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Event:
QFC Tournament 1201 Round 3
Date: Aug 11, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Sampson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laaksonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.#BC#
Laaksonen manages to break the clinch.
Sampson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laaksonen finds it's way round the side to connect with Sampson's head.
Sampson throws a sloppy head kick
and Laaksonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD2#
Sampson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Laaksonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sampson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Laaksonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Laaksonen wants to stand but Sampson is controlling the position.
Sampson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Sampson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sampson is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laaksonen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Sampson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Laaksonen to the mat! Laaksonen manages to get full guard.
Sampson trying to control the position from guard on top but Laaksonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sampson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sampson's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T2#
Sampson trying to control but Laaksonen is working from the bottom.
Sampson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sampson is looking to stand up but Laaksonen won't let him.
Sampson prevents Laaksonen from getting back to his feet.
Sampson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Laaksonen's guard.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sampson tries to clinch
and Laaksonen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sampson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Laaksonen counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Laaksonen lands a body shot.
Sampson throws a head kick that misses
and Laaksonen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Laaksonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sampson.
Sampson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laaksonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sampson tries for a takedown but Laaksonen circles away easily
and Laaksonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Laaksonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laaksonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sampson has his takedown stuffed
and Laaksonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Miko Laaksonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Octavio Sampson.
Sampson looks winded!#T4#
Laaksonen swinging wildly here.
Laaksonen lands with a good body shot.
Laaksonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Laaksonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Laaksonen.
Laaksonen throws a good cross that connects.
Sampson walks into a stiff left hand from Laaksonen.
Sampson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laaksonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Laaksonen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Laaksonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sampson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laaksonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Laaksonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sampson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#TD2#
Sampson gets a double leg takedown into Laaksonen's guard.
Laaksonen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sampson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sampson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Laaksonen! #SUB2#
Laaksonen tries to improve his position but Sampson has taken his back! Sampson has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Laaksonen tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Sampson pushes Laaksonen away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Octavio Sampson! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1201 Round 2
Date: Aug 10, 2024 |
#R1#
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.
#T1#
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.#CL#
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.#BC#
Laaksonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
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.
#T3#
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.
#TD#
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. #T4#
Boy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB#
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.#R2#
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.#CL#
Boy gets tackled into the cage by Laaksonen. Laaksonen maintains the clinch.
Laaksonen lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
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.#CL#
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. #T1#
Boy takes a shot to the head.
Laaksonen blocks an uppercut.
Laaksonen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC#
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. #T2#
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.
#CL#
Laaksonen clinches with his opponent.
Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Laaksonen avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
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.#T3#
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. #TD#
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. #T4##SUB#
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!#R3##CL#
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.#BC#
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. #CL#
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. #BC#
Laaksonen manages to break the clinch.
#T1#
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.
#CL#
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.#T2#
A short right from Laaksonen.
Laaksonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
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.
#CL#
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.
#T3#
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. #BC#
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. #CL#
Laaksonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Laaksonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laaksonen tests Boy's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boy takes a swing at Laaksonen's ribcage but misses. #CL#
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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Event:
QFC Tournament 1201 Round 1
Date: Aug 09, 2024 |
#R1#
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Laaksonen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Laaksonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Laaksonen tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Laaksonen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laaksonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laaksonen works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As King looks to move away, Laaksonen throws a big counter combo but King just gets out of the way.
King has a takedown stuffed.
Laaksonen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Miko Laaksonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince King.#T1#
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL#
Laaksonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.#TD#
Laaksonen wants the takedown. King is fighting it off but Laaksonen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in King's guard against the cage.
Laaksonen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
King looking to control.
Laaksonen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Laaksonen throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
King wants to pass the guard but Laaksonen is keeping the position.
Laaksonen has a closed guard, preventing King from standing up.
King wants to control from the top but Laaksonen keeps moving. #T2##SUB2#
King drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and King jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Laaksonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laaksonen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T3#
Laaksonen is controlling King's posture.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Laaksonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.#CL#
Laaksonen gets a clinch.
Laaksonen jumps guard but King stands there with Laaksonen around his waist. Laaksonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#BC#
Laaksonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laaksonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laaksonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laaksonen throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a head kick. That will keep Laaksonen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! #T4#
Laaksonen throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
King looks winded!
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Laaksonen breaks the clinch.
Laaksonen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laaksonen.
A punch combination from Laaksonen misses.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Laaksonen 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.#R2#
King shoots in for a takedown but Laaksonen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Prince King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#TD#
Laaksonen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for King!#SUB#
Laaksonen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. King knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SU#
Laaksonen stands up and we're back to a striking position. #T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laaksonen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Laaksonen lands with a nice body punch.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Laaksonen circles away.
It looked like Laaksonen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
Laaksonen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Laaksonen stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
King is breathing heavily.
King wants to clinch up but Laaksonen keeps it at a distance.
King with a poor takedown
letting Laaksonen counter with a right hand.
Miko Laaksonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince King.
King wants to slow Laaksonen down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Laaksonen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laaksonen feints a jab promting King to slip. Laaksonen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. King slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T2#
Laaksonen misses with the combination.
Laaksonen throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Laaksonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Laaksonen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. King eats them both and turns towards Laaksonen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laaksonen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laaksonen throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
King throws the kick towards the body but Laaksonen avoids it.#CL#
Laaksonen moves into range and clinches up with King.#TD#
Laaksonen pulls guard effortlessly. #T3#
Laaksonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
King stops Laaksonen from standing up.
Laaksonen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Laaksonen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
King won't allow Laaksonen to sweep him here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
King misses with a double jab
and Laaksonen counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Laaksonen to acknowledge the strikes.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laaksonen pinned against the cage. Laaksonen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes from Laaksonen. Those never looked like landing. #CL#
Laaksonen gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Laaksonen dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Laaksonen as he avoids it easily.
Laaksonen throws a big counter combination but King scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Laaksonen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
King is looking to clinch.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laaksonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Laaksonen.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miko Laaksonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laaksonen scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
Laaksonen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Laaksonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Laaksonen throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.#T1#
King dives in for a single leg takedown but Laaksonen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Laaksonen stuffs the takedown.
Laaksonen connects with a single shot there.#CL#
Laaksonen moves into the clinch successfully.
Laaksonen crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.#TD#
Laaksonen jumps into guard, dragging King to the mat.
Laaksonen trying to control the position here.
Laaksonen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T2#
Laaksonen wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Laaksonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Laaksonen, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Laaksonen holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Laaksonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Laaksonen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#T3#
Laaksonen scores with a jab to the body.
Laaksonen misses with a two punch combination.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
King misses with the body kick
and Laaksonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Laaksonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD#
Laaksonen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. King can't fight it off and eventually Laaksonen manages to take the fight to the floor. King looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Laaksonen controlling from the top position. #T4##SU#
Laaksonen stands and steps away. King gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
King is looking to clinch. #TD#
Laaksonen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laaksonen wants to pass the guard but King is defending well.
Laaksonen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
Laaksonen prevents King from improving his position.
Laaksonen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Miko Laaksonen!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Miko Laaksonen!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Miko Laaksonen!
Miko Laaksonen wins by unanimous decision! |
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