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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Missel (ranked 4537 p4p, 2911 weight class) and Jordan Soibler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Soibler acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Missel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jordan Soibler!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soibler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soibler slaps away a takedown attempt from Missel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Soibler stuffs the takedown attempt from Missel. Missel gets slowly back to his feet.
Missel avoids the body shot from Soibler.
Soibler looks to land a body kick but Missel moved away.
Missel appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Missel closes the distance and pushes Soibler back into the cage.
Missel works on Soibler's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Missel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Soibler to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Missel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soibler working hard to break the clinch.
Missel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Missel missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Missel.
Soibler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Soibler has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Missel after a bit of a struggle.
Missel manages to pull guard.
Missel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Soibler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Soibler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Soibler wants to stand but Missel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Soibler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Missel looking for a sweep. Not yet Missel, not yet.
Soibler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Missel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Missel is breathing heavily.
Soibler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Soibler working some strikes from top position.
Soibler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Soibler throws a strike but Missel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Soibler is trying to keep Missel in close.
Soibler is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Soibler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Missel tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Soibler has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soibler raining down hammerfists from mount.
Soibler lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Missel wants to try and get back to his feet.
Soibler thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Soibler wants to control the pace but Missel is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Missel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Soibler is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Missel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Soibler working for a submission but Missel is keeping him at bay.
Soibler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soibler breaks from Missel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Soibler dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Missel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Joe Missel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Missel gets a clinch.
Soibler tries to break the clinch but Missel is controlling the position.
Soibler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Missel breaks from the clinch.
Soibler lands a nice shot that snaps Missel's head back.
Soibler tries to bum rush Missel with a series of wild strikes but Missel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Missel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soibler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Missel manages to pull guard.
Missel controlling Soibler's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Missel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soibler on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soibler wants to control from the top but Missel keeps moving.
Soibler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soibler wants to control from the top but Missel keeps moving.
Missel is looking to stand up but Soibler isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Soibler looking to pass the guard.
Soibler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Missel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Soibler scores with a nice head shot.
Missel fails with the takedown
and Soibler counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Missel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Soibler misses with a hook. Missel ducked under it nicely.
Jordan Soibler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Missel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Soibler tries to avoid it but Missel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Soibler to the ground. Soibler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Soibler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Missel doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Missel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Soibler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Missel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soibler connects with a right hand. Missel shakes it off.
Jordan Soibler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soibler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Soibler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Soibler lands a slapping body shot.
Soibler has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Missel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Soibler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Soibler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Missel tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Soibler manages to circle out of the way.
Soibler cracks Missel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Soibler moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Soibler. Missel shrugs it off though.
Soibler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soibler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Missel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soibler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soibler connects with a nice looking jab.
Soibler works the jab nicely.
Soibler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Soibler looks to land a body kick but Missel moved away.
Missel closes the distance and clinches up with Soibler, looking for a takedown. Missel pushes Soibler against the cage but Soibler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Missel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Soibler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Soibler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soibler tests Missel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Soibler 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! This is the final round!
Missel throws a combination that misses
and Soibler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soibler gets tackled into the cage by Missel. Missel maintains the clinch.
Missel manages to break the clinch.
Missel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Soibler tries to break the clinch but Missel is controlling the position.
Soibler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soibler tries to throw a body punch but Missel avoids it by throwing Soibler back against the cage.
Soibler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Missel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Soibler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Soibler is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soibler wants to get back to striking at distance but Missel won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Missel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soibler.
Soibler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Soibler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Soibler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Missel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Missel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soibler is trying to break free.
Missel stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Missel.
Soibler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soibler is trying to force a seperation but Missel has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Soibler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Missel manages to break the clinch.
Missel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Missel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soibler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soibler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Missel clinches up against the cage.
Soibler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Missel up against the cage.
Missel prevents Soibler from breaking the clinch.
Soibler throws a punch but it's blocked by Missel.
Soibler lands an uppercut.
Soibler wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Missel breaks from the clinch.
Missel throws a sloppy head kick and Soibler moves out of range easily.
Soibler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Soibler throws out a loose jab but Missel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soibler throws a lazy right hand but Missel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Missel throws a low kick but Soibler moves out of range easily.
Missel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soibler steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Soibler throws a series of punches but Missel moves out of range.
Soibler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Missel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Missel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soibler slaps away a takedown attempt from Missel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soibler lands a jab to the head.
Soibler with a hook.
Soibler throws a wild body kick that Missel sees coming a mile off.
Soibler moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Soibler misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Soibler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Missel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Soibler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soibler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Soibler!
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