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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Andrade (ranked 674 p4p, 969 weight class) and Ko Van Den Born (ranked 97 p4p, 146 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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World class MT
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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 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ko Van Den Born!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Den Born wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Den Born throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Andrade.
Van Den Born checks a leg kick.
Andrade throws a chopping leg kick but Van Den Born manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Andrade blocks the body kick.
Van Den Born swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Den Born keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Den Born is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Andrade with a body shot.
Andrade keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Andrade throws a sloppy head kick and Van Den Born moves out of range easily.
Van Den Born throws a hook but Andrade blocks it.
Andrade moves out of range of the body kick from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andrade tries to land a front kick but Van Den Born steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Den Born steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Andrade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Den Born misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Andrade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andrade.
The fighters circling - Andrade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Den Born throws a lazy right hand but Andrade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Den Born fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Andrade is out of range.
Andrade's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Den Born connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Andrade scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Joao Andrade has been cut.
A low kick lands for Andrade.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrade misses the target.
Andrade lunges at Van Den Born with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Den Born's hand.
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.
Van Den Born looks to land a left hand but Andrade moved out of range nicely.
Van Den Born closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Andrade has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Banana Stand in the buildup to the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andrade.
Andrade misses with a straight left.
Andrade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andrade lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Den Born checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Den Born tries to bum rush Andrade with a series of wild strikes but Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andrade connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Andrade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andrade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Andrade misses with a low kick.
Van Den Born throws a poor cross that misses
and Andrade counters with a nice leg kick.
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.
Andrade 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.
Andrade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Den Born's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Andrade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Den Born circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrade throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andrade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice side step and Van Den Born releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Den Born throws a chopping leg kick but Andrade manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Den Born checks a low kick from Andrade.
Van Den Born looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Den Born drops his hands momentarily and Andrade takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Den Born takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Andrade scores with a decent looking hook.
A low kick from Andrade misses
and Van Den Born connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andrade throws a leg kick but Van Den Born sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Andrade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born throws a body shot but no joy.
Andrade does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Den Born is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Andrade swings for the body but Van Den Born moves out of range.
Van Den Born is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Den Born tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Andrade attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade lands with a slapping head kick.
Andrade connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Andrade tenderised Van Den Born's leg. Van Den Born is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick from Andrade, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrade jabs at Van Den Born's body.
Van Den Born checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Andrade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Den Born counters with a nice leg kick.
Andrade misses with a hook.
Andrade is looking to clinch but Van Den Born is avoiding it.
Andrade is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Andrade walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Den Born checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Andrade throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Den Born cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Den Born checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Andrade there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andrade.
A big left from Andrade misses.
Van Den Born is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Andrade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joao Andrade's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Andrade steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Den Born. That one must have hurt.
Andrade lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Den Born wants to clinch.
Andrade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Andrade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Den Born can do to turn this around?
Van Den Born blocks a head kick by Andrade.
Andrade misses with a leg kick
letting Van Den Born counter with a right hand.
Andrade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Den Born's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Den Born takes one to the chin there.
An inside leg kick lands from Andrade.
Andrade moves out of range of the strikes.
Andrade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Den Born moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Andrade lands a right hook to the body.
Andrade avoids the body shot from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andrade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Den Born.
Andrade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Andrade looks to land a right hand but Van Den Born moved out of range.
Van Den Born tries to clinch but Andrade is having none of it.
Joao Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Den Born fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrade manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrade. Van Den Born does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrade looks to land a right hand but Van Den Born moved out of range.
A big left from Van Den Born misses.
Andrade closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Den Born counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andrade.
Andrade jabs at Van Den Born's body.
Andrade takes one on the button.
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!
Van Den Born misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrade tries to clinch up but Van Den Born circles away and keeps his distance.
Andrade throws out a powerful jab.
Andrade tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Den Born was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrade.
Good work by Van Den Born as he checks the leg kick.
Andrade misses with a low kick.
Van Den Born looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Van Den Born misses.
Andrade throws out a leg kick but Van Den Born moves out of range and Andrade only half commits.
Good work by Van Den Born as he checks the leg kick.
Van Den Born ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrade moves away.
A slow jab from Van Den Born misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Andrade throws a nice looking combination but Van Den Born bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Den Born looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andrade fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Den Born walks into a stiff left hand from Andrade.
Van Den Born checks a low kick from Andrade.
Andrade finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Van Den Born might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Andrade has got the better of the exchanges.
Van Den Born misses with a hook.
Van Den Born looks for the body kick but Andrade saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andrade. That's going to slow Van Den Born down.
A slow jab from Van Den Born misses its intended target.
Andrade fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Van Den Born on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Andrade tried to score with a low kick but Van Den Born checks it.
Andrade finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Andrade throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Den Born counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andrade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andrade dodges the punch combination from Van Den Born.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrade rushes Van Den Born and presses him up against the cage.
Van Den Born blocks an uppercut.
Van Den Born blocks an uppercut.
Andrade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Den Born.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Den Born creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Den Born blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andrade.
Andrade lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Den Born.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Den Born.
A head punch on the inside from Andrade fails to land.
Van Den Born can't find room to land a body shot as Andrade controls the action.
Andrade scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Andrade dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joao Andrade's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Andrade slips under a jab.
Andrade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrade does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slow jab from Andrade misses its intended target.
Andrade throws a front kick aimed at Van Den Born's knee but Van Den Born avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andrade.
Andrade lands a leg kick that knocks Van Den Born off balance momentarily.
Van Den Born throws a jab when Andrade was well out of range.
Andrade lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrade misses with a leg kick
and Van Den Born counters with a crisp right hand that drops Andrade! Van Den Born lets Andrade back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrade pushes Van Den Born up against the cage in a clinch.
Andrade misses with a body punch.
Andrade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Den Born breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Andrade coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Born stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andrade.
A cross from Andrade lands.
Van Den Born uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Andrade has time to react.
Andrade is rocked!
Joao Andrade's cut is getting worse.
Joao Andrade is winning the standup battle so far.
Andrade throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Den Born counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ko Van Den Born!
Ko Van Den Born decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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