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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dante The Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgie Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georgie Borisov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dante The Saint's chin.
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dante The Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Georgie Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borisov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Saint.
The Saint really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Saint misses with the combination.
Borisov gets caught flat footed, as The Saint shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The Saint throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Saint wants to pass the guard but Borisov is keeping the position.
The Saint wants to control from the top but Borisov keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Saint won't allow Borisov to get back to his feet.
The Saint is fighting to break Borisov's control of his arms but Borisov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The Saint stops Borisov from standing up.
Borisov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for The Saint!
The Saint wants to control but Borisov is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov thowing shots but they're missing.
The Saint tries to hold on but Borisov pushes him away.
Borisov tries to control but The Saint wriggling away.
The Saint is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Borisov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Borisov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Borisov looking to control but The Saint is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The Saint tries to hold on but Borisov pushes him away.
Borisov controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Saint tries to hold on but Borisov pushes him away.
Borisov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Borisov tries to control but The Saint wriggling away.
Borisov controlling the position easily from mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Georgie Borisov just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Saint fails with a takedown attempt.
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.
The Saint misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Saint shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Borisov's guard.
The Saint is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Saintis looking to pass into half guard but Borisov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Borisov is in guard.
Borisov wants to control from the top but The Saint keeps moving.
The Saint wants to stand but Borisov is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borisov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dante The Saint will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Borisov throws a shot from downtown. The Saint moves away and avoids it.
Borisov stuffs the takedown.
The Saint closes this distance looking for a takedown but Borisov circles away.
The Saint tries to clinch there but Borisov circles away.
Borisov throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Saint counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Saint.
Borisov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The Saint won't allow Borisov to get back to his feet.
The Saint is looking to work some ground and pound but Borisov has wrist control.
The Saint has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Borisov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Saint postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Saint accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borisov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borisov misses with a combination
and The Saint counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Saint.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov wants to sweep but no luck.
The Saint trying to control but Borisov is working from the bottom.
Borisov wants to sweep here but The Saint controlling him for the moment.
Borisov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The Saint throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Borisov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Saint works over Borisov with some ground and pound from guard.
Dante The Saint overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Saint is looking to stand up but Borisov won't let him.
Borisov striking off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Borisov gets caught flat footed, as The Saint shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Borisov is on top in guard.
Borisov tries to free his leg and advance position but The Saint is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Saint can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Borisov controls the pace.
Borisov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The Saint closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The Saint stops Borisov from getting back to his feet.
The Saint is controlling the pace.
Borisov is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Saint is looking to take a break and control but Borisov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Borisov kicks off The Saint and gets to his feet.
The Saint showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borisov.
The Saint shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante The Saint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Saint misses with a double jab.
Dante The Saint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Borisov.
The Saint tries to clinch there but Borisov circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Borisov. That snapped The Saint's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante The Saint dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Borisov misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Saint!
The Saint fails to land the takedown.
Borisov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Borisov is looking to clinch but The Saint is avoiding it.
The Saint takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Saint shoots in but Borisov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Borisov lands with a slapping head kick.
Borisov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Borisov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Saint's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Saint holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Borisov breaks from the clinch.
Dante The Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Saint is defended easily by Borisov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante The Saint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borisov closes the distance and clinches.
Borisov working hard to break the clinch.
Borisov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Borisov as The Saint shoots in.
Borisov moves in looking to clinch but The Saint pushes him off.
Borisov tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Saint takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Borisov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Saint tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Borisov swivels and escapes.
Borisov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Borisov misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Borisov does no damage.
Borisov is looking to clinch but The Saint is avoiding it.
The Saint tries to score a power double leg takedown but Borisov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Saint somewhat.
No joy there for Borisov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov pushes The Saint up against the cage in a clinch.
Borisov has had enough of the clinch but The Saint keeps him there for the moment.
Borisov is trying to drag The Saint to the mat but The Saint just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Borisov is trying to maintain a safe position but The Saint gets an underhook and turns Borisov into the cage.
The Saint gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The Saint prevents Borisov from improving his position.
The Saint is keen to just control but Borisov is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, The Saint seems content to control.
Borisov punching from the bottom.
Borisov kicks off The Saint and gets to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Borisov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Saint connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Borisov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Borisov tries to close the distance and clinch but The Saint swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borisov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Borisov throws a right and a left that The Saint avoids nicely.
Georgie Borisov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Saint looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Borisov misses with a combination
and The Saint counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Saint stalling.
Dante The Saint is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Saint wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borisov keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georgie Borisov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Saint has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante The Saint!
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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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