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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom the Bell Tolls. Dylan Davison has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Blake Axe's chin.
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177 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dylan Davison!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davison but Davison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Axe moves to clinch but Davison breaks away
and Davison counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Axe's guard now.
Davison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Axe's head.
Davison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Axe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Axe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axe controls Davison momentarily but Davison frees himself.
Davison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Axe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Axe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Davison connects with a couple of short punches.
Axe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davison is aware though and is defending well.
Axe kicks Davison off and gets to his feet.
Axe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Davison counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Axe's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison trying to control but Axe is working from the bottom.
Axe throws his legs up looking for a submission but Davison uses it to pass to side control.
Davison in side control lands a decent elbow.
Davison working the strikes but Axe uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Axe actively working from the bottom here.
Davison is looking to take a break and control but Axe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davison working the head and body with strikes.
Axe manages to get to full guard.
Axe isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Davison stacks Axe on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Davison!
Davison lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davison cracks Axe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Axe pushes Davison away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Davison gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Davison misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Davison scoring with punches and elbows.
Axe pushes Davison away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Davison gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Axe throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Davison fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Axe sprawls well initially but Davison persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Davison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davison lands strikes from half guard.
Axe is trying to get back to full guard.
Axe trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Davison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Davison is stalling here. Axe is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Davison seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Axe has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Axe moves into full mount!
Axe tries to control but Davison wriggling away.
Axe avoids the attempt from Davison to control.
Davison can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe can't control as he wanted to and Davison manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Davison is staying active underneath Axe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davison is trying to maintain the position but Axe is very close to passing his half guard.
Davison is refusing to be controlled, as Axe sits in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Davison defends it well.
Axe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Davison dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Axe cracks Davison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Axe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Davison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Axe closes the distance and clinches.
Axe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Axe gets underhooks to prevent Davison's takedown attempt.
Davison looking for a takedown.
Axe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe is pressed up against the cage. Davison has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Axe down to the mat. Axe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blake Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Davison.
Axe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Axe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davison has his takedown stuffed
and Axe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Axe.
Axe postures up in Davison's guard and throws a big left but Davison blocks it.
Axe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Davison wants to sweep here but Axe controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Axe lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axe is looking to take a break and control but Davison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davison won't allow Axe to pass to mount.
Davison is refusing to be controlled, as Axe sits in half guard.
Davison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Axe.
Axe thows a huge punch but Davison dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison tries to roll over but Axe keeps him under control.
Dylan Davison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Axe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davison defending well though.
Axe working Davison over with strikes.
Davison is staying active underneath Axe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davison tries to get to full guard but Axe has control of the leg.
Axe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Axe seems to be working for a kimura but Davison defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Axe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Davison is just riding it out for now. Axe eventually gives up the hold.
Axe is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Davison reverses the position - he's now on top in Axe's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axe working for a triangle but Davison defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Axe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Davison with a poor takedown
and Axe counters with a series of strikes. Davison will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dylan Davison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Axe lands a really nice looking cross but Davison seems unphased.
Davison fails with the takedown
and Axe counters with a big head kick but Davison shrugs it off.
Axe tries to clinch up
and Davison counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Davison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axe manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Davison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Axe pinned against the cage. Axe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blake Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Davison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe tries to clinch up.
Axe tries to clinch but Davison moves out of range.
Davison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Axe counters with a low kick, right behind Davison 's knee.
Davison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Axe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Davison to the ground. Axe is now in Davison's guard.
Axe wants to control from the top but Davison keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Davison holds on and takes a little breather.
Axe slips nicely into half guard.
Axe wants to work for an arm triangle but Davison is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Davison is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Axe jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Axe seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Axe has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Davison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davison is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Axe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Davison sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Davison wants to get back to full guard but Axe has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe controls the position.
Davison taking punishment in the form of punches.
Axe staying calm.
Davison gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Axe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Axe 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Axe!
Blake Axe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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