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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Borovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Aponte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 New York, Ivan Borovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Aponte!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borovsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aponte works Borovsky's body with a nice hook.
Borovsky shoots in and gets a takedown into Aponte's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Borovsky slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Borovsky won't allow Aponte to sweep him here.
Borovsky scoring with some ground and pound.
Aponte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Borovsky.
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!
Borovsky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Borovsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Borovsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Aponte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borovsky stands up over Aponte, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borovsky wants to pass the guard but Aponte is keeping the position.
Borovsky seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Aponte keeping moving, preventing Borovsky from controlling successfully.
Borovsky stops Aponte from standing up.
Borovsky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Borovsky scoring with punches to the head and body.
Borovsky's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Borovsky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aponte is looking for a triangle but Borovsky pushes his legs off easily.
Aponte looks gassed!
Borovsky lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borovsky with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aponte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Borovsky scoring with some ground and pound.
Borovsky connects with a couple of short punches.
Borovsky postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Borovsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Borovsky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Borovsky advances to half guard.
Borovsky lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Borovsky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Borovsky lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borovsky is nestled in close to Aponte, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Borovsky moves nicely into side control.
Borovsky lands a nice forearm strike.
Borovsky controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borovsky lands a decent elbow from side control.
Borovsky scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aponte to see if he's OK.
Borovsky is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Aponte has escaped the position, nice work there.
Aponte is working to avoid the ground and pound but Borovsky connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Borovsky in side control lands a decent elbow.
Aponte manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Borovsky slows the pace down in half guard.
Borovsky lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aponte on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borovsky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Borovsky controlling the action here.
Borovsky slips a nice elbow through Aponte's hands, connecting with Aponte's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Borovsky dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Borovsky shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Borovsky.
Borovsky controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borovsky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aponte taking some punishment here, with Borovsky in his half guard.
Aponte regains full guard. Nicely done.
Borovsky throws a big right hand that misses.
Borovsky cracks Aponte with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borovsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aponte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aponte keeping moving, preventing Borovsky from controlling successfully.
Aponte is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borovsky connects with a couple of short punches.
Borovsky postures up in Aponte's guard and throws a big left but Aponte blocks it.
Borovsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Aponte is retaining full guard.
Borovsky is in close to Aponte's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Borovsky has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Borovsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aponte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Borovsky scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aponte has momentary wrist control but Borovsky slips an elbow through the middle.
Borovsky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Borovsky seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Aponte for as long as he can get away with.
Borovsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Aponte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borovsky stands up over Aponte, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Borovsky chips away with some ground and pound.
Borovsky postures up in Aponte's guard and throws a big left but Aponte blocks it.
Borovsky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aponte has momentary wrist control but Borovsky slips an elbow through the middle.
Borovsky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Borovsky trying to control but Aponte is working from the bottom.
Borovsky lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Borovsky controlling from the top position.
Borovsky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borovsky 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.
Ivan Borovsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borovsky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Borovsky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Borovsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aponte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Borovsky scoring with some ground and pound.
Borovsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Aponte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borovsky connects with a couple of short punches.
Borovsky passes Aponte's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Borovsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aponte can do to turn this around?
Borovsky prevents Aponte from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borovsky looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Borovsky slips a nice elbow through Aponte's hands, connecting with Aponte's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aponte is trying to get back to full guard.
Borovsky slips a nice elbow through Aponte's hands, connecting with Aponte's forehead.
Borovsky seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Borovsky looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aponte with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borovsky working over Aponte with some ground and pound. Aponte looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aponte wants to improve his position but Borovsky is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Borovsky dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Aponte gets caught napping as Borovsky dives in and scores a takedown. Aponte manages to retain guard.
Borovsky stands up over Aponte, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Borovsky is working Aponte over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Borovsky is stalling in the full guard.
Aponte controls Borovsky momentarily but Borovsky frees himself.
Borovsky postures up and lands a big shot to Aponte's brow.
Borovsky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aponte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Borovsky lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Borovsky is working Aponte over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Borovsky is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borovsky chips away with some ground and pound.
Borovsky controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Borovsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aponte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Borovsky makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Borovsky with a nice head shot there.
Borovsky seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Borovsky forces his way into half guard.
Aponte wants to improve his position but Borovsky is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borovsky looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Borovsky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borovsky drops an elbow to the side of Aponte's head.
Aponte is trying to stand.
Borovsky slips a nice elbow through Aponte's hands, connecting with Aponte's forehead.
Borovsky perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Borovsky slips a nice elbow through Aponte's hands, connecting with Aponte's forehead.
Borovsky takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aponte is trying to get back to full guard.
Borovsky is looking for a kimura but Aponte is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Borovsky to get the leverage.
Borovsky performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Aponte is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Borovsky slips a nice elbow through Aponte's hands, connecting with Aponte's forehead.
Borovsky lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aponte trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borovsky is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Borovsky looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Borovsky seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Borovsky connects with a nice short shot to Aponte's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aponte on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Borovsky stalling.
Borovsky lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Borovsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borovsky, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Borovsky!
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