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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Sokol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokol comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - X gon' give it to Ya. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcin Sokol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway throws a body shot but no joy.
Kenway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sokol slips under a jab from Kenway.
Sokol throwing a counter right hand but Kenway manages to avoid it.
Sokol wants to slow Kenway down by chopping away at his legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kenway 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 Sokol has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sokol and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sokol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sokol throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kenway lands a jab-cross combination.
Sokol cracks the inside of Kenway's front leg.
The crowd cheers as Kenway lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sokol doesn't seem phased though.
Kenway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Sokol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenway walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sokol checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kenway tried to score with a low kick but Sokol checks it.
Sokol throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Edward Kenway has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenway is looking to chop away at Sokol's legs.
Sokol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenway.
Sokol throws a right and a left that Kenway avoids nicely.
Sokol backing away here, and Kenway unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sokol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenway.
Kenway 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.
Kenway throws a poor cross that misses
and Sokol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kenway lands a nice shot that snaps Sokol's head back.
Sokol fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kenway throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Sokol to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenway throws a big shot that misses.
Sokol tries to close the distance and clinch but Kenway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kenway.
Kenway lands a slapping body shot.
Sokol throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Sokol.
Kenway thinks about the counter body kick.
Kenway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenway misses the shot to the body.
Kenway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sokol's calf.
Sokol fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sokol is looking to wear down Kenway with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sokol throws a hook but Kenway blocks it.
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Sokol.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway connects with a solid leg kick.
Kenway connects with an inside leg kick.
Marcin Sokol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenway uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kenway walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sokol checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kenway lands with a nice body kick.
Sokol blocks a leg kick.
Kenway scores with a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Sokol. Those never looked like landing.
Sokol throws out a powerful jab.
Kenway tries to clinch but Sokol is having none of it.
Kenway throws a leg kick which misses Sokol's front leg but catches the back leg as Sokol tries to avoid it.
Kenway looks to score with a jab to the body but Sokol is just out of range.
Kenway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Sokol finds it's target.
Kenway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sokol. That did some damage!
Kenway moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sokol slips under a jab from Kenway.
Sokol takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kenway misses.
Kenway tries a low kick but Sokol avoids it.
Sokol checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sokol was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kenway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sokol.
Kenway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sokol throws out the jab.
Kenway connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sokol throws a hook but Kenway blocks it.
Sokol misses with a straight right.
Sokol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenway moves away.
Kenway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A good leg kick by Kenway.
Kenway scores with a leg kick.
Jab by Kenway.
Kenway fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sokol checks it well.
Sokol feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kenways jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kenway tries to keep at a distance but Sokol has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Sokol.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Kenway.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kenway.
Kenway lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kenway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sokol misses with the head strike.
Kenway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sokol lands a nice uppercut.
Kenway lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kenway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sokol.
Sokol is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kenway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sokol's elbow.
Kenway blocks an uppercut.
Kenway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sokol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Kenway - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Kenway.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Kenway on the inside.
Sokol wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sokol throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenway.
Sokol misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sokol backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Kenway's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sokol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sokol moves out of range of the leg kick from Kenway.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sokol.
Nice jab there from Sokol.
Kenway tries to score with a low kick but Sokol moves his leg out of the way.
Kenway avoids the body shot from Sokol.
Sokol lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A leg kick checked by Kenway.
Sokol keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kenway finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sokol is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sokol takes a swing at Kenway's ribcage but misses.
Kenway slips a jab from Sokol.
Sokol smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kenway lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kenway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sokol misses with a body kick.
Sokol throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokol misses with a body shot.
Kenway looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sokol connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kenway scrambles back to his feet.
Kenway scores with a push kick.
Kenway tries to clinch but Sokol moves out of range.
Sokol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenway.
A little jabbing left from Kenway on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kenway.
Kenway with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sokol to score with a decent uppercut.
Kenway tries to land a front kick but Sokol steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kenway throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Kenway misses its intended target.
Kenway throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sokol clinches up against the cage.
Sokol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sokol.
Sokol with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kenway lands a body shot.
Edward Kenway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Sokol fails to land.
Sokol scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sokol.
Kenway is stalling here.
Kenway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sokol lands with a short shot to the head.
Sokol throws a head punch that misses.
Kenway avoids the elbow strike from Sokol, against the cage.
Kenway lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sokol is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kenway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Kenway.
Kenway can't find room to land a body shot as Sokol controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
Sokol blocks an uppercut.
Kenway misses with some punches.
Sokol lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kenway - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kenway.
Kenway throws a punch but it's blocked by Sokol.
Sokol breaks from the clinch.
Sokol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kenway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sokol throws a leg kick
and Kenway counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sokol scores with a jab. Kenway acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kenway looks for the body kick but Sokol saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Kenway finds it's target.
Sokol takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sokol blocks a leg kick.
Kenway misses with a body shot
and Sokol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kenway thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sokol if he has to take too many more of those.
Kenway attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokol misses the shot to the body.
Kenway is looking to clinch.
Kenway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Sokol wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Sokol finds it's way through Kenway's defenses.
Kenway moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kenway struggles to land a body shot inside as Sokol controls his hands.
Sokol is struggling to control the position.
Sokol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sokol lands with a short shot to the head.
Sokol lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sokol throws an elbow but it misses.
Sokol working aggressively here.
Sokol tries to land knees in the clinch but Kenway avoids the damage to the body.
Sokol misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kenway.
Kenway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kenway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sokol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sokol throws an elbow that misses.
Sokol tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sokol lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kenway is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcin Sokol will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Kenway's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sokol lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kenway at a distance.
Kenway is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A leg kick checked by Sokol.
Kenway throws a low kick but Sokol moves out of range easily.
Sokol closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kenway slips a straight right by Sokol.
Sokol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenway.
Kenway misses with a low kick.
Sokol throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Kenway.
Sokol moves into the clinch.
Kenway tries to throw a body punch but Sokol avoids it by throwing Kenway back against the cage.
Sokol blocks a body shot from Kenway.
Sokol is leaning against Kenway and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sokol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenway misses with a body punch.
Kenway tries to throw a body punch but Sokol avoids it by throwing Kenway back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sokol lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Kenway tries a body shot but Sokol blocks it.
Kenway takes a shot to the head.
Sokol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenway misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kenway.
Nice body punch from Kenway - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Sokol.
Sokol has a couple of punches blocked by Kenway.
Kenway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sokol misses with a body shot.
Sokol on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sokol misses with a hook to the body
and Kenway counters with a good low kick that Sokol was not able to check.
Sokol throws a push kick but Kenway slaps the foot to one side.
Sokol slips a jab from Kenway.
Sokol throwing a counter right hand but Kenway manages to avoid it.
Kenway takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenway walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sokol checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kenway has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kenway there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sokol swings for the body but Kenway moves out of range.
Sokol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenway was well out of range. Poor timing from Sokol.
Sokol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenway manages to avoid it.
Kenway looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kenway fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sokol has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kenway scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sokol checks a leg kick nicely.
Sokol looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kenway throws a leg kick but Sokol sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kenway misses with a wild body shot.
Edward Kenway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenway throws a head kick but Sokol moves out of range.
Kenway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sokol throws a leg kick but Kenway sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kenway lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sokol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kenway fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol throws a looping overhand right but Kenway ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Sokol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenway throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sokol counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kenway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Sokol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenway lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kenway lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sokol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenway tries to score with a low kick but Sokol moves his leg out of the way.
It appears Sokol was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kenway misses with a hook. Sokol ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sokol.
Sokol chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kenway can pounce on him.
Sokol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sokol moves out of range of the strikes.
Kenway scores with the left hand. Sokol knows he should have avoided that one.
Sokol throws a jab when Kenway was well out of range.
Sokol connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenway throws a front kick aimed at Sokol's knee but Sokol avoids it well.
Sokol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kenway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sokol looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenway is just out of range.
Sokol forces Kenway back against the cage and clinches.
Kenway tries to work over Sokol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kenway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sokol looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kenway stalling in the clinch but Sokol improves position.
Kenway throws a punch but it's blocked by Sokol.
Sokol throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenway.
Sokol misses with an elbow strike.
Sokol lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Kenway blocks an elbow strike.
Kenway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kenway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenway blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcin Sokol.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcin Sokol!
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