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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Siale Veainu (ranked 279 p4p, 323 weight class) and Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 45 p4p, 51 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siale Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bloodaxe. That's going to slow Veainu down.
Bloodaxe misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick as Veainu jumps back.
Veainu misses with a body shot.
Veainu misses the shot to the body.
Bloodaxe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Veainu throws a jab when Bloodaxe was well out of range.
Bloodaxe wants to land a leg kick but Veainu is out of range.
Bloodaxe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veainu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Veainu misses its intended target.
Veainu throws a jab when Bloodaxe was well out of range.
Bloodaxe thumps Veainu with a low kick.
Veainu lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe avoids the body shot from Veainu.
Veainu has Bloodaxe up against the cage in a clinch.
Veainu tries to work over Bloodaxe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veainu gets through Bloodaxe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe lands a shoulder strike.
Bloodaxe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Veainu to keep the fight standing.
Veainu blocks a body shot from Bloodaxe.
A head punch on the inside from Veainu fails to land.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with an uppercut but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Bloodaxe.
Veainu misses with a punch to the body.
Bloodaxe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bloodaxe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veainu throws out the jab.
Veainu misses with a right hand
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bloodaxe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Veainu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veainu throws a looping overhand right but Bloodaxe ducks down to avoid it.
Veainu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Veainu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bloodaxe's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bloodaxe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Bloodaxe.
A swing and a miss from Veainu.
The crowd cheers as Bloodaxe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Veainu doesn't seem phased though.
Good work by Veainu as he checks the leg kick.
Bloodaxe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Veainu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bloodaxe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a shot from downtown. Bloodaxe moves away and avoids it.
Veainu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bloodaxe gets a clinch.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bloodaxe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bloodaxe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bloodaxe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bloodaxe keeps trying to improve his position.
Bloodaxe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bloodaxe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bloodaxe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bloodaxe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bloodaxe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Veainu's sensitive parts.
Bloodaxe misses with a straight left.
Bloodaxe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Veainu.
Veainu clinches up with Bloodaxe and pushes him back against the cage.
Bloodaxe lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bloodaxe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Veainu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bloodaxe to score with a decent uppercut.
Bloodaxe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Veainu misses.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick
and Bloodaxe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bloodaxe throws a good cross that connects.
Veainu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bloodaxe manages to avoid it.
Bloodaxe lands a jab.
Bloodaxe with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu wants to clinch.
Veainu throws a right hand that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloodaxe.
Veainu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloodaxe is just out of range.
Veainu throws a jab when Bloodaxe was well out of range.
Bloodaxe throws a good cross that connects.
Bloodaxe connects with a leg kick.
Veainu scores with a jab. Bloodaxe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bloodaxe has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A low kick from Bloodaxe is predictable there
and Veainu counters with a stiff right hand.
Bloodaxe throws a solid leg kick but Veainu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Veainu.
Veainu works Bloodaxe's body with a nice hook.
Veainu 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.
Veainu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe throws a jab when Veainu was well out of range.
Bloodaxe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bloodaxe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Veainu on the side of the head.
Veainu 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.
Veainu looks to throw the jab but Bloodaxe is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Veainu.
Gunnar Bloodaxe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veainu lunges at Bloodaxe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bloodaxe's hand.
Bloodaxe ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Veainu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bloodaxe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bloodaxe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe scoring well with a low kick there.
Veainu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bloodaxe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Bloodaxe.
Veainu misses with a hook.
Veainu backing away here, and Bloodaxe unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Veainu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Veainu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bloodaxe loads up on a big right hand but Veainu slips the punch.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick but Veainu checks it.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook. Veainu ducked under it nicely.
Veainu scores with a shot to the body.
Siale Veainu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Veainu.
Veainu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Veainu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Nice shot by Veainu.
Veainu misses with a body shot
and Bloodaxe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Veainu misses with a left hand
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bloodaxe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Veainu throws a shot from downtown. Bloodaxe moves away and avoids it.
Bloodaxe slips under a jab.
Bloodaxe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Veainu avoids the body shot from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bloodaxe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bloodaxe slips a straight right by Veainu.
Veainu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe scores with a sloppy right hand. Veainu should have avoided that one.
Bloodaxe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Veainu doesn't seem bothered though.
Veainu moves forwards but Bloodaxe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Bloodaxe.
Veainu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloodaxe is just out of range.
Veainu throws a hook but Bloodaxe blocks it.
Bloodaxe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu misses with a jab to the body
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veainu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Veainu tries a body shot but Bloodaxe blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloodaxe.
Veainu manages to break the clinch.
Bloodaxe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Veainu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bloodaxe.
Veainu misses with a hook.
Bloodaxe missing with a left hand there. Veainu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bloodaxe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bloodaxe misses the target.
Bloodaxe closes the distance and pushes Veainu back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe is trying to pull guard but Veainu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bloodaxe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Veainu smiles and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bloodaxe. Veainu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bloodaxe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Veainu lunges at Bloodaxe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bloodaxe's hand.
Veainu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bloodaxe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick.
Bloodaxe throws an off balance right hand
and Veainu counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bloodaxe.
Veainu throws a shot from downtown. Bloodaxe moves away and avoids it.
Bloodaxe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veainu misses with a left hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but Veainu moves out of range.
A big left from Veainu misses.
Bloodaxe slips under a jab from Veainu.
Bloodaxe fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Veainu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bloodaxe.
Veainu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bloodaxe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bloodaxe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veainu.
Bloodaxe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bloodaxe clobbers Veainu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Veainu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bloodaxe moves away.
Bloodaxe lands a nice hook to Veainu's body. Veainu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Veainu misses.
Veainu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bloodaxe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veainu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.
Veainu checks a leg kick.
Veainu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Veainu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bloodaxe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veainu. Bloodaxe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bloodaxe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Bloodaxe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bloodaxe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Bloodaxe!
Gunnar Bloodaxe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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