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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Korgan Bloodaxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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177 lbs
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185 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Korgan Bloodaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Woods!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodaxe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carl Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloodaxe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.
Woods throws a hook but Bloodaxe avoids it easily.
Bloodaxe wants to clinch.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch
and Bloodaxe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bloodaxe slips a jab from Woods.
Bloodaxe closes the distance but Woods moves to the side
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Woods feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bloodaxes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A cross from Woods lands.
A big left from Woods misses.
Bloodaxe slips a jab from Woods.
A combination from Woods does no damage.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bloodaxe moves to clinch but Woods breaks away
and Woods counters with a left and a right that stings Bloodaxe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woods paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woods misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bloodaxe takes the fight into the clinch.
Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt
and Woods counters with a nice uppercut.
Woods throws a jab but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Woods misses with a body shot.
Bloodaxe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woods fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bloodaxe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bloodaxe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
A telegraphed right hand from Woods misses the target.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woods jabs Bloodaxe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt
and Woods counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bloodaxe clinches up with Woods and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bloodaxe blocks a jab.
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch but Woods swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woods avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bloodaxe clinches with his opponent.
Bloodaxe trying to stall but Woods improves his position.
Bloodaxe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe trying to stall but Woods improves his position.
Bloodaxe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Woods escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Bloodaxe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Woods misses with a looping left.
Woods checks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Woods.
Bloodaxe instigates a clinch.
Woods scores with a shot to the side of Bloodaxe's head.
Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woods throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Woods throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Woods misses with a hook. Bloodaxe ducked under it nicely.
Bloodaxe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Woods scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bloodaxe misses with a series of wild punches.
Good leg kick by Bloodaxe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Woods looks to land a left hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Woods as he connects with a hook.
Bloodaxe moves away from the strike by Woods.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Woods misses.
A big left from Woods misses.
Woods throws a hook but Bloodaxe blocks it.
Bloodaxe wants to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Woods blocks the leg kick.
Bloodaxe looks to clinch
and Woods counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Woods keeps the fight on the outside.
Woods misses with a looping right.
Woods misses with an uppercut. Bloodaxe saw that one coming.
Bloodaxe slips a straight right by Woods.
Woods displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bloodaxe doesn't manage to clinch there - Woods circles away.
Woods misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bloodaxe moves out of range as Woods strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloodaxe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Woods dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Woods darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Woods gets tackled into the cage by Bloodaxe. Bloodaxe maintains the clinch.
Woods has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Woods managing to block the knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe controlling the action here for a moment.
Bloodaxe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Bloodaxe is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bloodaxe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Bloodaxe has been working on his elbows in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods has had enough of the clinch but Bloodaxe keeps him there for the moment.
Woods wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bloodaxe has him pressed against the cage.
Bloodaxe scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Woods's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Woods misses with some punches.
Woods is trying to break free.
Woods escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch up but Woods circles away and keeps his distance.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch up.
Bloodaxe wants to clinch.
Woods avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Woods looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Woods takes one to the side of the head.
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bloodaxe.
Woods throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.
Bloodaxe moves in looking to clinch but Woods pushes him off.
Bloodaxe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Woods's calf.
Bloodaxe ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
A swing and a miss from Woods.
Bloodaxe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Bloodaxe does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woods swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch but Woods swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woods throws a right hand that Bloodaxe ducks under and follows up with a left that Bloodaxe also avoids with ease.
Woods has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Woods throws a hook but Bloodaxe blocks it.
Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Woods.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Woods counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Woods misses the target.
Carl Woods seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bloodaxe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but Woods is having none of it.
Bloodaxe misses with a leg kick.
Woods missing with a left hand there. Bloodaxe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Woods as he connects with a hook.
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch but Woods swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woods throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bloodaxe moves into the clinch.
Bloodaxe lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bloodaxe throws a punch but it's blocked by Woods.
Woods pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch but Woods swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bloodaxe staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bloodaxe, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Bloodaxe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woods checks the leg kick.
Bloodaxe feints and then cracks Woods's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Woods down.
Bloodaxe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Woods counters with a stiff right hand.
Bloodaxe wants to clinch up but Woods keeps it at a distance.
Bloodaxe is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Woods throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Woods counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bloodaxe tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Bloodaxe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods misses with a hook.
Bloodaxe moves in looking to clinch but Woods pushes him off.
Bloodaxe defending well as Woods loads up on a big left hand.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Woods lunges at Bloodaxe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bloodaxe's hand.
Woods's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Woods catches Bloodaxe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bloodaxe ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Bloodaxe lands a head kick. Woods smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bloodaxe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Woods throws a nice looking combination but Bloodaxe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bloodaxe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woods throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Woods throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Woods 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. This is the final round!
Bloodaxe doesn't manage to clinch there - Woods circles away.
Bloodaxe pushes Woods up against the cage in a clinch.
Bloodaxe keeps control of Woods as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bloodaxe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Woods wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bloodaxe lands a hook that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Woods is looking to break free of the clinch but Bloodaxe has double underhooks.
Woods's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Bloodaxe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woods throws out a loose jab but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Woods 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.
Woods lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe clinches.
Bloodaxe tries a knee to the head but Woods blocks it.
Woods scores with a shot to the side of Bloodaxe's head.
Bloodaxe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Bloodaxe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Woods is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Woods is trying to break free.
Woods misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Woods misses with a series of wild punches.
Bloodaxe wants to clinch up but Woods keeps it at a distance.
Woods avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bloodaxe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice straight punches there by Woods. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Woods.
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woods paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woods misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bloodaxe counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Carl Woods has been cut.
Bloodaxe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Woods checks it well.
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch but Woods swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woods paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe is looking to clinch.
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woods paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woods looks to land a left hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range nicely.
Woods misses with a right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a low kick, right behind Woods 's knee.
Woods's corner calls for a 1-2. Woods obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bloodaxe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Woods cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Korgan Bloodaxe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 moves into the clinch.
Bloodaxe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woods blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woods wants to break the clinch but can't.
Woods letting Bloodaxe take a breather here.
Woods escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe moves into range and clinches up with Woods.
Korgan Bloodaxe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Woods wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Woods can't break the clinch.
Bloodaxe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Woods takes a knee to the side of the body.
Woods takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Woods wants to break free but Bloodaxe has control.
Bloodaxe lands an uppercut.
Woods can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bloodaxe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bloodaxe taking a breather.
Woods wants to get back to striking at distance but Bloodaxe won't allow it.
Bloodaxe lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe landing knees to the body.
Woods wants to break free but Bloodaxe has control.
A shot in the inside from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe gets through Woods's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bloodaxe lands a good knee to the midsection. Woods won't want to take too many of those.
Bloodaxe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Woods's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bloodaxe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Woods has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Woods has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bloodaxe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Woods is trying to break free.
Woods is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Woods is trying to force a seperation but Bloodaxe has the dominant position.
Woods is trying to break free.
Woods lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bloodaxe scores with a knee to the head.
Bloodaxe lands a knee to the head.
Bloodaxe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Woods lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bloodaxe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
Woods looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe taking a breather.
Bloodaxe lands a hook that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Bloodaxe crunches a lovely knee into Woods's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Korgan Bloodaxe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Woods has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Woods!
Carl Woods was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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