Simone Simons has this crowd in the palm of her hand, they love her. She waves to her fans and then blows kisses to them. I think everyone loves this Dutch fighter. The crowd start chanting, "Ida...Ida...Ida". Ida Lundgren lifts her fists into the air and encourages the crowd to make more noise. She seems supremely confident tonight. The crowd start chanting, "Simone...Simone...Simone". Simone Simons lifts her fists into the air and encourages the crowd to make more noise. She seems supremely confident tonight. This is the first time these two have meet inside the cage. The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score a win tonight. Ida Lundgren comes with a 2 fight losing streak. The referee of the bout is Autumn Reeser. ========================================= Round 1 ========================================= Ida Lundgren and Simone Simons move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight...the crowd are ready for this one! Some nice shots from Ida Lundgren. She stuns Simone. Now's the time for Ida to strike for a win. Ida Lundgren avoids a dangerous strike from Simone Simons... Ida fends her off with feel-out punches. Simone is trying to counter now... Superb haymaker by Simone Simons... Ida manages to move aside. Very, very lucky escape there. The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round A solid shot from Ida Lundgren to the body of Simone. Ouch. Simone didn't like that. Her tit will be stinging a little now. Ida Lundgren fires a series of low kicks. All those kicks fail to land. Very poor technique there from Ida. Ida misses a step and Simone sees an opportunity to counter her... Simone Simons throws an uppercut. Ida slips way from it. Nicely avoided. You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Ida Lundgren can end the fight with her ground and pound and she looks ready to pound Simone Simons into mincemeat. Solid low kick from Ida Lundgren. Simone deflects it and she looks to counter attack. She's always looking for an opening. Simone is trying to counter now... Simone Simons is swinging for the fences! BANG! Oh My God! A hit that almost breaks Ida's jaw! Simone has opened up Ida! It looks like blood is starting to flow from Ida's Right cheek. Simone Simons tries to grapple. She puts Ida in a double underhook! The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round Wow...can you imagine being between these two fighters? Both girls are really locked into this clinch. Ida Lundgren's throwing a flurry of punches and she's taunting Simone Simons! "Come on, bitch. You want some of this?" Simone just can't get away! Oh My God! It's going to be hard for Simone to look at herself in a mirror tomorrow. Her Right cheek is swelling up big time. The fighters are clinching. This is as close together as their bodies can get. After measuring the distance Ida Lundgren jumps forward with a flying knee! Ida's knee landed perfectly on Simone's tits! From the look on her face that must've really hurt. Simone Simons doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Ida Lundgren's embrace and tries to move away. Ida Lundgren pushes Simone Simons forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch. Close in action here. Both fighters are tied up in a clinch. Ida Lundgren jumps forward with her knee rising! Hard impact to the face!! That strike sends Simone to the mat! The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round Ida is standing while Simone is on the ground on her back. Simone Simons could be taken advantage of here. She's on her back and Ida Lundgren makes her move...leaping into the air and trying for a brutal looking legdrop. So close! Simone has avoided the legdrop. That could have ended the fight right there. Ida is standing while Simone is on the ground on her back. The Young Gunz fans are cheering Simone on as she tries to get back to her feet... She's up! A shake of her head to clear the cobwebs and Simone looks ready to continue the fight. Back to her feet, Simone is vertical again. She'll be hoping she stays that way for a while. Ida Lundgren steps forward... Simone catches her with an uppercut to the face! That will leave a bruise on her cheek! Simone Simons fakes a punch and launches herself over Ida Lundgren. Great move by Simone! She pushes Ida under a troublesome thai clinch. Both girls are tied in a clinch. Their bodies pressed against each other. Simone Simons's throwing a flurry of punches and she's taunting Ida Lundgren! "Come on, bitch. You want some of this?" Ida just can't get away! Oh My God! It's breast to breast action here. Both fighters are holding each other close. Ida Lundgren's launching some bone breaking punches to Simone Simons's ribs and chest while in the clinch. Wow. You can see the pain in Simone's eyes. Tears are streaming down her face. The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round Both girls are tied in a clinch. Their bodies pressed against each other. Simone Simons pushes off of Ida Lundgren and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots! Ida stumbles backwards, but Simone chases her and continues the rain of blows! Wow...can you imagine being between these two fighters? Both girls are really locked into this clinch. Simone Simons pushes away Ida Lundgren, she's trying to keep the fight at striking range. Ida Lundgren doesn't want to break the clinch. She's still grappling with Simone Simons. Ida tries to get some advantage after her opponent misses a move... Oh shit...things are getting brutal. Ida Lundgren has her hands full of Simone Simons's hair and is about to pull down hard. Oh! That makes even my eyes water! Simone can't take much more of this pain, her hair is going to be torn out by the roots. Close in action here. Both fighters are tied up in a clinch. Ida Lundgren tries to launch a knee to the body while in the clinch! Ugh! Glancing blow to Simone's abdomen! We're trading sweat here, folks. These two ladies are locked together in a clinch. Simone Simons grapples with Ida Lundgren and tries an inner leg sweep. Ida falls hard on the mat with Simone on top of her. The crowd love to see this sort of sexy action! The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round Simone Simons is in half guard over Ida. Simone Simons launches a few fake punches as she tries to escape! Simone is countered by Ida. Bad judgement call by Simone there. Simone Simons is in half guard over Ida. Simone breathes deeply while on the ground. She's gulping down huge mouthfuls of oxygen. Simone Simons is in half guard over Ida. Simone breathes deeply while on the ground. She's gulping down huge mouthfuls of oxygen. Simone Simons is in half guard over Ida. Ida Lundgren tries to close the guard. Nothing happening from this effort. Ida gets sloppy and Simone Simons tries to take advantage... Simone Simons attempts to free her leg. Simone uses her skills by jumping out of Ida's guard. She then moves quickly to side mount! Simone Simons is in side mount over Ida Lundgren. The two fighters are on the canvas. The crowd watches as Simone Simons looks to mount Ida Lundgren... Simone slides her knee across and gets to mount. Simone Simons is in full mount over Ida Lundgren. Simone's taking this opportunity to rest. Autumn Reeser stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity. Both fighters want to continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision. Ida and Simone glare at each other as they prepare to continue the fight. The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round Ida Lundgren and Simone Simons engage in a wild exchange of punches! Simone is getting the best of the exchange. She's landing a few blows. Simone Simons jumps over Ida and tries to grapple. Simone pushes Ida against the cage in a plum position! We're trading sweat here, folks. These two ladies are locked together in a clinch. Simone Simons tries to shrug her way out of the clinch. Ida Lundgren is determined to work from the clinch. She's pummeled through and managed to retain her position. It's breast to breast action here. Both fighters are holding each other close. Simone Simons tries to shrug her way out of the clinch. Ida Lundgren is determined to work from the clinch. She's pummeled through and managed to retain her position. The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. Referee Autumn Reeser tells the fighters to go to their corners. Ida is the winner of this round. She raises her fist in the air and the crowd respond with cheers. ========================================= Round 2 ========================================= Ida Lundgren decides to launch some tentative punches... Simone takes the best of a brief punching exchange. Ida circles around Simone... Brilliant combination from Ida Lundgren... Punches are landing...she's forcing Simone to try and defend better. The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round Ida Lundgren just won't stop and continues to rain punches! Simone may be in trouble! She's getting seriously hurt here! Simone Simons leans forwards and tries to grapple with Ida Lundgren. Ida wants to maintain the distance and ducks that one. Ida is trying to counter now... Nice punch by Ida Lundgren. She out boxes Simone in this exchange with some solid hits. Simone is out! Simone is out! Ida has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion! The winner is Ida Lundgren by KO (Punch) at 0:59 Round 2! Congratulations! Statistics: Ida Lundgren Punches 11/17 (65%) Kicks 0/5 (0%) Clinch strikes 13/16 (81%) Takedowns 0/0 (0%) GnP strikes 0/0 (0%) Submissions 0/0 (0%) Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%) Damage caused 1197 Clinch Damage 540 Ground Damage 0 Time on the ground 66 s Statistics: Simone Simons Punches 7/11 (64%) Kicks 0/0 (0%) Clinch strikes 7/11 (64%) Takedowns 0/0 (0%) GnP strikes 0/0 (0%) Submissions 0/0 (0%) Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%) Damage caused 291,06 Clinch Damage 143,81 Ground Damage 0 Time on the ground 86 s Ida Lundgren wins 37,15 ranking points after the fight. Simone Simons loses -23,22 ranking points after the fight. That was a decent performance from Ida Lundgren tonight. In my eyes, she read the fight well and wasn't afraid of engaging. Hopefully she can level out her aggression and do something about her hair, if she can manage that, then it's possible she'll go far in the UCC. (183 points) Simone Simons has had some absorbing moments tonight. She contributed to the enjoyment of most of the people here at the Spandauer Zitadelle (Berlin, Germany). I'm hoping she can up the tempo in her next fight, then she should start to draw in even more fans. (82 points) Not a bad fight, but there were times when I would have rather watched Ida and Simone kissing than fighting.