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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simo Supermies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supermies comes into the arena with D12 - Fight Music blaring out of the sound system. Grossman has chosen Apple bottom jeans, boots with the fur... as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Simo Supermies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Les Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Supermies throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Grossman was covering up waiting for the punch and Supermies finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Grossman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grossman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grossman has control of Supermies's left arm, preventing Supermies from doing any damage.
Supermies content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grossman keeping full guard, as Supermies tries to pass.
Grossman pulls Supermies in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Les Grossman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Grossman shoots in for a takedown but Supermies shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Supermies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Supermies connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Supermies cracks the inside of Grossman's front leg.
Grossman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Supermies checks it well.
Supermies swings widly with a right hand
and Grossman counters with a nice uppercut.
Supermies instigates a clinch.
Supermies misses with the head strike.
Grossman tries to work over Supermies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Supermies.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grossman misses with a punch to the body.
Grossman struggles to land a body shot inside as Supermies controls his hands.
Supermies lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Supermies.
Supermies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Supermies lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Supermies pushes Grossman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grossman looks gassed!
Supermies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Supermies uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grossman.
Supermies throws a leg kick which misses Grossman's front leg but catches the back leg as Grossman tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman checks the leg kick.
Supermies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Supermies looks to score with a jab to the body but Grossman is just out of range.
Grossman loads up on a big right hand but Supermies slips the punch.
Grossman slips a jab and a cross from Supermies.
Supermies throws a body punch but Grossman moves out of range.
Supermies misses with a straight left.
Grossman swats away the attempt to clinch by Supermies.
Supermies connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Supermies looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Supermies closes the distance and pushes Grossman back into the cage.
Supermies has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grossman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Grossman gets through Supermies's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Grossman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Supermies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Supermies works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Supermies trying to control the position from guard on top but Grossman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Supermies throws and elbow that misses. Grossman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Supermies's guard. Nice move by Grossman!
Supermies bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grossman's guard.
Grossman is adopting a defensive guard.
Supermies scoring with punches to the head and body.
Supermies throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grossman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grossman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Supermies 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.
Supermies lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grossman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Supermies trying to control but Grossman is working from the bottom.
Supermies postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Supermies throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Supermies throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Supermies looking to pass the guard.
Supermies working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Supermies is looking to work some ground and pound but Grossman has wrist control.
Supermies missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Supermies throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Supermies dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grossman throws an overhand right that lands on Supermies's shoulder, as Supermies tries to avoid the shot.
Grossman throws a series of punches but Supermies avoids them all with ease.
Grossman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Supermies moves away.
Supermies fails with a takedown attempt.
Grossman leaves Supermies with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Supermies throws a shot to the body.
Grossman lands the left hand.
Grossman throws the kick towards the body but Supermies avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Supermies.
Grossman swings widly with a right hand
and Supermies cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Supermies swings for the body but Grossman moves out of range.
Simo Supermies is winning the standup battle so far.
Supermies walks into a jab.
Grossman pushes Supermies up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supermies goes for a takedown attempt but Grossman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Supermies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grossman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Supermies's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grossman under the eye.
Grossman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grossman drives through with a takedown into Supermies's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Grossman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grossman prevents Supermies from getting back to his feet.
Supermies pulls Grossman in to control the position.
Grossman postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grossman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman is working Supermies over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Supermies wants to sweep here but Grossman controlling him for the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Grossman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Supermies is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grossman defends well.
Supermies is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grossman is aware though and is defending well.
Grossman trying to control but Supermies is working from the bottom.
Grossman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grossman trying to control but Supermies is working from the bottom.
Supermies working for a triangle but Grossman defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supermies tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grossman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Supermies is trying to keep Grossman in close.
Grossman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grossman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Grossman stops Supermies from standing up.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Supermies here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Supermies throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supermies is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Grossman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grossman tries to throw a body punch but Supermies avoids it by throwing Grossman back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Supermies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Supermies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grossman throws a hook but Supermies blocks it.
Grossman lands a jab.
Supermies ducks under a wild hook from Grossman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Supermies shoots in but no luck this time.
Supermies scores with a jab to the head.
Grossman scores with the left hand. Supermies knows he should have avoided that one.
Supermies shoots in for a takedown but Grossman shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Les Grossman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Supermies misses the shot to the body.
Grossman misses with a hook.
Grossman lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Simo Supermies has been cut.
Grossman throws a hook but Supermies blocks it.
Supermies shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Supermies tests Grossman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grossman misses with a wild body shot.
Supermies fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grossman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Supermies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Supermies misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Supermies takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grossman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Supermies misses with a body shot.
Supermies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman walks into a left hand.
Supermies keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Supermies!
Grossman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grossman throws a low kick but Supermies moves out of range easily.
Grossman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grossman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Supermies closes the distance and pushes Grossman back into the cage.
Supermies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grossman backwards.
Simo Supermies has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Supermies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Grossman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grossman digs a right hand underneath Supermies's ribcage. Supermies let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Supermies.
Grossman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Supermies backwards.
A short right from Supermies on the inside.
Supermies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman lands with a nice body punch.
Grossman connects with a single shot there.
Supermies lands with a thumping leg kick.
Supermies fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Supermies is looking to wear down Grossman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Supermies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Supermies tries to clinch there but Grossman circles away.
Grossman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grossman misses the shot to the body.
Supermies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Grossman as he checks the leg kick.
Grossman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Supermies swats away the attempt to clinch by Grossman.
Grossman looks to land a right hand but Supermies moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supermies throws a body punch but Grossman moves out of range.
Grossman throws a leg kick but Supermies checks it.
Grossman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Supermies momentarily.
Grossman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Supermies to score with a decent uppercut.
Grossman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grossman tries to bum rush Supermies with a series of wild strikes but Supermies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Supermies throws a hook to the side of Grossman's head but Grossman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Grossman misses
and Supermies counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. Supermies catches Grossman right on the button with a cross.
Grossman swings for the body but Supermies moves out of range.
Grossman scores with a jab to the head.
Grossman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supermies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Supermies looks to throw the jab but Grossman is out of range.
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 swings for the body but Grossman moves out of range.
Grossman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Supermies has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grossman dives in and grabs Supermies's left leg, looking for a takedown. Supermies pushes down on Grossman's head and hops out.
Les Grossman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grossman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grossman misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Grossman.
Supermies tries to clinch up.
Grossman looks to land a left hand but Supermies moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman misses with a takedown attempt - Supermies sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Supermies lands a leg kick that knocks Grossman off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simo Supermies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Supermies 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simo Supermies!
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