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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vilho Alanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alanen comes to the cage accompanied by Turmion Kätilöt - Grand Ball. Simmons is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DMX - Who We Be. Earl Simmons acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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223 lbs
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206 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vilho Alanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Earl Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons moves into the clinch.
Simmons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Alanen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alanen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alanen missing with knees to the body.
Alanen scores a nice knee to the body.
Alanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simmons throws an elbow but misses.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but Alanen blocks with his arms.
Simmons misses with a knee to the head.
Simmons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alanen blocks it with crossed arms.
Alanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Simmons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simmons avoids a wild elbow strike from Alanen.
Alanen misses with the head strike.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but Alanen blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simmons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons misses with a knee to the head.
Simmons lands an elbow just above Alanen 's eye.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons connects with a knee to the head.
Simmons avoiding damage as Alanen throws knees to the body.
Simmons is trying to stall.
Alanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Simmons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simmons scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alanen.
Alanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Simmons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simmons taking a breather.
Simmons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alanen blocks it with crossed arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alanen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Simmons creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alanen's defenses.
Alanen lands an elbow inside that Simmons shrugs off.
Alanen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Simmons managing to block the knees to the body from Alanen.
Simmons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alanen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Simmons's face.
Simmons avoiding damage as Alanen throws knees to the body.
Alanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simmons avoids it.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alanen tries a body shot but Simmons blocks it.
Alanen avoids a wild elbow strike from Simmons.
Alanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simmons is defending well for now.
Simmons stalling the fight.
Simmons managing to block the knees to the body from Alanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons tries to break the clinch but Alanen is controlling the position.
Simmons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alanen lands an elbow that stopped Simmons in his tracks for a moment.
Alanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Simmons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alanen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alanen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alanen looking to throw knees to the head but Simmons is blocking nicely.
Alanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Simmons controls his hands.
Alanen crunches a lovely knee into Simmons's ribcage.
Simmons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simmons obliges.
Simmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simmons lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alanen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simmons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alanen blocks it with crossed arms.
Simmons connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alanen's face.
Simmons crunches a lovely knee into Alanen's ribcage.
Alanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simmons dodges an elbow strike from Alanen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alanen.
Alanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simmons is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alanen is defending well for now.
Simmons misses with a knee to the head.
Alanen trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simmons comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simmons missing with knees to the body.
Simmons looking to throw knees to the head but Alanen is blocking nicely.
Simmons throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Earl Simmons will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Simmons closes the distance and pushes Alanen back into the cage.
Alanen lands a nice knee to the body.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Alanen blocks it.
Alanen lands an elbow just above Simmons 's eye.
Simmons misses with a knee to the head.
Simmons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alanen blocks it with crossed arms.
Simmons putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alanen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Simmons avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simmons obliges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but Alanen blocks with his arms.
Alanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Simmons avoids the damage to the body.
Alanen misses with a knee to the head.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons scores with a knee to the head.
Simmons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Simmons.
Alanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Alanen blocks it.
Alanen takes an elbow to the temple.
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Earl Simmons seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alanen scores with a shoulder strike.
Simmons creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Simmons lands a nice knee 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!
Alanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Alanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simmons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Alanen blocks it.
Simmons creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alanen's defenses.
Alanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Simmons.
Simmons managing to block the knees to the body from Alanen.
Alanen with a knee to the head.
Alanen throws an elbow that misses.
Alanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but Alanen blocks with his arms.
Simmons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simmons moves into the clinch.
A short left from Alanen.
Simmons lands a nice elbow.
Alanen misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alanen obliges.
Simmons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simmons putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alanen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Simmons creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alanen's defenses.
Simmons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alanen blocks it with crossed arms.
Alanen managing to block the knees to the body from Simmons.
Alanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons wants to stall.
Alanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simmons avoids it.
Alanen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alanen missing with knees to the body.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alanen avoids it.
Simmons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Simmons manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alanen clinches.
Simmons unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simmons prevents the takedown attempt.
Simmons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alanen landing knees to the body.
Alanen tries to throw a body punch but Simmons avoids it by throwing Alanen back against the cage.
Simmons taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simmons.
Simmons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simmons looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alanen fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vilho Alanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simmons lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Simmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Simmons tries to keep at a distance but Alanen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Simmons looking to throw knees to the head but Alanen is blocking nicely.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but Alanen blocks with his arms.
Alanen misses with an elbow over the top.
Alanen landing knees to the head.
Alanen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alanen managing to block the knees to the body from Simmons.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alanen trying to land knees to the body.
Simmons tries to land knees in the clinch but Alanen avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Simmons.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Alanen blocks it.
Simmons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alanen managing to block the knees to the body from Simmons.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons lands an elbow inside that Alanen shrugs off.
Simmons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alanen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Simmons's face.
Alanen tries to land a knee to the head but Simmons blocks with his arms.
Alanen missing with knees to the body.
Simmons landing knees to the head.
Alanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simmons managing to block the knees to the body from Alanen.
Alanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simmons avoids it.
A knee to the head by Simmons.
Simmons putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alanen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Simmons dodges an elbow strike from Alanen.
Simmons avoids a wild elbow strike from Alanen.
Simmons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simmons.
Alanen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Simmons lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Simmons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alanen jumps guard and drags Simmons to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alanen is working an open guard so Simmons takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Simmons pushes Alanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Alanen misses with a knee to the head.
Alanen managing to block the knees to the body from Simmons.
Simmons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alanen avoiding damage as Simmons throws knees to the body.
Simmons lands a damaging elbow.
Alanen misses with an elbow over the top.
Simmons blocks an elbow strike.
Alanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Simmons just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Simmons avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Alanen.
Alanen is trying to pull guard but Simmons has him pressed against the cage.
Simmons misses with a knee to the head.
Simmons scores a nice knee to the body.
Simmons trying to land knees to the body.
Simmons managing to block the knees to the body from Alanen.
Alanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simmons.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but Alanen blocks with his arms.
Alanen managing to block the knees to the body from Simmons.
Alanen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Simmons tries to stand but Alanen is controlling from the bottom.
Alanen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alanen tries to get out of the position.
Simmons stands up and waves to Alanen to follow him.
Vilho Alanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons clinches.
Simmons scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alanen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vilho Alanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simmons putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alanen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alanen misses with a punch to the body.
Simmons with a knee to the head.
Earl Simmons is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simmons avoids it.
Alanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simmons avoids it.
Simmons throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alanen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Alanen blocks it.
Simmons lands an elbow inside.
Alanen managing to block the knees to the body from Simmons.
And that's the end of the fight!
Earl Simmons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Simmons has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Earl Simmons!
A very excited looking Earl Simmons made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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