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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lafon Bornay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bornay comes to the cage accompanied by House Boulevard - Set Me Free. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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176 cm
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135 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lafon Bornay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Silva!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Bornay decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Bornay from standing up.
Bornay gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Bornay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bornay feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Bornay counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornay gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Bornay counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Bornay wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bornay stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Bornay counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bornay wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing that Bornay has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bornay wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bornay is proving hard to escape from.
Bornay has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bornay is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bornay pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bornay keeps moving.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bornay pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bornay counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Bornay tries to stand but Silva is controlling his head.
Bornay stands up.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bornay counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva pushes Bornay off and gets back to his feet.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bornay counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Bornay stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bornay feinted with a counter takedown.
Lafon Bornay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriano Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Bornay counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lafon Bornay dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Bornay counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva tries to kick Bornay off but Bornay keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bornay stands up from half guard.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva misses the body punch
and Bornay counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bornay as he avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva misses with a hook
and Bornay counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Bornay wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornay decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Bornay counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Silva misses with a hook
and Bornay decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bornay wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bornay is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bornay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bornay has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bornay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is looking to stand up but Bornay won't let him.
Bornay on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bornay tries to get out of the position.
Bornay keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bornay wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva gets to his feet. Bornay looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bornay appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bornay drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silva sprawls and moves away.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Bornay counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bornay tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Bornay decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Bornay trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva'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 Lafon Bornay will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva throws a jab when Bornay was well out of range.
Bornay really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bornay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Bornay drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silva sprawls and moves away.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bornay.
Bornay feinted with a counter takedown.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bornay counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bornay has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bornay wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bornay controlling Silva's posture.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bornay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bornay looking for a sweep. Not yet Bornay, not yet.
Bornay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bornay prevents Silva from improving his position.
Lafon Bornay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bornay stands up and beckons Silva to join him on the feet.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Bornay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bornay wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Bornay stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva misses with a hook
and Bornay counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bornay.
Silva pushes Bornay off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a hook. Bornay ducked under it nicely.
Adriano Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Bornay is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bornay slips a jab from Silva.
Bornay attempts a counter takedown but Silva avoids it well and moves away.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Bornay decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Bornay would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bornay 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.
Bornay gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Bornay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
A jab from Silva misses.
Bornay feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bornay circles away.
Bornay appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bornay counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bornay.
Bornay would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Adriano Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lafon Bornay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bornay, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lafon Bornay!
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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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