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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Talon Axel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Von Sprockets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axel comes to the cage accompanied by Gangster's Paradise by Coolio. Von Sprockets has chosen Rolling Stones- Monkey Man as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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211 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm
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217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Talon Axel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dieter Von Sprockets!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axel scores with a nice strike.
Von Sprockets looks for the body kick but Axel saw that one coming.
Axel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Von Sprockets misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axel.
Von Sprockets pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Axel.
Axel avoids a kick to the body.
Von Sprockets throws a nice inside leg kick.
Von Sprockets buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Von Sprockets misses with a leg kick.
Von Sprockets ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axel moves away.
Axel lands with a hook. Von Sprockets tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Von Sprockets ducks under a wild hook from Axel.
Nice sprawl there from Axel as Von Sprockets shoots in.
Von Sprockets takes a swing at Axel's ribcage but misses.
Von Sprockets closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Sprockets throws an elbow but Axel slips to the side and avoids it well.
Axel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Axel tries to get out of the position.
Von Sprockets scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Sprockets connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Axel some visible discomfort.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Von Sprockets working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Sloppy strikes there by Von Sprockets.
Axel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Von Sprockets has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Axel is trying to get back to half guard.
Von Sprockets working the head with strikes.
Axel avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Von Sprockets.
Axel tries to buck Von Sprockets off but Von Sprockets is having none of it.
Von Sprockets sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Axel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Von Sprockets looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Axel is avoiding damage well.
Von Sprockets has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Von Sprockets.
Axel's coaches at Combat Fitness have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Von Sprockets scoring with punches and elbows.
Von Sprockets wants to lay and pray for a moment but Axel keeps working.
Von Sprockets avoids the strikes from the bottom by Axel.
Von Sprockets wants to lay and pray for a moment but Axel keeps working.
Von Sprockets lands a few punches from side control.
Axel tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Will Von Sprockets go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Sprockets working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Von Sprockets has the hooks in. Axel is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Axel is taking damage to the body and head.
Von Sprockets scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Axel is looking for a way out.
Von Sprockets misses with an elbow to the head.
Von Sprockets trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axel avoids the strikes from Von Sprockets.
Axel grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Axel covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Axel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Von Sprockets on the ground.
Von Sprockets wants to control but Axel is keeping busy.
Axel is trapped and Von Sprockets is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Axel is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Von Sprockets gets his way!
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!
Von Sprockets lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Axel.
Axel is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Von Sprockets dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Von Sprockets scores with a leg kick.
Von Sprockets is looking to land body kicks.
Axel throws a low kick but Von Sprockets avoids it.
Axel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Axel throws a head kick that misses.
Von Sprockets fails with a takedown attempt.
Von Sprockets tries for a takedown but Axel circles away easily
and Axel counters with a straight right hand.
Axel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Sprockets walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Axel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Von Sprockets throws a body kick that misses.
Von Sprockets lands a leg kick that knocks Axel off balance momentarily.
Von Sprockets has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Von Sprockets.
Dieter Von Sprockets seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Von Sprockets.
Talon Axel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dieter Von Sprockets.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Axel throws a sloppy head kick and Von Sprockets moves out of range easily.
Good work by Axel as he checks the leg kick.
Von Sprockets on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Axel, right into the meat.
Von Sprockets steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Axel. That one must have hurt.
Axel misses with a looping left.
Von Sprockets changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Axel throws a front kick aimed at Von Sprockets's knee but Von Sprockets avoids it well.
Von Sprockets checks a low kick from Axel.
Axel misses the jab.
Von Sprockets feints the counter takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Von Sprockets.
Von Sprockets goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Axel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Von Sprockets.
Von Sprockets buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Sprockets pushes Axel up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Sprockets missing with knees to the body.
Axel misses with some punches.
Von Sprockets tries a body shot but Axel blocks it.
Axel lands a body shot.
Von Sprockets is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Axel keeps control of Von Sprockets as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Axel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Sprockets is working for takedown but Axel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Von Sprockets landing knees to the body.
Von Sprockets missing with knees to the body.
Von Sprockets has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Axel is trying to keep an underhook but Von Sprockets manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Von Sprockets is breathing heavily.
Von Sprockets wants to lay and pray for a moment but Axel keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axel is trying to get back to full guard.
Von Sprockets thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Von Sprockets looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Axel is trying to stand up here but Von Sprockets is controlling him well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Von Sprockets frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Von Sprockets punishing his opponent with strikes.
Von Sprockets lands with some strikes.
Dieter Von Sprockets has got the better of the ground game so far.
Von Sprockets is landing with some decent strikes but Axel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Axel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Von Sprockets softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Axel is out cold! Von Sprockets jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dieter Von Sprockets!
After winning the bout, Dieter Von Sprockets thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Talon Axel spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn. I got a long way to go. I need to work on my TD defense and BJJ. Props to Monkey Dude, he got me down and did the job.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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