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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hristo Borisov (ranked 3693 p4p, 4063 weight class) and Waluigi LL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Hristo Borisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Waluigi LL!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LL throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borisov.
Borisov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from LL.
LL shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Borisov sprawls well. Borisov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. LL gets slowly back to his feet.
LL looks to land a combination but Borisov avoids it well.
Borisov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LL moves away.
Borisov stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from LL misses.
LL keeps the fight on the outside.
Borisov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
LL keeps the fight on the outside.
Borisov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches LL napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Borisov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Borisov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but LL is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Borisov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by LL, who protects the arm well.
Borisov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Borisov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Borisov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Borisov tries for a kimura but LL is defending well.
Borisov is trying to get an arm triangle but LL is defending well.
Borisov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
LL tries to bench press Borisov off him but Borisov keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borisov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but LL is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Borisov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by LL, who protects the arm well.
Borisov moves into full mount!
LL is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Borisov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as LL is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Borisov is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Borisov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force LL to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so LL shrugs it off.
Borisov tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
LL looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Borisov swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and LL is now in Borisov's guard. A big mistake from Borisov there, giving up the dominant position!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borisov looking for a guillotine here but LL defends easily.
LL wants to stand but Borisov is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hristo Borisov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Borisov slips a jab and a cross from LL.
Borisov tries to counter by clinching up but LL breaks away and moves out of range.
LL throws a nice looking combination but Borisov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Borisov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. LL is trying to defend but Borisov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Borisov is looking for a kimura but LL is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Borisov to get the leverage.
LL wants to control but Borisov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Borisov tries to stand but his hand is stuck under LL.
Borisov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but LL sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LL tries to get to full guard but Borisov has control of the leg.
Borisov controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borisov is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed LL to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Borisov has gone for a leg lock! LL slips out almost immediately though and dives into Borisov's guard.
Borisov keeping full guard, as LL tries to pass.
Borisov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Borisov tries to get out of the position.
That's two 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.
Borisov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. LL gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
LL wants to control from the top but Borisov keeps moving.
Borisov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from LL.
Borisov pulls LL in close to prevent any damage.
LL trying to control the position from guard on top but Borisov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borisov being controlled here, momentarily.
Hristo Borisov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borisov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from LL.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Borisov managing to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
LL doesn't manage to clinch there - Borisov circles away.
LL feints a jab promting Borisov to slip. LL then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Borisov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
LL throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borisov.
LL clinches up with Borisov and pushes him back against the cage.
Borisov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Borisov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but LL is defending well.
LL is working for takedown but Borisov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Borisov is looking for a takedown.
Borisov is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hristo Borisov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LL gets control of Borisov's arms and successfully pulls guard. LL will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Borisov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LL 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.
LL is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Borisov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borisov wants to get up but he can't break LL's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Borisov trying to control but LL is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Waluigi LL showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from LL.
LL throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Borisov's waist but Borisov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing LL off to one side.
LL misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Borisov as LL shoots in.
Hristo Borisov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waluigi LL.
Borisov slaps away a takedown attempt from LL, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Borisov.
Borisov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. LL knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Borisov controlling the position from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borisov wants to stand but LL is controlling his arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov swings around for an armbar but LL sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Borisov's guard.
LL got a little sloppy there for a moment and Borisov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, LL has managed to get both his arms back between Borisov's legs - danger averted.
LL trying to stand up but can't free himself from Borisov's guard.
Borisov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Borisov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Borisov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LL throws a strike but Borisov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
LL controlling the position.
Borisov trying to control but LL is working from the bottom.
Borisov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but LL manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Borisov has LL in his guard.
Borisov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
LL tries to free his leg and advance position but Borisov is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
LL being controlled here momentarily.
Borisov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Borisov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Borisov tries to pass the half guard into mount. LL knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Borisov is looking to stall here but LL recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LL working a defensive guard here.
Borisov content to stall in guard here.
Borisov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of LL is proving hard to escape from.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hristo Borisov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Borisov 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hristo Borisov!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hristo Borisov thanked PWNAGE Elite for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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