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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Sokol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Cotchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokol's entrance music is DMX - X gon' give it to Ya. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Trent Cotchin enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trent Cotchin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sokol lands a nice shot that snaps Cotchin's head back.
Cotchin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cotchin misses with a right hand
letting Sokol counter with a right hand.
Sokol lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cotchin's sensitive parts.
Cotchin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cotchin throws a body shot but no joy.
Cotchin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sokol's waist but Sokol gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cotchin off to one side.
Cotchin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sokol avoids it really well and circles away.
Sokol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sokol wants to land a leg kick but Cotchin is out of range.
Cotchin misses with a hook.
Cotchin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sokol's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokol throws a jab when Cotchin was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin misses with a leg kick.
Sokol ducks under a wild hook from Cotchin.
Sokol lands with a good body shot.
Sokol fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cotchin.
Cotchin thuds a left hand into Sokol's body.
Cotchin throws an overhand right that lands on Sokol's shoulder, as Sokol tries to avoid the shot.
Sokol lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sokol misses with a straight right.
Cotchin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sokol is looking to control Cotchin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sokol avoid being mounted?
Sokol tries to roll over but Cotchin keeps him under control.
Sokol actively working from the bottom here.
Cotchin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sokol's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokol is looking to improve his position.
Cotchin trying to mount his opponent but Sokol defends it.
Cotchin trying to control the pace.
Cotchin throwing shots but Sokol is blocking nicely.
Sokol wants to control but Cotchin is keeping busy.
Cotchin throwing shots but Sokol is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin trying to control the action but Sokol is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sokol keeping control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sokol clinches.
Sokol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cotchin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cotchin.
Sokol gets through Cotchin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cotchin misses with a punch to the body.
Sokol throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotchin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cotchin.
Cotchin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sokol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol lands with a left to the head.
Sokol throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotchin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cotchin.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cotchin lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Marcin Sokol has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sokol struggles to land a body shot inside as Cotchin controls his hands.
Sokol tries a body shot but Cotchin blocks it.
Cotchin lands with a left to the head.
Sokol manages to break the clinch.
Cotchin misses with a straight left.
Sokol is looking to clinch but Cotchin is avoiding it.
Cotchin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cotchin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sokol ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sokol scores with a jab.
Cotchin throws a leg kick but Sokol moved away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sokol - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Sokol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcin Sokol's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sokol slaps away a takedown attempt from Cotchin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sokol throws a leg kick but Cotchin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marcin Sokol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotchin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cotchin misses with a body punch.
Cotchin lands a shot to the body.
Cotchin blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sokol working aggressively here.
Sokol scores with a shoulder strike.
Cotchin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sokol.
Cotchin scores with a shot to the side of Sokol's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol pushes off an throws an elbow but Cotchin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sokol struggles to land a body shot inside as Cotchin controls his hands.
Sokol can't find room to land a body shot as Cotchin controls the action.
Sokol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sokol fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol blocks a body shot from Cotchin.
Sokol breaks the clinch.
Sokol connects with a nice looking jab.
Sokol uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cotchin has time to react.
Sokol swats away the attempt to clinch by Cotchin.
Cotchin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sokol forces Cotchin back against the cage and clinches.
Cotchin tries to work over Sokol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cotchin struggles to land a body shot inside as Sokol controls his hands.
Sokol breaks from the clinch.
Cotchin throws an off balance right hand
and Sokol moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cotchin.
Marcin Sokol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cotchin.
Cotchin tries a body shot but Sokol blocks it.
A short uppercut from Sokol.
Cotchin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sokol has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sokol lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokol lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cotchin backwards.
Cotchin can't break the clinch.
Cotchin misses with the head strike.
Cotchin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sokol prevents a body shot from Cotchin.
Sokol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sokol misses with a knee to the head.
Cotchin misses with a punch to the body.
Sokol throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sokol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cotchin.
A short body shot lands from Cotchin as the two fighters clinch.
Sokol throws an elbow that misses.
Sokol lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin works on Sokol's body with a couple of short punches.
Sokol misses with a punch to the body.
Sokol misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Cotchin.
Cotchin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sokol swings wildly with an uppercut but Cotchin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotchin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cotchin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sokol takes one to the side of the head.
Cotchin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sokol lands a nice looking body shot.
Sokol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sokol swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cotchin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sokol.
Sokol scores with the left hand. Cotchin knows he should have avoided that one.
Sokol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cotchin can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sokol has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotchin moves out of range of the leg kick from Sokol.
Sokol moves out of range of the leg kick from Cotchin.
Sokol scores with a push kick.
Sokol staying out of range there.
Sokol cracks Cotchin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cotchin misses with an uppercut. Sokol saw that one coming.
Marcin Sokol is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Sokol finds it's target.
Cotchin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cotchin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sokol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sokol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cotchin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sokol scores with a punch to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Sokol there.
Cotchin looks to throw the jab but Sokol is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Sokol dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcin Sokol's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sokol plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sokol throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cotchin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sokol turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cotchin is looking to score with low kicks.
Sokol misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Cotchin misses.
Cotchin thuds a left hand into Sokol's body.
Sokol connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sokol tests Cotchin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick from Cotchin misses.
Cotchin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sokol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Sokol coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotchin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cotchin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sokol.
Cotchin throws a hook to the side of Sokol's head but Sokol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cotchin.
Sokol looks to throw the jab but Cotchin is out of range.
Sokol fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cotchin on the side of the head.
Cotchin walks into a stiff left hand from Sokol.
The fighters circling - Cotchin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sokol swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sokol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sokol is looking to land body kicks.
Cotchin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sokol. That did some damage!
Sokol slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marcin Sokol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sokol stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cotchin.
Sokol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotchin was well out of range. Poor timing from Sokol.
Sokol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cotchin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cotchin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sokol is looking to counter the offense by Cotchin and move into the clinch.
No joy there for Sokol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trent Cotchin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol tests Cotchin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotchin lands a right hook to the body.
Sokol fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cotchin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Cotchin.
Sokol misses with a combination
and Cotchin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cotchin lands a jab to Sokol's midsection.
Sokol tries to work over Cotchin's front leg with a kick but Cotchin checks it.
A swing and a miss from Cotchin.
Cotchin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sokol to score with a decent uppercut.
Cotchin just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotchin misses with an uppercut. Sokol saw that one coming.
Cotchin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sokol connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cotchin scrambles back to his feet.
Sokol takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sokol throws a low kick but Cotchin moves out of range easily.
Sokol checks a low kick from Cotchin.
Cotchin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cotchin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cotchin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cotchin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cotchin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sokol lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cotchin at a distance.
Nice jab there from Sokol.
Cotchin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sokol misses with a left hand
and Cotchin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sokol connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cotchin. Cotchin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sokol misses with a hook. Cotchin ducked under it nicely.
Cotchin misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sokol works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sokol defending well as Cotchin loads up on a big left hand.
Cotchin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sokol looks to throw the jab but Cotchin is out of range.
Sokol tries to close the distance and clinch but Cotchin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Cotchin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marcin Sokol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cotchin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cotchin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sokol throws a sloppy head kick and Cotchin moves out of range easily.
Cotchin looks to throw the jab but Sokol is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotchin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cotchin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sokol lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcin Sokol showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcin Sokol!
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