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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ko Van Den Born (ranked 24401 p4p, 686 weight class) and Basko Godwin (ranked 2810 p4p, 352 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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208 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ko Van Den Born!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Basko Godwin!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Den Born throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Godwin counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Van Den Born misses
and Godwin counters with a nice body kick.
Van Den Born has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Den Born there as he acknowledges the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Godwin.
Basko Godwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godwin has managed to clinch.
Godwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Ko Van Den Born has been cut.
Van Den Born blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Godwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Den Born.
Godwin throws a head punch that misses.
Van Den Born blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Godwin - that landed with a thud.
Van Den Born prevents a body shot from Godwin.
Godwin misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Godwin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godwin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Godwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Godwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Den Born controls his hands.
Van Den Born lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Godwin backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Godwin.
Godwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Born misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Den Born blocks a body shot from Godwin.
Godwin can't find room to land a body shot as Van Den Born controls the action.
Godwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Den Born's elbow.
Van Den Born working aggressively here.
Godwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Den Born throws a head punch that misses.
Van Den Born lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Godwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Den Born lands an uppercut.
Godwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Godwin blocking some punches.
Godwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Den Born swings wildly with an uppercut but Godwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Van Den Born fails to land.
A body shot lands from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Godwin blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Godwin.
Van Den Born lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Godwin.
Godwin blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Van Den Born on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Godwin.
Godwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Den Born tries a body shot but Godwin blocks it.
A short right from Van Den Born.
Godwin lands an uppercut.
Van Den Born lands a left hand.
Godwin is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Den Born has double underhooks.
Van Den Born lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Godwin backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Godwin.
Godwin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Den Born or not.
Godwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Godwin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Den Born is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Den Born creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Godwin lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Godwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Godwin blocks an uppercut.
Godwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Godwin scores with a hook to the body.
Van Den Born is breathing heavily.
Godwin blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Godwin.
Godwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Godwin misses with a punch to the body.
Godwin pushes Van Den Born back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Godwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Godwin scores with a jab to the body.
Van Den Born chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Godwin can pounce on him.
Godwin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Godwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Den Born takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godwin misses with a wild body shot.
Godwin scores with a hook to the body. Van Den Born takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godwin lands with a kick to the temple. Van Den Born shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Godwin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Van Den Born is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Van Den Born checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab lands there for Godwin.
Good exchange - Godwin coming out on top.
Good exchange - Godwin coming out on top.
Godwin walks into a left hand.
Van Den Born takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Den Born ducks right into an uppercut from Godwin.
Godwin lands with a shot to the body.
Van Den Born connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Godwin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Van Den Born had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godwin clinches with his opponent.
Godwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Godwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basko Godwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ko Van Den Born's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Godwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Den Born misses the target.
Godwin lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot lands for Godwin.
Van Den Born looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Den Born looks to land a right hand but Godwin moved out of range.
Godwin tries to clinch up but Van Den Born circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Den Born seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Godwin moves out of range as Van Den Born strikes.
Godwin is looking to slow Van Den Born down with leg kicks.
Godwin lands a jab to Van Den Born's midsection.
Godwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Den Born moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin lands a nice hook to Van Den Born's body. Van Den Born takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Godwin scores with the left hand. Van Den Born knows he should have avoided that one.
Godwin scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godwin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin misses with a wild combination.
Van Den Born tries to counter by clinching up but Godwin breaks away and moves out of range.
Van Den Born throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Godwin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Godwin throws a right hand that misses
and Van Den Born counters with a straight right hand.
Van Den Born slips a straight right by Godwin.
Basko Godwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Godwin lands an overhand right.
Van Den Born checks a leg kick.
As Godwin backs away, Van Den Born returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Godwin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Den Born to score with a decent uppercut.
Godwin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Den Born.
Godwin misses the jab.
Van Den Born ducks under a wild hook from Godwin.
Van Den Born clobbers Godwin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Den Born misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Den Born throws a sloppy head kick and Godwin moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Godwin.
Godwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Godwin tests Van Den Born's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Godwin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Den Born has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Godwin takes one to the side of the head.
Godwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Den Born.
Van Den Born seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Godwin scores with a shot to the body.
Godwin throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Godwin misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Den Born's head.
Godwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Den Born uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godwin.
Van Den Born throws a big shot that misses.
Van Den Born 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.
Godwin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Godwin is rocked!
BAM! Van Den Born delivers a spinning backfist that drops Godwin like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Ko Van Den Born!
Ko Van Den Born decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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