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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thufir Hawat (ranked 1336 p4p, 780 weight class) and Albert Sojka (ranked 171 p4p, 105 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25 - 27 - 1 |
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19 - 24 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thufir Hawat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sojka throws a sloppy body shot
and Hawat counters with a leg kick.
Hawat 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.
A big left from Hawat misses.
Hawat swings for the body but Sojka moves out of range.
Hawat misses with a low kick as Sojka jumps back.
Hawat slips under a jab from Sojka.
Sojka slips a jab from Hawat.
Sojka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawat.
Hawat misses with a jab to the body
and Sojka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sojka throws a big shot that misses.
Hawat tried to counter with a leg kick but Sojka avoided it.
Hawat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Sojka.
Sojka misses the jab.
Sojka scores with a sloppy right hand. Hawat should have avoided that one.
A jab from Sojka does it's job there.
Sojka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hawat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sojka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawat.
Sojka tries to clinch up but Hawat circles away and keeps his distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Hawat misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Sojka.
Nice shot lands for Hawat.
Sojka instigates a clinch.
Sojka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawat backwards.
Hawat prevents a body shot from Sojka.
A short right from Sojka on the inside.
Sojka lands a nice shot to the body.
Sojka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hawat has Sojka pushed against the cage.
Hawat prevents a body shot from Sojka.
Sojka has a couple of punches blocked by Hawat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sojka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sojka avoiding damage as Hawat throws knees to the body.
Sojka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sojka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hawat breaks the clinch.
Hawat thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sojka if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawat blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Hawat.
Sojka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Sojka.
Hawat moves out of range as Sojka strikes.
Hawat slips a jab from Sojka.
Sojka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawat.
Hawat lands a body shot.
Sojka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hawat throws a low kick but Sojka avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawat takes one on the button.
Hawat throws a body punch but Sojka moves out of range.
Sojka missing with a left hand there. Hawat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Albert Sojka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sojka misses the shot to the body.
Sojka throws the left hand but Hawat avoids the punch easily.
Hawat throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sojka avoids it.
Sojka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Hawat misses.
Sojka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sojka checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Sojka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sojka wants to counter the offense by Hawat and move into the clinch position.
Sojka tries to clinch but Hawat moves away
and Hawat counters with a leg kick.
Sojka slips a straight right by Hawat.
Hawat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sojka counters with a straight right hand.
Hawat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sojka moves into the clinch.
Sojka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawat throws a punch but it's blocked by Sojka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sojka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawat cracks Sojka with an open hand slap.
Hawat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sojka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sojka checks a low kick from Hawat.
Hawat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sojka scores with the left hand. Hawat knows he should have avoided that one.
Sojka cracks Hawat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hawat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sojka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawat manages to avoid it.
Sojka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawat looks to land a combination. Sojka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Albert Sojka has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sojka. Hawat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sojka.
Sojka throws out a loose jab but Hawat uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Sojka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Sojka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hawat throws a low kick but Sojka moves out of range easily.
Sojka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Sojka misses.
Sojka 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.
Sojka swings for the body but Hawat moves out of range.
Hawat swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sojka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawat sizes up Sojka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sojka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hawat thows a leg kick but Sojka checks it
and Sojka counters with a series of strikes. Hawat will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hawat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sojka.
Hawat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sojka.
It looked like Hawat was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sojka.
Sojka throws out a loose jab but Hawat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sojka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sojka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sojka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hawat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sojka.
Hawat looks to land a body kick but Sojka moved away.
Sojka throws a hook but Hawat avoids it easily.
Hawat throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sojka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sojka.
Sojka misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sojka 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.
Sojka blocks a leg kick.
Hawat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sojka moves away.
Hawat moves out of range of the strikes.
Sojka blocks a jab.
Sojka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sojka throws a hook but Hawat blocks it.
Hawat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sojka clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Sojka on the inside.
Sojka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hawat blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawat.
Hawat prevents a body shot from Sojka.
Sojka lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Thufir Hawat has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sojka throws a head punch that misses.
Sojka misses with some punches.
Hawat looking to slow down the pace here.
Sojka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawat breaks the clinch.
Sojka moves to clinch but Hawat breaks away
and Hawat counters with a straight right hand.
Hawat defending well as Sojka loads up on a big left hand.
Sojka throws a shot to the body.
Hawat keeps the fight on the outside.
Sojka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawat misses with a wild body shot.
Sojka clobbers Hawat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sojka misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sojka.
Hawat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Albert Sojka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sojka checks a leg kick nicely.
Sojka works Hawat's body with a nice hook.
Sojka 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.
Hawat connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sojka momentarily.
Sojka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sojka looks to throw the jab but Hawat is out of range.
Hawat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sojka.
Sojka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sojka.
Hawat is looking to land body kicks.
Hawat tries a head kick but it misses.
Sojka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawat scores 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!
Sojka misses with a right hand
and Hawat counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hawat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawat.
Hawat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hawat throws out a leg kick but Sojka moves out of range and Hawat only half commits.
Hawat throws a leg kick but Sojka checks it.
Hawat connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sojka momentarily.
Sojka tries to clinch but Hawat is having none of it.
Sojka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sojka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawat.
Sojka throws a jab when Hawat was well out of range.
Hawat tries to bum rush Sojka with a series of wild strikes but Sojka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawat moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawat. Sojka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sojka throws out a counter right but Hawat avoids it with no problem.
Hawat staying out of range there.
Sojka jabs Hawat right on the nose. Hawat blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawat misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Sojka 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.
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!
Sojka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hawat smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hawat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sojka. That did some damage!
Sojka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawat was well out of range. Poor timing from Sojka.
Sojka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawat.
Hawat takes one on the button.
Sojka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sojka walks into a stiff left hand from Hawat.
Sojka needs to keep his hands up - Hawat had a free shot at his head there.
Sojka lands a nice shot that snaps Hawat's head back.
Hawat lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawat connects with a right hand. Sojka shakes it off.
Sojka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hawat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sojka is out of range.
Sojka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawat.
Hawat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sojka appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojka throws out a loose jab but Hawat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sojka.
A clash of legs there as Sojka blocks the low kick.
Hawat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sojka.
Sojka clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sojka.
Sojka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sojka stalling in the clinch.
Sojka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sojka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sojka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sojka tries a body shot but Hawat blocks it.
Thufir Hawat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sojka.
Hawat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sojka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sojka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawat.
Hawat is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sojka is keeping busy.
Sojka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawat slips under a jab.
Hawat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sojka.
Sojka avoids the body shot from Hawat.
Hawat scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sojka ducks under a wild hook from Hawat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawat throws a low kick, looking for Sojka's leg but Sojka calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sojka misses.
Sojka lands a jab-cross combination.
Hawat slips under a jab.
Hawat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sojka throws out the jab.
Sojka thuds his right hand into Hawat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hawat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sojka stuns Hawat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hawat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hawat moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sojka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hawat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawat throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Sojka as he connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Hawat. That snapped Sojka's head back.
Sojka is rocked!
Hawat walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Sojka drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Hawat swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Sojka's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thufir Hawat!
Thufir Hawat decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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