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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Bondurant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Bondurant!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bondurant, pushing him back against the cage.
Bondurant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bondurant slips under a jab from Borg.
Borg instigates a clinch.
Borg gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Borg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Borg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Borg sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Borg throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bondurant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Borg is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Borg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've been hearing that Borg has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bondurant keeping moving, preventing Borg from controlling successfully.
Borg throws a big right hand that misses.
Borg slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Borg trying to control the position from guard on top but Bondurant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bondurant tries to keep at a distance but Borg has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Borg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bondurant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Borg prevents Bondurant from standing back up.
Borg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Borg misses with a head shot. Bondurant uses the momentum to regain guard.
Borg throws a strike but Bondurant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Borg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bondurant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bondurant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg controls Bondurant momentarily but Bondurant frees himself.
Borg has Bondurant pulled in close to control his posture.
Bondurant slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bondurant content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Borg manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bondurant's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bondurant looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bondurant wants to stand up but Borg manages to regain full guard.
Bondurant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bondurant preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bondurant trying to control but Borg is working from the bottom.
Bondurant wants to pass the guard but Borg is keeping the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Borg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bondurant tries to clinch up.
Borg clinches.
Borg has Bondurant pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Borg pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bondurant tumbling to the mat - Borg dives into Bondurant's guard.
Bondurant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borg trying to control but Bondurant is working from the bottom.
Borg looking to sit in guard and control but Bondurant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg working a defensive guard here.
Bondurant's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondurant won't allow Borg to sweep him here.
Bondurant wants to stand but Borg has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Borg striking from the bottom.
Bondurant stands and throws Borg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bondurant wants to take a breather but Borg manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bondurant.
Borg trying to keep a closed guard but Bondurant is proving a slippery customer.
Bondurant stopping the sweep attempt from Borg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bondurant's guard.
Borg trying to control but Bondurant is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borg looking to sit in guard and control but Bondurant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Borg managing to control the position.
Bondurant stopping the sweep attempt from Borg.
Borg controls Bondurant momentarily but Bondurant frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bondurant is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Borg controls Bondurant momentarily but Bondurant frees himself.
Borg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bondurant can do to turn this around?
Bondurant looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borg being controlled here, momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Borg is on top in guard.
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.
Bondurant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Borg trying to control the position from guard on top but Bondurant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borg throws an elbow that misses. Bondurant uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Borg's guard. Nice move by Bondurant!
Borg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bondurant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Borg pulls Bondurant in to control the position.
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 Frank Borg will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Borg looks to score with a jab to the body but Bondurant is just out of range.
Bondurant has closed the distance and engaged Borg in a clinch.
Borg lands a takedown into guard.
Borg cracks Bondurant with a solid left hand.
Borg trying to control but Bondurant is working from the bottom.
Borg looking to sit in guard and control but Bondurant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Borg has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondurant preventing the sweep.
Bondurant is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Borg wants to sweep here but Bondurant controlling him for the moment.
Frank Borg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borg is working hard here to advance position.
Bondurant wants to control from the top but Borg keeps moving.
Bondurant passes Borg's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Forrest Bondurant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Bondurant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Borg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Borg is looking for a sweep. Bondurant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bondurant thows a huge punch but Borg dodges it nicely.
Bondurant is trying to control. Borg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Borg wants to get back to full guard but Bondurant has mounted him!
Borg tries to hold on but Bondurant postures up.
Borg can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant unloads with some shots from mount but Borg bucks and avoids them well.
Borg tries to hold on but Bondurant pushes him away.
Bondurant lands a heavy elbow.
Bondurant thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bondurant controlling from the full mount.
Bondurant's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Bondurant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant wants to control the pace but Borg is squirming around nicely.
Bondurant throws some wild stikes that Borg manages to avoid easily.
Bondurant unloads with some shots from mount but Borg bucks and avoids them well.
Bondurant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bondurant is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Borg is surviving well by controlling Bondurant's body position as best he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borg regains half guard.
Bondurant looking for a submission but Borg manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Bondurant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Borg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Borg!
A very excited looking Frank Borg 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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energy
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hype
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RATING
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