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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Sokol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blind Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokol comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - X gon' give it to Ya. Shaman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shaman's Dream kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Blind Shaman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcin Sokol's chin.
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcin Sokol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Blind Shaman!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaman tries to clinch up.
Shaman throws a shot from downtown. Sokol moves away and avoids it.
Sokol closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shaman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sokol throws a leg kick but Shaman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Sokol.
Shaman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick lands from Shaman.
We've been told by Sokol's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shaman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shaman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sokol throws a hook but Shaman avoids it easily.
Sokol misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Sokol misses its intended target.
Sokol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaman.
Shaman digs a good hook to Sokol's body.
Sokol lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Shaman lands with a good body shot.
Shaman drives through with a takedown into Sokol's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shaman trying to control but Sokol is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman throwing strikes from guard but Sokol blocks nicely.
Sokol looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shaman throwing strikes but missing.
Shaman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shaman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sokol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaman passes Sokol's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sokol knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaman on the ground.
Shaman throwing shots but Sokol is blocking nicely.
Sokol is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sokol is trying to stand up here but Shaman is controlling him well.
Shaman is trying to control the action in half guard but Sokol is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shaman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shaman is looking for a kimura here.
Shaman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shaman tries to pass to full mount but Sokol defends it.
Shaman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shaman controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sokol does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sokol tries to roll over but Shaman keeps him under control.
Sokol is staying active underneath Shaman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sokol wants to control but Shaman is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shaman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Shaman misses
and Sokol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sokol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sokol scores with a body shot.
Shaman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sokol works Shaman's body with a nice hook.
Shaman tries to clinch there but Sokol circles away.
Sokol fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shaman just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shaman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shaman ducks under a wild hook from Sokol.
Sokol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shaman.
Shaman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sokol thuds his right hand into Shaman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shaman feints a jab promting Sokol to slip. Shaman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sokol slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marcin Sokol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokol moves out of range of the strikes.
Sokol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shaman.
Sokol has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shaman.
Shaman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sokol.
Shaman checks a low kick from Sokol.
Shaman fails with a takedown attempt.
Shaman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blind Shaman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sokol throws a lazy right hand but Shaman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shaman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sokol is able to avoid easily.
Shaman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaman throws a jab when Sokol was well out of range.
Shaman misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Sokol wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shaman tries to score with a low kick but Sokol moves his leg out of the way.
Sokol throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shaman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sokol throws a head kick that Shaman semi-blocks.
A leg kick checked by Shaman.
Sokol thows a body kick. Shaman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shaman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaman throws a hook to the side of Sokol's head but Sokol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sokol misses with a low kick.
Shaman misses with a hook
and Shaman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sokol looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sokol misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaman.
Some bone on bone action there as Sokol checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shaman fails with a takedown attempt.
Shaman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sokol counters with a straight right hand.
Sokol will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shaman scores with a nice right hand.
Shaman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sokol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sokol missing with a left hand there. Shaman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shaman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sokol throws a body punch but Shaman moves out of range.
Shaman misses with a looping right.
Sokol feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shamans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sokol ducks under a wild hook from Shaman.
Sokol takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sokol thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman tries to land a body kick
and Sokol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaman throws a sloppy head kick and Sokol moves out of range easily.
Shaman throws a body kick that misses
enabling Sokol to counter with a crisp jab.
Shaman throws a lazy head kick
and Sokol counters with a straight right hand.
Shaman throws a low kick, looking for Sokol's leg but Sokol calmly moves out of range.
Sokol checks the leg kick.
Sokol throwing a counter right hand but Shaman manages to avoid it.
Shaman slips under a jab.
Shaman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sokol can pounce on him.
Sokol blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Shaman.
Sokol tries a head kick but it misses.
Sokol with a nice cross.
Sokol misses with a wild combination.
Shaman throws a head kick that misses.
Shaman throws an overhand right that lands on Sokol's shoulder, as Sokol tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol moves out of range of the strikes.
Marcin Sokol is winning the standup battle so far.
Shaman throws the left hand but Sokol avoids the punch easily.
Sokol misses with a few strikes there.
Shaman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sokol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sokol cracks Shaman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sokol misses the shot to the body.
Sokol looks to throw a body kick
and Shaman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Shaman catches Sokol right on the button with a cross.
Sokol misses with a hook
and Shaman counters with a low kick, right behind Sokol 's knee.
Shaman looks for the body kick but Sokol saw that one coming.
Shaman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sokol blocks a head kick by Shaman.
Sokol jabs Shaman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sokol misses with a body shot
and Shaman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sokol lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaman looks to land a right hand but Sokol moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sokol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shaman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Shaman.
A low kick from Sokol is predictable there
and Sokol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sokol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shaman.
Sokol throws an overhand right that lands on Shaman's shoulder, as Shaman tries to avoid the shot.
Shaman checks a low kick from Sokol.
Good shot there by Sokol.
Sokol lands with a right hand.
Sokol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shaman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shaman throws a sloppy body shot
and Sokol counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shaman thinking.
Nice straight punches there by Sokol. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sokol.
Sokol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Sokol dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Sokol throws a shot from downtown. Shaman moves away and avoids it.
Sokol throws a leg kick but Shaman checks it.
Sokol takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shaman lands a nice shot to the body.
Shaman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sokol.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sokol.
Sokol tries to score with a low kick but Shaman moves his leg out of the way.
Shaman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sokol can pounce on him.
Sokol jabs Shaman right on the nose. Shaman blinks but takes it well.
Sokol throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shaman counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaman loads up on a big right hand but Sokol slips the punch.
Sokol looks to throw the jab but Shaman is out of range.
Sokol throws a looping overhand right but Shaman ducks down to avoid it.
Shaman throws out a leg kick but Sokol moves out of range and Shaman only half commits.
Good standup being displayed there by Sokol as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shaman slips under a jab from Sokol.
Sokol throws a body kick that misses.
Sokol avoids the body shot from Shaman.
Sokol connects with a leg kick. Shaman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shaman is looking to score with low kicks.
Sokol swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shaman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sokol appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shaman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shaman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shaman blocks a head kick by Sokol.
Sokol misses with a right hand
and Shaman counters with a low kick, right behind Sokol 's knee.
Sokol throws a low kick but Shaman avoids it.
Shaman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sokol manages to avoid it.
Shaman just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSokol.
Shaman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman misses with a double jab.
Sokol's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shaman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sokol scrambles back to his feet.
Shaman moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Shaman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaman throws out the jab.
Shaman lands a front kick.
Shaman misses with a takedown attempt - Sokol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shaman misses with a head kick.
Sokol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaman moves away.
Shaman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shaman misses with a hook
and Sokol counters with a stiff right hand.
Sokol scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shaman tests Sokol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shaman misses with a takedown attempt - Sokol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sokol thumps Shaman with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol cracks Shaman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sokol checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shaman ducks under a wild hook from Sokol.
Sokol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shaman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shaman.
Sokol lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shaman at a distance.
Shaman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sokol.
Sokol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaman.
Shaman cracks Sokol with a good jab.
Shaman throws a hook but Sokol avoids it easily.
Shaman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sokol swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shaman misses with a hook.
Sokol fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shaman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sokol.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sokol if he has to take too many more of those.
Shaman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sokol.
Shaman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sokol moves away.
Shaman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sokol tries to avoid it but Shaman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sokol to the ground. Sokol escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marcin Sokol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blind Shaman.
Shaman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokol misses with a low kick.
Sokol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaman manages to avoid it.
Shaman throws a big shot that misses.
Shaman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sokol takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sokol looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sokol looks to throw the jab but Shaman is out of range.
Shaman misses with a body shot.
Shaman lands with an overhand left.
Shaman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shaman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sokol thows a leg kick but Shaman checks it
and Shaman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Blind Shaman.
I think Shaman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blind Shaman!
Blind Shaman 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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