I really liked all the opening mat work as it fluctuated pretty nicely between basic amateuresque grappling and flashier "highspot" type stuff pretty seamlessly. Borne tries to steal a fall off of a rope running exchange with a back roll with the tights and Borne's reaction to the accusation of cheating was classic. Borne ends up attacking Sawyer's ribs after a sharp knee to the gut. Really dig Borne's taunting and he throws some good looking shots at Sawyer. At one point Borne is holding Sawyer by the face while he tries to throw punches and then just drops him with a straight right. Borne goes to a body scissors but Sawyer backs him into a corner and makes his comeback with Borne throwing wild haymakers in desperation. Sawyer goes for a pin and gets pressed off the cover way out into the front row. Borne follows him outside but gets caught with a leaping forearm. Match ends in a DCO. This was not terribly long but I liked it a good bit.

I really enjoyed the work in this one. One of the things I like about Borne is that when he was on the attack, he never gave his opponent much space. His individual offense looked good too, but even when it didn't, he came of as an aggressive, dangerous guy. Sawyer was happy to cut a hot pace, so they melded well. Hack's leaping forearm on the outside looked nasty, and on the spectrum of crappy endings, brawling to a countout felt like a lesser evil. This wouldn't be a top contender on the set, but I back the nomination.