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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sokol (ranked 2184 p4p, 2472 weight class) and Nasir Prince (ranked 121 p4p, 139 weight class). Prince has chosen Nas- N.Y. State of Mind as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135
8 - 8 - 0 |
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145
9 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sokol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Prince!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sokol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sokol shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Prince manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sokol throws a big elbow that misses.
Sokol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sokol tries to free his leg and advance position but Prince is retaining full guard.
Sokol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Prince preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Prince holds on and takes a little breather.
Sokol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Prince's head.
Sokol throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol throws a big right hand that misses.
Sokol throws a big right hand that misses.
Prince avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Prince keeping moving, preventing Sokol from controlling successfully.
Sokol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Prince preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sokol trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Prince manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Prince stopping the sweep attempt from Sokol.
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.
Prince postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince wants to stand but Sokol has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Prince preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sokol is on top in guard.
Sokol throws a strike but Prince rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sokol looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Prince has picked Sokol up and slammed him! Sokol can't keep hold of the triangle and Prince manages to pass to side control!
You can see the frustration on Sokol's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sokol is looking for a sweep.
Sokol wants to control but Prince postures up.
Sokol is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Prince off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Sokol throwing sloppy strikes.
Sokol is looking to control Prince but Prince is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sokol misses with a punch to the head.
Sokol landing with strikes.
Sokol looking for the choke but no joy.
Prince avoids the strikes from Sokol.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Prince right now.
Sokol has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Prince.
Sokol scores with strikes from the back.
Prince finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
BOOM! Sokol connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sokol raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prince suckers Sokol into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Prince is now in Sokol's guard!
Prince trying to control the position from guard on top but Sokol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prince must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sokol bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Prince's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sokol dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Prince gets caught flat footed, as Sokol shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sokol tries to free his leg and advance position but Prince is retaining full guard.
Sokol postures up in Prince's guard and throws a big left but Prince blocks it.
Sokol landing some decent shots from guard.
Sokol throwing strikes from guard but Prince blocks nicely.
Sokol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Prince avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol throwing strikes from guard but Prince blocks nicely.
Sokol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Prince is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prince swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sokol is looking to work some ground and pound but Prince has wrist control.
Sokol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Prince preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Prince avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prince is trying to keep Sokol in close.
Sokol throws a big elbow that misses.
Prince trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sokol. Prince does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prince throws a chopping leg kick but Sokol manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sokol looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Prince throws out a powerful jab.
Prince throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sokol throws a big counter combination but Prince scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Prince attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sokol shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Prince on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sokol throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Prince to regain full guard.
Sokol working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sokol will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sokol throwing strikes but missing.
Sokol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sokol looking to sit in guard and control but Prince gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince being controlled here momentarily.
Sokol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prince is one step ahead there.
Sokol working a defensive guard here.
Sokol wants to sweep here but Prince controlling him for the moment.
Sokol is trying to control the position but Prince postures up.
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.
Prince is looking to stand up but Sokol won't let him.
Prince preventing the sweep.
Sokol is working hard here to advance position.
Sokol is pulling down on Prince's head to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sokol is on top in guard.
Prince working a defensive guard here.
Sokol throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prince utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sokol fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Prince to the ground. Sokol is now in Prince's guard.
Sokol throws a big right hand that misses.
Sokol wants to pass the guard but Prince is keeping the position.
Sokol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sokol wants to control from the top but Prince keeps moving.
Prince avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince being controlled here, momentarily.
Prince controls Sokol momentarily but Sokol frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sokol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sokol throwing strikes from guard but Prince blocks nicely.
Prince utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Prince is trying to hold Sokol in close to prevent damage but Sokol has managed to pass into half guard.
Sokol throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sokol throws a strike but Prince avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sokol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sokol throws a big right hand that misses.
Nasir Prince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol with a nice head shot there.
Sokol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prince works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sokol lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Prince avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sokol throws a strike but Prince rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sokol looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Prince puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sokol flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sokol is trying is best to control the position here.
Sokol trying to get back to full guard but Prince takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Sokol is desperately trying to improve his position but Prince has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol reaches up to try and control the position but Prince seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Sokol rolls and tries to escape and now Prince has his back!
Prince has the hooks in. Sokol is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sokol wants to control his opponent's hands but Prince gets his hands free.
Sokol can't escape the position.
Sokol surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Sokol is in bad spot here.
Jan Sokol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Sokol is trying to break free.
Sokol showing good submission defense here.
Sokol wants to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prince doesn't have the hooks in and Sokol manages to turn into his guard.
Sokol is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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 Jan Sokol.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sokol, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sokol!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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