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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Borges (ranked 3593 p4p, 5319 weight class) and Maurice Lemaire (ranked 349 p4p, 448 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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183 cm 20 155 2 - 8 - 0 |
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170 cm 20 162 6 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns Counter fighter Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler Counter fighter Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Borges! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maurice Lemaire! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Borges moves forwards but Lemaire connects with a nice, crisp jab. Maurice Lemaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lemaire lands a jab to Borges's midsection. Lemaire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Borges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Borges was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. We've been hearing reports that Borges has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Lemaire misses with an uppercut. Lemaire lands with a straight right. Borges didn't see that one coming.
 It looks like Cesar Borges has been cut. The fight stays on the outside here - Lemaire looks like he's thinking about clinching though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lemaire lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lemaire has closed the distance and engaged Borges in a clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Borges is trying to break the clinch but Lemaire has him pressed against the cage. Lemaire lands a right hand. Borges is trying to break free. Lemaire lands a nice uppercut. A short left from Lemaire. Lemaire lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lemaire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Borges wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lemaire lands a body punch in the clinch. Borges is trying to force a seperation but Lemaire has the dominant position. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lemaire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Lemaire scores with a shot to the side of Borges's head. Lemaire pushes Borges back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Lemaire scores with a nice hook to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lemaire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Nice body punch from Lemaire. Lemaire gets through Borges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Borges is breathing heavily. Lemaire lands with a light punch inside.
 Borges is rocked! Lemaire lands a left hand.
Oh Borges is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Borges is trying to push Lemaire away but Lemaire has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Borges has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Lemaire cracks Borges with a nice body shot. A body shot lands from Lemaire.
Borges seems to have got his legs back now. Lemaire lands with a right to the head. Lemaire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Lemaire lands with a left to the head. Lemaire throws a big uppercut that drops Borges! More strikes from Lemaire and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Borges lies dazed against the cage as Lemaire celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maurice Lemaire!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
61% |
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