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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Grim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Simms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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198 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Grim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mathew Simms!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grim defending well as Simms loads up on a big left hand.
Grim looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Grim forces Simms back against the cage and clinches.
Simms is looking to break free of the clinch but Grim has double underhooks.
Simms has hold of one of Grim's legs. Grim is fighting the takedown attempt but Simms gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Simms gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Simms lands a jab to the nose.
Simms looks to land a body kick but Grim moved away.
Simms with a jab.
Simms gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Simms - that landed with a thud.
Simms tries for a takedown but Grim manages to get underhooks.
Simms breaks from the clinch.
Simms closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Simms lands in his opponent's guard.
Simms lands a couple of elbows.
Simms tries to stand but Grim is controlling from the bottom.
Simms drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Simms jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Grim keeping moving, preventing Simms from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simms passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Simms stands up.
Grim slips under a jab.
Grim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Simms as he jumps to the side.
Grim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simms.
Grim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Simms pinned against the cage. Simms gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Simms decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grim's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Grim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grim has momentary wrist control but Simms slips an elbow through the middle.
Simms postures up.
Simms would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grim is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simms working a defensive guard here.
Simms manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Simms lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Simms looking to control but Grim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Simms breaks from Grim's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simms connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Simms lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Simms postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grim looks a forlorn figure.
Simms scoring with strikes but Grim is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simms pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Simms with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Grim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Simms scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grim?
Simms avoids the attempt from Grim to control.
Grim is in a horrible position here. Simms smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Simms lands with some strikes.
Simms has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Simms scoring with strikes but Grim is staying in there.
Simms putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Grim wants to hold on but Simms pushes him away.
Simms trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Grim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Simms cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Simms punishing his opponent with strikes.
Simms breaks from Grim's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Grim is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simms scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Simms is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Grim has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Grim tries to hold on but Simms postures up.
Simms has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grim's face.
Simms looking for a guillotine from mount but Grim is having none of it.
Simms looking for a guillotine from mount but Grim is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simms lands with some strikes.
Simms with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Simms dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Simms looks to land a combination but Grim avoids it well.
Simms misses with a looping left.
Grim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Simms throws a leg kick but Grim checks it.
Simms misses with a looping right.
Grim fails with the takedown.
Grim tries to clinch up
and Simms cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Simms, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simms is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grim.
Simms looks to land a combination but Grim avoids it well.
Simms throws a nice looking combination but Grim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simms looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Simms connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grim throws a chopping leg kick but Simms manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Grim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simms closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simms working the body and head with strikes.
Simms looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Simms swings around for an armbar but Grim sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Simms's guard.
Simms bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grim's guard.
Simms decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Grim, up you get!
Simms stalks Grim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grim's face. Grim staggers backwards, shaken.
Simms rushes Grim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Simms has clasped his hands together around Grim's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Simms decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Simms shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grim is in a horrible position here. Simms smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Simms landing shots from mount.
Simms avoids the attempt from Grim to control.
Simms tries to control but Grim wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grim is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Simms landing strikes, looking to finish!
Grim is rocked!
It looks like Steve Grim has been cut.
Simms with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Grim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simms is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Grim can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Simms drops a big elbow. That's hurt Grim! More shots from Simms and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mathew Simms!
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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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