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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Toke Axelsen (ranked 3958 p4p, 3418 weight class) and Shaun Wallace (ranked 428 p4p, 389 weight class). Axelsen comes into the arena with Slipknot - The Virus of Life blaring out of the sound system. Wallace has chosen Enter The Chaser as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Toke Axelsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shaun Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Axelsen.
Nice cross by Wallace.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wallace counters with a nice low kick that buckles Axelsen's knee momentarily.
Axelsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wallace to score with a decent uppercut.
Wallace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
Axelsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wallace finds it's way round the side to connect with Axelsen's head.
Axelsen moves away from the strike by Wallace.
Axelsen looks to throw the jab but Wallace is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Wallace's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Axelsen defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Axelsen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Axelsen slips under a jab.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Axelsen.
Axelsen throws a leg kick but Wallace sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsen.
Axelsen checks a low kick from Wallace.
Axelsen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen darts in and clinches Wallace up against the ropes.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axelsen prevents a body shot from Wallace.
Axelsen blocks an uppercut.
Wallace pushes Axelsen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Axelsen.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axelsen's elbow.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Axelsen.
Wallace pushes Axelsen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace avoids the elbow strike from Axelsen, against the ropes.
Wallace throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Axelsen.
Axelsen trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Axelsen.
Wallace doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axelsen blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axelsen is trying to force a seperation but Wallace has the dominant position.
Wallace cracks Axelsen with a nice body shot.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Axelsen.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Wallace dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Axelsen swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Axelsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wallace lands a lovely overhand right.
Wallace swings away with a body shot that misses
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Wallace.
Wallace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wallace.
Wallace motions for Axelsen to come forward. Wallace throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Wallace misses
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Axelsen throws a hook to the side of Wallace's head but Wallace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Axelsen throws a good cross that connects.
Wallace with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace misses with the combination.
Axelsen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wallace misses with a lunging right hand
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Axelsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wallace throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Axelsen on the side of the head.
Nice shot by Wallace.
Wallace throws an off balance right hand
and Axelsen counters with a nice body shot.
Shaun Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace misses with an uppercut
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Wallace lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wallace throws out a loose jab but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Axelsen is looking for a counter combo.
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace motions for Axelsen to come forward. Wallace throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Axelsen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Axelsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Wallace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Axelsen.
Axelsen throws out a loose jab but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toke Axelsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Axelsen moves away from the strike by Wallace.
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and before Wallace can reset, Axelsen rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Wallace is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Axelsen rushes Wallace and presses him up against the ropes.
Wallace lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Axelsen backwards.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axelsen blocking some punches.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Axelsen.
Wallace gets through Axelsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Axelsen blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toke Axelsen will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wallace.
Wallace throws a combination that misses
and Axelsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wallace thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Axelsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wallace lands with an uppercut that bounces Axelsen off the ropes and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and as Wallace resets, Axelsen pounces with a savage head kick that drops Wallace to the mat! Wallace looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
Wallace is rocked!
Axelsen loads up on a big right hand but Wallace slips the punch.
Wallace connects with a nice looking jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Axelsen.
Axelsen connects with a single shot there.
Wallace is still on wobbly legs! Can Axelsen finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace scores with a punch to the head.
Wallace misses with a right hand
and Axelsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wallace seems to have recovered his senses.
Wallace scores with a jab.
Axelsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wallace.
Axelsen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Axelsen.
Wallace tries to land a leg kick but Axelsen saw it coming and moves away.
Wallace swings for the body but Axelsen moves out of range.
Wallace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Axelsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Axelsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Axelsen throws a right hand that Wallace ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallace also avoids with ease.
Wallace cracks Axelsen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Good exchange - Wallace coming out on top.
Axelsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Wallace counters with a nice body shot.
Wallace looks for the body kick but Axelsen saw that one coming.
Axelsen is looking to counter punch.
Wallace misses with a right hand
and Axelsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wallace thinking.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wallace lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a hook
and Axelsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wallace thinking.
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!
Wallace lands with a shot to the body.
Axelsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wallace.
Wallace looks to land a right hand but Axelsen moved out of range.
Wallace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Axelsen counters with a left to the body.
Axelsen needs to keep his hands up - Wallace had a free shot at his head there.
Wallace listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axelsen manages to avoid it.
Wallace misses with a left hand
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Axelsen connects with a right hand. Wallace shakes it off.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Axelsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Axelsen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Axelsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wallace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Axelsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the body from Wallace misses
and Axelsen counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toke Axelsen takes that one, having scored the knockdown.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Axelsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Axelsen misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Axelsen misses.
Wallace tries to counter with a clinch but Axelsen shakes him off and moves away.
Axelsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaun Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Axelsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wallace misses with a combination
and Axelsen counters with a series of strikes. Wallace will be more careful next time no doubt.
Axelsen scores with the left hand. Wallace knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace moves forwards but Axelsen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wallace misses with a hook.
Axelsen tries to clinch but Wallace is having none of it.
Axelsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Axelsen throws the left hand but Wallace avoids the punch easily.
Wallace throws a poor cross that misses
and Axelsen counters with a left to the body.
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wallace takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the body from Wallace misses
and Axelsen counters with a straight right that drops Wallace to the canvas! Will Wallace beat the count? He's still wobbly and as the count reaches 7, he's still struggling to make it. 8...9...10. He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Toke Axelsen!
A very excited looking Toke Axelsen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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