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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cezare Borgia (ranked 6692 p4p, 543 weight class) and Zack Taylor (ranked 7088 p4p, 557 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cezare Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses
and Borgia counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Borgia lands a nice forearm strike.
Borgia in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Taylor gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Borgia working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Taylor is looking to improve his position but Borgia isn't that keen on the idea.
Borgia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Taylor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Borgia controlling the pace for now.
Borgia seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Taylor for as long as he can get away with.
Borgia is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Taylor 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.
Borgia landing punches.
Taylor prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Taylor tries to hold on but Borgia pushes him away.
Taylor tries to reverse the position but Borgia maintains control.
Borgia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Taylor?
Borgia looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Borgia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia looking for a guillotine from mount but Taylor is having none of it.
Borgia cracks Taylor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Borgia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Borgia.
Taylor has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Borgia is punishing Taylor with some ground and pound.
Borgia has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Taylor has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to break free.
Borgia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taylor on the ground.
Borgia is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Borgia controlling well, preventing Taylor from escaping the position.
Borgia is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Borgia scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Borgia controlling the position well here. Taylor rolled but Borgia kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Borgia lands strikes to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is riding his opponent, not letting Taylor buck him off.
Borgia gets his hands free as Taylor looks to control.
Borgia just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Taylor wants to control his opponent's hands but Borgia gets his hands free.
Borgia has good solid back control here.
Borgia gets his hands free as Taylor looks to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Borgia trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Taylor doesn't escape.
Taylor trying to control the position but Borgia manages to sink in the hooks.
Taylor looks winded!
Borgia really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Taylor.
Borgia continues to stall.
Taylor wants to control his opponent's hands but Borgia gets his hands free.
Borgia trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Taylor doesn't escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Borgia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Taylor manages to reverse the position and now he's in Borgia's guard. Nice work there by Taylor.
Borgia 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.
Borgia is adopting a defensive guard.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Borgia keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
Borgia pulls Taylor in to control the position.
Taylor has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA New York. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Taylor trying to control but Borgia is working from the bottom.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
Borgia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Taylor won't allow Borgia to sweep him here.
Borgia pulls Taylor in to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borgia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taylor misses with a kick to the body
and Borgia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Taylor won't be happy with that.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is letting Borgia control him for a moment.
Taylor regains half guard.
Borgia is looking to advance position but Taylor won't allow it.
Borgia prevents Taylor from improving his position.
Borgia is looking to pass Taylor's guard but actually Taylor recovers to full guard.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Borgia controls the pace.
Borgia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borgia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Borgia has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cezare Borgia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Borgia goes for a double leg but Taylor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Taylor continues to drive forward.
Zack Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borgia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Borgia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Borgia stops Taylor from standing up.
Borgia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Borgia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control the position.
Borgia wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Borgia stays in close to Taylor's body and controls the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cezare Borgia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taylor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia pulls Taylor in close to prevent any damage.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Borgia keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Borgia takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Borgia regains half guard.
Borgia is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taylor is trying to control. Borgia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Borgia.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from Borgia.
Taylor drops back looking for a leg! Borgia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Borgia manages to kick Taylor off! Taylor jumps back into Borgia's guard.
Borgia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Borgia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Borgia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Borgia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Borgia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Borgia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Taylor throws a combination. Borgia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Borgia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Taylor was covering up waiting for the punch and Borgia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Borgia controls the pace.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Borgia tries to pass.
Borgia lands a couple of elbows.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Borgia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Taylor has momentary wrist control but Borgia slips an elbow through the middle.
Borgia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Borgia being controlled here momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Borgia wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Borgia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Borgia landing some decent shots from guard.
Borgia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Taylor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Borgia's half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Borgia wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Borgia wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Borgia wants to get back to full guard.
Taylor is trying to control. Borgia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Borgia dodges it nicely.
Borgia tries to roll over but Taylor keeps him under control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Borgia is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Borgia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here.
Cezare Borgia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borgia staying calm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cezare Borgia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Borgia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Cezare Borgia!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Cezare Borgia!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Cezare Borgia!
Cezare Borgia wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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