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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Octavio Davino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davino has chosen Despicable Me by Pharrell Williams as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bjorn Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Octavio Davino!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davino lands a really nice looking cross but Borg seems unphased.
Davino takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Borg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Davino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borg cracks Davino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Davino gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Borg loads up on a big right hand but Davino slips the punch.
Borg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davino dodges the punch combination from Borg.
Davino misses with an uppercut
and Borg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Davino thinking.
Borg has a takedown stuffed.
Davino checks the leg kick.
Davino scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Davino throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davino trying to control the action but Borg is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borg is defending against the submission attempts here by Davino.
Davino is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davino trying to control the pace.
Davino wants to work for an arm triangle but Borg is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg wants to get back to full guard.
Davino is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Davino is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Borg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davino trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Borg is working hard here to advance position.
Davino throws a strike but Borg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davino throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Octavio Davino will probably get the nod.
That's time! Borg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Borg blocks a low kick nicely.
Davino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Borg momentarily.
Borg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davino as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Octavio Davino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davino misses with a body shot.
Borg swings for the body but Davino moves out of range.
Davino misses with a hook.
Borg misses with a double jab.
Borg misses with a right hand
and Davino counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Borg misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Davino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Davino throws out a loose jab but Borg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borg blocks the body kick.
Davino misses with an uppercut
and Borg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davino has his takedown stuffed
and Borg counters with a left to the body.
Davino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg scores with a jab.
Borg misses with a body shot.
Borg misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Davino slips a jab and a cross from Borg.
Borg shoots in looking for a takedown. Davino tries to sprawl out of it but Borg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Borg just misses with a punch to the body.
Davino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Borg as he jumps to the side.
Davino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davino defending well as Borg loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Borg dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Borg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Borg blocks the body kick.
Borg misses with an uppercut
and Davino counters with a nice uppercut.
Davino swings widly with a right hand
and Borg counters with a nice uppercut.
Borg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Davino manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Davino holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davino escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Borg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Davino not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Borg is in close to Davino's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davino is trying to control the position but Borg postures up.
Davino has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Borg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Davino looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Davino is looking for a triangle but Borg pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg wants to control from the top but Davino keeps moving.
Borg is really struggling to control Davino but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Davino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davino looking for a sweep. Not yet Davino, not yet.
Borg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Davino can't do much from the bottom here.
Davino manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Davino tries to get to full guard but Borg has control of the leg.
Davino is looking to control Borg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Davino avoid being mounted?
Davino wants to control the action here but instead Borg manages to pass to full mount!
Davino is looking to improve his position but Borg isn't that keen on the idea.
Davino tries to hold on but Borg pushes him away.
Borg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Davino hang on?
Davino is squirming around, avoiding Borg's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Borg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Davino gets back to half guard.
Borg slips a nice elbow through Davino's hands, connecting with Davino's forehead.
Borg thows a huge punch but Davino dodges it nicely.
Borg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davino is pressing down on Borg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Borg trying to control but Davino is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Borg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Borg 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Borg!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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