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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Axel Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axel Stevens could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Sherman's chin.
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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
8 - 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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens throws a jab when Sherman was well out of range.
Stevens tests Sherman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Sherman misses
and Stevens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stevens misses with an uppercut. Sherman saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sherman throws a head kick that misses
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens looks to land a right hand but Sherman moved out of range.
Stevens 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.
Sherman throws a sloppy head kick and Stevens moves out of range easily.
Sherman ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevens takes a swing at Sherman's ribcage but misses.
Sherman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sherman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevens throws a front kick aimed at Sherman's knee but Sherman avoids it well.
Stevens looks to land a body kick but Sherman moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Stevens does it's job there.
Sherman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sherman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
A combination from Sherman does no damage.
Sherman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stevens avoids the body shot from Sherman.
Sherman throws a lazy uppercut
and Stevens counters with a low kick, right behind Sherman 's knee.
Axel Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stevens connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sherman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stevens has Sherman up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Stevens lands a hook that snaps the head of Sherman backwards.
Stevens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Stevens.
Sherman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevens misses with a low kick.
Stevens cracks the inside of Sherman's front leg.
Sherman swinging wildly here.
Stevens blocks a head kick by Sherman.
Sherman misses with a kick to the body.
Stevens feints and then cracks Sherman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sherman down.
Sherman fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevens looks to land a body kick but Sherman moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands with a nice body punch.
Sherman looks gassed!
Stevens scores with a jab to the head.
Sherman tries to land a body kick
and Stevens counters with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Sherman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sherman throws a nice looking combination but Stevens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sherman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stevens closes the distance and pushes Sherman back into the cage.
Stevens lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stevens stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens digs a right hand underneath Sherman's ribcage. Sherman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stevens scores with a hook to the body.
Stevens tries to work over Sherman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens pushes Sherman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Stevens as the two fighters clinch.
Stevens using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sherman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stevens with a knee to the head.
It looks like Frank Sherman has been cut.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Sherman avoids the damage to the body.
Stevens breaks from the clinch.
Stevens will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stevens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stevens.
Stevens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stevens lands a leg kick that knocks Sherman off balance momentarily.
Sherman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good shot there by Stevens.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to clinch up.
Sherman slips a jab from Stevens.
Stevens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sherman.
Stevens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sherman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stevens counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sherman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stevens is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sherman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sherman walks into a straight right hand from Stevens.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stevens.
Sherman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stevens turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stevens, right into the meat.
A punch lands to the side of Sherman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stevens is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sherman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevens closes the distance and pushes Sherman back into the cage.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sherman.
Sherman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevens looking to throw knees to the head but Sherman is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevens.
Stevens lands with a short shot to the head.
Stevens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sherman backwards.
Sherman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Axel Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sherman.
Stevens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sherman backwards.
The referee calls for Stevens to work.
Sherman avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Sherman managing to block the knees to the body from Stevens.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sherman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevens is defending well for now.
Come on Sherman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stevens tries a body shot but Sherman blocks it.
Nice body punch from Stevens - that landed with a thud.
Stevens scores with a shot to the side of Sherman's head.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stevens lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sherman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sherman takes a shot to the head.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Sherman avoids the damage to the body.
Stevens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevens pushes Sherman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Stevens.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Stevens.
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sherman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stevens darts in and clinches Sherman up against the cage.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sherman's elbow.
Stevens misses with a body punch.
Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sherman shoots in for a double leg but Stevens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stevens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sherman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stevens lands a head shot.
Stevens scoring well with a low kick there.
Stevens swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a hook but Sherman avoids it easily.
Stevens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stevens lands a right hook to the body.
Stevens lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stevens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Sherman moves out of range easily.
Stevens throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stevens lands a lovely overhand right.
Stevens scores with a head kick. Sherman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sherman is rocked!
Stevens throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sherman is still on wobbly legs! Can Stevens finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stevens throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sherman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Stevens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Sherman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stevens turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sherman seems to have recovered his senses.
Sherman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevens paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Sherman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stevens tries to avoid it but Sherman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stevens to the ground. Stevens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stevens scores with a decent looking hook.
Stevens slips under a jab.
Sherman throws a leg kick
and Stevens counters with a good low kick that Sherman was not able to check.
Stevens moves in looking to clinch but Sherman pushes him off.
Stevens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sherman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sherman is breathing heavily.
Sherman misses with a wild body shot.
Stevens scores with a decent looking hook.
Stevens thuds a left hand into Sherman's body.
Sherman throws a push kick but Stevens slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sherman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stevens - the referee stops the clock and Sherman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stevens. Sherman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses.
Sherman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Axel Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stevens connects with a nice looking jab.
Sherman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stevens can pounce on him.
Stevens connects with a jab.
Stevens scores with a kick to the midsection.
Frank Sherman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sherman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stevens.
Stevens connects with a body shot that sends Sherman's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens throws a looping overhand right but Sherman ducks down to avoid it.
Sherman moves out of range of the body kick.
Stevens lands a leg kick that knocks Sherman off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stevens lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch combination from Stevens misses.
Sherman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sherman ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
Stevens pushes Sherman away with a front kick.
Stevens scores with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Sherman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevens fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stevens throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Stevens there.
Stevens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sherman can do to turn this around?
Stevens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stevens lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens dips to his left and cracks Sherman with an uppercut!
Stevens has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sherman misses with a few strikes there.
Stevens fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevens throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Sherman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stevens.
Sherman walks into a stiff left hand from Stevens.
Stevens closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sherman takes one to the chin there.
Stevens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Stevens.
Stevens clobbers Sherman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sherman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stevens. Stevens obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Stevens finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens is looking to clinch but Sherman is avoiding it.
Stevens moves into the clinch successfully.
Stevens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sherman backwards.
Stevens lands a left hand.
Stevens lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stevens lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Stevens.
Stevens lands an elbow that stopped Sherman in his tracks for a moment.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sherman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevens pushes Sherman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stevens manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Sherman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stevens looks to score with a jab to the body but Sherman is just out of range.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Sherman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Sherman.
Stevens lands the left hand.
Stevens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevens connects with a body shot that sends Sherman's belly button to the back.
Stevens throws a leg kick which misses Sherman's front leg but catches the back leg as Sherman tries to avoid it.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Sherman avoids them all with ease.
Sherman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to score with a low kick but Sherman moves his leg out of the way.
Sherman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stevens throws a low kick but Sherman avoids it.
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
Stevens throws a combination. Sherman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stevens feints and then cracks Sherman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sherman down.
Sherman blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sherman throws a body kick that misses.
Sherman dodges the punch combination from Stevens.
A jab from Sherman does it's job there.
A head kick misses from Sherman.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sherman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Sherman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stevens counters with a nice uppercut.
Sherman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevens.
Sherman checks the leg kick.
Stevens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sherman fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sherman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevens looks to land a right hand but Sherman moved out of range.
Axel Stevens is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevens looks to throw the jab but Sherman is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stevens.
Sherman throws a head kick but Stevens moves out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stevens scores with a body shot.
Sherman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Sherman.
Stevens throws a good cross that connects.
Sherman tries a head kick but it misses.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stevens fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sherman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sherman moves away.
Sherman catches Stevens with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sherman throws out a leg kick but Stevens moves out of range and Sherman only half commits.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens looks to throw the jab but Sherman is out of range.
Stevens wants to clinch up but Sherman keeps it at a distance.
Frank Sherman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to work over Sherman's front leg with a kick but Sherman checks it.
Stevens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sherman throws out the jab.
Stevens throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Sherman.
Stevens throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stevens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sherman. That did some damage!
Stevens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stevens lands with an overhand left.
Axel Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Sherman can't get the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sherman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevens prevents the takedown attempt.
Axel Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sherman.
Sherman can't find room to land a body shot as Stevens controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Axel Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stevens 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Axel Stevens!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Axel Stevens!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Axel Stevens!
Axel Stevens wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Axel Stevens made sure he mentioned GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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