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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Lee (ranked 2713 p4p, 4007 weight class) and Miko Laaksonen (ranked 311 p4p, 399 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Push Ups. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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5 - 1 - 0 |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miko Laaksonen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nathan Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laaksonen moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laaksonen scores with a shot to the body.
Laaksonen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lee is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy left from Laaksonen finds it's target.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Laaksonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Laaksonen counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Laaksonen to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laaksonen tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee throws a right and a left that Laaksonen avoids nicely.
Laaksonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laaksonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Laaksonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laaksonen staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Laaksonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laaksonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Laaksonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Laaksonen lands with a shot to the body.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laaksonen moves away.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laaksonen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Laaksonen counters with a stiff right hand.
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 body shot.
Lee looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laaksonen throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Laaksonen counters with a nice body shot.
Laaksonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee throws a hook but Laaksonen avoids it easily.
Laaksonen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Laaksonen does it's job there.
A shot to the liver by Laaksonen. Beautiful body shot.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Laaksonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laaksonen on the side of the head.
Laaksonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee is rocked!
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laaksonen.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Laaksonen saw that one coming.
Laaksonen slips under a jab from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laaksonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laaksonen steps into range and cracks Lee with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Lee flops backwards and Laaksonen dives into his guard looking to finish!
Laaksonen stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Laaksonen with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laaksonen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lee is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Laaksonen dives into side control.
Laaksonen lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laaksonen cracks Lee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Laaksonen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
Laaksonen works to advance to full mount. Lee defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laaksonen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Laaksonen on the ground.
Laaksonen landing strikes from the mount and Lee is in trouble!
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.
Laaksonen scores with a jab to the body.
Laaksonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laaksonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laaksonen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
No joy there for Laaksonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laaksonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Laaksonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Laaksonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Laaksonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laaksonen lands with a cross.
Lee throws a series of punches but Laaksonen avoids them all with ease.
Laaksonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee moves forwards but Laaksonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laaksonen scores with a nice strike.
Lee moves forwards but Laaksonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Laaksonen moved out of range nicely.
Laaksonen connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Lee misses with a hook
and Laaksonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab lands there for Laaksonen.
Laaksonen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
BOOM! Laaksonen lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lee. Lee tries to recover but Laaksonen is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lee lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miko Laaksonen!
The defeated Nathan Lee had this to say: 'I'll be back with a KO'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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