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Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Dec 02, 2020
#R1#
McMaster misses with a left hand
and Soszynski counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Maxwell McMaster has been cut.
Soszynski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McMaster misses with a right hand
and Soszynski counters with a straight right hand.
McMaster looks to land a combination. Soszynski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT2#It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Soszynski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McMaster throws a shot from downtown. Soszynski moves away and avoids it.
Soszynski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McMaster digs a good body shot into Soszynski's ribs.
Soszynski drops McMaster with a straight right hand, right on the button! Soszynski follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krystian Soszynski!
An out of breath Krystian Soszynski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: CACC FULL CONTACT SPECIAL 6     
Date:   May 24, 2020
#R1#
Soszynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soszynski misses with a double jab.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Soszynski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#TD2#
Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski controls the position for a moment.#SUB2#
Jackson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Soszynski is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T1#
You can see the frustration on Soszynski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Soszynski is not content to let Jackson control the position. #SUB2#
Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Soszynski is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jackson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB2#
Jackson wants to work for an arm triangle but Soszynski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Soszynski controlling the position well. #SUB2#
Soszynski is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson. #SUB2#
Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Jackson is working for a kimura but Soszynski is defending it quite comfortably.
Soszynski trying to control here. #T3##SUB2#
Jackson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Soszynski sees it coming and defends easily.
Soszynski is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Soszynski trying to control from the bottom. #SUB2#
Jackson seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but Soszynski is defending well.
Soszynski keeps control of the position for the meantime. #SUB2#
Jackson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Soszynski sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Soszynski wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson is thwarting Soszynski's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamden Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soszynski counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soszynski. #KD#
Soszynski lands a big head kick that sends Jackson tumbling to the mat! Soszynski takes a step backwards and waves Jackson back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Jackson is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Kamden Jackson has been cut.
Soszynski circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Jackson tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Soszynski wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krystian Soszynski!
After winning the bout, Krystian Soszynski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Kamden Jackson was interviewed post fight and said 'The loss is tough, but I will come back stronger!'.

 

Event: CWC FULL CONTACT SPECIAL 5     
Date:   May 08, 2020
#R1#
Grizzly lands a two punch combo. #CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Soszynski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soszynski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grizzly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grizzly duly obliges.
Soszynski missing with a left hand there. Grizzly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Grizzly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Grizzly throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Soszynski crashing down! Soszynski tries to stagger back to his feet but Grizzly just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Soszynski asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aguta Grizzly!

 

Event: CWC FULL CONTACT SPECIAL 4     
Date:   Apr 17, 2020
#R1#
Soszynski throws a body kick that misses.
Jordon darts in looking for a takedown but Soszynski gets double underhooks and turns Jordon into the ropes.
Soszynski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soszynski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jordon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Soszynski is fending him off so far but Jordon persists. Nope, Soszynski circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Soszynski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jordon.
Jordon misses with a looping right.
Jordon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soszynski checks it well.
Jordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Jordon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jordon fails with the takedown
and Soszynski counters with a low kick, right behind Jordon 's knee.
Krystian Soszynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jordon.#T1#
Soszynski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soszynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jordon throws out the jab.
Soszynski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soszynski keeps the fight on the outside.
Jordon throws a jab when Soszynski was well out of range.
Jordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soszynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Soszynski.
Jordon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soszynski.
Jordon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T2#
Jordon moves to clinch but Soszynski breaks away
and Soszynski counters with a straight right hand.
Jordon ducks under a wild hook from Soszynski.
Jordon misses with a straight right.
Jordon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice shot by Jordon.
Soszynski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jordon lands with an uppercut that bounces Soszynski off the ropes and back into range.
Jordon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jordon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Soszynski tries to avoid it but Jordon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Soszynski to the ground. Soszynski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Soszynski fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jordon just manages to avoid it.
Jordon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soszynski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jordon somewhat.#T3#
Jordon lands a leg kick that knocks Soszynski off balance momentarily.
Soszynski misses with a hook
and Jordon counters with a nice body shot.
Soszynski throws a leg kick that misses.
Jordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soszynski.
Jordon throws out a counter right but Soszynski avoids it with no problem.
Soszynski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jordon throws out a counter right but Soszynski avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Jordon.#T4#
Soszynski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jordon throws a head kick but Soszynski moves out of range.
Jordon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jordon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Krystian Soszynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soszynski looks to land a right hand but Jordon moved out of range.
Jordon slips a jab from Soszynski.
Jordon fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Jordon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Krystian Soszynski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Jordon with a nice cross.
Jordon misses the shot to the body.
Jordon misses with a straight right.
Soszynski fakes the leg kick and cracks Jordon in the body.
Soszynski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski thuds his right hand into Jordon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT#
It looks like James Jordon has been cut.#TD2#
Jordon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Soszynski's guard.
Jordon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jordon throws an elbow that misses. Soszynski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jordon's guard. Nice move by Soszynski!#REVR##T1##SUB2#
Jordon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jordon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB2#
Jordon has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Soszynski is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jordon.
Soszynski trying to control the action but Jordon is working from the bottom.
Soszynski working away.
Jordon is looking to reverse the position.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Soszynski gets to mount! Jordon was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jordon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jordon wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Soszynski is keen to just control but Jordon is a slippery customer.
Soszynski is controlling the pace.
Jordon tries to roll over but Soszynski keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Jordon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T3##SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jordon looking for submissions off his back.
Soszynski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jordon is looking for a sweep. Soszynski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Jordon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Soszynski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jordon keeps working. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soszynski.
Soszynski lands a nice looking body kick.
Soszynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jordon.
Jordon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jordon misses with a looping left.
Soszynski scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jordon misses with a body shot
and Jordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soszynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Krystian Soszynski will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Soszynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jordon throws out the jab.
Soszynski missing with a left hand there. Jordon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jordon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Soszynski. No joy for Jordon on that attempt.
Soszynski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jordon.#TD2#
Jordon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Soszynski to the ground. Jordon is now in Soszynski's guard.
Soszynski trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jordon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Soszynski's legs. #T1#
Soszynski is not content to let Jordon control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jordon working away.#SUB2#
Jordon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Soszynski defending against the ground and pound.
Soszynski is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Jordon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Jordon goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Soszynski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jordon's guard! Nice work there by Soszynski!
Soszynski trying to control but Jordon is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Jordon has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Soszynski is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jordon.
Soszynski trying to control the position but Jordon is working away. #T3#
Jordon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jordon is trying to work for a sweep but Soszynski has mounted him!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Soszynski wants to control the pace but Jordon is squirming around nicely.
Soszynski can't control as he wanted to and Jordon manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Jordon wants to improve his position but Soszynski is controlling well. #SUB2#
Jordon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T4#
Jordon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Jordon has his foot on Soszynski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Soszynski works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Jordon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Jordon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jordon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jordon keeping moving, preventing Soszynski from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Jordon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jordon 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... James Jordon!

A victorious James Jordon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: PFC 163 Grabber vs Floyd     
Date:   Mar 14, 2020
#R1#
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Soszynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Soszynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Soszynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Soszynski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Soszynski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soszynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Soszynski avoids the head kick by Lee.
Soszynski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soszynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Soszynski throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soszynski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A solid body kick from Lee.
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!
Soszynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Soszynski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T1#
Soszynski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Soszynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soszynski misses with a straight left.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Soszynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Soszynski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.#CUT#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee scores with a spinning back kick!
Lee throws a head kick that Soszynski semi-blocks.
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!
Soszynski blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Soszynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee avoids the head kick by Soszynski. #T2#
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CL#
Lee closes the distance and pushes Soszynski back into the cage.
Soszynski misses with some punches.
Soszynski lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soszynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soszynski prevents a body shot from Lee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Soszynski.
Soszynski misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee tries to work over Soszynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soszynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soszynski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soszynski lands an uppercut.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soszynski backwards.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee. #T3##BC2#
Soszynski breaks the clinch.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Soszynski is out of range.
Soszynski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Boo Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soszynski loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee moves out of range as Soszynski throws a body kick. #CL#
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Soszynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee presses Soszynski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Soszynski fails to land.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee gets through Soszynski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soszynski backwards. #BC#
Lee manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soszynski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soszynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soszynski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Soszynski flicks out a counter leg kick but Lee steps away.
Lee throws a body punch but Soszynski moves out of range.
A nice side step and Soszynski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soszynski thumps Lee with a low kick.
Soszynski throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boo Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krystian Soszynski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Lee wants to clinch but Soszynski slips to the side
and Soszynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee digs a good body shot into Soszynski's ribs.
Soszynski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Soszynski blocks the body kick.
Soszynski throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Soszynski scores with a nice strike.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
A cross from Lee lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soszynski.
Soszynski replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lee blocks it well.
Soszynski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T1#
Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CUT#
That has opened up Krystian Soszynski's cut even more.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Soszynski throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Soszynski as Lee shoots in.
Soszynski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Soszynski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#CL2#
Soszynski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soszynski swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soszynski misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Soszynski fails to land.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soszynski lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee lands a shot to the body.#T2#
Soszynski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soszynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Soszynski on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soszynski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Soszynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Soszynski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Lee.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boo Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Soszynski is breathing heavily.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soszynski backwards.
Soszynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Lee jabs at Soszynski's body.#T3#
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
A clash of legs there as Soszynski blocks the low kick.
Soszynski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Soszynski with an uppercut!
Lee gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Soszynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soszynski blocks a jab.
Soszynski thumps Lee with a low kick.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Soszynski's head but Soszynski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T4#
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Soszynski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Soszynski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soszynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soszynski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Soszynski sprawls well. Soszynski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Soszynski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Soszynski.
It seemed like Soszynski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boo Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee digs a good body shot into Soszynski's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boo Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Krystian Soszynski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Soszynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Soszynski has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Lee scores with a jab. Soszynski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A lazy body kick from Lee
enabling Soszynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Soszynski throws a nice head kick!
Soszynski throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Soszynski ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Soszynski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee throws a body punch but Soszynski moves out of range.
Soszynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee. #T1#
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soszynski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soszynski scores with a shot to the body.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Soszynski moved out of range nicely.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot. #CL2#
Soszynski instigates a clinch.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soszynski backwards.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soszynski's elbow.
Soszynski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Soszynski fails to land.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Soszynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Soszynski.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soszynski can do to turn this around?
Soszynski throws a head punch that misses.
Soszynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Soszynski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soszynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee tries to clinch but Soszynski moves out of range.
Soszynski takes one to the chin there.
Soszynski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soszynski throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soszynski slips a straight right by Lee.
Soszynski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Soszynski's calf.
Krystian Soszynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Lee lands a jab.
Soszynski lands an overhand right.
Soszynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soszynski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Soszynski misses with a hook.
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but Soszynski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lee misses with a hook
and Soszynski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Soszynski's head.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soszynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Soszynski misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soszynski momentarily.
Soszynski throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee slips a straight right by Soszynski.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soszynski circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Soszynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soszynski slips a straight right by Lee.
Soszynski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soszynski slips a straight right by Lee.
Good work by Soszynski as he checks the leg kick.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Soszynski throws a head kick that half lands.
Boo Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boo Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boo Lee!

During a confident post fight interview, Boo Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: PFC 157 Aiken vs Alzheimer     
Date:   Feb 22, 2020
#R1#
Van Buren misses with an uppercut
and Soszynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Buren lands with a straight right. Soszynski didn't see that one coming.#CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Soszynski cracks Van Buren with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Buren throws a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Soszynski.
Van Buren checks a low kick from Soszynski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren throws a combination that misses
and Soszynski counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Buren moves away from the strike by Soszynski.
Van Buren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soszynski. #T1#
Soszynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Buren is just out of range.
Van Buren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Buren misses with a head kick.
It looked like Soszynski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Buren misses with a hook
letting Soszynski counter with a right hand.
Soszynski throws a series of punches but Van Buren avoids them all with ease.
Soszynski misses with a low kick.
Soszynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Buren throws out the jab. #T2#
Van Buren scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soszynski doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Buren takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Soszynski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soszynski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Van Buren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soszynski counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Buren scores with a jab to the body.
Soszynski throws a lazy right hand but Van Buren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Van Buren throws a head kick but Soszynski moves out of range.
Joost Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T3#
Van Buren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Buren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Buren throws a jab but it's blocked by Soszynski.
Van Buren looks to throw the jab but Soszynski is out of range.
It appears Soszynski was looking to counter with a kick there.
Van Buren checks the leg kick.
Van Buren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Buren fakes the leg kick and cracks Soszynski in the body.
Van Buren throws an off balance right hand
and Soszynski counters with a body kick.
Soszynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Buren. #T4#
Van Buren walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Soszynski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Buren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soszynski.
Van Buren might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Soszynski looks for the body kick but Van Buren saw that one coming.
Soszynski misses with a left hand
enabling Van Buren to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
Krystian Soszynski's cut is getting worse.
We've been told by Soszynski's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Soszynski missing with a left hand there. Van Buren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Soszynski misses.
Van Buren swings for the body but Soszynski moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joost Van Buren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Krystian Soszynski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Van Buren tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Van Buren.
Soszynski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Van Buren.
Soszynski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soszynski blocks a head kick by Van Buren.
Soszynski fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Buren just manages to avoid it.
Van Buren tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soszynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Soszynski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soszynski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Buren throws a sloppy head kick
and Soszynski counters with a nice body kick. #T1#
Van Buren closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Soszynski might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Soszynski misses with a low kick.
Van Buren bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Soszynski's head backwards.#CUT2#
Krystian Soszynski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Van Buren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soszynski.
Soszynski connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Buren moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Buren scores with a jab to the head. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Buren. Soszynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut
and Soszynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Joost Van Buren has been cut.
Van Buren throws a lazy right hand but Soszynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soszynski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Soszynski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Buren at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soszynski cracks the inside of Van Buren's front leg.
Van Buren throws a series of punches but Soszynski avoids them all with ease.
Soszynski is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Van Buren.
Soszynski with a nice cross.#T3#
Soszynski cracks Van Buren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Buren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soszynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Buren defending well as Soszynski loads up on a big left hand.
Van Buren lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A shot to the body from Soszynski misses
enabling Van Buren to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
Jeez, Krystian Soszynski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Van Buren chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soszynski can pounce on him.
Van Buren scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Krystian Soszynski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joost Van Buren!
Joost Van Buren spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

 

Event: PFC 153 Grabber vs Nao     
Date:   Jan 26, 2020
#R1#
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
Soszynski takes one on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
McGuire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Soszynski looks to land a combination but McGuire avoids it well.
McGuire jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McGuire checks a low kick from Soszynski.
McGuire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGuire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soszynski has time to react.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGuire.
We've been told by Soszynski's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T1#
McGuire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Soszynski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soszynski blocks a head kick by McGuire.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
Soszynski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soszynski ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Soszynski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
McGuire has closed the distance and engaged Soszynski in a clinch.
Soszynski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#CUT2#
Krystian Soszynski's cut is getting worse.
A hook to the body from Soszynski.
Soszynski blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Soszynski throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
Soszynski swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Soszynski working aggressively here.
A short left from McGuire.
Soszynski throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
Soszynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
Soszynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
Soszynski throws a head punch that misses.
McGuire lands with a right to the head.
Soszynski misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from McGuire - that landed with a thud.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from McGuire.
Soszynski is breathing heavily.
McGuire pushes Soszynski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soszynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Soszynski avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
Soszynski throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
McGuire cracks Soszynski with a nice body shot.#T3#
McGuire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from McGuire - that landed with a thud.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGuire is working Soszynski over against the cage.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from McGuire.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soszynski misses with some punches.
Soszynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire lands an uppercut.
Soszynski has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire lands with a right to the head.
McGuire scores with a nice hook to the head.#CUT2#
Krystian Soszynski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soszynski.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Soszynski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
Soszynski has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire. #T4#
McGuire pushes Soszynski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Soszynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
McGuire works on Soszynski's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from McGuire.
Soszynski misses with some punches.
Soszynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire gets through Soszynski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Soszynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from McGuire.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soszynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from McGuire.
McGuire lands an uppercut.#ROC2#
Soszynski is rocked!
McGuire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Soszynski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Soszynski to his knees! McGuire keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryer McGuire!
Bryer McGuire thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: PFC 148 Alzado vs Nao     
Date:   Jan 04, 2020
#R1#
Soszynski walks into a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
John Muir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soszynski with a nice cross.
Soszynski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muir.
Muir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#KD#
Soszynski cracks Muir with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Soszynski has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Muir to stand back up!#ROC#
Muir is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soszynski throws out a loose jab but Muir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muir flicks out a counter leg kick but Soszynski steps away.
Muir is still on wobbly legs! Can Soszynski finish him?
Soszynski cracks Muir with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Muir tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Soszynski pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Muir is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krystian Soszynski!
A victorious Krystian Soszynski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: PFC 141 Moors vs Wright     
Date:   Nov 29, 2019
#R1#
A jab from Soszynski misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Bailey blocks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Bailey.#CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Soszynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Bailey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soszynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailey manages to avoid it.
Bailey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bailey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soszynski counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soszynski lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Bailey crumples to the floor! Soszynski milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Krystian Soszynski!
A very excited looking Krystian Soszynski 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.

 

Event: PFC 135 Moors vs Stone     
Date:   Oct 27, 2019
#R1#
Lucy throws a lazy right hand but Soszynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucy moves forwards but Soszynski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lucy throws a shot from downtown. Soszynski moves away and avoids it.
Soszynski jabs Lucy right on the nose. Lucy blinks but takes it well.#KD2#
Soszynski sends Lucy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Soszynski is motioning to the referee to let Lucy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Lucy is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucy throws an ugly left hook that misses #KD2#
and Soszynski counters with a nice right hand that sends Lucy toppling to the canvas! Lucy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Soszynski finish him?!
Oh Lucy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lucy digs a good body shot into Soszynski's ribs.
Lucy seems to have got his legs back now.
Lucy connects with a solid leg kick.
Lucy connects with a looping right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Lucy swings widly with a right hand
and Soszynski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lucy thinking. #T1#
Soszynski lands a nice looking body shot.
Lucy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That kick from Soszynski tenderised Lucy's leg. Lucy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Soszynski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Soszynski stuns Lucy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Soszynski lands with a nice body punch.
Soszynski misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lucy to counter with a crisp jab.
Lucy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soszynski. #T2#
Lucy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soszynski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soszynski looks for the body kick but Lucy saw that one coming.
Soszynski missing with a left hand there. Lucy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Soszynski to score with a decent uppercut.
Lucy scores with a jab to the head.
Soszynski missing with a left hand there. Lucy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soszynski feints and then cracks Lucy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lucy down.
Soszynski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Soszynski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Soszynski misses with a hook
and Lucy counters with a thumping low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lucy, as that shot connected. #CUT#
That has opened up Krystian Soszynski's cut even more.
Lucy lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lucy misses with a double jab
and Soszynski counters with a nice leg kick.
Lucy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Lucy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soszynski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lucy throws a lazy uppercut
and Soszynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Lucy throws out a loose jab but Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soszynski! But no joy.
Soszynski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lucy misses with a leg kick
and Soszynski counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Lucy as he connects with a hook.
Lucy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#KD2#
Soszynski lands a big right hand that sends Lucy crashing to the mat! Soszynski stays standing though and waves Lucy back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucy leaves his chin hanging out and Soszynski seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Lucy crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krystian Soszynski!
Our winner, Krystian Soszynski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: PFC 129 Mirage vs Semenko     
Date:   Sep 22, 2019
#R1#
Soszynski throws a hook but Parade avoids it easily.
Parade lands a front kick.
Parade thuds a left hand into Soszynski's body.
Rage Parade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parade throws a quick inside leg kick.
Parade throws a body punch but Soszynski moves out of range.
Soszynski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Soszynski with a hook.
Parade throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Soszynski's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Parade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Parade digs a good body shot into Soszynski's ribs.#CL2#
Parade rushes Soszynski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parade.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Parade.
Parade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parade misses with a punch to the body.
Soszynski lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soszynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Parade.
A hook to the body from Parade.
Soszynski misses with a punch on the inside.
Parade gets through Soszynski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parade.
Parade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soszynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parade working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parade.
Parade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soszynski is keeping busy.
Parade lands a hook that snaps the head of Soszynski backwards.
Soszynski lands a 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!
Parade lands a right hand.
Soszynski scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soszynski.
Soszynski can't find room to land a body shot as Parade controls the action.
Parade scores with a shot to the side of Soszynski's head. #T2##BC#
Soszynski breaks from the clinch.
Soszynski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Soszynski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Parade.
A shot to the liver by Parade. Beautiful body shot.
Soszynski lands an overhand right.
Parade throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from Parade does it's job there.#ROC2#
Soszynski is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Parade.
Oh Soszynski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soszynski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soszynski seems to have got his legs back now.
Parade cracks Soszynski with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Soszynski falls to his knees and Parade doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rage Parade!
During a confident post fight interview, Rage Parade thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: PFC 123 Slurper vs Sanchez     
Date:   Aug 18, 2019
#R1##CL2#
Soszynski tries to keep at a distance but Stein has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soszynski.
Stein misses with a body punch.
Stein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soszynski swings wildly with an uppercut but Stein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stein lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Stein comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stein struggles to land a body shot inside as Soszynski controls his hands.
Soszynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soszynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soszynski throws a punch but it's blocked by Stein.
Stein lands an elbow that stopped Soszynski in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stein.
Stein looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stein tries to work over Soszynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Stein.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Soszynski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soszynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soszynski throws a head punch that misses.
Stein lands an elbow just above Soszynski 's eye. #CUT2#
Krystian Soszynski's cut is getting worse.
Stein is working Soszynski over against the cage.#T1#
Soszynski dodges an elbow strike from Stein.
Stein has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Soszynski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stein can turn it around.
Soszynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stein.
Stein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Soszynski pushes Stein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soszynski throws a head punch that misses.
Soszynski tries to throw a body punch but Stein avoids it by throwing Soszynski back against the cage.
Stein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stein misses with a punch to the body.
Stein blocks an uppercut.
Soszynski blocks an elbow strike.
Soszynski working aggressively here.
Soszynski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stein tries to throw a body punch but Soszynski avoids it by throwing Stein back against the cage.
Stein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soszynski's elbow.
Soszynski blocks an elbow strike.
Soszynski avoids a wild elbow strike from Stein.#T2#
Soszynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soszynski misses with a body punch.
Soszynski blocks an elbow strike from Stein.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stein.
Stein blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stein.
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!
Nice elbow from Stein. #CUT2#
Krystian Soszynski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Soszynski's defenses.
Soszynski takes an elbow to the temple.
Stein tries a body shot but Soszynski blocks it.
Stein blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stein just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soszynski's brow.
Soszynski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stein creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC#
Soszynski manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Soszynski's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soszynski.
Stein was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Soszynski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stein's head backwards.
Soszynski missing with a left hand there. Stein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
Stein lands with a shot to the body.
Soszynski misses with a body shot.
Soszynski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stein avoids the body shot from Soszynski.
Stein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soszynski.
Soszynski swings for the body but Stein moves out of range.
Stein misses with a low kick.
Stein lands a body shot.
Stein takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soszynski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Stein counter with a right hand. #CUT2#
Jeez, Krystian Soszynski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Krystian Soszynski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Stein!
A relieved looking Frank Stein thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: PFC 116 Raske vs Wright     
Date:   Jul 14, 2019
#R1#
Semenko lands a nice shot that snaps Soszynski's head back. #CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Soszynski wants to land a leg kick but Semenko is out of range.
Soszynski lands a really nice looking cross but Semenko seems unphased.
Semenko throws a wild body kick that Soszynski sees coming a mile off.
Semenko digs a good body shot into Soszynski's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Semenko misses the target.
Semenko looks for the body kick but Soszynski saw that one coming.
Semenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Semenko cracks Soszynski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Soszynski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Semenko is able to avoid easily.
Semenko misses with a hook
and Soszynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Semenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soszynski. Soszynski obviously looking to wear him down.
Semenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Semenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Soszynski.
Semenko throws a low kick but Soszynski moves out of range easily.
Soszynski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Soszynski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Soszynski walks into a jab.
Soszynski keeps the fight on the outside.
Semenko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Soszynski moves out of range as Semenko throws a body kick. #T2#
Semenko tries to clinch up but Soszynski circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Semenko gets a clinch.
Soszynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soszynski misses with a punch to the body.
Soszynski can't find room to land a body shot as Semenko controls the action.
Semenko digs a right hand underneath Soszynski's ribcage. Soszynski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Semenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Soszynski backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soszynski scores with a shoulder strike.
Soszynski digs a right hand underneath Semenko's ribcage. Semenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soszynski tries to work over Semenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soszynski avoids it.
Soszynski misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenko.
Semenko lands a left hand.
Soszynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenko's elbow.
Soszynski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Semenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T3#
Soszynski can't find room to land a body shot as Semenko controls the action.
Semenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Soszynski backwards.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Soszynski is defending well for now.
Semenko pushes Soszynski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Semenko working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soszynski.
Soszynski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soszynski tries to throw a body punch but Semenko avoids it by throwing Soszynski back against the cage.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soszynski avoids it.
Semenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Semenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Semenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Semenko.
Semenko blocks a body shot from Soszynski.
Soszynski misses with a body punch.
Semenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Semenko lands with a right to the head.
Soszynski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Soszynski misses with a body punch.
Soszynski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T4#
Semenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soszynski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Semenko.
Soszynski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Soszynski is breathing heavily.
Soszynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Semenko fails to land.
Semenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soszynski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Semenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Semenko lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Semenko.
Semenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Soszynski backwards.
Semenko prevents a body shot from Soszynski.
Semenko prevents a body shot from Soszynski.
Semenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Semenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Semenko digs a right hand into Soszynski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Soszynski's gas tank.
Semenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Semenko tries a knee to the head but Soszynski blocks it.
Semenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Soszynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Semenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krystian Soszynski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##KD2#
Semenko cracks Soszynski with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Semenko has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Soszynski to stand back up!#ROC2#
Soszynski is rocked!
Soszynski misses with a right hand
and Semenko counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave Semenko!
A relieved looking Dave Semenko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: PFC 112 Soszynski vs Van Buren     
Date:   Jun 23, 2019
#R1#
Van Buren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soszynski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soszynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Van Buren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Buren throws out a powerful jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Soszynski throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Buren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soszynski feints and then cracks Van Buren's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Buren down.
Van Buren tries to land a body kick
letting Soszynski counter with a right hand.
Van Buren lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren looks to throw the jab but Soszynski is out of range.
It looked like Soszynski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Van Buren.
Soszynski slips under a jab from Van Buren.
Van Buren connects with the punch.
Van Buren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T1#
Soszynski throws a head kick that misses.
Soszynski throws a right hand that misses
and Van Buren counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Buren misses with a straight left.
Van Buren moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Buren pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soszynski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soszynski.
Soszynski connects with a leg kick. Van Buren looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Soszynski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Van Buren tries to clinch but Soszynski moves away
and Soszynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Van Buren misses with a head kick.
Van Buren lands a nice shot that snaps Soszynski's head back.
Nice cross by Van Buren.#CUT2#
Krystian Soszynski's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soszynski takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big right from Soszynski misses.
Van Buren throws a head kick that misses.
Soszynski slips a jab and a cross from Van Buren.
Soszynski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Buren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soszynski.
Soszynski thinks about countering with a body kick.
Soszynski misses with a left hand
and Van Buren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Van Buren throws a push kick but Soszynski slaps the foot to one side.
Soszynski is looking to counter the offense by Van Buren and move into the clinch.
Van Buren is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Soszynski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Van Buren slips under a jab.
Soszynski misses with an uppercut.
Van Buren is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Soszynski with a body shot.
Van Buren with a nice cross.
Soszynski moves out of range of the body kick from Van Buren.
Soszynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Buren manages to avoid it.
Van Buren looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soszynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soszynski. Van Buren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Buren steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Soszynski.#T4#
Soszynski blocks the body kick.
Soszynski throws a body punch but Van Buren moves out of range.
Soszynski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Soszynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the body from Van Buren misses
and Soszynski counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Buren throws the left hand but Soszynski avoids the punch easily.
Van Buren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Buren throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soszynski fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joost Van Buren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krystian Soszynski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Buren moves away.
Soszynski misses with a wild body shot.
Soszynski wants to clinch up but Van Buren keeps it at a distance.
Soszynski throws a body shot but no joy. #KD#
Soszynski lands a big head kick that sends Van Buren tumbling to the mat! Soszynski takes a step backwards and waves Van Buren back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Joost Van Buren has been cut.
Van Buren throws a half hearted mid kick.
Soszynski throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Van Buren finds it's way through Soszynski's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soszynski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Soszynski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Buren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#
Krystian Soszynski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#T1#
Soszynski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soszynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soszynski throws a looping overhand right but Van Buren ducks down to avoid it.
Van Buren has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Soszynski throws a big shot that misses.
Van Buren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soszynski throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Buren misses.#KD2#
Van Buren lands a left and a right that send Soszynski crashing to the mat, dazed. Van Buren thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Soszynski is rocked!#CL2#
Van Buren has closed the distance and engaged Soszynski in a clinch.
Oh Soszynski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Van Buren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soszynski ducks into an uppercut from Van Buren and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joost Van Buren!
Joost Van Buren is the new light heavyweight champion!
Joost Van Buren spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

 

Event: PFC 108 Mirage vs Soszynski     
Date:   Jun 02, 2019
#R1#
Soszynski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mirage throws out a loose jab but Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soszynski missing with a left hand there. Mirage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mirage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soszynski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mirage.
Mirage lands a jab to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Soszynski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirage.
Mirage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soszynski lands a jab to the nose.
We've been informed that Soszynski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Soszynski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mirage misses with a lunging right hand
and Soszynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirage throws a shot from downtown. Soszynski moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Mirage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soszynski. That's going to slow Mirage down.
Soszynski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soszynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Mirage misses with a hook
letting Soszynski counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soszynski.
Soszynski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mirage throws a shot to the body.
Soszynski tries to move into range but Mirage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mirage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Soszynski's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mirage. That's going to slow Soszynski down.
Mirage scores with a body shot.
Mirage throws out a powerful jab.
Mirage misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Soszynski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soszynski walks into a stiff left hand from Mirage.
Mirage works the jab nicely.#T2#
A low kick from Mirage misses #KD2#
and Soszynski counters with a crisp one two that drops Mirage! Soszynski thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mirage to his feet! Mirage is in big trouble!
A telegraphed right hand from Soszynski misses the target.
Soszynski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mirage misses with a left hand
and Soszynski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Soszynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mirage throws a leg kick
and Soszynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mirage throws a lazy right hand but Soszynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soszynski scores with a body shot.
Soszynski misses the shot to the body.
Soszynski avoids the body shot from Mirage.
Mirage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mirage tries to land a body kick
letting Soszynski counter with a right hand.
Mirage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Soszynski moves out of range of the strikes.
Mirage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soszynski.
Mirage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soszynski.
Mirage throws a lazy uppercut
and Soszynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soszynski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mirage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soszynski moves away from the strike by Mirage.
Soszynski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Mirage.
A jab from Mirage misses.
Mirage just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Mirage.
A lazy left from Soszynski finds it's target.#T4#
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirage misses with a right hand #KD2#
and Soszynski counters with a nice right hand that sends Mirage toppling to the canvas! Mirage scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Soszynski finish him?!#ROC2#
Mirage is rocked!
Mirage is aggressively charging in as Soszynski backs up avoiding any damage. Soszynski tosses out a jab and Mirage runs right into it face first! Mirage is out cold! Soszynski dropped down on all fours and is barking in Mirage's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krystian Soszynski!
Krystian Soszynski is the new light heavyweight champion!
Krystian Soszynski thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: PFC 100 The Culmination     
Date:   Apr 21, 2019
#R1#
A shot to the body from Hallick misses
and Soszynski counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Al Hallick has been cut.
Hallick's corner calls for a 1-2. Hallick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Soszynski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hallick takes a step back to recover.
Soszynski misses with a straight right.
Soszynski misses with a straight right.
Hallick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hallick.
Soszynski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soszynski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Soszynski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Soszynski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hallick scores with a hook to the body. Soszynski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Soszynski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hallick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T1#
Hallick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soszynski.
Soszynski scores with a jab to the body.
Hallick blocks a head kick by Soszynski.
A thudding body kick lands there by Soszynski!
Hallick has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hallick blocks a head kick by Soszynski.
Soszynski is looking to chop away at Hallick's legs.
Hallick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Soszynski to score with a decent uppercut.
Hallick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soszynski swings for the body but Hallick moves out of range. #T2#
A swing and a miss from Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a hook to the side of Hallick's head but Hallick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hallick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hallick cracks Soszynski with a good jab.
Decent striking displayed by Hallick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hallick scores with a shot to the body.
Hallick misses with a hook
and Soszynski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soszynski scores with a punch to the head.
Hallick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hallick scores with a punch to the head.#T3#
Hallick checks the leg kick.
Hallick scores with a hook.
Soszynski throws a hook to the side of Hallick's head but Hallick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Soszynski misses the target.
Hallick looks to land a right hand but Soszynski moved out of range.
Hallick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soszynski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Soszynski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soszynski throws a lazy uppercut
and Hallick counters with a low kick, right behind Soszynski 's knee.
Soszynski misses with a leg kick.
Hallick misses with a body shot. #T4#
Hallick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Hallick is predictable there #CL#
and Soszynski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Soszynski.
Hallick tries to circle away but Soszynski has him pinned against the cage.
Soszynski digs a right hand into Hallick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hallick's gas tank.
Hallick tries to break the clinch but Soszynski is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soszynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Soszynski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Hallick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hallick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soszynski.
Hallick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soszynski.
Soszynski slips under a jab from Hallick.
Hallick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Soszynski misses its target.
Soszynski throws a front kick that sends Hallick stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Soszynski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Nice straight punches there by Hallick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hallick.
Hallick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soszynski checks a leg kick.
Soszynski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hallick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soszynski connects with the punch.
A big right from Hallick misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski tries to score with a low kick but Hallick moves his leg out of the way.
Hallick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soszynski throws out the jab.
Soszynski loads up on a big right hand but Hallick slips the punch.#T1#
Soszynski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hallick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hallick is breathing heavily.
Soszynski cracks Hallick with an open hand slap.#CUT#
That has opened up Al Hallick's cut even more.
Hallick misses the body punch
and Soszynski counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krystian Soszynski!
A relieved looking Krystian Soszynski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: PFC 95 Wright vs Bosch     
Date:   Mar 23, 2019
#R1#
Van Buren throws a looping overhand right but Soszynski ducks down to avoid it.
Van Buren blocks a head kick by Soszynski.
Van Buren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soszynski.
Van Buren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Buren throws a leg kick but Soszynski checks it.
Van Buren throws a head kick that half lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Buren.
Van Buren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Buren swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren misses with a hook.
Soszynski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soszynski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CUT#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Joost Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #T1#
Van Buren misses the shot to the body.
Van Buren paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#KD2#
Soszynski drops Van Buren with a beautiful combination! Van Buren stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Soszynski is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Van Buren is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Joost Van Buren has been cut.
Van Buren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soszynski counters with a huge right that knocks Van Buren out cold! Soszynski is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krystian Soszynski!
An out of breath Krystian Soszynski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: PFC 90 Andreev vs Wright     
Date:   Feb 23, 2019
#R1#
Soszynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
Soszynski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bennet darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Soszynski scores with a jab to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Michael Bennet has been cut.
Bennet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bennet jabs Soszynski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bennet moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab from Soszynski does it's job there.#CL2#
Bennet closes the distance and clinches.
Soszynski presses Bennet against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Soszynski misses with the head strike.
Bennet prevents a body shot from Soszynski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soszynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soszynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soszynski lands a left hand.
Soszynski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soszynski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Soszynski fails to land. #T1#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennet.
A shot in the inside from Soszynski.
Soszynski scores with a shot to the side of Bennet's head.
Soszynski lands with a left to the head.
Soszynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soszynski tries to work over Bennet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soszynski.
Bennet lands with a right to the head.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Soszynski avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Bennet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soszynski digs a right hand into Bennet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennet's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Soszynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bennet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soszynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
Bennet lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennet misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Bennet is leaning against Soszynski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bennet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soszynskis head.
Soszynski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet takes a shot to the head.
Bennet swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Soszynski lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Bennet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennet misses with a hook.#CL#
Soszynski pushes Bennet up against the cage in a clinch.
Soszynski digs a right hand underneath Bennet's ribcage. Bennet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soszynski lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soszynski.
Bennet throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bennet struggles to land a body shot inside as Soszynski controls his hands.
Soszynski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bennet looks winded!
Soszynski is working Bennet over against the cage.
Soszynski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
Soszynski lands a body punch.
Soszynski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soszynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
Soszynski prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Soszynski misses with a body punch.
Soszynski misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bennet misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Soszynski. #T3#
Soszynski lands a right hand.
Soszynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soszynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Bennet fails to land.
Soszynski throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Soszynski controls the action.
Soszynski can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
Soszynski cracks Bennet with a nice body shot.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Soszynski. #BC2#
Bennet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bennet is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Soszynski ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Bennet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soszynski at a distance.
Bennet misses with a right hand
and Soszynski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennet connects with a body shot.
Soszynski drops Bennet with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bennet! Soszynski dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krystian Soszynski!
Krystian Soszynski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: DARE 94     
Date:   Jan 12, 2019
#R1##TD2#
Drotske darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Drotske trying to pass the guard but Soszynski defending well.
My spies in Fit-Out inform me that Drotske has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Drotske is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Drotske seems to be working for a kimura but Soszynski defends the submission attempt.
Drotske trying to mount his opponent but Soszynski defends it. #T1#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Drotske seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Soszynski has recovered full guard.
Soszynski wants to sweep but no luck.
Drotske stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soszynski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soszynski is controlling Drotske's posture.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Drotske trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drotske stands and throws Soszynski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Soszynski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB2#
Drotske has hold of Soszynski's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Soszynski tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Drotske cranks the arm and Soszynski screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Soszynski, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Markus Drotske!
A victorious Markus Drotske thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: DARE INFERNO     
Date:   Dec 01, 2018
#R1#
Soszynski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Soszynski is out of range.
Soszynski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murphy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soszynski on the side of the head.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Soszynski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donk. Murphy catches Soszynski right on the button with a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Soszynski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left and a right from Murphy both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soszynski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Soszynski lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
A big right from Murphy misses. #T1#
Soszynski moves out of range of the strikes.
Soszynski is looking to counter punch.
Soszynski avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Soszynski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Soszynski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Soszynski ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
And Soszynski counters with a quick kick to the body but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Soszynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mick Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Soszynski moves away and avoids it.
Soszynski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
Soszynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Soszynski slips under a jab from Murphy.
Soszynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Soszynski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Soszynski on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T2#
Soszynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy's coach down at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Murphy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Soszynski lands.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soszynski.
Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Soszynski needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.
Soszynski cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Murphy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Murphy throws a hook but Soszynski blocks it.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Soszynski moved out of range.
Soszynski throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Soszynski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Soszynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.#T3#
Soszynski throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Soszynski.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Soszynski slips the punch.
Soszynski is looking to counter punch.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soszynski at a distance.
Soszynski slips a straight right by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soszynski.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Soszynski.
Murphy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Soszynski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soszynski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Soszynski tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy misses with a hook. Soszynski ducked under it nicely.
Soszynski jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Soszynski ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
A counter left hand to the body from Soszynski misses its target.
Soszynski slips under a jab.#CL#
Soszynski rushes Murphy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
I was talking to Soszynski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy presses Soszynski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Soszynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Soszynski blocking some punches.
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!
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Soszynski.
A short right from Soszynski on the inside.
Soszynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy. #CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Soszynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Murphy wants to stall.
Soszynski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soszynski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Soszynski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soszynski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Soszynski misses with some punches.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Soszynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krystian Soszynski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Soszynski moved out of range.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Soszynski moves away and avoids it.
Soszynski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soszynski takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soszynski throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Soszynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Soszynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soszynski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski blocks a jab.
Soszynski appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Soszynski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soszynski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Soszynski's head.
Soszynski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T1#
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soszynski has time to react.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy throws a hook but Soszynski blocks it.
Soszynski is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Soszynski with a jab.
Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Soszynski moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Soszynski fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murphy just manages to avoid it.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soszynski.
A little feinted left hand from Soszynski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soszynski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soszynski scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy throws the left hand but Soszynski avoids the punch easily.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Soszynski.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Soszynski's head but Soszynski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Soszynski misses the target. #T2#
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Soszynski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Soszynski cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soszynski doesn't seem bothered though.
Soszynski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soszynski misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murphy stuns Soszynski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T3#
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Soszynski counters with a thumping low kick.
Murphy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soszynski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mick Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soszynski.
Soszynski misses the jab.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Soszynski's ribs.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soszynski tries a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
A big left from Soszynski misses.
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murphy misses with a hook
letting Soszynski counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soszynski thinks about countering with a body kick.#T4#
Murphy throws an off balance right hand #KD#
and Soszynski counters with a nice right hand that sends Murphy toppling to the canvas! Murphy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Soszynski finish him?!#ROC#
Murphy is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Mick Murphy has been cut.
Soszynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Soszynski finish him?#CL#
Soszynski clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Soszynski.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soszynski.
A right hook to the body lands for Soszynski.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Soszynski lands with a right to the head.
Soszynski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Soszynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Soszynski's head.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Krystian Soszynski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soszynski gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Soszynski.
Soszynski swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Krystian Soszynski will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Soszynski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Soszynski is looking to counter with a body kick.
Murphy tests Soszynski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Soszynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soszynski moves away.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soszynski's head.
Soszynski misses the shot to the body.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soszynski slips under a jab from Murphy.
Soszynski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
Murphy blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy moves out of range as Soszynski throws a body kick.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soszynski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Soszynski.
Soszynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Soszynski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Soszynski's head back.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Soszynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Soszynski on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Soszynski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy moves forwards but Soszynski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soszynski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soszynski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soszynski tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soszynski darts in trying to clinch
letting Murphy counter with a right hand. #T2#
The fighters circle momentarily. Soszynski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy scores with a nice strike.
Soszynski blocks a jab.
Murphy slips under a jab from Soszynski.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Soszynski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Soszynski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soszynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soszynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Soszynski jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#T3#
Soszynski ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Soszynski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murphy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murphy swings for the body but Soszynski moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Soszynski moves away and avoids it.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy moves out of range of the leg kick from Soszynski.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soszynski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Soszynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soszynski.
Soszynski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Soszynski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soszynski is looking to counter with a body kick.#T4#
Soszynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy misses with a hook. Soszynski ducked under it nicely.
Soszynski half committed to a counter leg kick.#CL#
Soszynski instigates a clinch.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Soszynski or not.
A right hand to the body from Soszynski.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soszynski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soszynski blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Soszynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Soszynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Soszynski pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Soszynski pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soszynski lands a shoulder strike.
Soszynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Soszynski.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mick Murphy.
I think Murphy 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mick Murphy!

After the fight, Mick Murphy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

 

Event: DARE 77     
Date:   Nov 03, 2018
#R1#
Soszynski tries to land a front kick but Vermeulen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Decent striking displayed by Soszynski there.
Soszynski misses with a lunging right hand
and Vermeulen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soszynski staying out of range there.
Vermeulen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soszynski counters with a nice body shot.
Soszynski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vermeulen.
Soszynski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vermeulen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vermeulen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vermeulen slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen misses the jab.
Vermeulen avoids the body shot from Soszynski.
Vermeulen tries to bum rush Soszynski with a series of wild strikes but Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vermeulen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Vermeulen lands with a straight right. Soszynski didn't see that one coming.
Vermeulen misses with a combination
and Soszynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vermeulen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vermeulen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soszynski.
A punch combination from Soszynski misses.
Soszynski throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Vermeulen to counter with a crisp jab.
Soszynski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vermeulen throws a right hand that Soszynski ducks under and follows up with a left that Soszynski also avoids with ease.
Vermeulen lands with a nice body punch.
Vermeulen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T2#
Vermeulen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soszynski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vermeulen keeps the fight on the outside.
Vermeulen throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vermeulen scores with a shot to the body.
Vermeulen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soszynski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soszynski wants to slow Vermeulen down by chopping away at his legs.
Soszynski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vermeulen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soszynski staying out of range there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Soszynski.#T3#
Soszynski connects with a body shot that sends Vermeulen's belly button to the back.
Hendrik Vermeulen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Vermeulen misses.
Soszynski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vermeulen misses the shot to the body.
Soszynski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vermeulen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soszynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vermeulen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vermeulen throws a shot to the body.
Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fighters circling - Soszynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vermeulen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Soszynski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vermeulen.#T4#
Soszynski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soszynski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut. Soszynski saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Soszynski misses its intended target.
Soszynski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soszynski slips under a jab from Vermeulen.
Soszynski misses with the body kick
and Vermeulen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vermeulen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vermeulen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut. Soszynski saw that one coming.
Vermeulen lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hendrik Vermeulen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Vermeulen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vermeulen staying out of range there.
Vermeulen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut. Soszynski saw that one coming.
Vermeulen misses with a hook to the body
and Soszynski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vermeulen misses with a looping right.
Soszynski jabs Vermeulen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vermeulen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Soszynski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Soszynski might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vermeulen has got the better of the exchanges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vermeulen throws a right and a left that Soszynski avoids nicely.
Vermeulen backing away here, and Soszynski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeulen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
A bone on bone clash there as Vermeulen blocks the leg kick.
Soszynski throws a hook but Vermeulen blocks it.
Vermeulen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soszynski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vermeulen throws a poor cross that misses
and Soszynski counters with a stiff right hand.
Soszynski misses with a body shot.
Vermeulen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soszynski can do to turn this around?
Soszynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soszynski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vermeulen misses with a hook. Soszynski ducked under it nicely.
Soszynski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#KD2#
Soszynski cracks Vermeulen with a big right hand and Vermeulen goes down!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeulen trying to keep a closed guard but Soszynski is proving a slippery customer. #T2#
Soszynski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vermeulen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vermeulen wants to sweep here but Soszynski controlling him for the moment.
Soszynski distracts Vermeulen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Soszynski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Vermeulen tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Vermeulen trying to control the position here.
Vermeulen wants to sweep but no luck.
Vermeulen keeping moving, preventing Soszynski from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big right from Vermeulen misses.
Vermeulen lands with a shot to the body.
Soszynski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vermeulen misses with a straight right.
Vermeulen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soszynski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Vermeulen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
Soszynski scores with a hook to the body. Vermeulen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vermeulen moves out of range as Soszynski throws a body kick.
Vermeulen is looking for a counter combo.
Nice shot by Soszynski.
Vermeulen looks to throw the jab but Soszynski is out of range.
Vermeulen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soszynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soszynski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soszynski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soszynski digs a good body shot into Vermeulen's ribs.
Vermeulen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #ROC2#
Vermeulen is rocked!
A good leg kick by Soszynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Soszynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Soszynski misses with a body shot.
Soszynski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #KD2#
Soszynski throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Vermeulen tumbling to the canvas!
Oh Vermeulen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vermeulen wants to sweep here but Soszynski controlling him for the moment.
Soszynski content to stall in guard here.
Vermeulen wants to sweep but no luck.
Vermeulen seems to have got his legs back now.
Soszynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Vermeulen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soszynski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vermeulen controls Soszynski momentarily but Soszynski frees himself. #T1#
Soszynski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vermeulen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vermeulen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vermeulen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vermeulen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
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.
Vermeulen scores with a body shot.
Vermeulen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vermeulen misses with a two punch combination.
Vermeulen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soszynski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soszynski digs a good hook to Vermeulen's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soszynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vermeulen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Vermeulen misses its target.
Soszynski misses with an uppercut.
Vermeulen feinted with a counter takedown.
Soszynski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vermeulen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soszynski scrambles back to his feet.
Soszynski misses with a double jab.
Soszynski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T3#
Vermeulen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vermeulen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vermeulen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vermeulen lands with a cross.
Krystian Soszynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soszynski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen throws out a powerful jab.
Soszynski misses with a hook
and Vermeulen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vermeulen throws a lazy uppercut
and Soszynski counters with a left to the body.
Soszynski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vermeulen under the eye.
Soszynski misses with a low kick.
Vermeulen misses with a double jab
and Soszynski counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen works Soszynski's body with a nice hook.
Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vermeulen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soszynski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Soszynski slips a jab and a cross from Vermeulen.
A punch combination from Vermeulen misses.
Soszynski slips under a jab.
Soszynski misses with a kick to the body.
Soszynski lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krystian Soszynski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Soszynski 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krystian Soszynski!

During a confident post fight interview, Krystian Soszynski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: DARE 53     
Date:   Jun 30, 2018
#R1#
Soszynski scores with a sloppy right hand. Magufuli I V should have avoided that one.
A punch lands to the side of Magufuli I V 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Soszynski lands with a hook. Magufuli I V tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Soszynski doesn't manage to clinch there - Magufuli I V circles away.
Soszynski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soszynski swings for the body but Magufuli I V moves out of range.
A jab from Soszynski misses.
Magufuli I V throws a head kick that misses.
Soszynski throws a quick counter head kick but Magufuli I V was just out of range.
Magufuli I V defending well as Soszynski loads up on a big left hand.
Magufuli I V throws the kick towards the body but Soszynski avoids it.
Soszynski scores with a nice body kick.
Soszynski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Magufuli I V at a distance.
Soszynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soszynski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soszynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Magufuli I V is just out of range.
Magufuli I V thumps Soszynski with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soszynski doesn't manage to clinch there - Magufuli I V circles away. #T1##CL#
Soszynski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Magufuli I V, pushing him back against the cage.
Soszynski has a couple of punches blocked by Magufuli I V.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soszynski.
Soszynski can't find room to land a body shot as Magufuli I V controls the action.
Magufuli I V tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Soszynski.
A right handed body shot lands from Magufuli I V.
Soszynski misses with a punch to the body.
Magufuli I V lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Magufuli I V. #CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
I was talking to Soszynski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Magufuli I V's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soszynski misses with some punches.
Magufuli I V misses with a body punch.
Soszynski tries to work over Magufuli I V's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magufuli I V misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magufuli I V.
A short uppercut from Soszynski.
Soszynski is trying to break the clinch but Magufuli I V has him pressed against the cage.
Soszynski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soszynski misses with a body punch.
Soszynski misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soszynski.
Good body shot from Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magufuli I V misses with some punches.
Magufuli I V blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Magufuli I V escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soszynski blocks the body kick.
Magufuli I V thuds his right hand into Soszynski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body punch from Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Magufuli I V lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Soszynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magufuli I V.
Soszynski avoids the body shot from Magufuli I V.
Soszynski tries to score with a low kick but Magufuli I V moves his leg out of the way.
Soszynski misses with a kick to the body.
Magufuli I V is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Soszynski with a body shot.
Magufuli I V bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soszynski avoids the body shot from Magufuli I V. #T3#
Soszynski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Magufuli I V misses the shot to the body.
Soszynski throws a wild body kick that Magufuli I V sees coming a mile off.
A swing and a miss from Magufuli I V.
Soszynski throws a hook to the side of Magufuli I V's head but Magufuli I V sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magufuli I V is trying to counter with his kicks.
Magufuli I V misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soszynski.
Soszynski thinks about countering with a body kick.#CL#
Soszynski darts in and clinches Magufuli I V up against the cage.
Soszynski throws a punch but it's blocked by Magufuli I V.
Soszynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Soszynski pushes Magufuli I V back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soszynski blocking some punches.
Magufuli I V blocking some punches.
Soszynski lands a right hand. #BC2#
Magufuli I V breaks the clinch.
Soszynski connects with a right hand. Magufuli I V shakes it off.
Soszynski 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. #T4#
A low kick from Magufuli I V misses
and Soszynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magufuli I V throws a jab but it's blocked by Soszynski.
Magufuli I V uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soszynski.
Magufuli I V takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Magufuli I V misses with a wild body shot.
Soszynski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soszynski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magufuli I V swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soszynski swinging wildly here.
Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magufuli I V.
Soszynski doesn't manage to clinch there - Magufuli I V circles away.
Magufuli I V looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Magufuli I V connects with an inside leg kick.
Soszynski throws a lazy body kick
and Magufuli I V counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#
Krystian Soszynski's cut is getting worse.
Soszynski fakes the leg kick and cracks Magufuli I V in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Soszynski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krystian Soszynski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Soszynski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soszynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Magufuli I V.
Soszynski tries to land a front kick but Magufuli I V steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Soszynski tries to clinch but Magufuli I V is having none of it.
Soszynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magufuli I V ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soszynski moves away.#CL#
Soszynski takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magufuli I V cracks Soszynski with a nice body shot.
Soszynski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Magufuli I V tries a body shot but Soszynski blocks it.
Magufuli I V lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soszynski throws a head punch that misses.
Soszynski tries a body shot but Magufuli I V blocks it. #T1#
Magufuli I V lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Soszynski backwards.
Magufuli I V blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Magufuli I V fails to land.
Soszynski working aggressively here.
Come on Magufuli I V - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Magufuli I V lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Soszynski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Magufuli I V.
Soszynski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magufuli I V prevents a body shot from Soszynski.
Soszynski misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Soszynski fails to land.
Krystian Soszynski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Soszynski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soszynski pushes Magufuli I V back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magufuli I V misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soszynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magufuli I V lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Soszynski breaks the clinch.
Magufuli I V staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD2#
Magufuli I V drops Soszynski with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Soszynski looks back up at him and smiles so Magufuli I V waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#
Soszynski is rocked!#T2#
Magufuli I V throws a pinpoint strike between Soszynski's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Soszynski crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Magufuli I V scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kassim Magufuli I V!
Kassim Magufuli I V is the new light heavyweight champion!
Kassim Magufuli I V thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: DARE 47     
Date:   May 26, 2018
#R1#
Soszynski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nicolas can pounce on him.
Nicolas misses the shot to the body.
Nicolas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Nicolas just misses with a punch to the body.
Soszynski moves forwards but Nicolas connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL2#
Soszynski drives through and clinches with Nicolas against the cage.
Soszynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nicolas backwards.
Soszynski prevents a body shot from Nicolas.
Soszynski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Soszynski.
Nicolas swings wildly with an uppercut but Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soszynski tries to throw a body punch but Nicolas avoids it by throwing Soszynski back against the cage.
Soszynski tries to throw a body punch but Nicolas avoids it by throwing Soszynski back against the cage.
Nicolas tries a body shot but Soszynski blocks it.
Soszynski blocks a body shot from Nicolas.
Nicolas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soszynski prevents a body shot from Nicolas.
Soszynski scores with a hook to the body.
Soszynski misses with a punch on the inside.
Soszynski works on Nicolas's body with a couple of short punches.
Nicolas is breathing heavily.
Soszynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soszynski gets through Nicolas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Harold Nicolas has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soszynski.
Nicolas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soszynski lands a left hand. #T1#
Nicolas tries to work over Soszynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nicolas takes a shot to the head.
Nicolas tries to work over Soszynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soszynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soszynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soszynski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Soszynski tries a body shot but Nicolas blocks it.
Nicolas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nicolas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Soszynski as the two fighters clinch.
Soszynski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nicolas backwards.
Soszynski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nicolas takes a shot to the head.
Soszynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soszynski pushes Nicolas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soszynski lands with a light punch inside.
Nicolas tries a body shot but Soszynski blocks it.
Soszynski lands a shoulder strike. #ROC2#
Nicolas is rocked!
Nicolas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soszynski lands a hook that snaps the head of Nicolas backwards.
Oh Nicolas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nicolas swings wildly with an uppercut but Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soszynski lands with a short shot to the head.
Soszynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've been informed that Soszynski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#T2#
Soszynski creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Nicolas with a big uppercut! Nicolas tries to clinch up but Soszynski pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Nicolas to the mat! Nicolas covers up and Soszynski unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Krystian Soszynski!
Krystian Soszynski is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Krystian Soszynski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Harold Nicolas was interviewed post fight and said 'I can't believe you touched my face! You'll be hearing from my lawyer, you animal!'.

 

Event: DARE: BATTLE OF LA     
Date:   Apr 25, 2018
#R1#
Soszynski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zimmerman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CUT#
It looks like Frankie Zimmerman has been cut.
Soszynski slips a straight right by Zimmerman.#CL2#
Zimmerman moves into the clinch successfully.
Zimmerman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soszynski backwards.
Soszynski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soszynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zimmerman lands a left hand.
Zimmerman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zimmerman misses with a punch on the inside.
Zimmerman tries to throw a body punch but Soszynski avoids it by throwing Zimmerman back against the cage.
Soszynski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Soszynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zimmerman has a couple of punches blocked by Soszynski.
Zimmerman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soszynski throws a head punch that misses.
Zimmerman taking a breather.
Soszynski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zimmerman takes a shot to the head.
Soszynski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zimmerman.
Zimmerman looks winded!#T1#
Soszynski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Soszynski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zimmerman or not.
Zimmerman misses with some punches.
Zimmerman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zimmerman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soszynski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Soszynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Soszynski working aggressively here.
Soszynski misses with a punch to the body.
Zimmerman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Soszynski.
Soszynski gets through Zimmerman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Soszynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zimmermans head.
Zimmerman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soszynski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Soszynski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soszynski lands a left hand. #ROC#
Zimmerman is rocked!
Soszynski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zimmerman backwards.
Zimmerman is still on wobbly legs! Can Soszynski finish him?#BC#
Soszynski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soszynski throws a shot to the body. #CL#
Soszynski closes the distance and clinches.
Zimmerman seems to have recovered his senses.
Soszynski lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
Soszynski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Soszynski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krystian Soszynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD#
Soszynski bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Zimmerman! He dives into his guard looking to finish! #CUT#
That has opened up Frankie Zimmerman's cut even more.
Soszynski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zimmerman is keeping the position for now.
Soszynski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zimmerman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zimmerman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Soszynski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zimmerman controls Soszynski momentarily but Soszynski frees himself. #T3#
Zimmerman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zimmerman blocks the body kick.
Zimmerman tries to counter with a clinch but Soszynski shakes him off and moves away.
Nice body kick from Soszynski.
Soszynski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zimmerman was well out of range. Poor timing from Soszynski.
Zimmerman wants to counter the offense by Soszynski and move into the clinch position.
Zimmerman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Soszynski pinned against the cage. Soszynski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Soszynski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zimmerman has time to react.#T4#
Zimmerman is looking to clinch.
Zimmerman wants to clinch up but Soszynski keeps it at a distance.
Soszynski moves out of range of the body kick from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Soszynski counters with a right hand to the body.
Zimmerman tries to clinch there but Soszynski circles away.
Soszynski throws a sloppy head kick and Zimmerman moves out of range easily.
Soszynski sets himself, and Zimmerman steps forward looking for the clinch! Soszynski avoids it this time.
Soszynski jabs at Zimmerman's body.#CL2#
Zimmerman moves into the clinch successfully.
Zimmerman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soszynski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Soszynski as the two fighters clinch.
Zimmerman looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Soszynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Soszynski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Zimmerman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Soszynski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Soszynski lands the left hand.
Zimmerman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soszynski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soszynski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zimmerman tries to clinch up
and Soszynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krystian Soszynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Soszynski cracks Zimmerman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zimmerman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zimmerman looks up at the clock. Bad move! Soszynski lands a right hand from hell, dropping Zimmerman. Soszynski pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krystian Soszynski!
Krystian Soszynski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: DARE 37     
Date:   Apr 04, 2018
#R1#
Magufuli I V takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Soszynski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magufuli I V keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Magufuli I V clinches.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soszynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soszynski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magufuli I V doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Soszynski.
Soszynski lands a nice shot to the body.
Magufuli I V has a couple of punches blocked by Soszynski.
Magufuli I V's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Soszynski.
Soszynski tries to throw a body punch but Magufuli I V avoids it by throwing Soszynski back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magufuli I V presses Soszynski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Magufuli I V takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soszynski misses with some punches.
Soszynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magufuli I V backwards.
Magufuli I V lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soszynski.
Soszynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Soszynski tries a body shot but Magufuli I V blocks it.
Soszynski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Soszynski can't find room to land a body shot as Magufuli I V controls the action.
Magufuli I V working aggressively here.
Soszynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magufuli I V's elbow.
Soszynski misses with some punches.
Soszynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soszynski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magufuli I V has a couple of punches blocked by Soszynski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soszynski.
Magufuli I V goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soszynski tries to throw a body punch but Magufuli I V avoids it by throwing Soszynski back against the cage.
Magufuli I V lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magufuli I V misses with a body punch. #BC#
Soszynski manages to break the clinch.
Soszynski lands a head kick. Magufuli I V smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Magufuli I V takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Soszynski misses its intended target.
Soszynski lands a slapping body shot. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soszynski digs a good hook to Magufuli I V's body.
Soszynski throws a leg kick but Magufuli I V moved away.
Soszynski cracks Magufuli I V with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Soszynski throws a shot from downtown. Magufuli I V moves away and avoids it.
Soszynski avoids the body shot from Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V misses with an uppercut
and Soszynski counters with a straight right hand.
Soszynski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Magufuli I V's calf.
Magufuli I V chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soszynski can pounce on him.
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magufuli I V moves away.#CL#
Soszynski rushes Magufuli I V and presses him up against the cage.
Soszynski throws a head punch that misses.
Magufuli I V goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soszynski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Soszynski tries to throw a body punch but Magufuli I V avoids it by throwing Soszynski back against the cage. #T3#
Magufuli I V doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magufuli I V misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Soszynski.
A nice left hand lands by Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V prevents a body shot from Soszynski.
Soszynski takes a shot to the head.
Soszynski lands a right hand.
Soszynski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magufuli I V looks winded!
Soszynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soszynski can't find room to land a body shot as Magufuli I V controls the action.
Soszynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Soszynski tries to throw a body punch but Magufuli I V avoids it by throwing Soszynski back against the cage.
Soszynski tries a body shot but Magufuli I V blocks it.
Magufuli I V misses with the head strike. #BC#
Soszynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soszynski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Magufuli I V momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soszynski. That's going to slow Magufuli I V down.
A cross from Soszynski lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magufuli I V swings widly with a right hand
and Soszynski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Magufuli I V thinking. #T4#
Soszynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magufuli I V manages to avoid it.
Magufuli I V steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Soszynski.
Soszynski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magufuli I V swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soszynski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magufuli I V is out of range and Soszynski settles back down.
Soszynski misses with a left hand
and Magufuli I V counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soszynski thinking.
Soszynski slips under a jab.
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magufuli I V moves away.
Krystian Soszynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magufuli I V avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magufuli I V tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soszynski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soszynski takes a swing at Magufuli I V's ribcage but misses.
Soszynski moves away from the strike by Magufuli I V.
Soszynski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Soszynski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soszynski fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Soszynski dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Magufuli I V throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soszynski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL#
Soszynski moves into the clinch.
Magufuli I V scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Soszynski scores with a hook to the body.
Soszynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Magufuli I V controls his hands.
Soszynski lands a right hand.
Soszynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magufuli I V misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soszynski misses with some punches.
Soszynski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magufuli I V's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soszynski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Soszynski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soszynski misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magufuli I V.
Soszynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Soszynski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soszynski blocking some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Soszynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magufuli I V is breathing heavily.
Soszynski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Soszynski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magufuli I V can do to turn this around?
Soszynski can't find room to land a body shot as Magufuli I V controls the action. #T1#
Magufuli I V has a couple of punches blocked by Soszynski.
Soszynski tries to work over Magufuli I V's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magufuli I V blocks a body shot from Soszynski.
Soszynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magufuli I V's elbow.
Soszynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magufuli I V lands a shoulder strike.
Soszynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Soszynski has a couple of punches blocked by Magufuli I V.
Soszynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soszynski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soszynski.
Magufuli I V lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magufuli I V lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Soszynski.
Soszynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magufuli I V backwards.
Soszynski gets through Magufuli I V's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC#
Magufuli I V is rocked!
Soszynski digs a right hand underneath Magufuli I V's ribcage. Magufuli I V let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Magufuli I V is still on wobbly legs! Can Soszynski finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Soszynski.
Soszynski lands with a short shot to the head.
Soszynski lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soszynski.
A right hand to the body from Soszynski.
Soszynski works on Magufuli I V's body with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Soszynski throws a big uppercut that drops Magufuli I V! More strikes from Soszynski and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Magufuli I V lies dazed against the cage as Soszynski celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krystian Soszynski!
A relieved looking Krystian Soszynski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: DARE 32     
Date:   Mar 10, 2018
#R1#
Tycoon scores with a hook to the body. Soszynski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Soszynski throws a right hand that misses
and Tycoon counters with a thumping low kick.
Soszynski lands a jab.
Tycoon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CUT#
It looks like Mike Tycoon has been cut.
Tycoon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soszynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tycoon blocks the body kick.
Soszynski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soszynski 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tycoon. Soszynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soszynski tried to counter with a leg kick but Tycoon avoided it.
Tycoon throws a head kick that misses
and Soszynski counters with an outside leg kick.
Soszynski catches Tycoon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Soszynski connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tycoon misses with a straight left.
Krystian Soszynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tycoon throws a lazy right hand but Soszynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Soszynski misses its target.
Tycoon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Soszynski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Soszynski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T1#
Tycoon takes one to the side of the head.
Soszynski slips under a jab from Tycoon.
Tycoon lands a jab to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Soszynski blocks a low kick nicely.
Soszynski loads up on a big right hand but Tycoon slips the punch.
Soszynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soszynski stuns Tycoon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Soszynski jabs at Tycoon's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tycoon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Soszynski.
Soszynski blocks a head kick by Tycoon.
Tycoon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tycoon missing with a left hand there. Soszynski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soszynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tycoon manages to avoid it.
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!
Tycoon staying out of range there.
Tycoon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Soszynski throws the kick towards the body but Tycoon avoids it.
Nice body punch from Tycoon.
Soszynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tycoon.
Soszynski lands a nice shot to the body.
Tycoon throws out a loose jab but Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soszynski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Soszynski scores with a decent looking hook.
Tycoon misses with a head kick.
Soszynski thows a body kick. Tycoon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tycoon throws a right hand that misses
and Soszynski counters with a right hand to the body.
Soszynski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tycoon misses with a looping right.
Tycoon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Soszynski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tycoon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soszynski moves out of range of the strikes.
Tycoon takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T3#
Soszynski lands with a right hand.
Tycoon looks to land a left hand but Soszynski moved out of range nicely.
Soszynski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Soszynski finds it's way through Tycoon's defenses.
Tycoon throws a big shot that misses.
Soszynski swings widly with a right hand
and Tycoon counters with a straight right hand.
Soszynski avoids the body shot from Tycoon.
Nice body punch from Soszynski.
Tycoon misses with a left hand
and Soszynski counters with a stiff right hand.
Soszynski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Soszynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tycoon.
Tycoon throws a lazy uppercut
and Soszynski counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soszynski moves out of range of the strikes.
Soszynski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T4#
Tycoon lands with an uppercut that bounces Soszynski off the cage and back into range.
Soszynski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Soszynski scores with a kick to the body.
Tycoon looks winded!
Soszynski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tycoon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soszynski.
Tycoon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tycoon slips under a jab.
Soszynski jabs at Tycoon's body.
Soszynski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tycoon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soszynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tycoon.
Soszynski's corner calls for a 1-2. Soszynski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Soszynski is looking to slow Tycoon down with leg kicks.
Soszynski lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Soszynski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Soszynski cracks the inside of Tycoon's front leg.
Soszynski's corner calls for a 1-2. Soszynski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Soszynski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krystian Soszynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Soszynski cracks a nice hook into Tycoon's ribs.
Soszynski throws a body kick that misses.
Tycoon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soszynski.
Tycoon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soszynski. Soszynski obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soszynski. Tycoon does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Tycoon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Soszynski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tycoon can do to turn this around?
Tycoon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soszynski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Soszynski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab from Soszynski finds it's way through Tycoon's defenses.
Soszynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Tycoon throws a leg kick
and Soszynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Soszynski throws the left hand but Tycoon avoids the punch easily.
Tycoon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soszynski throws a good cross that connects.
Tycoon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soszynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Tycoon.
Soszynski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Soszynski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tycoon gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT#
That has opened up Mike Tycoon's cut even more.
A swing and a miss from Soszynski.
A thudding body kick lands there by Soszynski!
Tycoon is breathing heavily.
Tycoon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Soszynski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tycoon at a distance.
Tycoon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soszynski counters with a left to the body.
Nice shot by Soszynski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tycoon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tycoon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Soszynski.
Tycoon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T2#
Soszynski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tycoon takes a swing at Soszynski's ribcage but misses.
Soszynski cracks Tycoon with an open hand slap.
Soszynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soszynski avoids the head kick by Tycoon.
Soszynski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tycoon on the side of the head.#CUT#
The cut above Mike Tycoon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tycoon throws a push kick but Soszynski slaps the foot to one side.
Tycoon throws a leg kick
and Soszynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Tycoon moves forwards but Soszynski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soszynski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soszynski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soszynski.
Tycoon tries to clinch up.#T3#
Tycoon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a hook but Tycoon avoids it easily.
Tycoon misses with a right hand
and Soszynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Soszynski catches Tycoon right on the button with a cross.#CUT#
Mike Tycoon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice jab there from Soszynski.
Tycoon just misses with a punch to the body.
Tycoon misses with a hook. Soszynski ducked under it nicely.
Tycoon doesn't manage to clinch there - Soszynski circles away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tycoon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Soszynski has got the better of the exchanges.
Tycoon misses with a leg kick
and Soszynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Tycoon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Krystian Soszynski!
A very excited looking Krystian Soszynski 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.

 

Event: DARE 25 HEROES     
Date:   Feb 03, 2018
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Stein.
Stein steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Stein scores with a shot to the body.
Soszynski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Soszynski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stein was well out of range. Poor timing from Soszynski.
Soszynski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Soszynski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Soszynski misses.
Stein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Soszynski lands a really nice looking cross but Stein seems unphased.
Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stein.
Stein checks a low kick from Soszynski.
Soszynski misses with a hook. Stein ducked under it nicely.
Soszynski avoids the head kick by Stein.
An attempted straight right counter from Soszynski misses the target.
Stein misses with a leg kick
and Soszynski counters with a nice body kick. #T1#
Soszynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stein - that will leave a mark!
We've been told by Soszynski's head coaches at Ganja Ninjas Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stein moves out of range of the body kick from Soszynski.
It seemed like Stein was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krystian Soszynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Soszynski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Soszynski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stein backwards.
Soszynski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Soszynski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soszynski.
Soszynski lands an overhand right.
Soszynski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soszynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stein.
Soszynski works Stein's body with a nice hook.#T2#
Stein throws an overhand right that lands on Soszynski's shoulder, as Soszynski tries to avoid the shot.
Soszynski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soszynski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soszynski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stein defending well as Soszynski loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soszynski. Stein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stein misses with an uppercut. Soszynski saw that one coming.
Soszynski throws a hook but Stein avoids it easily.
Soszynski ducks under a wild hook from Stein.
Stein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soszynski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Soszynski misses with a body kick.
Stein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T3#
Soszynski scores with a body shot.
Stein misses with a lunging right hand
and Soszynski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Soszynski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Soszynski misses.
Stein with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stein on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stein moves out of range of the body kick from Soszynski.
Stein moves out of range of the body kick from Soszynski.
Stein takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Soszynski swings for the body but Stein moves out of range.
Stein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soszynski.#CUT#
It looks like Frank Stein has been cut.
Stein walks into a straight right hand from Soszynski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soszynski throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Stein jabs Soszynski right on the nose. Soszynski blinks but takes it well.
Soszynski lands a leg kick that knocks Stein off balance momentarily.
Soszynski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Soszynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Soszynski.
Stein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A left lands for Soszynski.
Soszynski misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stein! But no joy.
Soszynski slips under a jab.
Soszynski misses with a kick to the body.
Stein appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stein tries to clinch there but Soszynski circles away.
Soszynski throws a jab when Stein was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Soszynski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Stein's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Soszynski swings widly with a right hand
and Stein counters with a leg kick.
Stein throws a jab when Soszynski was well out of range.
Soszynski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Krystian Soszynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Soszynski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Soszynski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stein avoids the body shot from Soszynski.
Stein throws the left hand but Soszynski avoids the punch easily.
Stein slips a jab from Soszynski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski scoring well with a low kick there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stein in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Soszynski throws a leg kick but Stein sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soszynski throws a leg kick which misses Stein's front leg but catches the back leg as Stein tries to avoid it. #T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Soszynski misses the target.
Stein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Soszynski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stein's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Soszynski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stein scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Soszynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Soszynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soszynski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stein follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Soszynski takes a swing at Stein's ribcage but misses.
Stein flicks out a counter leg kick but Soszynski steps away.
Soszynski misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Soszynski.
Soszynski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Soszynski throws out a powerful jab.#T2#
Soszynski scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soszynski throws the kick towards the body but Stein avoids it.
Stein scores with a nice head shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Soszynski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stein at a distance.
Soszynski is looking to chop away at Stein's legs.
Soszynski throws a front kick aimed at Stein's knee but Stein avoids it well.
Soszynski connects with a solid leg kick.
Soszynski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Soszynski blocks a low kick nicely.
Soszynski misses with a lunging right hand
and Stein counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Soszynski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T3#
Stein lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soszynski digs a good hook to Stein's body.
Stein connects with a body shot that sends Soszynski's belly button to the back.
Stein works Soszynski's body with a nice hook.
Soszynski misses with a shot to the body
and Stein counters with a good low kick that Soszynski was not able to check.
Soszynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soszynski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stein takes a swing at Soszynski's ribcage but misses.
Soszynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soszynski misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Stein. #T4#
Soszynski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stein on the side of the head.
Soszynski tests Stein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Soszynski sizes up Stein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Soszynski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Soszynski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stein throws a head kick that Soszynski semi-blocks.
Soszynski misses with a left hand
enabling Stein to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
Krystian Soszynski's cut is getting worse.
Stein takes a swing at Soszynski's ribcage but misses.
Stein throws a leg kick that is checked
and Soszynski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stein is breathing heavily.
Good work by Soszynski as he checks the leg kick.
Stein takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stein tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Soszynski dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Soszynski lands a nice shot that snaps Stein's head back.
Stein ducks under a wild hook from Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a shot from downtown. Stein moves away and avoids it.
Stein throws out a counter right but Soszynski avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Soszynski catches Stein right on the button with a cross.
Soszynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stein.
Soszynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stein throws out the jab.
Stein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soszynski misses with a body shot.
Stein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soszynski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soszynski manages to avoid it.
Stein connects with a body shot that sends Soszynski's belly button to the back.
Stein 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.
Soszynski punishes Stein's body with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Stein tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soszynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Stein is just out of range.
Stein misses with a looping left.
Soszynski catches Stein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stein bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soszynski.
Donk. Soszynski catches Stein right on the button with a cross.
Soszynski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stein if he has to take too many more of those.
Stein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soszynski loads up on a big right hand but Stein slips the punch.
Stein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soszynski lands with a straight right. Stein didn't see that one coming.
Stein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stein there as he acknowledges the shot.
Frank Stein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soszynski.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stein! But no joy.
Stein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stein throws a hook but Soszynski blocks it.#KD#
Stein ducks straight into an uppercut from Soszynski and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Stein manages to regain guard straight away. #ROC#
Stein is rocked!
Soszynski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stein is still in real trouble! Can Soszynski finish him?
Soszynski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Stein seems to have recovered his senses.#T3#
Soszynski tries to free his leg and advance position but Stein is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soszynski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Soszynski postures up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stein throws a looping overhand right but Soszynski ducks down to avoid it.
Stein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Soszynski looks to land a right hand but Stein moved out of range.
Soszynski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stein can do to turn this around?
Soszynski throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Soszynski misses with an uppercut. Stein saw that one coming.
Soszynski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Stein misses.
Stein misses with the body kick
and Soszynski counters with a stiff right hand.
Soszynski lands with an overhand left.
Soszynski lands with a nice body punch.
Stein connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soszynski momentarily.
Stein misses with a left hand
enabling Soszynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Soszynski scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Soszynski.
Soszynski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stein on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Stein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krystian Soszynski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soszynski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krystian Soszynski!

A victorious Krystian Soszynski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Frank Stein had this to say: 'It's not alive! Farewell Bushido!'.

 

Event: DARE BEYOND THE THUNDERDOME     
Date:   Dec 30, 2017
#R1#
Soszynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Soszynski with a nice cross.
Kong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kong misses with a body punch
and Kong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soszynski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Soszynski.
And Kong responds with a good body kick, but Soszynski manages to step out the way in time.
Kong's corner calls for a 1-2. Kong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Soszynski throws a poor cross that misses
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
Kong fakes the leg kick and cracks Soszynski in the body.
Soszynski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Soszynski throws a solid leg kick but Kong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soszynski.
Kong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soszynski looks to throw the jab but Kong is out of range.
Soszynski throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Kong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kong throws an overhand right that lands on Soszynski's shoulder, as Soszynski tries to avoid the shot.
Soszynski misses with a lunging right hand
and Soszynski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soszynski checks the leg kick nicely there. #T1#
Kong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Soszynski checks a low kick from Kong.
Kong slips under a jab from Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soszynski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kong tries to land a front kick but Soszynski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Soszynski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soszynski lands the left hand.
Kong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soszynski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Soszynski moves out of range of the body kick.
Soszynski misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Kong.
Kong feints a counter leg kick.#T2#
Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kong.
Soszynski misses with a straight right.
Soszynski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kong throws a leg kick but Soszynski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Soszynski scores with a nice body kick.
Soszynski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kong throws a hook but Soszynski blocks it.
Soszynski needs to keep his hands up - Kong had a free shot at his head there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kong checks a leg kick.
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soszynski.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soszynski.
Soszynski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kong connects with a leg kick. Soszynski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Soszynski throws a big shot that misses.
Kong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kong throws a jab but it's blocked by Soszynski.
Soszynski throwing a counter right hand but Kong manages to avoid it.#T3#
Kong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kong.
Kong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kong blocks a jab.
Kong moves out of range as Soszynski strikes.
Soszynski lands with a shot to the body.
Kong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Soszynski loads up on a big right hand but Kong slips the punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Soszynski - the referee stops the clock and Kong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Soszynski. Kong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kong misses with an uppercut.
Kong throws a wild body kick that Soszynski sees coming a mile off.
Kong misses the jab.
A jab from Soszynski misses.
Kong slips a jab from Soszynski.
A jab from Kong does it's job there.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soszynski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kong throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Soszynski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kong thuds a left hand into Soszynski's body.
Soszynski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kong misses with a straight right.
Soszynski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kong throws an off balance right hand
and Soszynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kong tests Soszynski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soszynski lands a leg kick that knocks Kong off balance momentarily.
Soszynski lands a nice hook to Kong's body. Kong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A cross from Kong lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong lands with a good body shot.
Kong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soszynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
Soszynski misses with a straight right.
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 Krystian Soszynski will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Kong cracks Soszynski with an open hand slap.
Kong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Soszynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Soszynski misses its intended target.
Soszynski wants to land a leg kick but Kong is out of range.
Soszynski misses with a hook. Kong ducked under it nicely.
Soszynski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kong throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Soszynski avoids the body shot from Kong.
Kong looks to throw the jab but Soszynski is out of range.
The fighters circling - Soszynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soszynski at a distance.
Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong misses the jab.
Soszynski walks into a straight right hand from Kong.
Kong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soszynski moves away.
Soszynski thinks about countering with a body kick.#T1#
Kong lands a slapping body shot.
Soszynski just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Kong lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kong in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Soszynski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soszynski wants to slow Kong down by chopping away at his legs.
Kong misses with a leg kick
and Soszynski counters with a nice body shot.
Soszynski misses with a low kick as Kong jumps back.
Kong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soszynski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kong. That one must have hurt.
Kong tries to clinch up.
Soszynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soszynski.
Kong lands a lovely overhand right.
Soszynski just misses with a punch to the body.
Soszynski tries to score with a low kick but Kong moves his leg out of the way.#T2#
Kong checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Kong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Soszynski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soszynski lands a nice hook to Kong's body. Kong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soszynski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kong thows a body kick. Soszynski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kong misses the jab.#CL2#
Kong clinches up with Soszynski and pushes him back against the cage.
Kong misses with the head strike.
Kong throws a head punch that misses.
Kong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kong struggles to land a body shot inside as Soszynski controls his hands.
Soszynski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Soszynski blocks a body shot from Kong. #T3#
Kong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soszynski's elbow.
Soszynski lands a body punch.
Soszynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kong has a couple of punches blocked by Soszynski.
Kong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soszynski misses with the head strike.
Soszynski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soszynski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Soszynski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kong tries to throw a body punch but Soszynski avoids it by throwing Kong back against the cage.
Soszynski digs a right hand into Kong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kong's gas tank.
Kong is breathing heavily.
Soszynski lands with a short shot to the head.
Soszynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
Kong lands with a light punch inside.
Soszynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kong tries to work over Soszynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Soszynski breaks from the clinch.
Soszynski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soszynski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kong on the side of the head.#T4#
Soszynski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kong was well out of range. Poor timing from Soszynski.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soszynski.
Kong jabs Soszynski right on the nose. Soszynski blinks but takes it well.
Kong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xafan Kong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soszynski misses with an uppercut. Kong saw that one coming.
Kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soszynski throws out the jab.
Kong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Soszynski throws an overhand right that lands on Kong's shoulder, as Kong tries to avoid the shot.
Kong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soszynski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soszynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Xafan Kong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Krystian Soszynski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Soszynski connects with a leg kick. Kong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Soszynski throws a chopping leg kick but Kong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Soszynski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kong.
Soszynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soszynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soszynski.
Soszynski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soszynski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soszynski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Kong. Beautiful body shot.
Soszynski moves out of range of the body kick from Kong.
Both fighters circling a little - Soszynski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Soszynski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T1#
Soszynski blocks the body kick.
Kong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Soszynski throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Soszynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kong.
Soszynski scores with a punch to the head.
Kong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soszynski.
Kong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soszynski misses with a wild body shot.
Soszynski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soszynski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soszynski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soszynski connects with an inside leg kick.
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #T2#
Soszynski blocks a jab.
Kong blocks a head kick by Soszynski.
A telegraphed right hand from Soszynski misses the target.
Kong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Soszynski is out of range.
Kong moves away from the strike by Soszynski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong misses with a left hand
and Soszynski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Soszynski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kong tries to land a leg kick but Soszynski saw it coming and moves away.
Soszynski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A good leg kick by Soszynski.
Kong slips a straight right by Soszynski.
Kong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Soszynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kong misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Kong.
A little feinted left hand from Soszynski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T3#
Kong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Soszynski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Soszynski finds it's way round the side to connect with Kong's head.
Kong takes one to the chin there.
Soszynski wants to land a leg kick but Kong is out of range.
Soszynski's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kong.
Soszynski misses with a low kick.
Soszynski throws a lazy right hand but Kong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Soszynski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Soszynski misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soszynski.
Kong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Soszynski blocks a low kick nicely.
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soszynski.#T4#
Kong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Soszynskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soszynski gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Kong to counter with a crisp jab.
Kong throws a jab when Soszynski was well out of range.
Soszynski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soszynski moves away from the strike by Kong.
Soszynski lands with a shot to the body.
Soszynski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soszynski throws out a leg kick but Kong moves out of range and Soszynski only half commits.
Kong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Soszynski - that will leave a mark!
Soszynski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kong.
Soszynski misses with a straight left.
Soszynski checks a low kick from Kong.
Soszynski misses with a hook. Kong ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xafan Kong.
I think Kong 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Xafan Kong!

In his post fight interview, Xafan Kong started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: DARE RED WINTER     
Date:   Nov 26, 2017
#R1#
Pellervoinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pellervoinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Soszynski.
Soszynski replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pellervoinen blocks it well.
Soszynski looks to land a left hand but Pellervoinen moved out of range nicely.
Pellervoinen loads up on a big right hand but Soszynski slips the punch.
Pellervoinen misses the shot to the body.
Soszynski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pellervoinen with a body shot.
Pellervoinen throws a hook to the side of Soszynski's head but Soszynski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soszynski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pellervoinen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pellervoinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pellervoinen tries to bum rush Soszynski with a series of wild strikes but Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soszynski moves away from the strike by Pellervoinen.
Soszynski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pellervoinen on the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Sampsa Pellervoinen has been cut.
Pellervoinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soszynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD#
Pellervoinen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pellervoinen trying to control from half guard but Soszynski is working away. #SUB#
Pellervoinen seems to be looking for submissions. #T1#
Pellervoinen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Soszynski keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Pellervoinen is looking to stall here but Soszynski recovers full guard.
Pellervoinen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pellervoinen trying to control but Soszynski is working from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pellervoinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pellervoinen trying to control but Soszynski is working from the bottom.
Pellervoinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Soszynski has control of Pellervoinen's left arm, preventing Pellervoinen from doing any damage.
Pellervoinen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Soszynski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pellervoinen is one step ahead there.
Soszynski has control of Pellervoinen's left arm, preventing Pellervoinen from doing any damage. #T3#
Pellervoinen looking to sit in guard and control but Soszynski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Pellervoinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soszynski is one step ahead there.
Soszynski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pellervoinen wants to sweep here but Soszynski controlling him for the moment. #T4#
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.
Pellervoinen controls Soszynski momentarily but Soszynski frees himself.
Pellervoinen wants to control but Soszynski passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pellervoinen wants to improve his position but Soszynski is controlling well.
Well, if Soszynski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pellervoinen is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sampsa Pellervoinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sampsa Pellervoinen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Soszynski ducks right into an uppercut from Pellervoinen.
Soszynski connects with an inside leg kick.
Pellervoinen throws a jab when Soszynski was well out of range.
Pellervoinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soszynski.
Pellervoinen throws a hook to the side of Soszynski's head but Soszynski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab lands there for Pellervoinen.
Pellervoinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Soszynski.
The fighters circling - Pellervoinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Soszynski.
Soszynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pellervoinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pellervoinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Soszynski is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soszynski! But no joy.
Pellervoinen works Soszynski's body with a nice hook.
Pellervoinen loads up on a big right hand but Soszynski slips the punch.
Pellervoinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soszynski scores with a body shot.
Sampsa Pellervoinen is winning the standup battle so far.#T1##TD#
Pellervoinen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Soszynski was covering up waiting for the punch and Pellervoinen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Soszynski keeping moving, preventing Pellervoinen from controlling successfully.
Soszynski looking for a sweep. Not yet Soszynski, not yet.
Pellervoinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Soszynski controlling Pellervoinen's posture.
Pellervoinen sitting in guard here, content to control. #T2#
Pellervoinen stands up over Soszynski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Soszynski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pellervoinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pellervoinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Soszynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pellervoinen throws a strike but Soszynski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Pellervoinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soszynski can do to turn this around?
Soszynski won't allow Pellervoinen to sweep him here.
Pellervoinen looking to control but Soszynski passes into half guard. #T3#
Soszynski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pellervoinen connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Pellervoinen wants to get back to full guard but Soszynski has passed into side control.
Pellervoinen tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Pellervoinen wants to control but Soszynski is having none of it.
Pellervoinen is desperately trying to improve his position but Soszynski has a good base and remains in mount.#T4#
Pellervoinen is working hard here to advance position.
Pellervoinen wants to control but Soszynski is having none of it.
Pellervoinen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pellervoinen tries to get out of the position.
Pellervoinen gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soszynski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pellervoinen is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sampsa Pellervoinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sampsa Pellervoinen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Soszynski cracks Pellervoinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Soszynski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soszynski catches Pellervoinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pellervoinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soszynski doesn't seem bothered though.
Soszynski lands a jab to Pellervoinen's midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Soszynski!
Pellervoinen moves out of range as Soszynski strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Pellervoinen.
Soszynski loads up on a big right hand but Pellervoinen slips the punch.
Soszynski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soszynski.
Soszynski cracks the inside of Pellervoinen's front leg.
Soszynski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pellervoinen fails with the takedown
and Soszynski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pellervoinen's knee momentarily.#T1#
Soszynski swings for the body but Pellervoinen moves out of range.
Pellervoinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pellervoinen throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Soszynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Soszynski avoids the body shot from Pellervoinen.
Pellervoinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pellervoinen misses with a body shot
and Soszynski counters with a thumping low kick.
Pellervoinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Soszynski under the eye.
Soszynski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pellervoinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Soszynski to score with a decent uppercut.
Soszynski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Soszynski lands with a cross.
That kick from Soszynski tenderised Pellervoinen's leg. Pellervoinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pellervoinen misses with a hook.
Krystian Soszynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soszynski misses with a straight right.
Krystian Soszynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Soszynski cracks Pellervoinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Soszynski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pellervoinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Soszynski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pellervoinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pellervoinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soszynski with a nice cross.
Pellervoinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soszynski manages to avoid it.
Pellervoinen looks to throw the jab but Soszynski is out of range.
Soszynski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Soszynski misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Pellervoinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Soszynski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping body kick lands there for Soszynski.
Pellervoinen misses with a right hand
letting Soszynski counter with a right hand.
Pellervoinen walks straight into a right hand from Soszynski - that's dropped him! Soszynski jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Pellervoinen from any more punishment! Pellervoinen complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Krystian Soszynski!
After winning the bout, Krystian Soszynski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: DARE 11     
Date:   Nov 03, 2017
#R1#
Soszynski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soszynski throws a leg kick but Stein sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soszynski takes a swing at Stein's ribcage but misses.
Soszynski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soszynski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Soszynski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soszynski moves away.
Stein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soszynski.
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski throws a hook but Stein blocks it.
Good shot there by Soszynski.#CUT#
It looks like Frank Stein has been cut.#CL2#
Stein clinches up against the cage.
Stein lands an elbow just above Soszynski 's eye. #CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stein is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soszynski is keeping busy.#T1#
Soszynski takes a shot to the head.
Stein stalling the fight.
Stein blocks a body shot from Soszynski.
Soszynski wants to break free but Stein has control.
Stein wants to stall.
Soszynski has a couple of punches blocked by Stein.
Stein throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Soszynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stein takes one to the side of the head.
Soszynski with a nice cross.
Stein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Soszynski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Soszynski throws a lazy uppercut
and Soszynski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Soszynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stein slips under a jab from Soszynski.
Soszynski lands with a thumping leg kick. #T2#
Stein misses the jab.
Stein moves out of range of the body kick from Soszynski.
A nice side step and Stein releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soszynski tries to score with a low kick but Stein moves his leg out of the way.
Stein wants to counter with a clinch but Soszynski pushes him away.
Stein looks to land a right hand but Soszynski moved out of range.
Soszynski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Soszynski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stein tests Soszynski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soszynski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stein lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab from Stein.
Stein scores with a sloppy right hand. Soszynski should have avoided that one. #T3#
Soszynski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Soszynski misses with a leg kick
and Stein counters with a nice low kick that buckles Soszynski's knee momentarily.
Soszynski lands an overhand right.
Stein scores with the left hand. Soszynski knows he should have avoided that one.
Stein moves in looking to clinch but Soszynski pushes him off.
Stein changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stein has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stein tries to clinch but Soszynski moves out of range.
Stein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Soszynskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT2#
Krystian Soszynski's cut is getting worse.
Soszynski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stein was well out of range. Poor timing from Soszynski.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stein.
Stein is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Soszynski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stein misses with a head kick.
Soszynski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stein moves out of range of the body kick from Soszynski. #T4#
Soszynski misses with a low kick.
Stein is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soszynski.
Stein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stein throws a hook but Soszynski blocks it.
Stein connects with a jab.
Soszynski lands a nice shot that snaps Stein's head back.
Stein throws a head kick that half lands.
Stein connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soszynski momentarily.
Stein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soszynski throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soszynski avoids the head kick by Stein.
A quick step to the side and Soszynski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stein connects with a single shot there.
Stein slips under a jab from Soszynski.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stein! But no joy.#CL2#
Stein closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Stein will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Soszynski scores with a leg kick.
Stein on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soszynski throws a low kick but Stein moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Stein.
Soszynski takes a swing at Stein's ribcage but misses.
Stein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soszynski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stein under the eye.
A slow jab from Soszynski misses its intended target.
Soszynski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soszynski throws a front kick aimed at Stein's knee but Stein avoids it well.
Stein checks a leg kick nicely.
Stein scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stein moves out of range as Soszynski strikes.#T1#
Soszynski misses with a wild body shot.
Soszynski throws a front kick aimed at Stein's knee but Stein avoids it well.
Stein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Soszynski looks for the body kick but Stein saw that one coming.
Stein throws out a counter right but Soszynski avoids it with no problem.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soszynski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stein throws out a counter right but Soszynski avoids it with no problem.
Stein has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A telegraphed right hand from Stein misses the target.
Soszynski misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Stein releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Soszynski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stein is able to avoid easily.
Soszynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soszynski is looking to chop away at Stein's legs.
Stein throws out a counter right but Soszynski avoids it with no problem.
A lazy body kick from Soszynski
and Stein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Soszynski finds it's way round the side to connect with Stein's head. #T2#
Soszynski tries to move into range but Stein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soszynski throws the kick towards the body but Stein avoids it.
Stein throws a head kick that misses
and Soszynski counters with an outside leg kick.
Stein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stein throws a lazy uppercut
and Soszynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soszynski misses with a looping left.
Soszynski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soszynski just misses with a punch to the body.
Stein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soszynski can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Soszynski.
Stein tries to clinch but Soszynski is having none of it.
Stein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stein in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.#T3#
Stein thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Soszynski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soszynski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Krystian Soszynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soszynski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CUT2#
Krystian Soszynski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big left from Stein misses.
Soszynski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Soszynski thumps Stein with a low kick.
Soszynski slips a jab from Stein.
Soszynski motions for Stein to come forward. Soszynski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stein throws a head kick that half lands.
Stein throws a poor cross that misses
and Soszynski counters with a good low kick that Stein was not able to check.
Krystian Soszynski is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Soszynski blocks the low kick.
Soszynski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Soszynski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stein was well out of range. Poor timing from Soszynski.#T4#
Good exchange - Stein coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soszynski.
Soszynski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stein's calf.
Soszynski cracks Stein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soszynski.
Stein misses with a hook. Soszynski ducked under it nicely.
Soszynski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT2#
Jeez, Krystian Soszynski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Soszynski lands a body shot.
Soszynski lunges at Stein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stein's hand.
Stein scores with a hook to the body. Soszynski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Soszynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Krystian Soszynski will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Soszynski misses with a hook. Stein ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stein! But no joy.#CL2#
Stein moves into the clinch.
Soszynski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Stein - that landed with a thud.
Soszynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soszynski blocks a body shot from Stein.
Stein throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC#
Soszynski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stein connects with a single shot there.
Stein misses with an uppercut.
Stein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soszynski has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski tries to work over Stein's front leg with a kick but Stein checks it.
Soszynski thuds a left hand into Stein's body.
Stein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Soszynski.#ROC2#
Soszynski is rocked!
Soszynski looks to throw a body kick
and Stein counters with a huge left! Soszynski is in big trouble! He's backing up but Stein isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Soszynski from any more damage. A dominating finish by Stein!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Stein!
Frank Stein seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: Bushido 70: Yurmommy vs. Penn     
Date:   Sep 23, 2017
#R1#
Canoe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Soszynski is fending him off so far but Canoe persists. Nope, Soszynski circles away and we're back to standing.
Soszynski misses with a hook. Canoe ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Canoe! But no joy.
Canoe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Soszynski defends well and Canoe ends up having to push Soszynski into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Soszynski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Canoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Canoe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Soszynski swivels and escapes.
Soszynski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Krystian Soszynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douche Canoe.
Soszynski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Canoe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soszynski can pounce on him.
Soszynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Canoe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soszynski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canoe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Soszynski avoids it really well and circles away.
Soszynski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T1#
Canoe blocks a jab.
Canoe throws out a counter right but Soszynski avoids it with no problem.
Soszynski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Soszynski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Soszynski.#CUT#
It looks like Douche Canoe has been cut.
Soszynski throws a looping overhand right but Canoe ducks down to avoid it.
Soszynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Canoe.
A head kick by Soszynski misses
and Canoe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Soszynski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good leg kick by Soszynski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A clash of legs there as Canoe blocks the low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Soszynski.
Soszynski pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T2#
Canoe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Soszynski defends well and Canoe ends up having to push Soszynski into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Canoe or perhaps it was just good defense by Soszynski, which made it look bad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soszynski lands a jab.
Soszynski connects with the punch.
Soszynski connects with a leg kick. Canoe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Soszynski throws a leg kick
and Canoe counters with a straight right hand.
Canoe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soszynski. Soszynski obviously looking to wear him down.
Soszynski lands a front kick.#T3#
Soszynski 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.
Soszynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Canoe.
Soszynski connects with a solid leg kick.
Soszynski throws an off balance right hand
and Canoe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.#TD2#
Canoe closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Soszynski quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Canoe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Soszynski trying to control but Canoe postures up.
Canoe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Canoe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soszynski's head.
Canoe throwing shots but Soszynski is blocking nicely.
Canoe misses with a head shot. Soszynski uses the momentum to regain guard.
Canoe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T4#
Canoe throws a strike but Soszynski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canoe working a defensive guard here.
Canoe is controlling Soszynski's posture.
Canoe looking to control.
Canoe looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Soszynski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Canoe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Soszynski is working away from the top position though.
Canoe gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Soszynski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Canoe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Canoe checks a leg kick nicely.
Canoe throws out a counter right but Soszynski avoids it with no problem.
Nice straight punches there by Soszynski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Soszynski.
Canoe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soszynski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Canoe somewhat.
Soszynski throws a leg kick
and Canoe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Soszynski.
Soszynski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Canoe checks it well. #TD2#
Canoe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Soszynski's guard.#SUB#
Soszynski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T1#
Soszynski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Canoe.
Soszynski keeping moving, preventing Canoe from controlling successfully.
Canoe distracts Soszynski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Canoe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Canoe landing some decent shots from guard.
Canoe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Canoe throwing strikes from guard but Soszynski blocks nicely.
Canoe throwing strikes from guard but Soszynski blocks nicely. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Canoe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Canoe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Canoe postures up in Soszynski's guard and throws a big left but Soszynski blocks it.
Canoe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Canoe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Canoe working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Canoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Soszynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Canoe throws a big right hand that misses. #T3#
Canoe is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Soszynski throws a leg kick but Canoe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Krystian Soszynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canoe has his takedown stuffed
letting Soszynski counter with a right hand.
Krystian Soszynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douche Canoe.
Soszynski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soszynski.
Soszynski scores with a decent looking hook.
Canoe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Soszynski connects with a body shot that sends Canoe's belly button to the back.
Canoe blocks a jab.#TD2#
Canoe gets a takedown into half guard.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canoe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Soszynski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Canoe.
Canoe thows a huge punch but Soszynski dodges it nicely.
Canoe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Soszynski wants to control but Canoe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Canoe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Canoe is trying to control the action in half guard but Soszynski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Canoe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Canoe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Douche Canoe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Canoe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soszynski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soszynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canoe.
Soszynski misses with a wild body shot.
Canoe appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Soszynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Canoe.
Canoe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A lazy body kick from Soszynski
and Canoe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Canoe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Krystian Soszynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A low kick from Soszynski misses #TD2#
and Canoe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Canoe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Canoe not doing much here. #T1#
Canoe throws a strike but Soszynski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Canoe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soszynski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Canoe controls the pace.
Soszynski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Canoe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Soszynski's head.
Soszynski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Canoe throws a big elbow that misses.
Soszynski has momentary wrist control but Canoe slips an elbow through the middle.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Canoe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Canoe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Soszynski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Canoe with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Canoe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soszynski defends it nicely.#TD2#
Canoe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#T3#
Soszynski struggling a bit here.
Canoe throwing strikes but Soszynski manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Canoe is looking to regain half guard here but Soszynski keeps moving and retains side control.
Canoe is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Soszynski is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Soszynski wants to control the pace but Canoe is squirming around nicely.
Canoe wants to hold on but Soszynski pushes him away.
Canoe is trying to escape the mount. #T4#
Canoe is squirming around, avoiding Soszynski's attempts to control the action.
Canoe is trying desperately to improve position.
Douche Canoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Canoe tries to hold on but Soszynski postures up.
Canoe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soszynski looking to control but Canoe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Soszynski blocks Canoe's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Douche Canoe.
I think Canoe 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Krystian Soszynski!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Krystian Soszynski!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Krystian Soszynski!

Krystian Soszynski wins by unanimous decision!

A very excited looking Krystian Soszynski 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.

 

Event: Bushido 66: Middleweight GP R1     
Date:   Aug 25, 2017
#R1#
Canoe avoids the body shot from Soszynski.
Soszynski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Soszynski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soszynski.
Canoe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soszynski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Canoe is out of range and Soszynski settles back down.
Douche Canoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soszynski throws a right hand that misses
and Canoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Canoe throws a right hand that misses
and Soszynski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soszynski tries to move into range but Canoe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Soszynski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Canoe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soszynski. That's going to slow Canoe down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Canoe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Soszynski is trying to control but can't. #T1#
Canoe prevents Soszynski from improving his position.
Canoe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soszynski's head.
Soszynski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Canoe.
Soszynski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Canoe.
Soszynski trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Canoe.
Canoe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soszynski's head.
Canoe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Canoe working over Soszynski with some ground and pound. Soszynski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Canoe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T2#
Soszynski is looking for a sweep. Canoe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Canoe trying to control from half guard but Soszynski is working away.
Soszynski is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Ganja Ninjas Dojo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Canoe is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Canoe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Soszynski keeping control of the position.
Soszynski tries to roll over but Canoe keeps him under control.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Soszynski misses with a lunging right hand
and Canoe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Soszynski moves out of range of the strikes.
Soszynski cracks a nice hook into Canoe's ribs.
Canoe misses with a hook
and Soszynski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Canoe's knee momentarily.
Canoe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Canoe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Soszynski backs up against the ropes.
Soszynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Canoe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Soszynski defends it well.
Nice straight punches there by Canoe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Canoe.
Canoe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Soszynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Canoe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soszynski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soszynski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Canoe misses with a right hand
and Soszynski counters with a nice body kick.
Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canoe.
Soszynski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Soszynski connects with the punch.
Soszynski lands a glancing blow to the side of Canoe's head.#T4#
Canoe throws the left hand but Soszynski avoids the punch easily.
Soszynski dips to his left and cracks Canoe with an uppercut!#CUT#
It looks like Douche Canoe has been cut.
Soszynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Canoe.
Canoe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soszynski. Soszynski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Canoe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Soszynski's head backwards.
Soszynski avoids the body shot from Canoe.
Soszynski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Soszynski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Canoe momentarily.
Canoe throws a hook to the side of Soszynski's head but Soszynski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soszynski thumps Canoe with a low kick.
Soszynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Canoe throws out the jab.
Soszynski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Canoe throws an overhand right that lands on Soszynski's shoulder, as Soszynski tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Soszynski needs to keep his hands up - Canoe had a free shot at his head there.
Canoe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Soszynski scores with a head kick. Canoe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Soszynski digs a good body shot into Canoe's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Douche Canoe will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
A good leg kick by Soszynski.
Nice body kick from Soszynski.
Canoe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soszynski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Canoe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Canoe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Canoe throws a right hand that misses
and Soszynski counters with a straight right hand.
Canoe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Soszynski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Canoe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Canoe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Canoe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Canoe throws a hook but Soszynski blocks it.
Soszynski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Soszynski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canoe.
Canoe connects with the punch.
A jab lands there for Canoe.
Soszynski connects with a single shot there.#T1#
Sloppy strikes from Canoe. Those never looked like landing.
Canoe takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Canoe misses
and Soszynski counters with a thumping low kick.
Canoe throws a big shot that misses.
A nice combination there by Canoe.
Canoe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Soszynskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Soszynski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CUT#
That has opened up Douche Canoe's cut even more.
Krystian Soszynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canoe misses with a body shot.
Canoe misses with a body shot.
Canoe loads up on a big right hand but Soszynski slips the punch.
Soszynski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Canoe misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soszynski scores with a hook to the body. Canoe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Canoe misses its intended target.
Soszynski fakes the leg kick and cracks Canoe in the body.
Canoe is breathing heavily.#T2#
Canoe throws a hook but Soszynski blocks it.
Donk. Soszynski catches Canoe right on the button with a cross.
Soszynski scores with a jab. Canoe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Canoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soszynski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#ROC#
Canoe is rocked!
Canoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soszynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Canoe.
Soszynski fires out a quick counter leg kick but Canoe just manages to avoid it.
Canoe is still on wobbly legs! Can Soszynski finish him?
Soszynski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Canoe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Canoe seems to have recovered his senses.
Canoe looks to throw the jab but Soszynski is out of range.
Jab, jab by Soszynski - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Soszynski.#TD2#
Canoe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Soszynski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Soszynski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Canoe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T3#
Canoe with a nice head shot there.
Canoe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Canoe wants to control from the top but Soszynski keeps moving.
Canoe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soszynski is pulling down on Canoe's head. It's preventing any offense from Canoe, at least for the moment.
Canoe landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Canoe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Canoe is working Soszynski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Canoe throwing strikes from guard but Soszynski blocks nicely.
Soszynski trying to keep a closed guard but Canoe is proving a slippery customer. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Soszynski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice cross by Canoe.
A lazy left from Canoe finds it's target.
Nice shot lands for Soszynski.#CUT#
The cut above Douche Canoe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Soszynski moves away from the strike by Canoe.
Soszynski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Canoe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Krystian Soszynski will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Canoe misses the shot to the body.
Soszynski throws a big shot that misses.
Canoe looks to throw the jab but Soszynski is out of range.
Canoe looks to land a left hand but Soszynski moved out of range nicely.
Canoe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soszynski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Canoe misses the jab.
Canoe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Canoe misses the jab.
Soszynski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Krystian Soszynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Soszynski ducks under a wild hook from Canoe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski scores with a body shot.
Soszynski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Canoe walks into a jab.
Canoe throws a shot from downtown. Soszynski moves away and avoids it.
Soszynski misses with a kick to the body
and Canoe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Canoe lands a jab to the nose.
Soszynski's corner calls for a 1-2. Soszynski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Canoe throws a jab when Soszynski was well out of range.
Soszynski appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Soszynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Canoe misses.
Soszynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Canoe lands a nice looking body shot.
Canoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soszynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Canoe.
Soszynski looks to throw the jab but Canoe is out of range.
Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canoe.
Canoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Canoe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Soszynski to score with a decent uppercut.
Canoe misses with a hook
and Soszynski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Soszynski misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Canoe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soszynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Soszynski misses the target.
Canoe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soszynski throws a body punch but Canoe moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Canoe.
Soszynski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canoe moves away.
Soszynski misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Canoe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Soszynski won't be happy with that.
Soszynski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Canoe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Canoe.
Canoe in side control, throwing shots but Soszynski defends. #T3#
Canoe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Canoe is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Soszynski's shoulder. That is not cool.
Soszynski struggling a bit here.
Canoe working the head and body with strikes.
Canoe throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Soszynski is trying to control Canoe's posture but Canoe avoids it.
Douche Canoe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Canoe misses with the ground and pound.
Canoe throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Soszynski works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. #T4#
Canoe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soszynski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Canoe cracks Soszynski with a solid left hand.
Soszynski managing to control the position.
Canoe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Canoe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Douche Canoe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Canoe 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Douche Canoe!

In his post fight interview, Douche Canoe started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: Bushido 60: Soszynski v Okah 2     
Date:   Jul 07, 2017
#R1#
Soszynski tries to land a front kick but Okah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Okah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Okah throws a shot from downtown. Soszynski moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Soszynski misses.
Soszynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soszynski throwing a counter right hand but Okah manages to avoid it.
Soszynski moves out of range of the body kick from Okah.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Soszynski - that will leave a mark!
Soszynski throws out a loose jab but Okah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soszynski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Okah throws a leg kick but Soszynski moved away.
Okah fakes the leg kick and cracks Soszynski in the body.
Soszynski swings for the body but Okah moves out of range.
Okah throws a front kick that sends Soszynski stumbling back into the ropes.
Okah just misses with a punch to the body.
Okah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soszynski. Soszynski obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Okah cracks the inside of Soszynski's front leg.
A big left from Soszynski misses. #T1#
Okah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soszynski slips a jab from Okah.
Soszynski throws a shot to the body.
Okah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Okah connects with the punch.
A big left from Okah misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soszynski. Okah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okah lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Okah has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Okah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Okah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Okah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soszynski.
Soszynski misses with a straight right.
Soszynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soszynski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soszynski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Soszynski lands with a cross.
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okah moves away.
Okah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okah staying out of range there.
Okah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Soszynski is out of range.
Soszynski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Okah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soszynski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Soszynski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Okah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soszynski.
Okah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Okah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Okah misses with a low kick.
Soszynski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Okah can pounce on him.
A big right from Okah misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soszynski. Okah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okah follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Okah.
Okah throws the kick towards the body but Soszynski avoids it.#T3#
Soszynski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Soszynski blocks a jab.
Okah thuds a left hand into Soszynski's body.
Okah throws a poor cross that misses
and Soszynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soszynski misses with a left hand
and Okah counters with a stiff right hand.
Soszynski checks a leg kick.
Soszynski scores with the left hand. Okah knows he should have avoided that one.
Okah connects with a body shot that sends Soszynski's belly button to the back.
Okah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Soszynski throws the kick towards the body but Okah avoids it.
Soszynski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Soszynski works Okah's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Okah throws a body punch but Soszynski moves out of range.
Soszynski avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Soszynski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T4#
Okah lands a front kick.
Okah scores with a leg kick.
Okah is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Okah connects with a solid leg kick.
Okah throws a jab when Soszynski was well out of range.
Soszynski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Okah slips a jab from Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okah.
Okah staying out of range there.
Soszynski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soszynski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Okah ducks under a wild hook from Soszynski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okah fakes the leg kick and cracks Soszynski in the body.
Okah tries a low kick but Soszynski avoids it.
Okah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soszynski.
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 Krystian Soszynski will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Soszynski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A solid body kick from Okah.
Okah looks for the body kick but Soszynski saw that one coming.
Okah scores with a leg kick.
Soszynski misses with an uppercut.
Soszynski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soszynski moves forwards but Okah connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Okah.
Soszynski misses with a few strikes there.
Okah throws a wild body kick that Soszynski sees coming a mile off.
Okah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soszynski.
Okah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soszynski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Okah throws a jab but it's blocked by Soszynski.
Okah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soszynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Okah.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soszynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Okah.
Okah was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Soszynski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okah.#T1#
Okah explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Okah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Okah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ghazi Okah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okah moves away.
Soszynski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soszynski, as that shot connected.
Okah is looking to clinch.
Okah scores with a kick to the midsection.
Soszynski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Okah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Okah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okah scores with a jab to the head.
Soszynski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soszynski throws out a loose jab but Okah uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Okah.
A big right from Soszynski misses. #T2#
Soszynski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okah thows a body kick. Soszynski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Okah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soszynski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Okah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soszynski lands with a straight right. Okah didn't see that one coming.
Soszynski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soszynski misses with a looping right.
Soszynski just misses with a punch to the body.
Okah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soszynski on the side of the head.
Soszynski misses with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Soszynski.
Soszynski blocks the body kick.
Okah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soszynski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soszynski throws out a loose jab but Okah uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Okah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Soszynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soszynski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Okah lands a leg kick that knocks Soszynski off balance momentarily.
Soszynski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Okah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Okah misses with a body kick.
Okah scores with a push kick.
Okah throws a solid leg kick but Soszynski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Okah.
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okah moves away.
Okah avoids a kick to the body.
Soszynski throws a body punch but Okah moves out of range.
Okah darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T4#
Okah 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.
Okah scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right-left combo lands from Okah.
Okah just misses with a punch to the body.
Soszynski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okah misses with a low kick.
Okah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soszynski.
Okah swinging wildly here.
Soszynski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soszynski misses with a right hand
enabling Okah to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okah.
Soszynski throws a head kick but Okah moves out of range.
Soszynski scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ghazi Okah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
#R3#
Soszynski cracks a nice hook into Okah's ribs.
Okah throws the left hand but Soszynski avoids the punch easily.
Okah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Okah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Soszynski misses with a wild body shot.
Soszynski connects with a solid leg kick.
Okah throws a solid leg kick but Soszynski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Okah.
A little feinted left hand from Soszynski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Okah with a nice cross.
Soszynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Okah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okah misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski throws a low kick, looking for Okah's leg but Okah calmly moves out of range.
Okah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soszynski.
Soszynski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okah is looking to land body kicks.#T1#
Okah lands a head kick. Soszynski smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Okah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Okah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soszynski at a distance.
Okah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soszynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Okah.
Okah lands with a straight right. Soszynski didn't see that one coming.
Okah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okah misses with a hook
and Soszynski counters with a straight right hand.
Soszynski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Okah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Okah throws a front kick aimed at Soszynski's knee but Soszynski avoids it well.
Soszynski misses with a hook. Okah ducked under it nicely.
Soszynski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Okah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Okah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soszynski checks it well. #T2#
Soszynski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soszynski scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Soszynski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Soszynski is looking to chop away at Okah's legs.
Soszynski throws a push kick but Okah slaps the foot to one side.
Nice defenses there by Okah.
Okah is looking to score with low kicks.
Okah misses with a hook
and Soszynski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Okah misses with a hook. Soszynski ducked under it nicely.
Okah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soszynski's head.
Okah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good exchange - Soszynski coming out on top.
Soszynski ducks under a wild hook from Okah.
Soszynski looking to land some kicks to the body here. #T3#
Soszynski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okah tries a quick counter leg kick but Soszynski is wise to it.
Soszynski scores with a push kick.
Okah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soszynski's sensitive parts.
Soszynski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Okah moves away from the strike by Soszynski.
Soszynski backing away here, and Okah unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Soszynski blocks the body kick.
Okah takes a swing at Soszynski's ribcage but misses.
Okah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Soszynski looks to land a body kick but Okah moved away.
Okah misses with a leg kick.
Okah lands a high kick!
A clash of legs there as Okah blocks the low kick.
Okah tries a quick counter leg kick but Soszynski is wise to it.
Okah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soszynski.
Okah looking to land some kicks to the body here. #T4#
Soszynski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Okah back to the ropes. Soszynski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soszynski.
Soszynski scoring well with a low kick there.
Soszynski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Okah throws a head kick that half lands.
Okah defending well as Soszynski loads up on a big left hand.
Soszynski connects with a body shot that sends Okah's belly button to the back.
Okah avoids a kick to the body.
Soszynski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Okah at a distance.
Okah misses the shot to the body.
Okah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soszynski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Okah tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soszynski is able to avoid easily.
Soszynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Okah is just out of range.
Okah shapes to counter with a head kick.
Okah walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Soszynski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Krystian Soszynski did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Krystian Soszynski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Soszynski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Soszynski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soszynski wants to slow Okah down by chopping away at his legs.
Soszynski misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soszynski.
Soszynski blocks the body kick.
Okah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soszynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soszynski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Okah is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Soszynski misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Soszynski.
Okah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soszynski misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Okah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crunch! Soszynski slams his shin into Okah's torso.#T1#
Okah staying out of range there.
Okah throws a right hand that misses
and Soszynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okah throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Soszynski.
Okah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Soszynski misses its target.
Soszynski throws an overhand right that lands on Okah's shoulder, as Okah tries to avoid the shot.
Okah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soszynski's sensitive parts.
Okah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soszynski.
Okah throws a leg kick but Soszynski checks it.
Okah on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soszynski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Soszynski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Okah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Soszynski will feel that in the morning.
Okah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Okah throws a head kick that Soszynski semi-blocks. #T2#
Soszynski throws the left hand but Okah avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Soszynski.
Soszynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soszynski connects with an inside leg kick.
Soszynski throws a hook but Okah avoids it easily.
Soszynski throws a head kick but Okah moves out of range.
Soszynski throws a head kick but Okah moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Soszynski blocks the leg kick.
Okah throws a front kick that sends Soszynski stumbling back into the ropes.
Okah misses with a low kick as Soszynski jumps back.
Okah thuds his shin into the meat of Soszynski's side.
Soszynski throws a big shot that misses.
Soszynski just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Okah avoids the body shot from Soszynski. #CL2#
Okah instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Okah manages to break the clinch.
Okah 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.
Soszynski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soszynski avoids the body shot from Okah.
Soszynski lands a jab to Okah's midsection.
A jab from Soszynski misses.
Soszynski backing away here, and Okah unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Okah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Soszynski if he has to take too many more of those.
Soszynski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Okah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soszynski throws a body punch but Okah moves out of range.
A big right from Okah misses.
Soszynski misses with a straight left.
Soszynski throws a leg kick but Okah checks it. #T4#
Okah scores with a kick to the midsection.
Soszynski throws a lazy right hand but Okah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Okah is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Okah jabs Soszynski right on the nose. Soszynski blinks but takes it well.
Okah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Soszynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okah.
A slapping body kick lands there for Soszynski.
Good exchange - Okah coming out on top.
Okah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Okah on the side of the head.
Soszynski misses with a wild body shot.
Okah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Okah throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Krystian Soszynski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Krystian Soszynski's cut.
That's time! Soszynski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
Soszynski misses with a leg kick.
Soszynski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Soszynski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Okah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soszynski throws out the jab.
Soszynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okah throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soszynski. Okah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soszynski checks the leg kick.
Soszynski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And Okah responds with a good body kick, but Soszynski manages to step out the way in time.
Soszynski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okah steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Soszynski. That one must have hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Soszynski there.
Soszynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soszynski misses with a kick to the body. #T1#
Soszynski misses with a looping right.
Soszynski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Soszynski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Okah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soszynski connects with a body shot that sends Okah's belly button to the back.
Soszynski avoids the body shot from Okah.
Soszynski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Okah scores with a kick to the midsection.
Okah throws a sloppy head kick and Soszynski moves out of range easily.
Okah tries a head kick but it misses.
Okah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Okah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Soszynski's hands.
Soszynski ducks right into an uppercut from Okah.
Soszynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Okah.
Okah throws a lazy right hand but Soszynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
Soszynski wants to land a leg kick but Okah is out of range.
Okah steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Soszynski.
Soszynski misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okah throws a head kick that misses.
Soszynski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Okah! But no joy.
Okah with a jab.
Okah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Okah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Okah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Okah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soszynski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Soszynski slips under a jab.
Soszynski slips under a jab from Okah.
Soszynski connects with a high kick. #T3#
Okah bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
An inside leg kick from Okah misses.
Soszynski is looking to counter with a body kick.
Okah moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Soszynski is looking to land body kicks.
Okah throws a body punch but Soszynski moves out of range.
Soszynski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Okah throws a poor cross that misses
and Soszynski counters with a thumping low kick.
Soszynski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Okah in his tracks.
Okah misses with a lunging right hand
and Soszynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soszynski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Okah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Okah misses with a left hand
and Soszynski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Okah thinking.
Soszynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Okah.
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!
Okah lands with a hook. Soszynski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T4#
Okah moves out of range of the strikes.
Soszynski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Okah moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Soszynski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Okah on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Soszynski.
Okah lands a nice shot to the body.
Okah misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Soszynski counter with a right hand.
Soszynski blocks the body kick.
Okah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice body kick there by Okah.
Okah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Soszynski throws a lazy right hand but Okah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soszynski throws a quick inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Krystian Soszynski.
I think Soszynski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Ghazi Okah!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Krystian Soszynski!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Ghazi Okah!

Ghazi Okah wins by split decision!

Ghazi Okah is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Ghazi Okah thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: Bushido58: Soszynski vs Mayhem     
Date:   Jun 23, 2017
#R1#
Good work by Mayhem as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Mayhem was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the body
and Soszynski counters with a left to the body.
Soszynski throws a jab when Mayhem was well out of range.
Soszynski is looking to score with low kicks.
Mayhem swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mayhem tries to clinch but Soszynski moves out of range.
Soszynski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Soszynski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayhem has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Soszynski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Soszynski misses.
Mayhem swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski misses with a hook to the body
letting Mayhem counter with a right hand.
Soszynski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mayhem avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Krystian Soszynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Mayhem is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Soszynski's half guard.#T1#
Mayhem misses with a head shot. Soszynski uses the momentum to regain guard.
Soszynski keeping moving, preventing Mayhem from controlling successfully.
Mayhem in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soszynski keeping moving, preventing Mayhem from controlling successfully.
Mayhem throwing strikes but missing.
Mayhem slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T2#
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.
Mayhem trying to control the position from guard on top but Soszynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayhem might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Soszynski haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Soszynski.
Mayhem has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mayhem there as he acknowledges the shot.
Soszynski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mayhem's head.
Soszynski digs a good body shot into Mayhem's ribs.
Soszynski throws a hook but Mayhem avoids it easily.#T3#
Mayhem misses with a hook.
Soszynski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mayhem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soszynski.
Soszynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayhem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soszynski throws out the jab.
Mayhem looks for a takedown but Soszynski sprawls well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soszynski, right into the meat.
Krystian Soszynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayhem ducks under a wild hook from Soszynski.
It seemed like Mayhem was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mayhem misses with a hook. Soszynski ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Soszynski misses the target.#TD2#
Mayhem shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Soszynski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#T4#
Soszynski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mayhem.
Soszynski controls Mayhem momentarily but Mayhem frees himself.
Mayhem scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mayhem is looking to work some ground and pound but Soszynski has wrist control.
Mayhem postures up in Soszynski's guard and throws a big left but Soszynski blocks it.
Mayhem is looking to work some ground and pound but Soszynski has wrist control.
Mayhem with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Soszynski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mayhem in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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 Krystian Soszynski will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Soszynski misses with a leg kick
enabling Mayhem to counter with a crisp jab.
Soszynski throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Mayhem counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mayhem not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mayhem thows a huge punch but Soszynski dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mayhem in particular looking to stall.
Mayhem lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mayhem thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski is staying active underneath Mayhem, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T1#
Mayhem misses with a head shot. Soszynski uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mayhem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soszynski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mayhem wants to control from the top but Soszynski keeps moving.
Soszynski has control of Mayhem's left arm, preventing Mayhem from doing any damage.
Mayhem is looking to work some ground and pound but Soszynski has wrist control.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mayhem trying to control the position from guard on top but Soszynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Soszynski with a hook.
Soszynski cracks Mayhem with a right hand to the side of the head.
Soszynski throws an off balance right hand
and Soszynski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soszynski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mayhem. That did some damage!#CL2#
Mayhem rushes Soszynski and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Soszynski works on Mayhem's body with a couple of short punches.
Soszynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD2#
Mayhem jumps guard and drags Soszynski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Soszynski wants to pass the guard but Mayhem is keeping the position.
Mayhem is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T3#
Mayhem working a defensive guard here.
Mayhem doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mayhem is looking to sweep but instead, Soszynski has passed into half guard.
Mayhem has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mayhem wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mayhem trying to hold on to Soszynski's head to control him but Soszynski postures up.
Mayhem slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mayhem wants to control the position but Soszynski says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Mayhem wants to improve his position but Soszynski is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mayhem is concentrating on defense, preventing Soszynski from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Mayhem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Soszynski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mayhem's hands.
Mayhem tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Soszynski misses
and Mayhem counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mayhem tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soszynski misses with a body punch
and Mayhem counters with a nice uppercut.
Soszynski lands a front kick.
Mayhem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soszynski.
Soszynski lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski cracks a nice hook into Mayhem's ribs.
Soszynski throws a hook but Mayhem avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Mayhem on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krystian Soszynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Soszynski motions for Mayhem to come forward. Soszynski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Mayhem misses with a body shot
and Soszynski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soszynski throws a push kick but Mayhem slaps the foot to one side.
Mayhem catches Soszynski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Soszynski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mayhem. Mayhem circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soszynski throws a low kick, looking for Mayhem's leg but Mayhem calmly moves out of range.
Mayhem drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Soszynski defends it well.
Soszynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayhem.
Mayhem with the counter takedown but Soszynski avoids it easily.
Mayhem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soszynski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Soszynski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mayhem takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mayhem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soszynski throws a shot from downtown. Mayhem moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Soszynski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Soszynski punishes Mayhem's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soszynski throws a front kick that sends Mayhem stumbling back into the ropes.
Nice cross by Soszynski.
Soszynski throws out a loose jab but Mayhem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soszynski throws a leg kick that is checked#CL2#
and Mayhem counters by moving into the clinch.
Mayhem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soszynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayhem's elbow.
Soszynski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mayhem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soszynski lands a body shot.
Mayhem tries to throw a body punch but Soszynski avoids it by throwing Mayhem back against the ropes. #T3#
A right hook to the body lands for Soszynski.
Mayhem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soszynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mayhem is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Soszynski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Soszynski presses Mayhem against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Soszynski misses with a body punch.
Mayhem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soszynski misses with a body punch.
Soszynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayhem struggles to land a body shot inside as Soszynski controls his hands.
Mayhem misses with the head strike.
Mayhem pushes Soszynski back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soszynski lands an uppercut.
Mayhem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayhem is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Soszynski is defending well.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soszynski. #T4#
Soszynski tries a body shot but Mayhem blocks it.
Soszynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayhem throws a head punch that misses.
Soszynski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayhem wants a takedown but no success here.
Krystian Soszynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Mayhem.
Mayhem blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Soszynski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayhem moves away.
Mayhem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soszynski lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayhem staying out of range there.
Mayhem throws out a counter right but Soszynski avoids it with no problem.
Mayhem tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Soszynski clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Mayhem on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Soszynski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#TD2#
Mayhem bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mayhem throws an elbow but Soszynski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mayhem trying to control the action but Soszynski is working from the bottom.
Soszynski tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem looks up at the clock and then as Soszynski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mayhem smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude! #CUT2#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Mayhem working away.
Soszynski avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mayhem. #T1#
A lull in the action here.
Soszynski taking a bit of punishment here - Mayhem scoring with strikes.
Mayhem in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mayhem throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mayhem tries to advance to mount but Soszynski denies him.
Soszynski tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ground and pound from Mayhem seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Soszynski parries the strikes from Mayhem easily there. Mayhem is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Soszynski to escape.
Mayhem throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mayhem throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Soszynski works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Mayhem throwing shots but Soszynski is blocking nicely. #T3#
Mayhem not doing much here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mayhem throws a right hand that misses
and Soszynski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soszynski lands a slapping body shot.
Mayhem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soszynski throws a chopping leg kick but Mayhem manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mayhem feints the counter takedown.
Soszynski throws a sloppy head kick
and Mayhem counters with a stiff right hand.
Soszynski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soszynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayhem is just out of range.
Soszynski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Soszynski jabs at Mayhem's body.#T4#
Mayhem moves out of range of the leg kick from Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mayhem.
Soszynski throws a leg kick but Mayhem checks it.
Mayhem drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Soszynski defends it well.
Mayhem ducks under a wild hook from Soszynski.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mayhem! But no joy.
Soszynski misses with an uppercut
and Mayhem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Mayhem misses with a body shot.
Soszynski throws a body punch but Mayhem moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice defenses there by Mayhem.
Soszynski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mayhem.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mayhem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Bryan Mayhem will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Krystian Soszynski's cut.
That's time! Soszynski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
A big left from Soszynski misses.
Soszynski misses with a low kick.
Soszynski scores with a shot to the body.
Soszynski swings for the body but Mayhem moves out of range.
Mayhem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soszynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soszynski lunges at Mayhem with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mayhem's hand.
Mayhem takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski throws an off balance right hand #TD2#
so Mayhem counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mayhem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mayhem scoring with punches to the head and body. #T1#
Soszynski pulls Mayhem in close to prevent any damage.
Mayhem is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mayhem trying to control the position from guard on top but Soszynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soszynski trying to keep a closed guard but Mayhem is proving a slippery customer. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
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.
A lazy left from Mayhem finds it's target.
Soszynski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mayhem walks into a straight right hand from Soszynski.
A telegraphed right hand from Mayhem misses the target.
Soszynski throws a big shot that misses.
Soszynski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mayhem under the eye.
Soszynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mayhem.
Mayhem avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mayhem tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Soszynski scores with a nice head shot.
Mayhem shoots in looking for a takedown but Soszynski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mayhem's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#T3#
Soszynski throws a hook to the side of Mayhem's head but Mayhem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mayhem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soszynski scores with a shot to the body.
Soszynski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Soszynski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bryan Mayhem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice inside leg kick there by Soszynski. That's going to slow Mayhem down.
Mayhem scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Soszynski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soszynski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mayhem throws a looping overhand right but Soszynski ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Soszynski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T4#
Mayhem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soszynski.
Soszynski misses with an uppercut. Mayhem saw that one coming.
Mayhem looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soszynski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Soszynski takes a swing at Mayhem's ribcage but misses.
Mayhem let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mayhem throws a hook but Soszynski avoids it easily.
Mayhem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soszynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayhem is just out of range.
Mayhem tries to clinch but Soszynski moves out of range.
Soszynski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Soszynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krystian Soszynski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Soszynski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Krystian Soszynski!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Krystian Soszynski!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Krystian Soszynski!

Krystian Soszynski wins by unanimous decision!

Krystian Soszynski retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Krystian Soszynski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: Bushido 55: Mayhem vs. Aokison     
Date:   Jun 03, 2017
#R1##CL#
Soszynski rushes Kinneas and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Kinneas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kinneas wants to land a leg kick but Soszynski is out of range. #CL#
Soszynski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kinneas, pushing him back against the ropes.
Soszynski tries a body shot but Kinneas blocks it.
Soszynski scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Soszynski.
Kinneas can't find room to land a body shot as Soszynski controls the action.
Kinneas throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Soszynski.
Soszynski is working Kinneas over against the ropes.
Kinneas looks winded!
Soszynski lands a nice shot to the body.
Soszynski presses Kinneas against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Soszynski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soszynski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kinneas.
Soszynski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soszynski lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soszynski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Soszynski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Soszynski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kinneas has a couple of punches blocked by Soszynski.
Good body shot from Soszynski.
Soszynski digs a right hand into Kinneas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kinneas's gas tank. #T1#
A short uppercut from Soszynski.
A body shot lands from Soszynski.
Soszynski misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Soszynski.
Soszynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soszynski tries to work over Kinneas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soszynski lands with a short shot to the head.
Kinneas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soszynski has him pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Soszynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kinneas fails to land.
Soszynski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soszynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Soszynski.
Kinneas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Soszynski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kinneas can turn it around.
Soszynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soszynski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soszynski misses with a body punch.
A short right from Kinneas on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soszynski misses with the head strike.
Soszynski blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kinneas.
Soszynski lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T2#
Kinneas struggles to land a body shot inside as Soszynski controls his hands. #BC2#
Kinneas breaks the clinch.
Soszynski tries to clinch there but Kinneas circles away.
Soszynski lunges at Kinneas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kinneas's hand. #CL#
Soszynski moves into the clinch.
Soszynski misses with a body punch.
Soszynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soszynski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC#
Kinneas is rocked!
A body shot lands from Soszynski.
Soszynski pushes Kinneas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kinneas is still on wobbly legs! Can Soszynski finish him?
Kinneas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Soszynski.
Soszynski is leaning against Kinneas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a big uppercut that drops Kinneas! More strikes from Soszynski and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kinneas lies dazed against the ropes as Soszynski celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krystian Soszynski!
Krystian Soszynski retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Krystian Soszynski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: B51: Jacobson vs. Bunker 2     
Date:   May 06, 2017
#R1#
Soszynski needs to keep his hands up - Mu had a free shot at his head there.
Mu misses with a hook. Soszynski ducked under it nicely.
Soszynski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mu's sensitive parts.
Mu misses with a hook to the body
and Soszynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mu throws a low kick, looking for Soszynski's leg but Soszynski calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Soszynski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soszynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mu.
Soszynski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mu's sensitive parts.
Soszynski seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Soszynski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soszynski.
Mu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mu scores with a leg kick.
Mu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mu scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mu misses with a shot to the body
and Soszynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like He Mu has been cut.
Mu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soszynski. That did some damage!
Soszynski wants to land a leg kick but Mu is out of range.
Mu blocks the body kick. #T1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soszynski, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mu. Soszynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soszynski lands with a right hand.
A jab from Mu finds it's way through Soszynski's defenses.
Mu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Soszynski. #ROC#
Mu is rocked!
Soszynski lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Mu head around and knocks him out cold! Soszynski hops onto the ropes and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krystian Soszynski!
Krystian Soszynski retains his light heavyweight title!
Krystian Soszynski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: Bushido 48: The Kings of 205     
Date:   Apr 15, 2017
#R1#
McCullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Soszynski is just out of range.
McCullen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Soszynski to counter with a crisp jab.
McCullen throws a head kick but Soszynski moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Soszynski - just one landing. #CUT2#
It looks like Sam McCullen has been cut.
A slow jab from McCullen misses its intended target.
McCullen connects with a high kick. #CUT#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Soszynski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soszynski lands a nice hook to McCullen's body. McCullen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Soszynski moves away from the strike by McCullen.
Soszynski lunges at McCullen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCullen's hand.
Soszynski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCullen motions for Soszynski to come forward. McCullen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soszynski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Soszynski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soszynski thuds a left hand into McCullen's body.
McCullen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McCullen walks into a stiff left hand from Soszynski.
Sam McCullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from McCullen misses.
Soszynski looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1##CL2#
Soszynski clinches up against the ropes.
McCullen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCullen can't find room to land a body shot as Soszynski controls the action.
McCullen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Soszynski fails to land.
Soszynski prevents a body shot from McCullen.
Soszynski tries to throw a body punch but McCullen avoids it by throwing Soszynski back against the ropes.
McCullen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soszynski scores with a hook to the body.
Soszynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCullen blocking some punches.
McCullen throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Soszynski.
A short left from McCullen.
McCullen misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Soszynski.
A shot in the inside from Soszynski.
Soszynski blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCullen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCullen misses with a body punch. #T2#
Soszynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCullen tries to break free but Soszynski pushes him back against the ropes.
McCullen tries to throw a body punch but Soszynski avoids it by throwing McCullen back against the ropes.
McCullen lands a body shot.
McCullen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCullen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCullen can't find room to land a body shot as Soszynski controls the action.
McCullen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCullen misses with a body punch.
Soszynski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCullen misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCullen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soszynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCullen lands a left hand.
Soszynski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Soszynski.
Soszynski blocks a body shot from McCullen.
McCullen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCullen takes a shot to the head.
Soszynski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Soszynski lands a right hand. #T3#
McCullen misses with a body punch.
Soszynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCullen backwards.
McCullen is breathing heavily.#BC#
McCullen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soszynski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #CL2#
Soszynski takes the fight into the clinch.
Soszynski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soszynski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Soszynski digs a right hand into McCullen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McCullen's gas tank.
Soszynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soszynski lands an uppercut.
McCullen working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soszynski.
Soszynski pushes McCullen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soszynski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soszynski lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCullen is trying to push Soszynski away but Soszynski has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Soszynski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCullen.
Soszynski working some nice short punches in the clinch.#CUT2#
Sam McCullen's cut is getting worse.
Soszynski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCullen or not. #T4#
A short right from Soszynski on the inside.
Soszynski lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC2#
McCullen is rocked!
Soszynski unloads with a big right hand that wobbles McCullen! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Soszynski is unloading with more strikes now! McCullen drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krystian Soszynski!
Krystian Soszynski is the new light heavyweight champion!
Krystian Soszynski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: Bushido 40: Toskala vs. Hanzo     
Date:   Feb 10, 2017
#R1#
Okah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soszynski's head.
Soszynski digs a good hook to Okah's body.
Okah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CUT#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Soszynski cracks a nice hook into Okah's ribs.
Okah misses with a left hand
and Soszynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Okah moves out of range as Soszynski strikes.
Soszynski drops his hands momentarily and Okah takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Okah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Soszynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soszynski throws a punch but it's blocked by Okah.
Okah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Soszynski or not.
A shot in the inside from Okah. #BC#
Okah breaks from the clinch.
Soszynski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Okah counters with a body kick that stops Soszynski in his tracks momentarily.
Okah misses with a hook
and Okah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Soszynski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Okah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soszynski moves away.
Soszynski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Soszynski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Okah misses with an uppercut.
Soszynski tries to clinch
and Okah counters with a nice uppercut.
Okah ducks under a wild hook from Soszynski.
Decent striking displayed by Okah there.
Okah throws out a loose jab but Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soszynski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okah ducks under a wild hook from Soszynski.
A lazy left from Soszynski finds it's target.
Okah throws an overhand right that lands on Soszynski's shoulder, as Soszynski tries to avoid the shot.
Okah is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#CL#
Okah has Soszynski up against the ropes in a clinch. #T2#
Soszynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soszynski misses with some punches.
Okah is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Okah tries a body shot but Soszynski blocks it.
Okah misses with some punches.
Soszynski digs a right hand underneath Okah's ribcage. Okah let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC#
Okah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krystian Soszynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soszynski digs a good hook to Okah's body.
Soszynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Okah paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Soszynski rushes Okah and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soszynski.
Soszynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Soszynski.
The referee is keeping an eye on Okah - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Soszynski.
Okah is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Soszynski. #T3#
Okah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soszynski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okah blocking some punches.
Okah swings wildly with an uppercut but Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okah working aggressively here.
Okah misses with a punch on the inside.
Okah prevents a body shot from Soszynski.
Soszynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soszynski presses Okah against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Okah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soszynski's elbow. #BC#
Okah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soszynski scores with a nice head shot.#CL2#
Soszynski rushes Okah and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Okah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Soszynski.
Okah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soszynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Okah controls his hands.
Okah throws a punch but it's blocked by Soszynski. #T4#
Okah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soszynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okah's elbow.
Okah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soszynski's elbow.
Okah misses with a punch to the body.
Okah throws a punch but it's blocked by Soszynski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soszynski has a couple of punches blocked by Okah.
Okah lands a left hand.
Soszynski throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Okah manages to break the clinch.
Okah moves into range and connects with a jab.
Soszynski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Okah keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Okah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Soszynski does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okah misses the body punch
and Soszynski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Okah thinking.
Soszynski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Soszynski thuds his right hand into Okah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Krystian Soszynski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Krystian Soszynski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Soszynski staying out of range there.
Okah misses with a body shot.
Krystian Soszynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okah swats away the attempt to clinch by Soszynski.
Soszynski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Okah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Soszynski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Okah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soszynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soszynski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Okah checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Okah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Soszynski under the eye.
Okah swats away the attempt to clinch by Soszynski.#T1#
Okah is looking to land body kicks.
Soszynski tries to clinch but Okah is having none of it.
As Soszynski tries to get set, Okah tries to push him back and clinch up but Soszynski manages to avoid the attempt.
Okah misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Soszynski misses.
Okah feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Soszynski moves to clinch but Okah breaks away
and Soszynski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soszynski has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Okah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soszynski.
Okah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Okah has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Okah misses with a straight left.
Okah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soszynski scores with a shot to the body. #KD2#
Soszynski bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Okah! He dives into his guard looking to finish! #ROC2#
Okah is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Ghazi Okah has been cut.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Okah working for submissions but it's allowed Soszynski to get to half guard.
Oh Okah is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soszynski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Okah seems to have got his legs back now.#SUB#
Okah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Okah is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Soszynski jumps into side control!
Okah trying his best to control but Soszynski has mounted him.
Okah is in all sorts of trouble here. #T3#
Okah wants to hold on but Soszynski pushes him away.
Okah is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Okah tries to hold on but Soszynski postures up.
Soszynski controlling from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Okah tries to reverse the position but Soszynski maintains control.#T4#
Soszynski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Okah is trying to escape the mount.
Okah wants to hold on but Soszynski pushes him away.
Soszynski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Okah is looking to escape.
Okah can't escape the position.
Soszynski trying to control but Okah is having none of it.
Okah tries to hold on but Soszynski postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Soszynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Okah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okah is looking for a counter combo.
Okah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soszynski connects with an inside leg kick.
Soszynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soszynski lands a nice shot that snaps Okah's head back.
Soszynski punishes Okah's body with a nice straight punch.
Okah keeps the fight on the outside.
Okah just misses with a punch to the body.
Okah looks for the body kick but Soszynski saw that one coming.
Soszynski tries to clinch up but Okah circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski with a hook.
Okah lands with a straight right. Soszynski didn't see that one coming.
Soszynski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Okah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Okah avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T1#
Soszynski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Okah takes one to the side of the head.
Okah lands with a kick to the ribs.
Okah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Soszynski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Okah counters with a nice body kick.
Okah delivers a nice body kick.
Soszynski misses with a left hand
and Okah counters with a left to the body.
Okah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Okah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Soszynski wants to slow Okah down by chopping away at his legs.
A big right from Soszynski misses.
Okah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ghazi Okah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Okah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Okah.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okah throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL2#
Soszynski clinches up with Okah and pushes him back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Okah.
A head punch on the inside from Okah fails to land.
Good body shot from Okah.
Okah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Okah misses with the head strike.
Okah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Soszynski works on Okah's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soszynski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Okah backwards.
Okah throws a head punch that misses.
Soszynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T3#
Okah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soszynski lands a body shot.
Soszynski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soszynski is working Okah over against the ropes.
Soszynski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okah backwards.
Okah lands a right hand.
Soszynski working aggressively here.
Okah misses with a body punch.
Okah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soszynski misses with some punches.
Okah throws a punch but it's blocked by Soszynski.
Soszynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okah working aggressively here.
Okah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okah.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soszynski.
Okah tries a body shot but Soszynski blocks it. #T4#
Okah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soszynski tries a body shot but Okah blocks it.
Okah cracks Soszynski with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okah is trying to pull guard but Soszynski turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Okah misses with a punch on the inside.
Okah scores with a shot to the side of Soszynski's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okah.
Okah is leaning against Soszynski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Okah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soszynski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soszynski.
Okah struggles to land a body shot inside as Soszynski controls his hands.
Okah swings wildly with an uppercut but Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soszynski misses with the head strike.
Okah presses Soszynski against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Okah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Okah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okah misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ghazi Okah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Soszynski 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krystian Soszynski!

Our winner, Krystian Soszynski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: Bushido 35: Wilder v Cheryshev     
Date:   Jan 05, 2017
#R1#
Shackleton misses with a lunging right hand
and Soszynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#
It looks like Ernest Shackleton has been cut.
Soszynski lands a nice shot to the body.
Soszynski misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice side step and Shackleton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shackleton ducks under a wild hook from Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a lazy right hand but Shackleton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shackleton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Soszynski with a body shot.
Soszynski tests Shackleton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shackleton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soszynski throws a jab when Shackleton was well out of range.
A slow jab from Soszynski misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Shackleton.
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shackleton moves away.
Shackleton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Soszynski sizes up Shackleton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shackleton works Soszynski's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shackleton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Soszynski thumps Shackleton with a low kick.#T1#
Soszynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shackleton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Krystian Soszynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shackleton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soszynski moves away.
Soszynski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shackleton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shackleton lands a jab to the head.
Soszynski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Soszynski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shackleton tries to close the distance and clinch but Soszynski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soszynski ducks under a wild hook from Shackleton.
Soszynski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shackleton lands a glancing blow to the side of Soszynski's head.
Shackleton checks a leg kick.
Soszynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shackleton.
Soszynski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soszynski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shackleton.#T2#
Shackleton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soszynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shackleton.
Shackleton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Soszynski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shackleton throws out a loose jab but Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soszynski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soszynski throws a hook but Shackleton blocks it.
Shackleton tries to clinch
and Soszynski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shackleton blocks a jab.
Soszynski is looking to land body kicks.
Soszynski motions for Shackleton to come forward. Soszynski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shackleton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soszynski misses with a kick to the body.
Shackleton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soszynski.
Soszynski connects with the punch.#T3#
Soszynski missing with a left hand there. Shackleton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soszynski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shackleton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soszynski.
Soszynski dodges the punch combination from Shackleton.
Soszynski's corner calls for a 1-2. Soszynski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Soszynski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soszynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shackleton.
Shackleton walks into a stiff left hand from Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a hook to the side of Shackleton's head but Shackleton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soszynski misses with a looping left.
Shackleton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a right hand that misses
and Shackleton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Shackleton misses. #T4#
Soszynski misses with a straight right.
Soszynski tries a head kick but it misses.
Shackleton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Soszynski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shackleton moves out of range of the strikes.
Soszynski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shackleton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shackleton cracks Soszynski with a good jab.
Shackleton misses with a looping right.
Soszynski missing with a left hand there. Shackleton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soszynski throws a sloppy head kick and Shackleton moves out of range easily.
Shackleton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soszynski.
Shackleton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soszynski lunges at Shackleton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shackleton's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krystian Soszynski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernest Shackleton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Soszynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shackleton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shackleton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Soszynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shackleton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soszynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shackleton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soszynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shackleton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shackleton might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Soszynski has got the better of the exchanges.
Soszynski jabs Shackleton right on the nose. Shackleton blinks but takes it well.
Soszynski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Shackleton finds it's target.
Shackleton looks to score with a jab to the body but Soszynski is just out of range.
Shackleton is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Soszynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shackleton manages to avoid it.
Soszynski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shackleton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T1#
Soszynski moves out of range of the strikes.
Krystian Soszynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Soszynski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shackleton's head.
Soszynski throws a body punch but Shackleton moves out of range.
Shackleton misses with a body punch
and Soszynski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Soszynski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soszynski takes a swing at Shackleton's ribcage but misses.
Soszynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shackleton throws out the jab.
Soszynski ducks under a wild hook from Shackleton.
Soszynski scores with a jab to the head.
Soszynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Shackleton is just out of range.
Shackleton on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT#
That has opened up Ernest Shackleton's cut even more.
Soszynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soszynski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shackleton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soszynski.#T2#
Soszynski connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soszynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shackleton manages to avoid it.
Shackleton avoids the body shot from Soszynski.
Shackleton tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shackleton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shackleton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shackleton misses with a hook to the body
and Soszynski counters with a stiff right hand.
Soszynski staying out of range there.
Soszynski misses with a wild body shot.
Shackleton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Soszynski throws a leg kick
and Shackleton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Shackleton misses
and Shackleton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soszynski lunges at Shackleton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shackleton's hand.
The crowd cheers as Soszynski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shackleton doesn't seem phased though.#ROC#
Shackleton is rocked!#CUT#
The cut above Ernest Shackleton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shackleton throws out a loose jab but Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
A thudding body kick lands there by Soszynski!
Shackleton misses with an uppercut
and Soszynski counters with a crisp right that sends Shackleton to the canvas! Soszynski follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krystian Soszynski!
A victorious Krystian Soszynski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: B32: Ban Gbus v Wilder 2     
Date:   Dec 15, 2016
#R1#
Laine fails with the takedown
and Soszynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laine is looking to clinch but Soszynski is avoiding it.
Laine tries to clinch but Soszynski moves away
and Soszynski counters with a nice leg kick.
Laine tries to clinch but Soszynski moves away
enabling Soszynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine moves in looking to clinch but Soszynski pushes him off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Soszynski. Laine shrugs it off though.
Soszynski scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Soszynski. Beautiful body shot.
Soszynski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laine. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Soszynski.
Soszynski cracks Laine on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Laine falls backwards against the ropes. Soszynski follows up with more strikes that drop Laine to his knees. Soszynski keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Laine! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krystian Soszynski!
Our winner, Krystian Soszynski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: Bushido 26: Axe vs. Aoki     
Date:   Nov 03, 2016
#R1#
Levi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Levi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL2#
Soszynski moves into range and clinches up with Levi.
Nice body punch from Soszynski - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Soszynski.
Good body shot from Soszynski.
Levi takes a shot to the head.
Soszynski lands a nice uppercut.
Levi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Levi is breathing heavily.
Soszynski pushes Levi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Soszynski.
Soszynski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Levi struggles to land a body shot inside as Soszynski controls his hands.
Soszynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Levi backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soszynski cracks Levi with a nice body shot.
Soszynski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Levi backwards.
Good body shot from Soszynski.
A body shot lands from Soszynski.
Soszynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soszynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Soszynski pushes Levi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Levi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Soszynski.
Soszynski lands a hook that snaps the head of Levi backwards.
Soszynski lands a nice shot to the body.
Soszynski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Levi.
A right hook to the body lands for Soszynski.
Good body shot from Soszynski.
Soszynski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Levi backwards. #ROC2#
Levi is rocked!
Soszynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Soszynski.
Oh Levi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soszynski lands a body punch.
Levi seems to have got his legs back now.
Soszynski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soszynski throws a big uppercut that drops Levi! More strikes from Soszynski and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Levi lies dazed against the cage as Soszynski celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krystian Soszynski!
Krystian Soszynski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   May 02, 2016
#R1##CL#
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soszynski scores with the left hand. Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cruz with a poor takedown
and Soszynski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Soszynski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruz in his tracks.
Soszynski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Krystian Soszynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soszynski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Soszynski circles away.
Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right-left combo lands from Soszynski. #ROC2#
Cruz is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Angelo Cruz has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cruz.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soszynski connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Cruz out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krystian Soszynski!
Krystian Soszynski thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Apr 03, 2016
#R1#
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Soszynski is out of range.
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Soszynski digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Soszynski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Soszynski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soszynski throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soszynski lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Soszynski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Soszynski just misses with a punch to the body.
Soszynski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Soszynski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Krystian Soszynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soszynski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Soszynski.
A shot to the liver by Soszynski. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Soszynski lands a head shot.
Soszynski misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Soszynski cracks Jackson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jackson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Soszynski pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jackson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krystian Soszynski!
A relieved looking Krystian Soszynski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Mar 20, 2016
#R1#
Soszynski with a jab.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Soszynski finds it's way through White's defenses.
Soszynski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soszynski cracks White with an open hand slap.
Michael White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soszynski moves into range and connects with a jab.
White throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Soszynski's head.
Soszynski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from White! Soszynski is out on his feet! White rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Soszynski is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Soszynski is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael White!

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Mar 12, 2016
#R1#
Soszynski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Soszynski.
Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Soszynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #CUT#
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soszynski, as that shot connected.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soszynski moves away.
Soszynski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soszynski throws out the jab.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Soszynski misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soszynski lands a right hook to the body.
Jones has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Soszynski ducks down to avoid it.
Soszynski throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soszynski ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Soszynski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
letting Soszynski counter with a right hand.
Soszynski scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T1#
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Soszynski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jones cracks Soszynski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soszynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Soszynski saw that one coming.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Soszynski misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soszynski.
Nice shot lands for Soszynski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a hook. Soszynski ducked under it nicely.
Soszynski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones catches Soszynski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CUT#
That has opened up Krystian Soszynski's cut even more.
Jones throws an overhand right that drops Soszynski like a sack of potatoes! Jones dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinicius Jones!
An out of breath Vinicius Jones thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

 
 
 
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