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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Toke Axelsen (ranked 3500 p4p, 3739 weight class) and Alexander Vij (ranked 414 p4p, 443 weight class). Axelsen comes to the ring accompanied by Slipknot - The Virus of Life. Alexander Vij acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Toke Axelsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Vij!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Vij throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Vij takes the fight into the clinch.
Vij takes a knee to the side of the body.
Axelsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Axelsen managing to block the knees to the body from Vij.
Vij tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vij throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Vij.
Good body shot from Vij.
Axelsen managing to block the knees to the body from Vij.
Vij misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen blocks a body shot from Vij.
Axelsen missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Vij.
Vij pushes Axelsen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vij on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Axelsen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vij misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Vij.
Vij on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Vij.
Vij tries to work over Axelsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vij tries a body shot but Axelsen blocks it.
Vij is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Axelsen is defending well for now.
Vij misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Vij fails to land.
Vij swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vij working aggressively here.
Vij can't find room to land a body shot as Axelsen controls the action.
Vij misses with some punches.
Axelsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vij.
Vij lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vij working Axelsen over with knees to the body.
Vij missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Vij.
Vij misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axelsen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vij doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vij misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vij misses with a punch to the body.
Vij managing to block the knees to the body from Axelsen.
Vij lands an uppercut.
Vij misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axelsen blocks a body shot from Vij.
Axelsen managing to block the knees to the body from Vij.
Vij struggles to land a body shot inside as Axelsen controls his hands.
Vij lands a good knee to the midsection. Axelsen won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Vij.
Vij missing with knees to the body.
Vij misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Axelsen.
Vij struggles to land a body shot inside as Axelsen controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Vij.
Axelsen missing with knees to the body.
Vij doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vij works on Axelsen's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axelsen.
Vij blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vij lands with a right to the head.
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!
Axelsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Vij avoids the damage to the body.
Axelsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vij blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vij lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vij swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vij lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Vij dominated that round.
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.
Vij throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Vij misses with a left hand
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vij wants to clinch
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vij forces Axelsen back against the ropes and clinches.
Axelsen blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vij.
Vij managing to block the knees to the body from Axelsen.
Vij struggles to land a body shot inside as Axelsen controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vij creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vij tries to throw a body punch but Axelsen avoids it by throwing Vij back against the ropes.
Vij struggles to land a body shot inside as Axelsen controls his hands.
Vij looking to throw knees to the head but Axelsen is blocking nicely.
Vij misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Vij as the two fighters clinch.
Vij misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alexander Vij seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vij misses with a punch to the body.
Axelsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vij.
Axelsen managing to block the knees to the body from Vij.
Axelsen trying to land knees to the body.
Vij swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vij using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Axelsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vij misses with the head strike.
Vij gets through Axelsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Axelsen scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axelsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vij.
Vij tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axelsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen working Vij over with knees to the body.
Vij lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vij is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Axelsen is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Vij fails to land.
Vij tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vij doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axelsen blocking some punches.
Axelsen blocks a body shot from Vij.
Vij unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vij goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vij misses with a punch to the body.
Vij tries to land knees in the clinch but Axelsen avoids the damage to the body.
Axelsen avoiding damage as Vij throws knees to the body.
Vij blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vij lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Axelsen backwards.
Vij lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vij lands a right hand.
Vij is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Axelsen is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Axelsen managing to block the knees to the body from Vij.
Axelsen lands a good knee to the midsection. Vij won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axelsen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vij on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Axelsen trying to land knees to the body.
Axelsen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Axelsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vij.
Axelsen trying to land knees to the body.
Vij lands a good knee to the midsection. Axelsen won't want to take too many of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Vij showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vij has closed the distance and engaged Axelsen in a clinch.
Vij tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vij works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Vij.
Axelsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vij swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vij struggles to land a body shot inside as Axelsen controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vij tries to throw a body punch but Axelsen avoids it by throwing Vij back against the ropes.
Vij has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vij tries a body shot but Axelsen blocks it.
Axelsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vij.
Vij tries to work over Axelsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vij misses with a knee to the head.
Axelsen blocks a body shot from Vij.
Axelsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vij.
Axelsen avoiding damage as Vij throws knees to the body.
Axelsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vij misses with a punch on the inside.
Vij on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Axelsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vij avoids it.
Vij lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vij working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Axelsen managing to block the knees to the body from Vij.
Vij misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vij misses with a punch to the body.
Vij tries to work over Axelsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Vij fails to land.
Axelsen blocks a body shot from Vij.
Axelsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vij avoids it.
Vij working aggressively here.
Vij tries to land a knee to the head but Axelsen blocks with his arms.
Vij swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vij tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vij creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vij utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vij tries to throw a body punch but Axelsen avoids it by throwing Vij back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vij tries a body shot but Axelsen blocks it.
Vij with a knee to the head.
Vij lands with a right to the head.
Vij managing to block the knees to the body from Axelsen.
Vij on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vij throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Axelsens head.
Axelsen avoiding damage as Vij throws knees to the body.
Vij with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Vij fails to land.
A short right from Vij.
Vij tries a body shot but Axelsen blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axelsen.
A head punch on the inside from Vij fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vij managing to block the knees to the body from Axelsen.
Vij lands a shoulder strike.
Vij tries to throw a body punch but Axelsen avoids it by throwing Vij back against the ropes.
Vij lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Vij working aggressively here.
Vij misses with a body punch.
Axelsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Axelsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vij misses with a body punch.
Vij doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axelsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vij misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vij misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Vij really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vij misses with a right hand
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Vij rushes Axelsen and presses him up against the ropes.
Vij tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vij fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vij looking to throw knees to the head but Axelsen is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Vij.
Vij tries a body shot but Axelsen blocks it.
Vij scores with a hook to the body.
Vij lands with a light punch inside.
Axelsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vij lands a nice uppercut.
Vij doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axelsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vij presses Axelsen against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vij misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vij trying to control the position but instead, Axelsen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vij into the ropes.
Vij lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Axelsen or not.
Vij struggles to land a body shot inside as Axelsen controls his hands.
Vij tries to land knees in the clinch but Axelsen avoids the damage to the body.
Vij lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Axelsen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vij lands a right hand that snaps the head of Axelsen backwards.
Axelsen prevents a body shot from Vij.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vij.
Vij swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vij misses with a punch to the body.
Vij crunches a lovely knee into Axelsen's ribcage.
Vij pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vij gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Axelsen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vij stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vij lands a nice uppercut.
Vij swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vij tries a body shot but Axelsen blocks it.
Vij misses with the head strike.
Vij has a couple of punches blocked by Axelsen.
Vij goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Axelsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Vij avoids the damage to the body.
Vij has a couple of punches blocked by Axelsen.
Vij misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vij misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vij tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axelsen's elbow.
Vij misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vij misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vij doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vij blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vij trying to land knees to the body.
Vij working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vij misses with a punch on the inside.
Vij misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Vij.
Vij swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vij trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vij tries to land knees in the clinch but Axelsen avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axelsen.
Vij tries to land knees in the clinch but Axelsen avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Vij dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vij misses with a hook
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Vij closes the distance and clinches.
Vij scores with a nice hook to the head.
Axelsen blocks an uppercut.
Vij throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vij is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Axelsen is defending well for now.
Vij tries a knee to the head but Axelsen blocks it.
Axelsen missing with knees to the body.
Vij lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen blocks an uppercut.
Vij misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vij misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axelsen prevents a body shot from Vij.
Vij avoiding damage as Axelsen throws knees to the body.
Vij misses with the head strike.
Axelsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Axelsen obliges.
Axelsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vij avoids it.
Vij tries to throw a body punch but Axelsen avoids it by throwing Vij back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vij.
Vij softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Vij.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen avoiding damage as Vij throws knees to the body.
Vij misses with a body punch.
Vij managing to block the knees to the body from Axelsen.
Vij tries to land knees in the clinch but Axelsen avoids the damage to the body.
Vij tries a body shot but Axelsen blocks it.
Vij blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vij takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axelsen.
Vij tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vij avoiding damage as Axelsen throws knees to the body.
Vij landing knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vij unloads a knee to the mid-section. Axelsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vij lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vij lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vij lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vij lands a right hand.
Vij can't find room to land a body shot as Axelsen controls the action.
Vij throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Axelsen blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Vij.
Vij avoiding damage as Axelsen throws knees to the body.
Vij managing to block the knees to the body from Axelsen.
Vij working aggressively here.
Vij misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vij is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vij obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vij swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axelsen.
Vij scores with a knee to the head.
Vij has a couple of punches blocked by Axelsen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vij.
Vij takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vij misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vij misses with the head strike.
Vij misses with a punch on the inside.
Vij doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vij tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axelsen's elbow.
Toke Axelsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Vij is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Axelsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vij.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Vij comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vij winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Vij!
Alexander Vij is the new heavyweight champion!
Alexander Vij seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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