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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Alexandrov (ranked 23407 p4p, 509 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 23912 p4p, 524 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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225 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov clinches.
Alexandrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alexandrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alexandrov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyson avoids it.
Alexandrov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Alexandrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alexandrov tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
Alexandrov lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrov keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Alexandrov controls the action.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as Tyson controls the action.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Alexandrov has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alexandrov lands an uppercut.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alexandrov.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexandrov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Alexandrov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Alexandrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alexandrov has him pressed against the ropes.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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.
Tyson tries to circle away but Alexandrov has him pinned against the ropes.
Alexandrov tries to work over Tyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexandrov works on Tyson's body with a couple of short punches.
Alexandrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alexandrov's defenses.
Alexandrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
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!
Alexandrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson lands an elbow inside.
Tyson tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
Alexandrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexandrov's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Alexandrov.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Alexandrov stalling.
Alexandrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov leaning against his opponent.
Alexandrov is working Tyson over against the ropes.
Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Alexandrov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Alexandrov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tyson misses with a left hand
and Alexandrov counters with a right hand to the body.
Alexandrov dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Alexandrov slips a straight right by Tyson.
Alexandrov staying out of range there.
Alexandrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Tyson throws a hook but Alexandrov avoids it easily.
Alexandrov is looking for a counter combo.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Alexandrov pushes Tyson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tyson tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Alexandrov has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Alexandrov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tyson up against the ropes.
Alexandrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
A right hand to the body from Alexandrov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexandrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alexandrov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson tries to break free but Alexandrov pushes him back against the ropes.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes.
Good body shot from Alexandrov.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Alexandrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexandrov misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A punch combination from Alexandrov misses.
Tyson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov gets a clinch.
Tyson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A body shot lands from Alexandrov.
Nice body punch from Alexandrov.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
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!
Alexandrov has Tyson pushed against the ropes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyson.
Alexandrov has Tyson pressed against the ropes.
Alexandrov pushes Tyson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov dodges an elbow strike from Tyson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov cracks Tyson with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Alexandrov.
Alex Alexandrov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alexandrov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tyson up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Alexandrov dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tyson lands an elbow inside that Alexandrov shrugs off.
Alexandrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Alexandrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Alex Alexandrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alexandrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyson is trying to push Alexandrov away but Alexandrov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Alexandrov on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Alexandrov.
A hook to the body from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov controlling the action here for a moment.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
Alexandrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Alexandrov.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Alexandrov has him pressed against the ropes.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Alexandrov.
Tyson tries to work over Alexandrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov instigates a clinch.
Alexandrov is working Tyson over against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson tries to break free but Alexandrov pushes him back against the ropes.
Alexandrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Tyson.
A right handed body shot lands from Alexandrov.
The referee calls for Alexandrov to work.
Tyson is trying to break free.
Alexandrov blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov presses Tyson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Alexandrov controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Alexandrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alexandrov, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Alexandrov!
A victorious Alex Alexandrov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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