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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Audet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Repe Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Audet's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Eyed Peas - Pump it. Repe Sorsa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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173 cm
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157 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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172 cm
21
157 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Audet! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Repe Sorsa! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Audet tries to clinch but Sorsa is having none of it. Audet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sorsa swats away the attempt to clinch by Audet. The fight stays on the outside here - Audet looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Audet fails in his attempt to clinch. Audet has Sorsa up against the cage in a clinch.
Audet looking to throw knees to the head but Sorsa is blocking nicely.
Audet misses with a knee to the head. Sorsa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Sorsa tries to break the clinch but Audet is controlling the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Audet keeps control of Sorsa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Sorsa breaks the clinch.
A nice combination there by Sorsa.
Sorsa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sorsa scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sorsa misses with a wild combination.
Nathan Audet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Audet doesn't manage to clinch there - Sorsa circles away.
Sorsa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Audet moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Sorsa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Audet clinches up with Sorsa and pushes him back against the cage. Audet with a knee to the head.
Sorsa takes an elbow to the forehead. Sorsa tries to break the clinch but Audet is controlling the position. Sorsa tries to score a body lock takedown but Audet shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Audet crunches a lovely knee into Sorsa's ribcage. Audet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sorsa's defenses.
It looks like Repe Sorsa has been cut. Nice elbow from Audet. Sorsa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Audet connects with a knee to the head.
Audet misses with a knee strike.
Sorsa is stalling here.
Sorsa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sorsa looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sorsa takes an elbow to the temple. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Audet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sorsa blocks it with crossed arms. Audet misses with a knee to the head. Audet misses with a knee strike.
Sorsa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sorsa can't break the clinch.
Audet connects with a knee to the head.
Audet looking to throw knees to the head but Sorsa is blocking nicely.
Audet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sorsa takes an elbow to the forehead. Audet misses with an elbow over the top. Audet misses with a knee to the head. Audet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sorsa blocks it with crossed arms. Audet trying to control the position but instead, Sorsa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Audet into the cage. Sorsa is trying to break the clinch but Audet is controlling him. Audet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sorsa's defenses. Sorsa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Audet has him pressed against the cage. Audet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sorsa takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sorsa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sorsa throws a nice looking combination but Audet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Sorsa tries to land a leg kick but Audet saw it coming and moves away.
Audet has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Audet tries to clinch up. Donk. Sorsa catches Audet right on the button with a cross. Sorsa misses with a body shot.
Audet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sorsa throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Audet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sorsa swats him away and circles back towards the center. Audet walks into a left hand. Sorsa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Audet is fending him off so far but Sorsa persists. Nope, Audet circles away and we're back to standing. Nathan Audet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Repe Sorsa.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sorsa fails to land with a series of punches.
Audet pushes Sorsa up against the cage in a clinch. Audet tries a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks it.
Audet prevents Sorsa from breaking the clinch. Audet scores a nice knee to the body.
Audet landing knees to the head.
Audet landing knees to the body.
Audet looking to throw knees to the head but Sorsa is blocking nicely.
Audet tries to land a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks with his arms.
Sorsa managing to block the knees to the body from Audet.
Audet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sorsa's face.
Sorsa has had enough of the clinch but Audet keeps him there for the moment. Audet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sorsa's efforts to push away. Audet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Sorsa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Sorsa is trying to break the clinch but Audet has him pressed against the cage. Audet taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
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 Nathan Audet will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Repe Sorsa's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Audet tries to close the distance and clinch but Sorsa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Audet moves in looking to clinch but Sorsa pushes him off. Sorsa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Audet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. No joy there for Sorsa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Audet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Audet tries to clinch up but Sorsa circles away and keeps his distance. Sorsa misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Audet lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sorsa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sorsa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Audet fails in his attempt to clinch. Sorsa swats away the attempt to clinch by Audet. Audet wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from Sorsa. No joy for Audet on that attempt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Audet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sorsa swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sorsa drops Audet with a nice combination! Sorsa dives into Audet's guard, looking to finish!
Audet is rocked!
It looks like Nathan Audet has been cut. Audet keeping moving, preventing Sorsa from controlling successfully. Oh Audet is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Audet keeping full guard, as Sorsa tries to pass. Audet seems to have got his legs back now. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sorsa advances to half guard. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Audet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Sorsa is looking to take a break and control but Audet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sorsa is taking a breather. Audet says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Audet wants to get back to full guard. Sorsa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Audet! Sorsa unloads with some shots from mount but Audet bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Audet regains half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Audet trying to control from the bottom.
Sorsa wants to take a breather but Audet is having none of it. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Sorsa wants to stand up but Audet is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Repe Sorsa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Audet fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Audet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Sorsa throws out a loose jab but Audet uses good head movement to avoid it. Audet tries to close the distance and clinch but Sorsa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Audet shoots and misses and Sorsa counters with a lovely straight right hand! Audet clinches but Sorsa breaks the clinch and Sorsa counters with a left and a right that stings Audet. Audet closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sorsa circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Audet. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Audet tries to clinch enabling Sorsa to counter with a crisp jab. Sorsa throws a series of punches but Audet avoids them all with ease. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sorsa, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Audet throws a chopping leg kick but Sorsa manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Audet tries to clinch but fails miserably and Sorsa counters with a nice uppercut. Some wild striking there from Sorsa.
Audet clinches but Sorsa breaks the clinch and Sorsa counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Audet off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Sorsa follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Audet was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Repe Sorsa!
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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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