QFC Tournament 549 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Deanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Out
vs
Deanson

160 cm
24
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Deanson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Deanson takes one on the button.
Deanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab lands there for Out.
Out lands a nice shot to the body.
Tom Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out scores with the left hand. Deanson knows he should have avoided that one.
Out scores with a body shot.
Nice shot by Out.
Out lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Out ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deanson moves away.
Deanson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good exchange - Out coming out on top.
Out misses with a wild combination.
Out bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Deanson's head.
Out is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Out moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Deanson instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Deanson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Deanson.
Out is breathing heavily.
Deanson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Deanson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Deanson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Deanson lands a nice uppercut.
Deanson digs a right hand into Out's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Out's gas tank.
Deanson lands with a left to the head.
Deanson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Out backwards.
Deanson lands with a short shot to the head.
Out is trying to break free.
Deanson dips a shoulder and cracks Out with a mighty uppercut! Out falls back against the cage and Deanson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Out is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Deanson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Deanson!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus Van Kossen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sonnen
vs
Van Kossen

171 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Klaus Van Kossen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kossen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Kossen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sonnen.
A head kick by Van Kossen misses

and Sonnen counters with a takedown into side control.
Van Kossen is looking for a sweep.

Sonnen is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Van Kossen looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sonnen gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Van Kossen is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sonnen lets go of the hold and Van Kossen can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Sonnen!
John Sonnen got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bhat Pomkai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Donnelly
vs
Pomkai

191 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
24
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bhat Pomkai!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Pomkai.
Pomkai moves out of range of the body kick.
Pomkai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pomkai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Donnelly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pomkai throws out a counter right but Donnelly avoids it with no problem.
Pomkai is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Pomkai shuts the power down on Donnelly. Lights out, game over! Pomkai is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bhat Pomkai!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Kiel Giese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kiel Giese
vs
Sims

170 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Kiel Giese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Sims!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims swinging wildly here.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sims.
Sims laying and praying for a moment but Giese takes advantage and regains half guard.
Sims not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giese is trying to get back to full guard.
Sims wants to take a breather but Giese is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giese keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Giese looking for submissions off his back.
Giese is refusing to be controlled, as Sims sits in half guard.
Sims prevents Giese from improving his position.
Sims looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Giese makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Giese.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giese looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sims throws a strike but Giese rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Giese distracts Sims with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Giese is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Giese is pushing down on Sims's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sims is fighting to maintain full guard but Giese has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sims actively working from the bottom here.
Giese is thwarting Sims's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Giese is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Giese perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sims has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Giese is working away from the top position though.
Giese scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sims is looking for a sweep. Giese is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice strikes from Giese there.
Giese not doing much here.
Sims on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Giese works his way into side control.
Sims wants to control but Giese postures up.
Check out the look on Giese's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giese lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sims is looking for a sweep.
Sims is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kiel Giese dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Giese shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sims's guard.

Sims is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sims is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Giese is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Giese working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sims has momentary wrist control but Giese slips an elbow through the middle.
John Kiel Giese overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Giese working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Giese trying to control but Sims is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Giese is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like Sims is going to stand back up.
Giese regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sims.
Giese seems keen to control Sims's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giese manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sims manages to get himself to full guard.

Giese prevents Sims from getting back to his feet.
Giese slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Giese is in close to Sims's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Giese slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Giese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sims can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giese is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Giese engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Giese lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Giese working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sims's head.
Giese wants to control from the top but Sims keeps moving.
Giese is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Giese keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sims's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giese seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Giese is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sims is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sims has momentary wrist control but Giese slips an elbow through the middle.
Giese with a nice head shot there.
Giese wants to control from the top but Sims keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giese working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Sims looking for a guillotine here but Giese defends easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kiel Giese 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. This is the final round!

Giese shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Sims pushes Giese off and gets back to his feet.

Giese throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sims tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Giese is in Sims's guard.
Giese makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sims is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Giese looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giese stands up over Sims, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Giese slips nicely into half guard.
Sims trying to control but Giese postures up.
Sims has hold of Giese's hands but Giese slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sims is trying to maintain the position but Giese is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sims is in trouble now - Giese has advanced to mount!
Giese controlling from the full mount.
Giese has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sims's face.
Giese connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Sims is rocked!
Giese raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sims is still in real trouble! Can Giese finish him?
Giese putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Giese landing shots from mount.
Giese 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.
Giese postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Sims badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Giese around the waist but Giese pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Giese is the winner by TKO! Giese jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kiel Giese!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Arvidsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Shore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Arvidsson
vs
Shore

166 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
24
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hugo Arvidsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Shore!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arvidsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Oooooh!!! Shore has knocked Arvidsson down with a huge combo! Shore steps away and waves a wobbly Arvidsson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Arvidsson is rocked!

It looks like Hugo Arvidsson has been cut.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Shore moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Arvidsson! Shore continues to tee off on Arvidsson, landing with a left and a right! Shore connects with a right hand that leaves Arvidsson sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Shore!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rick Shore!
Rick Shore decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yahaya Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joakim Loland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Axelsson
vs
Loland

169 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
24
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yahaya Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joakim Loland!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Axelsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Loland.
Loland tries a head kick but it misses.
Loland moves forwards but Axelsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Loland shoots and misses

and Axelsson counters with a single leg into guard. Loland didn't expect that.
Loland wants to get back to his feet but Axelsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Loland keeping moving, preventing Axelsson from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Loland really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Axelsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson landing with the ground and pound.
Axelsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Axelsson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Loland avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Axelsson.
Loland is trying to work for a sweep but Axelsson has mounted him!
Loland wants to control but Axelsson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Axelsson looking for a guillotine from mount but Loland is having none of it.
Axelsson lands a big elbow.
Axelsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Axelsson goes for an armbar but he's not got it� Loland turns into him and now he's in Axelsson's guard.
Loland trying to control the position from guard on top but Axelsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loland wants to get up but he can't break Axelsson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Loland stopping the sweep attempt from Axelsson.
Loland being controlled here momentarily.
Axelsson looking to control.
Axelsson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Axelsson is trying to keep Loland in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Loland looking to pass the guard.
Loland is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Axelsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Loland trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Loland kicks Axelsson off and gets back to his feet.
Loland just misses with a punch to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Yahaya Axelsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Loland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loland doesn't manage to clinch there - Axelsson circles away.
No luck for Loland with that takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Loland - just one landing.
Axelsson tries to clinch but Loland moves out of range.
Axelsson is looking to clinch.

Axelsson closes the distance and pushes Loland back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Axelsson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Axelsson wants to stand up but Loland is controlling the position.
Loland tries to kick Axelsson off in order to stand up. Axelsson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson wants to control but Loland is keeping him busy.
Axelsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loland can do to turn this around?
Axelsson throws a strike aimed at the side of Loland's head but Loland avoids it well.
Yahaya Axelsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Axelsson is looking to take a break and control but Loland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Axelsson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Loland is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Axelsson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Axelsson working Loland over with strikes here.
Axelsson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Loland's face.

Axelsson is working for a guillotine from mount but Loland frees his head quite easily.
Axelsson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Axelsson wants to control the pace but Loland is squirming around nicely.
Axelsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Axelsson is trying to control here but Loland has managed to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Axelsson controlling the action here.
Axelsson wants to control but Loland is keeping him busy.
Loland won't allow Axelsson to pass to mount.
Loland wants to control but Axelsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Loland taking some punishment here, with Axelsson in his half guard.
Axelsson prevents Loland from standing back up.
Loland is looking for a sweep. Axelsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Loland is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Axelsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Axelsson works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Axelsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Yahaya Axelsson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Axelsson.
Axelsson has a takedown stuffed.
Loland will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Axelsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Axelsson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Loland wants to get back to his feet but Axelsson is dominant here and he's now got Loland's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loland trying to control but not successfully.

Axelsson tightening his grip on Loland, looking for the choke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Axelsson looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Loland can't escape the position.
Axelsson is looking to control Loland but Loland is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Axelsson biding his time, looking for the opening.
Loland can't escape the position.
Axelsson controlling the position well here. Loland rolled but Axelsson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Axelsson trying to control momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Axelsson.
Axelsson missing with strikes.
Loland is in bad spot here.

Loland preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Axelsson.
Axelsson keeps control of the position easily here as Loland tries to buck him off.
Axelsson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loland is trying to get back to his feet but Axelsson has full control of the position and if anything, Loland has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Loland defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Axelsson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Loland to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Axelsson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Loland is defending well though. Axelsson let's go of the attempt for now.
Loland is covering up but some of the strikes from Axelsson are getting through and doing damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yahaya Axelsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Axelsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Yahaya Axelsson!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Yahaya Axelsson!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Yahaya Axelsson!

Yahaya Axelsson wins by unanimous decision!