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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Axel Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mc Hammer Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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178 cm
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165 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Axel Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mc Hammer Fist!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens dives in and scores a takedown into Hammer Fist's guard.
Stevens sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hammer Fist's guard.
Stevens is keen to just control but Hammer Fist is a slippery customer.
Hammer Fist is trying to get back to full guard.
Hammer Fist is trying is best to control the position here.
Stevens working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hammer Fist really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stevens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stevens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hammer Fist defending well though.
Hammer Fist blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stevens.
Hammer Fist is trying to get back to full guard.
Hammer Fist won't allow Stevens to pass to mount.
Hammer Fist is positioning himself well to prevent Stevens advancing to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer Fist is looking for a sweep. Stevens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammer Fist trying to control but Stevens postures up.
Hammer Fist regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens throws a big right hand that misses.
Stevens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hammer Fist is keeping the position for now.
Stevens is working hard here to advance position.
Stevens thows a big elbow that misses.
Stevens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stevens has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stevens won't allow Hammer Fist to sweep him here.
Hammer Fist working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevens.
Hammer Fist wants to sweep here but Stevens controlling him for the moment.
Stevens is fighting to break Hammer Fist's control of his arms but Hammer Fist is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stevens trying to control but Hammer Fist is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hammer Fist closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hammer Fist avoids a wild elbow strike from Stevens.
Hammer Fist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hammer Fist fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stevens is leaning against Hammer Fist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer Fist lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hammer Fist.
A right handed body shot lands from Stevens.
Stevens tries a body shot but Hammer Fist blocks it.
Stevens turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Stevens manages to end up in side control.
Stevens throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Stevens looking to control but instead Hammer Fist has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Stevens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Stevens there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer Fist trying to hold on to Stevens's head to control him but Stevens postures up.
Hammer Fist is trying to get back to full guard.
Stevens looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hammer Fist wants to get back to full guard.
Stevens trying to pass the guard but Hammer Fist defending well.
Stevens seems to be looking for submissions.
Stevens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hammer Fist's head.
Hammer Fist wants to control but Stevens is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer Fist tries to get to full guard but Stevens has control of the leg.
Hammer Fist is not content to let Stevens control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stevens is looking for a kimura but Hammer Fist is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stevens to get the leverage.
Hammer Fist keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hammer Fist has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stevens is working away from the top position though.
Stevens is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer Fist slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Stevens is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stevens is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hammer Fist manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stevens preventing the sweep.
Stevens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hammer Fist is keeping the position for now.
Stevens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stevens preventing the sweep.
Stevens drops back looking for a leg! Hammer Fist is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hammer Fist manages to kick Stevens off! Stevens jumps back into Hammer Fist's guard.
Stevens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammer Fist swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stevens trying to control but Hammer Fist is working from the bottom.
Hammer Fist lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stevens!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hammer Fist raining down shots from the mount!
Hammer Fist is landing with some decent strikes but Stevens is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hammer Fist cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hammer Fist cracks Stevens with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hammer Fist putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stevens regains half guard.
Hammer Fist is nestled in close to Stevens, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hammer Fist sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stevens defending well though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to improve his position but Hammer Fist is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stevens manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stevens has momentary wrist control but Hammer Fist slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammer Fist landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammer Fist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stevens works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammer Fist preventing the sweep.
Hammer Fist looking to sit in guard and control but Stevens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stevens decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stevens motions for Hammer Fist to come forward. Stevens throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens scores with a head kick. Hammer Fist tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer Fist checks a low kick from Stevens.
Hammer Fist gets a takedown into half guard.
Hammer Fist looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hammer Fist throwing shots but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Hammer Fist throws a strike but Stevens avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hammer Fist won't allow Stevens to sweep him here.
Hammer Fist looking to pass the guard.
Hammer Fist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens keeping full guard, as Hammer Fist tries to pass.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Hammer Fist from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Axel Stevens will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hammer Fist shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stevens is trying to defend but Hammer Fist finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stevens is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hammer Fist's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hammer Fist's back!
Stevens is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hammer Fist defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Stevens throwing sloppy strikes.
Hammer Fist defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Stevens's arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Even with his hooks in, Stevens manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Stevens is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Hammer Fist with him. Hammer Fist is trying to defend but Stevens has an arm under the chin now! Hammer Fist grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Axel Stevens!
Axel Stevens very nearly forgot to thank GR Design - Elegance and Comfort (Made in Italy) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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