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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chong Tay (ranked 23053 p4p, 2714 weight class) and Alex Alexandrov (ranked 680 p4p, 347 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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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 30 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tay 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.
Tay throws a head kick that misses.
Alexandrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tay.
Alexandrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tay gets tackled into the ropes by Alexandrov. Alexandrov maintains the clinch.
Tay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tay has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexandrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alexandrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tay is stalling here.
Tay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alexandrov is looking to clinch.
Alexandrov moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chong Tay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but Tay keeps it at a distance.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
Alexandrov breaks from the clinch.
Tay misses with the combination.
Tay throws a series of punches but Alexandrov avoids them all with ease.
Alexandrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Tay circles away.
Tay misses with a low kick.
Tay lands a head shot.
Alexandrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tay moves away.
Tay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexandrov.
Tay misses with a few strikes there.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov throws a right and a left that Tay avoids nicely.
No joy there for Tay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexandrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tay as Alexandrov tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tay throws a hook to the side of Alexandrov's head but Alexandrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexandrov dodges the punch combination from Tay.
Tay misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexandrov clinches up with Tay and pushes him back against the ropes.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexandrov.
Tay tries to circle away but Alexandrov has him pinned against the ropes.
Tay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tay misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Tay.
Alexandrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tay tries to bum rush Alexandrov with a series of wild strikes but Alexandrov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chong Tay dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A cross from Tay lands.
Tay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexandrov.
Good leg kick by Tay.
Alexandrov instigates a clinch.
Alexandrov tries to work over Tay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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.
Tay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alexandrov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tay misses with a two punch combination.
Alexandrov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov clinches up with Tay and pushes him back against the ropes.
Alexandrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov throws a leg kick which misses Tay's front leg but catches the back leg as Tay tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tay throws a head kick that misses.
Alexandrov throws a counter combo.
Tay gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Alexandrov counters with a head kick. That will keep Tay thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov dodges the punch combination from Tay.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Tay is having none of it.
Tay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexandrov can do to turn this around?
Tay throws a body kick that misses
and Alexandrov counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Tay misses its intended target.
Alexandrov darts in and clinches Tay up against the ropes.
Tay breaks from the clinch.
Alexandrov pushes Tay up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tay can't break the clinch.
Tay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tay breaks the clinch.
Tay misses with a wild combination.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up.
A head kick by Tay misses
and Alexandrov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alexandrov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Chong Tay has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alexandrov lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Tay goes down! The ref sends Alexandrov to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Tay is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Tay is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov blocks a head kick by Tay.
Tay with a nice cross.
Tay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tay misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alexandrov instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tay wants to get back to striking at distance but Alexandrov won't allow it.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov keeps control of Tay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tay breaks the clinch.
Tay fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Tay.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up but Tay circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tay was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tay throws a shot from downtown. Alexandrov moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Alexandrov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alexandrov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tay.
And that is 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 Chong Tay'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!
Tay misses with a wild combination.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Tay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tay misses with a head kick.
Tay lands a head kick. Alexandrov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slow jab from Tay misses its intended target.
Alexandrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alexandrov blocks a head kick by Tay.
Tay misses with a two punch combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Alexandrov misses.
Alexandrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tay.
Tay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alexandrov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alexandrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alexandrov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chong Tay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tay throws a head kick that misses
and Alexandrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tay thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay misses with a body kick.
Tay misses with a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Alexandrov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alexandrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tay controls his hands.
Tay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alexandrov has him pressed against the ropes.
Alexandrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alex Alexandrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexandrov has managed to clinch.
Tay is trying to break free.
Tay breaks the clinch.
Tay throws a head kick that misses
and Alexandrov counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Tay to the mat! Alexandrov runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Tay is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Tay backs away from a small jab... but Alexandrov lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Tay crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Alexandrov with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Alex Alexandrov!
Our winner, Alex Alexandrov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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