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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sokol (ranked 1653 p4p, 2460 weight class) and Reico Huust (ranked 99 p4p, 224 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sokol!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reico Huust!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sokol is defended easily by Huust.
Huust throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sokol just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Huust! But no joy.
Huust's coach down at Brotherhood MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Huust's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sokol looking to score a takedown here. Huust is defending well but Sokol drives through and ends up in Huust's guard.
Sokol won't allow Huust to sweep him here.
Sokol throws a big elbow that misses.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol works over Huust with some ground and pound from guard.
Sokol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sokol is fighting to break Huust's control of his arms but Huust is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol throwing strikes from guard but Huust blocks nicely.
Sokol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huust is trying to control the position but Sokol postures up.
Sokol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huust utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Huust avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sokol content to stall in guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sokol with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing that Sokol has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Huust working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sokol.
Sokol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sokol postures up in Huust's guard and throws a big left but Huust blocks it.
Sokol throwing strikes from guard but Huust blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokol passes into half guard.
Sokol throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sokol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Huust is staying active underneath Sokol, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sokol has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sokol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sokol not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol not doing much here.
Sokol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sokol working over Huust with some ground and pound. Huust looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sokol connects with a nice short shot to Huust's temple.
Huust is refusing to be controlled, as Sokol sits in half guard.
Sokol is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Huust defends it well.
Sokol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huust's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huust keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sokol works his way into full mount!
Sokol prevents Huust from getting the reversal.
Sokol tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sokol with shots to the head and body - Huust looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sokol thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sokol landing punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sokol lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Huust hang on?
Huust is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokol landing strikes from the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sokol dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Huust blocks a head kick by Sokol.
Huust is still on wobbly legs! Can Sokol finish him?
Sokol slips under a jab.
Sokol tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Huust manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Huust throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sokol counters with a shoot takedown. Huust fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sokol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sokol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huust swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Huust seems to have recovered his senses.
Sokol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Huust really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sokol. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huust preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sokol throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sokol postures up in Huust's guard and throws a big left but Huust blocks it.
Sokol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sokol postures up in Huust's guard and throws a big left but Huust blocks it.
Sokol cracks Huust with a solid left hand.
Sokol stopping the sweep attempt from Huust.
Huust keeping moving, preventing Sokol from controlling successfully.
Huust trying to keep a closed guard but Sokol is proving a slippery customer.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huust preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sokol trying to control but Huust is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sokol blocks a low kick nicely.
Huust misses the jab.
Huust misses with a shot to the body
and Sokol counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Huust is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sokol wants to clinch up but Huust keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Huust releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Huust pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sokol really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sokol looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Huust keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sokol with the ground and pound but Huust uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sokol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sokol throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sokol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Huust works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sokol throwing strikes from guard but Huust blocks nicely.
Sokol wants to control from the top but Huust keeps moving.
Sokol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Huust avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sokol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sokol throwing strikes from guard but Huust blocks nicely.
Sokol controls from within his opponent's guard.
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.
Sokol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sokol distracts Huust with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sokol landing some decent shots from guard.
Sokol trying to control but Huust is working from the bottom.
Sokol working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sokol landing some decent shots from guard.
Sokol wants to control from the top but Huust keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sokol dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sokol drives through with a takedown into Huust's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sokol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sokol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sokol throwing strikes from guard but Huust blocks nicely.
Sokol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sokol works over Huust with some ground and pound from guard.
Sokol keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Huust's head.
Jan Sokol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sokol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sokol postures up in Huust's guard and throws a big left but Huust blocks it.
Sokol scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huust avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sokol trying to control but Huust is working from the bottom.
Sokol postures up in Huust's guard and throws a big left but Huust blocks it.
Sokol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sokol throwing strikes from guard but Huust blocks nicely.
Sokol distracts Huust with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sokol distracts Huust with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sokol throws a big elbow that misses.
Huust preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sokol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huust working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sokol.
Sokol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huust can do to turn this around?
Sokol working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sokol is working Huust over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sokol postures up in Huust's guard and throws a big left but Huust blocks it.
Sokol drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sokol jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sokol postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sokol working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Huust's head.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sokol postures up in Huust's guard and throws a big left but Huust blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huust utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sokol is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sokol scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sokol throws a big elbow that misses.
Sokol lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sokol throws a big elbow that misses.
Huust has momentary wrist control but Sokol slips an elbow through the middle.
Huust working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sokol.
Sokol trying to control but Huust is working from the bottom.
Sokol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Huust works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sokol with a nice head shot there.
Sokol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sokol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sokol throwing strikes but missing.
Sokol throws a big right hand that misses.
Sokol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huust digs a good body shot into Sokol's ribs.
Jan Sokol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Sokol.
Sokol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Huust! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sokol clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Huust misses.
Reico Huust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huust throws a right hand that misses
and Sokol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sokol.
Sokol working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Huust is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sokol tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sokol in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huust parries the strikes from Sokol easily there. Sokol is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Huust to escape.
Sokol is looking to take a break and control but Huust is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Huust managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sokol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sokol trying to control the action but Huust is working from the bottom.
Sokol scoring with punches from side control.
Sokol lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Huust down.
Sokol misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Huust regains half guard, as Sokol was trying to land strikes.
Huust trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sokol throwing shots but Huust is blocking nicely.
Huust is trying to control but can't.
Sokol is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sokol throws a strike but Huust avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sokol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sokol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sokol chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huust avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Sokol throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Huust ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sokol moves away.
Huust tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sokol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sokol throws a series of punches but Huust avoids them all with ease.
Huust misses with a looping left.
Sokol feinted with a counter takedown.
Sokol lands a leg kick that knocks Huust off balance momentarily.
Sokol throws a body kick that misses.
Sokol throws a sloppy head kick and Huust moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Huust.
Sokol shoots in and bounces Huust off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sokol throwing strikes from guard but Huust blocks nicely.
Sokol scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sokol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sokol throws an elbow that misses. Huust uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sokol's guard. Nice move by Huust!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huust is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Huust preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sokol had his way with Reico Huust in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Huust just misses with a punch to the body.
Huust throws an overhand right that lands on Sokol's shoulder, as Sokol tries to avoid the shot.
Sokol shoots in but no luck this time.
Huust shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Huust lands with a hook. Sokol tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Huust swats away the attempt to clinch by Sokol.
Sokol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sokol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sokol throws a hook to the side of Huust's head but Huust sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huust moves out of range of the body kick from Sokol.
Reico Huust seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Huust misses with a looping left.
Huust swings for the body but Sokol moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Sokol blocks the leg kick.
Sokol throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol throws a wild body kick that Huust sees coming a mile off.
Huust fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Huust wants to clinch up but Sokol keeps it at a distance.
Huust connects with a body shot.
Reico Huust is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huust comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sokol checks a leg kick.
Huust moves out of range as Sokol throws a body kick.
Huust throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sokol blocks a jab.
A jab from Sokol misses.
Sokol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huust keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sokol takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Sokol.
Huust looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Huust throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sokol.
A jab from Huust misses.
Sokol wants to clinch.
Huust blocks a head kick by Sokol.
Sokol throws the left hand but Huust avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huust throws out the jab.
Huust looks to land a right hand but Sokol moved out of range.
Huust just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSokol.
Sokol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Sokol on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Huust changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Huust misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huust is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sokol.
Sokol was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Huust blocks a head kick by Sokol.
Sokol connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Huust tries to bum rush Sokol with a series of wild strikes but Sokol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huust has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sokol.
Sokol throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Huust throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reico Huust has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huust misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Sokol misses the target.
Huust finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Huust.
Huust swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Huust throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sokol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Huust missing with a left hand there. Sokol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sokol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huust.
Jan Sokol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Huust is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sokol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huust.
Huust attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sokol scores with a head kick. Huust tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokol looking to score a takedown here. Huust is defending well but Sokol drives through and ends up in Huust's guard.
Huust is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sokol passes Huust's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sokol content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reico Huust.
I think Sokol has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:46
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sokol!
Jan Sokol is the new bantamweight champion!
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