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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choppy Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom the Bell Tolls. Choppy Jensen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Blake Axe's chin.
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180 cm
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177 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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187 cm
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173 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Axe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Choppy Jensen! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Axe drives through and clinches with Jensen against the cage.
Axe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Axe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Axe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Axe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Axe lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Axe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jensen up against the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Axe. Axe missing with knees to the body.
Axe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Axe stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jensen is trying to break the clinch but Axe has him pressed against the cage. Axe lands a body punch in the clinch. Axe has Jensen pressed against the cage.
Axe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Axe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Jensen wants to get back to striking at distance but Axe won't allow it.
Jensen is trying to push Axe away but Axe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Axe crunches a lovely knee into Jensen's ribcage. Nice elbow from Axe. Axe lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Axe obliges. A knee to the head by Axe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Axe lands an elbow inside. Axe stalling.
Axe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Axe scores a nice knee to the body.
Axe slows down the pace here.
Jensen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jensen is trying to force a seperation but Axe has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jensen tries to circle away but Axe has him pinned against the cage. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Jensen looking for a takedown. Axe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jensen is trying to break the clinch but Axe has him pressed against the cage. The referee is keeping an eye on Axe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jensen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Jensen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Axe avoiding damage.
Axe lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Axe just leaning against Jensen, taking a breather. Jensen has Axe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Axe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Jensen tries to break the clinch but Axe is controlling the position. Jensen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Axe has Jensen pressed against the cage.
Jensen struggles to land a body shot inside as Axe controls his hands.
Axe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Axe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Stalling in the clinch from Axe.
Axe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jensen or not. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Axe dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Axe tries to clinch but Jensen moves out of range. Jensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axe manages to avoid it. Jensen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Axes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Axe clinches with his opponent.
Axe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jensen up against the cage. Axe landing knees to the head.
Axe just leaning against Jensen, taking a breather. Axe gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blake Axe. Axe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Axe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Axe clinches with his opponent.
Axe can't find room to land a body shot as Jensen controls the action.
Jensen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Axe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Axe.
Axe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jensen blocks it with crossed arms. Axe taking a breather. Axe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jensen backwards. Nice body punch from Axe - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Axe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Axe scores a nice knee to the body.
Axe prevents Jensen from breaking the clinch. Axe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jensen up against the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A shot in the inside from Axe. Axe lands on the inside with an uppercut. Axe prevents Jensen from breaking the clinch. Axe has Jensen pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Axe. Blake Axe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Axe lands a nice uppercut. Jensen managing to block the knees to the body from Axe.
A bit of stalling here from Axe.
Axe lands a nice knee to the body. Axe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Axe lands a right hand. Jensen is trying to break free. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Axe looking to throw knees to the head but Jensen is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Axe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jensen is defending well for now. Jensen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. A short uppercut from Axe. Axe stalls. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blake Axe. Axe closes the distance and pushes Jensen back into the cage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Axe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Axe keeps control of Jensen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Axe has Jensen pushed against the cage. 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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jensen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Axe. Jensen throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Jensen misses with a lunging right hand
and Axe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jensen won't be happy with that. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Jensen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Axe. Axe working the ground and pound but Jensen is defending the strikes. Jensen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Axe.
Jensen is pushing Axe's head away, looking to escape. Axe manages to hold on to the position though. Axe in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jensen wants to get back to his feet but Axe is dominant here and he's now got Jensen's back! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Axe scores with punches from the back.
Axe gets his hands free as Jensen looks to control. Axe has managed to slip his arm under Jensen's chin. This could be all over... yep, Jensen is tapping out! Submission win for Axe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). 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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