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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kel Varnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borga comes to the cage accompanied by People In Planes - Last Man Standing. Aleksi Borga has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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193 cm
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277 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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200 cm
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270 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksi Borga! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kel Varnson! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Varnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Borga crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Varnson - the referee stops the clock and Borga gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Varnson. Borga manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Borga looks to score with a jab to the body but Varnson is just out of range. Kel Varnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Varnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Varnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Borga misses with a hook. Varnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Varnson misses its intended target. Varnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Kel Varnson has been cut. Borga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Varnson. Borga scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Varnson misses with a looping right. A slapping body kick lands there for Varnson. Borga scores with a shot to the body.
Varnson moves out of range as Borga strikes. Some wild striking there from Borga.
Borga tries to close the distance and clinch but Varnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Borga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Varnson. Nice uppercut there from Borga. Varnson throws a looping overhand right but Borga ducks down to avoid it. Varnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Borga's sensitive parts. Borga misses with a low kick. Borga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Borga throws a nice inside leg kick. Varnson throws a leg kick and Borga counters with a leg kick. Varnson looks gassed! This has been an exciting period of action! Varnson connects with a single shot there. Varnson misses with the combination.
Nice body punch from Varnson. Varnson walks into a jab. Borga paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Borga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Varnson's hands.
That has opened up Kel Varnson's cut even more. Varnson throws a lazy head kick and Borga counters with a straight right hand. Varnson takes one on the button. Borga fails in his attempt to clinch. Borga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Varnson circles away quickly and effectively. Borga has closed the distance and engaged Varnson in a clinch.
Borga can't find room to land a body shot as Varnson controls the action.
Borga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Varnson avoids it. Borga lands a shot to the body. Varnson takes a shot to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Varnson. Borga scores with a shoulder strike. Varnson scores with a shot to the side of Borga's head. Varnson scores with a nice hook to the head. Borga lands with a short shot to the head. Good body shot from Borga.
Borga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Varnson or not. Borga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Borga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The cut above Kel Varnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A body shot lands from Borga.
Come on Borga - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Borga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Borga stalling.
A right hook to the body lands for Borga.
Borga works on Varnson's body with a couple of short punches. Borga cracks Varnson with a nice body shot. Nice body punch from Borga - that landed with a thud.
Borga working some nice short punches in the clinch. Borga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Nice body punch from Borga. Borga lands a hook that snaps the head of Varnson backwards. This has been an exciting period of action! Borga avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Borga. Borga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Varnson. A hook to the body from Borga.
Borga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Borga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Borga. Borga holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Varnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Borga.
Varnson working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Borga. Borga presses Varnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Borga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Come on Borga - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Varnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Varnson stalling in the clinch but Borga improves position. Borga stalls. Borga is working Varnson over against the cage. Borga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Borga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Borga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Borga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Borga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kel Varnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Borga digs a right hand into Varnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Varnson's gas tank. Borga lands a nice shot to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksi Borga dominated that round. The cut man is working on Kel Varnson's cut. That's time! Borga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Varnson on the wrong end of a nice jab. Varnson looks to land a right hand but Borga moved out of range. Varnson throws a lazy head kick and Borga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Varnson thinking. Borga connects with a jab. Borga lands a nice looking body shot.
Borga darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Borga connects with a high kick.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kel Varnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aleksi Borga!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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