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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakke Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Repe Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutu comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - I'm Supposed to Die Tonight. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakke Ruutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Repe Sorsa!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Ruutu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sorsa misses with a wild body shot.
Sorsa drops his hands momentarily and Ruutu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sorsa throws a looping overhand right but Ruutu ducks down to avoid it.
Ruutu slips a jab and a cross from Sorsa.
Sorsa connects with a solid leg kick.
Ruutu slips under a jab.
Ruutu scores with a one two! Sorsa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sorsa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sorsa shoots in looking for a takedown but Ruutu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sorsa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ruutu tries a low kick but Sorsa avoids it.
Sorsa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ruutu is fending him off so far but Sorsa persists. Nope, Ruutu circles away and we're back to standing.
We've been informed that Sorsa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jakke Ruutu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Repe Sorsa.
Ruutu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruutu cracks Sorsa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice shot by Sorsa.
Ruutu cracks a nice hook into Sorsa's ribs.
Sorsa throws a hook but Ruutu avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sorsa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sorsa misses with a straight right.
Sorsa looks to land a left hand but Ruutu moved out of range nicely.
Ruutu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sorsa.
Jakke Ruutu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruutu gets caught napping as Sorsa dives in and scores a takedown. Ruutu manages to retain guard.
Sorsa preventing the sweep.
Ruutu is controlling Sorsa's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorsa is stalling in the full guard.
Ruutu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sorsa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa throws an elbow that misses. Ruutu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sorsa's guard. Nice move by Ruutu!
Ruutu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ruutu trying to control but Sorsa is working from the bottom.
Ruutu postures up.
Ruutu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ruutu wants to control from the top but Sorsa keeps moving.
Ruutu throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ruutu controls the pace.
Ruutu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruutu trying to control the position from guard on top but Sorsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ruutu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ruutu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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.
Sorsa moves out of range of the body kick from Ruutu.
Sorsa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruutu has time to react.
Sorsa misses with a low kick as Ruutu jumps back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sorsa. Ruutu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Sorsa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ruutu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruutu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sorsa checks it well.
Ruutu throws a sloppy body shot
and Sorsa counters with a shoot takedown. Ruutu fights it but they end up in guard.
Sorsa distracts Ruutu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sorsa wants to pass the guard but Ruutu is keeping the position.
Sorsa trying to control but Ruutu is working from the bottom.
Sorsa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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 Jakke Ruutu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ruutu misses with an uppercut.
Sorsa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruutu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sorsa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jakke Ruutu is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruutu misses with an uppercut.
Ruutu blocks the body kick.
Ruutu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruutu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sorsa misses with a low kick.
Sorsa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruutu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruutu throws a leg kick but Sorsa moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorsa walks into a left hand.
Ruutu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sorsa looks to land a body kick but Ruutu moved away.
Sorsa misses with a hook. Ruutu ducked under it nicely.
Ruutu takes a swing at Sorsa's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutu scores with a nice head shot.
Ruutu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ruutu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sorsa.
Sorsa tries to bum rush Ruutu with a series of wild strikes but Ruutu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruutu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruutu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruutu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ruutu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ruutu scores with a head kick.
Sorsa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruutu was well out of range. Poor timing from Sorsa.
Sorsa throws a shot from downtown. Ruutu moves away and avoids it.
Ruutu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sorsa looks to land a combination but Ruutu avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruutu. Sorsa does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruutu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sorsa.
Sorsa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruutu thumps Sorsa with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa checks a low kick from Ruutu.
Sorsa shoots for a double leg takedown but Ruutu sprawls well. He's pushed Sorsa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sorsa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruutu.
Sorsa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruutu.
Sorsa misses with a straight left.
Sorsa throws a solid leg kick but Ruutu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sorsa.
Ruutu throws a body shot but no joy.
Sorsa is looking to slow Ruutu down with leg kicks.
Ruutu tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sorsa or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruutu, which made it look bad.
Sorsa fails to land the takedown.
Jakke Ruutu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Repe Sorsa.
Ruutu darts in trying to clinch
and Sorsa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sorsa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruutu keeping moving, preventing Sorsa from controlling successfully.
Sorsa preventing the sweep.
Ruutu is looking for a triangle here but Sorsa uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ruutu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ruutu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sorsa is looking to control Ruutu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sorsa avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sorsa.
Ruutu throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruutu passes Sorsa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sorsa keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ruutu wants to stand up but Sorsa is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jakke Ruutu will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Sorsa misses with a kick to the body.
Ruutu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sorsa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruutu is looking to chop away at Sorsa's legs.
Ruutu throws a sloppy head kick and Sorsa moves out of range easily.
Ruutu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruutu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ruutu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sorsa.
Sorsa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ruutu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Ruutu. No joy for Sorsa on that attempt.
Sorsa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruutu scores with a jab to the head.
Ruutu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sorsa misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa moves out of range of the leg kick from Ruutu.
Sorsa throws a body punch but Ruutu moves out of range.
Sorsa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruutu.
Sorsa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ruutu throws out a loose jab but Sorsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sorsa slips a straight right by Ruutu.
Ruutu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good leg kick by Ruutu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sorsa just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruutu moves out of range as Sorsa strikes.
Ruutu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sorsa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Repe Sorsa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ruutu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu trying to pass the guard but Sorsa defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruutu is looking to stall here but Sorsa recovers full guard.
Sorsa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Repe Sorsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sorsa wants to sweep here but Ruutu controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sorsa wants to control from the top but Ruutu keeps moving.
Sorsa throws a big elbow that misses.
Sorsa is pushing down on Ruutu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ruutu is fighting to maintain full guard but Sorsa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sorsa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sorsa controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa wants to take a breather but Ruutu is having none of it.
Ruutu is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gangsterdamage, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Ruutu gets back to full guard.
Ruutu is trying to control the position but Sorsa postures up.
Ruutu is pulling down on Sorsa's head. It's preventing any offense from Sorsa, at least for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sorsa wants to pass the guard but Ruutu is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Repe Sorsa.
I think Ruutu 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jakke Ruutu!
Our winner, Jakke Ruutu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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