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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalevi Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miksu Rupunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rupunen has chosen Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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185 cm
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205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevi Sorsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miksu Rupunen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Sorsa. No joy for Rupunen on that attempt.
The fighters circling - Sorsa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rupunen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sorsa is trying to control but can't.
Sorsa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rupunen being controlled here momentarily.
Rupunen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sorsa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rupunen is one step ahead there.
Sorsa manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Sorsa scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rupunen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sorsa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck for Rupunen with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa misses with a two punch combination.
Rupunen slips a jab and a cross from Sorsa.
Sorsa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rupunen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rupunen doesn't manage to clinch there - Sorsa circles away.
Sorsa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sorsa trying to control from Rupunen's half guard. Rupunen has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rupunen trying to keep a closed guard but Sorsa is proving a slippery customer.
Sorsa being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rupunen keeping full guard, as Sorsa tries to pass.
Rupunen trying to control the position.
Sorsa throwing strikes from guard but Rupunen blocks nicely.
Sorsa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sorsa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rupunen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sorsa as he jumps to the side.
Kalevi Sorsa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miksu Rupunen.
A jab-cross combination lands for Sorsa and sends Rupunen crashing to the mat! Sorsa follows him down to the mat - Rupunen regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Rupunen is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rupunen controls his leg.
Sorsa prevents Rupunen from improving his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rupunen trying to control but Sorsa postures up.
Sorsa prevents Rupunen from improving his position.
Sorsa trying to control the action but Rupunen is working from the bottom.
Sorsa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rupunen defending well though.
Rupunen wants to improve his position but Sorsa is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sorsa is nestled in close to Rupunen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rupunen is looking for a sweep. Sorsa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sorsa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rupunen circles away.
Sorsa swats away the attempt to clinch by Rupunen.
Rupunen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rupunen looks gassed!
Rupunen shoots in for a takedown but Sorsa shows good takedown defense.
Sorsa scores with a punch to the head.
Rupunen moves forwards but Sorsa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rupunen dodges the punch combination from Sorsa.
Rupunen tries for a takedown but Sorsa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab from Sorsa finds it's way through Rupunen's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalevi Sorsa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rupunen misses with a series of wild punches.
Rupunen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sorsa counters with a single leg into guard. Rupunen didn't expect that.
Sorsa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sorsa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rupunen keeping moving, preventing Sorsa from controlling successfully.
Rupunen controls Sorsa momentarily but Sorsa frees himself.
Sorsa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rupunen is breathing heavily.
Sorsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rupunen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rupunen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rupunen wants to get back to his feet but Sorsa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rupunen controls Sorsa momentarily but Sorsa frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sorsa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kalevi Sorsa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sorsa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rupunen's waist but Rupunen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sorsa off to one side.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sorsa.
Rupunen tries to improve position but can't.
Rupunen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sorsa trying to control the action but Rupunen is working from the bottom.
Rupunen striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa wants to control but Rupunen is keeping him busy.
Rupunen sneaks back into half guard.
Rupunen wants to control but Sorsa is keeping busy.
Sorsa prevents Rupunen from standing back up.
Rupunen tries to roll over but Sorsa keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters circling - Sorsa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sorsa has a takedown stuffed.
Rupunen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sorsa throws a jab but it's blocked by Rupunen.
Sorsa misses with a hook.
Sorsa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rupunen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sorsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rupunen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rupunen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa wants to control from the top but Rupunen keeps moving.
Rupunen working a defensive guard here.
Sorsa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rupunen trying to keep a closed guard but Sorsa is proving a slippery customer.
Rupunen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rupunen closes the distance and clinches.
Rupunen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rupunen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalevi Sorsa dominated that second round.
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 two punch combination.
Rupunen drops his hands momentarily and Sorsa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rupunen tries to close the distance and clinch but Sorsa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sorsa looks to land a right hand but Rupunen moved out of range.
Rupunen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sorsa counters with a shoot takedown. Rupunen fights it but they end up in guard.
Sorsa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rupunen is on top in guard.
Sorsa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rupunen is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rupunen throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa keeping moving, preventing Rupunen from controlling successfully.
Rupunen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rupunen wants to control from the top but Sorsa keeps moving.
Rupunen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sorsa looking for a sweep. Not yet Sorsa, not yet.
Sorsa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rupunen can do to turn this around?
Sorsa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sorsa misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A lazy left from Sorsa finds it's target.
Rupunen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sorsa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sorsa.
Rupunen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sorsa!
Sorsa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sorsa wants to hold on but Rupunen pushes him away.
Rupunen looking to finish Sorsa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sorsa!
Sorsa is squirming around, avoiding Rupunen's attempts to control the action.
Rupunen looking to finish Sorsa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sorsa!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa can't escape the position.
Sorsa wants to control but Rupunen is having none of it.
Rupunen tries to control but Sorsa wriggling away.
Sorsa has given up his back here. Will Rupunen look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Rupunen avoiding Sorsa 's attempts to control his hands.
Rupunen is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Sorsa with him. Sorsa is trying to defend but Rupunen has an arm under the chin now! Sorsa grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Miksu Rupunen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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