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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ledil Kuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobieski comes into the arena with Kto Cię Obroni Polsko blaring out of the sound system. Kuch has chosen Bob Seger - Turn the Page as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ledil Kuch!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuch tries to clinch up.
Sobieski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuch cracks Sobieski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ledil Kuch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuch as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Kuch. Beautiful body shot.
Sobieski avoids the head kick by Kuch.
Sobieski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuch stuffs the takedown attempt from Sobieski. Sobieski gets slowly back to his feet.
Sobieski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kuch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sobieski will feel that in the morning.
Sobieski looks to throw the jab but Kuch is out of range.
Sobieski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sobieski walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sobieski, right into the meat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sobieski.
Kuch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuch slips a straight right by Sobieski.
Ledil Kuch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuch stuns Sobieski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sobieski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Kuch.
Sobieski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuch with a hook.
Sobieski moves into the clinch successfully.
Kuch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Kuch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobieski working hard to break the clinch.
Sobieski is trying to pull guard but Kuch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobieski stalling in the clinch but Kuch improves position.
Kuch cracks Sobieski with a nice body shot.
Sobieski is breathing heavily.
Kuch stalling.
Sobieski tries to pull guard but Kuch won't allow it.
Kuch lands with a short shot to the head.
Sobieski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sobieski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobieski delivers a nice body kick.
Kuch tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobieski keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kuch misses with a kick to the body.
Kuch checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donk. Kuch catches Sobieski right on the button with a cross.
Kuch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sobieski misses with a head kick.
Sobieski is looking to clinch.
Sobieski throws the kick towards the body but Kuch avoids it.
Kuch drives through and clinches with Sobieski against the cage.
Kuch lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuch lands a shoulder strike.
Kuch lands with a right to the head.
Kuch jumps guard and drags Sobieski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sobieski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kuch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sobieski 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski preventing the sweep.
Kuch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieski looking to pass the guard.
Kuch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sobieski stopping the sweep attempt from Kuch.
Kuch keeping full guard, as Sobieski tries to pass.
Kuch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobieski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sobieski is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuch has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ledil Kuch dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuch misses with a head kick.
Kuch lunges at Sobieski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sobieski's hand.
Sobieski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sobieski scrambles back to his feet.
Kuch tries to clinch but Sobieski is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuch, right into the meat.
Sobieski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sobieski scrambles back to his feet.
Sobieski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kuch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ledil Kuch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sobieski's sensitive parts.
Kuch lands the left hand.
Sobieski looks to land a combination but Kuch avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Kuch.
Sobieski misses with a body kick.
Kuch digs a good body shot into Sobieski's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Kuch.
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kuch connects with an inside leg kick.
Jan Sobieski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuch moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuch lands a head shot.
Kuch lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuch.
Kuch clinches.
Kuch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sobieski tries to break free but Kuch pushes him back against the cage.
Sobieski blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuch can't find room to land a body shot as Sobieski controls the action.
Sobieski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Kuch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuch works on Sobieski's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sobieski takes a shot to the head.
Kuch can't find room to land a body shot as Sobieski controls the action.
Kuch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kuch tries to work over Sobieski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuch lands a shoulder strike.
Kuch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sobieski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kuch to keep the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Kuch as the two fighters clinch.
Kuch tries to work over Sobieski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ledil Kuch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuch ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kuch no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kuch trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kuch is pulling down on Sobieski's head to control his posture.
Kuch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sobieski's guard.
Sobieski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuch postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kuch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuch forces his way into half guard.
Kuch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kuch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sobieski's head.
Kuch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sobieski is looking for a sweep. Kuch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sobieski gets full guard.
Sobieski wants to sweep but no luck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuch pushes down on Sobieski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kuch throwing shots but Sobieski is blocking nicely.
Kuch throwing shots but Sobieski is blocking nicely.
Kuch is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kuch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobieski is trying to control but can't.
Kuch wants to control but Sobieski is keeping him busy.
Kuch slips a nice elbow through Sobieski's hands, connecting with Sobieski's forehead.
Sobieski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kuch is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ledil Kuch 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!
Sobieski misses with a body kick.
Sobieski looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuch is just out of range.
Horrible takedown by Sobieski or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuch which made him look bad.
Sobieski avoids the body shot from Kuch.
Sobieski moves out of range as Kuch throws a body kick.
Kuch throws a series of punches but Sobieski moves out of range.
Kuch lands a jab to the head.
Kuch digs a good hook to Sobieski's body.
Kuch misses with a series of wild punches.
Sobieski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kuch counters with a three punch combo that has Sobieski backing up. Sobieski nods at Kuch to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kuch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sobieski is able to avoid easily.
Kuch cracks the inside of Sobieski's front leg.
Kuch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sobieski under the eye.
Kuch with a hook.
Sobieski throws a body kick that misses.
Sobieski tries to clinch up.
Kuch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sobieski lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuch connects with a jab.
Sobieski lands with a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kuch there.
Sobieski shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobieski shoots for a double leg takedown but Kuch sprawls well. He's pushed Sobieski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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!
Sobieski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kuch.
Jan Sobieski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuch keeps Sobieski at a distance using the push kick.
Kuch feints and then cracks Sobieski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sobieski down.
Sobieski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuch can pounce on him.
Kuch clinches up against the cage.
Kuch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sobieskis head.
Kuch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuch pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sobieski can't break the clinch.
Sobieski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuch.
Sobieski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kuch lands with a right to the head.
Kuch effectively controlling the action here.
Sobieski manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuch. That's going to slow Sobieski down.
Kuch scores with a nice head shot.
Kuch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sobieski will feel that in the morning.
Sobieski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kuch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuch lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sobieski. That did some damage!
Kuch stuns Sobieski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuch, right into the meat.
Sobieski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kuch thuds his shin into the meat of Sobieski's side.
Sobieski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ledil Kuch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sobieski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuch explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kuch sizes up Sobieski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuch lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ledil Kuch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ledil Kuch!
Ledil Kuch decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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