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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tonto Borneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boston Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tonto Borneo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boston Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borneo shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Borneo throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borneo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Borneo throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Tonto Borneo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot lands for Borneo.
Borneo shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Gracie cracks Borneo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Borneo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Borneo is defended easily by Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonto Borneo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borneo closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Borneo tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
Borneo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Borneo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Borneo tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
Borneo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Borneo is controlling the position.
Borneo misses with the head strike.
Borneo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Borneo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie tries to circle away but Borneo has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Borneo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Borneo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Borneo drags the fight down to the ground.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Borneo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Borneo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borneo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Borneo is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borneo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Borneo looking to control.
Borneo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borneo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie won't allow Borneo to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonto Borneo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Borneo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Borneo wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Boston Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borneo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borneo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borneo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gracie's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Borneo off to one side.
Borneo tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Borneo takes the fight into the clinch.
Borneo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borneo keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Borneo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gracie wants to break free but Borneo has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borneo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Borneo manages to pull guard.
Borneo managing to control the position.
Borneo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
Borneo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gracie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borneo landing punches.
Borneo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gracie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Borneo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gracie suckers Borneo into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Gracie is now in Borneo's guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie wanted to stand there but Borneo had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borneo pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Borneo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Borneo throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Borneo throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borneo.
Borneo throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borneo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borneo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Borneo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonto Borneo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A big left from Borneo misses.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Borneo.
Borneo throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Borneo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Borneo scores a takedown into full mount!
Borneo breaks from Gracie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Borneo is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Gracie is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tonto Borneo!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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