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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gemellus Axius (ranked 618 p4p, 624 weight class) and Roger Andermatt (ranked 36 p4p, 39 weight class). Axius's entrance music is Off The Grid - Kanye West. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gemellus Axius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Andermatt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andermatt takes a swing at Axius's ribcage but misses.
Axius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Andermatt! But no joy.
Andermatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Axius lands a leg kick that knocks Andermatt off balance momentarily.
Axius with a nice calf kick.
Axius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andermatt.
Andermatt cracks a nice hook into Axius's ribs.
A big left from Andermatt misses.
Axius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Axius pushes Andermatt away with a front kick.
Andermatt throws a chopping leg kick but Axius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Axius fires out a quick counter leg kick but Andermatt just manages to avoid it.
Andermatt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Axius is out of range.
Andermatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Axius is just out of range.
Andermatt moves out of range of the leg kick from Axius.
Andermatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Andermatt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andermatt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Axius.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Axius dips to his left and cracks Andermatt with an uppercut!
Axius slips a straight right by Andermatt.
Axius appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Andermatt throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Axius.
Andermatt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Axius tries to work over Andermatt's front leg with a kick but Andermatt checks it.
Axius throws a hook but Andermatt blocks it.
Axius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Axius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Axius misses with a low kick.
Andermatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axius.
Andermatt tests Axius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Axius has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Axius misses.
Andermatt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Axius rather than just go for the knockout.
Andermatt throws a jab when Axius was well out of range.
Axius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Axius scores with a jab to the head.
Andermatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Axius looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Axius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Andermatt swings for the body but Axius moves out of range.
Axius blocks a low kick nicely.
Axius checks a low kick from Andermatt.
A counter left hand to the body from Axius misses its target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axius throws a front kick that sends Andermatt stumbling back into the cage.
Axius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Axius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andermatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axius.
Andermatt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Andermatt throws a body punch but Axius moves out of range.
Andermatt throws a wild body kick that Axius sees coming a mile off.
Andermatt ducks under a wild hook from Axius.
Andermatt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Andermatt misses with a hook to the body
and Axius counters with a nice body shot.
Axius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andermatt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Andermatt checks a low kick from Axius.
A big left from Andermatt misses.
A clash of legs there as Axius blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Andermatt.
Axius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andermatt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Axius misses with a hook. Andermatt ducked under it nicely.
Axius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Axius checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Andermatt misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Axius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andermatt takes a swing at Axius's ribcage but misses.
Axius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Axius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andermatt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andermatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axius.
Andermatt connects with a body shot.
Andermatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axius was well out of range. Poor timing from Andermatt.
Axius gets a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Andermatt throws an elbow but misses.
Andermatt misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Axius lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Axius.
Axius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Axius lands a jab.
Axius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Andermatt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Axius counters with a solid body kick.
Axius lands a nice hook to Andermatt's body. Andermatt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axius throws a sloppy head kick and Andermatt moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andermatt misses with an uppercut
and Axius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Axius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andermatt.
Andermatt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Axius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A good leg kick by Axius.
Axius thuds his shin into the meat of Andermatt's side.
Axius tries to clinch up but Andermatt circles away and keeps his distance.
Axius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good exchange - Axius coming out on top.
Axius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andermatt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andermatt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Axius.
Andermatt 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.
Axius feints and then cracks Andermatt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andermatt down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andermatt.
Andermatt takes a swing at Axius's ribcage but misses.
Axius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andermatt was well out of range. Poor timing from Axius.
Andermatt lands a leg kick that knocks Axius off balance momentarily.
Axius avoids the body shot from Andermatt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gemellus Axius dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Andermatt misses.
Axius connects with a looping right hand.
Axius thumps Andermatt with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Axius. Beautiful body shot.
Axius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Axius takes one on the button.
Axius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andermatt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Axius. Axius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Axius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Andermatt.
Andermatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Axius misses with an uppercut. Andermatt saw that one coming.
Axius throws a leg kick which misses Andermatt's front leg but catches the back leg as Andermatt tries to avoid it.
Andermatt swings for the body but Axius moves out of range.
Andermatt looks to land a right hand but Axius moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick lands for Axius.
Axius lands a really nice looking cross but Andermatt seems unphased.
Andermatt scores with a head kick. Axius tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Axius lands the left hand.
Andermatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axius moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Axius.
Gemellus Axius is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andermatt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andermatt lands a nice shot to the body.
Andermatt misses with a looping left.
Andermatt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Axius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Andermatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Axius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andermatt can do to turn this around?
Axius takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Axius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andermatt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick from Andermatt misses
and Axius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Axius takes the fight into the clinch.
Andermatt can't find room to land a body shot as Axius controls the action.
Axius has a couple of punches blocked by Andermatt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Axius struggles to land a body shot inside as Andermatt controls his hands.
Andermatt tries to stall but Axius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Axius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andermatt's elbow.
Axius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andermatt backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andermatt blocks an uppercut.
Axius misses with a punch to the body.
Axius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt lands with a right to the head.
Andermatt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andermatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andermatt backwards.
Axius digs a right hand into Andermatt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andermatt's gas tank.
Axius tries to throw a body punch but Andermatt avoids it by throwing Axius back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Andermatt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Andermatt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Axius.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andermatt.
Axius lands a right hand.
Andermatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Axius backwards.
Axius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andermatt walks into a jab.
Andermatt slips a straight right by Axius.
Andermatt is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Axius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Axius lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Andermatt.
Axius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt misses the shot to the body.
Andermatt 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.
Axius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Axius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Andermatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axius.
Axius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Andermatt is looking to score with low kicks.
Andermatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Axius is just out of range.
Axius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andermatt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Axius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Axius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andermatt manages to avoid it.
Andermatt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Axius's head.
Andermatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axius was well out of range. Poor timing from Andermatt.
Andermatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axius.
A head kick misses from Andermatt.
Axius scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axius lands a body shot.
Axius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andermatt to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt misses with an uppercut
and Axius counters with a low kick, right behind Andermatt 's knee.
Nice jab there from Axius.
Andermatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Axius feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Andermatt.
Axius lands with a straight right. Andermatt didn't see that one coming.
Andermatt circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andermatt. Axius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Axius thuds his shin into the meat of Andermatt's side.
A jab from Axius misses.
Andermatt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andermatt misses with an uppercut
and Axius counters with a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Axius checks a leg kick.
Axius lands a jab to Andermatt's midsection.
Axius defending well as Andermatt loads up on a big left hand.
Axius fires out a quick counter leg kick but Andermatt just manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andermatt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Axius scores with a jab.
Axius pushes Andermatt up against the cage in a clinch.
Andermatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gemellus Axius dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Andermatt does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axius. Andermatt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andermatt misses with a hook.
Andermatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Axius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Axius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Andermatt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Axius fakes the leg kick and cracks Andermatt in the body.
Axius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Andermatt misses.
Axius lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Andermatt misses its intended target.
Andermatt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Axius lunges at Andermatt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Andermatt's hand.
Andermatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axius moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axius delivers a nice body kick.
Andermatt misses with a leg kick
and Axius counters with a straight right hand.
Axius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andermatt at a distance.
Nice body punch from Andermatt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andermatt. That's going to slow Axius down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axius misses the jab.
Axius throws a leg kick but Andermatt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Axius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Andermatt looks to throw the jab but Axius is out of range.
Axius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Andermatt is out of range and Axius settles back down.
Andermatt punishes Axius's body with a nice straight punch.
Andermatt checks a leg kick.
Andermatt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body kick there by Axius.
Axius lands with a good body shot.
Andermatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axius manages to avoid it.
Axius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andermatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axius moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Andermatt.
Axius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andermatt.
Axius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Axius avoids the body shot from Andermatt.
Axius scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axius throws a shot to the body.
Andermatt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Andermatt takes a swing at Axius's ribcage but misses.
Axius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andermatt.
Andermatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axius was well out of range. Poor timing from Andermatt.
The fighters circling - Axius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Axius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Axius throws a looping overhand right but Andermatt ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Andermatt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Axius scores with a leg kick.
Andermatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axius.
Axius instigates a clinch.
Axius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andermatt presses Axius against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Axius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andermatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Axius backwards.
Gemellus Axius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Axius takes a shot to the head.
Axius misses with a body punch.
Axius misses with some punches.
Andermatt is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andermatt.
Axius tries to throw a body punch but Andermatt avoids it by throwing Axius back against the cage.
Andermatt looking to throw knees to the head but Axius is blocking nicely.
Axius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andermatt pushes Axius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andermatt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Axius connects with an inside leg kick.
Gemellus Axius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch lands to the side of Andermatt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Andermatt moves out of range of the body kick.
Andermatt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Axius. Axius obviously looking to wear him down.
Andermatt takes a swing at Axius's ribcage but misses.
Axius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Andermatt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axius. Andermatt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andermatt throws a jab but it's blocked by Axius.
Axius was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Axius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axius throws a front kick that sends Andermatt stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Axius.
Axius with a nice cross.
Jab by Andermatt.
Axius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Axius slips a straight right by Andermatt.
A telegraphed right hand from Andermatt misses the target.
Andermatt throws the left hand but Axius avoids the punch easily.
A low kick lands for Andermatt.
Andermatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andermatt throws a body punch but Axius moves out of range.
Axius blocks a jab.
Roger Andermatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andermatt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Andermatt lands a nice hook to Axius's body. Axius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Axius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Axius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andermatt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Axius jabs at Andermatt's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gemellus Axius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Axius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gemellus Axius!
A victorious Gemellus Axius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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