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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobieski has chosen Kto Cię Obroni Polsko as his entrance music. Hans Thor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jan Sobieski's chin.
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thor misses with an uppercut. Sobieski saw that one coming.
Sobieski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Thor is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown but Thor shows good takedown defense.
Thor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sobieski counters with a shoot takedown. Thor fights it but they end up in guard.
Sobieski slips nicely into half guard.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Thor is defending well.
Thor is trying to maintain the position but Sobieski is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thor wants to improve his position but Sobieski is controlling well.
Thor keeping hold of Sobieski's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sobieski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thor doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sobieski.
Sobieski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobieski.
Thor's coaches at Furia Top Team have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two 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.
Sobieski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobieski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thor is trying to get back to full guard.
Thor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thor.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobieski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sobieski looking to pass the guard.
Sobieski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thor trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sobieski scoring with some ground and pound.
Thor pulls Sobieski in to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sobieski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thor tries to sprawl but Sobieski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sobieski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Thor is defending well.
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobieski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Thor has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski misses with a head shot. Thor uses the momentum to regain guard.
Thor keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Thor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sobieski's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobieski looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Thor puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sobieski is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thor throws a leg kick that misses.
Sobieski shoots in for a double leg but Thor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A low kick from Thor is predictable there
and Sobieski counters with a takedown into side control.
Thor regains half guard, as Sobieski was trying to land strikes.
Sobieski is looking to pass Thor's guard but actually Thor recovers to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski won't allow Thor to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thor trying to control the position here.
Thor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sobieski is looking to work some ground and pound but Thor has wrist control.
Thor keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Thor kicks Sobieski off and gets to his feet.
Sobieski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thor.
Thor misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor misses the shot to the body.
Hans Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobieski checks a low kick from Thor.
Sobieski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thor if he has to take too many more of those.
Sobieski moves out of range of the leg kick from Thor.
Thor throws a leg kick
and Sobieski counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobieski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sobieski wants to control but Thor is keeping him busy.
Sobieski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Thor parries the strikes from Sobieski easily there. Sobieski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thor to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Sobieski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jan Sobieski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thor is looking to reverse the position.
Sobieski in the domination position with Thor hanging on.
Sobieski fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sobieski tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Thor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sobieski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor is not content to let Sobieski control the position.
Thor holding on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thor is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Thor misses.
Sobieski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sobieski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sobieski.
Sobieski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thor tries to sprawl but Sobieski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Thor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobieski.
Sobieski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sobieski throwing shots but Thor is blocking nicely.
Sobieski trying to control from Thor's half guard. Thor has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski trying to control but Thor is working from the bottom.
Thor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobieski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sobieski postures up in Thor's guard and throws a big left but Thor blocks it.
Sobieski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sobieski throws an elbow that misses. Thor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sobieski's guard. Nice move by Thor!
Sobieski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sobieski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thor stopping the sweep attempt from Sobieski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor is looking to stand up but Sobieski won't let him.
Sobieski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sobieski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hans Thor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sobieski gets the takedown into side control.
Thor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jan Sobieski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor is holding Sobieski down, trying to stall.
Sobieski staying calm.
Sobieski is trying to ground and pound but Thor uses the momentary lack of control by Sobieski to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Thor is working from the bottom.
Thor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Thor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sobieski stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sobieski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
A very excited looking Jan Sobieski rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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