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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larsen Simonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and INERTE BASURA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BASURA has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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195 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Larsen Simonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, INERTE BASURA!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simonds shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
BASURA looks gassed!
Simonds not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Simonds is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Simonds seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simonds takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Simonds decides to stand up.
Simonds scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simonds content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Simonds seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Simonds not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Simonds working over BASURA with some ground and pound. BASURA looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Simonds slows the pace down in half guard.
Simonds not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BASURA has hold of Simonds's hands but Simonds slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Simonds moves into full mount! BASURA won't be happy about that!
BASURA is bucking up trying to escape but Simonds cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Simonds controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BASURA in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Simonds working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Simonds controlling from mount.
Simonds'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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Larsen Simonds just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Simonds bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Simonds is working BASURA over with some ground and pound from side control.
BASURA takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
BASURA seems a little lost for a moment, as Simonds dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larsen Simonds dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Simonds throws a nice looking combination but BASURA bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simonds looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Simonds decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on BASURA, up you get!
Simonds gets the takedown into side control.
Simonds cracks BASURA with a big elbow.
Simonds is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down BASURA's shoulder. That is not cool.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simonds is putting a hurting on BASURA here, landing some big shots from side control.
Simonds moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BASURA is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Simonds stands up and beckons BASURA to join him on the feet.
BASURA doesn't manage to clinch there - Simonds circles away.
Simonds scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Simonds trying to mount his opponent but BASURA defends it.
Simonds wants to stand but BASURA has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simonds decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Simonds closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming BASURA to the mat! BASURA manages to get full guard.
Simonds 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.
Simonds postures up and lands a big shot to BASURA's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simonds postures up and lands a big shot to BASURA's brow.
Simonds with a nice head shot there.
Simonds gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Simonds shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
BASURA is rocked!
Larsen Simonds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Simonds takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BASURA is still in real trouble! Can Simonds finish him?
BASURA seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BASURA is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simonds lands a big shot there that rocks BASURA but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larsen Simonds 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!
Simonds gets a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Simonds is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Simonds tries to pass to full mount but BASURA defends it.
Simonds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that BASURA can do to turn this around?
Simonds wants to stand up but BASURA has a hold of him and won't allow it.
BASURA takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simonds lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Simonds is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Larsen Simonds just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Simonds shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Simonds tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Simonds has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of BASURA's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simonds controlling the pace for now.
Simonds lands a heavy elbow.
Simonds controlling the pace for now.
INERTE BASURA has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Simonds cracks BASURA with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Simonds controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Larsen Simonds just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Simonds throws a hook but BASURA blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larsen Simonds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Simonds 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larsen Simonds!
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FIGHT
RATING
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