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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Volodimir Borrisinov (ranked 1939 p4p, 2066 weight class) and Terrell Yates (ranked 118 p4p, 126 weight class). Terrell Yates has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 cm
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Volodimir Borrisinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Yates!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borrisinov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yates on his heels. He'll look to pass Yates's guard now, I'm sure.
Borrisinov landing with the ground and pound.
Yates wants to sweep but no luck.
Borrisinov stands up over Yates, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yates looking to control.
Borrisinov preventing the sweep.
Yates looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Borrisinov tries to free his leg and advance position but Yates is retaining full guard.
Borrisinov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yates manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Borrisinov has Yates in his guard.
Borrisinov controlling Yates's posture.
Yates must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
Borrisinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Yates wants to stand but Borrisinov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Borrisinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Borrisinov, not yet.
Borrisinov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yates wanted to stand there but Borrisinov had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yates stopping the sweep attempt from Borrisinov.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yates.
Borrisinov missing with a left hand there. Yates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Yates on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Yates.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Yates enables Borrisinov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yates manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Borrisinov landing with the ground and pound.
Borrisinov with a nice head shot there.
Borrisinov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Borrisinov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yates is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Borrisinov is controlling him.
Borrisinov postures up in Yates's guard and throws a big left but Yates blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov throws an elbow that misses. Yates uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Borrisinov's guard. Nice move by Yates!
Yates wants to stand but Borrisinov is controlling his posture from full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Borrisinov holds on and takes a little breather.
Yates tries to stand but Borrisinov is controlling from the bottom.
Borrisinov wants to sweep here but Yates controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borrisinov is working hard here to advance position.
Borrisinov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yates wanted to stand there but Borrisinov had control of the position.
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.
Borrisinov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yates puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Yates tries to stand but can't do so whilst Borrisinov controls his leg.
Borrisinov is controlling Yates's trapped leg to prevent Yates from advancing to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borrisinov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Borrisinov is controlling Yates's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Volodimir Borrisinov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - Borrisinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borrisinov avoids a kick to the body.
Yates thumps Borrisinov with a low kick.
Yates looks to land a right hand but Borrisinov moved out of range.
Yates with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Yates misses.
Yates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yates scores with a head kick. Borrisinov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Borrisinov misses with a hook
and Yates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick there by Yates.
Yates slips under a jab from Borrisinov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borrisinov throws a right hand that misses
and Yates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borrisinov throws an off balance right hand
and Yates makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Borrisinov with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Yates counter with a right hand.
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!
Borrisinov misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick from Yates, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borrisinov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Borrisinov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Borrisinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Borrisinov throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yates appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Borrisinov misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Yates.
Nice shot by Yates.
Borrisinov dives in and grabs Yates's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yates pushes down on Borrisinov's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volodimir Borrisinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borrisinov looks to throw the jab but Yates is out of range.
Borrisinov throws an off balance right hand
and Yates counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Borrisinov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yates was covering up waiting for the punch and Borrisinov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Volodimir Borrisinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yates wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yates works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borrisinov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borrisinov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Borrisinov lands a couple of digs.
Borrisinov is stalling in the full guard.
Borrisinov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yates is trying to control the position but Borrisinov postures up.
Borrisinov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Borrisinov is in close to Yates's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Borrisinov distracts Yates with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Borrisinov has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Borrisinov landing some decent shots from guard.
Borrisinov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Borrisinov postures up in Yates's guard and throws a big left but Yates blocks it.
Borrisinov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Borrisinov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yates's head.
Yates utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Borrisinov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Borrisinov is looking to work some ground and pound but Yates has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yates's head.
Yates avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borrisinov wants to control from the top but Yates keeps moving.
Borrisinov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Borrisinov cracks Yates with a solid left hand.
Borrisinov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Borrisinov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yates is keeping the position for now.
Borrisinov advances position into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Terrell Yates will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yates throws a right hand that misses
and Borrisinov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yates won't be happy with that.
Borrisinov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yates is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yates really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Borrisinov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Borrisinov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yates down.
Yates is looking to reverse the position.
Yates takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Borrisinov cracks Yates with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Borrisinov lands some shots froms side control.
Yates is looking for a sweep.
Borrisinov landing a few strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borrisinov is working Yates over with some ground and pound from side control.
Borrisinov working the head and body with strikes.
Yates is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrisinov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yates some visible discomfort.
Yates is still in real trouble! Can Borrisinov finish him?
Borrisinov scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Yates is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Borrisinov can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Volodimir Borrisinov!
Volodimir Borrisinov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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