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Event:
Holmgang 18
Date: Sep 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Borowitz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Borowitz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Borowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buster sets himself, and Borowitz steps forward looking for the clinch! Buster avoids it this time.#CL2#
Borowitz drives through and clinches with Buster against the ropes.
I was talking to Buster's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Buster throws a punch but it's blocked by Borowitz.
Nice body punch from Buster.
Buster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buster.
Borowitz keeps control of Buster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Buster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borowitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Borowitz closes the distance and pushes Buster back into the ropes.
Borowitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Borowitz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Borowitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Buster lands a right hand.
Borowitz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Buster - that landed with a thud.
Buster misses with a punch on the inside.
Buster misses with a body punch.
Buster misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Buster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borowitz's elbow.
Borowitz missing with knees to the body.
Borowitz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Borowitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Borowitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buster blocks the elbow strike.
Borowitz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Borowitz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Borowitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buster can't break the clinch.
Borowitz misses with a knee to the head.
Buster lands a right hand.
Buster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Borowitz backwards.
Buster lands with a light punch inside.
Buster tries to break free but Borowitz pushes him back against the ropes.
Borowitz throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Borowitz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buster's brow.
Buster has a couple of punches blocked by Borowitz.
#BC#
Buster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buster lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Buster misses with a straight right. #T2#
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!
Borowitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Borowitz throws a poor cross that misses
and Buster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buster looks to land a right hand but Borowitz moved out of range.
Borowitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Buster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Buster misses the target.
Borowitz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Borowitz wants to clinch
and Buster counters with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Buster.
A lazy left from Buster finds it's target.
Borowitz walks into a straight right hand from Buster.
Buster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borowitz circles away quickly and effectively.
Buster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Borowitz takes one on the button.
Buster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Buster misses.
Borowitz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#T3#
Sloppy strikes from Buster. Those never looked like landing.
Borowitz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Buster is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Borowitz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Buster.
Buster just misses with a punch to the body.
Borowitz misses the shot to the body.
Buster scores with a hook to the body. Borowitz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Borowitz takes one to the chin there.
Borowitz takes one to the side of the head.
Buster throws a body shot but no joy.
Buster stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Buster lands with an uppercut that bounces Borowitz off the ropes and back into range.#ROC#
Borowitz is rocked!
Borowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buster was well out of range. Poor timing from Borowitz.
Nice body punch from Buster.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borowitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Borowitz has Buster up against the ropes in a clinch.
Buster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T4#
Buster throws a head punch that misses.
Buster scores with a shot to the side of Borowitz's head.
Borowitz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Borowitz blocks an uppercut.
Borowitz throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buster. #BC#
Buster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Borowitz pushes Buster up against the ropes in a clinch.
Borowitz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buster.
Buster tries to throw a body punch but Borowitz avoids it by throwing Buster back against the ropes.
Borowitz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borowitz.
Buster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borowitz lands a damaging elbow.
Buster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Borowitz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buster.
The referee calls for Buster to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Buster dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Buster slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Borowitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL2#
Borowitz moves into the clinch successfully.
Buster tries to throw a body punch but Borowitz avoids it by throwing Buster back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Borowitz. #CUT2#
It looks like Bronko Buster has been cut.
Borowitz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Borowitz lands a damaging elbow.
Buster misses with a punch to the body.
Buster lands a left hand.
Buster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buster tries to work over Borowitz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buster is looking to control Borowitz's arms but Borowitz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Buster has his back to the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borowitz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Buster pushes Borowitz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Borowitz throws an elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Buster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borowitz can do to turn this around?
Buster scores with a hook.#T1#
Borowitz wants to clinch.
Borowitz throws a leg kick
and Buster counters with a left to the body.
Buster sizes up Borowitz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Buster is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Buster scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab by Buster.#CL2#
Buster tries to keep at a distance but Borowitz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Buster struggles to land a body shot inside as Borowitz controls his hands.
Buster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Borowitz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buster misses with a punch to the body.
Borowitz lands an elbow inside that Buster shrugs off.
Borowitz prevents a body shot from Buster.
Borowitz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borowitz lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T2#
Buster tries to work over Borowitz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Buster misses with a body punch.
Buster lands a body shot.
Borowitz is breathing heavily.
Buster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buster avoids the elbow strike from Borowitz, against the ropes.
Borowitz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buster is defending well for now.
Borowitz trying to land knees to the body.
Buster tries to throw a body punch but Borowitz avoids it by throwing Buster back against the ropes.
Buster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buster managing to block the knees to the body from Borowitz.
A short left from Buster.
Borowitz lands an elbow inside.
Buster avoids a wild elbow strike from Borowitz.
Buster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tyler Borowitz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Borowitz is working Buster over against the ropes.#BC#
Buster manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Buster finds it's way through Borowitz's defenses.
Borowitz is still on wobbly legs! Can Buster finish him?
Buster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
Borowitz is looking to clinch but Buster is avoiding it.
Borowitz seems to have recovered his senses.
Buster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borowitz moves away.
Borowitz tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Borowitz has closed the distance and engaged Buster in a clinch.
Buster throws a head punch that misses.
Borowitz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buster avoids it.
Borowitz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Borowitz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Borowitz misses with a knee to the head.
Borowitz trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borowitz.
Buster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borowitz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borowitz lands a damaging elbow.
Buster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Borowitz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Buster blocks an elbow strike from Borowitz.
Buster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Borowitz tries a knee to the head but Buster blocks it.
#T4#
Borowitz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Borowitz looking to throw knees to the head but Buster is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buster lands a body punch. #BC#
Buster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Borowitz takes the fight into the clinch.
Buster blocks the elbow strike.
Borowitz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Borowitz blocks an uppercut.
Buster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borowitz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borowitz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buster avoids it.
Buster managing to block the knees to the body from Borowitz.
Buster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Borowitz missing with knees to the body.
#BC#
Buster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borowitz tries to clinch up but Buster circles away and keeps his distance.
Buster misses with a straight left.
Buster throws a body punch but Borowitz moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bronko Buster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bronko Buster's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Buster scores with a jab to the head.
Buster with a hook.
Buster works the jab nicely.
Borowitz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Borowitz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Borowitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Buster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buster loads up on a big right hand but Borowitz slips the punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Buster scores with a four punch combination!
and Buster counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Borowitz! He's just covering up as Buster starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bronko Buster!
Bronko Buster is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Bronko Buster, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Holmgang 9
Date: Aug 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Koltun connects with a solid leg kick.
Borowitz misses with a head kick.
Borowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
Borowitz moves into the clinch successfully.
Borowitz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koltun.
Koltun managing to block the knees to the body from Borowitz.
Borowitz lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Kamil Koltun has been cut.
Koltun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Borowitz misses with an elbow strike.
Borowitz misses with a knee to the head.
Borowitz has Koltun pressed against the ropes, preventing Koltun from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Koltun dodges an elbow strike from Borowitz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Borowitz.
Koltun lands with a short shot to the head.
Borowitz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Borowitz tries a knee to the head but Koltun blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Borowitz. #CUT2#
Kamil Koltun's cut is getting worse.
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!
Borowitz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koltun.
#T1#
Koltun throws a punch but it's blocked by Borowitz.
Borowitz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koltun's defenses. #CUT2#
Kamil Koltun's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Borowitz misses with an elbow strike.
Koltun blocks the elbow strike.
Koltun is stalling here.
Koltun blocks an elbow strike.
Koltun blocks the elbow strike.
Borowitz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koltun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borowitz tries to land a knee to the head but Koltun blocks with his arms.
Borowitz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Borowitz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Borowitz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koltun is defending well for now.
Borowitz misses with an elbow over the top.
Borowitz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Borowitz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Koltun takes an elbow to the forehead. #ROC2#
Koltun is rocked!#CUT2#
Jeez, Kamil Koltun's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kamil Koltun's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyler Borowitz!
Tyler Borowitz spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
USFC 112
Date: Apr 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Borowitz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CUT2#
It looks like Simon Vale has been cut.
Borowitz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Vale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vale throws a leg kick but Borowitz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vale has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Borowitz moves away from the strike by Vale.
Vale scores with the left hand. Borowitz knows he should have avoided that one. #CL2#
Borowitz rushes Vale and presses him up against the cage.
Borowitz prevents Vale from breaking the clinch.
Vale managing to block the knees to the body from Borowitz.
Vale swings wildly with an uppercut but Borowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borowitz lands an elbow that stopped Vale in his tracks for a moment.
Borowitz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vale.
Borowitz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC#
Vale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borowitz takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been informed that Borowitz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big right from Vale misses.
Borowitz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Simon Vale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vale misses with a straight left.
Borowitz doesn't manage to clinch there - Vale circles away.
Vale getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vale misses with a two punch combination.
#T1#
Vale blocks a head kick by Borowitz.
Vale misses with a looping right.
Vale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2#
Borowitz takes the fight into the clinch.
Vale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borowitz lands an elbow inside that Vale shrugs off.
Borowitz keeps control of Vale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borowitz lands a knee to the body.
Borowitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vale misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vale fails to land.
Borowitz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#
Simon Vale's cut is getting worse.
Borowitz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vale blocks it with crossed arms.
Borowitz lands an elbow that stopped Vale in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borowitz blocks a body shot from Vale.
Borowitz lands a knee to the body.
Vale is breathing heavily.
Borowitz lands a nice elbow.
Borowitz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#
Simon Vale's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Borowitz lands an elbow that stopped Vale in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Simon Vale's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyler Borowitz!
Tyler Borowitz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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