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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Alexandrov (ranked 7251 p4p, 457 weight class) and Pucy McGraber (ranked 24617 p4p, 469 weight class). McGraber has chosen Kid Rock - Born Free as his entrance music. 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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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pucy McGraber!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGraber fakes the leg kick and cracks Alexandrov in the body.
McGraber connects with a leg kick. Alexandrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alexandrov scores with a jab to the body.
McGraber misses with a kick to the body
and Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
McGraber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McGraber throws an elbow that misses.
McGraber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov can't break the clinch.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGraber swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov trying to control the position but instead, McGraber has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alexandrov into the ropes.
McGraber struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandrov controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGraber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Alexandrov.
A short right from Alexandrov on the inside.
Alexandrov tries to work over McGraber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGraber lands a shoulder strike.
McGraber wants to stall.
McGraber struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandrov controls his hands.
Alexandrov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McGraber fails to land.
McGraber throws a head punch that misses.
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.
Alexandrov is looking to break free of the clinch but McGraber has double underhooks.
McGraber managing to block the knees to the body from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Alexandrov.
McGraber wants to stall.
McGraber is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pucy McGraber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraber is looking to clinch but Alexandrov is avoiding it.
McGraber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexandrov moves into range and clinches up with McGraber.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McGraber throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexandrov is trying to maintain a safe position but McGraber gets an underhook and turns Alexandrov into the ropes.
Alexandrov tries a body shot but McGraber blocks it.
Alexandrov blocks an uppercut.
McGraber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGraber lands an uppercut.
McGraber blocks a body shot from Alexandrov.
McGraber blocks a body shot from Alexandrov.
McGraber misses with a body punch.
McGraber misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrov swings wildly with an uppercut but McGraber uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Alexandrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alexandrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGraber lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alexandrov will feel that in the morning.
Alexandrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGraber.
Alexandrov drives through and clinches with McGraber against the ropes.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
McGraber misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexandrov avoids the elbow strike from McGraber, against the ropes.
McGraber effectively controlling the action here.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
McGraber misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraber swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandrov just leaning against McGraber, taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McGraber tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing McGraber back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McGraber as Alexandrov tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraber is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McGraber scores with a shot to the side of Alexandrov's head.
Alexandrov just leaning against McGraber, taking a breather.
McGraber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alexandrov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McGraber throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexandrov.
McGraber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alexandrov avoids the elbow strike from McGraber, against the ropes.
McGraber throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexandrov.
McGraber works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alexandrov is keeping busy.
McGraber misses with a body punch.
McGraber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexandrov letting McGraber take a breather here.
Pucy McGraber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from McGraber on the inside.
Alexandrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGraber's elbow.
McGraber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alexandrov is keeping busy.
McGraber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov gets through McGraber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov blocks an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice left hand lands by McGraber.
Alexandrov wants to stall.
McGraber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pucy McGraber 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alexandrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGraber looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
McGraber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alexandrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGraber scrambles back to his feet.
McGraber throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Alexandrov misses
and McGraber counters with a body kick that stops Alexandrov in his tracks momentarily.
McGraber throws out a loose jab but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No joy there for Alexandrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alexandrov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McGraber avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGraber will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but McGraber keeps it at a distance.
Alex Alexandrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexandrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGraber.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGraber.
McGraber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alexandrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGraber, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov displaying some good clinch control by pressing McGraber up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov lands a shot to the body.
Alexandrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGraber backwards.
McGraber lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McGraber is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McGraber misses with the head strike.
McGraber throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexandrov.
McGraber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Alexandrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov blocking some punches.
Alexandrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGraber swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
McGraber struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandrov controls his hands.
Alexandrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGraber misses with some punches.
Alexandrov is looking to control McGraber's arms but McGraber gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alexandrov has his back to the ropes.
McGraber digs a right hand into Alexandrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alexandrov's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from McGraber.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGraber pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Alexandrov avoids a wild elbow strike from McGraber.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McGraber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pucy McGraber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGraber 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pucy McGraber!
In his post fight interview, Pucy McGraber gave a big smile as he said 'My fellow Americans: Tonight, I am speaking to you because there is a growing humanitarian and security crisis at
our southern border. Every day, Customs and Border Patrol agents encounter thousands of illegal immigrants trying
to enter our country. We are out of space to hold them, and we have no'.
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FIGHT
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