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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Socha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonel Lutsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Socha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonel Lutsky!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Socha misses the shot to the body.
Socha wants to land a leg kick but Lutsky is out of range.
Socha seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Leonel Lutsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lutsky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Socha misses with the body kick
and Lutsky finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lutsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Socha swings for the body but Lutsky moves out of range.
Lutsky has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Socha is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Socha lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lutsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lutsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lutsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lutsky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Socha lands with a kick to the ribs.
Socha throws a leg kick
and Lutsky counters with an outside leg kick.
Lutsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Socha.
Lutsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lutsky blocks a leg kick.
Lutsky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lutsky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Socha's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Socha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsky checks a leg kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Lutsky blocks the leg kick.
Socha moves into the clinch.
Socha struggles to land a body shot inside as Lutsky controls his hands.
Lutsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Socha misses with a punch to the body.
Lutsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Socha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lutsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Socha blocks it with crossed arms.
Socha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Socha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Socha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lutsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lutsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Socha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lutsky backwards.
Lutsky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Socha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Socha backwards.
Socha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Socha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Socha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Socha swings wildly with an uppercut but Lutsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Socha works on Lutsky's body with a couple of short punches.
Lutsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sochas head.
Lutsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Socha wants to take the fight to the mat but Lutsky manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lutsky throws a head punch that misses.
Socha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lutsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Socha backwards.
Socha misses with a punch to the body.
Socha misses with the head strike.
Lutsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Socha.
Lutsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Socha avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Socha.
Lutsky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Socha is defending well for now.
Lutsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Socha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky works the jab nicely.
Jab from Socha.
Socha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Socha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Socha misses with a low kick.
Socha moves out of range as Lutsky throws a body kick.
Socha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lutsky is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lutsky.
Socha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Socha stuns Lutsky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lutsky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lutsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Socha throws out the jab.
A clash of legs there as Lutsky blocks the low kick.
Lutsky misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socha connects with a solid leg kick.
Lutsky cracks Socha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lutsky checks the leg kick.
Lutsky throws an overhand right that lands on Socha's shoulder, as Socha tries to avoid the shot.
Lutsky moves out of range as Socha strikes.
Socha throws an off balance right hand
and Lutsky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Socha misses with a low kick.
Socha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lutsky cracks Socha with an open hand slap.
Lutsky throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lutsky cracks Socha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lutsky scores with a leg kick.
Socha blocks a head kick by Lutsky.
Socha throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karl Socha will probably get the nod.
That's time! Socha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Socha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Socha takes a swing at Lutsky's ribcage but misses.
Lutsky slips a jab from Socha.
The fighters circling - Lutsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lutsky throws a low kick but Socha moves out of range easily.
Socha throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lutsky lands a lovely overhand right.
Lutsky stuns Socha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Socha delivers a nice body kick.
Lutsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lutsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Socha.
Lutsky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Socha's sensitive parts.
Socha misses the shot to the body.
Socha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lutsky pinned against the cage. Lutsky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socha throws a shot from downtown. Lutsky moves away and avoids it.
Lutsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lutsky scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Lutsky.
Socha scores with a nice strike.
A leg kick checked by Lutsky.
Lutsky misses with a right hand
letting Socha counter with a right hand.
Lutsky scores with a jab. Socha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Socha throws a low kick but Lutsky avoids it.
Socha avoids a kick to the body.
Lutsky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Socha to score with a decent uppercut.
Lutsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Socha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socha throws a low kick, looking for Lutsky's leg but Lutsky calmly moves out of range.
Lutsky jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lutsky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Nice uppercut there from Lutsky.
Lutsky lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A good leg kick by Lutsky.
Socha missing with a left hand there. Lutsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Socha.
Socha throws a looping overhand right but Lutsky ducks down to avoid it.
Lutsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lutsky throws a leg kick but Socha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lutsky checks a low kick from Socha.
Socha throws a hook to the side of Lutsky's head but Lutsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lutsky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Socha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lutsky cracks Socha with a good jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Socha has closed the distance and engaged Lutsky in a clinch.
Socha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Lutsky.
Socha scores with a shot to the side of Lutsky's head.
Lutsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Socha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Socha is struggling to control the position.
Lutsky breaks the clinch.
Leonel Lutsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Socha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Socha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lutsky lands a front kick.
Lutsky throws a series of punches but Socha moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socha is looking to land body kicks.
Lutsky is looking to clinch but Socha is avoiding it.
Lutsky lunges at Socha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Socha's hand.
Lutsky looks to land a left hand but Socha moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Socha lands.
Socha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Socha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lutsky checks a low kick from Socha.
A slow jab from Lutsky misses its intended target.
Lutsky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Socha under the eye.
A lazy left from Socha finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Socha throws a front kick aimed at Lutsky's knee but Lutsky avoids it well.
Socha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lutsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lutsky looks to land a combination but Socha avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leonel Lutsky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Socha.
Socha throws a head kick that Lutsky semi-blocks.
Socha thuds a left hand into Lutsky's body.
Lutsky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lutsky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Socha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lutsky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lutsky there as he acknowledges the shot.
Socha misses the shot to the body.
Socha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lutsky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Socha on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lutsky throws a front kick that sends Socha stumbling back into the cage.
Lutsky catches Socha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Socha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lutsky lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socha throws a hook to the side of Lutsky's head but Lutsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lutsky throws a leg kick
and Socha counters with a nice body kick.
Lutsky moves out of range of the leg kick from Socha.
Socha moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Socha's corner calls for a 1-2. Socha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A lazy body kick from Lutsky
and Socha counters with a nice uppercut.
Lutsky smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lutsky throws a leg kick that misses.
Lutsky tries to land a front kick but Socha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Socha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Socha ducks under a wild hook from Lutsky.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lutsky misses with a leg kick.
Lutsky sizes up Socha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socha moves out of range of the body kick from Lutsky.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Socha.
A combination from Lutsky does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Lutsky.
Lutsky tries to clinch up.
A head kick from Lutsky lands but Socha takes it in his stride.
Lutsky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Socha.
Socha scoring well with a low kick there.
Lutsky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Socha throws a hook to the side of Lutsky's head but Lutsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Socha throws the kick towards the body but Lutsky avoids it.
Socha misses with a head kick.
Lutsky wants to clinch.
Socha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lutsky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socha motions for Lutsky to come forward. Socha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Socha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lutsky to score with a decent uppercut.
Socha moves out of range as Lutsky strikes.
A slow jab from Lutsky misses its intended target.
Socha avoids the head kick by Lutsky.
Lutsky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Socha on the side of the head.
Lutsky wants to clinch.
Lutsky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lutsky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Socha scores with a decent looking hook.
Lutsky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lutsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lutsky throws a head kick that misses.
Socha blocks a head kick by Lutsky.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lutsky.
Socha throws a shot from downtown. Lutsky moves away and avoids it.
Socha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Socha misses with a leg kick
and Lutsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lutsky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Socha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Socha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lutsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Socha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Socha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Socha!
Karl Socha seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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