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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sobieski (ranked 1328 p4p, 1528 weight class) and George Peterson (ranked 189 p4p, 220 weight class). Sobieski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Karnivool - Lifelike. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Sobieski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski throws a low kick but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobieski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peterson tries to clinch up
and Sobieski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peterson's knee momentarily.
Peterson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Peterson looks to clinch
and Sobieski counters with a leg kick.
Sobieski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peterson pinned against the cage. Peterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sobieski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobieski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sobieski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobieski's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Sobieski avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
Sobieski is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Peterson can't fight it off and eventually Sobieski manages to take the fight to the floor. Peterson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sobieski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Peterson holds on and takes a little breather.
Sobieski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sobieski trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Sobieski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sobieski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peterson being controlled here, momentarily.
Peterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sobieski stops Peterson from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski misses the shot to the body.
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Peterson sprawls well. Peterson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sobieski gets slowly back to his feet.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Sobieski is looking to counter punch.
George Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobieski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sobieski feinted with a counter takedown.
Peterson instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sobieski.
Sobieski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sobieski tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Peterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sobieski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson taking a breather.
Sobieski is pushing Peterson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sobieski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Peterson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobieski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peterson works on Sobieski's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sobieski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieski is trying to trip Peterson. He has hold of a leg but Peterson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sobieski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Peterson is wriggling around but Sobieski manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson is controlling Sobieski's trapped leg to prevent Sobieski from advancing to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sobieski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sobieski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peterson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sobieski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peterson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sobieski tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Sobieski back against the cage.
Peterson is trying to stall.
Sobieski breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson drives through and clinches with Sobieski against the cage.
Sobieski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sobieski avoids the elbow strike from Peterson, against the cage.
Sobieski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson has Sobieski pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski blocks an uppercut.
Sobieski swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Peterson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sobieski up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sobieski as Peterson tries to tie him up.
Peterson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobieski blocks an uppercut.
Sobieski struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sobieski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sobieski just misses with a punch to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Peterson enables Sobieski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Peterson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Peterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sobieski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobieski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski throws a strike but Peterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sobieski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sobieski keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Sobieski controls Peterson momentarily but Peterson frees himself.
Sobieski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sobieski is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peterson keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sobieski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Peterson!
Sobieski sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sobieski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Peterson walks into a straight right hand from Sobieski.
It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobieski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peterson tries to clinch there but Sobieski circles away.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobieski.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sobieski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Peterson's head.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobieski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson forces Sobieski back against the cage and clinches.
Sobieski is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Peterson can't fight it off and eventually Sobieski manages to take the fight to the floor. Peterson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sobieski forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sobieski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson is staying active underneath Sobieski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sobieski controlling the action here.
Sobieski working the head and body with strikes.
George Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sobieski tries to pass to full mount but Peterson defends it.
Sobieski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sobieski throwing shots but Peterson is blocking nicely.
Sobieski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Peterson tries to get to full guard but Sobieski has control of the leg.
Sobieski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson trying to control here.
Sobieski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sobieski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sobieski swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Sobieski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Peterson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sobieski trying to control the position but Peterson is working away.
Jan Sobieski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is really struggling to control Peterson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sobieski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sobieski controls the position.
Sobieski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobieski throws a strike aimed at the side of Peterson's head but Peterson avoids it well.
Peterson is not content to let Sobieski control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sobieski, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski made sure to mention his sponsor, HELLBENT in his post fight interview.
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