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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhonatan Borge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saibro Strall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jhonatan Borge has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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186 cm
25
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jhonatan Borge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saibro Strall!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strall rushes Borge and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Borge looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Borge can't break the clinch.
Strall decides to pull guard.
Strall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Borge.
Borge throwing strikes from guard but Strall blocks nicely.
Strall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Borge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Borge drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Borge jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Strall throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Strall working a defensive guard here.
Borge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Strall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Borge is aware though and is defending well.
Borge 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.
Strall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borge is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strall managing to control the position.
Strall manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Strall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strall punching from mount but Borge doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Strall wants to control the pace but Borge is squirming around nicely.
Borge blocking the ground and pound.
Strall blocks Borge's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Strall content just to control the position here.
Strall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Strall controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strall wants to finish this one by submission but Borge is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Strall.
Strall looking to finish Borge with some ground and pound. This is bad for Borge!
Borge has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
A lull in the action here.
Borge trying to get back to his feet but Strall is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strall trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Borge doesn't escape.
Strall is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Strall is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Strall's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borge holding both Strall 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saibro Strall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Strall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Borge pinned against the cage. Borge gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Borge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Borge on the side of the head.
Strall scores with a kick to the midsection.
Strall fails to land the takedown.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strall. That's going to slow Borge down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strall throws a combination. Borge tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Strall moves into range and clinches up with Borge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Strall - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Strall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Strall.
Strall clinches with his opponent.
Strall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Borge smiles and moves away.
Jhonatan Borge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saibro Strall.
Strall shoots for a double leg takedown but Borge sprawls well. He's pushed Strall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Strall lands a left and a right that send Borge crashing to the mat, dazed. Strall thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Borge is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strall closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Borge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strall pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strall is trying to control the position but Borge postures up.
Strall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strall trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Strall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Strall wants to sweep here but Borge controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Borge defends well.
Borge seems to have got his legs back now.
Strall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Borge is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strall is controlling Borge's posture.
Borge won't allow Strall to sweep him here.
Strall has control of Borge's left arm, preventing Borge from doing any damage.
Borge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Borge postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Borge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Strall is on top in guard.
Strall wants to control from the top but Borge keeps moving.
Strall engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Saibro Strall.
Strall has closed the distance and engaged Borge in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Strall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saibro Strall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Oooooh!!! Strall has knocked Borge down with a huge combo! Strall steps away and waves a wobbly Borge back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jhonatan Borge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Borge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Strall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Borge's waist but Borge gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Strall off to one side.
Whack! Strall lands a heavy head kick that drops Borge. The ref tackles Strall to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Borge was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Saibro Strall!
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