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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Volodimir Borrisinov (ranked 1159 p4p, 1768 weight class) and Michel Santos (ranked 127 p4p, 184 weight class). Santos has chosen DMX - Intro as his entrance music. Michel Santos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145
12 - 6 - 0 |
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170 cm
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151
18 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Volodimir Borrisinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borrisinov slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Borrisinov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Borrisinov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Borrisinov persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Borrisinov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santos defends it nicely.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Borrisinov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Borrisinov tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Borrisinov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Borrisinov manages to get himself to full guard.
Borrisinov is pulling down on Santos's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Borrisinov has wrist control.
Borrisinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Borrisinov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos postures up.
Borrisinov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Borrisinov wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
Borrisinov is adopting a defensive guard.
Santos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Borrisinov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A leg kick checked by Borrisinov.
Santos throws a right and a left that Borrisinov avoids nicely.
Santos drives through with a takedown into Borrisinov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top 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.
Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Borrisinov has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Borrisinov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control but Borrisinov is working from the bottom.
Borrisinov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borrisinov seems keen to control Santos's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Borrisinov moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Borrisinov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volodimir Borrisinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borrisinov slips a jab from Santos.
Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Borrisinov. Borrisinov gets slowly back to his feet.
Borrisinov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Borrisinov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Borrisinov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Borrisinov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Borrisinov prevents Santos from escaping the position.
Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Santos gets back to half guard.
Borrisinov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borrisinov drops an elbow to the side of Santos's head.
Borrisinov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Borrisinov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michel Santos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Borrisinov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Borrisinov tries to counter with a takedown but Santos is quick to defend against it.
Borrisinov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Borrisinov gets slowly back to his feet.
Borrisinov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Borrisinov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Borrisinov or perhaps it was just good defense by Santos, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volodimir Borrisinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borrisinov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Santos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Borrisinov is in Santos's guard.
Borrisinov looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrisinov trying to control the position.
Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Borrisinov 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.
Borrisinov keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Santos postures up in Borrisinov's guard and throws a big left but Borrisinov blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borrisinov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Borrisinov is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Borrisinov keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Borrisinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Borrisinov controlling Santos's posture.
Borrisinov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Borrisinov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santos controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borrisinov circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borrisinov circles away quickly and effectively.
Borrisinov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Borrisinov quickly recovers to half guard.
Borrisinov is looking to improve his position.
Borrisinov is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Borrisinov trying to hold on to Santos's head to control him but Santos postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santos in particular looking to stall.
Santos trying to mount his opponent but Borrisinov defends it.
Borrisinov tries to get to full guard but Santos has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov wants to control but Santos is keeping busy.
Borrisinov is trying to get back to full guard.
Santos trying to control the action but Borrisinov is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Borrisinov is trying to maintain the position but Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos is looking to stall here but Borrisinov recovers full guard.
Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Santos wants to control but Borrisinov is keeping him busy.
Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Borrisinov manages to get to full guard.
Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos trying to control but Borrisinov is working from the bottom.
Borrisinov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Borrisinov is keeping the position.
Santos being controlled here momentarily.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Borrisinov is retaining full guard.
Borrisinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Borrisinov, not yet.
Borrisinov keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Santos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Santos clinches up with Borrisinov and pushes him back against the cage.
Volodimir Borrisinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Borrisinov avoids it.
Nice body punch from Santos - that landed with a thud.
Borrisinov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos is pressed up against the cage. Borrisinov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos down to the mat. Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volodimir Borrisinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos tries to sprawl but Borrisinov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Borrisinov working the head and body with strikes.
Borrisinov is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Borrisinov throws a strike but Santos avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Borrisinov is stalling in the full guard.
Santos controls Borrisinov momentarily but Borrisinov frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos trying to control the position.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Borrisinov from controlling successfully.
Santos is trying to keep Borrisinov in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Santos looking to control but instead Borrisinov has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Borrisinov is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Borrisinov tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Borrisinov trying to control from the bottom.
Santos prevents Borrisinov from improving his position.
Santos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos is looking to stall here but Borrisinov recovers full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Santos!
In his post fight interview, Michel Santos started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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