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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darren Borrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dilmo Rousseff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darren Borrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dilmo Rousseff!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rousseff misses with a takedown attempt - Borrow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Borrow throws a right and a left that Rousseff avoids nicely.
Borrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rousseff circles away quickly and effectively.
Rousseff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Borrow as he jumps to the side.
Borrow slaps away a takedown attempt from Rousseff, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Darren Borrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dilmo Rousseff.
Rousseff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borrow misses with a wild combination.
Rousseff 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.
Rousseff content to stall in guard here.
Rousseff trying to control the position from guard on top but Borrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rousseff won't allow Borrow to get back to his feet.
Borrow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousseff tries to free his leg and advance position but Borrow is retaining full guard.
Borrow is looking to stand up but Rousseff isn't so interested in that idea.
Rousseff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rousseff trying to control the position from guard on top but Borrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rousseff looking to pass the guard.
Borrow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Borrow tries to get out of the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rousseff keeps the fight on the outside.
Borrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Borrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Borrow tries to clinch up.
Borrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rousseff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
Borrow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rousseff won't allow Borrow to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rousseff trying to control but Borrow is working from the bottom.
Rousseff prevents Borrow from getting back to his feet.
Rousseff passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rousseff prevents Borrow from escaping the position.
Borrow is breathing heavily.
Rousseff has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Borrow!
Borrow is squirming around, avoiding Rousseff's attempts to control the action.
Rousseff controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Borrow really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Borrow holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rousseff tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rousseff sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Borrow defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rousseff.
Borrow really wants to buck Rousseff off and get back to his feet.
Rousseff dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borrow wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rousseff sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dilmo Rousseff dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Borrow misses with a series of wild punches.
Rousseff swats away the attempt to clinch by Borrow.
Darren Borrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borrow needs to keep his hands up - Rousseff had a free shot at his head there.
Rousseff drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rousseff wants to pass the guard but Borrow is keeping the position.
Rousseff stands and throws Borrow's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rousseff moves into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rousseff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Borrow is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousseff throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Borrow wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rousseff tries to control but Borrow wriggling away.
Rousseff controlling the position easily from mount.
Rousseff wants to control the pace but Borrow is squirming around nicely.
Despite being in the dominant position, Dilmo Rousseff just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Borrow is looking to clinch but Rousseff is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rousseff shoots in looking for a takedown. Borrow tries to sprawl out of it but Rousseff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Borrow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rousseff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Borrow is fending him off so far but Rousseff persists. Nope, Borrow circles away and we're back to standing.
Borrow gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rousseff to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rousseff stands and throws Borrow's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rousseff tries to advance to mount but can't.
The referee asks Rousseff politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rousseff prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rousseff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borrow keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borrow prevents Rousseff from moving into mount.
Borrow is trying to get back to his feet.
Borrow is not content to let Rousseff control the position.
Rousseff is trying to get an arm triangle but Borrow is defending well.
Rousseff is looking to take a break and control but Borrow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Borrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Borrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Rousseff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darren Borrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Borrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rousseff.
Rousseff has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Rousseff sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Borrow's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rousseff sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dilmo Rousseff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rousseff closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Borrow to the mat! Borrow manages to get full guard.
Rousseff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rousseff content to stall in guard here.
Rousseff wants to pass the guard but Borrow is keeping the position.
Rousseff slips nicely into half guard.
Borrow wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Borrow is not content to let Rousseff control the position.
Rousseff looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rousseff trying to mount his opponent but Borrow defends it.
Borrow is looking to escape.
Rousseff works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Borrow is trying to buck Rousseff off.
Rousseff wants to control but Borrow is keeping him busy.
The referee asks Rousseff politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rousseff prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rousseff wants to control but Borrow is keeping him busy.
Borrow is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousseff wants to control but Borrow is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rousseff fails with a takedown attempt.
Borrow misses with a few strikes there.
Rousseff slips a jab and a cross from Borrow.
Borrow's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Borrow duly obliges.
Rousseff closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Borrow is trying to buck Rousseff off.
Rousseff happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousseff is looking to take a break and control but Borrow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Borrow is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rousseff has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Borrow is being controlled here.
Dilmo Rousseff has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dilmo Rousseff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dilmo Rousseff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rousseff winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dilmo Rousseff!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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