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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simo Supermies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Supermies might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to D12 - Fight Music. Leach has chosen Wiki - Wikispeaks as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Simo Supermies had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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196 lbs
41 - 29 - 0 |
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195 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Supermies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Leach!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supermies looks to land a body kick but Leach moved away.
Supermies misses with a wild combination.
Leach throws a counter combo.
Leach tries for a takedown but Supermies sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Supermies looks to land a right hand but Leach moved out of range.
Supermies misses with an uppercut.
Supermies throws a head kick that misses.
Supermies lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supermies pushes Leach away with a front kick.
Supermies throws a head kick that misses
and Leach counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Supermies shoots in and drives through. Leach sprawls well.
Supermies shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach throws a sloppy head kick
and Supermies counters by clinching up.
Leach prevents Supermies from breaking the clinch.
Supermies with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Supermies fails to land.
Supermies misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leach.
Leach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Supermies misses with a punch to the body.
Supermies is looking to break free of the clinch but Leach has double underhooks.
Leach is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Supermies tries to land a knee to the head but Leach blocks with his arms.
Leach scores with a shoulder strike.
Supermies wants to take the fight to the mat but Leach manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Supermies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Supermies tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leach avoids it.
Leach blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supermies can't find room to land a body shot as Leach controls the action.
Supermies throws a punch but it's blocked by Leach.
Supermies wants to take the fight to the mat but Leach manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Supermies looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Supermies is working for takedown but Leach is calmly controlling the position for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leach.
Supermies is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Leach is defending well.
Supermies has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Leach is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Leach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leach is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Supermies misses with the head strike.
Supermies working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Supermies.
Supermies misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leach misses with a punch on the inside.
Supermies misses with a hook from the clinch.
Supermies has a couple of punches blocked by Leach.
Supermies tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leach blocking some punches.
Supermies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Supermies jumps guard but Leach turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Leach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Supermies instigates a clinch.
Supermies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leach lands with a left to the head.
Leach lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Simo Supermies has been cut.
Supermies pulls Leach into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach wants to control from the top but Supermies keeps moving.
Supermies can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Leach controls the pace.
Leach trying to control the position from guard on top but Supermies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leach trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leach wants to control from the top but Supermies keeps moving.
Supermies wants to sweep here but Leach controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Supermies dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simo Supermies's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Supermies lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Matt Leach has been cut.
Supermies gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leach counters with a two punch combo.
Supermies has his takedown stuffed
and Leach counters with a crisp one two that drops Supermies! Leach thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Supermies to his feet! Supermies is in big trouble!
Supermies is rocked!
Supermies throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leach fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Supermies avoids it really well and circles away.
Supermies thinks about countering with a body kick.
Supermies throws the kick towards the body but Leach avoids it.
Leach is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Supermies.
Simo Supermies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leach takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Supermies.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Supermies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Supermies darts in and clinches Leach up against the cage.
Supermies lands a hook that snaps the head of Leach backwards.
Leach prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leach is trying to maintain a safe position but Supermies gets an underhook and turns Leach into the cage.
Supermies can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supermies misses with a punch to the body.
Leach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Supermies backwards.
Supermies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Supermies is trying to stall.
Leach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Supermies misses.
Leach scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Supermies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leach thinks about the counter body kick.
Supermies wants to clinch up but Leach keeps it at a distance.
Supermies swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leach counters with a crisp one two that drops Supermies! Leach thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Supermies to his feet! Supermies is in big trouble!
Oh Supermies is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach fails with a takedown attempt.
Supermies seems to have got his legs back now.
Supermies uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leach has time to react.
Supermies changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Leach looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Supermies sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Leach is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Leach is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Supermies working away.
Supermies staying calm.
Leach felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach sneaks back into half guard.
Supermies is thwarting Leach's attempts to control the position.
Leach on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Supermies missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leach keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Simo Supermies will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Supermies misses with a wild combination.
Supermies looks to land a body kick but Leach moved away.
Despite the aggression on Leach's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Supermies wants to clinch up but Leach keeps it at a distance.
Leach shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Supermies but Supermies pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Supermies tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Leach defends well and Supermies ends up having to push Leach into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And Leach responds with a good body kick, but Supermies manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supermies throws a sloppy head kick and Leach moves out of range easily.
Leach moves out of range of the strikes.
Supermies looks for the body kick but Leach saw that one coming.
Leach is looking for the big counter here.
Supermies lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supermies lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Simo Supermies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Supermies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Simo Supermies is winning the standup battle so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Supermies. Leach shrugs it off though.
Supermies throws the kick towards the body but Leach avoids it.
Supermies throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leach counters with a three punch combo that has Supermies backing up. Supermies nods at Leach to acknowledge the strikes.
Supermies misses with an uppercut
and Leach counters with a three punch combo that has Supermies backing up. Supermies nods at Leach to acknowledge the strikes.
Supermies fails to land the takedown.
Supermies shoots in looking for a takedown but Leach manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Supermies's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Supermies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supermies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leach circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leach tries to counter by closing the distance.
Supermies tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leach counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Supermies rushes Leach and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Supermies is looking to clinch.
Supermies looks to score with a jab to the body but Leach is just out of range.
Supermies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matt Leach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Supermies misses the target.
Supermies walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leach.
Supermies moves into range and clinches up with Leach.
Supermies working aggressively here.
Leach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Supermies wants a takedown.
Leach prevents the takedown attempt.
Supermies avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leach prevents a body shot from Supermies.
Matt Leach seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leach lands with a left to the head.
Supermies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Supermies misses with the combination.
Leach is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leach.
Supermies throws the kick towards the body but Leach avoids it.
Supermies misses with a looping right.
Leach lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leach.
Supermies misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Leach comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Supermies has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simo Supermies!
Simo Supermies decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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