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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Laar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson comes to the cage accompanied by one bourbon one scotch one beer. Laar has chosen some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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213 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ansgar Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Axelsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Axelsson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Laar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Laar is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Axelsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Axelsson tries to throw a body punch but Laar avoids it by throwing Axelsson back against the cage.
Axelsson breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Axelsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laar, right into the meat.
Axelsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laar lands with a right to the head.
Axelsson breaks from the clinch.
Laar tries to keep at a distance but Axelsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Laar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Axelsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Axelsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Axelsson avoids the head kick by Laar.
Axelsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laar throws a leg kick that misses.
Axelsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Axelsson lands a jab to the head.
Laar checks a leg kick.
Laar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axelsson.
Laar throws out a leg kick but Axelsson moves out of range and Laar only half commits.
Axelsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laar digs a good body shot into Axelsson's ribs.
Axelsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Laar circles away.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laar throws a chopping leg kick but Axelsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Axelsson closes the distance and clinches.
Axelsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Laar misses
and Axelsson counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Axelsson lands the left hand.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar swings for the body but Axelsson moves out of range.
Laar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laar misses with a body shot.
Laar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Axelsson's sensitive parts.
Laar throws a leg kick but Axelsson moved away.
Axelsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Axelsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Laar circles away.
Axelsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Axelsson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Laar manages to circle out of the way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Nice jab there from Axelsson.
A good leg kick by Laar.
Laar throws a leg kick but Axelsson checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Axelsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Axelsson.
Axelsson throws a leg kick but Laar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Axelsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laar's head.
Axelsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laar.
Axelsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arvo Laar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laar wants to slow Axelsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Axelsson is looking to counter punch.
Axelsson throws a looping overhand right but Laar ducks down to avoid it.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but Axelsson is out of range.
Laar misses the body punch
and Axelsson counters with a one-two to the body.
Axelsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laar.
Laar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Laar misses
and Axelsson counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson tries to clinch up.
Laar throws a big counter head kick but Axelsson avoids it with no problem.
Laar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laar lands a leg kick that knocks Axelsson off balance momentarily.
Laar stuns Axelsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Axelsson connects with a leg kick. Laar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Axelsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar tries to work over Axelsson's front leg with a kick but Axelsson checks it.
Axelsson is looking to counter punch.
Axelsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
Laar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Laar.
Axelsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laar sprawls well. Laar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Axelsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Laar appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arvo Laar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Axelsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Axelsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Laar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Laar tried to score with a low kick but Axelsson checks it.
Laar throws a front kick aimed at Axelsson's knee but Axelsson avoids it well.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Axelsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Axelsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
Ansgar Axelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laar 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.
Axelsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Axelsson forces Laar back against the cage and clinches.
Axelsson's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Axelsson manages to break the clinch.
Laar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laar connects with a body shot.
Laar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Axelsson rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arvo Laar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axelsson.
Laar tries to land a leg kick but Axelsson saw it coming and moves away.
Laar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Axelsson can pounce on him.
Laar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laar tries to score with a low kick but Axelsson moves his leg out of the way.
Axelsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Axelsson's calf.
Laar jabs Axelsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Axelsson checks a low kick from Laar.
Laar 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.
Laar avoids the body shot from Axelsson.
Laar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Laar throws a leg kick but Axelsson moved away.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Axelsson blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar misses with a leg kick.
No joy there for Axelsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Axelsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Axelsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Laar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Axelsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Axelsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laar is looking to chop away at Axelsson's legs.
Laar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axelsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Laar.
A head kick misses from Laar.
Laar takes a swing at Axelsson's ribcage but misses.
Axelsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Axelsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laar works Axelsson's body with a nice hook.
Laar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laar lands a leg kick that knocks Axelsson off balance momentarily.
Axelsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Laar circles away.
Laar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Danga de danga de dang - Axelsson scores with a four punch combination!
Axelsson misses with a double jab.
Axelsson tries to clinch but Laar is having none of it.
Laar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Axelsson is able to avoid easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Axelsson connects with the punch.
Laar looks to score with a jab to the body but Axelsson is just out of range.
Laar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Axelsson doesn't seem bothered though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Axelsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Axelsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Axelsson tries to clinch but Laar moves out of range.
Axelsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
A clash of legs there as Axelsson blocks the low kick.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Axelsson.
Laar feints and then cracks Axelsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Axelsson down.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Axelsson is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Axelsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Axelsson checks a leg kick.
Axelsson misses with a few strikes there.
Laar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Axelsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
A left lands for Axelsson.
Laar throws a leg kick but Axelsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laar throws a solid leg kick but Axelsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laar.
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Axelsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Axelsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Axelsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Axelsson is out of range and Laar settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
That kick from Laar tenderised Axelsson's leg. Axelsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Axelsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sloppy strikes from Axelsson. Those never looked like landing.
Laar misses with a body shot.
Laar connects with a leg kick. Axelsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Axelsson avoids the head kick by Laar.
Laar throws a body punch but Axelsson moves out of range.
Laar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Axelsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Axelsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Axelsson tries to clinch there but Laar circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Axelsson blocks the leg kick.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Laar.
Laar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Axelsson clinches up with Laar and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Axelsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Axelsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Axelsson blocks the low kick.
Laar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Axelsson swings for the body but Laar moves out of range.
Axelsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Axelsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laar throws a body shot but no joy.
Axelsson checks the leg kick.
Axelsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Axelsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Laar.
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Axelsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Axelsson throws a head kick but Laar moves out of range.
Axelsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Laar is looking to chop away at Axelsson's legs.
Ansgar Axelsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Axelsson clinches up against the cage.
Axelsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laar is looking to chop away at Axelsson's legs.
Axelsson tries to clinch but Laar moves out of range.
Axelsson avoids the head kick by Laar.
A chopping leg kick lands by Axelsson.
Laar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Arvo Laar has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axelsson throws a leg kick but Laar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Axelsson darts in looking for a takedown but Laar gets double underhooks and turns Axelsson into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Axelsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Axelsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Axelsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
Laar lands with a nice body punch.
Laar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Axelsson is able to avoid easily.
Laar scores with a shot to the body.
Laar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Axelsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Laar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Laar 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Laar!
Arvo Laar 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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