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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sime Soldic (ranked 922 p4p, 2494 weight class) and Wulfgang Bleak (ranked 75 p4p, 199 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bleak's choice of entrance music: Du Hast - Rammstein. Wulfgang Bleak has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sime Soldic's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sime Soldic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wulfgang Bleak!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak defending well as Soldic loads up on a big left hand.
Bleak steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Soldic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soldic, as that shot connected.
Bleak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bleak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Soldic lands a jab to the head.
Bleak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bleak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've been told by Soldic's head coaches at Torcida MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Soldic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Soldic connects with a solid leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bleak, as that shot connected.
Soldic looks to throw the jab but Bleak is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bleak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Soldic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soldic connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soldic scores with a punch to the head.
Soldic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soldic misses with a hook. Bleak ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soldic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soldic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bleak blocks a jab.
Soldic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Soldic.
Sime Soldic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bleak slips a jab from Soldic.
Soldic misses the jab.
Bleak follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bleak misses with a shot to the body
and Soldic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab from Soldic.
Soldic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bleak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soldic.
Bleak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak lands a slapping body shot.
Soldic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Soldic 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.
Soldic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Soldic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bleak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bleak avoids the body shot from Soldic.
Soldic misses with a looping right.
Bleak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Soldic with a body shot.
Soldic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bleaks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Soldic throws an off balance right hand
and Bleak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soldic throws a leg kick but Bleak checks it.
Bleak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soldic.
Soldic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good shot there by Soldic.
Bleak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bleak walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak throws a body shot but no joy.
Soldic staying out of range there.
Bleak blocks a jab.
Soldic moves out of range as Bleak strikes.
Soldic scores with a hook.
Soldic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soldic scoring well with a low kick there.
Soldic throws out a powerful jab.
Soldic jabs at Bleak's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soldic. That's going to slow Bleak down.
That kick from Soldic tenderised Bleak's leg. Bleak is trying to keep his angry face on.
Soldic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soldic scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soldic misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soldic.
Bleak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soldic throws a looping overhand right but Bleak ducks down to avoid it.
Soldic scores with a hook to the body. Bleak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bleak walks into a straight right hand from Soldic.
Bleak tries to clinch but Soldic moves out of range.
Bleak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soldic was well out of range. Poor timing from Bleak.
A shot to the liver by Soldic. Beautiful body shot.
Soldic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Soldic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bleak. Soldic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bleak misses with a head kick.
Bleak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sime Soldic 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.
Bleak moves away from the strike by Soldic.
Bleak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Soldic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bleak might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Soldic has got the better of the exchanges.
Soldic misses with a looping left.
Soldic lands with an uppercut that bounces Bleak off the cage and back into range.
Bleak 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.
Bleak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Soldic lands with an uppercut that bounces Bleak off the cage and back into range.
Bleak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Soldic misses with a straight right.
Bleak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soldic manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak throws a hook but Soldic avoids it easily.
Bleak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soldic. Soldic obviously looking to wear him down.
Bleak moves away from the strike by Soldic.
Bleak appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Soldic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldic lands with a straight right. Bleak didn't see that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Soldic there.
Bleak drops his hands momentarily and Soldic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bleak moves out of range of the leg kick from Soldic.
Soldic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soldic defending well as Bleak loads up on a big left hand.
Soldic throws a lazy right hand but Bleak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Bleak misses.
Bleak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Bleak.
Bleak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soldic.
Soldic connects with a jab.
Soldic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bleak moves away.
That kick from Soldic tenderised Bleak's leg. Bleak is trying to keep his angry face on.
Soldic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bleak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bleak! But no joy.
Bleak is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Soldic rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soldic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bleak. That did some damage!
Bleak misses with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Soldic!
Soldic lands a nice shot that snaps Bleak's head back.
Soldic misses with a lunging right hand
and Bleak holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Soldic breaks the clinch.
Soldic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bleak manages to avoid it.
Bleak swings for the body but Soldic moves out of range.
Sime Soldic is winning the standup battle so far.
Soldic misses with a hook.
Bleak moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Bleak releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bleak blocks a leg kick.
Soldic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bleak can do to turn this around?
Soldic misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic throws an overhand right that lands on Bleak's shoulder, as Bleak tries to avoid the shot.
Bleak slips a jab and a cross from Soldic.
A jab lands there for Soldic.
Soldic looks to throw the jab but Bleak is out of range.
Soldic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bleak manages to avoid it.
Bleak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bleak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soldic misses with a head kick.
Soldic scores with a hook to the body. Bleak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bleak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bleak moves out of range of the strikes.
Soldic throws a jab when Bleak was well out of range.
Bleak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Soldic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Soldic 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.
Nice straight punches there by Soldic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Soldic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soldic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bleak manages to avoid it.
Bleak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Soldic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bleak moves away from the strike by Soldic.
Soldic misses with a straight left.
Bleak takes a swing at Soldic's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Soldic misses.
A good leg kick by Soldic.
A lazy left from Soldic finds it's target.
A low kick lands for Soldic.
Soldic swinging wildly here.
Bleak moves out of range as Soldic strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sime Soldic dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Soldic connects with a looping right hand.
Bleak looks to land a right hand but Soldic moved out of range.
A jab from Soldic finds it's way through Bleak's defenses.
Soldic with a nice calf kick.
Bleak throws a body punch but Soldic moves out of range.
Bleak ducks under a wild hook from Soldic.
An inside leg kick from Soldic misses.
Bleak lands with a cross.
Soldic lands a nice shot that snaps Bleak's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soldic lands a head shot.
Soldic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Soldic lands with a straight right. Bleak didn't see that one coming.
Bleak throws a looping overhand right but Soldic ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soldic defending well as Bleak loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bleak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bleak avoids the body shot from Soldic.
A jab lands there for Soldic.
Bleak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soldic.
Soldic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bleak's sensitive parts.
Soldic misses with a wild body shot.
Bleak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soldic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bleak.
A little jabbing left from Bleak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Soldic connects with a jab.
Soldic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bleak cracks Soldic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Soldic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Soldic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Soldic works Bleak's body with a nice hook.
Sime Soldic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soldic wants to slow Bleak down by chopping away at his legs.
Soldic throws a leg kick
letting Bleak counter with a right hand.
Soldic digs a good hook to Bleak's body.
Soldic misses with a lunging right hand
and Bleak counters with a left to the body.
Soldic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wulfgang Bleak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bleak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soldic.
Soldic tests Bleak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bleak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bleak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soldic moves away.
Bleak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bleak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soldic lands a nice hook to Bleak's body. Bleak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab lands there for Soldic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bleak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bleak moves away from the strike by Soldic.
Bleak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soldic scores with a hook.
Bleak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soldic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soldic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick lands for Soldic.
Soldic jabs Bleak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Soldic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Soldic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soldic punishes Bleak's body with a nice straight punch.
Bleak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soldic.
Soldic half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldic throws the left hand but Bleak avoids the punch easily.
Soldic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soldic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bleak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Soldic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Soldic lands a head shot.
Soldic swings for the body but Bleak moves out of range.
Soldic throws a looping overhand right but Bleak ducks down to avoid it.
Bleak takes one to the side of the head.
Soldic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Soldic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soldic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sime Soldic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soldic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sime Soldic!
A relieved looking Sime Soldic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Wulfgang Bleak stepped up to the mic, saying 'I don't mind the pain, it helps remember the lesson. Great job by my opponent, he earned it. But I will be back!'.
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