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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boryslav Margera (ranked 1523 p4p, 2243 weight class) and Adrian Halvorsen (ranked 152 p4p, 217 weight class). Margera comes into the arena with Daniel Lioneye - The King of Rock 'n' Roll blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boryslav Margera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Halvorsen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Margera blocks a head kick by Halvorsen.
A left lands for Margera.
Halvorsen digs a good hook to Margera's body.
Halvorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Margera moves away.
Halvorsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Margera.
Margera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Margera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halvorsen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Margera throws a jab but it's blocked by Halvorsen.
Halvorsen throws a chopping leg kick but Margera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Halvorsen misses with a straight right.
Margera doesn't manage to clinch there - Halvorsen circles away.
Halvorsen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd cheers as Margera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halvorsen doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halvorsen misses with a body kick.
Margera lands a nice looking body shot.
Good shot there by Margera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Margera as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Margera does it's job there.
Margera forces Halvorsen back against the cage and clinches.
Halvorsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.
Halvorsen avoiding damage as Margera throws knees to the body.
Halvorsen tries a body shot but Margera blocks it.
Halvorsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halvorsen digs a right hand into Margera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Margera's gas tank.
Halvorsen misses with a body punch.
Halvorsen misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Margera.
Margera trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Margera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Halvorsen has Margera pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Halvorsen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Margera tumbling to the mat - Halvorsen dives into Margera's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Halvorsen controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halvorsen is one step ahead there.
Halvorsen trying to control but Margera is working from the bottom.
Margera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halvorsen is one step ahead there.
Halvorsen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Margera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera is adopting a defensive guard.
Margera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Halvorsen misses with a hook. Margera ducked under it nicely.
Margera is looking to counter punch.
Halvorsen scores with a nice strike.
Margera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Halvorsen digs a good hook to Margera's body.
Margera forces Halvorsen back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Halvorsen as the two fighters clinch.
Halvorsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halvorsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Margera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Halvorsen's face.
Nice body punch from Margera.
Halvorsen tries a body shot but Margera blocks it.
Nice body punch from Halvorsen.
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!
Margera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halvorsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halvorsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Margera moves out of range as Halvorsen throws a body kick.
Halvorsen misses with an uppercut
and Margera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Halvorsen thinking.
Margera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halvorsen on the side of the head.
Halvorsen throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Margera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halvorsen missing with a left hand there. Margera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
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 Boryslav Margera will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Halvorsen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Margera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halvorsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halvorsen moves away from the strike by Margera.
A little jabbing left from Halvorsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Margera walks into a straight right hand from Halvorsen.
Boryslav Margera is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Halvorsen misses the target.
Margera tries to close the distance and clinch but Halvorsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Margera blocks the leg kick.
Margera throwing a counter right hand but Halvorsen manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Margera.
Margera misses with a body shot.
Halvorsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halvorsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Margera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Halvorsen has time to react.
Halvorsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Margera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Margera.
Margera scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halvorsen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boryslav Margera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halvorsen lands the left hand.
It looks like Boryslav Margera has been cut.
Margera looks to throw the jab but Halvorsen is out of range.
Halvorsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Margera.
Halvorsen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Margera clobbers Halvorsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Halvorsen blocks a jab.
Margera throws a looping overhand right but Halvorsen ducks down to avoid it.
Margera throws out a loose jab but Halvorsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Margera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halvorsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halvorsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Margera counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halvorsen throws a shot from downtown. Margera moves away and avoids it.
Boryslav Margera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Margera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Halvorsen throws a body kick that misses.
Halvorsen drops his hands momentarily and Margera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Halvorsen throws a right hand that misses
and Margera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halvorsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Margera is rocked!
Halvorsen thuds a left hand into Margera's body.
Halvorsen misses with a low kick.
Margera missing with a left hand there. Halvorsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Margera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Margera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Halvorsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halvorsen walks into a left hand.
A jab from Margera does it's job there.
Margera has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halvorsen tries to score a body lock takedown but Margera shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Halvorsen tries a body shot but Margera blocks it.
Margera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boryslav Margera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Margera misses with some punches.
Margera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Margera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Margera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halvorsen can do to turn this around?
Margera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but Halvorsen blocks with his arms.
Halvorsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halvorsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Margera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halvorsen backwards.
Margera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halvorsen takes a shot to the head.
Halvorsen managing to block the knees to the body from Margera.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Halvorsen.
Halvorsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Margera tries a body shot but Halvorsen blocks it.
Halvorsen has Margera pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Halvorsen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Margera tumbling to the mat - Halvorsen dives into Margera's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halvorsen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Margera managing to control the position.
Margera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boryslav Margera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boryslav Margera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Margera swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Halvorsen counter with a right hand.
Margera misses with a hook. Halvorsen ducked under it nicely.
Margera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halvorsen with a hook.
Margera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halvorsen can pounce on him.
Margera avoids the body shot from Halvorsen.
Halvorsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Margera.
Margera wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halvorsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Margera throws out the jab.
Halvorsen blocks a jab.
Margera misses the jab.
Halvorsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Margera misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halvorsen throws a body punch but Margera moves out of range.
Halvorsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Margera.
Margera is looking to counter the offense by Halvorsen and move into the clinch.
A slow jab from Margera misses its intended target.
Margera looks to throw the jab but Halvorsen is out of range.
Halvorsen scoring well with a low kick there.
A combination from Margera does no damage.
Halvorsen throws a leg kick but Margera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Margera tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Margera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halvorsen.
Halvorsen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Margera blocks the low kick.
Margera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halvorsen. Halvorsen obviously looking to wear him down.
Halvorsen lands with a right hand.
Margera tries to close the distance and clinch but Halvorsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Margera moves out of range as Halvorsen throws a body kick.
Adrian Halvorsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halvorsen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Margera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halvorsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Margera misses with a hook
enabling Halvorsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Halvorsen misses the shot to the body.
Margera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Margera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Halvorsen misses with a low kick.
Margera lands a glancing blow to the side of Halvorsen's head.
Margera lands with an uppercut that bounces Halvorsen off the cage and back into range.
Halvorsen connects with a right hand. Margera shakes it off.
Margera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Halvorsen.
Nice body punch from Margera.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Halvorsen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Margera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Margera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halvorsen at a distance.
Margera tries to clinch there but Halvorsen circles away.
Nice jab there from Margera.
Margera sizes up Halvorsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Halvorsen throws a jab when Margera was well out of range.
Margera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Halvorsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Margera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halvorsen fakes the leg kick and cracks Margera in the body.
Margera seems to have got his legs back now.
Halvorsen throws an overhand right that lands on Margera's shoulder, as Margera tries to avoid the shot.
Margera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Margera, as that shot connected.
Halvorsen moves out of range as Margera strikes.
Halvorsen with the counter takedown but Margera avoids it easily.
Halvorsen ducks under a wild hook from Margera.
Margera backing away here, and Halvorsen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Margera tests Halvorsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera needs to keep his hands up - Halvorsen had a free shot at his head there.
Halvorsen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Margera lands a nice looking body shot.
Halvorsen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Margera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Margera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Halvorsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boryslav Margera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Margera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Margera misses with a wild body shot.
Margera throws a body punch but Halvorsen moves out of range.
Halvorsen delivers a nice body kick.
Halvorsen tries to keep at a distance but Margera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Halvorsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boryslav Margera.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Margera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boryslav Margera!
Our winner, Boryslav Margera, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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