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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lafon Bornay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Cowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bornay's entrance music is House Boulevard - Set Me Free. A fine choice. Alex Cowell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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135 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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150 cm
22
135 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Cowell!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowell wants to clinch
and Bornay counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bornay prevents Cowell from improving his position.
Bornay tries to stand and escape but Cowell is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowell actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like Bornay is going to stand back up.
Bornay will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowell throws the left hand but Bornay avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Cowell misses its intended target.
Cowell looks to clinch
and Bornay counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bornay wants to stand but Cowell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cowell 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.
Bornay has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cowell is proving hard to escape from.
Cowell looking for a sweep. Not yet Cowell, not yet.
Cowell has a closed guard, preventing Bornay from standing up.
Cowell throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bornay uses it to pass to side control.
Bornay tries to stand but Cowell is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bornay decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cowell to his feet.
Cowell tries to clinch
and Bornay counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cowell!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bornay tries to stand but Cowell is controlling his head.
Bornay decides to stand back up.
Bornay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cowell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bornay tries to avoid it but Cowell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bornay to the ground. Bornay escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cowell is looking to clinch but Bornay is avoiding it.
Cowell closes the distance but Bornay moves to the side
and Bornay counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cowell won't be happy with that.
Bornay wants to stand but Cowell is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cowell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bornay tries to stand but Cowell is controlling his head.
Bornay decides to stand back up.
Bornay keeps the fight on the outside.
Bornay half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bornay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bornay counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cowell won't be happy with that.
Bornay tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bornay wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bornay tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Cowell tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Cowell is still trying to improve position.
Cowell can't do much from the bottom here.
Bornay tries to get to his feet but Cowell is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Bornay in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bornay trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cowell's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lafon Bornay dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cowell looks to clinch
and Bornay counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bornay seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bornay decides to stand up.
Cowell tries to clinch but Bornay is having none of it.
Cowell has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bornay is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bornay swats away the attempt to clinch by Cowell.
Bornay half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, 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.
Cowell wants to clinch
and Bornay counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bornay decides to stand up.
Cowell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowell tries to close the distance and clinch but Bornay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cowell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bornay pinned against the cage. Bornay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cowell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bornay defends well and Cowell ends up having to push Bornay into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cowell wants to clinch up but Bornay keeps it at a distance.
Bornay appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cowell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bornay feinted with a counter takedown.
Cowell tries to clinch but Bornay is having none of it.
Cowell doesn't manage to clinch there - Bornay circles away.
Bornay tries to counter with a takedown but Cowell is quick to defend against it.
Cowell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bornay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bornay changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cowell wants to clinch but Bornay slips to the side
so Bornay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bornay has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cowell is proving hard to escape from.
Cowell is looking for a triangle but Bornay pushes his legs off easily.
Bornay has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cowell is proving hard to escape from.
Cowell wants to sweep here but Bornay controlling him for the moment.
Cowell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bornay is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bornay gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cowell tries to clinch up but Bornay circles away and keeps his distance.
Cowell throws a poor cross that misses
so Bornay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bornay gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cowell wants to clinch.
Bornay half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bornay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bornay counters with a shoot takedown. Cowell fights it but they end up in guard.
Cowell looking for a sweep. Not yet Cowell, not yet.
Bornay stands up and waves to Cowell to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowell tries to clinch
and Bornay counters with a takedown into side control.
Lafon Bornay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bornay stands up and beckons Cowell to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cowell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bornay tries to counter with a takedown but Cowell is quick to defend against it.
Cowell tries to clinch but Bornay moves away
so Bornay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bornay trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cowell's guard.
Cowell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bornay manages to get himself to full guard.
Cowell throws an elbow that misses. Bornay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cowell's guard. Nice move by Bornay!
Bornay trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cowell's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lafon Bornay dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cowell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bornay counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bornay.
Cowell wants to sweep here but Bornay controlling him for the moment.
Cowell throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bornay escapes and throws Cowell's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bornay decides to stand back up.
Cowell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bornay counters with a takedown into side control.
Bornay wants to stand but Cowell has his arm trapped.
Bornay tries to get to his feet but Cowell is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Bornay in his guard.
Bornay trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cowell's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bornay wants to stand but Cowell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cowell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cowell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bornay has picked Cowell up - he's going for a ride! Bornay dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
It looks like Bornay is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowell is looking for a sweep. Bornay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bornay seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cowell is looking to control Bornay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cowell avoid being mounted?
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cowell darts in trying to clinch
and Bornay counters with a takedown into side control.
Bornay wants to stand but Cowell is controlling his arm.
Bornay decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cowell wants to clinch up but Bornay keeps it at a distance.
Cowell moves to clinch but Bornay breaks away
and Bornay counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cowell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowell tries to improve position but can't.
Cowell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bornay off and has taken his back!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bornay rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cowell throws a strike but Bornay avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bornay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cowell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cowell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cowell throws an elbow that misses. Bornay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cowell's guard. Nice move by Bornay!
Alex Cowell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bornay wants to stand but Cowell is controlling his posture from full guard.
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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:26
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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