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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 81 p4p, 114 weight class) and Oscar Blaydes (ranked 13 p4p, 16 weight class). Blaydes has chosen Black Sunshine - White Zombie as his entrance music. Gunnar Bloodaxe had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 36 - 17 - 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 23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Blaydes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Bloodaxe misses the target.
Bloodaxe looks to throw the jab but Blaydes is out of range.
Blaydes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bloodaxe sprawls well initially but Blaydes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bloodaxe taking some punishment here, with Blaydes in his half guard.
Bloodaxe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bloodaxe is in trouble now - Blaydes has advanced to mount!
Bloodaxe wants to control but Blaydes is having none of it.
Bloodaxe can't escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaydes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blaydes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blaydes raining down hammerfists from mount.
Blaydes with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaydes looking to control but Bloodaxe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blaydes raining down hammerfists from mount.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe working to try and regain half guard.
Blaydes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bloodaxe?
Bloodaxe regains half guard.
Blaydes is thwarting Bloodaxe's attempts to control the position.
Blaydes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blaydes prevents Bloodaxe from improving his position.
Blaydes is thwarting Bloodaxe's attempts to control the position.
Bloodaxe is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Blaydes.
Blaydes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nice strikes from Blaydes there.
Blaydes is keen to just control but Bloodaxe is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Blaydes there.
Ground and pound from Blaydes.
Bloodaxe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blaydes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Blaydes slips a nice elbow through Bloodaxe's hands, connecting with Bloodaxe's forehead.
Bloodaxe taking some punishment here, with Blaydes in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaydes trying to control from half guard but Bloodaxe is working away.
Blaydes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bloodaxe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bloodaxe wants to get back to full guard.
Blaydes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bloodaxe is trying to get back to full guard.
Blaydes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blaydes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blaydes drops an elbow to the side of Bloodaxe's head.
Blaydes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Blaydes there.
Blaydes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blaydes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bloodaxe is refusing to be controlled, as Blaydes sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes working the head and body with strikes.
Blaydes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blaydes working over Bloodaxe with some ground and pound. Bloodaxe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloodaxe is looking to control Blaydes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bloodaxe avoid being mounted?
Blaydes slips a nice elbow through Bloodaxe's hands, connecting with Bloodaxe's forehead.
Bloodaxe trying to hold on to Blaydes's head to control him but Blaydes postures up.
Bloodaxe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blaydes scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Blaydes connects with a nice short shot to Bloodaxe's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Blaydes connects with a nice short shot to Bloodaxe's temple.
Blaydes is nestled in close to Bloodaxe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Blaydes slips a nice elbow through Bloodaxe's hands, connecting with Bloodaxe's forehead.
Blaydes working Bloodaxe over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Blaydes connects with a nice short shot to Bloodaxe's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Blaydes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice straight punches there by Blaydes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blaydes.
Bloodaxe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaydes looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloodaxe is just out of range.
Bloodaxe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bloodaxe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bloodaxe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blaydes with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Bloodaxe counter with a right hand.
Blaydes misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Bloodaxe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blaydes scores with a nice strike.
Bloodaxe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut.
Blaydes throws a big shot that misses.
Bloodaxe is looking to score with low kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Blaydes misses.
Bloodaxe throws an off balance right hand
and Blaydes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bloodaxe avoids the body shot from Blaydes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blaydes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaydes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bloodaxe. That did some damage!
Bloodaxe checks a low kick from Blaydes.
Blaydes closes the distance and pushes Bloodaxe back into the cage.
Bloodaxe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bloodaxe tries to pull guard but Blaydes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bloodaxe tries to pull guard but Blaydes won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Bloodaxe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Blaydes.
Blaydes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blaydes works on Bloodaxe's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blaydes tries to work over Bloodaxe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blaydes lands a shoulder strike.
Bloodaxe is looking to break free of the clinch but Blaydes has double underhooks.
Bloodaxe throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaydes.
Blaydes lands a body shot.
Blaydes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blaydes tries a body shot but Bloodaxe blocks it.
Blaydes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bloodaxe or not.
Bloodaxe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blaydes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes tries a body shot but Bloodaxe blocks it.
Bloodaxe tries to work over Blaydes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blaydes lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloodaxe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blaydes tests Bloodaxe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blaydes misses with a hook.
Blaydes scores with a leg kick.
Blaydes has closed the distance and engaged Bloodaxe in a clinch.
A short right from Blaydes on the inside.
Blaydes lands a hook that snaps the head of Bloodaxe backwards.
Blaydes is leaning against Bloodaxe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blaydes pushes Bloodaxe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Blaydes on the inside.
Bloodaxe tries to break the clinch but Blaydes is controlling the position.
Blaydes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Blaydes scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blaydes.
Bloodaxe is rocked!
Blaydes misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes pushes Bloodaxe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blaydes has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bloodaxe is trying to keep an underhook but Blaydes manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bloodaxe taking some punishment here, with Blaydes in his half guard.
Blaydes moves into full mount! Bloodaxe won't be happy about that!
Bloodaxe is looking to improve his position but Blaydes isn't that keen on the idea.
Blaydes landing shots from mount.
Blaydes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bloodaxe?
Bloodaxe is looking to get to half guard.
Blaydes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaydes with the ground and pound from mount.
Oscar Blaydes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blaydes is stalling here but it's allowed Bloodaxe to get half guard.
Bloodaxe is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes is nestled in close to Bloodaxe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bloodaxe taking some punishment here, with Blaydes in his half guard.
Bloodaxe has hold of Blaydes's hands but Blaydes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Blaydes there.
Oh Bloodaxe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blaydes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blaydes drops an elbow to the side of Bloodaxe's head.
Blaydes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bloodaxe actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bloodaxe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blaydes scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Blaydes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bloodaxe lands a head shot.
Bloodaxe seems to have got his legs back now.
Blaydes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Bloodaxe misses
and Blaydes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Bloodaxe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blaydes ducks under a wild hook from Bloodaxe.
Blaydes thuds a left hand into Bloodaxe's body.
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick.
Blaydes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bloodaxe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bloodaxe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blaydes controls the pace.
Blaydes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bloodaxe's head.
Blaydes is in close to Bloodaxe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blaydes is in close to Bloodaxe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
Blaydes stopping the sweep attempt from Bloodaxe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes chips away with some ground and pound.
Blaydes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bloodaxe's head.
Blaydes wants to control from the top but Bloodaxe keeps moving.
Blaydes chips away with some ground and pound.
Blaydes postures up and lands a big shot to Bloodaxe's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blaydes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blaydes advances position into side control!
Bloodaxe tries to bench press Blaydes off him but Blaydes keeps the position.
Bloodaxe is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blaydes connects with a decent elbow.
Bloodaxe tries to improve position but can't.
Blaydes lands a nice forearm strike.
Bloodaxe is rocked!
Blaydes cracks Bloodaxe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Oh Bloodaxe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bloodaxe tries to bench press Blaydes off him but Blaydes keeps the position.
Bloodaxe seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bloodaxe is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blaydes connects with a decent elbow.
Blaydes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blaydes scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Bloodaxe is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Blaydes can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Blaydes!
A relieved looking Oscar Blaydes 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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