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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Schafer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Whom the Bell Tolls. Keith Schafer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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177 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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182 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Schafer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schafer dodges the punch combination from Axe.
Axe throws a low kick, looking for Schafer's leg but Schafer calmly moves out of range.
Axe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schafer.
Axe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Schafer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Axe.
Axe ducks under a wild hook from Schafer.
Some wild striking there from Schafer.
Schafer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Axe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schafer.
Axe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schafer throws a shot to the body.
Schafer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Axe doesn't manage to clinch there - Schafer circles away.
Axe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Schafer misses.
Axe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Schafer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schafer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe moves in looking to clinch but Schafer pushes him off.
Axe throws a poor cross that misses
and Schafer counters with a two punch combo.
Axe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Axe slips a jab from Schafer.
Schafer defending well as Axe loads up on a big left hand.
Schafer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Axe.
Axe throws a combination. Schafer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A head kick from Schafer lands but Axe takes it in his stride.
Schafer tries a head kick but it misses.
Schafer checks a leg kick.
Schafer feints and then cracks Axe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Axe down.
Axe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Axe moves in looking to clinch but Schafer pushes him off.
Axe avoids the head kick by Schafer.
Axe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schafer.
Axe throws a chopping leg kick but Schafer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Axe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Schafer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Schafer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Axe rushes Schafer and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schafer is trying to break the clinch but Axe is controlling him.
Axe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Axe obliges.
Schafer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schafer throws a head kick that misses.
Schafer looks gassed!
Axe misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schafer. That's going to slow Axe down.
Schafer misses with an uppercut.
Schafer throws a leg kick but Axe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Axe doesn't manage to clinch there - Schafer circles away.
Axe misses with a combination
and Schafer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schafer dodges the punch combination from Axe.
Axe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe tries to clinch but Schafer is having none of it.
Schafer works Axe's body with a nice hook.
Axe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Axe stalling in the clinch but Schafer improves position.
Axe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Schafer has had enough of the clinch but Axe keeps him there for the moment.
Axe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schafer backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Axe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schafer's efforts to push away.
Axe prevents Schafer from breaking the clinch.
Schafer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Schafer there.
Axe looks to land a combination but Schafer avoids it well.
Schafer slips a jab and a cross from Axe.
Axe looks for the body kick but Schafer saw that one coming.
Axe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Axe feints a jab promting Schafer to slip. Axe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Schafer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Axe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Schafer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Axe. That did some damage!
Schafer misses with a low kick as Axe jumps back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Axe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schafer's head backwards.
Schafer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Schafer checks a leg kick.
Axe throws a sloppy head kick and Schafer moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Axe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Axe slips a jab from Schafer.
Schafer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Axe.
Axe is looking to chop away at Schafer's legs.
Schafer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Axe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Axe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Axe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Axe walks into a jab.
Axe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Schafer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Axe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schafer.
Axe has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Schafer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Axe slips a straight right by Schafer.
Schafer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Schafer misses.
Axe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Axe looks to land a combination. Schafer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe misses with a leg kick.
Schafer connects with a jab.
Schafer cracks Axe with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Axe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keith Schafer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Axe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schafer looks to land a combination but Axe avoids it well.
Axe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schafer misses the shot to the body.
Schafer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Axe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Axe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schafer checks the leg kick.
Schafer slips a jab and a cross from Axe.
Blake Axe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Axe wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Schafer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Axe.
Schafer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schafer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schafer loads up on a big right hand but Axe slips the punch.
Schafer scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick from Schafer lands but Axe takes it in his stride.
Axe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schafer avoids the head kick by Axe.
Keith Schafer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schafer.
Schafer throws a right and a left that Axe avoids nicely.
Axe motions for Schafer to come forward. Axe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schafer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Axe darts in and clinches Schafer up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Schafer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Axe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schafer is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Schafer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Schafer.
Schafer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Axe throws a push kick but Schafer slaps the foot to one side.
Schafer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schafer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Axe throws a series of punches but Schafer avoids them all with ease.
Axe moves into the clinch successfully.
Axe avoiding damage.
Schafer manages to break the clinch.
Schafer connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schafer connects with a jab.
Axe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Axe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schafer misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axe misses with a low kick.
Schafer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schafer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Axe walks into a stiff left hand from Schafer.
Schafer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schafer feints and then cracks Axe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Axe down.
Nice body punch from Schafer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Schafer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schafer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schafer misses with a few strikes there.
Axe tries to clinch but Schafer moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Schafer 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!
Schafer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for Axe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schafer throws a jab when Axe was well out of range.
Axe stalks Schafer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schafer's face. Schafer staggers backwards, shaken.
Axe avoids the head kick by Schafer.
Axe throws a head kick that misses.
Axe slips a jab from Schafer.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Schafer!
Axe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Axe - that will leave a mark!
Axe blocks a leg kick.
Axe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Schafer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schafer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Axe scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schafer. Axe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schafer throws a head kick but Axe moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schafer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axe moves away.
Schafer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schafer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Axe.
Axe throws a head kick that misses.
Axe tries to clinch up.
Schafer throws a chopping leg kick but Axe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Axe moves in looking to clinch but Schafer pushes him off.
Axe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schafer scores with the left hand. Axe knows he should have avoided that one.
Schafer throws a right hand that Axe ducks under and follows up with a left that Axe also avoids with ease.
Axe connects with a solid leg kick.
Schafer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Axe's head.
Axe connects with a leg kick. Schafer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Axe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schafer.
Schafer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Axe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe tries to bum rush Schafer with a series of wild strikes but Schafer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Axe is looking to clinch but Schafer is avoiding it.
Axe scores with a sloppy right hand. Schafer should have avoided that one.
Schafer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Axe momentarily.
Axe clobbers Schafer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Axe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Schafer lands with a cross.
Schafer swats away the attempt to clinch by Axe.
Axe throws the left hand but Schafer avoids the punch easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Axe!
Axe slips a straight right by Schafer.
Axe misses with a kick to the body.
Axe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Axe looks to land a combination but Schafer avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe throws a leg kick which misses Schafer's front leg but catches the back leg as Schafer tries to avoid it.
Schafer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Schafer connects with a looping right hand.
Schafer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Axe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Axe tries to close the distance and clinch but Schafer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Axe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Schafer connects with a high kick.
Axe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Axe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Axe throws a leg kick
and Schafer counters with a good low kick that Axe was not able to check.
Axe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Axe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Axe moves in looking to clinch but Schafer pushes him off.
Axe blocks a head kick by Schafer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schafer connects with a body shot that sends Axe's belly button to the back.
Schafer keeps the fight on the outside.
Schafer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Axe forces Schafer back against the cage and clinches.
Schafer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schafer on the defensive, avoiding the knees 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!
Schafer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axe is working Schafer over against the cage.
Axe trying to land knees to the body.
Schafer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schafer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe closes the distance and clinches.
Schafer breaks from the clinch.
Axe throws a solid leg kick but Schafer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Axe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Axe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Axe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Axe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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