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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Professor F (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isto Benson Simomaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). F comes to the cage accompanied by shortest man in world. Isto Benson Simomaa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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264 lbs
27 - 8 - 2 |
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283 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Professor F!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isto Benson Simomaa!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
F misses with a looping right.
F thows a body shot but no joy.
Professor F seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
F tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simomaa looks to score with a jab to the body but F is just out of range.
F's corner calls for a 1-2. F obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
F blocks a jab.
Simomaa forces F back against the cage and clinches.
F blocks an elbow strike.
Simomaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
F stalling in the clinch.
Simomaa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Simomaa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
F gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Simomaa tries to get to full guard but F has control of the leg.
F thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Simomaa's head.
F moves nicely into side control.
F scoring with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
F throws a strike aimed at the side of Simomaa's head but Simomaa avoids it well.
F scoring with punches from side control.
F throws an elbow but Simomaa slips to the side and avoids it well.
F is chipping away with strikes.
Simomaa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but F wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
F working the ground and pound.
Simomaa pushes F away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, F gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
F in side control, throwing shots but Simomaa defends.
F creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Simomaa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
F throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
F has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
F throwing strikes but Simomaa manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Simomaa tries to move to mount but F blocks the move with his legs.
F is looking to regain half guard here but Simomaa keeps moving and retains side control.
Simomaa stands up.
F shoots in and drives through. Simomaa sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
F rushes Simomaa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
F can't find room to land a body shot as Simomaa controls the action.
F takes an elbow to the temple.
Simomaa being controlled against the cage.
Simomaa misses with an elbow strike.
Simomaa lands an elbow inside that F shrugs off.
It looks like Professor F has been cut.
F avoids the elbow strike from Simomaa, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on F - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simomaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
F manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
F is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Professor F.
F tries to close the distance and clinch but Simomaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
F shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big left from Simomaa misses.
F shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Simomaa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simomaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Professor F dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Professor F's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Simomaa moves out of range as F strikes.
F tries to clinch but Simomaa moves away
and Simomaa moves into the clinch.
Simomaa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Simomaa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Simomaa prevents a body shot from F.
Simomaa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Simomaa displaying some good clinch control by pressing F up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simomaa.
F is struggling to control the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simomaa throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
F being controlled against the cage.
F blocks an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from F.
Nice elbow from Simomaa.
F pushes Simomaa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
F avoids a wild elbow strike from Simomaa.
Simomaa lands an elbow that stopped F in his tracks for a moment.
Simomaa misses with an elbow over the top.
F blocks an elbow strike from Simomaa.
Simomaa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Simomaa stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Simomaa just misses with a elbow thrown towards F's brow.
Isto Benson Simomaa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
F misses with a punch to the body.
F trying to control the position but instead, Simomaa has worked for underhooks and has pushed F into the cage.
F blocks an elbow strike.
F misses with a body punch.
F changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Simomaa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
F shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Simomaa as he jumps to the side.
F lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
F slips under a jab.
F misses with a series of wild punches.
A cross from Simomaa lands.
Simomaa misses with a left hand
and F counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Simomaa's guard now.
F throws a strike but Simomaa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
F is looking for a triangle but Simomaa pushes his legs off easily.
Simomaa stays in close to F's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
F working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Simomaa has passed into half guard!
Simomaa wants to lay and pray for a moment but F keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
F tries to get to full guard but Simomaa has control of the leg.
F regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
F bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simomaa's guard.
F scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Professor F will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Professor F'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Simomaa misses with a looping left.
A nice combination there by F.
Simomaa ducks under a wild hook from F.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from F is defended easily by Simomaa.
F uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simomaa.
F throws the left hand but Simomaa avoids the punch easily.
F doesn't manage to clinch there - Simomaa circles away.
Simomaa moves into the clinch.
Simomaa misses with an elbow over the top.
F blocks the elbow strike.
Simomaa has F pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
F tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simomaa's elbow.
Simomaa taking a breather.
F avoids the elbow strike from Simomaa, against the cage.
Simomaa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning F up against the cage.
Simomaa continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
F tries to stall but Simomaa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
F blocks an elbow strike from Simomaa.
F avoids a wild elbow strike from Simomaa.
Isto Benson Simomaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
F taking a breather.
Simomaa lands a nice elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
F wants a takedown.
Simomaa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Simomaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
F blocks an elbow strike from Simomaa.
Simomaa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Simomaa just misses with a elbow thrown towards F's brow.
F is trying to stall.
Simomaa wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
F wants to stall.
F seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Simomaa is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
F has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Simomaa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Professor F. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simomaa misses with an elbow strike.
F trying to control the position but instead, Simomaa has worked for underhooks and has pushed F into the cage.
Simomaa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
F blocks an elbow strike from Simomaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
F is stalling here.
Simomaa stalling.
F is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Simomaa is keeping busy.
Simomaa throws an elbow that misses.
F dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Professor F.
F scores with a takedown into Simomaa's guard.
F landing some decent shots from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Professor F.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for F, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Professor F!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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