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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lath Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy comes to the cage accompanied by Go Ninja-Vanilla Ice. Borisov has chosen Blunt - The Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Lath Hoy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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195 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lath Hoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoy misses with a hook.
Hoy dives in and grabs Borisov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Borisov pushes down on Hoy's head and hops out.
A jab from Borisov does it's job there.
Hoy shoots in and gets a takedown into Borisov's guard.
Hoy wants to pass the guard but Borisov is keeping the position.
Borisov wants to sweep here but Hoy controlling him for the moment.
Borisov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hoy's guard.
Hoy is trying to hold Borisov in close to prevent damage but Borisov has managed to pass into half guard.
Hoy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hoy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoy looking to control.
Borisov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hoy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Borisov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borisov pushes down on Hoy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov drops an elbow to the side of Hoy's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borisov wants to pass to mount but Hoy is defending the position.
Borisov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hoy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Borisov trying to mount his opponent but Hoy defends it.
Borisov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hoy won't allow Borisov to pass to mount.
Hoy keeping control of the position.
Borisov trying to mount his opponent but Hoy defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Borisov.
Borisov prevents Hoy from improving his position.
Hoy actively working from the bottom here.
Borisov is looking to advance position but Hoy won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borisov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hoy tries to hold on but Borisov postures up.
A nice elbow there by Borisov.
Borisov jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hoy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hoy and Borisov has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
You can see the frustration on Hoy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy is looking to regain half guard here but Borisov keeps moving and retains side control.
Borisov working the body and head with strikes.
Borisov is working Hoy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Borisov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hoy tries to bench press Borisov off him but Borisov keeps the position.
Borisov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoy keeps working.
Borisov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hoy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hoy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borisov tries to pass to full mount but Hoy defends it.
Borisov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hoy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Borisov trying to control but Hoy is working from the bottom.
Borisov distracts Hoy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hoy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borisov is one step ahead there.
Borisov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hoy controls Borisov momentarily but Borisov frees himself.
Borisov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hoy's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borisov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borisov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hoy keeping moving, preventing Borisov from controlling successfully.
Borisov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Borisov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hoy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Borisov on the side of the head.
Borisov misses the jab.
Hoy misses with a left hand
and Borisov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Borisov passes into side control, despite Hoy's attempt to control the position.
Borisov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hoy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Borisov's best efforts.
Borisov prevents Hoy from improving his position.
Borisov lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borisov working over Hoy with some ground and pound. Hoy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Borisov drops an elbow to the side of Hoy's head.
Hoy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Borisov is working away from the top position though.
Borisov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hoy is trying to maintain the position but Borisov is very close to passing his half guard.
Borisov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hoy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hoy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borisov is trying to control. Hoy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hoy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Borisov is working away from the top position though.
Borisov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov wants to pass to mount but Hoy is defending the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borisov wants to control but Hoy is keeping him busy.
Borisov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hoy has hold of Borisov's hands but Borisov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Borisov trying to mount his opponent but Hoy defends it.
Hoy wants to control but Borisov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Borisov trying to control the action but Hoy is working from the bottom.
Borisov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Borisov prevents Hoy from improving his position.
Borisov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy is refusing to be controlled, as Borisov sits in half guard.
Hoy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Borisov pulls his head out easily.
Hoy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Borisov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Borisov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hoy some visible discomfort.
Hoy is trying to escape the position but Borisov is controlling the position.
Hoy tries to improve position but can't.
Check out the look on Borisov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Borisov working the body and head with strikes.
Hoy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hoy gets full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Borisov's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borisov trying to keep a closed guard but Hoy is proving a slippery customer.
Borisov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hoy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Borisov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borisov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Borisov is nestled in close to Hoy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Borisov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hoy connects with a right hand. Borisov shakes it off.
Hoy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Borisov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hoy under the eye.
Hoy tests Borisov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoy moves away from the strike by Borisov.
Hoy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Borisov counters with a straight right hand.
Hoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borisov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoy.
Hoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Borisov is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoy. Borisov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoy throws a looping overhand right but Borisov ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hoy misses.
Borisov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hoy.
Borisov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borisov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoy throws a right hand that misses
and Borisov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoy cracks Borisov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Hoy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Borisov, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoy moves away from the strike by Borisov.
Borisov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Borisov lands a nice forearm strike.
Hoy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoy actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Borisov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Borisov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hoy trying to control but Borisov postures up.
Borisov wants to pass to mount but Hoy is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoy actively working from the bottom here.
Borisov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hoy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Borisov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Borisov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Borisov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hoy tries to hold on but Borisov postures up.
Hoy is working to get back to half guard.
Borisov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borisov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hoy is rocked!
Borisov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Hoy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Borisov postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Hoy badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Borisov around the waist but Borisov pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Borisov is the winner by TKO! Borisov jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Borisov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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