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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Repe Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hessu Hopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopo has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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250 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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200 cm
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275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Repe Sorsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hessu Hopo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sorsa sprawls well. Sorsa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hopo gets slowly back to his feet.
Hopo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hopo throws a right hand that Sorsa ducks under and follows up with a left that Sorsa also avoids with ease.
Hopo misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopo. Sorsa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sorsa gets the takedown into side control.
Hopo tries to buck Sorsa off but Sorsa is having none of it.
Sorsa wants to control but Hopo is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here.
Hopo can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa tries to score with some ground and pound. Hopo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sorsa controlling the position from side mount.
Sorsa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hopo keeps working.
Hopo trying to remain calm as Sorsa controls from the top position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Repe Sorsa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hopo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sorsa is just out of range.
Hopo misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Hopo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hopo with a poor takedown
and Sorsa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sorsa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hopo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sorsa is trying to control the action in half guard but Hopo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sorsa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hopo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sorsa is looking to take a break and control but Hopo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sorsa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hopo trying to control but Sorsa postures up.
Hopo is staying active underneath Sorsa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sorsa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hopo is trying to control but can't.
Hopo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sorsa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sorsa's back!
Hopo is looking for the choke from the back position but Sorsa is controlling his hands well.
Hopo is persistently looking for the submission but Sorsa is defending it well.
Hopo doesn't have the hooks in and Sorsa manages to turn into his guard.
Sorsa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hopo 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Hopo seems to be working for a kimura but Sorsa defends the submission attempt.
Sorsa trying to control from the bottom.
Sorsa manages to get to full guard.
Sorsa managing to control the position.
Sorsa working a defensive guard here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Repe Sorsa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hopo just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopo misses with a combination
and Sorsa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hopo's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Repe Sorsa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sorsa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sorsa content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorsa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hopo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hopo trying to control but Sorsa postures up.
Sorsa is trying to control. Hopo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hopo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sorsa content to control rather than advance.
Hopo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sorsa is trying to control the action in half guard but Hopo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice defenses there by Sorsa.
Hopo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sorsa counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Hopo does no damage.
Sorsa gets a takedown into half guard.
Sorsa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hopo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sorsa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hopo trying to control but Sorsa postures up.
Hopo is staying active underneath Sorsa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sorsa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hopo wants to control but Sorsa is keeping busy.
Hopo moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa wants to control from the top but Hopo keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hopo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopo connects with a right hand. Sorsa shakes it off.
Hopo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sorsa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hopo won't be happy with that.
Sorsa wants to control but Hopo is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hopo wants to control but Sorsa postures up.
Hopo is not content to let Sorsa control the position.
Sorsa working the ground and pound but Hopo is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopo is trying to get back to half guard.
Sorsa trying to control the position but Hopo is working away.
Sorsa just content to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hopo misses with a takedown
and Sorsa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hopo misses with a combination
and Sorsa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hopo won't be happy with that.
Hopo is breathing heavily.
Sorsa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hopo will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hopo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sorsa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hopo wants to get back to full guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sorsa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sorsa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa is thwarting Hopo's attempts to control the position.
Sorsa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hopo is trying to maintain the position but Sorsa is very close to passing his half guard.
Sorsa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sorsa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Repe 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hopo falls off balance throwing a combination
so Sorsa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hopo has his foot on Sorsa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sorsa works his way back into a safe position though.
Sorsa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sorsa looking to pass the guard.
Hopo working a defensive guard here.
Sorsa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sorsa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hopo for as long as he can get away with.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Repe Sorsa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hopo throws a combination that misses
and Sorsa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hopo!
Sorsa trying to control but Hopo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa controlling his opponent.
Sorsa tries to control but Hopo wriggling away.
Sorsa with shots to the head and body - Hopo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hopo wants to control but Sorsa is having none of it.
Sorsa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hopo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hopo tries to lock up and control but Sorsa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hopo is looking to escape.
Sorsa content just to control the position here.
Sorsa tries to control but Hopo wriggling away.
Hessu Hopo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. Repe Sorsa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hopo misses with a jab to the body
and Sorsa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hopo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sorsa trying to control but Hopo is working from the bottom.
Sorsa stays in close to Hopo's body and controls the position.
Hopo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa wants to control from the top but Hopo keeps moving.
Sorsa postures up.
Sorsa is stalling in the full guard.
Hopo pulls Sorsa in close to prevent any damage.
Hopo is trying to keep Sorsa in close.
Sorsa content to stall in guard here.
Hopo trying to keep a closed guard but Sorsa is proving a slippery customer.
Repe Sorsa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sorsa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hopo keeping moving, preventing Sorsa from controlling successfully.
Sorsa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Repe Sorsa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hopo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopo misses with a hook to the body
and Sorsa counters with a stiff right hand.
Hopo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sorsa counters with a shoot takedown. Hopo fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sorsa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Repe Sorsa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sorsa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Repe Sorsa!
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energy
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hype
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