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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Peruna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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220 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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218 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Decent boxing
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Peruna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevi Sorsa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peruna ducks under a wild hook from Sorsa.
Peruna lands with a thumping leg kick.
No luck for Sorsa with that takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peruna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peruna forces Sorsa back against the ropes and clinches.
Peruna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sorsa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peruna misses with a knee strike.
Sorsa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peruna.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Peruna, right into the meat.
Peruna is looking to slow Sorsa down with leg kicks.
Peruna bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sorsa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peruna. Peruna obviously looking to wear him down.
Sorsa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peruna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sorsa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Peruna is fending him off so far but Sorsa persists. Nope, Peruna circles away and we're back to standing.
Pekka Peruna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalevi Sorsa.
Sorsa looks gassed!
Peruna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peruna is looking to slow Sorsa down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peruna takes the fight into the clinch.
Sorsa takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Kalevi Sorsa has been cut.
Peruna misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peruna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sorsa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peruna landing knees to the head.
Peruna lands a knee to the head.
Peruna lands a knee to the body.
Peruna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sorsa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peruna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peruna scores with a knee to the head.
Peruna lands a nice knee to the body.
Sorsa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Peruna using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Peruna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sorsa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks it.
Peruna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peruna lands a nice knee to the body.
Peruna lands a nice knee to the body.
Peruna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sorsa's face.
Peruna scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peruna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peruna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peruna keeps control of Sorsa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peruna landing knees to the head.
Peruna gets underhooks to prevent Sorsa's takedown attempt.
Peruna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peruna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sorsa is trying to break free.
Peruna lands a nice knee to the body.
Peruna misses with a knee to the head.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks it.
Peruna keeps control of Sorsa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peruna throws an elbow but it misses.
Sorsa goes for a takedown attempt but Peruna pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sorsa throws a hook but Peruna blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peruna tries to clinch there but Sorsa circles away.
Sorsa misses with a two punch combination.
Peruna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peruna moves into range and clinches up with Sorsa.
Sorsa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peruna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peruna crunches a lovely knee into Sorsa's ribcage.
Peruna with a knee to the head.
Peruna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peruna.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks with his arms.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks with his arms.
Sorsa has Peruna pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Peruna manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sorsa has Peruna pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Peruna manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Peruna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peruna misses with a knee strike.
Peruna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peruna stops a takedown attempt from Sorsa.
Peruna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sorsa's face.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks with his arms.
Sorsa has clasped his hands together around Peruna's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Peruna gets back to half guard.
Sorsa stops Peruna from getting back to his feet.
Sorsa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sorsa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peruna is looking to escape.
Sorsa decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Peruna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalevi Sorsa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Peruna throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sorsa.
Peruna looks to land a body kick but Sorsa moved away.
Peruna thumps Sorsa with a low kick.
Peruna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sorsa. That did some damage!
Sorsa throws a nice looking combination but Peruna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peruna has closed the distance and engaged Sorsa in a clinch.
Peruna misses with a knee to the head.
Pekka Peruna has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sorsa can't break the clinch.
Peruna crunches a lovely knee into Sorsa's ribcage.
Sorsa managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
Peruna lands a knee to the body.
Peruna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sorsa blocks an elbow strike from Peruna.
Sorsa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Peruna.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sorsa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Peruna!
Sorsa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peruna is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Sorsa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Peruna tries to hold on but Sorsa pushes him away.
Peruna wants to get back to his feet.
Sorsa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Peruna can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sorsa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sorsa looking to control but Peruna is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sorsa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Peruna wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Peruna takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sorsa trying to control but Peruna is having none of it.
Peruna is working to get back to half guard.
Sorsa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Peruna because Sorsa loaded up on that one.
Sorsa prevents Peruna from getting the reversal.
Peruna bucks up and throws Sorsa to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Kalevi Sorsa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sorsa throws a nice looking combination but Peruna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sorsa throws the left hand but Peruna avoids the punch easily.
Sorsa moves out of range of the body kick.
Peruna motions for Sorsa to come forward. Peruna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sorsa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peruna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peruna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peruna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sorsa throws a series of punches but Peruna moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sorsa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peruna crunches a lovely knee into Sorsa's ribcage.
Sorsa is trying to break free.
Peruna landing knees to the head.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peruna using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Peruna lands a knee to the body.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks with his arms.
Peruna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peruna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sorsa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Peruna fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peruna closes the distance and pushes Sorsa back into the ropes.
Peruna throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sorsa blocks it with crossed arms.
Sorsa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sorsa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Peruna looking to throw knees to the head but Sorsa is blocking nicely.
Sorsa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sorsa wants to get back to striking at distance but Peruna won't allow it.
Sorsa tries for a takedown but Peruna manages to get underhooks.
Peruna prevents the takedown attempt.
Pekka Peruna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalevi Sorsa.
Nice elbow from Peruna.
Peruna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peruna misses with a knee to the head.
Peruna misses with a knee to the head.
Sorsa tries to score a body lock takedown but Peruna shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Peruna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kalevi Sorsa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Peruna thows a body kick. Sorsa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Peruna takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Peruna misses with a body kick.
Peruna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Peruna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peruna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peruna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sorsa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Peruna is looking to score with low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sorsa.
Sorsa throws out a loose jab but Peruna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peruna attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peruna tries to clinch there but Sorsa circles away.
Sorsa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peruna slips under a jab.
Peruna looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peruna gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sorsa scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peruna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sorsa throws an overhand right that lands on Peruna's shoulder, as Peruna tries to avoid the shot.
Sorsa checks the leg kick.
Sorsa keeps the fight on the outside.
Peruna tries to score with a low kick but Sorsa moves his leg out of the way.
Peruna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peruna forces Sorsa back against the ropes and clinches.
Peruna lands a nice knee to the body.
Sorsa breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peruna.
Peruna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sorsa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sorsa throws an overhand right that lands on Peruna's shoulder, as Peruna tries to avoid the shot.
Peruna darts in and clinches Sorsa up against the ropes.
Peruna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sorsa wants to get back to striking at distance but Peruna won't allow it.
Peruna looking to throw knees to the head but Sorsa is blocking nicely.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peruna misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peruna gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Peruna looking to throw knees to the head but Sorsa is blocking nicely.
Sorsa can't break the clinch.
Peruna throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sorsa blocks it with crossed arms.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Sorsa avoids the damage to the body.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks it.
Sorsa managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
Peruna misses with a knee to the head.
Sorsa breaks from the clinch.
Sorsa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Peruna is fending him off so far but Sorsa persists. Nope, Peruna circles away and we're back to standing.
Sorsa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sorsa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pekka Peruna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peruna throws a push kick but Sorsa slaps the foot to one side.
Peruna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peruna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sorsa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peruna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sorsa.
Pekka Peruna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peruna keeps Sorsa at a distance using the push kick.
Sorsa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peruna.
Peruna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sorsa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peruna moves out of range of the leg kick from Sorsa.
Peruna doesn't manage to clinch there - Sorsa circles away.
Sorsa fails to land the takedown.
Pekka Peruna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalevi Sorsa.
Peruna clinches up against the ropes.
Peruna lands a knee to the head.
Peruna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sorsa's face.
Peruna landing knees to the head.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.
Sorsa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peruna throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sorsa blocks it with crossed arms.
Peruna misses with a knee strike.
Sorsa has had enough of the clinch but Peruna keeps him there for the moment.
Sorsa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peruna gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peruna lands a knee to the body.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sorsa wants to get back to striking at distance but Peruna won't allow it.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sorsa is trying to break the clinch but Peruna has him pressed against the ropes.
Sorsa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sorsa looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peruna.
Sorsa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peruna looking to throw knees to the head but Sorsa is blocking nicely.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Sorsa avoids the damage to the body.
Kalevi Sorsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peruna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Peruna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peruna, 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 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Peruna!
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