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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lars Olsson Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Twos Twos (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Olsson Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Twos Twos!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to land a body kick
and Twos counters with a nice body shot.
Twos tries to sprawl but Smith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Twos keeps working.
Twos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Twos to stand up.
Smith misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Twos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice takedown defense from Twos. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Twos misses.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Twos tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Twos to the ground. Twos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Olsson Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Twos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Twos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Twos tries to improve position but can't.
Twos wants to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Twos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twos manages to get back to half guard.
Smith works his foot free and advances to mount.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith controlling from mount.
Smith looking to control but Twos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twos is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Jimmy Twos Twos has been cut.
Smith looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Smith looking to ground and pound but Twos is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Twos regains half guard.
Smith is keen to just control but Twos is a slippery customer.
Smith with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Twos pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smith passes to side control.
Twos parries the strikes from Smith easily there. Smith is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Twos to escape.
Twos is being controlled here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Twos is trying to get back to half guard.
Twos can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Lars Olsson Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Twos Twos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Twos's half guard.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Twos is working away.
Smith thows a huge punch but Twos dodges it nicely.
Smith is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Twos reverses the position - he's now on top in Smith's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twos is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Twos trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Twos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smith haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Twos wants to stand and escape but instead Smith has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Twos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Twos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith stays in close to Twos's body and controls the position.
Twos wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith wants to control from the top but Twos keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smith scores with a takedown into Twos's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twos wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Smith wants to control from the top but Twos keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twos wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith trying to control but Twos is working from the bottom.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Twos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Olsson Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Twos Twos's cut.
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!
Smith looking to score a takedown here. Twos is defending well but Smith drives through and ends up in Twos's guard.
Twos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Twos looking to control.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Twos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Twos can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Twos can do to turn this around?
Smith throwing shots but Twos is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smith throws a series of punches but Twos avoids them all with ease.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Twos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Twos's half guard.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Twos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling the action here.
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smith controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Twos is not content to let Smith control the position.
Jimmy Twos Twos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twos is pushing Smith's head away, looking to escape. Smith manages to hold on to the position though.
Smith looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Twos is avoiding damage well.
Smith trying to control the position but Twos is working away.
Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Twos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Twos keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Olsson Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Olsson Smith!
Lars Olsson Smith very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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