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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Kuris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 3 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Kuris!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aurelio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kuris just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aurelio is trying to pull guard but Kuris has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Kuris to work.
Aurelio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kuris smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aurelio.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuris.
Aurelio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kuris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aurelio.
Freddy Kuris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kuris rushes Aurelio and presses him up against the cage.
Aurelio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kuris is struggling to control the position.
Kuris lands a knee to the body.
Kuris breaks the clinch.
Kuris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuris forces Aurelio back against the cage and clinches.
Kuris lands a knee to the body.
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!
Kuris digs a right hand underneath Aurelio's ribcage. Aurelio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aurelio is breathing heavily.
Aurelio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kuris smiles and moves away.
Kuris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Marcelo Aurelio has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuris rushes Aurelio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuris is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kuris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelio with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kuris clinches up with Aurelio and pushes him back against the cage.
Kuris lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kuris.
Kuris working Aurelio over with knees to the body.
Kuris lands a good knee to the midsection. Aurelio won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kuris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuris working Aurelio over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kuris.
Kuris lands a nice knee to the body.
Kuris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuris moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kuris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kuris lands a head kick. Aurelio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kuris closes the distance and clinches.
Kuris lands a good knee to the midsection. Aurelio won't want to take too many of those.
Kuris crunches a lovely knee into Aurelio's ribcage.
Aurelio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kuris breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Kuris as Aurelio shoots in.
Kuris throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelio moves out of range easily.
Kuris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aurelio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kuris to keep the fight standing.
Kuris connects with a knee to the head.
Kuris lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kuris has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Kuris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kuris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Kuris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Aurelio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aurelio avoids the head kick by Kuris.
Kuris moves into range and clinches up with Aurelio.
Kuris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aurelio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kuris smiles and moves away.
Kuris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aurelio.
Kuris goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kuris has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kuris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aurelio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kuris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio tries to pull guard but Kuris won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aurelio has had enough of the clinch but Kuris keeps him there for the moment.
Freddy Kuris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuris putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aurelio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kuris breaks from the clinch.
Kuris rushes Aurelio and presses him up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kuris.
Kuris breaks the clinch.
Freddy Kuris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuris closes the distance and clinches.
Kuris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kuris lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Kuris.
Kuris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuris crunches a lovely knee into Aurelio's ribcage.
Kuris lands a good knee to the midsection. Aurelio won't want to take too many of those.
Aurelio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Kuris.
Kuris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kuris crunches a lovely knee into Aurelio's ribcage.
Kuris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Kuris.
Knees to the body from Kuris.
Aurelio being controlled against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kuris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kuris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuris controlling the action here for a moment.
Kuris putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aurelio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kuris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aurelio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kuris avoids it really well and circles away.
Kuris gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuris avoiding damage.
Kuris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuris rushes Aurelio and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kuris.
Kuris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short body shot lands from Kuris as the two fighters clinch.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelio tries to break free but Kuris pushes him back against the cage.
Kuris breaks the clinch.
Kuris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Kuris 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 time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kuris clinches with his opponent.
Aurelio tries to pull guard but Kuris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kuris.
Aurelio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kuris just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kuris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kuris lands a nice knee to the body.
Kuris scores with a knee to the head.
Kuris manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aurelio.
Kuris has managed to clinch.
Aurelio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kuris just stands there and leans 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.
Kuris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kuris scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kuris.
Kuris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aurelio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kuris controlling the action here for a moment.
Kuris breaks from the clinch.
Kuris takes the fight into the clinch.
Aurelio is trying to break the clinch but Kuris has him pressed against the cage.
Kuris crunches a lovely knee into Aurelio's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kuris obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kuris scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuris lands a knee to the body.
Kuris scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kuris.
Kuris with a knee to the head.
Kuris scores a nice knee to the body.
Kuris lands a good knee to the midsection. Aurelio won't want to take too many of those.
Kuris breaks the clinch.
Aurelio avoids the head kick by Kuris.
Kuris throws a head kick but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuris tries to sprawl out of it but Aurelio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kuris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Kuris lands but Aurelio takes it in his stride.
Aurelio shoots in looking for a takedown but Kuris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aurelio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kuris clinches.
Kuris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aurelio tries to pull guard but Kuris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kuris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuris throws a head kick that half lands.
Sloppy strikes from Kuris. Those never looked like landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aurelio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuris throws a head kick but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio shoots in for a takedown but Kuris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuris is looking to clinch but Aurelio is avoiding it.
Kuris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kuris scores with a knee to the head.
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 Kuris walks away with a smile on his face. Aurelio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
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 shoots in for a takedown but Kuris shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kuris misses with a head kick.
Marcelo Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freddy Kuris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aurelio tries for a takedown but Kuris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Kuris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuris 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Kuris!
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