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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ric Borden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaredan White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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161 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ric Borden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zaredan White!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borden moves away.
Borden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Borden tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White is trying to break the clinch but Borden has him pressed against the cage.
Borden pressing his opponent against the cage.
Borden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borden with a knee to the head.
Borden tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Borden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Borden.
White wants to break free but Borden has control.
White has had enough of the clinch but Borden keeps him there for the moment.
Borden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borden keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borden connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.
Borden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Borden with a knee to the head.
Borden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
Borden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Borden seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if White can turn it around.
Borden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Borden scores with a knee to the head.
Borden misses with a knee strike.
Borden looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
Borden landing knees to the head.
Borden holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
Borden misses with a knee strike.
Borden tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Borden has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Borden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Borden has White pressed against the cage.
White tries to circle away but Borden has him pinned against the cage.
White can't break the clinch.
White is trying to break the clinch but Borden is controlling him.
Borden prevents White from breaking the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borden lands a knee to the head.
Borden tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Borden lands a knee to the head.
Borden connects with a knee to the head.
Borden tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
Borden tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Borden has him pressed against the cage.
Borden with a knee to the head.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Borden keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borden landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borden landing knees to the body.
Borden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Borden controlling the action here for a moment.
White takes a knee right on the jaw!
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Borden.
Borden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borden with a knee to the head.
Borden effectively controlling the action here.
Borden misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Borden dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Borden doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Borden checks a low kick from White.
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
White clobbers Borden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Borden moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Borden fails with an attempt to clinch.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Borden.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Borden has him pressed against the cage.
Borden just leaning against White, taking a breather.
Borden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Borden obliges.
Borden slowing the pace effectively.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borden tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borden misses with a knee strike.
White is trying to break the clinch but Borden is controlling him.
Borden with a knee to the head.
Borden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ric Borden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Borden has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Borden tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Borden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Borden.
Borden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Borden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White takes a knee to the side of the body.
Borden throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Borden rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
Borden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Borden tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
Borden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Borden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borden misses with a knee to the head.
Borden misses with a knee strike.
Borden misses with a knee to the head.
Borden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
Borden has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Borden trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Borden into the cage.
White tries to pull guard but Borden forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Borden connects with a knee to the head.
Borden tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Borden misses with a knee strike.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Borden taking a breather.
White tries to break free but Borden pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borden tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Borden tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Borden tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
White letting Borden take a breather here.
Borden misses with a knee to the head.
White is trying to break the clinch but Borden has him pressed against the cage.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Borden misses with a knee strike.
Borden scores with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borden looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
Borden lands a knee to the head.
Borden tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Borden dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Borden as White shoots in.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Borden tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Borden to the ground. Borden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've been told by Borden's head coaches at Joe to Pro that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Borden tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White has a takedown stuffed.
Ric Borden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zaredan White.
Borden moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Borden is looking to clinch.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Borden.
White scores with a nice head shot.
Borden tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White clobbers Borden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
White tries to keep at a distance but Borden has taken the fight into the clinch.
Borden misses with a knee strike.
Borden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Borden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borden lands a knee to the head.
Borden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Borden tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Borden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Borden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borden tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Borden keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borden misses with a knee strike.
Borden tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Borden.
Borden misses with a knee strike.
Borden looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
Borden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Borden will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White up against the cage.
White tries to circle away but Borden has him pinned against the cage.
White tries to break the clinch but Borden is controlling the position.
Borden taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
White drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Borden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borden connects with a knee to the head.
Borden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Borden prevents White from breaking the clinch.
Borden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Borden misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Borden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Borden has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Borden obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borden tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
White is trying to break the clinch but Borden is controlling him.
White is trying to break the clinch but Borden is controlling him.
Zaredan White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White takes a knee to the side of the body.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Borden has double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Borden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borden effectively controlling the action here.
White avoiding damage as Borden throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ric Borden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borden, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ric Borden!
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energy
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