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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hristo Borisov (ranked 4860 p4p, 4663 weight class) and Daniel Pawlikowski (ranked 554 p4p, 543 weight class). Hristo Borisov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205
14 - 26 - 0 |
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210
11 - 24 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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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 14 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Hristo Borisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Daniel Pawlikowski!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borisov tries for a takedown but Pawlikowski circles away easily
and Pawlikowski counters by clinching up.
Pawlikowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borisov scores with a takedown into Pawlikowski's guard.
Borisov trying to control but Pawlikowski is working from the bottom.
Pawlikowski seems keen to control Borisov's posture.
Borisov wants to control from the top but Pawlikowski keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pawlikowski is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Pawlikowski 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.
Borisov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pawlikowski is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Borisov is looking to clinch but Pawlikowski is avoiding it.
Pawlikowski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Borisov has his takedown stuffed
and Pawlikowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Pawlikowski.
Pawlikowski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pawlikowski 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pawlikowski keeping moving, preventing Borisov from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski has a closed guard, preventing Borisov from standing up.
Pawlikowski has Borisov pulled in close to control his posture.
Pawlikowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Borisov is controlling him.
Borisov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pawlikowski on the ground.
Borisov trying to control the position from guard on top but Pawlikowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pawlikowski has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Borisov has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pawlikowski clinches with his opponent.
Borisov avoids the elbow strike from Pawlikowski, against the cage.
Pawlikowski jumps guard and drags Borisov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pawlikowski is pulling down on Borisov's head to control his posture.
Pawlikowski has a closed guard, preventing Borisov from standing up.
Pawlikowski scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pawlikowski gets a clinch.
Pawlikowski manages to break the clinch.
Borisov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pawlikowski counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski successfully pulls guard.
Borisov wants to control from the top but Pawlikowski keeps moving.
Pawlikowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Borisov trying to control but Pawlikowski is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pawlikowski is on top in guard.
Pawlikowski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Borisov, up you get!
Pawlikowski blocks a head kick by Borisov.
Borisov misses with a shot to the body
and Pawlikowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Pawlikowski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pawlikowski rushes Borisov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pawlikowski crunches a lovely knee into Borisov's ribcage.
Pawlikowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borisov misses with a takedown
and Pawlikowski moves into the clinch.
Pawlikowski gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Borisov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pawlikowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Borisov keeping moving, preventing Pawlikowski from controlling successfully.
Daniel Pawlikowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pawlikowski lands a couple of digs.
Pawlikowski is working Borisov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pawlikowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov is looking for a triangle here but Pawlikowski uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pawlikowski is working Borisov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pawlikowski tries for a kimura but Borisov is defending well.
Pawlikowski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pawlikowski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pawlikowski connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Borisov some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pawlikowski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pawlikowski lands a few punches from side control.
Borisov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pawlikowski works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski scores with a nice shot.
Borisov trying to control but Pawlikowski is working from the bottom.
Pawlikowski is pulling down on Borisov's head. It's preventing any offense from Borisov, at least for the moment.
Pawlikowski is trying to keep Borisov in close.
Pawlikowski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Borisov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pawlikowski throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
That's four 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.
Pawlikowski is adopting a defensive guard.
Borisov won't allow Pawlikowski to sweep him here.
Pawlikowski keeping moving, preventing Borisov from controlling successfully.
Pawlikowski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pawlikowski manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Pawlikowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pawlikowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pawlikowski is looking to land body kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Pawlikowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Borisov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pawlikowski's head.
Borisov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pawlikowski regains half guard.
Borisov stalling away here and it's allowed Pawlikowski to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Borisov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pawlikowski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Borisov has Pawlikowski in his guard.
Pawlikowski is working Borisov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pawlikowski wants to control from the top but Borisov keeps moving.
Borisov is trying to hold Pawlikowski in close to prevent damage but Pawlikowski has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlikowski stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Borisov fails with the takedown
and Pawlikowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pawlikowski clinches up with Borisov and pushes him back against the cage.
Pawlikowski pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pawlikowski controlling Borisov's posture.
Pawlikowski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Borisov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Borisov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pawlikowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski is working for a kimura but Borisov is defending it quite comfortably.
Borisov trying to control but Pawlikowski postures up.
Pawlikowski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nice strikes from Pawlikowski there.
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 three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov looking for submissions off his back.
Pawlikowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pawlikowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pawlikowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Borisov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Borisov manages to get to full guard.
Pawlikowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski drops back looking for a leg! Borisov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Borisov manages to kick Pawlikowski off! Pawlikowski jumps back into Borisov's guard.
Borisov 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.
Borisov is trying to control the position but Pawlikowski postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pawlikowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pawlikowski pushes down on Borisov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hristo Borisov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Pawlikowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pawlikowski working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Pawlikowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pawlikowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Pawlikowski!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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