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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Helderski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
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155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcin Helderski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Axe misses.
Axe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helderski.
Axe moves into the clinch.
Axe misses with an elbow over the top.
Axe lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Marcin Helderski has been cut.
Axe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helderski is defending well for now.
A short right from Axe.
Axe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Helderski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Helderski dodges an elbow strike from Axe.
Axe throws an elbow but it misses.
Axe has a couple of punches blocked by Helderski.
Axe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axe misses with a knee strike.
Axe lands a knee to the head.
Helderski dodges an elbow strike from Axe.
Axe lands a right hand.
Helderski is looking to control Axe's arms but Axe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Helderski has his back to the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Axe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helderski lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Helderski.
Axe lands an elbow inside.
Axe gets underhooks to prevent Helderski's takedown attempt.
Helderski blocks an elbow strike.
Axe trying to land knees to the body.
Axe misses with some punches.
Axe stalls.
Axe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Axe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Axe stalling in the clinch but Helderski improves position.
Helderski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Axe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Axe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helderski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Helderski avoids the elbow strike from Axe, against the cage.
Axe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Marcin Helderski's cut even more.
Helderski is trying to stall.
Axe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Axe lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helderski has Axe pushed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Axe.
Axe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Helderski is looking for a takedown.
Billy Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcin Helderski.
Axe misses with a punch on the inside.
Helderski wants to take the fight to the mat but Axe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The referee calls for Axe to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe lands an elbow inside that Helderski shrugs off.
Axe lands a good knee to the midsection. Helderski won't want to take too many of those.
Axe gets through Helderski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Axe misses with a punch on the inside.
Axe lands with a left to the head.
Axe misses with some punches.
Axe lands a shoulder strike.
Axe tries to land a knee to the head but Helderski blocks with his arms.
Axe missing with knees to the body.
Helderski breaks from the clinch.
Axe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Helderski, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axe misses with an elbow over the top.
Helderski looking to stall.
Axe missing with knees to the body.
Axe looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Axe.
Axe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Axe tries to land knees in the clinch but Helderski avoids the damage to the body.
Axe has Helderski pressed against the cage, preventing Helderski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Axe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Helderski is looking to control Axe's arms but Axe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Helderski has his back to the cage.
Axe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Axe connects with a knee to the head.
The cut above Marcin Helderski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Axe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Helderski tries to stall but Axe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Axe obliges.
Helderski looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axe lands a good knee to the midsection. Helderski won't want to take too many of those.
Helderski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Helderski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Axe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Axe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcin Helderski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Axe leaves Helderski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Axe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Axe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Axe here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Helderski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Axe backwards.
Axe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Axe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Axe working Helderski over with knees to the body.
Axe lands an elbow inside that Helderski shrugs off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Axe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Axe scores with a shoulder strike.
Marcin Helderski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Axe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcin Helderski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Billy Axe!
Billy Axe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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