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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalevi Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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212 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevi Sorsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Max!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Max misses.
A combination from Sorsa does no damage.
Max throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Max closes the distance and clinches up with Sorsa, looking for a takedown. Max pushes Sorsa against the ropes but Sorsa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sorsa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sorsa avoids the head kick by Max.
Sorsa fails with the takedown.
Max wants to clinch up but Sorsa keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorsa shoots in but no luck this time.
Sorsa's corner calls for a 1-2. Sorsa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Max throws an overhand right that lands on Sorsa's shoulder, as Sorsa tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa keeps the fight on the outside.
Max jabs at Sorsa's body.
Max throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Max looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Max misses with a head kick.
Max shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sorsa pinned against the cage. Sorsa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sorsa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Max misses the target.
Sorsa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Max fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sorsa, pushing him back against the ropes.
Max tries for a takedown but Sorsa manages to get underhooks.
Kalevi Sorsa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Max.
Sorsa misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sorsa.
Max trying to stall but Sorsa improves his position.
Sorsa trying to stall but Max improves his position.
A short left from Max.
Max lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sorsa backwards.
Max dodges an elbow strike from Sorsa.
Max is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Sorsa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Max lands with a light punch inside.
Sorsa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Max's elbow.
Max goes for a takedown attempt but Sorsa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sorsa misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Max counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Max shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Max showed some decent athleticism there.
Sorsa is looking for a sweep. Max is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Max working over Sorsa with some ground and pound. Sorsa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sorsa is looking for a sweep. Max is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sorsa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Max accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sorsa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sorsa is looking to take a break and control but Max is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sorsa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sorsa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Max does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sorsa throwing shots but Max is blocking nicely.
Max trying to control from the bottom.
Max looks gassed!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sorsa lands a nice short elbow.
Sorsa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Max defending well though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sorsa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Max blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sorsa.
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 Kalevi Sorsa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Max loads up on a big right hand but Sorsa slips the punch.
Sorsa shoots in looking for a takedown. Max tries to sprawl out of it but Sorsa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Max manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sorsa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sorsa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Max misses with a two punch combination.
Kalevi Sorsa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Max misses with a hook.
Sorsa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Max.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sorsa in his tracks.
Sorsa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Max counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sorsa won't be happy with that.
Sorsa is looking to regain half guard here but Max keeps moving and retains side control.
Max wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sorsa keeps working.
Sorsa tries to buck Max off but Max is having none of it.
Sorsa can't do much from the bottom here.
Sorsa tries to bench press Max off him but Max keeps the position.
Sorsa is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sorsa prevents Max from moving into mount.
Max cracks Sorsa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sorsa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Max is breathing heavily.
Sorsa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sorsa stopping the sweep attempt from Max.
Max avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Max utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sorsa chips away with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Max can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sorsa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Max manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sorsa manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa is trying to control the position but Max postures up.
Sorsa looking for a sweep. Not yet Sorsa, not yet.
Max trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Max trying to control but Sorsa is working from the bottom.
Sorsa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Max postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Max misses with a wild body shot.
Sorsa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Max throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Max with a poor takedown
and Sorsa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sorsa scores with a jab. Max acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Max is looking to clinch.
Sorsa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Max's head.
Sorsa defending well as Max loads up on a big left hand.
Max fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Scott Max seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorsa closes the distance and clinches up with Max, looking for a takedown. Sorsa pushes Max against the ropes but Max circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scott Max will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sorsa misses with a takedown attempt - Max sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sorsa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jab from Max.
Max throws out a loose jab but Sorsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Max just misses with a punch to the body.
Max moves in looking to clinch but Sorsa pushes him off.
Max throws a jab but it's blocked by Sorsa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max wants to clinch
and Sorsa counters with a nice uppercut.
Max takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sorsa gets a takedown into half guard.
Sorsa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sorsa is thwarting Max's attempts to control the position.
Sorsa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sorsa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sorsa wants to control but Max is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sorsa there.
Max moves into full guard.
Max trying to keep a closed guard but Sorsa is proving a slippery customer.
Sorsa throwing strikes from guard but Max blocks nicely.
Sorsa postures up.
Sorsa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Max's head.
Sorsa chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sorsa wants to control from the top but Max keeps moving.
Sorsa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Max working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sorsa.
Sorsa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max is trying to keep Sorsa in close.
Sorsa lands a couple of digs.
Max is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sorsa is looking to work some ground and pound but Max has wrist control.
Max preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sorsa thows a big elbow that misses.
Sorsa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sorsa misses with a double jab
and Max counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sorsa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Max's waist but Max gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sorsa off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Max scores with a three punch combo!
No joy there for Max, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sorsa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sorsa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Max has time to react.
Max slips a jab and a cross from Sorsa.
Sorsa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Max.
Max is looking to clinch but Sorsa is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalevi Sorsa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sorsa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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