kovingten lands a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
De Cremonesi checks a leg kick.
De Cremonesi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kovingten lands a nice shot that snaps De Cremonesi's head back.
Kovingten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like De Cremonesi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kovingten lands a jab to the head.
Kovingten slips under a jab from De Cremonesi.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kovingten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kovingten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovingten moves out of range as De Cremonesi strikes.
Kovingten feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Cremonesi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kovingten misses with a body kick.
De Cremonesi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kovingten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Cremonesi. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi avoids a kick to the body.
Kovingten lands with a nice body kick.
De Cremonesi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kovingten.
De Cremonesi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kovingten can pounce on him.
Kovingten feints and then cracks De Cremonesi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Cremonesi down.
Franko De Cremonesi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Cremonesi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice leg kick from Kovingten, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Cremonesi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kovingten throws a right hand that misses
and De Cremonesi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kovingten misses with a low kick.
De Cremonesi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kovingten slips a straight right by De Cremonesi.
Kyle Kovingten is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten lands the left hand.
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 thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Cremonesi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kovingten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kovingten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kovingten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kovingten throws a low kick, looking for De Cremonesi's leg but De Cremonesi calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from De Cremonesi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kovingten misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Kovingten misses
and De Cremonesi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kovingten.
De Cremonesi misses with a looping left.
Kovingten throws a shot from downtown. De Cremonesi moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Kovingten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kovingten 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Kovingten!
Kyle Kovingten thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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