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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Brannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psiho Borec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borec has chosen Carl orff - o fortuna as his entrance music. Alex Brannigan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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205 lbs
7 - 1 - 1 |
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188 cm
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222 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Alex Brannigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Psiho Borec!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brannigan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Borec fails with a takedown attempt.
Brannigan misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Borec.
Borec's corner calls for a 1-2. Borec obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Borec circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brannigan looks to land a body kick but Borec moved away.
Borec lands a body shot.
Brannigan is looking to slow Borec down with leg kicks.
Borec has a takedown stuffed.
Some bone on bone action there as Borec checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Borec takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brannigan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Borec throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brannigan's waist but Brannigan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Borec off to one side.
Alex Brannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psiho Borec.
Borec scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Borec throws a sloppy head kick and Brannigan moves out of range easily.
Brannigan tries a head kick but it misses.
Borec shoots for a takedown but Brannigan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Borec looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brannigan trying to control here.
Brannigan is trying to get back to full guard.
Borec missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brannigan gets full guard.
Borec trying to control but Brannigan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borec postures up.
Brannigan keeping full guard, as Borec tries to pass.
Borec is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Borec, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brannigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borec changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brannigan tries to avoid it but Borec manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brannigan to the ground. Brannigan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Borec misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brannigan.
Borec looks gassed!
Brannigan closes the distance and pushes Borec back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Brannigan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brannigan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Borec's brow.
Brannigan misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brannigan.
Brannigan avoiding damage.
Borec is working for takedown but Brannigan is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Psiho Borec has been cut.
Borec dodges an elbow strike from Brannigan.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brannigan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brannigan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brannigan tries to stall but Borec uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brannigan.
Brannigan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brannigan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Borec is defending well for now.
Brannigan lands an elbow just above Borec 's eye.
Brannigan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brannigan obliges.
Brannigan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brannigan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Borec up against the cage.
Borec tries to pull guard but Brannigan holds him up against the cage and eventually Borec drops back down to his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Borec looking for a takedown.
Brannigan lands an elbow inside that Borec shrugs off.
That has opened up Psiho Borec's cut even more.
Brannigan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Borec misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brannigan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Borec tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brannigan misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brannigan throws an elbow but misses.
Brannigan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brannigan tries a knee to the head but Borec blocks it.
Brannigan lands an elbow inside.
Brannigan lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Psiho Borec's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brannigan lands an elbow that stopped Borec in his tracks for a moment.
Borec avoiding damage as Brannigan throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Borec as Brannigan tries to tie him up.
Borec tries to pull guard but Brannigan won't allow it.
Brannigan trying to control the position but instead, Borec has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brannigan into the cage.
Brannigan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Borec up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Brannigan.
Borec throws a combination. Brannigan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Borec.
Brannigan throws a leg kick but Borec checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Brannigan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Psiho Borec's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brannigan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Borec's sensitive parts.
Brannigan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borec was well out of range. Poor timing from Brannigan.
Brannigan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Borec counters with a nice uppercut.
Borec shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brannigan defends it nicely.
Brannigan wants to clinch.
Brannigan tries to clinch there but Borec circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brannigan tries to close the distance and clinch but Borec swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brannigan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borec is breathing heavily.
Borec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brannigan avoids the head kick by Borec.
Borec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brannigan.
Brannigan looks to clinch
and Borec counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brannigan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brannigan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brannigan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borec blocks a leg kick.
Brannigan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brannigan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alex Brannigan is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borec tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brannigan throws a wild body kick that Borec sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Psiho Borec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borec fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brannigan manages to avoid it.
Borec shoots in for a takedown but Brannigan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alex Brannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psiho Borec.
Borec avoids the head kick by Brannigan.
Borec uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brannigan.
Borec shoots in looking for a takedown. Brannigan tries to sprawl out of it but Borec keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brannigan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brannigan is looking to wear down Borec with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brannigan thows a body kick. Borec tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brannigan throws a body punch but Borec moves out of range.
Borec fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan is looking to slow Borec down with leg kicks.
Brannigan thumps Borec with a low kick.
Brannigan scores with a leg kick.
Brannigan tries to clinch but Borec is having none of it.
Brannigan tries to clinch there but Borec circles away.
Borec's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Borec takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brannigan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brannigan tries to work over Borec's front leg with a kick but Borec checks it.
Brannigan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brannigan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Borec keeps the fight on the outside.
Brannigan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Borec is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borec misses the shot to the body.
Borec shoots in looking for a takedown. Brannigan tries to sprawl out of it but Borec keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brannigan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Borec moves out of range as Brannigan throws a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Borec checks a leg kick.
Borec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brannigan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brannigan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brannigan tries a low kick but Borec avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Brannigan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Psiho Borec's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brannigan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borec.
Borec ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brannigan moves away.
Borec checks a leg kick.
Brannigan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Borec swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brannigan.
Brannigan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brannigan.
Borec uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brannigan.
Borec shoots for a double leg takedown but Brannigan sprawls well. He's pushed Borec's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brannigan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Borec is out of range.
Borec will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Borec takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Borec shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brannigan as he avoids it easily.
Alex Brannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psiho Borec.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brannigan misses with a straight right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brannigan.
Brannigan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brannigan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Borec uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brannigan.
Borec throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brannigan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brannigan.
Brannigan rushes Borec and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brannigan misses with an elbow over the top.
Borec tries to pull guard but Brannigan holds him up against the cage and eventually Borec drops back down to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brannigan lands an elbow inside.
Brannigan wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brannigan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Borec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Borec throws a combination that misses
and Brannigan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brannigan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borec can do to turn this around?
Brannigan looks to land a body kick but Borec moved away.
A head kick misses from Brannigan.
Borec throws a big shot that misses.
Brannigan misses with a kick to the body.
Brannigan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Psiho Borec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brannigan throws out a leg kick but Borec moves out of range and Brannigan only half commits.
Brannigan tries to clinch but Borec is having none of it.
Borec misses the shot to the body.
Alex Brannigan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borec rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brannigan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alex Brannigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brannigan lands a head kick. Borec smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Psiho Borec's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Borec looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Borec tries for a takedown but Brannigan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brannigan is looking to clinch but Borec is avoiding it.
Brannigan throws out a loose jab but Borec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brannigan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borec.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brannigan, right into the meat.
Borec closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brannigan moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan looking for a sweep. Not yet Brannigan, not yet.
Psiho Borec has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brannigan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Borec manages to get himself to full guard.
Borec keeping moving, preventing Brannigan from controlling successfully.
Borec looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brannigan looking to pass the guard.
Borec can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brannigan controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brannigan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brannigan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brannigan wants to control from the top but Borec keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Brannigan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brannigan, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Alex Brannigan!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Alex Brannigan!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Alex Brannigan!
Alex Brannigan wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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