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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curtis White (ranked 5094 p4p, 3173 weight class) and Ville Sorvali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Curtis White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Sorvali!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorvali slips under a jab from White.
White takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White throws a hook but Sorvali blocks it.
Sorvali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sorvali misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
Curtis White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White lands a head shot.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sorvali counters with a straight right hand.
Sorvali punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sorvali takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sorvali on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Sorvali's shoulder, as Sorvali tries to avoid the shot.
Sorvali with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorvali has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Sorvali pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White pushes Sorvali back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sorvali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White breaks from the clinch.
Sorvali staying out of range there.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sorvali moves away.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sorvali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White throws the left hand but Sorvali avoids the punch easily.
Sorvali takes a jab right on the kisser.
White scores with a nice strike.
White throws a leg kick
letting Sorvali counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White throws a lazy right hand but Sorvali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White drops Sorvali with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sorvali looks back up at him and smiles so White waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Sorvali is rocked!
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Sorvali counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
White blocks a jab.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sorvali blocks a jab.
Sorvali clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
Sorvali misses with a punch on the inside.
Sorvali throws a head punch that misses.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sorvali throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White prevents a body shot from Sorvali.
White tries to pull guard but Sorvali holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Sorvali controls the action.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sorvali is keeping busy.
Sorvali misses with the head strike.
White blocks a body shot from Sorvali.
White taking a breather.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sorvali backwards.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sorvali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Sorvali to counter with a crisp jab.
White misses with a hook to the body
and Sorvali counters with a nice uppercut.
White misses with a hook.
Sorvali throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorvali throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sorvali.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sorvali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sorvali staying out of range there.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Sorvali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Sorvali releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A swing and a miss from Sorvali.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
White takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White tries to keep at a distance but Sorvali has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sorvali misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Curtis White will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sorvali counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sorvali misses with an uppercut
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White misses with a body shot
and Sorvali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White misses the jab.
Sorvali appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
White misses with a leg kick
and Sorvali counters with a straight right hand.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Sorvali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Sorvali finds it's way through White's defenses.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sorvali misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sorvali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sorvali staying out of range there.
Curtis White is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorvali lands with a right hand.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sorvali checks a low kick from White.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sorvali at a distance.
Sorvali might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
White lands a head shot.
White lands with a right hand.
White throws a body punch but Sorvali moves out of range.
Sorvali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Sorvali staying out of range there.
Sorvali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White misses with a straight left.
Sorvali closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorvali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sorvali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
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!
White breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by White's head coaches at Brazilian Bottom Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A slow jab from Sorvali misses its intended target.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White misses with a hook.
Sorvali tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White misses with a looping left.
Sorvali swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sorvali punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
Sorvali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sorvali lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Sorvali's head back.
White avoids the body shot from Sorvali.
White thows a leg kick but Sorvali checks it
and Sorvali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White thows a leg kick but Sorvali checks it
and Sorvali counters with a stiff right hand.
Sorvali misses the shot to the body.
White misses with a hook to the body
and Sorvali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sorvali moves away from the strike by White.
Sorvali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White avoids the body shot from Sorvali.
Sorvali misses with a left hand
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sorvali is breathing heavily.
Sorvali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sorvali walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A combination from White does no damage.
Sorvali uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws a body punch but Sorvali moves out of range.
Sorvali looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from White misses
and Sorvali counters with a straight right hand.
Sorvali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sorvali moves away.
Sorvali misses the jab.
White is looking to counter punch.
Sorvali just misses with a punch to the body.
Sorvali throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Sorvali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Sorvali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sorvali lands an overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Sorvali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
White throws a leg kick
and Sorvali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sorvali's corner calls for a 1-2. Sorvali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sorvali throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White throws a shot from downtown. Sorvali moves away and avoids it.
Sorvali looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sorvali defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Sorvali cracks White with a good jab.
Sorvali takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorvali missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from White does it's job there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sorvali darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with an uppercut
and Sorvali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White misses with a leg kick
and Sorvali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sorvali jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
White looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sorvali wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
White misses with a body shot.
Sorvali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White misses with an uppercut
enabling Sorvali to counter with a crisp jab.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Sorvali counter with a right hand.
White wants to slow Sorvali down by chopping away at his legs.
White swings for the body but Sorvali moves out of range.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorvali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Sorvali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sorvali throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sorvali counters with a straight right hand.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sorvali counters with a straight right hand.
White throws the left hand but Sorvali avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sorvali. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sorvali. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sorvali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White misses with a right hand
and Sorvali counters with a nice uppercut.
Sorvali thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and White tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White connects with a right hand. Sorvali shakes it off.
White misses with a right hand
and Sorvali counters with a stiff right hand.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sorvali connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
White uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sorvali has time to react.
A leg kick checked by Sorvali.
Sorvali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White connects with a body shot.
Sorvali is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sorvali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Sorvali uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
Sorvali lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White lands with a nice body punch.
Sorvali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Sorvali's head back.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Sorvali counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
White thuds a left hand into Sorvali's body.
Sorvali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
A nice side step and Sorvali releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sorvali throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
Sorvali lands with a right hand.
White throws a series of punches but Sorvali avoids them all with ease.
White jabs at Sorvali's body.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White lands with a good body shot.
White swings for the body but Sorvali moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ville Sorvali.
Well Sorvali has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ville Sorvali!
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energy
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