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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 5276 p4p, 418 weight class) and Alex Alexandrov (ranked 6529 p4p, 467 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Granite chin
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexandrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexandrov ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Alexandrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Alexandrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Tyson won't allow it.
Tyson lands a damaging elbow.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexandrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Tyson.
Tyson lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Tyson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alexandrov avoiding damage.
Alexandrov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson prevents a body shot from Alexandrov.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandrov tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alexandrov blocks an elbow strike.
Tyson lands a damaging elbow.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov blocks an uppercut.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tyson throws an elbow but it misses.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexandrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Alexandrov on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexandrov blocks a body shot from Tyson.
A short right from Alexandrov on the inside.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alexandrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexandrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Tyson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson lands a damaging elbow.
Alexandrov is working Tyson over against the ropes.
Alexandrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Alexandrov has managed to clinch.
Tyson lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyson digs a right hand underneath Alexandrov's ribcage. Alexandrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alexandrov tries to work over Tyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyson lands a body punch.
Alexandrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexandrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexandrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Alexandrov lands a shoulder strike.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Alexandrov breaks from the clinch.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Alexandrov's head but Alexandrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexandrov clinches up against the ropes.
Alexandrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexandrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alexandrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyson.
A short body shot lands from Alexandrov as the two fighters clinch.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexandrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Alexandrov tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Alexandrov back against the ropes.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Alexandrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexandrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alexandrov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Alexandrov darts in and clinches Tyson up against the ropes.
Alexandrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Alexandrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexandrov scores with a shot to the side of Tyson's head.
Alexandrov looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Alexandrov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexandrov clinches with his opponent.
Tyson lands an elbow that stopped Alexandrov in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Alex Alexandrov has been cut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson working aggressively here.
A short right from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyson avoids it.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexandrov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tyson up against the ropes.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tyson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alexandrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson throws a hook but Alexandrov blocks it.
Alex Alexandrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov forces Tyson back against the ropes and clinches.
Alexandrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov slows down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tyson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alexandrov's brow.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Alexandrov blocks an uppercut.
Tyson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alexandrov looking to stall.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as Tyson controls the action.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexandrov slips under a jab.
Alexandrov rushes Tyson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Alexandrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexandrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Alexandrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Tyson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexandrov's elbow.
Alex Alexandrov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alexandrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexandrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexandrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alexandrov wants to stall.
Alexandrov lands a nice uppercut.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
Alexandrov lands a body punch.
Alexandrov missing with knees to the body.
Tyson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alexandrov's defenses.
Alexandrov lands a body shot.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexandrov blocks a body shot from Tyson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
Tyson blocks the elbow strike.
Alexandrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tyson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexandrov leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Alexandrov.
Tyson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alexandrov's defenses.
Tyson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Alexandrov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyson controls his hands.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Tyson misses with an elbow over the top.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Alexandrov is trying to maintain a safe position but Tyson gets an underhook and turns Alexandrov into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Good body shot from Alexandrov.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson pushes Alexandrov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson gets through Alexandrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Tyson avoiding damage as Alexandrov throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexandrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Alexandrov.
Tyson lands with a short shot to the head.
Alexandrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alexandrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Alexandrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
As Alexandrov looks to move away, Tyson throws a big counter combo but Alexandrov just gets out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexandrov. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexandrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexandrov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Alexandrov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alex Alexandrov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Alexandrov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alexandrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tyson managing to block the knees to the body from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov tries to work over Tyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexandrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Alexandrov - that landed with a thud.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexandrov is pushing Tyson up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Alexandrov.
Tyson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov pushes Tyson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Alexandrov as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexandrov.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexandrov lands a left hand.
Tyson lands an elbow inside that Alexandrov shrugs off.
Alexandrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexandrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Alexandrov rushes Tyson and presses him up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexandrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
Tyson lands a damaging elbow.
Tyson throws an elbow that misses.
Alexandrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alexandrov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alex Alexandrov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alexandrov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alexandrov throws a series of strikes that have Tyson backpedaling.
Tyson gets tackled into the ropes by Alexandrov. Alexandrov maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a damaging elbow.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexandrov tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Alexandrov back against the ropes.
A short left from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov is working Tyson over against the ropes.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Alexandrov taking a breather.
Tyson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson tries to keep at a distance but Alexandrov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alexandrov dodges an elbow strike from Tyson.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Tyson throws an elbow that misses.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexandrov's elbow.
Alexandrov just leaning against Tyson, taking a breather.
Alexandrov trying to stall but Tyson improves his position.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyson.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tyson throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson throws an elbow but it misses.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexandrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Alexandrov.
Well Alexandrov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alex Alexandrov!
A relieved looking Alex Alexandrov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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