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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sokol (ranked 847 p4p, 1015 weight class) and Paul Kings (ranked 59 p4p, 77 weight class). Paul Kings has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135
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145
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sokol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Kings!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokol cracks Kings with an open hand slap.
Sokol scores with the left hand. Kings knows he should have avoided that one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sokol.
Sokol checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sokol takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kings missing with a left hand there. Sokol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kings 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.
Sokol 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.
Sokol tries to clinch there but Kings circles away.
Kings avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kings takes one to the chin there.
Sokol gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sokol is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Kings throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oh Sokol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sokol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kings throws out the jab.
Kings takes one on the button.
Kings drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sokol moves out of range as Kings strikes.
Sokol seems to have got his legs back now.
Kings cracks Sokol with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sokol drives through with a takedown into Kings's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kings is on top in guard.
Kings trying to control but Sokol is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kings preventing the sweep.
Kings wants to control from the top but Sokol keeps moving.
Sokol pulls Kings in to control the position.
Kings wants to control from the top but Sokol keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kings looking to pass the guard.
Sokol will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sokol pulls Kings in close to his closed guard and prevents Kings from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sokol lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sokol cracks Kings with a solid left hand.
Kings is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sokol is aware though and is defending well.
Sokol looking to pass the guard.
Kings is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sokol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sokol throws a big right hand that misses.
Sokol is looking to work some ground and pound but Kings has wrist control.
Kings is looking to stand up but Sokol isn't so interested in that idea.
Sokol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sokol looking to sit in guard and control but Kings gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sokol really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol wants to sweep here but Kings controlling him for the moment.
Kings trying to control the position from guard on top but Sokol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sokol wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sokol is on top in guard.
Sokol scoring with some ground and pound.
Sokol avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kings has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sokol can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sokol showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol postures up and lands a big shot to Kings's brow.
Sokol is in close to Kings's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kings looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sokol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kings looking for a sweep. Not yet Kings, not yet.
Sokol is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kings controls Sokol momentarily but Sokol frees himself.
Kings is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sokol defends well.
Kings is looking for a triangle but Sokol pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sokol dominated that 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.
Sokol moves away from the strike by Kings.
Nice straight punches there by Sokol. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sokol.
Sokol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jan Sokol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kings keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sokol.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kings throws a jab but it's blocked by Sokol.
Kings is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sokol.
Kings throws a looping overhand right but Sokol ducks down to avoid it.
Sokol shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kings's guard.
Kings looking for subs off his back but Sokol has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kings is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sokol pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kings trying to control but Sokol postures up.
Kings looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sokol lands a nice short elbow.
Sokol is looking to take a break and control but Kings is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sokol drops an elbow to the side of Kings's head.
Kings looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kings has hold of Sokol's hands but Sokol slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sokol working over Kings with some ground and pound. Kings looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kings is looking for a sweep. Sokol is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sokol takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've been hearing that Sokol has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kings avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sokol.
Sokol misses with a head shot. Kings uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol lands a couple of elbows.
Sokol trying to control but Kings is working from the bottom.
Sokol is looking to work some ground and pound but Kings has wrist control.
Sokol chips away with some ground and pound.
Sokol looking to pass the guard.
Kings wants to improve his position but instead Sokol has moved into half guard.
Sokol has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sokol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jan Sokol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sokol drops an elbow to the side of Kings's head.
Nice strikes from Sokol there.
Kings keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sokol there.
Sokol slips a nice elbow through Kings's hands, connecting with Kings's forehead.
Sokol is trying to control the action in half guard but Kings is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kings wants to control but Sokol is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sokol slips a nice elbow through Kings's hands, connecting with Kings's forehead.
Kings looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kings on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sokol is trying to work for a kimura but Kings is defending well.
Sokol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kings can do to turn this around?
Kings is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sokol scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kings tries to roll over but Sokol keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kings is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sokol pulls his head out easily.
Kings is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kings is looking to control Sokol's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kings avoid being mounted?
Kings avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sokol.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sokol dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sokol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kings.
Sokol is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sokol checks a leg kick.
Jan Sokol is winning the standup battle so far.
Sokol throws a body punch but Kings moves out of range.
Kings looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sokol digs a good hook to Kings's body.
Kings gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sokol.
Kings uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sokol.
Kings misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Kings misses its intended target.
Sokol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kings counters with a straight right hand.
Kings fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sokol manages to avoid it.
Sokol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kings misses with a hook. Sokol ducked under it nicely.
Kings misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kings throws a hook to the side of Sokol's head but Sokol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kings jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sokol appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sokol slips under a jab from Kings.
Sokol swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sokol scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sokol throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sokol misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kings takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sokol is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kings throws a wild body kick that Sokol sees coming a mile off.
Kings throws a chopping leg kick but Sokol manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sokol connects with a body shot that sends Kings's belly button to the back.
Kings digs a good hook to Sokol's body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kings enables Sokol to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kings manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kings working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sokol has passed into half guard!
Kings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sokol prevents Kings from improving his position.
Kings wants to control but Sokol is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sokol is looking for a kimura here.
Sokol is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sokol keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sokol wants to take a breather but Kings is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kings is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sokol's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sokol's back!
Kings is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Sokol is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Kings!
Paul Kings gave a mention to Silverguard Outfitters 🛡 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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