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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antony Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Simonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 cm
24
194 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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200 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antony Norris! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcin Simonis! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Norris drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Norris is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Norris'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. Norris stands up and waves to Simonis to follow him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Simonis slaps away a takedown attempt from Norris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Norris shoots in but no luck this time. Simonis looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Norris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Simonis sprawls well. Simonis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Norris gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antony Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him. Norris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Simonis sprawls well. Simonis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Norris gets slowly back to his feet. Simonis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Norris looks for a takedown but Simonis sprawls well. Simonis raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Norris tries to clinch but Simonis is having none of it. Norris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Simonis sprawls well. Simonis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Norris gets slowly back to his feet. Norris fails to land the takedown. Simonis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Norris shoots in looking for a takedown but Simonis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Norris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Norris moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSimonis. Norris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Norris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Norris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Norris lands in his opponent's guard. Simonis is looking to stand up but Norris isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Simonis being controlled here, momentarily. Norris gets to his feet - Simonis follows without any prompting. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Simonis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Simonis raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Norris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Norris moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSimonis. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antony Norris dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Norris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Simonis's waist but Simonis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Norris off to one side. Norris fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Norris looks to score with a jab to the body but Simonis is just out of range. Simonis shapes to counter with a head kick. Norris misses with a takedown attempt and Simonis counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Norris! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marcin Simonis!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
17% |
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