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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Borisov (ranked 2271 p4p, 2855 weight class) and Guistan Othafaita (ranked 253 p4p, 312 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Borisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guistan Othafaita!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Othafaita is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Borisov walks into a stiff left hand from Othafaita.
Othafaita scores with a jab. Borisov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Borisov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Borisov misses with an uppercut.
Othafaita is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Borisov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Othafaita lunges at Borisov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Borisov's hand.
Borisov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Othafaita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Borisov misses.
Borisov misses with a hook. Othafaita ducked under it nicely.
Borisov moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Othafaita fails to land.
Borisov taking a breather.
Othafaita prevents a body shot from Borisov.
Borisov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Othafaita throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Othafaita creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Boris Borisov has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Borisov fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Othafaita.
Borisov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borisov trying to stall but Othafaita improves his position.
Borisov tries to stall but Othafaita uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Borisov can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Borisov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Borisov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Othafaita working aggressively here.
Borisov wants to stall.
Borisov throws a punch but it's blocked by Othafaita.
Othafaita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Othafaita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Othafaita prevents a body shot from Borisov.
Othafaita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Borisov misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Othafaita fails to land.
Borisov misses with a body punch.
Othafaita swings wildly with an uppercut but Borisov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borisov pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Othafaita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borisov stalling.
Borisov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Borisov seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Othafaita working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Othafaita works on Borisov's body with a couple of short punches.
Borisov tries to stall but Othafaita uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Othafaita tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Othafaita letting Borisov take a breather here.
Othafaita lands a shoulder strike.
Othafaita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borisov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Othafaita is keeping busy.
Borisov is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Boris Borisov.
Borisov throws a right hand that misses
and Othafaita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Borisov missing with a left hand there. Othafaita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Othafaita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Othafaita.
Othafaita connects with a right hand. Borisov shakes it off.
Borisov connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borisov cracks Othafaita with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Borisov throws a right hand that misses
and Othafaita counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Othafaita lands an overhand right.
Boris Borisov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borisov lands a head shot.
Othafaita takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Othafaita misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Borisov misses its intended target.
Borisov misses with an uppercut
and Othafaita makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Othafaita scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Borisov throws a looping overhand right but Othafaita ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Othafaita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Borisov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Borisov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Othafaita. Othafaita circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Othafaita scores with a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Othafaita cracks Borisov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boris Borisov's cut is getting worse.
Nice defenses there by Othafaita.
Borisov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Othafaita keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Othafaita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Othafaita.
Borisov swings widly with a right hand
and Othafaita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Borisov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Othafaita tries to keep at a distance but Borisov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Borisov tries a body shot but Othafaita blocks it.
Borisov misses with a punch to the body.
Borisov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Othafaita is keeping busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borisov.
Othafaita tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borisov has a couple of punches blocked by Othafaita.
Othafaita misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borisov has a couple of punches blocked by Othafaita.
Othafaita is leaning against Borisov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Othafaita prevents a body shot from Borisov.
A right hook to the body lands for Borisov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Othafaita misses with the head strike.
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!
Borisov can't find room to land a body shot as Othafaita controls the action.
Borisov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Othafaita tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Borisov misses with a punch to the body.
Borisov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borisov just leaning against Othafaita, taking a breather.
Borisov throws a punch but it's blocked by Othafaita.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Othafaita.
Borisov misses with a punch on the inside.
Borisov misses with a punch to the body.
Othafaita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borisov can't find room to land a body shot as Othafaita controls the action.
Nice body punch from Borisov - that landed with a thud.
Borisov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borisov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Othafaita's elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Borisov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Othafaita's elbow.
Othafaita throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borisovs head.
Othafaita lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Borisov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Othafaita's elbow.
Othafaita prevents a body shot from Borisov.
Borisov tries a body shot but Othafaita blocks it.
Borisov can't find room to land a body shot as Othafaita controls the action.
Othafaita trying to stall but Borisov improves his position.
Borisov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Othafaita's elbow.
Othafaita throws a head punch that misses.
Borisov is looking to control Othafaita's arms but Othafaita gets an underhook and turns him. Now Borisov has his back to the ropes.
Borisov has a couple of punches blocked by Othafaita.
Othafaita lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Borisov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Borisov tries to stall but Othafaita uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Borisov.
Borisov misses with a punch on the inside.
Borisov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Othafaita fails to land.
Borisov taking a breather.
Othafaita blocks an uppercut.
Borisov is working Othafaita over against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Othafaita.
Borisov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Othafaita prevents a body shot from Borisov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Guistan Othafaita will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boris Borisov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Borisov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Othafaita throws out a counter right but Borisov avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circle momentarily. Borisov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Othafaita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borisov misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Othafaita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Othafaita moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Borisov throws a hook but Othafaita avoids it easily.
Othafaita blocks a jab.
Borisov throws a poor cross that misses
and Othafaita counters with a nice uppercut.
Othafaita scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Borisov does it's job there.
Borisov drops Othafaita with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Othafaita looks back up at him and smiles so Borisov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Othafaita is rocked!
It looks like Guistan Othafaita has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Borisov.
Othafaita is still on wobbly legs! Can Borisov finish him?
Borisov misses with a hook.
Othafaita takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boris Borisov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov thuds a left hand into Othafaita's body.
Othafaita seems to have recovered his senses.
Borisov just misses with a punch to the body.
Borisov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Othafaita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borisov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borisov misses with a hook
and Othafaita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borisov throws a shot from downtown. Othafaita moves away and avoids it.
Othafaita connects with a looping right hand.
Borisov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Othafaita counters with a crisp right hand that drops Borisov! Othafaita lets Borisov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Borisov is rocked!
Jeez, Boris Borisov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borisov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Borisov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Othafaita cracks Borisov with a left hook right on the temple and Borisov goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Othafaita lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Borisov is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guistan Othafaita!
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