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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Borisov (ranked 1405 p4p, 315 weight class) and Tavish Gray (ranked 185 p4p, 44 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 cm 28 193 6 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm 28 175 10 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Excellent MT Granite chin |
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Good wrestler Brawler Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boris Borisov! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tavish Gray! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Borisov throws a looping overhand right but Gray ducks down to avoid it. Gray fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Gray keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) It looks like Boris Borisov has been cut. Gray takes one on the button. Gray looks to land a left hand but Borisov moved out of range nicely. Borisov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Gray misses with a jab to the body
and Borisov counters with a straight right hand. Borisov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Gray connects with a crisp jab. Borisov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Borisov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gray lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gray connects with a crisp jab. A shot to the liver by Gray. Beautiful body shot.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Borisov tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot. Nice shot lands for Gray. Gray scores with a jab to the jaw. Borisov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Borisov. Gray throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Borisov counter with a right hand. Borisov slips under a jab from Gray. Gray throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borisov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Gray slips under a jab. Gray misses with a hook to the body
and Borisov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Borisov slips a straight right by Gray.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Borisov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borisov was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray. Gray misses with a looping left. Borisov looks to throw the jab but Gray is out of range. Gray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borisov doesn't seem bothered though. Gray throws a hook but Borisov avoids it easily. Borisov throwing a counter right hand but Gray manages to avoid it. Gray connects with a body shot. Borisov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Gray throws a body punch but Borisov moves out of range. Gray has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Gray comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Borisov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Gray throws a poor cross that misses
and Borisov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Gray tests Borisov's chin there with a solid looking shot. Borisov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gray. Gray feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Borisovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Gray cracks Borisov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Gray throws the left hand but Borisov avoids the punch easily. Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Borisov is just out of range. Gray loads up on a big right hand but Borisov slips the punch. Borisov is looking for a counter combo. Gray throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Borisov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Borisov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borisov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Borisov ducks under a wild hook from Gray. Gray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borisov doesn't seem bothered though. This has been an exciting period of action! Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Borisov is just out of range. Gray throws a shot to the body.
Gray lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gray closes the distance and pushes Borisov back into the cage. Borisov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borisov is looking to break free of the clinch but Gray has double underhooks. Borisov throws a head punch that misses. Gray cracks Borisov with a nice body shot. Borisov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Borisov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round. Borisov tries to work over Gray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A nice left hand lands by Gray.
A right handed body shot lands from Gray.
A nice right hand lands inside from Borisov.
Gray decides to pull guard. Gray bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Borisov's guard.
Gray postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Gray throwing strikes but missing. Gray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Borisov works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Borisov looking for a sweep. Not yet Borisov, not yet. Gray is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Gray wants to control from the top but Borisov keeps moving.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/6.gif) That's six minutes gone in the round. Gray is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gray is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Borisov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Borisov has escaped and now he's on top!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gray is on top in guard.
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![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/7.gif) That's seven minutes gone in the round. Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but Borisov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Gray controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Gray has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Gray postures up and lands a big shot to Borisov's brow. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Borisov wants to sweep but no luck. Gray scoring with some ground and pound.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/8.gif) That's eight 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. Gray is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. 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. Borisov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Gray working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Borisov wants to hit a sweep here but Gray passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Borisov there! Borisov taking shots to the head. Gray looking to finish with strikes here!
Gray lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) Boris Borisov's cut is getting worse. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gray cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/9.gif) That's nine minutes gone in the round. Borisov wants to control but Gray is having none of it. Borisov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gray on the ground. Gray controlling the position easily from mount. Borisov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gray.
Borisov wants to control but Gray is having none of it. Gray landing strikes from the mount and Borisov is in trouble! Gray looking to control and managing it successfully. A nice elbow there by Gray. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tavish Gray dominated that round. The cut man is working on Boris Borisov's cut. 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!
Borisov takes a shot right to the bread basket. Gray lands with an overhand left.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) Boris Borisov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Borisov misses with a straight left. Borisov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray. Borisov is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Gray throws a right hand that misses
letting Borisov counter with a right hand. The fighters circling - Gray throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Gray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) Jeez, Boris Borisov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Gray throws a looping overhand right but Borisov ducks down to avoid it. Borisov is looking to counter punch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gray avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Borisov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray. Gray stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Borisov moves out of range of the strikes. Borisov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. The fighters circle momentarily. Gray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Boris Borisov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tavish Gray! A victorious Tavish Gray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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