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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaye Wong (ranked 1228 p4p, 190 weight class) and Melchizedek Halo (ranked 1678 p4p, 231 weight class). 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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205 lbs
11 - 8 - 1 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kaye Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melchizedek Halo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo clinches with his opponent.
Halo stalling in the clinch.
Halo leaning against his opponent.
Halo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Halo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Halo misses
and Wong counters with an inside leg kick.
Halo has closed the distance and engaged Wong in a clinch.
Halo misses with some punches.
Halo tries a body shot but Wong blocks it.
Wong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wong missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halo throws out a loose jab but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wong misses with a hook. Halo ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Halo is predictable there
and Wong counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo looks to throw the jab but Wong is out of range.
Halo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWong.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wong.
And Halo tries to counter it with a takedown but Wong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Halo has closed the distance and engaged Wong in a clinch.
Halo throws a head punch that misses.
Halo is trying to pull guard but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Halo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wong dips to his left and cracks Halo with an uppercut!
Halo dodges the punch combination from Wong.
Wong sets himself, and Halo steps forward looking for the clinch! Wong avoids it this time.
Halo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wong looks for the body kick but Halo saw that one coming.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halo throws a leg kick
and Wong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wong missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wong lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo doesn't manage to clinch there - Wong circles away.
Wong lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo tries to clinch but Wong moves out of range.
Halo looks to land a combination but Wong avoids it well.
Wong thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wong throws the left hand but Halo avoids the punch easily.
Halo tries to counter with a clinch but Wong shakes him off and moves away.
Wong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Halo misses with a lunging right hand
and Wong counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Wong.
Wong throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
Halo tries to clinch but Wong moves out of range.
Wong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Wong.
Wong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Halo's hands.
Halo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Wong.
Halo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries to clinch there but Wong circles away.
Halo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Halo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Halo moves to clinch but Wong breaks away
and Wong counters with a nice uppercut.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wong.
Halo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halo is looking to clinch but Wong is avoiding it.
Wong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wong connects with a looping right hand.
Wong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wong scores with a jab to the body.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Halo.
Wong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halo.
Wong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo closes the distance and clinches.
Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Halo tries to land a front kick but Wong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Halo cracks Wong with a good jab.
Halo wants to clinch.
Wong keeps the fight on the outside.
Halo tries to clinch there but Wong circles away.
Halo doesn't manage to clinch there - Wong circles away.
Halo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wong throws the left hand but Halo avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaye Wong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Halo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Halo misses with a kick to the body.
Halo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Wong's shoulder, as Wong tries to avoid the shot.
Wong throws a series of punches but Halo avoids them all with ease.
Wong sets himself, and Halo steps forward looking for the clinch! Wong avoids it this time.
Halo is looking to clinch but Wong is avoiding it.
Wong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halo can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Wong does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wong.
Wong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Halo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halo throws a push kick but Wong slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo wants to clinch.
Wong throws a nice looking combination but Halo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halo tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wong throws a sloppy head kick and Halo moves out of range easily.
Halo rushes Wong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Halo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wong up against the cage.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.
Wong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaye Wong is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo tries to clinch but Wong is having none of it.
Halo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wong working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wong.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Halo stalls.
Halo lands a body punch.
Halo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Halo lands a shot to the body.
Wong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Halo breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo works Wong's body with a nice hook.
Halo is looking to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The crowd cheers as Wong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halo doesn't seem phased though.
Halo lands a right hook to the body.
Halo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halo fails to land with a series of punches.
Wong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halo tries to clinch up but Wong circles away and keeps his distance.
Wong is looking to counter punch.
Halo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wong throws a right hand that Halo ducks under and follows up with a left that Halo also avoids with ease.
Wong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Halo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Halo.
Wong lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wong keeps Halo at a distance using the push kick.
Halo clinches up with Wong and pushes him back against the cage.
Wong blocking some punches.
Halo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Wong throws a head kick that misses.
Halo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kaye Wong will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Halo tries to clinch
and Wong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halo swings widly with a right hand
and Wong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wong moves out of range as Halo strikes.
Wong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Wong 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.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wong.
Wong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wong's head.
Halo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong looks to land a body kick but Halo moved away.
Halo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wong thuds his shin into the meat of Halo's side.
Halo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halo.
Wong scores with a decent looking hook.
Halo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wong.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Wong's shoulder, as Wong tries to avoid the shot.
Halo tries to clinch up.
Halo digs a good hook to Wong's body.
Halo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Halo has managed to clinch.
Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halo tries to land a leg kick but Wong saw it coming and moves away.
Halo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halo misses with a two punch combination.
Halo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Halo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Halo forces Wong back against the cage and clinches.
Melchizedek Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo slowing the pace effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halo takes the fight into the clinch.
Wong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halo is struggling to control the position.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong is struggling to control the position.
Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wong - that will leave a mark!
Wong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Halo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kaye Wong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like Wong has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wong throws an overhand right that lands on Halo's shoulder, as Halo tries to avoid the shot.
Wong thuds his right hand into Halo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Halo tries to clinch but Wong is having none of it.
Halo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wong avoids the head kick by Halo.
Halo throws a jab but it's blocked by Wong.
Wong scores with a leg kick.
Halo throws a hook but Wong blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong scores with a sloppy right hand. Halo should have avoided that one.
Halo throws a leg kick but Wong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halo takes a swing at Wong's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Wong.
Wong avoids the body shot from Halo.
Wong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Halo instigates a clinch.
Halo working aggressively here.
Halo tries to work over Wong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Kaye Wong.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaye Wong!
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