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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mighty Marin (ranked 1501 p4p, 1758 weight class) and Serta Mierta (ranked 170 p4p, 198 weight class). Serta Mierta has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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World class boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mighty Marin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Serta Mierta!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mierta moves into the clinch successfully.
Mierta tries a body shot but Marin blocks it.
Marin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mierta.
Marin tries to throw a body punch but Mierta avoids it by throwing Marin back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Marin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marin working aggressively here.
Mierta tries to throw a body punch but Marin avoids it by throwing Mierta back against the cage.
Marin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mierta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marin misses with a body punch.
Marin avoiding damage as Mierta throws knees to the body.
Mierta working aggressively here.
Marin breaks from the clinch.
Mierta misses with a hook to the body
and Marin counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marin looks to score with a jab to the body but Mierta is just out of range.
A jab from Mierta does it's job there.
Mierta lands a jab.
Mierta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marin scores with a jab to the head.
Marin just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Mierta finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mierta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marin.
Marin lands with a straight right. Mierta didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Mierta finds it's way through Marin's defenses.
Mierta lands a head kick. Marin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mighty Marin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mierta scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheers as Marin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mierta doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mierta throws a head kick but Marin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Marin.
Mierta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mierta misses with a lunging right hand
and Marin counters with a straight right hand.
Marin tries to clinch up.
Mierta is looking to clinch but Marin is avoiding it.
Mierta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mierta is rocked!
Mierta misses with a takedown attempt
and Marin counters with a nice leg kick.
Mierta throws a push kick but Marin slaps the foot to one side.
Mierta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mierta throws a lazy right hand but Marin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mierta.
Marin closes the distance and pushes Mierta back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mierta tries to throw a body punch but Marin avoids it by throwing Mierta back against the cage.
Marin struggles to land a body shot inside as Mierta controls his hands.
Marin lands with a light punch inside.
Marin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mierta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mierta lands a left hand.
Marin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mierta has a takedown stuffed.
Mierta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mierta blocking some punches.
Marin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mierta.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mierta lands a nice shot to the body.
Marin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Marin.
Marin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marin blocking some punches.
Mierta scores with a shoulder strike.
Mierta has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mierta can turn it around.
Mierta has a couple of punches blocked by Marin.
Mierta misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mighty Marin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mierta's head.
A shot to the liver by Mierta. Beautiful body shot.
Mierta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marin.
Marin keeps the fight on the outside.
Marin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mierta scores with a jab to the body.
Marin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mierta's hands.
A jab from Mierta misses.
Crunch! Mierta slams his shin into Marin's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mierta fails with the takedown.
Mierta throws a body punch but Marin moves out of range.
Marin tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mierta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mierta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mierta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mierta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Marin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mierta misses with a hook to the body
and Marin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mierta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marin if he has to take too many more of those.
Mierta takes a swing at Marin's ribcage but misses.
Serta Mierta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mierta checks it well.
Mierta feints the counter takedown.
A cross from Mierta lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Marin is predictable there
and Mierta counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Marin!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marin is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mierta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mierta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mierta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marin keeps working.
Mierta tries to move into full mount but can't pass Marin's legs.
Marin is pushing Mierta's head away, looking to escape. Mierta manages to hold on to the position though.
Marin wants to get back to his feet but Mierta is dominant here and he's now got Marin's back!
Well, with Mierta on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Marin is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Mierta is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Marin has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Marin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Marin is trying to get back to his feet but Mierta has full control of the position and if anything, Marin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mierta is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Marin is defending well though. Mierta let's go of the attempt for now.
Marin is trying to stand back up.
Mierta slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Marin is trying to get back to his feet but Mierta has full control of the position and if anything, Marin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mierta is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Marin trying to get back to his feet but Mierta is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mierta is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Marin has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Marin is trying to stand back up.
A lull in the action here.
Marin wants to get back to his feet.
Mierta is persistently looking for the submission but Marin is defending it well.
Marin is trying to shake Mierta off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Mierta won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Mierta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serta Mierta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mierta throws a head kick but Marin moves out of range.
Marin throws a leg kick which misses Mierta's front leg but catches the back leg as Mierta tries to avoid it.
Marin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mierta moves out of range of the body kick.
Mierta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marin throwing a counter right hand but Mierta manages to avoid it.
Mierta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marin throws a lazy uppercut
and Mierta counters by clinching up.
Marin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mierta.
Marin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mierta just manages to avoid it.
Marin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mierta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marin's head.
Nice takedown defense from Marin. No joy for Mierta on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marin scores with a leg kick.
Marin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mierta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mierta misses with a right hand
and Marin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mierta thinking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mierta.
Marin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mierta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mierta misses with a body kick.
Marin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marin wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mierta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick from Mierta lands but Marin takes it in his stride.
Marin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Mierta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marin was well out of range. Poor timing from Mierta.
Mierta throws a sloppy head kick and Marin moves out of range easily.
Marin throwing a counter right hand but Mierta manages to avoid it.
Mierta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marin throws a body punch but Mierta moves out of range.
Marin connects with a high kick.
Marin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marin misses with a straight left.
Mierta misses the shot to the body.
Mierta misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Marin misses the target.
Mierta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marin.
Mierta lands a nice looking body shot.
Mierta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mierta throws a head kick that misses
letting Marin counter with a right hand.
Mierta misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Marin blocks the leg kick.
Mierta misses with a straight right.
Mierta sizes up Marin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Mierta lands a right hook to the body.
Marin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mierta thuds his right hand into Marin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mierta connects with a solid leg kick.
Marin misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serta Mierta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mierta 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serta Mierta!
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