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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyko Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borisov has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Vihtala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boyko Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtala connects with a body shot.
Borisov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vihtala can pounce on him.
Borisov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vihtala counters with a right hand to the body.
Vihtala throws a body punch but Borisov moves out of range.
Vihtala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borisov manages to avoid it.
Vihtala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Borisov lands a jab to the head.
Borisov lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borisov checks a leg kick.
Vihtala tries to work over Borisov's front leg with a kick but Borisov checks it.
Vihtala lands a head kick!
Borisov checks a low kick from Vihtala.
Vihtala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Borisov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov throws a jab but it's blocked by Vihtala.
Vihtala just misses with a punch to the body.
Borisov misses the jab.
Borisov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vihtala.
Vihtala misses with a looping right.
A big right from Vihtala misses.
Vihtala misses with a double jab.
Vihtala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vihtala lands a high kick!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Borisov checks a leg kick.
Vihtala swings for the body but Borisov moves out of range.
Borisov throws the left hand but Vihtala avoids the punch easily.
Vihtala scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala thuds his shin into the meat of Borisov's side.
Aleksi Vihtala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vihtala looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vihtala looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Vihtala finds it's target.
Vihtala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Borisov slips a straight right by Vihtala.
Vihtala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vihtala checks a low kick from Borisov.
Vihtala is looking to wear down Borisov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Borisov scores with the left hand. Vihtala knows he should have avoided that one.
Borisov tests Vihtala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vihtala misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala misses with a body shot.
Vihtala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Borisov looks to land a right hand but Vihtala moved out of range.
Vihtala throws a quick inside leg kick.
Borisov throws a lazy uppercut
and Vihtala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vihtala scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borisov doesn't seem bothered though.
Borisov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vihtala was well out of range. Poor timing from Borisov.
Borisov misses with a double jab.
Vihtala throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Borisov.
It looks like Boyko Borisov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borisov throws a lazy right hand but Vihtala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vihtala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vihtala lands with a good body shot.
Vihtala throws a wild body kick that Borisov sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala throws a body punch but Borisov moves out of range.
Borisov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vihtala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vihtala tries to land a leg kick but Borisov saw it coming and moves away.
Vihtala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borisov moves away.
Borisov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vihtala manages to avoid it.
Boyko Borisov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borisov tests Vihtala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Borisov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borisov misses with a right hand
and Vihtala counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Borisov looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihtala scoring well with a low kick there.
Borisov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vihtala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vihtala. Borisov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vihtala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksi Vihtala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boyko Borisov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Borisov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vihtala.
Vihtala throws a sloppy head kick and Borisov moves out of range easily.
Borisov missing with a left hand there. Vihtala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vihtala lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Borisov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Borisov lands a jab-cross combination.
Borisov throws a series of punches but Vihtala avoids them all with ease.
Borisov throws a jab but it's blocked by Vihtala.
No joy there for Vihtala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vihtala throws a right and a left that Borisov avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Borisov misses the target.
Vihtala feints and then cracks Borisov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Borisov down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihtala tried to score with a low kick but Borisov checks it.
Borisov throws a right hand that Vihtala ducks under and follows up with a left that Vihtala also avoids with ease.
Vihtala displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Borisov.
Vihtala lands with a shot to the body.
Borisov is breathing heavily.
Borisov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vihtala throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vihtala throws a leg kick that misses.
Vihtala takes a swing at Borisov's ribcage but misses.
Borisov swings widly with a right hand
and Vihtala counters with a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Vihtala.
Boyko Borisov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Vihtala connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala scores with a jab to the jaw.
That kick from Vihtala tenderised Borisov's leg. Borisov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vihtala misses the jab.
Borisov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vihtala counters with a solid body kick.
Vihtala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vihtala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vihtala looks to score with a jab to the body but Borisov is just out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vihtala here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Borisov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vihtala. Borisov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vihtala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vihtala lands a nice shot to the body.
Vihtala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Borisov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Borisov is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Vihtala ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Borisov clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksi Vihtala!
After winning the bout, Aleksi Vihtala thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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