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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nova Zigaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zigaman's choice of entrance music: Prodigy - Breathe. 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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216 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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287 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bjorn Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nova Zigaman!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Borg.
Borg closes the distance and clinches.
Borg tries a body shot but Zigaman blocks it.
Borg has a couple of punches blocked by Zigaman.
Borg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borg gets through Zigaman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Nova Zigaman has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Borg has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borg.
Borg holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zigaman wants a takedown but no success here.
Zigaman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg misses with a punch on the inside.
Borg avoiding damage.
Borg misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg throws a head punch that misses.
Borg pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zigaman has had enough of the clinch but Borg keeps him there for the moment.
Borg working aggressively here.
Borg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Borg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borg tries to throw a body punch but Zigaman avoids it by throwing Borg back against the cage.
Borg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zigaman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borg wants to stall.
Zigaman pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman is looking for a triangle but Borg pushes his legs off easily.
Zigaman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Zigaman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Zigaman chips away with some ground and pound.
Borg is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Borg keeping moving, preventing Zigaman from controlling successfully.
Borg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Borg keeping full guard, as Zigaman tries to pass.
Zigaman trying to control the position from guard on top but Borg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Borg has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Zigaman has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Zigaman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Borg prevents it.
Borg scores with a shoulder strike.
Borg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Borg throws a punch but it's blocked by Zigaman.
Zigaman is trying to drag Borg to the mat but Borg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bjorn Borg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nova Zigaman.
Borg lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Borg content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Borg misses with the head strike.
Borg has Zigaman pushed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Borg.
Borg misses with a punch to the body.
Borg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borg misses with some punches.
Borg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Borg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borg swings wildly with an uppercut but Zigaman uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Nova Zigaman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Borg tries to clinch but Zigaman moves out of range.
Zigaman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borg.
Borg throws a series of punches but Zigaman avoids them all with ease.
Borg throws a head kick that misses.
Zigaman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Borg defends it well.
Borg throws a big shot that misses.
Zigaman throws a counter combo.
Borg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borg throws a jab when Zigaman was well out of range.
Borg tries to close the distance and clinch but Zigaman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zigaman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Borg.
Borg misses with a double jab
and Zigaman counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zigaman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Borg can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zigaman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borg keeps working.
Borg is trying to improve his position.
Borg on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Zigaman cracks Borg with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Borg is looking to reverse the position.
Who's going to make the next move?
Zigaman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Borg is not content to let Zigaman control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman lands a few punches from side control.
Zigaman working the head and body with strikes.
Zigaman trying to control the position but Borg is working away.
Zigaman has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Borg!
Borg tries to hold on but Zigaman pushes him away.
Zigaman landing punches.
Zigaman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Borg hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zigaman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Borg looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman avoids the attempt from Borg to control.
Zigaman trying to control but Borg is having none of it.
Borg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zigaman can do to turn this around?
Zigaman working the ground and pound effectively.
Zigaman prevents Borg from getting the reversal.
Borg taking shots to the head.
Borg is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman content just to control the position here.
Borg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zigaman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zigaman is trying to control here but Borg has managed to regain half guard.
Zigaman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zigaman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zigaman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Borg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zigaman working the head and body with strikes.
Zigaman is trying to control the action in half guard but Borg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zigaman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Borg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zigaman slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nova Zigaman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nova Zigaman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zigaman shoots in but no luck this time.
Borg swings for the body but Zigaman moves out of range.
Borg throws a head kick that Zigaman semi-blocks.
Borg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zigaman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zigaman is fighting to break Borg's control of his arms but Borg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nova Zigaman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Borg wants to stand up but Zigaman is controlling him.
Borg controls Zigaman momentarily but Zigaman frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zigaman advances position into side control!
Zigaman has knee on belly momentarily but Borg bucks him off and regains half guard.
Zigaman is trying to control. Borg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zigaman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Borg defends it well.
Zigaman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zigaman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zigaman moves nicely into side control.
Zigaman controlling the position from side mount.
Borg tries to escape but Zigaman is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borg keeps working.
Borg is being controlled here.
Zigaman is putting a hurting on Borg here, landing some big shots from side control.
Zigaman tries to advance to mount but can't.
Zigaman controls the position from side control.
Zigaman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Borg rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Zigaman's guard! Nice work there by Borg!
Borg stands up from Zigaman's guard - Borg perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zigaman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Borg.
Zigaman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Borg napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zigaman working the ground and pound.
Borg is trying to get back to half guard.
Borg wants to control but Zigaman postures up.
Zigaman moves into full mount!
Zigaman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It looks like Bjorn Borg has been cut.
Zigaman lands a heavy elbow.
Borg wants to control but Zigaman is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borg is bucking up trying to escape but Zigaman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zigaman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zigaman controlling from mount.
Zigaman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Borg is looking to escape.
Borg is looking to get to half guard.
Zigaman controlling the pace for now.
Borg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nova Zigaman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zigaman 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nova Zigaman!
Nova Zigaman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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