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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pulla Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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203 lbs
22 - 11 - 1 |
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pulla Sorsa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finkle throws a body punch but Sorsa moves out of range.
Finkle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sorsa on the side of the head.
Finkle throws a head kick but Sorsa moves out of range.
Finkle throws a lazy uppercut
and Sorsa counters with a nice body shot.
Sorsa blocks a jab.
Sorsa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finkle is out of range.
Sorsa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finkle digs a good body shot into Sorsa's ribs.
Sorsa throws a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Sorsa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sorsa is looking to slow Finkle down with leg kicks.
Sorsa takes a swing at Finkle's ribcage but misses.
Sorsa blocks a jab.
Sorsa fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Finkle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sorsa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finkle.
Finkle throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Finkle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sorsa staying out of range there.
Finkle backing away here, and Sorsa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sorsa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finkle finds it's way round the side to connect with Sorsa's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sorsa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A good leg kick by Finkle.
Finkle takes one on the button.
Sorsa tries to land a leg kick but Finkle saw it coming and moves away.
A left and a right from Sorsa both land. Nice combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Sorsa.
Finkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finkle scores with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Finkle's head coaches at The Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sorsa misses with a leg kick
and Finkle counters with a thumping low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Finkle.
Sorsa throws a series of punches but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sorsa is out of range.
Finkle moves forwards but Sorsa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finkle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sorsa's hands.
Sorsa swings for the body but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle lands a head shot.
Finkle slips under a jab from Sorsa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa throws a body shot but no joy.
Finkle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sorsa. That did some damage!
Sorsa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sorsa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sorsa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finkle.
Finkle connects with a solid leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sorsa - that will leave a mark!
Ray Finkle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sorsa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finkle.
Sorsa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sorsa.
A big right from Sorsa misses.
Sorsa throws a low kick but Finkle avoids it.
Finkle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Finkle misses with a head kick.
Finkle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sorsa, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa scores with a hook to the body.
Sorsa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sorsa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sorsa blocks an elbow strike.
Sorsa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sorsa lands a hook that snaps the head of Finkle backwards.
Finkle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sorsa has a couple of punches blocked by Finkle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sorsa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finkle throws an elbow but misses.
Sorsa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Finkle fails to land.
Sorsa stalling against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sorsa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finkle blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa avoids a wild elbow strike from Finkle.
Sorsa misses with some punches.
Sorsa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Finkle pushes off an throws an elbow but Sorsa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sorsa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finkle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finkle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sorsa has him pressed against the cage.
Finkle landing knees to the body.
Sorsa lands a nice uppercut.
Finkle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sorsa taking a breather.
Sorsa looking to slow down the pace here.
Finkle lands an elbow that stopped Sorsa in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sorsa avoiding damage as Finkle throws knees to the body.
Finkle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Finkle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sorsa lands a shoulder strike.
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 Ray Finkle will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A low kick from Sorsa is predictable there
and Finkle counters with a low kick, right behind Sorsa 's knee.
A head kick by Finkle misses
and Sorsa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Finkle pushes off an throws an elbow but Sorsa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Finkle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sorsa.
Pulla Sorsa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Finkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sorsa.
Finkle lands an elbow inside that Sorsa shrugs off.
Sorsa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finkle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Finkle missing with knees to the body.
Sorsa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Finkle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sorsa is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorsa lands with a light punch inside.
Finkle lands an elbow just above Sorsa 's eye.
Sorsa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finkle has a couple of punches blocked by Sorsa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle pushes Sorsa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finkle misses with an elbow over the top.
Sorsa avoiding damage.
Sorsa looking to stall.
Finkle is leaning against Sorsa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Finkle looking to throw knees to the head but Sorsa is blocking nicely.
Finkle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sorsa misses with a punch on the inside.
Finkle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Finkle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sorsa lands with a light punch inside.
Sorsa avoiding damage as Finkle throws knees to the body.
Sorsa stalling in the clinch but Finkle improves position.
Finkle pushes off an throws an elbow but Sorsa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Finkle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle missing with knees to the body.
Sorsa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sorsa pushes Finkle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sorsa dodges an elbow strike from Finkle.
Sorsa avoids the elbow strike from Finkle, against the cage.
Finkle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finkle misses with the head strike.
Sorsa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Finkle scores with a knee to the head.
Sorsa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finkle misses with a knee to the head.
Sorsa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sorsa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sorsa fails to land.
Sorsa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Finkle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Finkle misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa is trying to maintain a safe position but Finkle gets an underhook and turns Sorsa into the cage.
Finkle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sorsa is rocked!
Finkle lands a big knee to the head and Sorsa goes down! Finkle pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Finkle!
Ray Finkle retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Ray Finkle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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