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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Waligora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcin Waligora has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcin Waligora!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Waligora scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Marcelo Aurelio has been cut.
Waligora has Aurelio up against the cage in a clinch.
Aurelio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Waligora walks away with a smile on his face. Aurelio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aurelio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Waligora has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Aurelio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Waligora to score with a decent uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aurelio has his takedown stuffed
and Waligora counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aurelio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aurelio is trying to pull guard but Waligora has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waligora breaks the clinch.
Waligora instigates a clinch.
Aurelio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Waligora just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aurelio tries to pull guard but Waligora holds him up against the cage and eventually Aurelio drops back down to his feet.
Waligora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Waligora.
Waligora has Aurelio up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelio wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waligora is stalling here.
Waligora with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Waligora has Aurelio pushed against the cage.
Aurelio is trying to pull guard but Waligora has him pressed against the cage.
Aurelio jumps guard but Waligora stands there with Aurelio around his waist. Aurelio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Waligora displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aurelio up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio is trying to pull guard but Waligora has him pressed against the cage.
Waligora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waligora closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Waligora manages to break the clinch.
Waligora scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Waligora throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelio shoots and misses
and Waligora counters by clinching up.
Aurelio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Waligora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waligora misses with a double jab.
Aurelio tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aurelio is trying to pull guard but Waligora turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelio jumps guard but Waligora turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Waligora dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Aurelio'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.
Waligora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Waligora moves into the clinch successfully.
Waligora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Waligora counters with a straight right hand.
Aurelio fails with the takedown
and Aurelio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aurelio tries for a takedown but Waligora circles away easily
and Waligora finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Waligora there.
Waligora is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Aurelio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Waligora counters with a two punch combo.
Marcelo Aurelio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Waligora throws a right and a left that both miss.
Waligora scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waligora misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waligora throws a nice inside leg kick.
Waligora connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marcin Waligora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Waligora clinches up against the cage.
Waligora breaks the clinch.
Aurelio slips a jab and a cross from Waligora.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Waligora.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Waligora both land. Nice combination.
Waligora throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aurelio looks to clinch
and Waligora counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Waligora looks to land a combination but Aurelio avoids it well.
Aurelio needs to keep his hands up - Waligora had a free shot at his head there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Waligora stalling against the cage.
Waligora has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelio jumps guard but Waligora stands there with Aurelio around his waist. Aurelio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Waligora breaks from the clinch.
Aurelio has his takedown stuffed
and Waligora counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waligora misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Waligora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Aurelio'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!
Waligora scores with a sloppy right hand. Aurelio should have avoided that one.
Waligora gets a clinch.
Waligora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelio fails with the takedown
and Waligora counters with a low kick, right behind Aurelio 's knee.
Waligora clinches.
Waligora breaks from the clinch.
Aurelio tries for a takedown but Waligora circles away easily
and Waligora counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Waligora.
Waligora has closed the distance and engaged Aurelio in a clinch.
Aurelio is trying to pull guard but Waligora has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waligora is stalling here.
Aurelio jumps guard but Waligora turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aurelio is trying to pull guard but Waligora has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Waligora.
A right handed body shot lands from Waligora.
Waligora has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waligora throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aurelio misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marcin Waligora seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waligora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waligora has managed to clinch.
Waligora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Waligora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aurelio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Waligora.
Waligora works over Aurelio's head and body with a nice combination.
Aurelio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Waligora counters with a straight right hand.
Waligora clinches up with Aurelio and pushes him back against the cage.
Waligora manages to break the clinch.
Aurelio moves to clinch but Waligora breaks away
and Waligora counters with a left and a right that stings Aurelio.
Marcin Waligora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waligora scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aurelio in his tracks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Waligora.
Waligora lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aurelio will feel that in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waligora clinches with his opponent.
Marcelo Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aurelio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Waligora walks away with a smile on his face. Aurelio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcin Waligora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Waligora has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcin Waligora!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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