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QFC Tournament 1201 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cartier Buffs (ranked 4270 p4p, 4042 weight class) and Zyary Arkoyan (ranked 449 p4p, 0 weight class). Zyary Arkoyan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cartier Buffs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zyary Arkoyan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arkoyan clinches with his opponent.
Buffs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arkoyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buffs misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Buffs misses the target.
Buffs misses with a body shot
and Arkoyan counters with a low kick, right behind Buffs 's knee.
Arkoyan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arkoyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Buffs.
Buffs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arkoyan.
Arkoyan slips a straight right by Buffs.
Arkoyan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Buffs defends it well.
Buffs looks to score with a jab to the body but Arkoyan is just out of range.
Arkoyan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Buffs's guard.
Arkoyan stands up from Buffs's guard - Arkoyan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cartier Buffs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arkoyan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Buffs's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arkoyan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkoyan is looking to work some ground and pound but Buffs has wrist control.
Buffs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arkoyan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Arkoyan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Buffs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Arkoyan has managed to get both his arms back between Buffs's legs - danger averted.
Buffs looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Arkoyan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arkoyan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Arkoyan shoots in and gets a takedown into Buffs's guard.
Buffs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arkoyan is one step ahead there.
Arkoyan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buffs has his foot on Arkoyan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arkoyan works his way back into a safe position though.
Arkoyan has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Buffs to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Arkoyan is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Buffs pulls down on the head and he's put Arkoyan to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cartier Buffs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanislaw Wolecki (ranked 4198 p4p, 4133 weight class) and Luke Go To Cell Block One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Go To Cell Block One comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Luke Go To Cell Block One is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stanislaw Wolecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Go To Cell Block One!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolecki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Go To Cell Block One pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Go To Cell Block One does no damage.
Go To Cell Block One pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Go To Cell Block One lands with an uppercut that bounces Wolecki off the cage and back into range.
Wolecki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wolecki pulls guard successfully.
Wolecki is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Go To Cell Block One has his hands clasped together but Wolecki extends and breaks Go To Cell Block One's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Wolecki.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stanislaw Wolecki!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Kullen (ranked 2767 p4p, 0 weight class) and Octavio Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dean Kullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Octavio Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kullen checks it well.
Sampson misses with a leg kick
and Kullen counters with a single leg into guard. Sampson didn't expect that.
Kullen slips nicely into half guard.
Sampson has hold of Kullen's hands but Kullen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kullen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kullen is trying to control. Sampson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kullen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sampson wants to get back to his feet.
Kullen is trying to control the action in half guard but Sampson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kullen is trying to work for a kimura but Sampson is defending well.
Sampson is trying to stand back up but Kullen is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sampson is defending against the submission attempts here by Kullen.
Kullen wants to control but Sampson is keeping him busy.
Kullen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kullen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sampson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kullen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sampson is not content to let Kullen control the position.
Sampson is looking for a sweep. Kullen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sampson is defending against the submission attempts here by Kullen.
Sampson trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullen seems to be working for a kimura but Sampson defends the submission attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kullen connects with a nice short shot to Sampson's temple.
Sampson is trying to stand back up but Kullen is controlling him
Sampson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kullen is working away from the top position though.
Kullen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sampson is trying to maintain the position but Kullen is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sampson has closed the distance and engaged Kullen in a clinch.
Sampson pulls guard effortlessly.
Kullen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sampson working a defensive guard here.
Kullen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Kullen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sampson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kullen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sampson avoids it really well and circles away.
Sampson moves into the clinch successfully.
Sampson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kullen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sampson as he avoids it easily.
Sampson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kullen circles away.
Kullen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Kullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Sampson.
Dean Kullen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kullen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sampson counters with a head kick. That will keep Kullen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sampson fails to land with a series of punches.
Octavio Sampson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sampson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sampson is looking to take a break and control but Kullen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kullen wants to control but Sampson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullen tries to improve position but can't.
Sampson lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Kullen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kullen is looking for a sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sampson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kullen tries to bench press Sampson off him but Sampson keeps the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullen wants to control but Sampson postures up.
Kullen tries to bench press Sampson off him but Sampson keeps the position.
Sampson stands up.
Sampson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sampson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sampson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sampson wants to counter with a clinch but Kullen pushes him away.
Kullen gets caught napping as Sampson dives in and scores a takedown. Kullen manages to retain guard.
Dean Kullen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sampson preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson is stalling in the full guard.
Sampson preventing the sweep.
Kullen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kullen has a closed guard, preventing Sampson from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sampson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kullen looking to control.
Kullen working for a triangle but Sampson defends it easily.
Kullen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Octavio Sampson 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick misses from Sampson.
Sampson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kullen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kullen wants to control but Sampson postures up.
Sampson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kullen keeps working.
Sampson tries to stand but Kullen is controlling his head.
Kullen tries to bench press Sampson off him but Sampson keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson throws a strike aimed at the side of Kullen's head but Kullen avoids it well.
Sampson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kullen keeps working.
Kullen is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sampson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kullen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kullen is not content to let Sampson control the position.
Kullen can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kullen is trying to get back to half guard.
Kullen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sampson's best efforts.
Sampson is looking for a kimura but Kullen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sampson to get the leverage.
Kullen is looking to control Sampson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kullen avoid being mounted?
Kullen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kullen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sampson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sampson's back!
Kullen is looking for the choke from the back position but Sampson is controlling his hands well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullen is looking for the choke from the back position but Sampson is controlling his hands well.
Kullen doesn't have the hooks in and Sampson manages to turn into his guard.
Sampson controlling from the top position.
Sampson passes Kullen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kullen tries to roll over but Sampson keeps him under control.
Kullen looking for a kimura from the bottom but Sampson passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson trying to control the action but Kullen is working from the bottom.
Sampson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kullen is trying to get back to half guard.
Dean Kullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kullen tries to control but Sampson manages to take his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Octavio Sampson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sampson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Octavio Sampson!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Octavio Sampson!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Octavio Sampson!
Octavio Sampson wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miko Laaksonen (ranked 4149 p4p, 4068 weight class) and Robo Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miko Laaksonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robo Boy!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy throws a body punch but Laaksonen moves out of range.
Boy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laaksonen.
Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laaksonen avoids a kick to the body.
Laaksonen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boy scores with a nice strike.
Sloppy strikes from Laaksonen. Those never looked like landing.
Boy tries to clinch up.
Laaksonen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Laaksonen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boy tries to clinch there but Laaksonen circles away.
Laaksonen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A combination from Boy does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laaksonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boy.
Laaksonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laaksonen avoids the head kick by Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laaksonen throws a series of punches but Boy avoids them all with ease.
Laaksonen blocks a head kick by Boy.
Laaksonen looks to throw the jab but Boy is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Boy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boy swings for the body but Laaksonen moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Boy.
Laaksonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boy, pushing him back against the cage.
Laaksonen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laaksonen is defending well for now.
Laaksonen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Laaksonen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boy up against the cage.
Laaksonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laaksonen is looking to counter punch.
Boy fails to land with a series of punches.
Boy closes the distance but Laaksonen moves to the side
and Laaksonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robo Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laaksonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boy.
Laaksonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Boy.
Boy throws a right hand that Laaksonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Laaksonen also avoids with ease.
Laaksonen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy clobbers Laaksonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boy tries to clinch up but Laaksonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Laaksonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Laaksonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Laaksonen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boy misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Boy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laaksonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boy takes one to the side of the head.
Laaksonen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Laaksonen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boy is trying to stand back up but Laaksonen is controlling him
Boy tries to kick Laaksonen off in order to stand up. Laaksonen Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Laaksonen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boy is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Laaksonen is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Boy's face as Laaksonen controls the position.
Boy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Laaksonen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boy tries to clinch up but Laaksonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Boy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boy takes a swing at Laaksonen's ribcage but misses.
Laaksonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Boy throws a big counter head kick but Laaksonen avoids it with no problem.
Laaksonen avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Laaksonen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boy gets tackled into the cage by Laaksonen. Laaksonen maintains the clinch.
Laaksonen lands a shoulder strike.
Laaksonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laaksonen lands with a nice body punch.
Boy misses with a head kick.
Boy misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laaksonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Laaksonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laaksonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boy avoids it.
Laaksonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy takes a shot to the head.
Laaksonen blocks an uppercut.
Laaksonen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Laaksonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boy throws a nice looking combination but Laaksonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laaksonen slips a jab and a cross from Boy.
It looked like Laaksonen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miko Laaksonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Laaksonen cracks a nice hook into Boy's ribs.
A big right from Boy misses.
Boy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laaksonen on the side of the head.
Laaksonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boy can do to turn this around?
Boy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laaksonen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Laaksonen lands with an overhand left.
A punch combination from Laaksonen misses.
Boy thinks about the counter body kick.
Laaksonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laaksonen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laaksonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boy throws out the jab.
Laaksonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laaksonen scores with a one two! Boy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Boy tries to clinch but Laaksonen is having none of it.
Miko Laaksonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boy tries to clinch there but Laaksonen circles away.
Boy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boy throws a head kick but Laaksonen moves out of range.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laaksonen clinches with his opponent.
Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Laaksonen avoids the damage to the body.
Laaksonen breaks the clinch.
Boy misses with a combination
and Laaksonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laaksonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laaksonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
As Boy looks to move away, Laaksonen throws a big counter combo but Boy just gets out of the way.
Boy throws a wild body kick that Laaksonen sees coming a mile off.
Laaksonen lands a really nice looking cross but Boy seems unphased.
Boy scores with a push kick.
Boy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boy lands with a right hand.
Boy scores with a one two! Laaksonen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Laaksonen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laaksonen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boy is looking to stand up but Laaksonen isn't so interested in that idea.
Laaksonen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boy's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laaksonen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boy defends it well.
Laaksonen works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laaksonen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Boy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Laaksonen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Laaksonen clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laaksonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laaksonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boy scores with a shot to the body.
Boy misses with the combination.
Laaksonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy is looking to clinch.
Boy tries to keep at a distance but Laaksonen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laaksonen manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laaksonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Boy tries to land a body kick
and Laaksonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laaksonen.
Laaksonen drives through and clinches with Boy against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land.
Laaksonen lands a knee to the body.
Boy can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laaksonen as Boy tries to tie him up.
A short left from Laaksonen.
Boy tries to circle away but Laaksonen has him pinned against the cage.
Boy tries to break the clinch but Laaksonen is controlling the position.
Laaksonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Boy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boy working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Laaksonen.
Laaksonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laaksonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laaksonen misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Boy.
Boy tries to land a front kick but Laaksonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boy tries to bum rush Laaksonen with a series of wild strikes but Laaksonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy cracks Laaksonen with a good jab.
Laaksonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boy. Boy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boy tries to clinch up.
Boy doesn't manage to clinch there - Laaksonen circles away.
Laaksonen forces Boy back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laaksonen.
Laaksonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Laaksonen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laaksonen.
Boy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boy.
Boy swings wildly with an uppercut but Laaksonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laaksonen breaks from the clinch.
Boy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laaksonen.
Laaksonen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boy missing with a left hand there. Laaksonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boy wants to clinch
and Boy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laaksonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Laaksonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laaksonen tests Boy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boy takes a swing at Laaksonen's ribcage but misses.
Laaksonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Boy missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boy trying to control the position but instead, Laaksonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boy into the cage.
Laaksonen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laaksonen avoids it.
Laaksonen lands with a light punch inside.
Laaksonen lands a shoulder strike.
Robo Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miko Laaksonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boy wants to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miko Laaksonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laaksonen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Miko Laaksonen!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Miko Laaksonen!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Miko Laaksonen!
Miko Laaksonen wins by unanimous decision!
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