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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Repe Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terror Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face has chosen FACE Fighting as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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152 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Repe Sorsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terror Face!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face misses with a body shot.
Sorsa throws a series of punches but Face moves out of range.
Face blocks a jab.
Face has closed the distance and engaged Sorsa in a clinch.
Sorsa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Face misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sorsa.
Sorsa misses with a low kick.
Face closes the distance and pushes Sorsa back into the cage.
Face is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Face.
Face gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Face is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sorsa is just riding it out for now. Face eventually gives up the hold.
Sorsa wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face is trying to control. Sorsa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Face throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sorsa is pressing down on Face's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Face passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Face throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sorsa is trying to control Face's posture but Face avoids it.
Sorsa parries the strikes from Face easily there. Face is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sorsa to escape.
Sorsa is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sorsa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Face wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Face is looking to take a break and control but Sorsa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sorsa tries to bench press Face off him but Face keeps the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sorsa misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Sorsa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Face blocks a low kick nicely.
Sorsa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Face avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Face throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sorsa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Face throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sorsa works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sorsa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Face.
Face wants to control but Sorsa is keeping him busy.
Face is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Sorsa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Face is controlling the pace.
Face thows a huge punch but Sorsa dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face is trying to control the action in half guard but Sorsa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Face wants to pass to mount but Sorsa is defending the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sorsa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sorsa throws a nice looking combination but Face bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sorsa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sorsa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sorsa misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terror Face dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Face misses the shot to the body.
Sorsa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sorsa.
Sorsa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sorsa misses with a series of wild punches.
Sorsa misses with a series of wild punches.
Sorsa swinging wilding here.
Face thows a body shot but no joy.
Sorsa scores with a nice head shot.
Sorsa throws a hook but Face avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa looks to score with a jab to the body but Face is just out of range.
Repe Sorsa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sorsa misses with a hook.
Sorsa swings for the body but Face moves out of range.
Face closes the distance and pushes Sorsa back into the cage.
Face has Sorsa pressed against the cage, preventing Sorsa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Face takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sorsa has had enough of the clinch but Face keeps him there for the moment.
Face has Sorsa pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Face pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sorsa tumbling to the mat - Face dives into Sorsa's guard.
Face advances to half guard.
Face is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sorsa is not content to let Face control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sorsa is defending against the submission attempts here by Face.
Face thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sorsa's head.
Face is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa is staying active underneath Face, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Face is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Face tries to close the distance and clinch but Sorsa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Face showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sorsa.
Face looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sorsa!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Face moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sorsa has worked his arm free - good work by Sorsa!
Sorsa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Face thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sorsa is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Terror Face will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Face tries to clinch up.
Sorsa swinging wilding here.
Sorsa tries to bum rush Face with a series of wild strikes but Face uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sorsa lands a high kick!
Repe Sorsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face tries for a takedown but Sorsa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sorsa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Face moves into range and clinches up with Sorsa.
Face prevents Sorsa from breaking the clinch.
Face prevents Sorsa from breaking the clinch.
Sorsa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Face takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Face continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Face is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sorsa is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Terror Face.
Sorsa looks to land a left hand but Face moved out of range nicely.
Sorsa misses with an uppercut. Face saw that one coming.
Sorsa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Sorsa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sorsa waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Face feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Face advances to half guard.
Face trying to mount his opponent but Sorsa defends it.
Sorsa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Face.
Sorsa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Face.
Sorsa is trying to maintain the position but Face is very close to passing his half guard.
Face is trying to control the action in half guard but Sorsa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Face is looking for a kimura but Sorsa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Face to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sorsa to regain full guard.
Sorsa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Face slips a jab and a cross from Sorsa.
Face moves in looking to clinch but Sorsa pushes him off.
Sorsa tries to bum rush Face with a series of wild strikes but Face uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Face showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sorsa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sorsa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Face moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Repe Sorsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Sorsa does no damage.
Sorsa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Face misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sorsa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sorsa misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Sorsa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Face is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sorsa's half guard.
Face missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Face seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Face trying to control from half guard but Sorsa is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Repe Sorsa.
I think Face 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terror Face!
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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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