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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karri Koira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Phoenix might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Phoenix. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karri Koira!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Karri Koira has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Koira.
Phoenix tries to land a front kick but Koira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Phoenix slips a jab from Koira.
Koira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Phoenix throws a series of punches but Koira moves out of range.
Phoenix wants to clinch up but Koira keeps it at a distance.
Koira misses with a hook. Phoenix ducked under it nicely.
Koira lands a jab.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Phoenix lands with a cross.
Phoenix misses with a straight right.
Phoenix has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemanly Scholars Fight Club Gym(4 Sprbt 4*+)(1 in the buildup to the fight.
Koira lands a body shot.
We've been informed that Koira has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Koira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Phoenix.
Koira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix closes the distance and pushes Koira back into the cage.
Koira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koira blocks an elbow strike.
Koira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix blocks a jab.
Koira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Koira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koira uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Phoenix has time to react.
Koira throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Koira misses with a two punch combination.
Koira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phoenix counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koira misses with a straight left.
Koira ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Koira blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phoenix fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koira is out of range.
Phoenix misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koira throws a hook but Phoenix avoids it easily.
Phoenix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koira throws out the jab.
Phoenix slips a straight right by Koira.
Koira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Koira slips a jab and a cross from Phoenix.
Phoenix dodges the punch combination from Koira.
Phoenix takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good exchange - Koira coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koira was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a leg kick.
Koira misses with a looping right.
Koira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koira.
Phoenix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Koira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Koira.
Koira throws a combination that misses
and Phoenix counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Koira.
Koira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Phoenix cracks Koira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a leg kick that knocks Koira off balance momentarily.
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.
Phoenix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koira throws a shot from downtown. Phoenix moves away and avoids it.
Koira misses with a hook
and Phoenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Koira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Koira misses with a wild combination.
Koira throws a jab but it's blocked by Phoenix.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koira works Phoenix's body with a nice hook.
Phoenix takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koira looks to land a left hand but Phoenix moved out of range nicely.
Phoenix connects with a body shot that sends Koira's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karri Koira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karri Koira's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Phoenix with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koira to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Phoenix misses.
Koira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phoenix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phoenix throws a hook but Koira avoids it easily.
Phoenix defending well as Koira loads up on a big left hand.
Koira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Phoenix backs up against the cage.
Phoenix with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koira to score with a decent uppercut.
Koira throws a lazy uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
Koira misses the body punch
and Phoenix counters with a big head kick but Koira shrugs it off.
A combination from Koira does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koira misses with a hook. Phoenix ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koira scores with a jab to the jaw.
Koira misses with a two punch combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Koira checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Koira misses with a straight right.
Phoenix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koira throws out the jab.
Karri Koira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Koira throws a nice looking combination but Phoenix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koira misses with a wild combination.
Phoenix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koira falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Phoenix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Koira. That snapped Phoenix's head back.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
Koira throws a looping overhand right but Phoenix ducks down to avoid it.
Koira slips a jab from Phoenix.
Karri Koira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koira throws a looping overhand right but Phoenix ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Koira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phoenix throws a sloppy head kick and Koira moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Phoenix.
Koira looks to land a combination but Phoenix avoids it well.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a solid leg kick but Koira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Phoenix.
Koira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koira misses with a wild combination.
Koira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phoenix.
Phoenix's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koira connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Phoenix scrambles back to his feet.
Phoenix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koira.
Phoenix darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Koira.
Koira misses with a double jab.
Koira loads up on a big right hand but Phoenix slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Koira as he connects with a hook.
Phoenix avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phoenix throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koira misses with an uppercut.
Phoenix throws a low kick but Koira moves out of range easily.
Phoenix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koira throws a right and a left that Phoenix avoids nicely.
Koira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phoenix counters with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koira misses with a hook.
Koira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Phoenix drops Koira with a beautiful combination! Koira stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Phoenix is looking for the KO!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Simon Phoenix will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karri Koira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Phoenix finds Koira's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Koira flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Phoenix lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Koira will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Phoenix!
Simon Phoenix took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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