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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Quân Lê (ranked 443 p4p, 55 weight class) and Gemellus Axius (ranked 698 p4p, 90 weight class). Axius comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Feed the Machine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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137 lbs
23 - 10 - 1 |
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142 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Quân Lê!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gemellus Axius!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lê gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lê lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Axius misses with a body punch.
Lê tries to throw a body punch but Axius avoids it by throwing Lê back against the cage.
Axius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Axius tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lê smiles and moves away.
Lê lands a jab to the head.
Lê clinches up with Axius and pushes him back against the cage.
Lê swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axius.
Lê tries to work over Axius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Lê.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axius.
Axius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axius.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Lê.
Lê blocking some punches.
Axius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lê.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axius pulls guard successfully.
Axius trying to control the position here.
Lê engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Axius is controlling Lê's posture.
Axius working a defensive guard but Lê passes into half guard.
Axius tries to roll over but Lê keeps him under control.
Axius is holding on to half guard well.
Axius actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Axius trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axius works his way to full guard. Good work.
Axius bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lê's guard.
Axius won't allow Lê to sweep him here.
Lê keeping moving, preventing Axius from controlling successfully.
Axius is looking to advance position but Lê has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Axius tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Axius wants to control but Lê is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Axius wants to control but Lê is having none of it.
Lê trying to control but Axius is having none of it.
Axius is working to get back to half guard.
Axius wants to hold on but Lê pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axius is looking to improve his position but Lê isn't that keen on the idea.
Lê controlling from mount.
Axius keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Axius manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Axius is trying to maintain the position but Lê is very close to passing his half guard.
Lê takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Axius looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quân Lê dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lê misses with a hook.
Axius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lê gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Axius lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Axius on the inside.
Quân Lê has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Axius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Axius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lê can't find room to land a body shot as Axius controls the action.
Lê blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Axius.
Axius is trying to pull guard but Lê turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Axius has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lê seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Axius can turn it around.
Lê has a couple of punches blocked by Axius.
Axius fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Axius pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Axius wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lê is now in half guard.
Axius wants to sweep but Lê has passed to side control!
Lê misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê trying to control the action but Axius is working from the bottom.
Axius is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Axius's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Axius is looking to reverse the position.
Axius wants to control but Lê postures up.
Lê moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Axius can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Axius moves out of range of the body kick from Lê.
Axius let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axius takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lê clinches.
Axius jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lê walks away with a smile on his face. Axius gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Quân Lê has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gemellus Axius.
Lê bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Axius's head.
Axius is looking to chop away at Lê's legs.
Lê throws a lazy body kick
and Axius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Axius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lê throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Axius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lê moves into the clinch successfully.
Lê's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Axius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lê has a couple of punches blocked by Axius.
Lê is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Axius can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lê tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axius's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Lê fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lê tries a body shot but Axius blocks it.
A short uppercut from Lê.
Lê digs a right hand into Axius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Axius's gas tank.
Lê struggles to land a body shot inside as Axius controls his hands.
Lê blocking some punches.
Lê blocks a body shot from Axius.
Axius blocking some punches.
Lê scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Lê.
Axius decides to pull guard.
Lê's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Axius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Axius looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lê passes into half guard.
Axius wants to control the action here but instead Lê manages to pass to full mount!
Axius wants to hold on but Lê pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quân Lê dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Axius misses with a low kick.
Axius takes one to the chin there.
Lê thumps Axius with a low kick.
Lê digs a good hook to Axius's body.
Lê connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lê misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axius.
Lê lands a leg kick that knocks Axius off balance momentarily.
Lê tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lê throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lê misses with a lunging right hand
and Axius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lê looks for the body kick but Axius saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Axius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lê is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axius blocks a head kick by Lê.
Axius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Axius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lê.
Lê ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lê misses with a shot to the body
and Axius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lê jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Axius was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lê waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Axius.
Decent striking displayed by Lê there.
Axius walks into a stiff left hand from Lê.
Axius walks into a straight right hand from Lê.
Gemellus Axius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quân Lê seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Lê as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Lê has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
An inside leg kick lands from Lê.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lê gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Axius misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lê fails to land.
Lê misses with a punch to the body.
Axius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Axius has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lê uses from the top position.
Axius looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lê has picked Axius up and slammed him! Axius can't keep hold of the triangle and Lê manages to pass to side control!
Axius is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lê working away.
Lê controlling from side mount.
Axius struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axius tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Axius is still trying to improve position.
Axius can't do much from the bottom here.
Axius is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Axius seems a little lost for a moment, as Lê dominates the positioning.
Axius is trying to control Lê's posture but Lê avoids it.
Axius is looking for a sweep.
Axius manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lê's best efforts.
Axius is looking for a sweep. Lê is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lê trying to control from half guard but Axius is working away.
Axius trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Axius throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lê. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Quân Lê showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lê 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quân Lê!
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hype
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