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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between sava Afoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgie Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georgie Borisov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, sava Afoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Georgie Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Afoa throws a head kick that Borisov semi-blocks.
Afoa slips a jab and a cross from Borisov.
Borisov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Afoa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Afoa lands with a shot to the body.
Borisov tries to clinch but Afoa is having none of it.
Borisov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Afoa circles away quickly and effectively.
Afoa checks the leg kick.
Borisov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Borisov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Borisov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Borisov is looking to clinch but Afoa is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afoa darts in and clinches Borisov up against the cage.
Borisov is trying to drag Afoa to the mat but Afoa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Afoa keeps control of Borisov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borisov tries to work over Afoa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Afoa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Afoa effectively controlling the action here.
Afoa breaks the clinch.
Borisov misses with a shot to the body
and Afoa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Afoa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Borisov looks gassed!
Afoa punishes Borisov's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Afoa counters with a left to the body.
Afoa rushes Borisov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Afoa is pushing Borisov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Afoa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Afoa rushes Borisov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Afoa lands a nice knee to the body.
Borisov is trying to maintain a safe position but Afoa gets an underhook and turns Borisov into the cage.
Afoa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Afoa.
Afoa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Afoa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Afoa tries to bum rush Borisov with a series of wild strikes but Borisov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afoa wants to clinch.
Afoa scores with a jab to the body.
Georgie Borisov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Afoa scores with a jab to the body.
Afoa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Afoa scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Afoa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Afoa closes the distance and pushes Borisov back into the cage.
Afoa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Afoa throws a nice head kick!
Afoa is looking to wear down Borisov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Afoa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Afoa moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Afoa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Afoa has Borisov pushed against the cage.
Afoa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sava Afoa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good leg kick by Afoa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Afoa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Borisov moves into the clinch.
Afoa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Borisov.
Nice elbow from Afoa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borisov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Afoa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Afoa drives through and clinches with Borisov against the cage.
Borisov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afoa looking to stall.
Afoa stalling.
Borisov is trying to break free.
Afoa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
sava Afoa is winning the standup battle so far.
Afoa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Borisov counters with a three punch combo that has Afoa backing up. Afoa nods at Borisov to acknowledge the strikes.
Borisov tries to clinch up
and Afoa counters with a left and a right that stings Borisov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afoa lands a high kick!
A right-left combo lands from Afoa.
Afoa cracks a nice hook into Borisov's ribs.
Afoa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Borisov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Afoa lands a nice hook to Borisov's body. Borisov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Borisov has eaten all the pies!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afoa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Borisov. Borisov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheers as Afoa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Borisov doesn't seem phased though.
Borisov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Afoa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Afoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Afoa rushes Borisov and presses him up against the cage.
Afoa connects with a knee to the head.
Afoa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Afoa manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Afoa pushes Borisov up against the cage in a clinch.
Borisov is pressed up against the cage. Afoa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Borisov down to the mat. Borisov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Afoa cracks Borisov with an open hand slap.
Borisov tries to clinch
and Afoa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Borisov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Afoa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borisov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slapping leg kick lands for Afoa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sava Afoa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Afoa throws a head kick that half lands.
Afoa throws a sloppy head kick and Borisov moves out of range easily.
Borisov wants to clinch but Afoa slips to the side
and Afoa counters with a one-two to the body.
Borisov darts in trying to clinch
and Afoa counters with a nice uppercut.
Borisov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Borisov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afoa throws a head kick that misses.
Borisov wants to clinch
and Afoa counters with a left and a right that stings Borisov.
Afoa lands with a slapping head kick.
Borisov thows a leg kick but Afoa checks it
and Afoa counters with a straight right hand.
Borisov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Afoa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Afoa misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Borisov misses
and Afoa counters with a head kick.
Afoa tries to clinch there but Borisov circles away.
Afoa throws a head kick that Borisov semi-blocks.
Afoa darts in and clinches Borisov up against the cage.
Afoa lands an elbow inside.
Afoa lands a damaging elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Borisov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Afoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Afoa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afoa stalling.
Afoa breaks the clinch.
Borisov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Afoa fakes the leg kick and cracks Borisov in the body.
Afoa tries to clinch but Borisov moves away
and Borisov counters by clinching up.
Afoa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Borisov letting Afoa take a breather here.
Afoa breaks the clinch.
Afoa lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Afoa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Borisov.
Afoa lands a lovely overhand right.
Afoa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borisov can do to turn this around?
Afoa misses with a head kick.
sava Afoa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Afoa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Georgie Borisov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Afoa thumps Borisov with a low kick.
Borisov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Afoa counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
sava Afoa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Afoa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sava Afoa!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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