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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alekzandr Borikav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borikav's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pelican - Bliss in Concrete. Ramos has chosen The Killers - Somebody Told Me as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alekzandr Borikav!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borikav misses the shot to the body.
Borikav thows a body shot but no joy.
Borikav misses with a right hand
and Ramos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Borikav looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Borikav blocks a jab.
Borikav bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ramos's head backwards.
Ramos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramos moves away from the strike by Borikav.
Borikav misses with a wild body shot.
Borikav dips to his left and cracks Ramos with an uppercut!
It looks like Vinicius Ramos has been cut.
Borikav looks to land a left hand but Ramos moved out of range nicely.
Borikav missing with a left hand there. Ramos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramos drives through and clinches with Borikav against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borikav wants to break free but Ramos has control.
Ramos breaks from the clinch.
Ramos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ramos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borikav's efforts to push away.
Borikav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Borikav's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramos manages to break the clinch.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Borikav moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borikav. Ramos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borikav.
Ramos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borikav.
Borikav keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.
Ramos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Borikav misses the target.
Ramos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borikav.
Ramos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good shot there by Ramos.
Ramos rushes Borikav and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borikav breaks from the clinch.
Ramos rushes Borikav and presses him up against the ropes.
Borikav is trying to break the clinch but Ramos has him pressed against the ropes.
Borikav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos breaks the clinch.
Borikav moves forwards but Ramos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ramos connects with a jab.
Ramos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A left lands for Borikav.
Alekzandr Borikav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos is looking to clinch but Borikav is avoiding it.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borikav bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Borikav lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ramos doesn't seem phased though.
Ramos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Borikav cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Borikav.
Borikav tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Borikav.
Borikav thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramos has Borikav up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ramos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramos looks to land a combination but Borikav avoids it well.
Ramos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Borikav ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Borikav is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Borikav dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borikav lands with a good body shot.
Ramos scores with a hook to the body. Borikav takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Borikav just misses with a punch to the body.
Borikav misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Borikav scores with a nice head shot.
Borikav ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
Ramos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borikav.
Borikav ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Borikav throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Borikav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borikav looks to land a left hand but Ramos moved out of range nicely.
Ramos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Borikav's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Borikav wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramos won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borikav is trying to break the clinch but Ramos is controlling him.
Ramos breaks from the clinch.
Ramos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Borikav eats them both and turns towards Ramos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alekzandr Borikav dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Ramos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Borikav is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramos.
Borikav misses with a right hand
and Ramos counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramos moves into range and clinches up with Borikav.
Borikav escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borikav misses with an uppercut
letting Ramos counter with a right hand.
Ramos throws a right and a left that Borikav avoids nicely.
Borikav scores with a body shot.
Ramos with a nice cross.
Borikav pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borikav scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borikav misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Borikav throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ramos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borikav throws a looping overhand right but Ramos ducks down to avoid it.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Borikav throws a good cross that connects.
Ramos looks to land a left hand but Borikav moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Borikav misses.
Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borikav.
Borikav fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Borikav throws a hook but Ramos avoids it easily.
Ramos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Borikav lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borikav swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borikav cracks Ramos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Borikav keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Borikav misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Borikav does it's job there.
Ramos misses with a few strikes there.
Vinicius Ramos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Borikav was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borikav throws out a loose jab but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borikav throws a shot from downtown. Ramos moves away and avoids it.
Ramos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Borikav throws out a loose jab but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Borikav misses.
Borikav scores with a sloppy right hand. Ramos should have avoided that one.
Borikav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos takes a swing at Borikav's ribcage but misses.
Borikav takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alekzandr Borikav is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos darts in and clinches Borikav up against the ropes.
Borikav wants to break the clinch but can't.
Borikav tries to circle away but Ramos has him pinned against the ropes.
Ramos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borikav backwards.
Borikav breaks from the clinch.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borikav takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ramos dips to his left and cracks Borikav with an uppercut!
Borikav swings widly with a right hand
and Ramos counters with a three punch combo that has Borikav backing up. Borikav nods at Ramos to acknowledge the strikes.
Ramos wants to clinch.
Borikav ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Borikav avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Borikav throws an overhand right that lands on Ramos's shoulder, as Ramos tries to avoid the shot.
Borikav misses with a body shot.
Ramos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramos misses with a wild combination.
Borikav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Borikav misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Ramos.
Borikav thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Borikav misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ramos.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alekzandr Borikav will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Ramos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Borikav throws a sloppy body shot
and Ramos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ramos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Borikav moves out of range of the strikes.
Borikav misses with a body shot.
Borikav fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Borikav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borikav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borikav misses with a looping left.
Borikav throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Borikav takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos swings for the body but Borikav moves out of range.
Borikav on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Borikav throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borikav throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Borikav thuds a left hand into Ramos's body.
Ramos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ramos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Borikav works the jab nicely.
Borikav thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borikav throws out the jab.
Borikav on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borikav connects with a body shot.
Ramos blocks a jab.
Borikav moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ramos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Borikav counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borikav lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ramos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ramos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ramos lands a hook that snaps the head of Borikav backwards.
Borikav pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos slips under a jab from Borikav.
Borikav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borikav.
Ramos thuds a left hand into Borikav's body.
Borikav ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
Borikav uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alekzandr Borikav is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borikav misses with a wild body shot.
Borikav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramos throws out the jab.
Borikav throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Borikav connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ramos momentarily.
Ramos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Borikav digs a good body shot into Ramos's ribs.
Borikav scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Borikav misses with a straight left.
Ramos swings widly with a right hand
letting Borikav counter with a right hand.
Borikav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Borikav throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Ramos catches Borikav right on the button with a cross.
Borikav lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borikav was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Ramos fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramos takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos has Borikav pressed against the ropes, preventing Borikav from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Borikav can't break the clinch.
Borikav has had enough of the clinch but Ramos keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borikav's efforts to push away.
Vinicius Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramos breaks the clinch.
Borikav lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alekzandr Borikav showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borikav, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alekzandr Borikav!
Alekzandr Borikav retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Alekzandr Borikav thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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