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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Sokol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skreba Reijonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sokol might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DMX - X gon' give it to Ya. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 4 - 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 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Skreba Reijonen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Reijonen misses
letting Sokol counter with a right hand.
Sokol scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sokol keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sokol connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reijonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Sokol misses the target.
Sokol misses with an uppercut. Reijonen saw that one coming.
Sokol takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reijonen misses with a low kick as Sokol jumps back.
Sokol moves out of range of the body kick from Reijonen.
Reijonen dips to his left and cracks Sokol with an uppercut!
Sokol looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sokol scores with a nice head shot.
Sokol takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reijonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Reijonen.
Reijonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reijonen throws a chopping leg kick but Sokol manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reijonen, right into the meat.
Reijonen throws a front kick aimed at Sokol's knee but Sokol avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol moves into range and connects with a jab.
A lazy body kick from Reijonen
and Sokol moves into the clinch.
Reijonen presses Sokol against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Reijonen fails to land.
Reijonen misses with some punches.
Sokol prevents a body shot from Reijonen.
A short uppercut from Reijonen.
Reijonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sokol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sokol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sokol working aggressively here.
Reijonen working aggressively here.
Reijonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sokol has him pressed against the cage.
Sokol misses with a punch to the body.
Reijonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sokol misses with the head strike.
Sokol has a couple of punches blocked by Reijonen.
Sokol prevents a body shot from Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen tries to work over Sokol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokol throws a head punch that misses.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sokol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reijonen's efforts to push away.
Reijonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reijonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sokol misses with a head kick.
Reijonen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sokol fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reijonen is out of range.
Sokol misses with an uppercut. Reijonen saw that one coming.
Reijonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Skreba Reijonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reijonen works Sokol's body with a nice hook.
Sokol darts in and clinches Reijonen up against the cage.
Sokol gets through Reijonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reijonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reijonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sokol controls his hands.
Sokol lands with a right to the head.
Sokol breaks from the clinch.
Reijonen walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Sokol misses.
Sokol throws a jab when Reijonen was well out of range.
Sokol moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab from Sokol does it's job there.
Sokol is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sokol blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Sokol misses the target.
Sokol looks to land a left hand but Reijonen moved out of range nicely.
Reijonen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Reijonen throws a right and a left that Sokol avoids nicely.
Sokol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Reijonen responds with a good body kick, but Sokol manages to step out the way in time.
Sokol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reijonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sokol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sokol's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reijonen under the eye.
Sokol throws a looping overhand right but Reijonen ducks down to avoid it.
Reijonen flicks out a counter leg kick but Sokol steps away.
Reijonen cracks the inside of Sokol's front leg.
Sokol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with an uppercut. Sokol saw that one coming.
Sokol scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sokol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reijonen cracks the inside of Sokol's front leg.
Reijonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Reijonen slips a straight right by Sokol.
Sokol on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reijonen. Reijonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Reijonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reijonen clinches.
Sokol misses with the head strike.
Sokol working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sokol fails to land.
Reijonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reijonen.
Reijonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sokol misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sokol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reijonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Reijonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Reijonen misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcin Sokol will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sokol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sokol takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sokol takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reijonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sokol is just out of range.
Sokol tries to clinch up.
Sokol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reijonen.
Sokol misses with a body kick.
Reijonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reijonen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marcin Sokol is winning the standup battle so far.
Sokol delivers a nice body kick.
Sokol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reijonen.
It seemed like Reijonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good shot there by Sokol.
Sokol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reijonen.
Sokol sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sokol throws a head kick that misses
enabling Reijonen to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokol throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reijonen counters with a body kick.
Sokol takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reijonen throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol misses with a body kick.
Reijonen rushes Sokol and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sokol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reijonen breaks the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - Reijonen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sokol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reijonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sokol dodges the punch combination from Reijonen.
Reijonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sokol has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reijonen.
Sokol misses with a hook.
Sokol will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Reijonen misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Sokol misses the target.
Reijonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Sokol.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reijonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sokol checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sokol blocks the body kick.
Reijonen misses with a kick to the body
and Sokol counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokol tries to keep at a distance but Reijonen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reijonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sokol controls his hands.
Sokol misses with a punch on the inside.
Reijonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Sokol won't allow it.
Reijonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reijonen lands a nice uppercut.
Sokol cracks Reijonen with a nice body shot.
Reijonen breaks from the clinch.
Reijonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sokol on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sokol's corner calls for a 1-2. Sokol obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen tries to work over Sokol's front leg with a kick but Sokol checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sokol misses the target.
A solid body kick from Reijonen.
Sokol walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reijonen is looking to score with low kicks.
Sokol throws an overhand right that lands on Reijonen's shoulder, as Reijonen tries to avoid the shot.
Sokol changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Sokol misses.
Reijonen looks to throw the jab but Sokol is out of range.
Reijonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sokol.
Sokol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reijonen is looking to slow Sokol down with leg kicks.
Reijonen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Reijonen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That kick from Sokol tenderised Reijonen's leg. Reijonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sokol.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reijonen takes a swing at Sokol's ribcage but misses.
Reijonen walks into a stiff left hand from Sokol.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reijonen.
Reijonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reijonen.
Reijonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reijonen misses with a head kick.
Reijonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reijonen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reijonen.
Sokol throws a right and a left that Reijonen avoids nicely.
Sokol misses with a body kick.
Sokol takes a swing at Reijonen's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Reijonen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sokol scores with a leg kick.
Reijonen scores with a kick to the body.
Sokol's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reijonen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sokol scrambles back to his feet.
Sokol looks to land a left hand but Reijonen moved out of range nicely.
Reijonen throws a sloppy head kick and Sokol moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skreba Reijonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sokol loads up on a big right hand but Reijonen slips the punch.
Sokol scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Reijonen slips under a jab.
Reijonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sokol throws a quick counter kick to the body but Reijonen avoids it.
Sokol blocks a head kick by Reijonen.
Sokol lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reijonen takes a step back to recover.
Sokol fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reijonen is out of range.
Reijonen cracks the inside of Sokol's front leg.
Reijonen feints and then cracks Sokol's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sokol down.
Reijonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sokol.
Reijonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Sokol.
Reijonen tries to clinch up.
Reijonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Reijonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reijonen thows a leg kick but Sokol checks it
and Sokol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sokol misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen is looking to land body kicks.
Reijonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sokol wants to clinch.
Reijonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reijonen throws a big shot that misses.
Sokol lands with a cross.
Sokol is looking to slow Reijonen down with leg kicks.
Reijonen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sokol is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reijonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sokol moves out of range as Reijonen strikes.
Reijonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sokol is out of range.
Reijonen is looking to chop away at Sokol's legs.
Reijonen throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Sokol misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reijonen.
Sokol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reijonen.
Reijonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reijonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reijonen.
Sokol misses with a body kick.
Reijonen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Sokol lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reijonen doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reijonen checks a low kick from Sokol.
Reijonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sokol's calf.
Reijonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reijonen looks for the body kick but Sokol saw that one coming.
Reijonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sokol drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Sokol.
Sokol throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Reijonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sokol is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sokol throws a push kick but Reijonen slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol lands a leg kick that knocks Reijonen off balance momentarily.
Sokol misses with an uppercut.
Reijonen thumps Sokol with a low kick.
Reijonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Sokol.
Reijonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sokol checks it well.
Sokol moves out of range of the body kick from Reijonen.
Sokol takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sokol is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reijonen scores with a three punch combo!
Jab by Reijonen.
Sokol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reijonen throws out the jab.
Reijonen throws a leg kick that misses.
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!
Sokol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reijonen connects with a jab.
Sokol misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen misses with a looping left.
Sokol looks to land a body kick but Reijonen moved away.
Reijonen misses with a hook. Sokol ducked under it nicely.
Sokol throws a chopping leg kick but Reijonen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sokol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reijonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sokol makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reijonen thuds his shin into the meat of Sokol's side.
Sokol checks the leg kick.
Sokol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body kick from Reijonen.
Reijonen moves in looking to clinch but Sokol pushes him off.
Sokol throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reijonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reijonen tries to clinch but Sokol is having none of it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reijonen, as that shot connected.
Sokol staying out of range there.
Reijonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sokol's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skreba Reijonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reijonen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skreba Reijonen!
A very excited looking Skreba Reijonen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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