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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jay mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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190 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ludvig Borga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jay mack!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borga gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Borga trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Borga wants to stand and escape but mack is having none of it.
mack sitting in guard, not really doing much.
mack gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Borga throws a right hand that mack ducks under and follows up with a left that mack also avoids with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from mack.
Borga misses with a body shot.
Borga tries to clinch but mack is having none of it.
Borga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Borga fails with the takedown
and mack moves into the clinch.
Borga has dropped down and is working for a takedown. mack is trying to keep an underhook but Borga manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borga tries to stand but can't do so whilst mack controls his leg.
Borga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed mack's head.
Borga thows a huge punch but mack dodges it nicely.
Borga thows a huge punch but mack dodges it nicely.
mack wants to improve his position but Borga is controlling well.
mack is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
mack is looking to control Borga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can mack avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Borga doesn't succeed with the takedown
and mack counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Borga is breathing heavily.
Borga trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
mack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mack with a nice head shot there.
mack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
mack stands and steps away. Borga gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
mack closes the distance and clinches.
Borga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
mack closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - mack lands in his opponent's guard.
mack trying to control but Borga is working from the bottom.
Borga lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for mack!
mack sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borga tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
mack wants to get back to his feet.
Borga prevents mack from improving his position.
Borga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
mack is trying to stand back up but Borga is controlling him
Borga drops an elbow to the side of mack's head.
Borga scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Borga gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
mack shoots in and drives through. Borga sprawls well.
Ludvig Borga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jay mack.
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.
mack has his takedown stuffed
and Borga counters with a three punch combo that has mack backing up. mack nods at Borga to acknowledge the strikes.
mack gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Borga counters with a nice double leg into side control. mack won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on mack's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
mack takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Borga is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but mack is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Borga decides to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borga with a lazy takedown attempt
and mack counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but jay mack will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
mack shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Borga's guard.
Borga will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Borga is looking to stand up but mack isn't so interested in that idea.
mack with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Borga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borga is looking to stand up but mack isn't so interested in that idea.
mack decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Borga, up you get!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mack changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Borga looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
mack tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
mack wants to control but Borga is keeping him busy.
mack tries to move into full mount but can't pass Borga's legs.
Borga is pushing mack's head away, looking to escape. mack manages to hold on to the position though.
Borga is trying to get back to half guard.
mack is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borga is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Borga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Borga thows a left - swing and a miss!
mack doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Borga counters with a nice double leg into guard.
mack trying to keep a closed guard but Borga is proving a slippery customer.
Borga has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of mack is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Borga is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Borga is looking to stand up but mack won't let him.
Borga is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
mack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Borga throws a sloppy head kick and mack moves out of range easily.
mack gets caught flat footed, as Borga shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Borga wants to stand but mack is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ludvig Borga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borga with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Borga.
Borga would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
mack is trying to hold Borga in close to prevent damage but Borga has managed to pass into half guard.
mack is looking to improve his position.
Borga wants to stand up but mack is controlling the position.
mack is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from mack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludvig Borga dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Borga throws a head kick that mack semi-blocks.
Borga shoots and misses
and mack finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
mack shoots and misses
and Borga counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
mack has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Borga avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Borga decides to pull guard.
mack wants to control from the top but Borga keeps moving.
mack stopping the sweep attempt from Borga.
mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Borga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Borga is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mack throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
mack working a defensive guard here.
mack 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.
mack trying to keep a closed guard but Borga is proving a slippery customer.
Borga lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Borga gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
mack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Borga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
mack shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Borga napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borga is trying to improve his position.
Borga is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Borga tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Borga is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
mack is hanging on to Borga's back as he tries to escape.
Borga tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
mack lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
mack looking to control but Borga is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borga regains half guard.
mack performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
mack stands up and beckons Borga to join him on the feet.
Borga fails with the takedown
and mack counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
mack cracks Borga with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borga is looking to stand up but mack isn't so interested in that idea.
mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Borga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mack cracks Borga with a solid left hand.
mack decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
mack misses with a few strikes there.
mack looks for a takedown but Borga sprawls well.
Ludvig Borga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jay mack.
Borga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
jay mack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think mack has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... jay mack!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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