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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Svalbard Haudegen (ranked 589 p4p, 325 weight class) and Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 88 p4p, 47 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Svalbard Haudegen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Bloodaxe misses the target.
Haudegen slips under a jab from Bloodaxe.
Haudegen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloodaxe is just out of range.
Bloodaxe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haudegen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haudegen blocks a leg kick.
Bloodaxe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haudegen throws a hook to the side of Bloodaxe's head but Bloodaxe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haudegen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bloodaxe.
Jab from Bloodaxe.
Gunnar Bloodaxe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloodaxe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haudegen's sensitive parts.
Haudegen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haudegen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bloodaxe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haudegen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haudegen moves away from the strike by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bloodaxe throws an overhand right that lands on Haudegen's shoulder, as Haudegen tries to avoid the shot.
Haudegen feinted with a counter takedown.
Bloodaxe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bloodaxe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haudegen.
Bloodaxe catches Haudegen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haudegen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Haudegen checks a leg kick.
Bloodaxe missing with a left hand there. Haudegen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bloodaxe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haudegen jabs Bloodaxe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've been hearing reports that Haudegen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bloodaxe ducks right into an uppercut from Haudegen.
Bloodaxe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bloodaxe looks to land a combination but Haudegen avoids it well.
Haudegen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slow jab from Bloodaxe misses its intended target.
Haudegen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bloodaxe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haudegen.
Jab by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe tries to score with a low kick but Haudegen moves his leg out of the way.
Haudegen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bloodaxe.
Haudegen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good standup being displayed there by Bloodaxe as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haudegen staying out of range there.
Bloodaxe throws out a loose jab but Haudegen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut. Haudegen saw that one coming.
Bloodaxe throws a hook but Haudegen avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe 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.
Bloodaxe looks to land a left hand but Haudegen moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Haudegen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bloodaxe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haudegen is able to avoid easily.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bloodaxe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haudegen looks to land a left hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range nicely.
Bloodaxe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Bloodaxe misses the target.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook. Haudegen ducked under it nicely.
Haudegen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bloodaxe misses with a straight right.
Gunnar Bloodaxe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bloodaxe misses with a right hand
and Haudegen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Haudegen wants to control but Bloodaxe is keeping him busy.
Haudegen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Haudegen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe is trying to control but Haudegen passes into side control!
Haudegen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bloodaxe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Haudegen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Haudegen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bloodaxe keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bloodaxe regains half guard.
Bloodaxe manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haudegen prevents Bloodaxe from getting back to his feet.
Haudegen is fighting to break Bloodaxe's control of his arms but Bloodaxe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bloodaxe being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bloodaxe dominated that round.
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.
Bloodaxe throws a looping overhand right but Haudegen ducks down to avoid it.
Bloodaxe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bloodaxe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haudegen.
Haudegen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Haudegen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bloodaxe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bloodaxe is looking to slow Haudegen down with leg kicks.
Haudegen swings for the body but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Haudegen misses the jab.
Bloodaxe throws a shot from downtown. Haudegen moves away and avoids it.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut. Haudegen saw that one coming.
Haudegen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bloodaxe just misses with a punch to the body.
Bloodaxe misses with a looping right.
Bloodaxe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haudegen.
Haudegen takes one to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe throws a hook to the side of Haudegen's head but Haudegen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut.
Haudegen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloodaxe looks to land a body kick but Haudegen moved away.
Bloodaxe looks to land a left hand but Haudegen moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gunnar Bloodaxe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haudegen drops his hands momentarily and Bloodaxe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bloodaxe misses with a left hand
and Haudegen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Haudegen wants to take a breather but Bloodaxe is having none of it.
Bloodaxe controlling the position well.
Bloodaxe trying to control here.
Haudegen is trying to control. Bloodaxe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haudegen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bloodaxe has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haudegen is just content to waste time from the top position. Bloodaxe takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bloodaxe keeping moving, preventing Haudegen from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Haudegen throws a series of punches but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Bloodaxe missing with a left hand there. Haudegen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bloodaxe. Haudegen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haudegen drops his hands momentarily and Bloodaxe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haudegen misses with an uppercut. Bloodaxe saw that one coming.
A jab from Bloodaxe misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bloodaxe.
Haudegen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice jab there from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe scores with a nice head shot.
Bloodaxe throws a looping overhand right but Haudegen ducks down to avoid it.
Bloodaxe lunges at Haudegen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haudegen's hand.
Haudegen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haudegen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut. Haudegen saw that one coming.
Haudegen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick.
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!
Bloodaxe takes one to the chin there.
Haudegen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bloodaxe missing with a left hand there. Haudegen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haudegen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bloodaxe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bloodaxe does it's job there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe gets caught flat footed, as Haudegen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bloodaxe looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Haudegen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Haudegen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Haudegen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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.
That's time! Haudegen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A jab from Haudegen finds it's way through Bloodaxe's defenses.
Bloodaxe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haudegen ducks right into an uppercut from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe throws a hook to the side of Haudegen's head but Haudegen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haudegen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haudegen staying out of range there.
Bloodaxe loads up on a big right hand but Haudegen slips the punch.
Haudegen ducks under a wild hook from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook. Haudegen ducked under it nicely.
Haudegen looks to land a left hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range nicely.
Bloodaxe misses with a straight right.
Bloodaxe misses with a leg kick
so Haudegen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bloodaxe keeping moving, preventing Haudegen from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Haudegen controls the pace.
Haudegen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bloodaxe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bloodaxe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haudegen is one step ahead there.
Bloodaxe keeping moving, preventing Haudegen from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Svalbard Haudegen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haudegen misses with a wild body shot.
Bloodaxe throws a body shot but no joy.
Bloodaxe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haudegen.
Bloodaxe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haudegen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bloodaxe throws out the jab.
Bloodaxe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haudegen misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Bloodaxe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Haudegen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bloodaxe swings for the body but Haudegen moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bloodaxe misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Bloodaxe.
Haudegen catches Bloodaxe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bloodaxe throws a head kick that misses.
Bloodaxe throws a jab but it's blocked by Haudegen.
Haudegen misses with a wild body shot.
Haudegen throws a body punch but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haudegen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haudegen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haudegen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bloodaxe manages to avoid it.
Haudegen takes one to the chin there.
Bloodaxe misses with a looping left.
Bloodaxe scores with a jab to the head.
Bloodaxe thuds his right hand into Haudegen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haudegen misses with a hook.
Bloodaxe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haudegen swings for the body but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Haudegen misses with a looping left.
Bloodaxe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haudegen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bloodaxe misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by Bloodaxe.
It seemed like Bloodaxe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick from Bloodaxe lands but Haudegen takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haudegen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Bloodaxe.
Haudegen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haudegen throws a hook but Bloodaxe blocks it.
Haudegen misses with a straight right.
A combination from Haudegen does no damage.
Haudegen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with a straight right.
Bloodaxe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bloodaxe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haudegen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bloodaxe throws a shot to the body.
Bloodaxe lands a really nice looking cross but Haudegen seems unphased.
Bloodaxe throws a right and a left that Haudegen avoids nicely.
Haudegen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haudegen misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe with a hook.
Bloodaxe looks to throw the jab but Haudegen is out of range.
Haudegen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Haudegen misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Bloodaxe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bloodaxe 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Bloodaxe!
A relieved looking Gunnar Bloodaxe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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