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LKO 17: Lockdown preview by Victorio Faber

Event Preview: LKO17 LockDown
LIBERTY KOMBAT ORGANIZATION
2016-08-27, New York, Liberty Dome
Author:Mister Victorio

LKO 17 Lockdown preview

 

Hey what's up MMA world here is Victorio and I am bringing the upcoming event of LKO - LKO 17 Lockdown on 27th Aug in Liberty Dome - New York! The event will have a MW title fight on the line so don't miss it!


BW bout: Lal Gurung vs Lee Pang


First fight of the night we have two young BW fighting. The red corner Lal Gurung is 1-1 and all of his fight took place in LKO. His biggest weapon is his Muaythai but seems like he loves to clinch, pull guard and tap his opponents out with his blue belt level BJJ. He also has a questionable chin as a Muaythai fighter so let's see if he can hold his own against Lee Pang, who is a decent striker with very wide arsenal of strikes. Punches, kicks, knees and elbows whatever you call. He is a good example of using the eight points to strike but his ground game is pretty ametaurish. I can see Gurung using his one-dimensional clinch and pull gameplan but I think Lee can brutalize him there before Gurung can pull him to the mat.


FW bout: Mateusz Biernat vs Francis Marshmallow


For the second fight we have another pair of youngsters clashing. The red corner Mateusz Biernat is 1-1 and he's making his LKO debut. His last fight is a loss in QFC where he got outclassed in every aspects against a subpar opponent. This man is a nice boxer but he chose to swing in the air and being an ineffective fighter. His opponent Francis Marshmallow will be more than happy to capitalize a mistake and tap him out. Marshmallow is 1-0 and his win is in LKO. The performance is impressive as he uses guard pulling and takedown shooting to threaten his opponent with his brown belt level BJJ and finally finished the fight in second round. Honestly if Biernat insisted to swing in the air, I wouldn't be surprised if Marshmallow could counter it with a takedown and tap him out. And I am sure the grappler can do it.


LW bout: Alvey Kulina vs Maxim Malkova


This a LW matchup between 19 year old and 26 year old fighters. The red corner Alvey Kulina is a young prospect in LKO. He won all of his 2 fights in his career, both in LKO and both wins by first round TKO. He is an excellent boxer with some ground game and the right hand is his biggest weapon. Let's see if he can find Maxim Malkova's chin with his right hand again. Malkova is 2-3 in his career, and he's a world class boxer with good distance boxing and dirty boxing techniques. He will beat his opponents up at distance then pressure them and get in the clinch but recently he showed that he couldn't hang on against boxers around his level so I don't know if he can make it against Kulina, who also has more KO power than him. I think Kulina will extend his TKO streak because Malkova seems like a choker and I like Kulina.


WW bout: Sergeant Whiskeyjack vs OJ Nordberg


Two undefeated young WWs are ready to go! The red corner Whiskeyjack is 1-0 and his lone win was against the ultimate QFC record padder which was having his way inside the clinch before Whiskeyjack pulled guard and tapped him out. Whiskeyjack really has solid ground game as he's a BJJ brown belt but also pretty decent all around as a 20 year old. Let's see if he can put his BJJ in practice again against Sir Mamado's OJ Nordberg. Nordberg is 2-0 and his last win was a complete shut down. He basically landed all of his strikes in that fight for three rounds including 92 head shots in the clinch. That's how his world class Muaythai works. Lacking power, his accuracy and effectiveness is impressive. If I had to pick a winner, I will go with Nordberg. You can see an incompetent fighter can outbox Whiskeyjack in the clinch, then how can't you see Nordberg beating him up even worse there? I am calling another three round massacre for Nordberg.


OW bout: Rusty Driver vs Murdo Murchison


First of five OW matchup in this card. Two big guys are looking for their first LKO victory. The red corner Rusty Driver is a hard hitting motherfucker with all of his 15 wins by strikes. He's the former RTFL HW champion but his ground game isn't championship level by any means. He tapped out 7 times in his career including his LKO debut which he armbar'd in first round. This time he won't be fighting a grappler but a striker in Murdo Murchison who has 16 fights in his career and all of them ended by strikes but he can only win 6 of them. He is a master of sub-minute finishes bur also a master of getting KTFO'd. This fighter is the prime example of hit-and-miss and I can't see him hitting the win against Rusty Driver, who is a knockout machine and seems like only really good strikers can give him troubles. I can see Driver finishing Murchison early, as his chin had already shattered 10 times.


OW bout: Denton Daley vs Frank Borg


Second OW fight in this card. The red corner Denton Daley has an impressive record of 13-4 but lost his LKO debut against a very experienced fighter where he got cut in the face early in the fight by a glancing head kick then got opened up even worse as the fight went on until the doctor had seen enough. Daley got dominated on the ground but at least showcased his high level punching technique. Can his opponent Frank Borg expose his cut again? It would be interesting. Borg is 5-4 and he's victorious in his LKO debut by first round TKO where he showcased his excellent wrestling and GnP technique. So I assume that this is going to be a contrasting matchup with Daley being a striker and Borg being a wrestler. Daley has better striking and has enough power to finish Borg, who has suspect chin. Borg can dominate him on the ground like Daley's last opponent but for sure he will get hurt standing. Also Borg's morale is low so let's hoping Daley gets a win there.


MW title fight: Szalony Adi vs Alexander Wibowo


This is the only title fight in the card and it won't be in main event or co-main event as they aren't famous enough. Anyway, it would be a great fight! The champion Szalony Adi is going to defend his title for the first time against the undefeated challenger Alexander Wibowo. The champion is 2-1 in LKO, lost his debut against Lionel Messy by TKO then got his revenge by second round submission to win the title. Adi might not have very impressive skill sets, he has nice wrestling and BJJ purple belt but it's good enough to make him a tough fighter to beat. He has a clinch heavy gameplan which allows him to control the fight and also very opportunistic submission game when the fight hit the mat which allows him to catch an unexpected submission to finish the fight. Can he still be effective with this gameplan against 6-0 Alexander Wibowo, probably the toughest fight for him to date? Wibowo recently has his management changed and it would be interesting to know if his gameplan is altered. Wibowo is the former QFC tournament winner and he has decent wrestling and BJJ purple belt. He's a very offensive ground fighter with strong GnP and dangerous submission game. This fight would be close with Adi doing the clinch heavy gameplan and Wibowo doing his aggressive takedown tactics. Both men have equal BJJ but I can see Adi catching him on bottom in later part of fight after a few tiring rounds.


OW bout: Ay One vs Cu Chulainn


The third OW fight in this card. The red corner Ay One is ready to extend his win streak to five fights. He lost his first three fight then came back to win four. His last win was a closely contested battle in his LKO debut which he edged out a split decision win. The fight took place in everywhere but One showed that he's the more aggressive and busier fighter, also pretty effecient escaping from bottom. This time I think One is trying to get a more convincing win against Cu Chulainn, the former USFC MW champion who lost his last two fights in LKO. He's winless in LKO but he only lost to better fighters. He has very good boxing and GnP wrestling. His strength is going to be the key in this fight. Is he going to keep One on the ground who's hard to keep down? This is quite a question but as a better striker overall, I think One will try to be an effective sprawl and brawler in this fight and using his defensive wrestling to make sure Chulainn won't be successful with his wrestling. Chulainn is a way better wrestler but since he keeps losing, his confidence will cost him the fight.


Co-main event


OW showdown: Nick Alvarez vs Sterling Archer


The forth OW fight and the co-main event which I think it would be a great one. 40 year old veteran Nick Alvarez is clashing with 28 year old Sterling Archer. Alvarez is the true veteran in the fight game with 45 MMA fights, 2 kickboxing fights and 2 matches in TWGC. He's the former MBF and FEN WW champion but he lost his last two fights in LKO. Talking about his last fight, he showed off a bad gameplan against a solid fighter which he failed 46 of his 49 takedown attempts and got dominated on the feet and clinch. Being ineffective with his favorite wrestling, his opponent Sterling Archer will be trying to maximize the advantage in standup. Archer is a world class striker who's the former USFC MW champion. He had lots of fights against strikers including the last fight which he got knocked out in first round. This time he's going to fight an experienced ground fighter in Alvarez, is he going to win it? Archer had shown his questionable takedown defense in a title fight against two-divisional USFC champion but Alvarez' last performance won't convince me that he can use the same plan to win it. I can see Archer dominating.


MAIN EVENT


OW showdown: Douglas Podingham vs Arne Kjolby


Ding ding ding! This is the main event folks! The last OW fight is showing down between two very solid fighters who fought in HW. The red corner Douglas Podingham is 12-4 in his career and spent most of his time fighting in Europe. He's kind of a contender level fighter but never received a title shot. Anyway, his spectacular knockout power is dangerous for anybody. He won his last fight, LKO debut by first round KO against a submission artist. He won't be in trouble against ground fighters because most of his losses were against strikers. His opponent Arne Kjolby is that kind of striker that perhaps can give him troubles. Kjolby is 20-11 in his career and he is more accomplished than Pondingham. He is the former UPF and FEN HW champion. He spent a lot time fighting in AMS FC, which he's a contender there. Just like Podingham, he has very good KO power and also always lost to strikers. He is coming off a decision victory in LKO which he showed off his excellent takedown and GnP wrestling. Kjolby used to be a striking artist but now he's a takedown machine with good dirty boxing. This fight would be interesting as Podingham is aiming for a KO and Kjolby will try to score his takedowns. Since Podingham is a better wrestler and mostly had troubles against strikers, he should be able to sprawl and brawl his way to a KO victory against Kjolby, who fell short against powerful strikers and his chin is what Podingham would crack. I am hoping for a fantastic finish to close the show.


So this is the preview for LKO 17 - Lockdown, don't forget a MW title fight is on the line so get yourself pumped up for it! Stay in touch and see you next time!

 

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