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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 301 p4p, 488 weight class) and Adrian Picklesbly (ranked 49 p4p, 76 weight class). Picklesbly has chosen Angels in Heaven - Chris Rodrigues & the Spoon Lady as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Picklesbly!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picklesbly misses with an uppercut
and Bloodaxe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been informed that Picklesbly has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bloodaxe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Picklesbly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bloodaxe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Picklesbly scores with a jab. Bloodaxe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Picklesbly throws out a loose jab but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Picklesbly.
Bloodaxe is looking to counter with a body kick.
Picklesbly clobbers Bloodaxe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Picklesbly misses with an uppercut. Bloodaxe saw that one coming.
Picklesbly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bloodaxe doesn't seem bothered though.
Picklesbly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bloodaxe 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.
Bloodaxe misses with a leg kick
and Picklesbly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Picklesbly dips to his left and cracks Bloodaxe with an uppercut!
Bloodaxe fails to land with a series of punches.
Picklesbly lands a jab to the head.
Picklesbly misses with an uppercut
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly gets tackled into the cage by Bloodaxe. Bloodaxe maintains the clinch.
Picklesbly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Picklesbly on the inside.
Picklesbly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe working aggressively here.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with an uppercut but Picklesbly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloodaxe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bloodaxe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Picklesbly.
Bloodaxe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Picklesbly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bloodaxe misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloodaxe.
Picklesbly throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe avoids a wild elbow strike from Picklesbly.
Bloodaxe throws a head punch that misses.
Picklesbly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bloodaxe blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloodaxe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly misses with an elbow strike.
Bloodaxe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Picklesbly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bloodaxe takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Gunnar Bloodaxe has been cut.
Picklesbly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Picklesbly lands an elbow inside that Bloodaxe shrugs off.
Picklesbly lands a hook that snaps the head of Bloodaxe backwards.
Picklesbly lands a damaging elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bloodaxe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Picklesbly.
A nice right hand lands inside from Picklesbly.
Bloodaxe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Picklesbly lands with a right to the head.
Picklesbly trying to control the position but instead, Bloodaxe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Picklesbly into the cage.
Picklesbly prevents a body shot from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly blocking some punches.
Bloodaxe tries to work over Picklesbly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bloodaxe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Picklesbly throws an elbow but it misses.
Bloodaxe lands a shoulder strike.
Bloodaxe lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with the head strike.
Bloodaxe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Picklesbly lands with a short shot to the head.
Picklesbly lands a nice elbow.
Picklesbly blocks an uppercut.
Bloodaxe lands with a short shot to the head.
Bloodaxe throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Picklesbly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bloodaxe.
Picklesbly lands with a left to the head.
Picklesbly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Picklesbly throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Picklesbly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picklesbly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Picklesbly blocks an uppercut.
Picklesbly looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Bloodaxe fails to land.
Bloodaxe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Picklesbly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Picklesbly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe throws a head punch that misses.
Picklesbly misses with the head strike.
Picklesbly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Picklesbly throws a leg kick that misses.
Picklesbly misses with a lunging right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picklesbly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but Picklesbly moves out of range.
Picklesbly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bloodaxe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adrian Picklesbly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Bloodaxe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bloodaxe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Picklesbly misses with a left hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
Bloodaxe catches Picklesbly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bloodaxe moves in looking to clinch but Picklesbly pushes him off.
Bloodaxe looks to throw the jab but Picklesbly is out of range.
Adrian Picklesbly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Picklesbly. Beautiful body shot.
Picklesbly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe closes the distance and clinches.
Picklesbly blocking some punches.
Picklesbly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Picklesbly lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Bloodaxe as the two fighters clinch.
Bloodaxe lands a hook that snaps the head of Picklesbly backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Picklesbly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bloodaxe's brow.
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!
Picklesbly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Picklesbly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bloodaxe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Picklesbly on the side of the head.
Bloodaxe misses with a body kick.
Picklesbly might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bloodaxe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bloodaxe misses with a series of wild punches.
Picklesbly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bloodaxe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly misses the jab.
Picklesbly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bloodaxe scores with the left hand. Picklesbly knows he should have avoided that one.
Bloodaxe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Picklesbly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Picklesbly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bloodaxe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Picklesbly misses with a straight right.
Bloodaxe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bloodaxe blocks a jab.
Bloodaxe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly throws an off balance right hand
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Picklesbly lands an overhand right.
Picklesbly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Bloodaxe.
Picklesbly throws a big shot that misses.
Picklesbly stuns Bloodaxe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Picklesbly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Picklesbly misses with a lunging right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
Bloodaxe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Picklesbly missing with a left hand there. Bloodaxe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Picklesbly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bloodaxe throwing a counter right hand but Picklesbly manages to avoid it.
Picklesbly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bloodaxe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Picklesbly. That's going to slow Bloodaxe down.
Picklesbly tries a low kick but Bloodaxe avoids it.
Picklesbly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bloodaxe is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Picklesbly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Picklesbly throws a shot from downtown. Bloodaxe moves away and avoids it.
Picklesbly looks to land a right hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range.
Bloodaxe is looking for a counter combo.
Picklesbly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Bloodaxe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Picklesbly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bloodaxe misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly misses with a looping right.
Bloodaxe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook. Picklesbly ducked under it nicely.
Bloodaxe lands with a slapping head kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Picklesbly. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picklesbly misses with an uppercut
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
Picklesbly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bloodaxe staying out of range there.
Picklesbly misses with a combination
letting Bloodaxe counter with a right hand.
Bloodaxe blocks a jab.
Picklesbly misses with a right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Picklesbly misses with a looping left.
Picklesbly throws an off balance right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Picklesbly misses with a looping left.
Bloodaxe moves in looking to clinch but Picklesbly pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adrian Picklesbly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Bloodaxe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Picklesbly throws out a powerful jab.
Picklesbly throws a poor cross that misses
and Picklesbly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bloodaxe moves out of range of the strikes.
Adrian Picklesbly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Picklesbly works Bloodaxe's body with a nice hook.
Bloodaxe is looking to chop away at Picklesbly's legs.
Jab, jab by Bloodaxe - just one landing.
Picklesbly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bloodaxe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick lands for Bloodaxe.
Picklesbly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Picklesbly scores with a body shot.
Picklesbly throws a jab but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but Picklesbly is having none of it.
Picklesbly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bloodaxe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bloodaxe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bloodaxe there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe misses with a right hand
and Bloodaxe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Picklesbly misses with a looping left.
Picklesbly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left lands for Picklesbly.
A jab from Picklesbly misses.
Bloodaxe lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Picklesbly throws a poor cross that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Picklesbly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bloodaxe misses with a looping left.
Bloodaxe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picklesbly.
Bloodaxe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bloodaxe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picklesbly.
Bloodaxe feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Picklesbly thows a leg kick but Bloodaxe checks it
and Picklesbly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bloodaxe misses with a right hand
and Picklesbly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Picklesbly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Picklesbly throws the left hand but Bloodaxe avoids the punch easily.
Bloodaxe is looking to counter punch.
Gunnar Bloodaxe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly misses with a left hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picklesbly slips a straight right by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bloodaxe slips under a jab.
Picklesbly throws an overhand right that lands on Bloodaxe's shoulder, as Bloodaxe tries to avoid the shot.
Bloodaxe throws a quick counter head kick but Picklesbly was just out of range.
Bloodaxe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Picklesbly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.
As Picklesbly backs away, Bloodaxe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Picklesbly blocks the body kick.
Picklesbly misses with a shot to the body
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Picklesbly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Picklesbly throws a right hand that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Picklesbly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Picklesbly misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Picklesbly misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Picklesbly scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Picklesbly there.
Picklesbly misses with a right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Picklesbly scores with a jab.
Picklesbly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Picklesbly lands with an overhand left.
Bloodaxe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Picklesbly scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Picklesbly misses.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Picklesbly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bloodaxe throws a looping overhand right but Picklesbly ducks down to avoid it.
Picklesbly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bloodaxe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Picklesbly misses with a straight left.
As Picklesbly backs away, Bloodaxe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly lands a head shot.
Bloodaxe looks to throw the jab but Picklesbly is out of range.
Picklesbly swings widly with a right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
Picklesbly throws a lazy uppercut
and Bloodaxe counters with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Picklesbly.
A swing and a miss from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly lands a jab to the head.
Bloodaxe throws a hook but Picklesbly avoids it easily.
Picklesbly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bloodaxe was well out of range. Poor timing from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly misses with a looping right.
Picklesbly throws a leg kick which misses Bloodaxe's front leg but catches the back leg as Bloodaxe tries to avoid it.
Bloodaxe slips a straight right by Picklesbly.
Bloodaxe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Picklesbly just manages to avoid it.
Picklesbly misses with a left hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adrian Picklesbly.
I've got Picklesbly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adrian Picklesbly!
During a confident post fight interview, Adrian Picklesbly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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