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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Alexandrov (ranked 6306 p4p, 440 weight class) and Ryan Johnson (ranked 23879 p4p, 491 weight class). Alex Alexandrov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Alexandrov presses Johnson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alexandrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexandrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alexandrov drives through and clinches with Johnson against the ropes.
I was talking to Alexandrov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Alexandrov blocks it.
Alexandrov manages to break the clinch.
Alexandrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexandrov circles away.
Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
Alexandrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson looks winded!
Alexandrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexandrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexandrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov misses with a low kick.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov gets a clinch.
Alexandrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexandrov rushes Johnson and presses him up against the ropes.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alexandrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexandrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson gets tackled into the ropes by Alexandrov. Alexandrov maintains the clinch.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Alexandrov moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexandrov clinches up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Alexandrov - that landed with a thud.
Alexandrov manages to break the clinch.
Alexandrov moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Alexandrov misses with a kick to the body.
Alexandrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Alexandrov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alexandrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexandrov pushes Johnson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Alexandrov manages to break the clinch.
Alex Alexandrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexandrov forces Johnson back against the ropes and clinches.
Alexandrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Alexandrov counters by clinching up.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Alexandrov is controlling him.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexandrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alexandrov backs up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Alexandrov pushes him off.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexandrov dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
Alexandrov breaks from the clinch.
Alexandrov gets a clinch.
Alexandrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov clinches with his opponent.
Alexandrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson tries to circle away but Alexandrov has him pinned against the ropes.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexandrov.
Johnson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Alexandrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alexandrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Alexandrov dominated that second round.
That's time! Alexandrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Alexandrov throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alexandrov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Alexandrov avoids nicely.
Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
Alexandrov breaks from the clinch.
Alexandrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alex Alexandrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alexandrov is working Johnson over against the ropes.
Alexandrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Alexandrov won't allow it.
Alexandrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexandrov has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Alexandrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Alexandrov circles away.
Alexandrov is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Alexandrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alexandrov is looking for a counter combo.
Alexandrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexandrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexandrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Johnson wants to break free but Alexandrov has control.
Alexandrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexandrov closes the distance and clinches.
Alexandrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexandrov misses with a few strikes there.
Alexandrov darts in and clinches Johnson up against the ropes.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandrov moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Alexandrov keeps him there for the moment.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Alexandrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Alexandrov throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Alexandrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alexandrov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Alexandrov!
Alex Alexandrov 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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