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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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171 cm
32
240 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
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201 cm
34
255 lbs
35 - 18 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hanttonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Borschev. A left lands for Borschev.
It looks like Marko Hanttonen has been cut. Borschev thuds his right hand into Hanttonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. A telegraphed right hand from Hanttonen misses the target. Hanttonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borschev.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Borschev - that will leave a mark!
Borschev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Borschev lands with a nice body punch. Borschev connects with a crisp jab. Borschev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanttonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Borschev throws a sloppy head kick and Hanttonen moves out of range easily. Hanttonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. This has been an exciting period of action! Hanttonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Borschev counters with a nice uppercut. Hanttonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanttonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Borschev is looking to land body kicks. Hanttonen clinches with his opponent.
We've been informed that Borschev 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. Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Borschev avoids it. Hanttonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Borschev is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Borschev fails to land. Borschev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Borschev.
Hanttonen misses with the head strike.
Borschev throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanttonen. Hanttonen prevents a body shot from Borschev. A head punch on the inside from Borschev fails to land. Borschev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanttonen's elbow. Borschev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marko Hanttonen's cut is getting worse. Hanttonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borschev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Borschev throws a leg kick and Hanttonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Hanttonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borschev. Hanttonen misses the jab. Borschev now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Hanttonen tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Borschev counters with an outside leg kick.
Hanttonen darts in trying to clinch and Borschev counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Borschev throws a leg kick but Hanttonen sees it coming and moves out of range. Borschev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Hanttonen is breathing heavily. Borschev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hanttonen misses with a straight right. Borschev cracks Hanttonen with a good jab.
Marko Hanttonen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Hanttonen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Borschev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Hanttonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borschev.
Borschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanttonen is just out of range. Borschev looks to land a body kick but Hanttonen moved away. Hanttonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Borschev thinks about the counter body kick. Hanttonen throws a looping overhand right but Borschev ducks down to avoid it. Borschev feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hanttonen sprawling to the canvas! Hanttonen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Borschev finish him?!
Jeez, Marko Hanttonen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marko Hanttonen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dmitry Borschev! A relieved looking Dmitry Borschev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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