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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demitri Borschtanoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salosen Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borschtanoff's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Darude - Sandstorm. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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167 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Demitri Borschtanoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Salosen Mara!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borschtanoff takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Borschtanoff drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Borschtanoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Borschtanoff trying to control but Mara is working from the bottom.
Borschtanoff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Borschtanoff sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Borschtanoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mara pulls Borschtanoff in close to prevent any damage.
Borschtanoff works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara moves into full guard.
Borschtanoff is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Borschtanoff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mara is pulling down on Borschtanoff's head. It's preventing any offense from Borschtanoff, at least for the moment.
Borschtanoff throws a strike but Mara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Borschtanoff working a defensive guard but Mara manages to pass into side control anyway.
Borschtanoff stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Mara is looking to take a break and control but Borschtanoff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Borschtanoff is looking to regain half guard here but Mara keeps moving and retains side control.
Mara trying to control the position but Borschtanoff is working away.
Borschtanoff is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara trying to control the position but Borschtanoff is working away.
Borschtanoff is trying to control Mara's posture but Mara avoids it.
Borschtanoff manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Borschtanoff wants to get back to full guard.
Mara is thwarting Borschtanoff's attempts to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Borschtanoff dips to his left and cracks Mara with an uppercut!
Borschtanoff pushes Mara up against the cage in a clinch.
Mara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Borschtanoff throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Borschtanoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borschtanoff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mara tries to avoid it but Borschtanoff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mara to the ground. Mara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mara does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Borschtanoff on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mara slips under a jab.
Mara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Borschtanoff connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mara scrambles back to his feet.
Borschtanoff tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice defenses there by Mara.
Nice shot lands for Borschtanoff.
Mara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mara throws out a counter right but Borschtanoff avoids it with no problem.
Mara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Demitri Borschtanoff will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mara throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borschtanoff lands an overhand right.
Borschtanoff lands an overhand right.
Borschtanoff blocks a leg kick.
Mara tries to land a leg kick but Borschtanoff saw it coming and moves away.
Mara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That kick from Mara tenderised Borschtanoff's leg. Borschtanoff is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mara. Borschtanoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borschtanoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Mara.
Mara throws a front kick that sends Borschtanoff stumbling back into the cage.
Decent striking displayed by Borschtanoff there.
Borschtanoff has been working on his balance at Cartel Muerte, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Mara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borschtanoff goes for a double leg but Mara avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mara continues to drive forward.
Borschtanoff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Mara.
Mara scores with a nice strike.
Borschtanoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschtanoff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borschtanoff takes a jab right on the kisser.
Borschtanoff lands with an uppercut that bounces Mara off the cage and back into range.
Borschtanoff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Borschtanoff misses the target.
Mara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mara stuns Borschtanoff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Borschtanoff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mara blocks a jab.
Borschtanoff looks to land a right hand but Mara moved out of range.
Mara tries a quick counter leg kick but Borschtanoff is wise to it.
The fighters circling - Mara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Borschtanoff.
Mara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mara throws a chopping leg kick but Borschtanoff manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mara checks the leg kick.
Borschtanoff has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borschtanoff tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Borschtanoff slips a jab from Mara.
Borschtanoff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff backing away here, and Mara unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff backing away here, and Mara unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Borschtanoff's calf.
Borschtanoff connects with a body shot that sends Mara's belly button to the back.
Borschtanoff misses with a wild body shot.
Borschtanoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mara was well out of range. Poor timing from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Mara is just out of range.
A nice side step and Mara releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Demitri Borschtanoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mara dips to his left and cracks Borschtanoff with an uppercut!
Mara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borschtanoff.
Mara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Borschtanoff smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Borschtanoff rather than just go for the knockout.
Borschtanoff misses with a left hand
and Mara counters with a nice leg kick.
Borschtanoff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mara swivels and escapes.
A solid body kick from Mara.
Borschtanoff throws a hook but Mara blocks it.
Borschtanoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff misses with a two punch combination.
Mara appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Borschtanoff gets a takedown into half guard.
Borschtanoff is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mara is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Borschtanoff landing punches.
Mara felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Borschtanoff thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borschtanoff scoring with strikes but Mara is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff can't control as he wanted to and Mara manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Borschtanoff sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mara defending well though.
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!
Mara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Borschtanoff.
Mara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mara has managed to free his arm - good work.
Borschtanoff is keen to just control but Mara is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Demitri Borschtanoff will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mara tries to score with a low kick but Borschtanoff moves his leg out of the way.
Mara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Borschtanoff pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mara is out of range and Borschtanoff settles back down.
Borschtanoff moves out of range as Mara throws a body kick.
Mara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Borschtanoff throws a good cross that connects.
Borschtanoff shoots in but no luck this time.
Borschtanoff backing away here, and Mara unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mara takes one to the chin there.
Mara defending well as Borschtanoff loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Borschtanoff misses.
Mara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mara slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borschtanoff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A low kick from Borschtanoff misses
and Mara counters with a nice leg kick.
Borschtanoff lunges at Mara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mara's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mara throws a series of punches but Borschtanoff avoids them all with ease.
Mara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Mara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschtanoff throws a body punch but Mara moves out of range.
A left lands for Mara.
Borschtanoff fails with the takedown.
Mara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mara with a nice cross.
Borschtanoff rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mara counters with a straight right hand.
Borschtanoff has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Borschtanoff there as he acknowledges the shot.
Borschtanoff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borschtanoff backing away here, and Mara unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Borschtanoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Mara is just out of range.
Borschtanoff takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A lazy left from Mara finds it's target.
Borschtanoff sizes up Mara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mara throws a sloppy head kick and Borschtanoff moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Borschtanoff is out of range and Mara settles back down.
Borschtanoff scores with a head kick.
Borschtanoff misses with a hook. Mara ducked under it nicely.
Mara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mara blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borschtanoff.
Mara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Borschtanoff tries to counter with a takedown but Mara is quick to defend against it.
Mara ducks under a wild hook from Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mara to counter with a crisp jab.
Borschtanoff misses with a jab to the body
and Mara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Borschtanoff is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mara connects with a solid leg kick.
Mara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borschtanoff uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mara has time to react.
Mara connects with an inside leg kick.
Mara lands a nice hook to Borschtanoff's body. Borschtanoff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mara throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Borschtanoff fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitri Borschtanoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff tried to score with a low kick but Mara checks it.
A big left from Borschtanoff misses.
Borschtanoff connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Salosen Mara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borschtanoff throws a jab when Mara was well out of range.
Borschtanoff misses the shot to the body.
Borschtanoff throws a low kick, looking for Mara's leg but Mara calmly moves out of range.
Borschtanoff misses with a left hand
and Mara counters with a right hand to the body.
Mara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Borschtanoff's calf.
Nice defenses there by Mara.
Borschtanoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mara, right into the meat.
Borschtanoff takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Mara - just one landing.
Mara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borschtanoff tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Borschtanoff somewhat.
Salosen Mara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Borschtanoff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mara tries to land a leg kick but Borschtanoff saw it coming and moves away.
Borschtanoff fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Borschtanoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borschtanoff throws a hook but Mara avoids it easily.
Borschtanoff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Borschtanoff tenderised Mara's leg. Mara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff throws a jab when Mara was well out of range.
Mara is looking for the big counter here.
Mara misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salosen Mara really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Borschtanoff tries to clinch but Mara is having none of it.
Mara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borschtanoff doesn't seem bothered though.
Mara gets caught napping as Borschtanoff dives in and scores a takedown. Mara manages to retain guard.
Mara is trying to control the position but Borschtanoff postures up.
Borschtanoff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Borschtanoff wants to control from the top but Mara keeps moving.
Borschtanoff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mara has control of Borschtanoff's left arm, preventing Borschtanoff from doing any damage.
Mara is trying to keep Borschtanoff in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschtanoff sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Borschtanoff looking to sit in guard and control but Mara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mara being controlled here momentarily.
Borschtanoff looking for a sweep. Not yet Borschtanoff, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Borschtanoff is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mara moves out of range as Borschtanoff strikes.
Mara cracks Borschtanoff with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mara. Borschtanoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borschtanoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mara.
Borschtanoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mara moves away.
Mara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Borschtanoff shoots in and bounces Mara off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mara is trying to keep Borschtanoff in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff is in close to Mara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Borschtanoff preventing the sweep.
Borschtanoff slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Borschtanoff with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borschtanoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Borschtanoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Mara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch lands to the side of Mara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Borschtanoff lands with a straight right. Mara didn't see that one coming.
Borschtanoff shoots for a double leg takedown but Mara sprawls well. He's pushed Borschtanoff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Borschtanoff tries to land a front kick but Mara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Borschtanoff gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Borschtanoff.
Borschtanoff misses with a hook. Mara ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Mara misses.
Mara lands a nice looking body shot.
Mara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borschtanoff misses with a straight right.
Borschtanoff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mara throws a leg kick but Borschtanoff sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab by Borschtanoff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitri Borschtanoff had his way with Salosen Mara in that 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!
Mara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Borschtanoff throws a hook but Mara blocks it.
Borschtanoff lands with a right hand.
Borschtanoff tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Borschtanoff lands a head shot.
Mara throws a low kick but Borschtanoff avoids it.
Borschtanoff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mara is fending him off so far but Borschtanoff persists. Nope, Mara circles away and we're back to standing.
Borschtanoff missing with a left hand there. Mara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It appears Borschtanoff was looking to counter with a kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mara lands a really nice looking cross but Borschtanoff seems unphased.
Mara clobbers Borschtanoff with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Borschtanoff lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mara scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Mara as Borschtanoff shoots in.
Mara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschtanoff shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Borschtanoff has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Borschtanoff throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mara because Borschtanoff loaded up on that one.
Borschtanoff thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Borschtanoff controlling from the full mount.
Salosen Mara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff raining down shots from the mount!
Mara manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Mara, under a barage of strikes from Borschtanoff.
Mara has his hands clasped together around Borschtanoff's back. He's all about the action.
Mara keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschtanoff is trying to control the action in half guard but Mara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Borschtanoff is just content to waste time from the top position. Mara takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Borschtanoff landing some decent shots from guard.
Mara is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Borschtanoff works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Borschtanoff sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mara defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mara has a hand on Borschtanoff's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Borschtanoff takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Borschtanoff landing shots from mount.
Borschtanoff with a couple of short strikes.
Borschtanoff raining down hammerfists from mount.
Borschtanoff lands a big elbow - Mara is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Mara is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Demitri Borschtanoff!
Demitri Borschtanoff retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Demitri Borschtanoff thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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