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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Carson Tully (ranked 3760 p4p, 2387 weight class) and Toke Axelsen (ranked 383 p4p, 124 weight class). Tully comes to the ring accompanied by Aztec Tribe - Pistoleros. Axelsen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slipknot - The Virus of Life. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carson Tully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Toke Axelsen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tully wants to clinch but Axelsen slips to the side
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tully tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Tully tries to clinch
and Tully takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tully tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Tully tries to clinch up
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tully tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tully closes the distance but Axelsen moves to the side
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tully tries to clinch but Axelsen moves away
and Tully takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tully pushes Axelsen up against the ropes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tully throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully misses with the head strike.
Tully looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tully misses with a punch on the inside.
Tully misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tully throws an elbow but it misses.
Axelsen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tully lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tully tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tully swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tully just misses with a elbow thrown towards Axelsen's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tully just misses with a elbow thrown towards Axelsen's brow.
Tully throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tully misses with an elbow over the top.
Axelsen blocks the elbow strike.
Tully tries a knee to the head but Axelsen blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tully throws an elbow but misses.
Tully blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Axelsen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tully misses with an elbow strike.
Tully lands a damaging elbow.
Tully throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Axelsen avoids the elbow strike from Tully, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axelsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tully.
Axelsen avoids a wild elbow strike from Tully.
Tully creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tully creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tully misses with an elbow over the top.
Tully throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tully.
Axelsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tully.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tully just misses with a elbow thrown towards Axelsen's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Toke Axelsen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tully closes the distance and pushes Axelsen back into the ropes.
Tully creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tully just misses with a elbow thrown towards Axelsen's brow.
Axelsen blocks the elbow strike.
Tully throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tully misses with some punches.
Tully looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Axelsen landing knees to the body.
Axelsen lands a nice knee to the body.
Axelsen avoids a wild elbow strike from Tully.
Tully throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tully takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Axelsen.
Tully misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axelsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Tully avoids the damage to the body.
Carson Tully has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Axelsen missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully misses with the head strike.
Tully throws a punch but it's blocked by Axelsen.
Axelsen working Tully over with knees to the body.
Axelsen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tully seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Axelsen can turn it around.
Axelsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tully is defending well for now.
Axelsen blocking some punches.
Tully creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tully throws an elbow but it misses.
Axelsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axelsen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tully throws a head punch that misses.
Tully misses with an elbow strike.
Tully pushes off an throws an elbow but Axelsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Axelsen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Axelsen avoids a wild elbow strike from Tully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tully lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tully pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tully tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tully pushes off an throws an elbow but Axelsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Axelsen missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axelsen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tully lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tully fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tully with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Axelsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tully misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axelsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tully is defending well for now.
Tully tries to land a knee to the head but Axelsen blocks with his arms.
Tully gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Axelsen scores a nice knee to the body.
Tully fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axelsen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toke Axelsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Tully's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tully tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Tully tries to clinch but Axelsen moves away
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Tully tries to clinch but Axelsen moves away
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Tully closes the distance looking to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tully looks to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tully tries to clinch but Axelsen moves away
and Tully takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tully wants to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tully wants to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
Tully wants to clinch but Axelsen slips to the side
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Axelsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tully tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully looks to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tully tries to clinch but Axelsen moves away
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Tully looks to clinch
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tully moves to clinch but Axelsen breaks away
and Tully takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tully moves into range and clinches up with Axelsen.
Axelsen blocks an elbow strike.
Axelsen blocks the elbow strike.
Tully lands an elbow that stopped Axelsen in his tracks for a moment.
Axelsen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Axelsen lands a good knee to the midsection. Tully won't want to take too many of those.
Tully comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axelsen working Tully over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully looking to throw knees to the head but Axelsen is blocking nicely.
Tully throws a punch but it's blocked by Axelsen.
Tully misses with some punches.
Tully throws a punch but it's blocked by Axelsen.
Tully looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tully throws an elbow that misses.
Tully managing to block the knees to the body from Axelsen.
Tully blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Axelsen lands a knee to the body.
Tully misses with an elbow over the top.
Tully has a couple of punches blocked by Axelsen.
Axelsen avoids a wild elbow strike from Tully.
Tully looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tully scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Axelsen obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tully throws an elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toke Axelsen really dominated that round.
That's time! Tully's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tully tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toke Axelsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tully moves to clinch but Axelsen breaks away
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tully clinches up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tully throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tully just misses with a elbow thrown towards Axelsen's brow.
Axelsen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tully in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tully fails to land.
Tully creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Axelsen's defenses.
Axelsen blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tully takes a knee to the side of the body.
Axelsen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Axelsen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Axelsen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tully tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Axelsen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tully lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully throws an elbow but it misses.
Tully creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Axelsen lands a nice knee to the body.
Axelsen lands a knee to the body.
Tully creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Axelsen scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tully fails to land.
Axelsen working Tully over with knees to the body.
Tully misses with an elbow over the top.
Axelsen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tully in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tully throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tully misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Tully.
Axelsen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tully swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tully swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axelsen dodges an elbow strike from Tully.
Tully throws a head punch that misses.
Axelsen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tully throws a punch but it's blocked by Axelsen.
Axelsen avoids a wild elbow strike from Tully.
Tully blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Axelsen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Axelsen lands a good knee to the midsection. Tully won't want to take too many of those.
Tully takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tully misses with an elbow strike.
Axelsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tully is defending well for now.
Carson Tully has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tully misses with an elbow strike.
Tully misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toke Axelsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Axelsen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Toke Axelsen!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Toke Axelsen!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Toke Axelsen!
Toke Axelsen wins by unanimous decision!
Toke Axelsen decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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