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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donnie O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daley Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Brien comes into the arena with Rocky Road to Dublin blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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139 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Donnie O Brien !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daley Borisov!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borisov gets tackled into the cage by O Brien . O Brien maintains the clinch.
Borisov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. O Brien gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Borisov is trying to pull guard but O Brien has him pressed against the cage.
Borisov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Donnie O Brien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daley Borisov.
Borisov tries to pull guard but O Brien forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Borisov jumps guard but O Brien stands there with Borisov around his waist. Borisov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Borisov tries to pull guard but O Brien won't allow it.
Borisov is trying to pull guard but O Brien has him pressed against the cage.
Borisov is trying to pull guard but O Brien turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
O Brien gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Borisov regains guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Borisov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Borisov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Brien seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Borisov for as long as he can get away with.
Borisov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and O Brien defends well.
O Brien avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Borisov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws a big elbow that misses.
O Brien wants to pass the guard but Borisov is keeping the position.
Borisov working for a triangle but O Brien defends it easily.
O Brien trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Brien 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.
O Brien scoring with punches to the head and body.
O Brien sitting in guard here, content to control.
O Brien 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnie O Brien has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
O Brien displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Borisov.
O Brien blocks a jab.
Borisov throws a jab when O Brien was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice jab there from Borisov.
O Brien lands a jab to the head.
Borisov looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
O Brien swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Borisov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Borisov.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Borisov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Brien shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Borisov is trying to defend but O Brien finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
O Brien is figuring out what he wants to do next.
O Brien works his foot free and advances to mount.
Borisov is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borisov tries to hold on but O Brien postures up.
Borisov is looking to improve his position but O Brien isn't that keen on the idea.
O Brien tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Borisov tries to hold on but O Brien pushes him away.
Borisov is bucking up trying to escape but O Brien cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
O Brien takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
O Brien throws a right and a left that Borisov avoids nicely.
Donnie O Brien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Brien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borisov.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Borisov as he jumps to the side.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown but Borisov shows good takedown defense.
Borisov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Brien .
Nice defenses there by Borisov.
O Brien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Borisov misses.
Borisov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Brien rushes Borisov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Brien works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borisov being controlled here, momentarily.
Borisov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
O Brien not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov is looking for a triangle here but O Brien uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Borisov is trying to work for a sweep but O Brien has mounted him!
O Brien controlling the pace for now.
Borisov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
O Brien has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Borisov wants to control from the top but O Brien keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Borisov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
O Brien is trying to keep Borisov in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Borisov tries to free his leg and advance position but O Brien is retaining full guard.
O Brien has control of Borisov's left arm, preventing Borisov from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Donnie O Brien wasn't doing enough on the ground.
O Brien throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Borisov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Brien moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Brien scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Borisov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Brien lunges at Borisov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Borisov's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Borisov.
O Brien shoots for a takedown but Borisov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie O Brien . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borisov fails with a takedown attempt.
O Brien moves forwards but Borisov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Borisov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Brien stalks Borisov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Borisov's face. Borisov staggers backwards, shaken.
Borisov is rocked!
O Brien closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Borisov's guard.
Borisov is still in real trouble! Can O Brien finish him?
O Brien showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borisov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien controlling from the top position.
Borisov seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Donnie O Brien just wasn't active enough.
Danga de danga de dang - Borisov scores with a four punch combination!
Nice sprawl there from O Brien as Borisov shoots in.
Borisov shoots in and bounces O Brien off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Borisov wants to pass the guard but O Brien is keeping the position.
O Brien is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Brien manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
O Brien avoids the attempt from Borisov to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien dominated that second round.
That's time! O Brien 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Borisov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Brien sprawls well. O Brien wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Borisov gets slowly back to his feet.
O Brien misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Borisov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. O Brien was covering up waiting for the punch and Borisov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
O Brien keeping moving, preventing Borisov from controlling successfully.
O Brien seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Borisov trying to control the position from guard on top but O Brien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borisov preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov is fighting to break O Brien 's control of his arms but O Brien is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Donnie O Brien .
O Brien fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Borisov.
Borisov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Borisov misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from O Brien finds it's target.
Borisov throws a body punch but O Brien moves out of range.
A lazy left from O Brien finds it's target.
Borisov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O Brien misses the jab.
Borisov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws a right and a left that both miss.
Borisov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Borisov preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borisov trying to control the position from guard on top but O Brien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borisov looking to sit in guard and control but O Brien gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
O Brien advances position into side control!
Borisov being controlled for a moment.
Donnie O Brien overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no O Brien has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
O Brien tries to move to mount but Borisov blocks the move with his legs.
Borisov is looking for a sweep.
Borisov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on O Brien 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Borisov is trying to get back to full guard.
O Brien works his way into side control.
O Brien just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borisov tries to improve position but can't.
The referee asks O Brien politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. O Brien prefers to stall for the moment though.
Borisov is not content to let O Brien control the position.
Donnie O Brien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Brien taking a breather here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Donnie O Brien .
Borisov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borisov feints a jab promting O Brien to slip. Borisov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. O Brien slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Daley Borisov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Brien is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Brien .
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie O Brien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Brien 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie O Brien !
Donnie O Brien tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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