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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Canning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 lbs
44 - 22 - 2 |
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
44 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Canning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johan Axelsson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Axelsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Axelsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Canning counters with a left to the body.
Axelsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Axelsson both land. Nice combination.
Canning throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canning throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Canning forces Axelsson back against the cage and clinches.
Axelsson breaks the clinch.
Axelsson lands with a straight right. Canning didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canning tries to clinch
and Axelsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Canning tries to sprawl but Axelsson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Canning trying to hold on to Axelsson's head to control him but Axelsson postures up.
Axelsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Canning keeps working.
Canning works his way to full guard. Good work.
Axelsson passes Canning's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Axelsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Canning is defending against the submission attempts here by Axelsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Axelsson seems to be looking for submissions.
Axelsson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Canning is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Canning is looking to escape.
Axelsson wants to free his trapped foot but Canning is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Canning regains full guard. Nicely done.
Canning looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Canning keeping moving, preventing Axelsson from controlling successfully.
Canning is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Axelsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Canning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Axelsson.
Canning is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Canning has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Canning scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johan Axelsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Axelsson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Canning's guard.
Axelsson won't allow Canning to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Axelsson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
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!
Axelsson trying to control the position but Canning is working away.
Canning is trying to control Axelsson's posture but Axelsson avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson blocks the strikes from Canning.
Axelsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Axelsson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Axelsson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Axelsson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Canning is looking to regain half guard here but Axelsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Canning manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Axelsson trying to control the action but Canning is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Axelsson in particular looking to stall.
Canning is looking to control Axelsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Canning avoid being mounted?
Axelsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Canning wants to get back to his feet.
Canning regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Axelsson.
Axelsson trying to control but Canning is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canning trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Axelsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Axelsson fails to land the takedown.
Canning is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Axelsson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Canning tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Canning wants to stand but Axelsson is controlling the position.
Canning will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Canning is retaining full guard.
Axelsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Canning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Canning manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Axelsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Johan Axelsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Canning decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Axelsson thows a leg kick but Canning checks it
and Canning cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Axelsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Canning circles away.
Axelsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Axelsson showed some decent athleticism there.
Canning manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Axelsson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
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 Jason Canning will probably get the nod.
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!
A big right from Canning misses.
Axelsson misses with a takedown
and Canning counters with a one-two to the body.
Axelsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Canning swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Axelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Canning stuffs the takedown attempt from Axelsson. Axelsson gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Canning wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Canning wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson shoots in but no luck this time.
A counter left hand to the body from Canning misses its target.
Jason Canning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Axelsson.
Axelsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Canning sprawls well. He's pushed Axelsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Axelsson dives in and grabs Canning's left leg, looking for a takedown. Canning pushes down on Axelsson's head and hops out.
Axelsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Canning counters with a low kick, right behind Axelsson 's knee.
A head kick misses from Canning.
Canning moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Canning ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Axelsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Canning sprawls well. He's pushed Axelsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canning wants to land a leg kick but Axelsson is out of range.
Canning stuffs the takedown.
Axelsson misses with a takedown
and Canning counters with a leg kick.
Axelsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Canning lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Axelsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good standup being displayed there by Canning as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Johan Axelsson has been cut.
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 misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Canning quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson dives in for a single leg takedown but Canning sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Axelsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Axelsson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Canning is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Canning lands with a shot to the body.
Axelsson tries for a takedown but Canning sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Canning misses the target.
Axelsson shoots and misses
and Canning cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Canning getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jason Canning is winning the standup battle so far.
Axelsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canning.
Canning misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canning misses with a body kick.
Axelsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Canning swivels and escapes.
Canning fires out a quick counter leg kick but Axelsson just manages to avoid it.
Canning moves into the clinch.
Canning takes a shot to the head.
Canning pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Axelsson tries to pull guard but Canning won't allow it.
Axelsson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Canning is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Axelsson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Canning after a bit of a struggle.
Canning lands an elbow inside that Axelsson shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canning softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Canning lands an elbow inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Axelsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Canning uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Canning showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Canning 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jason Canning!
Jason Canning made sure to mention his sponsor, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$) in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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