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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Sokol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ridgeway kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Forgotten War. Sokol has chosen DMX - X gon' give it to Ya as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcin Sokol!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridgeway is looking to slow Sokol down with leg kicks.
Sokol scores with a nice head shot.
Ridgeway has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.
Ridgeway scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sokol doesn't seem bothered though.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick
and Sokol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sokol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sokol connects with a high kick.
Nice defenses there by Ridgeway.
Sokol takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Ridgeway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ridgeway throws a head kick that misses
and Sokol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 series of punches but Ridgeway avoids them all with ease.
Ridgeway throws a right hand that misses
and Sokol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ridgeway digs a good body shot into Sokol's ribs.
Sokol takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Sokol is predictable there
and Ridgeway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sokol takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokol on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ridgeway. Ridgeway obviously looking to wear him down.
Sokol connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ridgeway misses with a straight right.
Ridgeway sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ridgeway throws out a powerful jab.
Sokol checks a leg kick nicely.
Sokol is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ridgeway with a body shot.
Ridgeway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sokol.
Sokol throws a leg kick but Ridgeway sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ridgeway misses with a two punch combination.
Sokol moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sokol thinks about the counter body kick.
Ridgeway blocks a head kick by Sokol.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokol does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ridgeway misses with a hook
enabling Sokol to counter with a crisp jab.
Sokol moves out of range as Ridgeway strikes.
Sokol throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ridgeway on the side of the head.
Ridgeway jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ridgeway moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sokol.
Ridgeway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sokol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sokol misses with an elbow strike.
Ridgeway throws a head punch that misses.
Sokol misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway misses with the head strike.
Ridgeway throws a punch but it's blocked by Sokol.
Sokol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sokol tries to circle away but Ridgeway has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a left hand.
Sokol manages to break the clinch.
Ridgeway swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sokol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ridgeway stuns Sokol with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sokol throws a leg kick
and Ridgeway counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sokol's knee momentarily.
Sokol staying out of range there.
Ridgeway blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by Ridgeway there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ridgeway thows a leg kick but Sokol checks it
and Sokol counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sokol throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ridgeway counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeway explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sokol jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sokol throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Sokol misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Ridgeway on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ridgeway misses with a leg kick
and Sokol counters with a straight right hand.
Ridgeway lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ridgeway misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Sokol misses.
Sokol falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ridgeway counters with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ridgeway misses with a leg kick
and Sokol counters with an inside leg kick.
Ridgeway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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 Mathew Ridgeway will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ridgeway's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ridgeway looks for the body kick but Sokol saw that one coming.
Ridgeway throws a lazy body kick
and Sokol counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick from Sokol misses.
Ridgeway missing with a left hand there. Sokol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Sokol on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sokol wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sokol has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Marcin Sokol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick
and Sokol counters with a straight right hand.
Sokol throws out a loose jab but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sokol takes one on the button.
Ridgeway throws a sloppy body shot
and Sokol counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridgeway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ridgeway throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sokol counters with a nice uppercut.
Sokol misses with a hook
and Ridgeway counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ridgeway throws a right hand that misses
and Sokol counters with a leg kick.
Ridgeway connects with a jab.
Sokol moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sokol lands a nice looking body shot.
Sokol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sokol throws a lazy right hand but Ridgeway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ridgeway moves away from the strike by Sokol.
Ridgeway misses with a leg kick
letting Sokol counter with a right hand.
Ridgeway throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sokol is looking for the big counter here.
Ridgeway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sokol.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ridgeway has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sokol throws a big shot that misses.
Ridgeway takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridgeway misses the shot to the body.
Ridgeway is looking to clinch but Sokol is avoiding it.
Ridgeway fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sokol has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ridgeway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sokol checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sokol's sensitive parts.
Ridgeway misses with a body shot
and Sokol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sokol swats away the attempt to clinch by Ridgeway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol misses with a low kick as Ridgeway jumps back.
Ridgeway connects with an inside leg kick.
Sokol cracks Ridgeway with a good jab.
A lazy left from Ridgeway finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Sokol misses the target.
Ridgeway takes a swing at Sokol's ribcage but misses.
Sokol throws the kick towards the body but Ridgeway avoids it.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick that misses.
Sokol misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ridgeway.
A leg kick checked by Sokol.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway throws a lazy body kick
and Ridgeway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ridgeway misses with a wild body shot.
Ridgeway throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sokol counters with a straight right hand.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick
and Sokol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Ridgeway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ridgeway on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ridgeway is rocked!
Ridgeway tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sokol counters with a monster head kick that knocks Ridgeway out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marcin Sokol!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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