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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Dreesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Borg might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don't Borg Out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Junior Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Virgil Dreesen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dreesen throws a head kick that half lands.
Dreesen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Borg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dreesen wants to slow Borg down by chopping away at his legs.
Borg moves away from the strike by Dreesen.
Dreesen tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dreesen.
Dreesen misses with a low kick.
Borg half committed to a counter leg kick.
Borg fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Dreesen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Borg closes the distance and clinches up with Dreesen, looking for a takedown. Borg pushes Dreesen against the cage but Dreesen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dreesen! But no joy.
Borg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Borg misses with a straight right.
Dreesen throws a looping overhand right but Borg ducks down to avoid it.
Borg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dreesen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Borg checks a leg kick.
Dreesen ducks under a wild hook from Borg.
Dreesen connects with a leg kick. Borg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreesen misses with a leg kick
and Borg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Borg throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Borg scoring well with a low kick there.
Borg cracks Dreesen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Borg connects with a crisp jab.
Borg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Borg lands a two punch combo.
Borg scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dreesen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Borg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dreesen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dreesen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Borg scores with a jab to the head.
Dreesen takes one to the chin there.
Borg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dreesen.
Dreesen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreesen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dreesen throws a jab but it's blocked by Borg.
Junior Borg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borg. Dreesen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dreesen throws a leg kick
and Borg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Borg drops his hands momentarily and Dreesen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Borg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Borg blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dreesen.
Borg connects with an inside leg kick.
Dreesen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dreesen moves out of range of the leg kick from Borg.
Borg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dreesen manages to avoid it.
Borg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Borg.
Dreesen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borg looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dreesen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Borg takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreesen throws a sloppy head kick and Borg moves out of range easily.
Dreesen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Borg. That did some damage!
Dreesen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Borg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dreesen scrambles back to his feet.
Borg just misses with a punch to the body.
Dreesen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Borg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dreesen scrambles back to his feet.
Borg throws a chopping leg kick but Dreesen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Borg connects with a crisp jab.
Borg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dreesen as he avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Dreesen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Borg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dreesen just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Dreesen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dreesen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dreesen takes one to the chin there.
Dreesen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Borg.
Dreesen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dreesen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borg wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Dreesen misses the target.
Borg is looking to counter punch.
Borg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Borg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dreesen.
A jab from Dreesen misses.
Borg looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
No luck for Borg with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Borg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dreesen looks for the body kick but Borg saw that one coming.
Borg blocks a jab.
Borg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dreesen throws out a loose jab but Borg uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Dreesen looks to move away, Borg throws a big counter combo bu Dreesen just gets out of the way.
Borg ducks under a wild hook from Dreesen.
Borg throws a big shot that misses.
Despite the aggression on Dreesen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Borg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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 Junior Borg will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
An inside leg kick from Borg misses.
Dreesen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dreesen ducks under a wild hook from Borg.
Dreesen scores with a jab to the head.
Dreesen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dreesen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dreesen cracks Borg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Borg is looking to land body kicks.
Borg throws a push kick but Dreesen slaps the foot to one side.
Virgil Dreesen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dreesen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Borg is looking to land body kicks.
Dreesen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Borg throws a hook to the side of Dreesen's head but Dreesen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Borg. Beautiful body shot.
Dreesen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Borg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Borg misses with a low kick.
Borg misses with a looping right.
Borg misses with a body shot.
A combination from Borg does no damage.
Dreesen misses with the combination.
Borg throws a lazy right hand but Dreesen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dreesen.
Dreesen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borg throws out the jab.
Dreesen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Borg looks to land a body kick but Dreesen moved away.
Borg moves out of range as Dreesen strikes.
Dreesen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dreesen scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreesen slips a straight right by Borg.
Borg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dreesen. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dreesens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Borg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dreesen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dreesen with a nice cross.
Borg throws a jab but it's blocked by Dreesen.
Borg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dreesen misses with a straight left.
Borg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dreesen throws a sloppy head kick and Borg moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Borg on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Borg misses with a straight right.
Borg checks a low kick from Dreesen.
Borg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dreesen in his tracks.
Borg moves out of range as Dreesen throws a body kick.
Borg was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Borg swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Borg throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Borg.
Borg tries to score with a low kick but Dreesen moves his leg out of the way.
Dreesen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dreesen thuds his shin into the meat of Borg's side.
Dreesen throws a body punch but Borg moves out of range.
Dreesen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBorg.
Borg throws a solid leg kick but Dreesen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Borg.
Borg tries to clinch but Dreesen moves away
and Dreesen counters with a stiff right hand.
Borg shoots in for a double leg but Dreesen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Borg misses with a hook. Dreesen ducked under it nicely.
Dreesen misses with a head kick.
Borg tries to clinch there but Dreesen circles away.
Dreesen misses with a head kick.
Borg throws a low kick, looking for Dreesen's leg but Dreesen calmly moves out of range.
Dreesen throws a leg kick which misses Borg's front leg but catches the back leg as Borg tries to avoid it.
Dreesen scores with a leg kick.
Dreesen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Borg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dreesen was well out of range. Poor timing from Borg.
Dreesen is looking for the big counter here.
Dreesen looks to land a body kick but Borg moved away.
Borg misses with a hook.
Borg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dreesen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dreesen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borg throws out the jab.
Dreesen checks a low kick from Borg.
Dreesen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dreesen missing with a left hand there. Borg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Borg defending well as Dreesen loads up on a big left hand.
Borg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Borg scores with a body shot.
Borg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Borg tries to bum rush Dreesen with a series of wild strikes but Dreesen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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 Junior Borg will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A combination from Borg does no damage.
Borg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Borg thows a leg kick but Dreesen checks it
and Dreesen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dreesen misses with a straight left.
Dreesen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Borg. That did some damage!
Borg misses with a low kick.
Dreesen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dreesen lands a front kick.
Borg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dreesen checks it well.
Borg throws a lazy right hand but Dreesen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dreesen blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg moves into the clinch.
Dreesen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dreesen trying to land knees to the body.
Dreesen is looking to control Borg's arms but Borg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dreesen has his back to the cage.
Borg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreesen lands a nice shot to the body.
Borg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dreesen.
Borg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dreesen lands a left hand.
Dreesen manages to break the clinch.
Borg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borg feints and then cracks Dreesen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dreesen down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dreesen.
Borg thows a leg kick but Dreesen checks it
and Dreesen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Borg's knee momentarily.
Borg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dreesen looks to land a right hand but Borg moved out of range.
Crunch! Dreesen slams his shin into Borg's torso.
Dreesen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borg was well out of range. Poor timing from Dreesen.
Dreesen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Virgil Dreesen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg checks the leg kick.
Dreesen throws an overhand right that lands on Borg's shoulder, as Borg tries to avoid the shot.
Borg misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Borg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dreesen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Borg misses.
Dreesen throws a front kick aimed at Borg's knee but Borg avoids it well.
Dreesen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borg.
Borg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dreesen throws a jab but it's blocked by Borg.
Dreesen gets caught napping as Borg dives in and scores a takedown. Dreesen manages to retain guard.
Borg stopping the sweep attempt from Dreesen.
Dreesen has his hands on Borg's head, controlling the position.
Borg wants to pass the guard but Dreesen is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg wants to control from the top but Dreesen keeps moving.
Dreesen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Borg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dreesen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Borg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Borg stuns Dreesen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Borg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Borg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dreesen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Borg.
Borg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dreesen checks it well.
Borg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dreesen throws a sloppy head kick and Borg moves out of range easily.
Borg tries to move into range but Dreesen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dreesen throws a sloppy head kick and Borg moves out of range easily.
Dreesen tries to land a body kick
and Dreesen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dreesen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dreesen's head.
Dreesen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dreesen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borg moves away.
Borg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Junior Borg.
Well Borg 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Borg!
During a confident post fight interview, Junior Borg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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