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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Axel Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stevens lands a body shot.
Stevens misses with a looping right.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice jab there from Stevens.
Stevens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevens manages to avoid it.
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Stevens scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stevens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones staying out of range there.
Stevens tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones slips a straight right by Stevens.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Stevens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
A swing and a miss from Stevens.
Stevens connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Stevens. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Stevens looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stevens's waist but Stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Stevens saw that one coming.
Jones 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.
Stevens tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevens misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Jones misses.
Stevens moves out of range as Jones strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stevens can pounce on him.
Stevens dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Stevens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens wants to clinch.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stevens stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Stevens throws out a powerful jab.
Stevens lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones slips under a jab from Stevens.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Stevens pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stevens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stevens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stevens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stevens avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Stevens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevens.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Stevens.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stevens is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones 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 five minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Stevens drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stevens has Jones in his guard.
Stevens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones moves into full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevens slips nicely into half guard.
Jones is in trouble now - Stevens has advanced to mount!
Jones tries to lock up and control but Stevens gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stevens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones tries to hold on but Stevens postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Stevens throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jones regains half guard.
Stevens passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stevens fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stevens working Jones over with strikes here.
Stevens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stevens misses with a head shot.
Stevens looking to ground and pound but Jones is blocking nicely.
Stevens with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stevens punching from mount but Jones doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Stevens looking to finish with strikes here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stevens thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Stevens has a good base and remains in mount.
Stevens with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stevens throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Stevens looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Stevens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stevens lands a heavy elbow.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stevens has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Stevens controlling from the full mount.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Stevens gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Stevens there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Stevens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stevens is working for a guillotine from mount but Jones frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Stevens dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stevens scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stevens darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Stevens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Stevens has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevens.
Stevens throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Stevens blocks a body shot from Jones.
Stevens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevens lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens lands a body shot.
Jones wants to stall.
Stevens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stevens misses with a knee to the head.
Stevens lands with a right to the head.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stevens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevens's elbow.
Stevens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stevens stalling the fight.
Stevens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Axel Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Stevens does no damage.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Stevens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Axel Stevens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens lands a nice shot to the body.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Stevens.
Stevens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stevens scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stevens connects with a looping right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Axel Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Stevens.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stevens throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stevens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevens but Stevens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevens throws a big shot that misses.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stevens is looking to land body kicks.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Stevens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevens throws out the jab.
Stevens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Stevens takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stevens connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Stevens cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stevens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Stevens connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stevens.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens misses with a looping left.
Stevens throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stevens sneaks back into half guard.
Stevens is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Stevens tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Stevens wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Stevens is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stevens manages to get to full guard.
Stevens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Stevens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stevens connects with a couple of short punches.
Axel Stevens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones keeping full guard, as Stevens tries to pass.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Stevens lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stevens looking to pass the guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stevens is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stevens is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stevens as he avoids it easily.
Stevens throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Stevens throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevens scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stevens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Stevens throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Stevens misses.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones takes a swing at Stevens's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevens goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Stevens misses its intended target.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Stevens takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Stevens staying out of range there.
Stevens tries to clinch up.
Stevens tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Stevens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones throws a body punch but Stevens moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stevens misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Stevens does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Stevens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones slips a straight right by Stevens.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones throws a body punch but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Stevens works the jab nicely.
Stevens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Stevens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stevens throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Stevens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Stevens ducks down to avoid it.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stevens tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Jones stuns Stevens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones digs a good hook to Stevens's body.
Stevens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips a jab from Stevens.
Stevens throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stevens slips under a jab.
Stevens throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Jones dives in and scores a takedown into Stevens's guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Stevens is trying to keep Jones in close.
Stevens throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stevens works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Stevens working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Stevens has wrist control.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Stevens is retaining full guard.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Stevens blocks nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Michael Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Stevens.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones stuns Stevens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stevens, as that shot connected.
Stevens connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stevens throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Stevens gets a clinch.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Stevens's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stevens.
A shot in the inside from Stevens.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones has Stevens pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stevens manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stevens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Stevens.
Stevens throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stevens thinking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stevens.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Stevens shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stevens darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Axel Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens scores with a punch to the head.
Stevens scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Michael Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Stevens.
And that's the end of the fight!
Axel Stevens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stevens has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Axel Stevens!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Axel Stevens!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Axel Stevens!
Axel Stevens wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Axel Stevens made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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