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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Borcov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branko Eusebio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branko Eusebio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonid Borcov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Branko Eusebio !
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borcov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Borcov is trying to work for a kimura but Eusebio is defending well.
Eusebio is trying to maintain the position but Borcov is very close to passing his half guard.
Borcov works his way into full mount!
Eusebio tries to lock up and control but Borcov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Borcov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Borcov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Eusebio to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Eusebio shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eusebio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eusebio doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eusebio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eusebio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Eusebio wants to hold on but Borcov pushes him away.
Borcov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eusebio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Eusebio can't escape the position.
Eusebio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Borcov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Borcov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Eusebio can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borcov avoids the attempt from Eusebio to control.
Eusebio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Borcov landing strikes from the mount and Eusebio is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Borcov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Borcov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Eusebio is surviving well by controlling Borcov's body position as best he can.
Borcov with the ground and pound from mount.
Borcov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eusebio wants to hold on but Borcov pushes him away.
Eusebio working to try and regain half guard.
Borcov looking to secure an arm triangle but Eusebio defends it well.
Eusebio is trying to escape the mount.
Borcov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eusebio 's face.
Borcov is working for a guillotine from mount but Eusebio frees his head quite easily.
Borcov is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eusebio really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Borcov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Eusebio taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borcov is landing with some decent strikes but Eusebio is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Eusebio tries to lock up and control but Borcov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Eusebio working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Borcov dominated that round.
That's time! Borcov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Borcov tries to close the distance and clinch but Eusebio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borcov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borcov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Borcov gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Eusebio 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Borcov lands a few punches from side control.
Borcov gets to mount! Eusebio was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Eusebio is looking to get to half guard.
Eusebio taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eusebio is looking to improve his position but Borcov isn't that keen on the idea.
Borcov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Eusebio hang on?
Eusebio tries to reverse the position but Borcov maintains control.
Borcov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Eusebio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Eusebio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Borcov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Branko Eusebio has been cut.
Eusebio should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Borcov wants to control the pace but Eusebio is squirming around nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eusebio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borcov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Borcov breaks from Eusebio 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Borcov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Borcov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eusebio is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borcov working Eusebio over with strikes here.
Borcov has hold of Eusebio 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Eusebio manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Eusebio tries to hold on but Borcov pushes him away.
Borcov lands a big elbow.
Eusebio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Borcov tries to control but Eusebio wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borcov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Eusebio looks a forlorn figure.
That has opened up Branko Eusebio 's cut even more.
Eusebio wants to control but Borcov is having none of it.
Eusebio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Borcov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Branko Eusebio 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Eusebio gets caught flat footed, as Borcov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Leonid Borcov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borcov trying to control the position from guard on top but Eusebio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borcov throwing strikes from guard but Eusebio blocks nicely.
Eusebio looking to control.
Borcov trying to control but Eusebio is working from the bottom.
Eusebio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eusebio keeping moving, preventing Borcov from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Leonid Borcov just wasn't active enough.
Borcov lands a jab.
Borcov scores with a takedown into Eusebio 's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eusebio trying to control the position.
Borcov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borcov trying to control but Eusebio is working from the bottom.
Eusebio controls Borcov momentarily but Borcov frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borcov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borcov trying to control the position from guard on top but Eusebio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Borcov postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Borcov slips under a jab from Eusebio .
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eusebio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Borcov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Borcov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Eusebio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borcov throws a nice looking combination but Eusebio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eusebio throws a low kick, looking for Borcov's leg but Borcov calmly moves out of range.
Borcov misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borcov slips a straight right by Eusebio .
Borcov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Eusebio 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Borcov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Eusebio is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Borcov tries to score with some ground and pound. Eusebio controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Eusebio sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Borcov is thwarting Eusebio 's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borcov is keen to just control but Eusebio is a slippery customer.
Eusebio wants to get back to full guard.
Borcov winds up and cracks Eusebio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Eusebio wants to improve his position but Borcov is controlling well.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borcov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonid Borcov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Borcov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonid Borcov!
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energy
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hype
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