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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alen Zalac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zalac comes to the cage accompanied by Survival - Eminem. Borg has chosen Feel my pain - Mike Tyson as his entrance music. Alen Zalac has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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217 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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216 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alen Zalac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Borg!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalac shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Borg sprawls well. Borg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zalac gets slowly back to his feet.
And Borg responds with a good body kick, but Zalac manages to step out the way in time.
Zalac closes the distance and clinches up with Borg, looking for a takedown. Zalac pushes Borg against the cage but Borg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Borg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Borg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zalac's calf.
Zalac closes this distance looking for a takedown but Borg circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Zalac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borg pushes Zalac up against the cage in a clinch.
Zalac has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Borg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Borg.
Borg's coach down at Nonstop Intensity was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Borg's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Borg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zalac on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Borg leaning his opponent against the cage.
Borg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Alen Zalac has been cut.
Borg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Borg lands with a right to the head.
Borg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zalac backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zalac being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zalac prevents a body shot from Borg.
Borg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Borg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zalac's elbow.
Zalac wants a takedown but no success here.
Borg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Borg lands with a light punch inside.
Zalac takes an elbow to the forehead.
Borg lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Borg on the inside.
Borg lands a right hand.
Borg pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zalac fails to pull guard.
Borg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Borg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg tries to land a knee to the head but Zalac blocks with his arms.
Borg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Borg.
Zalac is breathing heavily.
Borg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zalac backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Borg.
Stalling in the clinch from Borg.
Zalac has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Zalac being controlled against the cage.
Zalac takes an elbow to the temple.
Borg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zalac up against the cage.
Zalac wants a takedown but no success here.
Borg lands with a left to the head.
Borg lands a shoulder strike.
Borg pushes Zalac back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borg lands a hook that snaps the head of Zalac backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Borg.
Borg scores with a hook to the body.
Borg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alen Zalac's cut is getting worse.
Zalac is looking for a takedown.
Borg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Borg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zalac backwards.
Borg is stalling here.
Borg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zalac's defenses.
Borg lands a knee to the body.
Borg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zalacs head.
Borg is working Zalac over against the cage.
Borg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zalac avoids it.
Borg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Borg lands a good knee to the midsection. Zalac won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Borg lands a right hand.
Borg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Borg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alen Zalac's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borg lands an elbow inside that Zalac shrugs off.
Borg's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Borg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Borg lands a right hand.
Borg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Borg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Borg digs a right hand underneath Zalac's ribcage. Zalac let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Borg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zalac.
Zalac takes a shot to the head.
Borg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zalac blocks it with crossed arms.
Zalac jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Borg walks away with a smile on his face. Zalac gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borg gets a clinch.
Borg stalling against the cage.
Borg scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Borg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alen Zalac's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zalac takes a kick to the side of the head.
Borg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borg moves into the clinch.
Zalac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Borg gets underhooks to prevent Zalac's takedown attempt.
Bjorn Borg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zalac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zalac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Borg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Borg lands an elbow just above Zalac 's eye.
Borg tries to land knees in the clinch but Zalac avoids the damage to the body.
Borg lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Borg.
Borg content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Borg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Borg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Borg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Borg on the inside.
A body shot lands from Borg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Borg on the inside.
Borg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zalac.
Borg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zalac is defending well for now.
Borg lands a shot to the body.
Borg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zalac.
A right hook to the body lands for Borg.
A short right from Borg on the inside.
A short uppercut from Borg.
Zalac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Borg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Borg lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Borg.
Borg stalling.
Borg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borg lands a hook that snaps the head of Zalac backwards.
Zalac takes an elbow to the temple.
Borg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zalac is rocked!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oh Zalac is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Borg.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Borg.
Borg lands an elbow inside.
Borg tries to land a knee to the head but Zalac blocks with his arms.
Zalac seems to have got his legs back now.
Borg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Borg.
Borg leaning his opponent against the cage.
Borg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zalac backwards.
Borg lands a shoulder strike.
Zalac blocks a body shot from Borg.
Borg misses with a knee strike.
Borg scores with a hook to the body.
Borg stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Borg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Borg lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Borg.
Borg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Borg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Borg drops Zalac onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Zalac is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jeez, Alen Zalac's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Zalac on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Borg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zalac has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zalac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Borg creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Zalac! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Borg.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Borg!
Bjorn Borg decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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