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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marc De Ertu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karri Koira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karri Koira will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marc De Ertu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karri Koira!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ertu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koira.
Koira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Ertu.
A combination from Koira does no damage.
De Ertu misses with an uppercut. Koira saw that one coming.
De Ertu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koira misses with a looping right.
Koira misses with an uppercut. De Ertu saw that one coming.
Koira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Ertu.
De Ertu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Ertu has Koira up against the cage in a clinch.
Koira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koira has had enough of the clinch but De Ertu keeps him there for the moment.
De Ertu turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and De Ertu manages to end up in side control.
De Ertu decides to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Ertu slips under a jab.
De Ertu dives in and grabs Koira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koira pushes down on De Ertu's head and hops out.
Koira throws a shot to the body.
De Ertu shoots for a double leg takedown but Koira sprawls well. He's pushed De Ertu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Ertu moves into range and clinches up with Koira.
Koira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Ertu's elbow.
De Ertu tries to land knees in the clinch but Koira avoids the damage to the body.
Koira tries to work over De Ertu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Ertu jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koira trying to control but De Ertu is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Ertu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu is looking for a triangle but Koira pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Ertu keeping moving, preventing Koira from controlling successfully.
Koira is fighting to break De Ertu's control of his arms but De Ertu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Koira stopping the sweep attempt from De Ertu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Ertu keeping moving, preventing Koira from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Karri Koira wasn't active enough on the ground.
De Ertu misses with a wild combination.
Koira scores with a sloppy right hand. De Ertu should have avoided that one.
De Ertu closes the distance and clinches.
De Ertu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Ertu successfully pulls guard.
Koira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
De Ertu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu has his feet on Koira's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Ertu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Ertu walks into a straight right hand from Koira.
De Ertu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Koira, pushing him back against the cage.
De Ertu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koira trying to stall but De Ertu improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Koira fails to land.
De Ertu is struggling to control the position.
Koira swings wildly with an uppercut but De Ertu uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc De Ertu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koira lands a nice looking body shot.
Koira's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Koira duly obliges.
De Ertu misses with a straight left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Ertu.
De Ertu closes the distance and clinches up with Koira, looking for a takedown. De Ertu pushes Koira against the cage but Koira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Ertu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Ertu tries to move into range but Koira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koira scores with the left hand. De Ertu knows he should have avoided that one.
Koira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Ertu back to the cage. Koira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from De Ertu lands but Koira takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Koira.
De Ertu misses with a head kick.
De Ertu staying out of range there.
De Ertu closes the distance and clinches.
De Ertu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koira working hard to break the clinch.
De Ertu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koira might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
De Ertu looks for a takedown but Koira sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc De Ertu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koira connects with a single shot there.
Koira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koira loads up on a big right hand but De Ertu slips the punch.
De Ertu throws a leg kick but Koira sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Koira.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koira.
De Ertu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Ertu drives through and clinches with Koira against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Ertu is working for takedown but Koira is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Ertu manages to pull guard.
De Ertu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Koira trying to control but De Ertu is working from the bottom.
De Ertu is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Koira dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu can't do much from the bottom here.
Koira trying to control the action but De Ertu is working from the bottom.
De Ertu regains half guard there - taking advantage of Koira's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koira prevents De Ertu from improving his position.
De Ertu is not content to let Koira control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
De Ertu manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Ertu is controlling Koira's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karri Koira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
De Ertu shoots in looking for a takedown. Koira tries to sprawl out of it but De Ertu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Koira sizes up De Ertu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Ertu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koira avoids it really well and circles away.
De Ertu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koira's waist but Koira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Ertu off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc De Ertu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Ertu fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Ertu fails with a takedown attempt.
Koira connects with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Ertu takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koira lands with a hook. De Ertu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koira's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Ertu under the eye.
Koira lunges at De Ertu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Ertu's hand.
De Ertu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Koira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koira lands a lovely overhand right.
Koira scores with a decent looking hook.
De Ertu tries for a takedown but Koira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marc De Ertu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Ertu tries to move into range but Koira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Ertu shoots in for a double leg but Koira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Koira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Ertu doesn't seem bothered though.
De Ertu shoots in looking for a takedown but Koira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Ertu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Koira jabs De Ertu right on the nose. De Ertu blinks but takes it well.
Koira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Koira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Ertu.
De Ertu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Ertu walks into a jab.
De Ertu shoots for a double leg takedown but Koira sprawls well. He's pushed De Ertu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Ertu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Ertu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koira lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koira scores with the left hand. De Ertu knows he should have avoided that one.
Koira blocks a head kick by De Ertu.
Karri Koira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Ertu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Ertu shoots for a takedown but Koira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Ertu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koira feints a jab promting De Ertu to slip. Koira then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Ertu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Koira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koira loads up on a big right hand but De Ertu slips the punch.
Koira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Ertu.
Koira scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Karri Koira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A leg kick checked by De Ertu.
Koira cracks De Ertu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Koira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koira misses with an uppercut.
De Ertu takes one to the side of the head.
Koira throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Ertu moves into the clinch.
De Ertu gets a trip takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Ertu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Ertu prevents Koira from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karri Koira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Koira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karri Koira!
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energy
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hype
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