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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between guigui borgne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willis Young (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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169 cm
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, guigui borgne! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willis Young! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. borgne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Young's waist but Young gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing borgne off to one side. Young takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. borgne fails with a takedown attempt. borgne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Young is fending him off so far but borgne persists. Nope, Young circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for guigui borgne. That's going to take a lot out of him. borgne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. borgne shoots in but Young avoids the takedown attempt easily. borgne fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round. borgne doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
borgne fails with an attempt to clinch.
borgne changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Young tries to avoid it but borgne manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Young to the ground. Young escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. borgne fails with an attempt to clinch.
borgne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
borgne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. borgne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. borgne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. borgne is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Young wants to get back to his feet. Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Young is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Young gets back to full guard.
borgne won't allow Young to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. borgne misses with a double jab.
Young drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. borgne trying to control the position.
borgne tries to land a sweep but no joy. Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. borgne swivels though and keeps the full guard. Young lands a couple of elbows. Young working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. borgne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Young distracts borgne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Young trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. borgne keeping full guard, as Young tries to pass. Young postures up and lands a big shot to borgne's brow. Young lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Young tries to stand but borgne is controlling from the bottom. Young is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Young content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Young working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Young is looking to work some ground and pound but borgne has wrist control. Young passes into half guard. borgne taking some punishment here, with Young in his half guard. Young working borgne over with strikes. Young really doesn't want to stay on the ground with borgne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Young scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Young scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Young landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. borgne is looking for a sweep. Young is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willis Young dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
borgne gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Young is looking to work some ground and pound but borgne has wrist control. borgne is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Young is controlling him. Young must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Young has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of borgne is proving hard to escape from. Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as borgne works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Young looking to pass the guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Young is looking to stand up but borgne won't let him. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. borgne is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Young scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. borgne is looking to take this fight into the clinch. borgne gets caught flat footed, as Young shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Young trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Young makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Young with a nice head shot there. Young postures up in borgne's guard and throws a big left but borgne blocks it. borgne trying to control the position.
Young works over borgne with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Young with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Young makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Young stands up over borgne, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Young landing some decent shots from guard. borgne tries to land a sweep but no joy. Young working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Young works a leg free and moves into half guard. borgne wants to control but Young is keeping busy.
borgne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Young thows a huge punch but borgne dodges it nicely.
Young missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Young is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Young lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
borgne swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Young putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Young with shots to the head and body - borgne looks very uncomfortable down there. borgne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. borgne manages to regain half guard. Good work. Young misses with a head shot. borgne uses the momentum to regain guard. Young postures up and lands a big shot to borgne's brow. Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Young stopping the sweep attempt from borgne. Young lands a couple of decent looking shots. Young connects with a couple of short punches. Young thows a big elbow that misses. Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. borgne swivels though and keeps the full guard. borgne manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Willis Young has got the better of the ground game so far. borgne prevents Young from getting the reversal. borgne tries to control but Young wriggling away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willis Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
borgne throws a body punch but Young moves out of range. borgne misses with a takedown attempt and Young counters with a nice double leg into side control. borgne won't be happy with that. Young lands a nice forearm strike. Young scores with a couple of short elbows. Young is chipping away with strikes.
Young connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused borgne some visible discomfort.
Young is chipping away with strikes.
Young landing strikes. borgne tries to buck Young off but Young is having none of it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Young creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. borgne takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round. Young working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Young working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Young working the head with strikes. Young working the head with strikes. borgne takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Young in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Young lands some shots froms side control. Young working the head with strikes. Young working away. Young decides to take the fight back to the feet. borgne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Young counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. borgne takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Young lands an elbow. borgne defending against the ground and pound. borgne is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Young working the ground and pound. Young throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and borgne works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. Young working borgne over with strikes. Young missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. borgne wants to control but Young is keeping busy and won't allow it. Nice strikes from Young there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Young not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Young tries to stand but can't do so whilst borgne controls his leg. Young trying to pass the guard but borgne defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. borgne gets a takedown into half guard. Young wants to get back to full guard. Young misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Young is not content to let borgne control the position. Young is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. borgne escapes and gets back to his feet. borgne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Young counters with a nice double leg into half guard. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for guigui borgne. That's going to take a lot out of him. borgne is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Young throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. guigui borgne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Young drops an elbow to the side of borgne's head.
And that's the end of the fight! Willis Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Young winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30 Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willis Young!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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