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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bors Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hankering Dervish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bors Ysengrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hankering Dervish!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ysengrin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ysengrin. Dervish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dervish lands a front kick.
Jab, jab by Dervish - just one landing.
Dervish bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dervish throws a good cross that connects.
Ysengrin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dervish.
Ysengrin is breathing heavily.
Dervish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ysengrin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dervish makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ysengrin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Ysengrin. No joy for Dervish on that attempt.
Dervish has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ysengrin takes a swing at Dervish's ribcage but misses.
Dervish moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ysengrin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dervish scores with a hook to the body. Ysengrin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ysengrin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dervish paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dervish has a takedown stuffed.
Dervish on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No luck for Dervish with that takedown attempt.
Bors Ysengrin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hankering Dervish.
Dervish pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ysengrin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dervish's sensitive parts.
Dervish ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dervish turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dervish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ysengrin moves away.
Dervish delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dervish stuffs the takedown.
Ysengrin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dervish ducks under a wild hook from Ysengrin.
Dervish appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hankering Dervish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dervish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dervish lands with a shot to the body.
Dervish wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ysengrin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like Ysengrin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ysengrin is looking to chop away at Dervish's legs.
Ysengrin scores with a decent looking hook.
Dervish moves out of range as Ysengrin strikes.
Dervish chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ysengrin can pounce on him.
Ysengrin throws an overhand right that lands on Dervish's shoulder, as Dervish tries to avoid the shot.
Ysengrin closes the distance and clinches.
Ysengrin swings wildly with an uppercut but Dervish uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ysengrin pushes Dervish back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ysengrin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dervish fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dervish moves out of range as Ysengrin strikes.
Dervish lands a body shot.
Dervish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ysengrin looks to land a right hand but Dervish moved out of range.
Dervish closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dervish working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Dervish.
Dervish in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dervish goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ysengrin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dervish's guard! Nice work there by Ysengrin!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin wants to control from the top but Dervish keeps moving.
Dervish has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ysengrin is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dervish.
Ysengrin trying to control the action but Dervish is working from the bottom.
Dervish is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ysengrin off and has taken his back!
Dervish doesn't have the hooks in and Ysengrin manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dervish is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ysengrin wants to control from the top but Dervish keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hankering Dervish dominated 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.
Dervish fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A lazy body kick from Dervish
and Ysengrin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ysengrin 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.
Ysengrin delivers a nice body kick.
Dervish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dervish blocks a low kick nicely.
Ysengrin clobbers Dervish with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ysengrin throws a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dervish or perhaps it was just good defense by Ysengrin, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dervish manages to avoid it.
Dervish misses with a head kick.
Dervish tries to land a front kick but Ysengrin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dervish, as that shot connected.
Dervish takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dervish throws a low kick but Ysengrin avoids it.
Ysengrin shoots in and drives through. Dervish sprawls well.
Ysengrin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dervish was well out of range. Poor timing from Ysengrin.
Dervish shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ysengrin as he jumps to the side.
Bors Ysengrin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hankering Dervish.
Ysengrin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ysengrin throws an overhand right that lands on Dervish's shoulder, as Dervish tries to avoid the shot.
Dervish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ysengrin.
Dervish throws a low kick but Ysengrin moves out of range easily.
Ysengrin misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Dervish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dervish staying out of range there.
Ysengrin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dervish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Dervish tries to counter it with a takedown but Ysengrin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dervish scores with a jab to the body.
Dervish throws a low kick but Ysengrin moves out of range easily.
Ysengrin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dervish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ysengrin throws a body shot but no joy.
Ysengrin throws a body shot but no joy.
Ysengrin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ysengrin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ysengrin throws a looping overhand right but Dervish ducks down to avoid it.
Dervish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ysengrin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dervish has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dervish there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hankering Dervish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin connects with an inside leg kick.
Dervish misses with a takedown attempt - Ysengrin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ysengrin tries to counter with a takedown but Dervish is quick to defend against it.
Ysengrin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dervish.
Ysengrin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dervish stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dervish lands with an overhand left.
Ysengrin loads up on a big right hand but Dervish slips the punch.
Dervish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dervish walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ysengrin misses with a hook.
Dervish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ysengrin moves away.
Ysengrin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dervish smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dervish walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ysengrin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dervish counters with a body kick.
Ysengrin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ysengrin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dervish.
Ysengrin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ysengrin loads up on a big right hand but Dervish slips the punch.
Ysengrin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ysengrin misses with an uppercut. Dervish saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ysengrin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dervish - the referee stops the clock and Ysengrin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dervish. Ysengrin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dervish throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dervish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice takedown defense from Ysengrin. No joy for Dervish on that attempt.
Ysengrin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dervish scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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 Bors Ysengrin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ysengrin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dervish.
Dervish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dervish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick but Dervish checks it.
Ysengrin throws a jab but it's blocked by Dervish.
Dervish lands a nice hook to Ysengrin's body. Ysengrin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dervish lands with a straight right. Ysengrin didn't see that one coming.
Dervish looks for the body kick but Ysengrin saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dervish scores with a jab to the head.
Ysengrin lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dervish.
Ysengrin misses with a straight right.
Ysengrin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dervish. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dervish lands a slapping body shot.
Dervish throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dervish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ysengrin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ysengrin misses the jab.
Ysengrin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Dervish.
Nice shot by Dervish.
Dervish lands with an overhand left.
Dervish ducks under a wild hook from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ysengrin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dervish ducks under a wild hook from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dervish shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ysengrin counters with a nice body shot.
Ysengrin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dervish scores with a jab to the head.
Ysengrin throws a big shot that misses.
Ysengrin works the jab nicely.
Ysengrin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dervish ducks under a wild hook from Ysengrin.
Dervish dives in for a single leg takedown but Ysengrin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dervish tries to score with a low kick but Ysengrin moves his leg out of the way.
Dervish is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ysengrin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bors Ysengrin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hankering Dervish.
Ysengrin throws a lazy body kick
and Dervish counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ysengrin won't be happy with that.
Ysengrin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dervish's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin actively working from the bottom here.
Ysengrin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dervish is working away from the top position though.
Dervish is trying to work for a kimura but Ysengrin is defending well.
Ysengrin is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gonzasco Hydropathy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Ysengrin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dervish trying to control the position from guard on top but Ysengrin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ysengrin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dervish can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dervish stopping the sweep attempt from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dervish landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dervish chips away with some ground and pound.
Dervish avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dervish landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hankering Dervish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dervish 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hankering Dervish!
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energy
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