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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bull Hurley enters the cage!
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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
37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bull Hurley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borschev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurley.
Dmitry Borschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borschev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borschev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hurley.
Hurley with a jab.
Hurley avoids the body shot from Borschev.
Borschev scores with a hook to the body. Hurley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Borschev lands a head shot.
Hurley throws an off balance right hand
and Borschev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Borschev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Borschev scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Borschev.
Hurley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid body kick from Borschev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hurley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurley missing with a left hand there. Borschev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Borschev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurley was well out of range. Poor timing from Borschev.
Borschev misses with a kick to the body.
Borschev jabs Hurley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hurley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hurley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Borschev misses with an uppercut
and Hurley counters with a left to the body.
Borschev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hurley tries to close the distance and clinch but Borschev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Borschev misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurley misses the target.
Borschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borschev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hurley forces Borschev back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borschev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Borschev throws a punch but it's blocked by Hurley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Borschev.
Borschev lands a nice uppercut.
Borschev lands with a left to the head.
Hurley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Borschev misses with a body punch.
Hurley misses with a punch on the inside.
Borschev blocks a body shot from Hurley.
Hurley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borschev's elbow.
Hurley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borschev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Borschev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hurley doesn't seem bothered though.
Borschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurley is just out of range.
Hurley connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borschev.
The fighters circling - Hurley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borschev lands a nice looking body shot.
Borschev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hurley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Borschev finds it's way round the side to connect with Hurley's head.
Hurley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Borschev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hurley looks for the body kick but Borschev saw that one coming.
Borschev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Hurley counter with a right hand.
Hurley misses with a right hand
and Borschev counters with a three punch combo that has Hurley backing up. Hurley nods at Borschev to acknowledge the strikes.
Hurley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Borschev.
Hurley loads up on a big right hand but Borschev slips the punch.
It looked like Borschev was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Borschev thinks about countering with a body kick.
Borschev tries to work over Hurley's front leg with a kick but Hurley checks it.
Borschev stuns Hurley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Borschev misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hurley misses.
Borschev throws a push kick but Hurley slaps the foot to one side.
Borschev throws a push kick but Hurley slaps the foot to one side.
Hurley wants to clinch but Borschev slips to the side
and Borschev counters with a nice uppercut.
Hurley misses with a left hand
and Borschev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Borschev.
Borschev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Borschev avoids the head kick by Hurley.
Hurley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hurley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurley throws a push kick but Borschev slaps the foot to one side.
Borschev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Borschev misses.
Hurley tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Borschev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hurley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hurley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Borschev. That one must have hurt.
Hurley clobbers Borschev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Left hook, right uppercut from Borschev.
Hurley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hurley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borschev.
Hurley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurley works the jab nicely.
Hurley throws a hook but Borschev blocks it.
Hurley lands a slapping body shot.
Borschev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hurley can do to turn this around?
Borschev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Borschev.
Hurley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Borschev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab from Borschev.
Borschev throws a lazy body kick
and Hurley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hurley throws a push kick but Borschev slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hurley. Borschev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borschev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hurley finds it's way round the side to connect with Borschev's head.
Hurley misses with a few strikes there.
Hurley jabs Borschev right on the nose. Borschev blinks but takes it well.
Hurley clinches.
Borschev misses with a punch to the body.
Borschev misses with a punch to the body.
Hurley lands a good knee to the midsection. Borschev won't want to take too many of those.
Borschev misses with a punch on the inside.
Borschev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Borschev misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Borschev avoids it.
Hurley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Borschev blocks it with crossed arms.
Borschev misses with a punch to the body.
Hurley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Borschev seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hurley can turn it around.
Hurley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Borschev avoids it.
Hurley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hurley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Borschev.
Borschev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borschev prevents a body shot from Hurley.
Borschev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hurley cracks Borschev with a nice body shot.
Hurley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Borschev.
Borschev ducks under a wild hook from Hurley.
Hurley misses with a body kick.
And Borschev counters with a quick kick to the body but Hurley blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Borschev seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hurley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borschev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good shot there by Borschev.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hurley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hurley throws a wild body kick that Borschev sees coming a mile off.
Hurley tries to land a front kick but Borschev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Borschev quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Borschev moves out of range of the strikes.
Borschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dmitry Borschev is winning the standup battle so far.
Hurley tries to bum rush Borschev with a series of wild strikes but Borschev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hurley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Borschev throws a right hand that misses
and Hurley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Borschev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hurley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Borschev. That one must have hurt.
Hurley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurley loads up on a big right hand but Borschev slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschev connects with a body shot that sends Hurley's belly button to the back.
Hurley lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circling a little - Borschev finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hurley tries to land a front kick but Borschev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Borschev throws a leg kick but Hurley checks it.
And Hurley responds with a good body kick, but Borschev manages to step out the way in time.
Hurley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Borschev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hurley misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hurley blocks the body kick.
Borschev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hurley's hands.
Hurley avoids a kick to the body.
Borschev thuds a left hand into Hurley's body.
Hurley avoids the body shot from Borschev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bull Hurley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Borschev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hurley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Borschev throws a shot to the body.
Borschev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borschev tries to land a front kick but Hurley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hurley is looking to land body kicks.
Borschev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hurley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borschev moves away.
Hurley misses with a head kick.
Hurley avoids a kick to the body.
Borschev is looking to wear down Hurley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Borschev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurley takes a swing at Borschev's ribcage but misses.
Borschev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borschev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Borschev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hurley throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Borschev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurley is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hurley. Borschev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borschev moves out of range as Hurley throws a body kick.
Hurley blocks the body kick.
Hurley motions for Borschev to come forward. Hurley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Borschev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Borschev.
Hurley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Borschev throws a head kick that Hurley semi-blocks.
Borschev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hurley just misses with a punch to the body.
Borschev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Borschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hurley steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hurley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Borschev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hurley throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Borschev jabs Hurley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley looks for the body kick but Borschev saw that one coming.
Borschev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borschev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Borschev lands a high kick!
Borschev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurley.
Borschev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hurley. That one must have hurt.
Hurley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hurley throws the left hand but Borschev avoids the punch easily.
Borschev scores with a jab to the body.
Hurley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hurley misses with a wild body shot.
Borschev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Borschev avoids the head kick by Hurley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Borschev, right into the meat.
Borschev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Borschev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Borschev misses with a body shot.
Hurley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Borschev scores with a push kick.
Borschev keeps Hurley at a distance using the push kick.
Hurley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borschev quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hurley looks to land a right hand but Borschev moved out of range.
Borschev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Borschev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hurley has Borschev up against the cage in a clinch.
Hurley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschev misses with a punch to the body.
Borschev lands a hook that snaps the head of Hurley backwards.
Borschev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Borschev cracks Hurley with a nice body shot.
Borschev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurley's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Borschev.
Hurley blocks an uppercut.
Borschev pushes Hurley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurley.
Borschev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurley's elbow.
Borschev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hurley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Borschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hurley moves away.
Hurley throws a body punch but Borschev moves out of range.
Borschev quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Borschev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hurley on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitry Borschev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Borschev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitry Borschev!
A very excited looking Dmitry Borschev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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