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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Axel Solomon (ranked 4764 p4p, 448 weight class) and James Newman (ranked 4774 p4p, 449 weight class). Solomon comes into the arena with Beatdown blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Axel Solomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Newman!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman misses with an uppercut
and Solomon counters with a one-two to the body.
Newman throws a right hand that misses
and Solomon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Solomon walks into a left hand.
A shot to the liver by Solomon. Beautiful body shot.
Newman throws a right hand that misses
and Solomon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Solomon wants to land a leg kick but Newman is out of range.
Newman stuns Solomon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Newman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Solomon counters with a left and a right that stings Newman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Solomon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Newman scrambles back to his feet.
Solomon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Solomon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Newman misses the jab.
Newman throws a lazy uppercut
and Solomon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newman. Solomon does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Solomon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newman.
Solomon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Newman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Solomon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Newman misses.
Newman lands with a nice body punch.
Solomon misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Newman! But no joy.
Newman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Solomon counters with a nice uppercut.
Newman misses with a lunging right hand
and Solomon counters with a stiff right hand.
Newman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Newman throws a body shot but no joy.
Newman throws a hook but Solomon blocks it.
Newman misses with a body shot
and Solomon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Solomon moves away from the strike by Newman.
Solomon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Newman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Newman misses with a hook
and Solomon counters with a two punch combo.
Solomon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Newman.
A slow jab from Newman misses its intended target.
Newman misses with an uppercut.
Newman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Newman lunges at Solomon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Solomon's hand.
Newman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman throws a jab when Solomon was well out of range.
Solomon is looking for a counter combo.
Solomon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Newman avoids the head kick by Solomon.
A big left from Newman misses.
Newman throws a jab but it's blocked by Solomon.
A jab from Newman misses.
Solomon throws a head kick that misses.
Newman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solomon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Newman swings widly with a right hand
and Solomon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Solomon throws a combination. Newman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Solomon blocks a jab.
Newman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solomon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Newman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Solomon slips a straight right by Newman.
Solomon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Newman on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Newman.
A big right from Newman misses.
Solomon is looking for a counter combo.
Solomon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newman.
Solomon misses with a body shot.
Solomon thuds a left hand into Newman's body.
Solomon fails to land with a series of punches.
Newman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Solomon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Solomon dominated that 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.
Newman throws a right hand that misses
and Solomon counters with a two punch combo.
Solomon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newman throws out the jab.
Solomon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newman.
James Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solomon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Newman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Newman throws a hook but Solomon blocks it.
Solomon tries to score with a low kick but Newman moves his leg out of the way.
Newman swings for the body but Solomon moves out of range.
A jab from Newman misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solomon ducks under a wild hook from Newman.
Newman throws an overhand right that lands on Solomon's shoulder, as Solomon tries to avoid the shot.
Solomon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Newman misses.
Solomon tried to counter with a leg kick but Newman avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman throws a poor cross that misses
and Solomon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Solomon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newman.
Solomon swings for the body but Newman moves out of range.
Newman misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Solomon.
Solomon clobbers Newman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Solomon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Solomon fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Solomon.
Newman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Solomon counters with a left to the body.
Solomon lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newman loads up on a big right hand but Solomon slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Solomon.
Newman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Newman clobbers Solomon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Axel Solomon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Solomon lands a nice looking body shot.
Newman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Solomon counters with a stiff right hand.
Solomon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Solomon as he connects with a hook.
Solomon lands with a straight right. Newman didn't see that one coming.
Newman is rocked!
Newman misses with an uppercut
and Solomon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Newman is still on wobbly legs! Can Solomon finish him?
Solomon defending well as Newman loads up on a big left hand.
Solomon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Solomon scores with a jab. Newman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Newman throws a lazy uppercut
and Newman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Solomon rushes Newman with punches - Newman moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Newman goes down! Solomon follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Solomon!
After winning the bout, Axel Solomon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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RATING
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