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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Socha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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185 cm
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175 lbs
27 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Jamison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Socha!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jamison closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Socha.
A nice left hand lands by Jamison.
Jamison tries to pull guard but Socha won't allow it.
Socha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Socha lands with a light punch inside.
Socha misses with the head strike.
Socha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Socha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Socha tries a knee to the head but Jamison blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Socha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jamison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jamison throws a punch but it's blocked by Socha.
Jamison blocks a body shot from Socha.
Socha misses with a knee to the head.
Socha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jamison.
Socha lands with a short shot to the head.
Socha tries a body shot but Jamison blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Socha fails to land.
Socha presses Jamison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jamison blocks an uppercut.
Socha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Socha lands a knee to the head.
It looks like John Jamison has been cut.
Jamison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Socha walks away with a smile on his face. Jamison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jamison misses with a straight left.
Socha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jamison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karl Socha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jamison lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Socha backs up against the cage.
Socha misses the jab.
Jamison shoots in looking for a takedown but Socha manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jamison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Jamison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socha throws a series of punches but Jamison moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Socha misses with a wild body shot.
Socha throws a head kick that misses.
Socha wants to clinch.
Socha stuffs the takedown.
Socha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jamison fails with a takedown attempt.
Jamison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Socha pinned against the cage. Socha gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socha throws a front kick aimed at Jamison's knee but Jamison avoids it well.
Jamison half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Socha blocks a jab.
Jamison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jamison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sochas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jamison connects with a body shot.
Socha throws a right and a left that Jamison avoids nicely.
Jamison swings for the body but Socha moves out of range.
Socha tries to counter with a clinch but Jamison shakes him off and moves away.
Jamison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Socha slips under a jab from Jamison.
Socha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Socha is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Socha.
Socha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jamison blocks a head kick by Socha.
Jamison swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jamison. Socha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jamison sets himself, and Socha steps forward looking for the clinch! Jamison avoids it this time.
Jamison misses with a takedown attempt - Socha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jamison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Socha's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Socha is looking to chop away at Jamison's legs.
Jamison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Socha walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jamison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jamison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jamison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Socha tests Jamison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Socha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jamison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Jamison.
Jamison checks a leg kick.
Jamison keeps the fight on the outside.
Jamison changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jamison moves into range and clinches up with Socha.
A hook to the body from Jamison.
Jamison swings wildly with an uppercut but Socha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jamison jumps guard but Socha stands there with Jamison around his waist. Jamison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Socha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Socha.
Jamison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jamison blocking some punches.
Socha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jamison backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Socha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Socha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jamison's brow.
Jamison working aggressively here.
Socha tries to throw a body punch but Jamison avoids it by throwing Socha back against the cage.
Jamison swings wildly with an uppercut but Socha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Socha wants to stall.
Jamison works on Socha's body with a couple of short punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jamison - that landed with a thud.
Jamison manages to break the clinch.
Jamison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Socha was well out of range. Poor timing from Jamison.
Both fighters circling a little - Jamison finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jamison misses with a left hand
and Socha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Socha lands with a kick to the ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Socha.
Socha throws a nice looking combination but Jamison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Socha throws a leg kick but Jamison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Socha throws a poor cross that misses
and Jamison counters with a shoot takedown. Socha fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Socha holds on and takes a little breather.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jamison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Socha keeping full guard, as Jamison tries to pass.
Jamison throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Socha wants to sweep but no luck.
Jamison wants to control from the top but Socha keeps moving.
Jamison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jamison throwing strikes from guard but Socha blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jamison throws a body shot but no joy.
Socha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jamison counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jamison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jamison sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jamison is looking to advance position but Socha won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karl Socha.
I think Socha 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 9:10
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 9:10
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Socha!
Karl Socha thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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RATING
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