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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Richtofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Edward Richtofen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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225 cm
29
201 lbs
19 - 13 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edward Richtofen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Ko!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko is looking to clinch.
Ko misses with a body shot.
Ko misses with a double jab.
Ko lands with a nice combination. Richtofen backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Edward Richtofen has been cut.
Richtofen connects with a high kick.
It looks like Ivan Ko has been cut.
Ko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Richtofen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ko's sensitive parts.
Richtofen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ko looks to score with a jab to the body but Richtofen is just out of range.
Ko lands with a nice combination. Richtofen backs away looking to recover.
Richtofen slips a jab and a cross from Ko.
Ko throws a lazy right hand but Richtofen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Richtofen keeps the fight on the outside.
Richtofen feints and then cracks Ko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ko down.
Ko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Richtofen throws an overhand right that lands on Ko's shoulder, as Ko tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Ko misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richtofen misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Ko misses.
Richtofen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Richtofen cracks the inside of Ko's front leg.
Ko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ko looks gassed!
A shot to the liver by Richtofen. Beautiful body shot.
Richtofen cracks a nice hook into Ko's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Richtofen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good shot there by Richtofen.
Richtofen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ko on the side of the head.
Ko slips a jab from Richtofen.
Richtofen digs a good hook to Ko's body.
Ko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richtofen lunges at Ko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ko's hand.
Richtofen throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Richtofen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richtofen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richtofen is looking to slow Ko down with leg kicks.
Ko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A lazy left from Richtofen finds it's target.
Ko is rocked!
Richtofen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ko takes a step back to recover.
Ko is still on wobbly legs! Can Richtofen finish him?
Richtofen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ko seems to have recovered his senses.
Richtofen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ko takes a step back to recover.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Richtofen, as that shot connected.
Richtofen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richtofen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ko takes one to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richtofen, right into the meat.
Ko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richtofen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Richtofen cracks Ko with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Richtofen sends Ko crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Richtofen is motioning to the referee to let Ko up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Richtofen lands a jab to Ko's midsection.
Richtofen misses the shot to the body.
Ko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richtofen moves away.
Richtofen misses with a body shot.
Richtofen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ko has time to react.
Richtofen throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richtofen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ko. Richtofen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richtofen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richtofen throws a hook to the side of Ko's head but Ko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richtofen cracks Ko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Richtofen finish him?
Richtofen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Richtofen connects with a crisp jab.
Richtofen tries to move into range but Ko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ko takes a swing at Richtofen's ribcage but misses.
Richtofen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ko. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richtofen.
Richtofen catches Ko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Richtofen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Richtofen closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Ko out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edward Richtofen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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