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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guigui Borgne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Witcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Witcher comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vader - Sword of the Witcher kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Guigui Borgne is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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160 lbs
9 - 18 - 0 |
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178 cm
29
166 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Good takedowns
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
9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guigui Borgne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Witcher!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Borgne as Witcher shoots in.
Borgne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Witcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borgne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Witcher clinches up against the cage.
Borgne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Witcher letting Borgne take a breather here.
Borgne tries to land knees in the clinch but Witcher avoids the damage to the body.
Witcher can't get the takedown.
Guigui Borgne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Witcher.
Witcher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Borgne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borgne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Witcher misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgne working aggressively here.
Borgne landing knees to the body.
Witcher has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Borgne avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Borgne is trying to maintain a safe position but Witcher gets an underhook and turns Borgne into the cage.
Witcher letting Borgne take a breather here.
Borgne lands an uppercut.
Witcher tries to score a body lock takedown but Borgne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Borgne jumps guard.
Witcher is pushing down on Borgne's leg trying to pass to half guard. Borgne is fighting to maintain full guard but Witcher has managed to sneak the leg through.
Witcher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Borgne is trying to stand.
Witcher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witcher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Witcher stops Borgne from getting back to his feet.
Witcher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Borgne defending well though.
Borgne is looking to escape.
Witcher is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Borgne defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borgne wants to get back to his feet.
Witcher is working for a kimura but Borgne is defending it quite comfortably.
Witcher stops Borgne from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witcher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Borgne manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Witcher drives through with a takedown into guard.
Borgne keeping full guard, as Witcher tries to pass.
Witcher prevents Borgne from getting back to his feet.
Witcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borgne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Witcher throws and elbow that misses. Borgne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Witcher's guard. Nice move by Borgne!
Borgne slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgne trying to control the position from guard on top but Witcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Borgne stands up and waves to Witcher to follow him.
Witcher fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Borgne to the ground. Witcher is now in Borgne's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Witcher's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Borgne wriggles free and stands up.
Witcher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Borgne as he jumps to the side.
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 Guigui Borgne will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Borgne is looking to clinch.
Witcher fails with the takedown.
Witcher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borgne.
Guigui Borgne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Witcher shoots for a double leg takedown but Borgne sprawls well. He's pushed Witcher's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Witcher closes the distance and clinches up with Borgne, looking for a takedown. Witcher pushes Borgne against the cage but Borgne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Guigui Borgne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Witcher.
Witcher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Borgne sprawls well. Borgne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Witcher gets slowly back to his feet.
Borgne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Borgne does no damage.
Borgne wants to clinch up but Witcher keeps it at a distance.
Borgne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Borgne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Witcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Witcher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgne closes the distance but Witcher moves to the side
and Witcher counters with a single leg into guard. Borgne didn't expect that.
Witcher is breathing heavily.
Borgne is looking to stand up but Witcher isn't so interested in that idea.
Borgne scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Borgne clinches up with Witcher and pushes him back against the cage.
Borgne stops a takedown attempt from Witcher.
Borgne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Witcher has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Borgne clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Marcus Witcher has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Witcher misses with punches from the back.
Borgne trying to get back to his feet but Witcher is in full control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witcher looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borgne is trying to shake Witcher off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Witcher won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Borgne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Witcher manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Borgne.
Borgne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Witcher's waist but Witcher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Borgne off to one side.
Guigui Borgne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Witcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Borgne.
Borgne is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Borgne wants it to stay on the feet.
Borgne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Witcher has a takedown stuffed.
Borgne tries to clinch there but Witcher circles away.
Witcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Borgne.
Witcher drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Witcher prevents Borgne from getting back to his feet.
Borgne pushes Witcher off and scrambles back to his feet.
Borgne throws a sloppy head kick and Witcher moves out of range easily.
Witcher fails with a takedown attempt.
Witcher keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgne misses with a series of wild punches.
Borgne throws a head kick that misses.
Borgne stuffs the takedown.
Borgne gets a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Borgne trying to control the position but instead, Witcher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Borgne into the cage.
Witcher drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Borgne gets the underhooks and prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borgne trying to control the position but instead, Witcher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Borgne into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Guigui Borgne will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Borgne shoots in looking for a takedown. Witcher tries to sprawl out of it but Borgne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Witcher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Witcher fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Borgne to the ground. Witcher is now in Borgne's guard.
Witcher thows a big elbow that misses.
Witcher throws a big right hand that misses.
Witcher passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Borgne wants to get back to his feet but Witcher drags him back down.
Witcher tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgne wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Witcher scores with a couple of short elbows.
Witcher lands an elbow.
Witcher is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Borgne is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Borgne is pushing Witcher's head away, looking to escape. Witcher manages to hold on to the position though.
Borgne wants to get back to his feet but Witcher is dominant here and he's now got Borgne's back!
Witcher is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Borgne defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witcher throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Borgne!
Witcher looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borgne covering up well under a series of strikes from Witcher.
Witcher working for a choke but Borgne is defending well.
Borgne is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witcher looking for the choke but no joy.
Borgne has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Witcher is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Borgne is defending well though. Witcher let's go of the attempt for now.
Witcher working for a choke but Borgne is defending well.
Marcus Witcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgne manages to escape to his feet.
Witcher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Borgne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Witcher tries to score a body lock takedown but Borgne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Witcher wants a takedown but no success here.
Guigui Borgne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Witcher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borgne missing with knees to the body.
Borgne manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Witcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Witcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Borgne 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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hype
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