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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Borhes (ranked 7422 p4p, 578 weight class) and Barren Von Braun (ranked 23830 p4p, 624 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cristian Borhes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barren Von Braun!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borhes tries to clinch up.
Borhes moves into the clinch.
Borhes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Braun is defending well for now.
Von Braun tries a knee to the head but Borhes blocks it.
Von Braun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Braun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Braun moves into the clinch successfully.
Borhes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Von Braun misses with an elbow strike.
Von Braun throws an elbow but it misses.
Von Braun is stalling here.
A short right from Von Braun on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Braun works on Borhes's body with a couple of short punches.
Von Braun stalling.
Von Braun effectively controlling the action here.
Von Braun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Braun keeps the fight on the outside.
Borhes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Borhes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Borhes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Borhes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Borhes slaps away a takedown attempt from Von Braun, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cristian Borhes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Braun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cristian Borhes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barren Von Braun.
Von Braun scores with a one two! Borhes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Von Braun keeps the fight on the outside.
Borhes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Braun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borhes tries to clinch but Von Braun moves out of range.
Von Braun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Von Braun moves into the clinch.
Von Braun is trying to force a seperation but Borhes has the dominant position.
Von Braun is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Borhes is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borhes trying to stall but Von Braun improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borhes.
Von Braun manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Von Braun.
Borhes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Braun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A right-left combo lands from Von Braun.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borhes rushes Von Braun and presses him up against the cage.
Von Braun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Braun scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Von Braun is trying to control. Borhes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Borhes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Borhes tries to get out of the position.
Borhes wants to get back to his feet.
Borhes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Von Braun on the ground.
Von Braun is looking for a kimura but Borhes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Von Braun to get the leverage.
Borhes is not content to let Von Braun control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Braun not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Von Braun is keen to just control but Borhes is a slippery customer.
Von Braun is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Von Braun with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Von Braun is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Braun content to control rather than advance.
Von Braun is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Von Braun is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Borhes is just riding it out for now. Von Braun eventually gives up the hold.
Von Braun wants to control but Borhes is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barren Von Braun dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Borhes doesn't manage to clinch there - Von Braun circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borhes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borhes tries to clinch up
and Von Braun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Von Braun is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Borhes's half guard.
Von Braun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Von Braun slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Von Braun has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Braun is working for a submission of some sort.
Von Braun is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Braun trying to control the action but Borhes is working from the bottom.
Von Braun is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Borhes sees it coming and defends easily.
Von Braun looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Von Braun is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
My spies in Touch Of Death Combat Academy inform me that Von Braun has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Von Braun content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Von Braun wants to control but Borhes is keeping him busy.
Von Braun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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.
Von Braun is working for a kimura but Borhes is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Braun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Borhes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Von Braun seems content to control.
Von Braun looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Borhes is refusing to be controlled, as Von Braun sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Braun slows the pace down in half guard.
Von Braun is trying to control the action in half guard but Borhes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Von Braun content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Borhes is refusing to be controlled, as Von Braun sits in half guard.
Von Braun is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Von Braun thows a huge punch but Borhes dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Von Braun seems content to control.
Von Braun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borhes keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Borhes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Borhes wants to clinch.
Borhes leaves Von Braun with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Von Braun with a jab.
Von Braun keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Braun steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Borhes.
Von Braun shoots in for a takedown but Borhes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barren Von Braun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Von Braun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Borhes tries to clinch up.
Borhes closes the distance and clinches.
Von Braun tries for a takedown but Borhes manages to get underhooks.
Von Braun holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Borhes trying to control the position but instead, Von Braun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Borhes into the cage.
Borhes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borhes lands with a light punch inside.
Borhes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Braun is defending well for now.
Von Braun breaks the clinch.
Borhes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Von Braun feints the counter takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Borhes. No joy for Von Braun on that attempt.
Cristian Borhes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barren Von Braun.
Borhes tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Von Braun.
Von Braun jabs Borhes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Von Braun moves into the clinch successfully.
Borhes working aggressively here.
Borhes tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Braun avoids the damage to the body.
Von Braun manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Von Braun slowing the pace effectively.
Borhes missing with knees to the body.
Von Braun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borhes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Braun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borhes tries to clinch there but Von Braun circles away.
Borhes tries to clinch but Von Braun is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Braun lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Borhes closes the distance but Von Braun moves to the side
and Von Braun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Von Braun shoots for a double leg takedown but Borhes sprawls well. He's pushed Von Braun's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Borhes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Borhes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Von Braun counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Braun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Borhes but Borhes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Borhes doesn't manage to clinch there - Von Braun circles away.
Von Braun keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Braun wants to counter the offense by Borhes and move into the clinch position.
Von Braun shoots in and drives through. Borhes sprawls well.
Borhes is looking to clinch but Von Braun is avoiding it.
Von Braun instigates a clinch.
Borhes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Braun.
Von Braun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Braun fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Borhes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Braun is trying hard to land a takedown here. Borhes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Borhes is looking to clinch.
Von Braun lands a jab to the head.
Von Braun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barren Von Braun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borhes tries to clinch but Von Braun is having none of it.
Von Braun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Borhes is out of range.
Borhes tries to counter with a takedown but Von Braun is quick to defend against it.
Von Braun swats away the attempt to clinch by Borhes.
Barren Von Braun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Braun moves into the clinch.
Borhes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borhes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Braun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Von Braun shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Borhes pinned against the cage. Borhes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Borhes tries to clinch there but Von Braun circles away.
Von Braun dives in for a single leg takedown but Borhes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borhes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borhes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Braun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cristian Borhes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barren Von Braun is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Borhes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Braun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Borhes wants to clinch.
Borhes tries to clinch up
and Von Braun counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Borhes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borhes is not content to let Von Braun control the position.
Von Braun has hold of Borhes's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Borhes seems comfortable defending it but Von Braun has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Borhes is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Borhes is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Von Braun couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Barren Von Braun!
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