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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Go Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson comes to the cage accompanied by one bourbon one scotch one beer. Yamamoto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ambitionz az a ridah kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 cm
26
214 lbs
13 - 2 - 1 |
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189 cm
30
210 lbs
23 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ansgar Axelsson! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Go Yamamoto! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Axelsson tries to clinch but Yamamoto moves out of range. Yamamoto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Go Yamamoto has been cut. Axelsson throws a body punch but Yamamoto moves out of range. Axelsson scores with a push kick. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yamamoto, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Yamamoto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Axelsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Axelsson is predictable there and Yamamoto counters with a low kick, right behind Axelsson 's knee. Jab from Axelsson. Axelsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yamamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Axelsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Axelsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamoto.
Axelsson slips a jab from Yamamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yamamoto throws a hook to the side of Axelsson's head but Axelsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Axelsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Axelsson throws a leg kick but Yamamoto sees it coming and moves out of range. Yamamoto throws a head kick but Axelsson moves out of range.
Axelsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamamoto throws out the jab. Axelsson throws a low kick but Yamamoto moves out of range easily. Axelsson lands a slapping body shot.
Axelsson misses the shot to the body. Axelsson misses with a kick to the body.
Yamamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Axelsson misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yamamoto looks to land a combination but Axelsson avoids it well. Axelsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Axelsson. Axelsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
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! Yamamoto moves out of range of the body kick from Axelsson.
Axelsson tries to clinch but Yamamoto moves away and Yamamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Axelsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Ansgar Axelsson has been cut. Axelsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Axelsson misses with a straight left. Axelsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A low kick from Yamamoto is predictable there and Axelsson counters with a left to the body. Yamamoto moves out of range of the body kick from Axelsson.
Yamamoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Axelsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Axelsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing. Axelsson is looking to slow Yamamoto down with leg kicks. Some bone on bone action there as Yamamoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Axelsson wants to clinch. Axelsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Axelsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamamoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Axelsson, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
Axelsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Axelsson misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A chopping leg kick lands by Axelsson. Yamamoto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Axelsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ansgar Axelsson dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Axelsson, right into the meat.
Yamamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Axelsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Axelsson looks for the body kick but Yamamoto saw that one coming. Axelsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamamoto throws out the jab. Axelsson looks to throw a body kick and Yamamoto counters with a nice body shot. Yamamoto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. A chopping leg kick lands by Axelsson. An inside leg kick lands from Axelsson. Ansgar Axelsson is winning the standup battle so far. Yamamoto needs to keep his hands up - Axelsson had a free shot at his head there. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Yamamoto moves out of range of the body kick. Axelsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Axelsson misses with a body punch.
Axelsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axelsson lands a body punch in the clinch. Yamamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Axelsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Axelsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Axelsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Yamamoto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Axelsson tries to throw a body punch but Yamamoto avoids it by throwing Axelsson back against the cage. Yamamoto digs a right hand into Axelsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Axelsson's gas tank. Axelsson prevents Yamamoto from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Axelsson tries to throw a body punch but Yamamoto avoids it by throwing Axelsson back against the cage. Axelsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Axelsson looking to slow down the pace here. Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Axelsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Axelsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamamoto. Axelsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Axelsson.
Yamamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Axelsson or not. A bit of stalling here from Axelsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Axelsson can't find room to land a body shot as Yamamoto controls the action.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamamoto blocks a body shot from Axelsson. Knees to the body from Axelsson.
A shot in the inside from Axelsson.
Yamamoto is rocked! Axelsson misses with a short punch on the inside. Yamamoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Axelsson finish him? Axelsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Axelsson misses with some punches.
Axelsson lands a damaging elbow. Yamamoto misses with a short punch on the inside. Axelsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axelsson creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Yamamoto! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Axelsson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ansgar Axelsson! Ansgar Axelsson retains his light heavyweight title! Ansgar Axelsson gave a mention to //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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