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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Sojka (ranked 858 p4p, 1776 weight class) and Islim Makhmud (ranked 107 p4p, 213 weight class). Albert Sojka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Islim Makhmud's chin.
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183 cm 34 176 20 - 26 - 1 |
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175 cm 28 180 7 - 0 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class MT KO power |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 20 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Islim Makhmud! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sojka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makhmud circles away quickly and effectively. Sojka throws a jab but it's blocked by Makhmud. The fighters circling - Makhmud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sojka has managed to clinch.
Sojka lands a hook that snaps the head of Makhmud backwards. Sojka scores with a shoulder strike. Makhmud looks to throw an elbow but misses. A short right from Makhmud. A head punch on the inside from Makhmud fails to land. Sojka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sojka tries to work over Makhmud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sojka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sojka blocks a body shot from Makhmud. Sojka lands with a light punch inside. Makhmud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sojka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. This has been an exciting period of action! A head punch blocked on the inside by Makhmud. Makhmud working aggressively here.
Makhmud blocks an uppercut.
Sojka can't find room to land a body shot as Makhmud controls the action.
Makhmud tries a body shot but Sojka blocks it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Makhmud fails to land. Makhmud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Makhmud misses with the head strike.
Makhmud has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sojka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Makhmud can turn it around. Sojka presses Makhmud against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Sojka lands with a light punch inside. Sojka lands a hook that snaps the head of Makhmud backwards.
Makhmud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Makhmud blocks a jab. Sojka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Makhmud's hands. Sojka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Makhmud bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
 It looks like Albert Sojka has been cut.
Makhmud gets tackled into the cage by Sojka. Sojka maintains the clinch.
Makhmud breaks the clinch.
Sojka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 Sojka is rocked! 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! Makhmud cracks Sojka with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Islim Makhmud! After winning the bout, Islim Makhmud thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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