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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Axon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nom Nomm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nomm has chosen Nyan Cat as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
8 - 8 - 1 |
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190 cm
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175 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Axon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nom Nomm!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nomm swivels and escapes.
Nomm uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nomm scores with a jab to the head.
Nomm fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Axon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nomm.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nomm.
It looks like Adam Axon has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Nomm. Beautiful body shot.
Axon shoots in for a takedown but Nomm shows good takedown defense.
Nomm shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Axon eats them both and turns towards Nomm to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nomm is trying to defend but Axon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Axon is working for a submission of some sort.
Nomm wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axon is working for a kimura but Nomm is defending it quite comfortably.
Nomm kicks Axon off and gets back to his feet.
Axon shoots in looking for a takedown but Nomm manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Axon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Axon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Axon shoots in for a takedown but Nomm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nomm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Axon circles away quickly and effectively.
Axon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nomm moves away.
Nomm lands the left hand.
Axon fails with the takedown.
Nomm throws a right and a left that Axon avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Nomm.
A punch combination from Nomm misses.
Axon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nomm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Axon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Axon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nomm.
Axon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Axon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nomm was well out of range. Poor timing from Axon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomm avoids the body shot from Axon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Axon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Axon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nomm is fending him off so far but Axon persists. Nope, Nomm circles away and we're back to standing.
Nomm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nom Nomm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Axon is breathing heavily.
Nomm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Axon's hands.
Nomm lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Nomm.
Nomm scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Axon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nomm's guard.
Axon postures up in Nomm's guard and throws a big left but Nomm blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axon wants to pass the guard but Nomm is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomm wants to stand but Axon is controlling the position.
Axon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nomm is keeping the position for now.
Nomm is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Axon is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Axon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nomm is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nom Nomm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Axon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nomm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Axon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nomm misses the jab.
Axon shoots in looking for a takedown. Nomm tries to sprawl out of it but Axon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nomm manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nomm throws a series of punches but Axon moves out of range.
Nomm slaps away a takedown attempt from Axon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nomm lands with a shot to the body.
Nomm misses with a two punch combination.
Nomm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axon.
Axon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nomm pinned against the cage. Nomm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Axon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomm misses with a wild combination.
Axon walks into a straight right hand from Nomm.
Nomm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nomm slips under a jab.
Nomm misses with a double jab.
Nom Nomm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nomm lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Axon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nomm defends it nicely.
A punch combination from Nomm misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Nomm. Those never looked like landing.
Nomm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Axon's hands.
Nomm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nomm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axon shoots in for a takedown but Nomm shows good takedown defense.
Axon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nomm's hands.
Axon loads up on a big right hand but Nomm slips the punch.
Nomm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Axon circles away quickly and effectively.
Nomm lands with a nice combination. Axon backs away looking to recover.
Nomm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axon.
Nomm swinging wildly here.
Axon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axon fails with the takedown
and Nomm counters with a series of strikes. Axon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nomm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nomm throws a series of punches but Axon moves out of range.
Nomm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Axon looks for a takedown but Nomm sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Nomm misses.
Nomm fails to land with a series of punches.
Axon shoots in and gets a takedown into Nomm's guard.
Axon advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomm is trying to get back to his feet.
Axon wants to control but Nomm is keeping him busy.
Nomm is looking to get back to his feet here but Axon is keeping cool and he's managed to take Nomm's back.
Axon is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Nomm defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomm wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nomm is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nom Nomm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Axon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nomm throws a body punch but Axon moves out of range.
Nomm scores with a hook.
Axon looks to score with a jab to the body but Nomm is just out of range.
A left and a right from Nomm both land. Nice combination.
Nice takedown defense from Nomm. No joy for Axon on that attempt.
Nomm throws a combination that misses
and Axon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Axon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Axon is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nomm has one foot on Axon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomm slips a jab from Axon.
Axon connects with a looping right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Nomm. Those never looked like landing.
Nomm slaps away a takedown attempt from Axon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A combination from Nomm does no damage.
Axon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nomm misses with a series of wild punches.
Nomm throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomm looks to land a combination but Axon avoids it well.
Axon throws a big shot that misses.
Axon shoots for a takedown but Nomm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Axon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Axon shoots in for a takedown but Nomm shows good takedown defense.
Axon shoots in looking for a takedown but Nomm manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Axon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Axon throws a sloppy head kick and Nomm moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axon. Nomm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nomm lands with a right hand.
Nomm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nomm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nom Nomm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nomm jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nomm throws a right hand that Axon ducks under and follows up with a left that Axon also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axon shoots in but Nomm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nomm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nomm stuns Axon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nomm just misses with a punch to the body.
Axon dodges the punch combination from Nomm.
Axon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nomm as he jumps to the side.
Adam Axon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nomm throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab from Nomm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Axon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Horrible takedown by Axon or perhaps it was just good defense by Nomm which made him look bad.
Nomm throws a shot to the body.
Axon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nomm defending well as Axon loads up on a big left hand.
Nomm cracks a nice hook into Axon's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nomm connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nomm throws a combination. Axon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Adam Axon's cut is getting worse.
Axon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nom Nomm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nomm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nom Nomm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nomm 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nom Nomm!
Our winner, Nom Nomm, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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