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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simo Ahvenus (ranked 1347 p4p, 165 weight class) and Marcus Aurelius (ranked 1861 p4p, 212 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Ahvenus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahvenus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ahvenus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahvenus drops an elbow to the side of Aurelius's head.
Nice strikes from Ahvenus there.
Ahvenus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ahvenus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ahvenus looks to land a strike but Aurelius avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ahvenus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahvenus throwing strikes from guard but Aurelius blocks nicely.
Ahvenus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ahvenus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ahvenus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Aurelius working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ahvenus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ahvenus looking to pass the guard.
Ahvenus is looking to work some ground and pound but Aurelius has wrist control.
Ahvenus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ahvenus won't allow Aurelius to get back to his feet.
Ahvenus trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Aurelius manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Aurelius trying to control but Ahvenus is working from the bottom.
Aurelius looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahvenus has control of Aurelius's left arm, preventing Aurelius from doing any damage.
Aurelius pushing down on Ahvenus's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ahvenus is pressing down on Aurelius's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aurelius is fighting to break Ahvenus's control of his arms but Ahvenus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ahvenus controls Aurelius momentarily but Aurelius frees himself.
Ahvenus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ahvenus is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelius looking to pass the guard.
Aurelius drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aurelius jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ahvenus keeping moving, preventing Aurelius from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Ahvenus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ahvenus shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ahvenus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aurelius keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Aurelius wants to get back to his feet.
Ahvenus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ahvenus is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Aurelius as he works his way to full guard.
Aurelius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahvenus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ahvenus slips nicely into half guard.
Ahvenus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aurelius can do to turn this around?
Aurelius tries to roll over but Ahvenus keeps him under control.
Ahvenus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aurelius pushes Ahvenus off looking to stand but Ahvenus dives back in and keeps control.
Aurelius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ahvenus.
Ahvenus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aurelius is trying to maintain the position but Ahvenus is very close to passing his half guard.
Ahvenus thows a huge punch but Aurelius dodges it nicely.
Aurelius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ahvenus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahvenus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aurelius is pressing down on Ahvenus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Our spies down at at UnderGround-grapling inform us that Aurelius has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Aurelius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ahvenus.
Ahvenus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aurelius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Simo Ahvenus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ahvenus tries to free his leg and advance position but Aurelius is retaining full guard.
Ahvenus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ahvenus postures up and lands a big shot to Aurelius's brow.
Ahvenus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aurelius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aurelius has momentary wrist control but Ahvenus slips an elbow through the middle.
Ahvenus looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelius is pulling down on Ahvenus's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Ahvenus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Aurelius throws a combination that misses
and Ahvenus counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Aurelius!
Aurelius is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ahvenus with the ground and pound but Aurelius regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ahvenus seems to be working for a kimura but Aurelius defends the submission attempt.
Ahvenus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ahvenus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ahvenus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahvenus prevents Aurelius from standing back up.
Aurelius keeping control of the position.
Ahvenus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahvenus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ahvenus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aurelius is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ahvenus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aurelius is not content to let Ahvenus control the position.
Aurelius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ahvenus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aurelius defending well though.
Aurelius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ahvenus.
Ahvenus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Aurelius!
Ahvenus scoring with strikes but Aurelius is staying in there.
Ahvenus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ahvenus misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahvenus looking to ground and pound but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
Ahvenus looking to ground and pound but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
Aurelius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ahvenus unloads with some shots from mount but Aurelius bucks and avoids them well.
Aurelius is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ahvenus throws a sloppy strike and Aurelius uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Aurelius has ended up in Ahvenus's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelius postures up.
Ahvenus controlling Aurelius's posture.
Aurelius drops back looking for a leg! Ahvenus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ahvenus manages to kick Aurelius off! Aurelius jumps back into Ahvenus's guard.
Marcus Aurelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simo Ahvenus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ahvenus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simo Ahvenus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ahvenus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simo Ahvenus!
A very excited looking Simo Ahvenus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Marcus Aurelius stepped up to the mic, saying 'Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear. I'll be back!'.
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