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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massa Hurmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Sorentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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26
192 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massa Hurmaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonah Sorentino!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown
and Sorentino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hurmaaja takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown
and Sorentino counters with a nice uppercut.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown
and Sorentino counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massa Hurmaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sorentino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hurmaaja at a distance.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Sorentino to counter with a crisp jab.
Hurmaaja goes for a double leg but Sorentino avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sorentino continues to drive forward.
Hurmaaja fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hurmaaja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sorentino counters with a nice uppercut.
Sorentino throws a right and a left that Hurmaaja avoids nicely.
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!
Hurmaaja looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmaaja closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sorentino to the mat! Sorentino manages to get full guard.
Hurmaaja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hurmaaja throws a big elbow that misses.
Sorentino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hurmaaja.
Hurmaaja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sorentino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurmaaja throws an elbow that misses. Sorentino uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hurmaaja's guard. Nice move by Sorentino!
Sorentino is looking to stand up but Hurmaaja won't let him.
Sorentino must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hurmaaja bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sorentino's guard.
Sorentino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sorentino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hurmaaja pushing down on Sorentino's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hurmaaja looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sorentino with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hurmaaja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurmaaja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hurmaaja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hurmaaja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurmaaja passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hurmaaja punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Hurmaaja connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Poor strikes thrown by Hurmaaja there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hurmaaja raining down shots from the mount!
Sorentino is rocked!
Hurmaaja thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sorentino is still in real trouble! Can Hurmaaja finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Hurmaaja! Sorentino is hurt baaadly! Hurmaaja is firing away with more strikes - Sorentino is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Massa Hurmaaja!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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