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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Santaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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194 cm
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240 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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
11 - 4 - 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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dexter Santaros!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borg tries to clinch up but Santaros circles away and keeps his distance.
Santaros swats away the attempt to clinch by Borg.
Borg tries to clinch up but Santaros circles away and keeps his distance.
Borg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santaros swings for the body but Borg moves out of range.
Borg closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Borg has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Santaros blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borg.
We've been informed that Santaros has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Borg looking to throw knees to the head but Santaros is blocking nicely.
Borg tries to throw a body punch but Santaros avoids it by throwing Borg back against the cage.
Borg misses with some punches.
Borg is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Borg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Borg misses with some punches.
Borg swings wildly with an uppercut but Santaros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santaros misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg pushes off an throws an elbow but Santaros leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Borg fails to land.
Santaros tries to circle away but Borg has him pinned against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borg.
Santaros will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Borg up against the cage.
Santaros blocks an uppercut.
Borg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Santaros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santaros is keeping busy.
Santaros lands a left hand that snaps the head of Borg backwards.
Borg stalling.
Santaros blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Borg.
Borg misses with a punch on the inside.
Santaros tries to pull guard but Borg forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Santaros manages to break the clinch.
Borg has closed the distance and engaged Santaros in a clinch.
Borg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santaros jumps guard and drags Borg to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borg is looking to stand up but Santaros won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santaros wants to sweep here but Borg controlling him for the moment.
Borg trying to stand up but can't free himself from Santaros's guard.
Santaros 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 stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Borg instigates a clinch.
Borg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Borg working aggressively here.
Santaros is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Borg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borg misses with the head strike.
Santaros breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santaros bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Borg's head backwards.
A solid body kick from Borg.
Borg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santaros or perhaps it was just good defense by Borg, which made it look bad.
A little feinted left hand from Borg on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santaros misses with a takedown
letting Borg counter with a right hand.
Bjorn Borg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Santaros.
Borg tries to clinch there but Santaros circles away.
Borg moves in looking to clinch but Santaros pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borg misses with a hook. Santaros ducked under it nicely.
Borg throws a body kick that misses.
Santaros connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Borg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Santaros circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santaros misses with a wild body shot.
Borg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santaros connects with a crisp jab.
Santaros misses with a straight right.
Borg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santaros can do to turn this around?
Borg ducks right into an uppercut from Santaros.
Borg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santaros in his tracks.
Borg throws a nice looking combination but Santaros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Borg tries to clinch there but Santaros circles away.
Santaros lands a slapping body shot.
Bjorn Borg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borg fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg throws a sloppy head kick and Santaros moves out of range easily.
Borg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santaros swats away the attempt to clinch by Borg.
Santaros ducks under a wild hook from Borg.
Santaros works Borg's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borg throws a lazy right hand but Santaros sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg tries a head kick but it misses.
Borg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santaros swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borg looks to land a combination but Santaros avoids it well.
Santaros swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Borg tries to clinch but Santaros is having none of it.
Borg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santaros to score with a decent uppercut.
Borg tries to clinch but Santaros is having none of it.
Santaros lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Borg at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santaros, as that shot connected.
Santaros throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santaros circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Borg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santaros shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Borg is looking to stand back up but Santaros counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Borg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santaros thows a huge punch but Borg dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santaros.
Santaros passes the guard and advances to mount!
Santaros controlling his opponent.
Borg can't escape the position.
Santaros sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Borg is trying to stand but he's just given Santaros his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santaros struggling to keep hold of the position.
Santaros is trying to stick to Borg's back but Borg is turning into Santaros. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Santaros's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Borg.
Santaros is looking for a triangle but Borg pushes his legs off easily.
Santaros not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Borg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santaros has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Borg has managed to get both his arms back between Santaros's legs - danger averted.
Santaros is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Borg defends well.
Santaros wants to sweep here but Borg controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santaros is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Borg defends well.
Santaros is trying to keep Borg in close.
Santaros has a closed guard, preventing Borg from standing up.
Borg trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Santaros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Borg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santaros.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santaros. Borg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borg tries to clinch up but Santaros circles away and keeps his distance.
Borg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santaros will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santaros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santaros circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borg slips under a jab.
Borg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santaros lands a nice shot that snaps Borg's head back.
Borg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santaros manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santaros swats away the attempt to clinch by Borg.
Borg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santaros manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santaros shoots in for a takedown but Borg shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg wants to clinch up but Santaros keeps it at a distance.
Borg clinches up against the cage.
Borg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santaross head.
Santaros stalls.
Borg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Borg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santaros can't find room to land a body shot as Borg controls the action.
Borg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Borg throws a head punch that misses.
Santaros blocks a body shot from Borg.
Borg tries to work over Santaros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Borg.
Borg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santaros.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santaros slowing the pace effectively.
Borg has Santaros pressed against the cage.
Santaros tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bjorn Borg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Santaros.
Borg lands a nice shot to the body.
Borg leaning against his opponent.
Borg misses with a punch on the inside.
Borg trying to control the position but instead, Santaros has worked for underhooks and has pushed Borg into the cage.
Santaros throws a head punch that misses.
Santaros drags the fight down to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santaros working a defensive guard here.
Santaros has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Borg should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Santaros has tightened it up now! Borg should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dexter Santaros!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dexter Santaros waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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