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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Borkovskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tixarian Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Tixarian Pain is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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280 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stanislav Borkovskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tixarian Pain!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borkovskiy drops Pain with a left right combo! Borkovskiy follows him down to the ground into side control.
Pain is rocked!
It looks like Tixarian Pain has been cut.
Pain looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borkovskiy misses with the ground and pound.
Pain is still in real trouble! Can Borkovskiy finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borkovskiy throws an elbow but Pain slips to the side and avoids it well.
Borkovskiy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Borkovskiy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Borkovskiy wants to stand but Pain has his arm trapped.
Pain seems to have recovered his senses.
Pain is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Borkovskiy wants to stand but Pain has his arm trapped.
Borkovskiy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pain wants to control but Borkovskiy postures up.
Borkovskiy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pain, who protects the arm well.
Pain tries to bench press Borkovskiy off him but Borkovskiy keeps the position.
Pain takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borkovskiy working the head with strikes.
Borkovskiy wants to stand but Pain has his arm trapped.
Sloppy strikes there by Borkovskiy.
Borkovskiy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pain sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Borkovskiy wants to stand but Pain is controlling his arm.
I wouldn't like to be where Pain is right now.
Pain is trying to control Borkovskiy's posture but Borkovskiy avoids it.
Pain manages to work his way to half guard, despite Borkovskiy's best efforts.
Pain works his way to full guard. Good work.
Borkovskiy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Borkovskiy being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borkovskiy wants to stand but Pain is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Borkovskiy's guard.
Pain landing some decent shots from guard.
Pain scoring with punches to the head and body.
Borkovskiy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pain is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Borkovskiy's head.
Pain thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Borkovskiy shoots in but Pain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Borkovskiy tries to clinch but Pain moves out of range.
Borkovskiy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Borkovskiy tries to avoid it but Pain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Borkovskiy to the ground. Borkovskiy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pain looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Borkovskiy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pain scores with a couple of nice shots.
Borkovskiy looking for submissions off his back.
Pain seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain winds up and cracks Borkovskiy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Borkovskiy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pain scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pain working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pain closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pain is working Borkovskiy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Borkovskiy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pain has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Borkovskiy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Borkovskiy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pain is chipping away with strikes.
Borkovskiy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pain lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Borkovskiy down.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pain keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislav Borkovskiy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tixarian Pain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Borkovskiy has his takedown stuffed
and Pain decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Borkovskiy's guard.
Pain stands up over Borkovskiy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pain with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pain cracks Borkovskiy with a solid left hand.
Pain is in close to Borkovskiy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pain with a nice head shot there.
Pain is working Borkovskiy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pain sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Borkovskiy's guard.
Pain looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pain winds up and cracks Borkovskiy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Pain there.
Borkovskiy is looking to escape.
Borkovskiy is looking for a sweep. Pain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borkovskiy is trying to stand up here but Pain is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Pain there.
Pain works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borkovskiy wants to get back to his feet but Pain drags him back down.
Borkovskiy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pain scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Borkovskiy to see if he's OK.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Borkovskiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Borkovskiy with a poor takedown
and Pain counters with a single leg into guard. Borkovskiy didn't expect that.
Pain won't allow Borkovskiy to get back to his feet.
Pain works over Borkovskiy with some ground and pound from guard.
Borkovskiy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pain defends it easily.
Borkovskiy has momentary wrist control but Pain slips an elbow through the middle.
Borkovskiy wants to stand and escape but Pain is having none of it.
Pain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pain slips a jab and a cross from Borkovskiy.
Pain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Borkovskiy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Borkovskiy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Borkovskiy wants it to stay on the feet.
Borkovskiy stuffs the takedown.
Pain fails to land the takedown.
Stanislav Borkovskiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tixarian Pain.
Borkovskiy tries to clinch up.
Borkovskiy throws a sloppy head kick and Pain moves out of range easily.
Stanislav Borkovskiy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pain shoots in and bounces Borkovskiy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pain forces his way into half guard.
Pain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borkovskiy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Borkovskiy is trying to stand back up but Pain is controlling him
Pain takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pain seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Pain there.
Pain stops Borkovskiy from getting back to his feet.
Pain is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Borkovskiy tries to clinch there but Pain circles away.
Pain scores with a takedown into Borkovskiy's guard.
Pain postures up and lands a big shot to Borkovskiy's brow.
Pain landing some decent shots from guard.
Borkovskiy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pain on the ground.
Pain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Borkovskiy working for a triangle but Pain defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borkovskiy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Borkovskiy wants to stand but Pain is controlling the position.
Pain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Borkovskiy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pain is controlling him.
Tixarian Pain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Borkovskiy. That's going to slow Pain down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borkovskiy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borkovskiy tries to clinch up.
Pain feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borkovskiy has momentary wrist control but Pain slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tixarian Pain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tixarian Pain's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Borkovskiy tries for a takedown but Pain circles away easily
and Pain counters with a shoot takedown. Borkovskiy fights it but they end up in guard.
Pain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Borkovskiy is looking to stand up but Pain isn't so interested in that idea.
Pain postures up and lands a big shot to Borkovskiy's brow.
Pain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pain won't allow Borkovskiy to get back to his feet.
Pain landing some decent shots from guard.
Pain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Borkovskiy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pain has managed to get both his arms back between Borkovskiy's legs - danger averted.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borkovskiy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Borkovskiy misses with a takedown attempt
and Pain counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Borkovskiy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pain working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain passes Borkovskiy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pain seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pain lands a nice short elbow.
Borkovskiy pushes Pain off looking to stand but Pain dives back in and keeps control.
Borkovskiy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Borkovskiy looking for submissions off his back.
Borkovskiy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Borkovskiy is trying to stand.
Borkovskiy trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Borkovskiy gets caught flat footed, as Pain shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pain prevents Borkovskiy from getting back to his feet.
Pain lands a couple of elbows.
Pain postures up and lands a big shot to Borkovskiy's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Borkovskiy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Borkovskiy shoots and misses
and Pain counters with a single leg into guard. Borkovskiy didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanislav Borkovskiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pain stops Borkovskiy from standing up.
Pain passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Borkovskiy wants to get back to his feet.
Pain lands an elbow.
Borkovskiy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pain looks up at the clock and then as Borkovskiy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pain smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borkovskiy is pushing Pain's head away, looking to escape. Pain manages to hold on to the position though.
Borkovskiy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain working the body and head with strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from Borkovskiy misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pain.
Pain blocks a head kick by Borkovskiy.
Borkovskiy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pain has a takedown stuffed.
Pain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Borkovskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borkovskiy tries a low kick but Pain avoids it.
Pain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Borkovskiy. Borkovskiy obviously looking to wear him down.
Pain drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pain working the head and body with strikes.
Borkovskiy is trying to buck Pain off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Pain's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Borkovskiy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pain has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pain scores with punches from side control.
Pain lands a few punches from side control.
Pain lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Borkovskiy misses with a few strikes there.
Borkovskiy misses with a takedown attempt
and Pain counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pain works over Borkovskiy with some ground and pound from guard.
Borkovskiy looking for a guillotine here but Pain defends easily.
Borkovskiy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pain wants to pass the guard but Borkovskiy is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tixarian Pain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pain 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tixarian Pain!
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