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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namor McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borga comes to the cage accompanied by People In Planes - Last Man Standing. The crowd seem to be enjoying McKenzie's choice of entrance music: Man From Atlantis. Aleksi Borga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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277 lbs
34 - 13 - 0 |
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241 lbs
18 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
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
34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Borga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Namor McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie doesn't manage to clinch there - Borga circles away.
Borga lands a head shot.
It looks like Namor McKenzie has been cut.
McKenzie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Borga. That did some damage!
Borga throws a leg kick
and McKenzie finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A low kick from Borga is predictable there
and McKenzie counters with a good low kick that Borga was not able to check.
Borga checks a leg kick nicely.
McKenzie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Borga's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenzie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Borga's head.
Borga throws a leg kick
and McKenzie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Aleksi Borga has been cut.
Borga throws a hook to the side of McKenzie's head but McKenzie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McKenzie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Namor McKenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKenzie. Borga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Borga lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McKenzie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McKenzie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie misses with a low kick as Borga jumps back.
McKenzie throws a wild body kick that Borga sees coming a mile off.
Borga walks into a jab.
McKenzie tries to clinch up but Borga circles away and keeps his distance.
McKenzie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McKenzie thuds his right hand into Borga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McKenzie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Borga throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch! McKenzie slams his shin into Borga's torso.
McKenzie tests Borga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Borga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKenzie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borga misses with a shot to the body
and McKenzie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Borga is breathing heavily.
McKenzie lands with a hook. Borga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Borga misses with a low kick.
McKenzie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McKenzie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Borga, pushing him back against the cage.
McKenzie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McKenzie lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by McKenzie.
Borga dodges an elbow strike from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a shoulder strike.
Borga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borga throws a punch but it's blocked by McKenzie.
Borga wants to break the clinch but can't.
McKenzie lands an elbow inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on McKenzie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie tries to work over Borga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borga throws a punch but it's blocked by McKenzie.
McKenzie misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKenzie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McKenzie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McKenzie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McKenzie is leaning against Borga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Borga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McKenzie misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKenzie blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McKenzie.
Borga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKenzie's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKenzie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Borga is trying to force a seperation but McKenzie has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McKenzie tries a body shot but Borga blocks it.
Borga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McKenzie has him pressed against the cage.
McKenzie misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie is struggling to control the position.
McKenzie scores with a shot to the side of Borga's head.
McKenzie scores with a shot to the side of Borga's head.
Borga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from McKenzie.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Borga.
McKenzie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Borga avoids it.
McKenzie scores with a nice hook to the head.
McKenzie misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKenzie misses with an elbow strike.
McKenzie throws an elbow that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from McKenzie.
Borga tries a body shot but McKenzie blocks it.
McKenzie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Namor McKenzie dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McKenzie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borga was well out of range. Poor timing from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a nice hook to Borga's body. Borga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Borga swinging wildly here.
Borga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Borga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McKenzie.
McKenzie loads up on a big right hand but Borga slips the punch.
McKenzie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Borga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McKenzie. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McKenzie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Namor McKenzie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McKenzie, pushing him back against the cage.
Borga takes a shot to the head.
McKenzie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McKenzie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borga tries to break the clinch but McKenzie is controlling the position.
McKenzie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Borga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borga lands with a left to the head.
McKenzie lands an elbow inside.
Aleksi Borga's cut is getting worse.
A head punch on the inside from Borga fails to land.
Namor McKenzie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McKenzie.
Borga takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McKenzie has Borga pushed against the cage.
McKenzie misses with an elbow over the top.
McKenzie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borga.
Borga wants to get back to striking at distance but McKenzie won't allow it.
Borga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McKenzie is stalling here.
Borga blocks an elbow strike.
McKenzie stalls.
McKenzie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Come on McKenzie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Borga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McKenzie or not.
Borga breaks from the clinch.
Borga walks into a stiff left hand from McKenzie.
Borga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borga closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McKenzie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borga backwards.
Borga looking to stall.
Borga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Borga misses with some punches.
McKenzie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Borga throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McKenzie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Borga as McKenzie tries to tie him up.
Borga tries to work over McKenzie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McKenzie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McKenzie lands an uppercut.
McKenzie keeps control of Borga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borga tries to work over McKenzie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Borga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee calls for McKenzie to work.
McKenzie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Borga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McKenzie is leaning against Borga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McKenzie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McKenzie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borgas head.
McKenzie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Borga.
McKenzie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aleksi Borga's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McKenzie lands with a right to the head.
Borga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McKenzie has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from McKenzie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKenzie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Borga misses with a punch to the body.
Borga misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKenzie lands with a left to the head.
McKenzie lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Namor McKenzie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A solid body kick from McKenzie.
Borga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McKenzie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKenzie throws an overhand right that has Borga reeling! McKenzie follows up with more punches and Borga is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Namor McKenzie!
Namor McKenzie bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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