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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bismarck De Jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borg comes to the cage accompanied by Feel my pain - Mike Tyson. De Jager comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Afrikanerhart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Bjorn Borg has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bjorn Borg seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bismarck De Jager!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jager digs a good body shot into Borg's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Borg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from De Jager misses.
De Jager moves away from the strike by Borg.
De Jager connects with a jab.
Borg cracks De Jager with a right hand to the side of the head.
Borg moves in looking to clinch but De Jager pushes him off.
Borg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Borg thuds his shin into the meat of De Jager's side.
Borg throws a head kick that misses
letting De Jager counter with a right hand.
De Jager throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Jager's jab looks to have found its range, popping Borg under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borg goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Bismarck De Jager has been cut.
De Jager takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Jager moves out of range as Borg throws a body kick.
Borg slips a jab from De Jager.
Borg tries a head kick but it misses.
Borg connects with an inside leg kick.
Borg lands with a nice body punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Borg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Borg misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Jager throws a good cross that connects.
Borg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Borg ducks under a wild hook from De Jager.
Borg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Borg scores with the left hand. De Jager knows he should have avoided that one.
De Jager tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borg was well out of range. Poor timing from De Jager.
Borg thows a body kick. De Jager tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Borg misses with a hook
enabling De Jager to counter with a crisp jab.
Borg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Borg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Jager manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Borg.
The fighters circling - Borg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Borg tries to clinch up but De Jager circles away and keeps his distance.
De Jager moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jager moves out of range of the body kick from Borg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Jager connects with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Borg.
De Jager throws a body kick that misses.
De Jager loads up on a big right hand but Borg slips the punch.
Borg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Borg throws a head kick but De Jager moves out of range.
Borg is looking to land body kicks.
De Jager with a nice cross.
Borg lands a nice looking body shot.
Borg throws a front kick aimed at De Jager's knee but De Jager avoids it well.
De Jager checks a low kick from Borg.
Borg looks to score with a jab to the body but De Jager is just out of range.
De Jager misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Borg - just one landing.
Borg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Jager fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borg manages to avoid it.
Borg throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from De Jager misses.
Borg with a hook.
Borg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Borg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Jager feints a counter leg kick.
De Jager clinches with his opponent.
De Jager lands a nice shot to the body.
Borg wants to stall.
De Jager lands with a light punch inside.
Borg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Jager pushes Borg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Jager lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Borg's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Jager.
De Jager blocking some punches.
De Jager wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Borg has him pressed against the cage.
Borg has a couple of punches blocked by De Jager.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Borg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Borg trying to control the position but instead, De Jager has worked for underhooks and has pushed Borg into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Borg fails to land.
De Jager throws a punch but it's blocked by Borg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borg trying to land knees to the body.
Borg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Jager misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borg.
Borg tries to stall but De Jager uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Borg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Jager lands an uppercut.
Borg prevents a body shot from De Jager.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Jager.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Jager swings wildly with an uppercut but Borg uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Jager gets through Borg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Borg scores with a shoulder strike.
Borg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Borg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bismarck De Jager's cut.
That's time! Borg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Borg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Jager throws a hook to the side of Borg's head but Borg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Jager lands a lovely overhand right.
Borg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Borg throws a lazy body kick
and Borg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Borg tries to clinch but De Jager is having none of it.
De Jager misses with a wild body shot.
Borg walks into a jab.
Bjorn Borg is winning the standup battle so far.
Borg staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borg. De Jager does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Jager wants to counter the offense by Borg and move into the clinch position.
De Jager lands with a shot to the body.
Borg tries to clinch there but De Jager circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg missing with a left hand there. De Jager was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Jager avoids the body shot from Borg.
De Jager moves out of range of the strikes.
De Jager throws a lazy right hand but Borg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from De Jager misses.
De Jager avoids the head kick by Borg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Borg moves in looking to clinch but De Jager pushes him off.
Borg throws a body punch but De Jager moves out of range.
De Jager blocks the body kick.
Borg lands a jab to De Jager's midsection.
Borg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Borg blocks a jab.
De Jager swings widly with a right hand
and Borg counters with a nice kick to the body.
Borg tries to clinch up but De Jager circles away and keeps his distance.
De Jager throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Jager in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Borg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Jager throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Borg misses with a kick to the body.
De Jager throws out a counter right but Borg avoids it with no problem.
Borg throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Jager doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Borg ducks under a wild hook from De Jager.
Borg slips a jab and a cross from De Jager.
De Jager just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBorg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg throws a jab but it's blocked by De Jager.
A slow jab from De Jager misses its intended target.
De Jager misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Borg. De Jager does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borg tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Jager swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borg ducks under a wild hook from De Jager.
De Jager tries a low kick but Borg avoids it.
Borg scores with a head kick.
Borg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Borg throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting De Jager counter with a right hand.
Borg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Borg cracks De Jager with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Jager comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Jager is looking to score with low kicks.
De Jager throws a hook but Borg avoids it easily.
Borg misses with a jab to the body
and De Jager counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg avoids the body shot from De Jager.
Borg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Jager's head backwards.
Borg throws a head kick but De Jager moves out of range.
Bjorn Borg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Jager wants to counter the offense by Borg and move into the clinch position.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Jager.
De Jager misses with a wild combination.
Borg misses with a body kick.
De Jager misses with a jab to the body
and Borg counters with a solid body kick.
De Jager throws a leg kick which misses Borg's front leg but catches the back leg as Borg tries to avoid it.
De Jager tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borg was well out of range. Poor timing from De Jager.
Borg slips under a jab.
Borg connects with an inside leg kick.
De Jager throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borg ducks under a wild hook from De Jager.
Borg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - De Jager throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borg swings for the body but De Jager moves out of range.
Borg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Jager.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Borg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Jager throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Jager avoids a kick to the body.
De Jager misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from De Jager misses.
De Jager takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Borg throws a wild body kick that De Jager sees coming a mile off.
Borg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Jager has time to react.
Borg looks to score with a jab to the body but De Jager is just out of range.
De Jager throws the left hand but Borg avoids the punch easily.
Borg throws a quick counter head kick but De Jager was just out of range.
Borg wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bismarck De Jager will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bismarck De Jager's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
De Jager throws a hook but Borg avoids it easily.
Borg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Borg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Jager throws a low kick but Borg avoids it.
Borg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Borg throws a low kick but De Jager moves out of range easily.
De Jager misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borg.
Borg tries to clinch but De Jager is having none of it.
De Jager looks to score with a jab to the body but Borg is just out of range.
Borg moves out of range of the leg kick from De Jager.
Borg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Borg moves out of range as De Jager strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borg staying out of range there.
De Jager looks to land a left hand but Borg moved out of range nicely.
Borg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Jagers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Borg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Jager.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Jager.
De Jager punishes Borg's body with a nice straight punch.
Borg doesn't manage to clinch there - De Jager circles away.
De Jager tries to land a leg kick but Borg saw it coming and moves away.
De Jager tries to keep at a distance but Borg has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from De Jager.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Borg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Jager misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Jager doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Jager wants to break free but Borg has control.
A body shot lands from De Jager.
Borg scores with a shot to the side of De Jager's head.
De Jager misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Jager misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Borg.
De Jager has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Borg seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if De Jager can turn it around.
Borg swings wildly with an uppercut but De Jager uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borg blocks a body shot from De Jager.
De Jager lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Jager blocks an uppercut.
Borg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Jager.
Borg blocks a body shot from De Jager.
Borg throws a head punch that misses.
De Jager wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Jager lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bismarck De Jager seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Borg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Jager misses with the head strike.
De Jager scores with a shoulder strike.
Borg throws a punch but it's blocked by De Jager.
Borg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Jager tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borg's elbow.
De Jager blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg misses with the head strike.
Borg swings wildly with an uppercut but De Jager uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borg lands a nice uppercut.
De Jager tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borg is stalling here.
Still in the clinch, Borg scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Jager tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borg's elbow.
De Jager lands a hook that snaps the head of Borg backwards.
De Jager lands an uppercut.
De Jager manages to break the clinch.
De Jager swings for the body but Borg moves out of range.
De Jager misses with an uppercut.
Borg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Jager.
Borg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Borg swings for the body but De Jager moves out of range.
Borg tries to clinch but De Jager moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borg lands the left hand.
Borg throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Jager throws a sloppy body shot
and Borg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Borg ducks under a wild hook from De Jager.
Borg lands with a right hand.
Borg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Jager darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Borg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Borg throws a push kick but De Jager slaps the foot to one side.
Borg looks to land a body kick but De Jager moved away.
De Jager avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Jager changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Jager keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Borg misses.
Borg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Jager paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borg moves away from the strike by De Jager.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bismarck De Jager.
I think De Jager has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bismarck De Jager!
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