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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Laboh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Dos Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Laboh's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Laboh!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laboh misses with the combination.
Laboh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dos Santos cracks Laboh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown.
Dos Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
Rafael Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Laboh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laboh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Laboh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dos Santos scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laboh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dos Santos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Laboh under the eye.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laboh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dos Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dos Santos tries to get out of the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dos Santos tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laboh grinds an elbow into Dos Santos's temple.
Dos Santos is trying to control Laboh's posture but Laboh avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laboh looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dos Santos is avoiding damage well.
Laboh scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dos Santos to see if he's OK.
Dos Santos struggling a bit here.
Laboh in side control, throwing shots but Dos Santos defends.
Dos Santos takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Laboh is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laboh working the ground and pound but Dos Santos is defending the strikes.
Laboh scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dos Santos to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Laboh misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
Laboh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Dos Santos is working hard here to advance position.
Laboh postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos is not content to let Laboh control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laboh working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dos Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Laboh on the ground.
Laboh wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Dos Santos looking for a sweep but Laboh has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Laboh landing punches.
Laboh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Laboh raining down shots from the mount!
Laboh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Laboh controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laboh with shots to the head and body - Dos Santos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laboh unloading with bombs!
Laboh tries to control but Dos Santos wriggling away.
Dos Santos wants to control but Laboh is having none of it.
Dos Santos swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Laboh unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos is trying to escape the mount.
Laboh breaks from Dos Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Laboh dominated that round.
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.
Laboh takes one on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Laboh.
Laboh swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Laboh has a takedown stuffed.
Laboh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laboh has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Dos Santos as the two fighters clinch.
Dos Santos wants to break free but Laboh has control.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laboh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dos Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Laboh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rafael Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Laboh.
No luck for Laboh with that takedown attempt.
Laboh is breathing heavily.
Laboh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joe Laboh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Laboh moves out of range.
Jab by Dos Santos.
Laboh drops his hands momentarily and Dos Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Laboh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dos Santos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Laboh scrambles back to his feet.
Laboh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dos Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
Laboh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dos Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Laboh somewhat.
Rafael Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dos Santos lands an uppercut.
Laboh tries to pull guard but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laboh fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos feints a jab promting Laboh to slip. Dos Santos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Laboh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dos Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Laboh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dos Santos forces Laboh back against the cage and clinches.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Laboh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laboh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dos Santos moves into range and clinches up with Laboh.
A shot in the inside from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Laboh throws a good cross that connects.
Dos Santos clinches with his opponent.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos punishes Laboh's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Dos Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laboh doesn't seem phased though.
Laboh throws a big shot that misses.
Laboh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dos Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laboh's hands.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos closes the distance and pushes Laboh back into the cage.
Dos Santos tries to circle away but Laboh has him pinned against the cage.
Dos Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laboh is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling him.
Laboh is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dos Santos can't fight it off and eventually Laboh manages to take the fight to the floor. Dos Santos looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dos Santos thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laboh trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laboh won't allow Dos Santos to sweep him here.
Dos Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laboh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Laboh defends it easily.
Dos Santos wants to sweep here but Laboh controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dos Santos missing with a left hand there. Laboh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laboh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laboh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Laboh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Laboh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Dos Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dos Santos.
Laboh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dos Santos closes the distance and pushes Laboh back into the cage.
Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Laboh moves out of range.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Laboh pushes him off.
Dos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice defenses there by Laboh.
Dos Santos lands a two punch combo.
Laboh scores with a jab to the body.
Laboh throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laboh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laboh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laboh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dos Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laboh's elbow.
A short right from Laboh on the inside.
Dos Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dos Santos wants to break free but Laboh has control.
Laboh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Santos smiles and moves away.
Dos Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laboh drags the fight down to the ground.
Laboh being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Laboh keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Rafael Dos Santos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dos Santos throws a jab when Laboh was well out of range.
Dos Santos lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laboh walks into a left hand.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Laboh keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laboh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Laboh shoots in for a double leg but Dos Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rafael Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Laboh.
Laboh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Laboh stopping the sweep attempt from Dos Santos.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dos Santos is on top in guard.
Dos Santos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dos Santos controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Laboh has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dos Santos but great work by Laboh.
Dos Santos is letting Laboh control him for a moment.
Dos Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laboh advances to mount.
Dos Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laboh landing punches.
Laboh working the ground and pound effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dos Santos 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Dos Santos!
An out of breath Rafael Dos Santos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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