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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simppa Koivu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Stuber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Koivu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Invincible Adelitas Way. Simppa Koivu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simppa Koivu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Stuber!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stuber showed some decent athleticism there.
Koivu is looking to improve his position.
Stuber is taking a breather. Koivu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Koivu tries to get to full guard but Stuber has control of the leg.
Stuber is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivu trying to control but Stuber postures up.
Koivu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stuber is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stuber wants to free his trapped foot but Koivu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stuber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koivu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stuber counters with a shoot takedown. Koivu fights it but they end up in guard.
Koivu has his hands on Stuber's head, controlling the position.
Stuber slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Stuber is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Koivu.
Koivu tries to bench press Stuber off him but Stuber keeps the position.
Koivu is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Stuber is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Koivu is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuber avoids the attempt from Koivu to control.
Stuber can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koivu is looking to escape.
Koivu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
Stuber content just to control the position here.
Koivu is desperately trying to improve his position but Stuber has a good base and remains in mount.
Koivu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koivu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Koivu keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Koivu trying to get back to full guard but Stuber takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Stuber dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stuber fails with the takedown
and Koivu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stuber won't be happy with that.
Who's going to make the next move?
Koivu slows the pace down.
Stuber on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Koivu has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Koivu tries to control but Stuber wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivu controlling the position easily from mount.
Koivu'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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koivu tries to control but Stuber wriggling away.
Koivu controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Simppa Koivu just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Koivu with a poor takedown
and Stuber counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Koivu controls Stuber momentarily but Stuber frees himself.
Koivu wants to sweep but no luck.
Koivu wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Stuber is now in half guard.
Stuber is keen to just control but Koivu is a slippery customer.
Koivu trying to control here.
Koivu is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivu wants to control but Stuber is keeping busy.
Koivu is pressing down on Stuber's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stuber is breathing heavily.
Koivu pulls Stuber in close to prevent any damage.
Koivu looking for a sweep. Not yet Koivu, not yet.
Koivu trying to control the position here.
Max Stuber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stuber preventing the sweep.
Koivu wants to improve his position but instead Stuber has moved into half guard.
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.
Koivu throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Still in half guard, Stuber seems content to control.
Koivu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stuber is working away from the top position though.
Stuber trying to control from half guard but Koivu is working away.
Koivu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Koivu trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koivu feints and as Stuber raises his hands in defense, Koivu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simppa Koivu dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Koivu gets the takedown into side control.
Koivu tries to advance to mount but Stuber instead regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Koivu in particular looking to stall.
Koivu working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Stuber's thigh. Stuber counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Koivu trying to control the position from guard on top but Stuber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koivu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Koivu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Koivu throwing strikes from guard but Stuber blocks nicely.
Koivu tries to free his leg and advance position but Stuber is retaining full guard.
Koivu controlling from the top position.
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.
Koivu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stuber dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koivu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stuber passes into half guard.
Koivu trying to control but Stuber postures up.
Koivu tries to get to full guard but Stuber has control of the leg.
Koivu wants to get back to full guard but Stuber has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivu wants to hold on but Stuber pushes him away.
Koivu is looking to get to half guard.
Stuber is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Koivu is in real trouble.
Koivu can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stuber avoiding Koivu 's attempts to control his hands.
Koivu is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Koivu trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Stuber is trying to stick to Koivu's back but Koivu is turning into Stuber. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Stuber's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Koivu.
Koivu trying to control the position from guard on top but Stuber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Simppa Koivu just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Koivu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stuber counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stuber wants to control but Koivu is keeping him busy.
Koivu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stuber is working away from the top position though.
Koivu controlling the position well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Stuber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stuber 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Stuber!
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FIGHT
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