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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keni Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Snorodecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Susi comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Hero of the Day. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Red Belt
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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
29 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keni Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Snorodecki!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi dodges the punch combination from Snorodecki.
Susi goes for a double leg but Snorodecki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Snorodecki continues to drive forward.
Snorodecki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Susi blocks it with crossed arms.
Susi tries to pull guard but Snorodecki won't allow it.
Snorodecki landing knees to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Susi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Susi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Snorodecki misses with a knee strike.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snorodecki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Snorodecki landing knees to the head.
Snorodecki misses with a knee strike.
Snorodecki missing with knees to the body.
Snorodecki throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi tries to pull guard but Snorodecki won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keni Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snorodecki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but Susi blocks it.
Susi jumps guard but Snorodecki stands there with Susi around his waist. Susi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Snorodecki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Susi blocks it with crossed arms.
Susi tries to pull guard but Snorodecki won't allow it.
Snorodecki tries to land knees in the clinch but Susi avoids the damage to the body.
Snorodecki crunches a lovely knee into Susi's ribcage.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but Susi blocks with his arms.
Snorodecki looking to throw knees to the head but Susi is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Susi avoids it.
Snorodecki with a knee to the head.
Susi avoiding damage as Snorodecki throws knees to the body.
Snorodecki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Susi jumps guard but Snorodecki stands there with Susi around his waist. Susi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Snorodecki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Susi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snorodecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Susi managing to block the knees to the body from Snorodecki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snorodecki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Susi avoids it.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but Susi blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi is trying to pull guard but Snorodecki has him pressed against the cage.
Susi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snorodecki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Susi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snorodecki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Susi blocks it with crossed arms.
Susi managing to block the knees to the body from Snorodecki.
Susi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snorodecki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Snorodecki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snorodecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snorodecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Susi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Snorodecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Susi is defending well for now.
Snorodecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Susi is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Susi.
Snorodecki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Susi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snorodecki missing with knees to the body.
Susi jumps guard but Snorodecki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Snorodecki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snorodecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Susi tries to pull guard but Snorodecki won't allow it.
Snorodecki misses with a knee strike.
Snorodecki looking to throw knees to the head but Susi is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snorodecki missing with knees to the body.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but Susi blocks it.
Susi is trying to pull guard but Snorodecki has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Snorodecki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Snorodecki throws a hook but Susi blocks it.
Snorodecki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Snorodecki wants it to stay on the feet.
Snorodecki clinches.
Knees to the body from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Susi blocks it with crossed arms.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but Susi blocks it.
Susi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Susi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Susi avoids it.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Susi avoids it.
Snorodecki misses with a knee strike.
Snorodecki misses with a knee to the head.
Snorodecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorodecki trying to land knees to the body.
Susi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but Susi blocks it.
Susi avoiding damage as Snorodecki throws knees to the body.
Susi tries to pull guard but Snorodecki holds him up against the cage and eventually Susi drops back down to his feet.
Susi tries to pull guard but Snorodecki holds him up against the cage and eventually Susi drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keni Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snorodecki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Susi.
Snorodecki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Susi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Susi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Snorodecki smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi misses with a takedown attempt
and Snorodecki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snorodecki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Susi.
Snorodecki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Susi circles away quickly and effectively.
Susi misses with a takedown
and Snorodecki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Snorodecki.
Snorodecki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snorodecki obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snorodecki looking to throw knees to the head but Susi is blocking nicely.
Susi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snorodecki with a knee to the head.
Susi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snorodecki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Snorodecki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Snorodecki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Susi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snorodecki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Susi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Snorodecki misses with a knee to the head.
Snorodecki tries to land knees in the clinch but Susi avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snorodecki obliges.
Snorodecki looking to throw knees to the head but Susi is blocking nicely.
Susi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Snorodecki to keep the fight standing.
Snorodecki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Snorodecki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Snorodecki lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki working Susi over with knees to the body.
Snorodecki misses with a knee strike.
Susi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Snorodecki lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snorodecki misses with a knee to the head.
Susi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snorodecki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Snorodecki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snorodecki looking to throw knees to the head but Susi is blocking nicely.
Snorodecki misses with a knee strike.
Susi jumps guard but Snorodecki stands there with Susi around his waist. Susi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Snorodecki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Susi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Snorodecki pinned against the cage. Snorodecki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A shot to the liver by Snorodecki. Beautiful body shot.
Keni Susi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Susi.
Snorodecki lands a nice shot that snaps Susi's head back.
Snorodecki lands a glancing blow to the side of Susi's head.
A punch combination from Snorodecki misses.
Snorodecki has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Snorodecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snorodecki slaps away a takedown attempt from Susi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keni Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Susi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Susi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Snorodecki defends well and Susi ends up having to push Snorodecki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorodecki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Susi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Snorodecki missing with knees to the body.
Susi is trying to pull guard but Snorodecki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Susi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Susi is trying to pull guard but Snorodecki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Snorodecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Susi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snorodecki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snorodecki lands a knee to the body.
Snorodecki lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki lands a good knee to the midsection. Susi won't want to take too many of those.
Snorodecki misses with a knee to the head.
Susi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chris Snorodecki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but Susi blocks with his arms.
Susi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Susi tries to pull guard but Snorodecki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Susi fails to pull guard.
Susi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snorodecki walks away with a smile on his face. Susi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Snorodecki wants it to stay on the feet.
Snorodecki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Susi goes for a double leg but Snorodecki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Snorodecki continues to drive forward.
Snorodecki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Susi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Snorodecki smiles and moves away.
Snorodecki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Susi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snorodecki.
Susi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Snorodecki finds it's way round the side to connect with Susi's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Susi.
Susi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Susi fails with the takedown.
Snorodecki throws a right and a left that Susi avoids nicely.
Susi dives in for a single leg takedown but Snorodecki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Snorodecki misses with a knee strike.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snorodecki missing with knees to the body.
Keni Susi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Susi struggles to land a body shot inside as Snorodecki controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Snorodecki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snorodecki 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Snorodecki!
After the fight, Chris Snorodecki was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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