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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between george borges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark has chosen I Am Ironman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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180 cm
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140 lbs
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175 cm
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, george borges! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Stark! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but borges moves out of range and avoids them all easily. borges showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
Stark looks to land a combination but borges avoids it well. borges bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. borges really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. borges tries for a kimura but Stark is defending well. Stark tries to bench press borges off him but borges keeps the position. borges trying to control the position but Stark is working away. borges decides to stand back up. borges steps back and let's Stark get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stark throws a hook but borges blocks it. borges ducks under a wild hook from Stark. borges shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stark as he jumps to the side. Stark tests borges's chin there with a solid looking shot. Tony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Stark throws a right and a left that borges avoids nicely. Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but borges is just out of range. Stark misses with a jab, cross combination.
borges looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stark is fending him off so far but borges persists. Nope, Stark circles away and we're back to standing. A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target. A left and a right from Stark both land. Nice combination. borges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. borges shoots for a takedown but Stark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for george borges. That's going to take a lot out of him. borges looks for a takedown but Stark sprawls well. The fighters circle momentarily. Stark darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. borges showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
Stark looks gassed! Stark misses with a few strikes there.
Nice cross by Stark. borges feints and as Stark raises his hands in defense, borges changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Stark working a defensive guard here.
borges thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. borges showing good wrestling skills to control the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. borges throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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. borges trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
george borges dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
borges ducks under a wild hook from Stark. borges tries to clinch up. borges staying out of range there. Stark lands a right hook to the body.
Stark throws a right and a left that both miss. Horrible takedown by borges or perhaps it was just good defense by Stark which made him look bad. Stark gets caught flat footed, as borges shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Stark can't keep his opponent in guard - borges advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. borges is pressing down on Stark's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stark is holding on for now. Stark is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stark is holding on to half guard well. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Stark is not content to let borges control the position. borges trying to pass the guard but Stark defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. borges seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stark does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. borges sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stark defending well though. Stark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. borges looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stark can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. borges goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Tony Stark has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stark misses with a double jab.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by borges.
Stark misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown by borges or perhaps it was just good defense by Stark which made him look bad. borges fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stark throws a right and a left that both miss. borges lands with a cross. borges gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. borges lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stark or not. Stark gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from borges.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for george borges. That's going to take a lot out of him. Stark tries to break the clinch but borges is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A knee to the head by borges.
borges fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stark is pressed up against the cage. borges has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stark down to the mat. Stark avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Stark swings for the body but borges moves out of range.
borges clinches up against the cage. Stark wants to break free but borges has control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. borges breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Stark misses. borges throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
george borges dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Tony Stark's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
borges scores with a one two! Stark had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Stark falls off balance throwing a combination
and borges makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. borges tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. borges shoots in and drives through. Stark sprawls well. Stark misses with a double jab
and borges counters with a nice kick to the body. Stark throws a right and a left that both miss. borges defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand. Stark gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stark is rocked! borges gets to his feet - Stark follows without any prompting. Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can borges finish him? Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. borges lands a huge takedown. Stark is out but the ref is slow to react and borges lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Stark lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). george borges!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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