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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Repe Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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179 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Repe Sorsa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sorsa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Butcher is able to avoid easily.
Butcher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sorsa doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Sorsa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses.
Sorsa throws a head kick that misses.
Sorsa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butcher.
A jab from Sorsa misses.
Sorsa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Butcher scores with a jab. Sorsa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Repe Sorsa has been cut.
Sorsa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Butcher throws a jab when Sorsa was well out of range.
Sorsa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Butcher takes a swing at Sorsa's ribcage but misses.
Sorsa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dan Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorsa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Sorsa punishes Butcher's body with a nice straight punch.
Sorsa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Butcher's head backwards.
Butcher has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sorsa.
Sorsa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Butcher is rocked!
Sorsa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Butcher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sorsa is working away from the top position though.
Sorsa tries to pass to full mount but Butcher defends it.
Sorsa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sorsa trying to control from Butcher's half guard. Butcher has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sorsa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oh Butcher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butcher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Butcher seems to have got his legs back now.
Butcher keeping full guard, as Sorsa tries to pass.
Sorsa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa wants to control from the top but Butcher keeps moving.
Sorsa throwing strikes but missing.
Sorsa looking to pass the guard.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Sorsa from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sorsa content to stall in guard here.
Sorsa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Butcher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Butcher seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Butcher is looking to land body kicks.
Butcher throws a leg kick that misses.
Butcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Butcher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Butcher looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sorsa lands a right hand from hell, dropping Butcher. Sorsa pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Repe Sorsa!
A victorious Repe Sorsa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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