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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keni Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius comes to the cage accompanied by Marcia Carolus Rex. Susi has chosen Metallica - Hero of the Day as his entrance music. Keni Susi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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158 lbs
28 - 28 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keni Susi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aurelius counters with a body kick.
Aurelius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Susi has his takedown stuffed
and Aurelius counters with a good, hard body kick but Susi shrugs it off.
Aurelius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aurelius throws a front kick that sends Susi stumbling back into the cage.
Susi shoots and misses
and Aurelius makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Susi really felt that one!
Sigvard Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keni Susi.
Susi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Susi with a poor takedown
and Aurelius counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Susi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aurelius counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aurelius lands a shoulder strike.
Aurelius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi is trying to pull guard but Aurelius turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aurelius lands a nice shot to the body.
Aurelius is working Susi over against the cage.
Susi tries to pull guard but Aurelius forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Susi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aurelius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Susi backwards.
Susi prevents a body shot from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aurelius throws a punch but it's blocked by Susi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aurelius.
Susi is trying to pull guard but Aurelius turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aurelius tries a body shot but Susi blocks it.
Aurelius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Susi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Aurelius is staying active underneath Susi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aurelius is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Aurelius tries to get to full guard but Susi has control of the leg.
Susi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Susi is thwarting Aurelius's attempts to control the position.
Susi is working for a kimura but Aurelius is defending it quite comfortably.
Susi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi is trying to work for a kimura but Aurelius is defending well.
Aurelius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aurelius keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelius is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Susi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Susi's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigvard Aurelius dominated that round.
That's time! Aurelius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Susi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aurelius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Susi throws a looping overhand right but Aurelius ducks down to avoid it.
Susi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aurelius counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aurelius.
A short right from Aurelius on the inside.
Susi fails to pull guard.
Sigvard Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keni Susi.
Aurelius lands a shoulder strike.
Aurelius tries a body shot but Susi blocks it.
Aurelius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aurelius tries to work over Susi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Susi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aurelius smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi shoots and misses
and Aurelius counters by moving into the clinch.
Susi fails to pull guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aurelius.
Still in the clinch, Aurelius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aurelius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Susi prevents a body shot from Aurelius.
Susi jumps guard but Aurelius stands there with Susi around his waist. Susi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aurelius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Susi backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi jumps guard but Aurelius stands there with Susi around his waist. Susi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Susi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aurelius to keep the fight standing.
Susi tries to pull guard but Aurelius won't allow it.
Aurelius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Susi is trying to pull guard but Aurelius turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aurelius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keni Susi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Susi fails with the takedown
letting Aurelius counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi shoots and misses
and Aurelius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Susi tries for a takedown but Aurelius circles away easily
and Aurelius counters by clinching up.
Aurelius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aurelius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Susi backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aurelius.
Susi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right hook to the body lands for Aurelius.
Aurelius tries a body shot but Susi blocks it.
Aurelius lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi tries to pull guard but Aurelius won't allow it.
Susi jumps guard but Aurelius stands there with Susi around his waist. Susi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aurelius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aurelius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Susi tries for a takedown but Aurelius circles away easily
and Aurelius counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigvard Aurelius dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Susi misses with a takedown attempt
and Aurelius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Susi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aurelius counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Aurelius tries to land a front kick but Susi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aurelius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aurelius paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aurelius tries to work over Susi's front leg with a kick but Susi checks it.
The fighters circling - Aurelius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Susi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aurelius counters by moving into the clinch.
Sigvard Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keni Susi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Aurelius - that landed with a thud.
Aurelius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Susi backwards.
Aurelius lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands with a light punch inside.
Aurelius digs a right hand into Susi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Susi's gas tank.
Aurelius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Susis head.
Aurelius lands a hook that snaps the head of Susi backwards.
Aurelius lands a shot to the body.
Aurelius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Susi prevents a body shot from Aurelius.
Sigvard Aurelius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius misses with a punch to the body.
Susi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aurelius to keep the fight standing.
Sigvard Aurelius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Susi tries to pull guard but Aurelius won't allow it.
Susi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aurelius just stands there and leans against the cage.
Susi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aurelius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Susi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Aurelius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi is trying to pull guard but Aurelius has him pressed against the cage.
Susi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Susi tries to pull guard but Aurelius won't allow it.
Susi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aurelius to keep the fight standing.
Susi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aurelius to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a nice uppercut.
Susi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aurelius smiles and moves away.
Aurelius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Susi misses with a takedown attempt
and Aurelius counters with a nice kick to the body.
Aurelius connects with a solid leg kick.
Aurelius misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Susi shoots and misses
and Aurelius counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Susi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aurelius tries to throw a body punch but Susi avoids it by throwing Aurelius back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sigvard Aurelius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aurelius, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigvard Aurelius!
Post fight, Sigvard Aurelius took to the microphone: '...'.
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hype
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