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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Runnar Borowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borowski comes into the arena with Civil War blaring out of the sound system. Jones has chosen Dragonforce - Operation Ground And Pound as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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235 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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262 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Runnar Borowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Jones!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borowski.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Borowski tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Borowski to the ground. Borowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Borowski throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Borowski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones won't allow Borowski to get back to his feet.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones prevents Borowski from getting back to his feet.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to stall here but Borowski recovers full guard.
Borowski wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Borowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Borowski sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Runnar Borowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Jones.
Jones looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borowski scores with a nice head shot.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Borowski circles away.
Borowski tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Borowski. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Borowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Borowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Borowski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Borowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Borowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Borowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Borowski lands an elbow inside.
Borowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Borowski lands an elbow inside.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borowski with a knee to the head.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Borowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Borowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Borowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Borowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Borowski scores with a knee to the head.
Borowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Borowski.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Borowski.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Borowski misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Runnar Borowski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Borowski takes a step back to recover.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Borowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Borowski stuffs the takedown.
Runnar Borowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Jones.
A combination from Borowski does no damage.
Borowski tries to clinch up.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Borowski throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Borowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Borowski forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Borowski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borowski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Borowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Borowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Borowski.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Runnar Borowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borowski.
Borowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Borowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Borowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Borowski as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Borowski. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Runnar Borowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones thows a leg kick but Borowski checks it
enabling Borowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Borowski darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but Borowski won't allow it.
Jones tries for a takedown but Borowski manages to get underhooks.
Borowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Borowski stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Borowski tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Borowski stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants a takedown.
Borowski misses with a knee to the head.
Borowski taking a breather.
Borowski landing knees to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones is trying to drag Borowski to the mat but Borowski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Borowski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Borowski looking to slow down the pace here.
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.
Jones lands a takedown into guard.
Borowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borowski wants to control but Jones passes easily into half guard.
Borowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Borowski's thigh. Borowski counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Runnar Borowski dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Borowski.
Borowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Borowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice body kick there by Borowski.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Borowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Runnar Borowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Jones.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Borowski.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Borowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Borowski closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borowski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones tries for a takedown but Borowski manages to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Borowski.
Borowski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Borowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Borowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
With the fighters up against the cage, Borowski throws an elbow but misses.
Borowski with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Borowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Borowski wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control. Borowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones is working for a kimura but Borowski is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones stalling away here and it's allowed Borowski to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Borowski is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Borowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borowski darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Borowski misses with a knee strike.
Borowski landing knees to the body.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Borowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Borowski looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Borowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Borowski stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Borowski misses with a knee to the head.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Borowski.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Borowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Borowski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Borowski looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Borowski smiles and moves away.
Paul Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Runnar Borowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Runnar Borowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borowski, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Runnar Borowski!
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hype
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