IMMAF | Sweden’s Robin Enontekio delivers one-punch KO to advertisement …
(MENAFN- International Mixed Martial Arts Federation)
By Erik Uebelacker
Swedish lightweight Robin Enontekio shook up Jiu Jitsu Arena on Tuesday with a huge knockout win over Guyana’s Ijaz cave.
Enontekio scored in the first round with a powerful left shot that sent Cave to the screen for one of the most spectacular endings of the championship so far.
After the knockout, Enontekio sat in the cage with his hands on his knees, visibly worried about his opponent.
“You always like to feel when it lands hard, you know?” he said.
“But I still just hope the guy is okay and that he’s fine. That’s actually what I’m thinking right now.
“Those beats can (connect) and you never know what’s going on, you know. It can be pretty ugly, and I wish him all the best.”
It was a fun fight as long as it lasted. The pair exchanged heavy leg kicks and Cave used speed and unorthodox movement to dart in and out of Enontekio’s range.
“In the beginning, I started to feel a little nervous,” said Enontekio.
“He moved quite special, but also quite early. I thought it would be an equally tough stand-up fight and felt confident.
Enontekio has fought in several IMMAF events going back to the European Championships in 2015. He says that this experience certainly benefited him this fight.
“The more fights you have, the more the more knowledge and experience you can use,” he said.
“I’ve fought against these tournaments before. I know the exercise. So it basically calms me down (and) makes me focus.”
After not taking any major damage in the match, Enontekio said that he should be his best self before Wednesday’s quarter-final match against France’s Anthony Nantois.
Looking ahead to the match, he said he keeps his expectations realistic but optimistic, leading to the next round of the tournament.
“I feel like my head is in shape, my body is in shape, probably the best shape I’ve ever been. And the mindset is pretty strong,” he says.
“So I think I can move on this year. I’m going to move forward. That’s my plan, at least. As you can see, that can easily change. ”
As happy as he was to get his knockout at the climax, Enontekio does not let it distract him from his task: to deliver Sweden a gold medal.
“I mean, it’s peach. It’s not much better than this, he said of his knockout win.
“But it is today. Now it’s time to recover and start thinking about tomorrow.”
Enontekio met Anthony Nantois on Wednesday, where he won via the first round armbar. He will fight Dmytro Babynskyi in Thursday’s semifinal.
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