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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Rackham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johan Axelsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28 - 13 - 0 |
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Rackham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johan Axelsson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Rackham.
It looks like Johan Axelsson has been cut.
Rackham slaps away a takedown attempt from Axelsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rackham clinches up with Axelsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Rackham tries to land knees in the clinch but Axelsson avoids the damage to the body.
Axelsson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rackham tries to break free but Axelsson pushes him back against the cage.
Axelsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Axelsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rackham throws an elbow but misses.
Axelsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rackham crunches a lovely knee into Axelsson's ribcage.
Axelsson misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rackham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Axelsson avoids it.
Rackham breaks from the clinch.
Rackham throws a head kick that misses.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
Rackham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rackham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rackham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rackham fails to land with a series of punches.
Rackham misses with a two punch combination.
Axelsson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Axelsson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rackham.
Rackham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rackham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Axelsson counter with a right hand.
Axelsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rackham manages to avoid it.
Axelsson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRackham.
Rackham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rackham throws a leg kick which misses Axelsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Axelsson tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rackham tries to land a front kick but Axelsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Axelsson! But no joy.
Rackham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Axelsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Rackham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Axelsson in his tracks.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
Rackham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Axelsson.
Rackham takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jack Rackham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rackham throws a body shot but no joy.
Rackham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rackham is looking to clinch but Axelsson is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rackham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rackham scores with a jab. Axelsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Axelsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rackham.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick
and Axelsson counters with a nice body shot.
Rackham tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Axelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rackham scores with a one two! Axelsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rackham throws a low kick but Axelsson moves out of range easily.
Axelsson avoids the head kick by Rackham.
Rackham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Axelsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rackham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rackham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Axelsson, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rackham tries a knee to the head but Axelsson blocks it.
Axelsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rackham backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rackham.
Rackham is trying to push Axelsson away but Axelsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Axelsson misses with some punches.
Axelsson blocks an elbow strike.
Axelsson managing to block the knees to the body from Rackham.
Axelsson misses with the head strike.
Rackham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rackham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooh!!! Rackham has knocked Axelsson down with a huge combo! Rackham steps away and waves a wobbly Axelsson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rackham closes the distance but Axelsson moves to the side
and Axelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Axelsson lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axelsson thows a huge punch but Rackham dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Rackham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rackham thows a body kick. Axelsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jack Rackham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
Rackham tries a head kick but it misses.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick
and Axelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rackham wants to clinch.
Axelsson with the counter takedown but Rackham avoids it easily.
Rackham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rackham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rackham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rackham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Axelsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rackham throws a leg kick which misses Axelsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Axelsson tries to avoid it.
Rackham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Axelsson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rackham tries to clinch but Axelsson is having none of it.
Axelsson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Axelsson throws a shot from downtown. Rackham moves away and avoids it.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
Axelsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Axelsson moves out of range of the body kick from Rackham.
Rackham tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Axelsson! But no joy.
Rackham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Axelsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Axelsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rackham.
Jack Rackham is winning the standup battle so far.
Rackham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Axelsson on the side of the head.
Axelsson punishes Rackham's body with a nice straight punch.
Rackham tries to clinch but Axelsson moves away
and Axelsson counters with a nice body shot.
Axelsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rackham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson lands a nice hook to Rackham's body. Rackham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rackham feints and then cracks Axelsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Axelsson down.
Rackham throws a right hand that Axelsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Axelsson also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Rackham.
Axelsson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rackham tries to clinch up.
Jack Rackham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rackham misses with a leg kick
enabling Axelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Rackham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axelsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rackham.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Axelsson.
A punch combination from Rackham misses.
Rackham closes the distance looking to clinch
and Axelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson misses with a body shot.
Axelsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rackham is looking to clinch.
Rackham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Axelsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rackham throws a lazy head kick
and Axelsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rackham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Axelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rackham slips a jab from Axelsson.
Rackham tries to clinch there but Axelsson circles away.
Rackham lands with a kick to the temple. Axelsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That has opened up Johan Axelsson's cut even more.
Axelsson gets tackled into the cage by Rackham. Rackham maintains the clinch.
Rackham is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rackham content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Rackham.
Rackham trying to land knees to the body.
Axelsson avoiding damage as Rackham throws knees to the body.
Rackham breaks from the clinch.
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!
Axelsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Rackham misses.
A head kick misses from Rackham.
Axelsson misses with an uppercut.
Rackham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axelsson.
Rackham throws a lazy head kick
and Axelsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rackham tries to clinch up.
Rackham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rackham keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Rackham will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
That's time! Rackham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rackham moves to clinch but Axelsson breaks away
and Axelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rackham throws a combination that misses
and Axelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rackham throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Axelsson counter with a right hand.
Rackham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
Axelsson throws a hook but Rackham avoids it easily.
Rackham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Axelsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Axelsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Axelsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rackham bucks up and tries to throw Axelsson off but instead Axelsson has got his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rackham trying to get back to his feet but Axelsson is in full control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rackham staying busy and making it hard for Axelsson to control.
Axelsson scores with strikes from the back.
Axelsson misses with a punch to the head.
Axelsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Axelsson scores with strikes from the back.
Well, with Axelsson on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Rackham is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Axelsson biding his time, controlling Rackham.
Let's hope that Axelsson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rackham defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Axelsson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Axelsson avoiding Rackham 's attempts to control his hands.
Rackham fending off the submission attempt from Axelsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Rackham. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Axelsson is riding his opponent, not letting Rackham buck him off.
The referee is taking a good look at Rackham as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Axelsson!
Rackham just trying to survive but Axelsson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
A bit of a pause in the action here. Axelsson controlling the positon.
Axelsson throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Axelsson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Rackham to escape the position.
Rackham looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Axelsson is landing with strikes. Rackham can't take much more of this.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Axelsson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rackham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rackham throws a leg kick
and Axelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rackham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Axelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Rackham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Axelsson.
Rackham wants to clinch but Axelsson slips to the side
and Axelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Axelsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rackham has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rackham is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rackham controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson is trying for a kimura here. Rackham looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Axelsson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johan Axelsson!
Johan Axelsson is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Johan Axelsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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