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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ko Van Den Born (ranked 1889 p4p, 1973 weight class) and Paulo Blikstein (ranked 300 p4p, 315 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 cm 35 190 21 - 15 - 0 |
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187 cm 33 208 21 - 16 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Very quick |
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Good wrestler World class MT Heavy handed |
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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 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ko Van Den Born! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Blikstein! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Van Den Born looks to throw the jab but Blikstein is out of range. Nice body kick there by Van Den Born. Van Den Born throws an off balance right hand
letting Blikstein counter with a right hand.
It looks like Ko Van Den Born has been cut. Jab by Van Den Born. Van Den Born throws an off balance right hand
and Blikstein counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Blikstein sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Den Born defending well though. Blikstein slips a nice elbow through Van Den Born's hands, connecting with Van Den Born's forehead. Van Den Born has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blikstein is working away from the top position though. Van Den Born is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control. Blikstein takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Blikstein thows a huge punch but Van Den Born dodges it nicely.
Blikstein sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Den Born defending well though. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Blikstein controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Van Den Born is concentrating on defense, preventing Blikstein from advancing position. Blikstein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Blikstein is figuring out what he wants to do next. Blikstein trying to control from half guard but Van Den Born is working away. Blikstein takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Blikstein not landing any meaningful shots this time. Van Den Born is looking for a sweep. Blikstein is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Blikstein is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Van Den Born avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blikstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Van Den Born regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Blikstein. Blikstein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Den Born's head. Blikstein trying to control but Van Den Born is working from the bottom. Blikstein postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Van Den Born wants to stand up but Blikstein is controlling him. Blikstein scoring with punches to the head and body. Blikstein landing some decent shots from guard. Blikstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Den Born has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Van Den Born wants to sweep but no luck. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Blikstein throws a big right hand that misses. Blikstein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Van Den Born misses with a hook. Blikstein ducked under it nicely. Blikstein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Den Born throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blikstein counters with a nice right hand that sends Van Den Born toppling to the canvas! Van Den Born scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Blikstein finish him?! Van Den Born scores with a jab to the body. Van Den Born misses with a leg kick and Blikstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Den Born is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Van Den Born lands with a nice body punch. Blikstein ducks under a wild hook from Van Den Born. Blikstein is looking for the big counter here. Van Den Born looks to land a right hand but Blikstein moved out of range. A combination from Blikstein does no damage. Blikstein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Blikstein fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Van Den Born misses with a shot to the body and Blikstein counters with a crisp right hand that drops Van Den Born! Blikstein lets Van Den Born back up to his feet, looking for a finish! Oh Van Den Born is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Van Den Born buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Van Den Born lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blikstein throws a pinpoint strike between Van Den Born's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Van Den Born crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Blikstein scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Blikstein!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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