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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gascoigne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zmesan Borec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borec comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Megadeth - Lucretia kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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280 lbs
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224 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Gascoigne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Zmesan Borec!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borec dives in and grabs Gascoigne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gascoigne pushes down on Borec's head and hops out.
Gascoigne looks to land a left hand but Borec moved out of range nicely.
Borec misses with a takedown attempt
and Gascoigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gascoigne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gascoigne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gascoigne wants it to stay on the feet.
Paul Gascoigne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zmesan Borec.
Borec tries to clinch up.
Gascoigne tried to score with a low kick but Borec checks it.
Gascoigne missing with a left hand there. Borec was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borec is looking to clinch.
Gascoigne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borec moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gascoigne throws out a leg kick but Borec moves out of range and Gascoigne only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Borec.
Borec keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gascoigne throws a one two combo.
Borec misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A lazy left from Gascoigne finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec moves in looking to clinch but Gascoigne pushes him off.
Borec has managed to clinch.
Borec lands a nice uppercut.
Gascoigne misses with a body punch.
Gascoigne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Borec has him pressed against the cage.
Borec looking for a takedown.
Borec has Gascoigne pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Borec pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gascoigne tumbling to the mat - Borec dives into Gascoigne's guard.
Borec stops Gascoigne from standing up.
Borec postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gascoigne keeping moving, preventing Borec from controlling successfully.
Borec is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borec stands and throws Gascoigne's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borec in side control, throwing shots but Gascoigne defends.
Borec working away.
Borec is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gascoigne has escaped the position, nice work there.
Check out the look on Borec's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borec prevents Gascoigne from escaping the position.
Borec cracks Gascoigne with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Borec wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gascoigne keeps working.
Borec is trying to get an arm triangle but Gascoigne is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gascoigne manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Borec looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Borec throwing strikes but missing.
Borec lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gascoigne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne pulls Borec in close to his closed guard and prevents Borec from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gascoigne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gascoigne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borec is one step ahead there.
Borec has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gascoigne is working hard here to advance position.
Borec postures up in Gascoigne's guard and throws a big left but Gascoigne blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borec wants to control from the top but Gascoigne keeps moving.
Gascoigne throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zmesan Borec dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gascoigne leaves Borec with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Borec dodges the punch combination from Gascoigne.
Borec fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Borec doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gascoigne counters with a left and a right that stings Borec.
Paul Gascoigne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zmesan Borec.
Borec clinches.
Borec tries to score a body lock takedown but Gascoigne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Borec drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gascoigne pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gascoigne throws a right hand that Borec ducks under and follows up with a left that Borec also avoids with ease.
Gascoigne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gascoigne lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gascoigne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Borec counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Borec postures up in Gascoigne's guard and throws a big left but Gascoigne blocks it.
Gascoigne is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Borec is controlling him.
Zmesan Borec has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gascoigne looking to control.
Borec preventing the sweep.
Borec in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Borec prevents Gascoigne from getting back to his feet.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Borec. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Borec wants to pass the guard but Gascoigne is keeping the position.
Borec missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Borec with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borec prevents Gascoigne from getting back to his feet.
Borec postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gascoigne can't keep his opponent in guard - Borec advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Borec throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Borec is working for a kimura but Gascoigne is defending it quite comfortably.
Gascoigne gets back to full guard.
Borec lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne keeping moving, preventing Borec from controlling successfully.
Borec passes Gascoigne's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gascoigne is defending against the submission attempts here by Borec.
Borec is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gascoigne wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borec missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Borec throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Borec prevents Gascoigne from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borec throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gascoigne to regain full guard.
Borec throws a strike but Gascoigne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gascoigne advances position into side control!
Borec is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borec wants to control but Gascoigne postures up.
Borec on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zmesan Borec showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gascoigne throws a right and a left that Borec avoids nicely.
Gascoigne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Borec tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gascoigne sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Borec somewhat.
Borec shoots in for a double leg but Gascoigne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Borec tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gascoigne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gascoigne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gascoigne tries to keep at a distance but Borec has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Borec creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Borec escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borec fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paul Gascoigne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zmesan Borec.
Borec shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Borec.
Borec takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Borec shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gascoigne defends it nicely.
Borec ducks right into an uppercut from Gascoigne.
Gascoigne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Borec counters with a stiff right hand.
Borec takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Borec shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gascoigne defends it nicely.
Borec is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borec fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gascoigne avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borec takes one on the button.
Gascoigne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gascoigne misses with a few strikes there.
Paul Gascoigne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gascoigne throws a hook but Borec avoids it easily.
Borec shoots for a takedown but Gascoigne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Borec looks to clinch
and Gascoigne counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gascoigne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gascoigne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paul Gascoigne is winning the standup battle so far.
Gascoigne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gascoigne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gascoigne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borec has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Borec there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gascoigne cracks a nice hook into Borec's ribs.
Borec shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gascoigne but Gascoigne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Borec.
Paul Gascoigne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gascoigne throws a body punch but Borec moves out of range.
A punch combination from Gascoigne misses.
Gascoigne misses with a looping left.
Gascoigne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borec was well out of range. Poor timing from Gascoigne.
Borec feints and as Gascoigne raises his hands in defense, Borec changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gascoigne keeping full guard, as Borec tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne is looking to stand up but Borec isn't so interested in that idea.
Borec looking to pass the guard.
Borec trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borec postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paul Gascoigne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zmesan Borec is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gascoigne wants to stand but Borec is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Gascoigne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Borec has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zmesan Borec!
Zmesan Borec decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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