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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karri Koira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class 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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karri Koira!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koira looks to throw the jab but Morales is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morales.
Morales misses with a low kick as Koira jumps back.
Morales on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koira.
Morales lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koira is out of range and Morales settles back down.
Morales misses with a jab to the body
and Koira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morales throws a head kick but Koira moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales is looking to slow Koira down with leg kicks.
Morales is looking to clinch but Koira is avoiding it.
Morales looks for the body kick but Koira saw that one coming.
Koira lands a jab to the nose.
An inside leg kick from Koira misses.
Morales is looking to counter punch.
Morales throws a lazy right hand but Koira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morales moves away.
Morales has closed the distance and engaged Koira in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Koira as the two fighters clinch.
Koira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Koira cracks Morales with a nice body shot.
Koira is pressed up against the cage. Morales has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Koira down to the mat. Koira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morales pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koira swings widly with a right hand
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales throws out a loose jab but Koira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koira looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morales misses with an uppercut
and Morales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales looks to score with a jab to the body but Koira is just out of range.
Koira appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Koira as he connects with a hook.
Morales scores with a three punch combo!
Morales tries to clinch up but Koira circles away and keeps his distance.
Morales scoring well with a low kick there.
Morales throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Koira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koira throws a body punch but Morales moves out of range.
Morales is looking to counter punch.
Koira is looking to chop away at Morales's legs.
Koira swings for the body but Morales moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Koira misses the target.
Morales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koira.
A nice side step and Koira releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Morales misses the shot to the body.
Koira feints a counter leg kick.
Koira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morales lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morales.
Morales throws a sloppy head kick
and Koira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales wants to clinch up but Koira keeps it at a distance.
Morales moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Juan Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koira swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koira checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koira missing with a left hand there. Morales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morales staying out of range there.
Morales scores with a jab.
Morales shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morales throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morales missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koira is holding on to half guard well.
Morales is trying to control. Koira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Koira wants to improve his position but Morales is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juan Morales will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koira misses with the combination.
Morales slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koira, right into the meat.
Good exchange - Koira coming out on top.
Morales throws a hook to the side of Koira's head but Koira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morales is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morales misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koira! But no joy.
Koira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morales with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koira counters with a nice uppercut.
Morales throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Morales.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morales there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morales throws an off balance right hand
and Morales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morales throws the kick towards the body but Koira avoids it.
Morales tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Koira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morales looks to score with a jab to the body but Koira is just out of range.
Koira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Morales has his takedown stuffed
and Koira counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Morales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koira.
Morales tries to clinch but Koira moves out of range.
It seemed like Koira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karri Koira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morales looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koira only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Karri Koira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morales's hands.
Morales looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morales gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Koira counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koira takes a step back to recover.
Morales swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morales looks for a takedown but Koira sprawls well.
Morales misses with a combination
and Koira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morales closes the distance looking to clinch
and Koira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koira scores with a hook to the body. Morales takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koira lands a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Koira.
Koira throws a good cross that connects.
Morales shoots in for a takedown but Koira shows good takedown defense.
Morales scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Koira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morales is thwarting Koira's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morales lands a nice short elbow.
We've been hearing good reports from Morales's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morales trying to control from half guard but Koira is working away.
Morales not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koira is trying to maintain the position but Morales is very close to passing his half guard.
Koira gets back to full guard.
Morales throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morales controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Koira trying to control the position.
Morales missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karri Koira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Morales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Morales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morales dives in and grabs Koira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koira pushes down on Morales's head and hops out.
It seemed like Koira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morales with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morales defending well as Koira loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Morales was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Koira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morales can pounce on him.
Morales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koira.
Koira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales darts in trying to clinch
and Koira counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales looks for the body kick but Koira saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morales.
Morales checks a leg kick.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koira moves away.
A nice side step and Koira releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Morales with a nice cross.
Morales takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morales tries to bum rush Koira with a series of wild strikes but Koira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morales closes the distance looking to clinch
and Koira counters with a right hand to the body.
Koira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morales at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Koira as Morales shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales ducks right into an uppercut from Koira.
Koira misses with a body shot.
Morales throws a right and a left that Koira avoids nicely.
Koira now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morales throws a sloppy head kick and Koira moves out of range easily.
Morales misses with a low kick as Koira jumps back.
Morales tries to land a leg kick but Koira saw it coming and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koira.
Morales lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Morales misses with a combination
and Morales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morales misses with a body shot.
Morales throws a body punch but Koira moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koira throws a shot from downtown. Morales moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Koira.
Morales throws a front kick aimed at Koira's knee but Koira avoids it well.
Koira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koira connects with an inside leg kick.
Morales 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 Morales off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Morales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koira lands a nice hook to Morales's body. Morales takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morales closes the distance but Koira moves to the side
and Koira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Koira blocks a head kick by Morales.
Koira does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morales looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands a nice shot that snaps Koira's head back.
Koira slips under a jab.
Koira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Koira throws a hook but Morales avoids it easily.
Morales connects with a right hand. Koira shakes it off.
Koira throws a low kick but Morales avoids it.
Morales tries to land a front kick but Koira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morales with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales throws an off balance right hand
and Koira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morales dips to his left and cracks Koira with an uppercut!
Morales throws a leg kick
and Koira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koira.
Morales avoids the body shot from Koira.
Morales attempts a counter takedown but Koira avoids it well and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karri Koira.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karri Koira!
A relieved looking Karri Koira thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Juan Morales was interviewed post fight and said 'EI JUMALAUTA MITÄ PASKAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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