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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jae Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marian Soszynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soszynski has chosen Houx - Tylko Zagłębie as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jae Gilmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marian Soszynski!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilmore is trying hard to land a takedown here. Soszynski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Soszynski lands a right hook to the body.
Soszynski lands with a nice body punch.
Soszynski misses with a series of wild punches.
Soszynski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gilmore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Soszynski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gilmore doesn't seem bothered though.
Soszynski thuds his right hand into Gilmore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marian Soszynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilmore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gilmore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the liver by Soszynski. Beautiful body shot.
Gilmore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Soszynski.
Soszynski looks to land a combination but Gilmore avoids it well.
Nice jab there from Soszynski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore misses with a body kick.
Soszynski throws a nice looking combination but Gilmore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gilmore throws a big counter combination but Soszynski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice jab there from Soszynski.
Soszynski 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.
Soszynski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Soszynski lands with a right hand.
Soszynski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gilmore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soszynski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soszynski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gilmore.
Gilmore darts in trying to clinch
and Soszynski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Soszynski.
Soszynski connects with a body shot that sends Gilmore's belly button to the back.
Soszynski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gilmore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soszynski looks winded!
Soszynski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soszynski works over Gilmore's head and body with a nice combination.
Gilmore takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gilmore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soszynski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gilmore moves into range and clinches up with Soszynski.
Gilmore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gilmore throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marian Soszynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soszynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gilmore fails to land with a series of punches.
Soszynski lands with an uppercut that bounces Gilmore off the cage and back into range.
Soszynski misses the shot to the body.
Gilmore shoots in and drives through. Soszynski sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jae Gilmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soszynski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gilmore holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gilmore breaks from the clinch.
Soszynski throws a series of punches but Gilmore moves out of range.
Soszynski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gilmore counters by clinching up.
Gilmore breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore fails with the takedown.
Gilmore ducks right into an uppercut from Soszynski.
Gilmore misses with a takedown attempt
and Soszynski counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soszynski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Soszynski duly obliges.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Soszynski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gilmore - the referee stops the clock and Soszynski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gilmore. Soszynski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gilmore lands a head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soszynski moves out of range of the body kick from Gilmore.
Gilmore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soszynski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Soszynski misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marian Soszynski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gilmore tries to clinch but Soszynski moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Soszynski!
Soszynski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gilmore.
Gilmore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soszynski swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Soszynski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soszynski scores with a shot to the body.
Soszynski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gilmore tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Soszynski manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilmore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gilmore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Soszynski lands with a nice body punch.
Jae Gilmore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soszynski is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore is looking to clinch but Soszynski is avoiding it.
Gilmore wants to clinch up but Soszynski keeps it at a distance.
Soszynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gilmore throws a body kick that misses.
Soszynski throws a body shot but no joy.
Gilmore seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gilmore is looking to clinch.
Soszynski misses with the combination.
Decent striking displayed by Soszynski there.
Soszynski throws a looping overhand right but Gilmore ducks down to avoid it.
Soszynski misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soszynski lands a jab-cross combination.
Gilmore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Soszynski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gilmore misses with a leg kick.
Soszynski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Soszynski throws a combination. Gilmore tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gilmore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Soszynski as Gilmore shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jae Gilmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gilmore tries to clinch there but Soszynski circles away.
Soszynski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A combination from Soszynski does no damage.
Gilmore looks to land a combination but Soszynski avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski keeps the fight on the outside.
Gilmore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Soszynski tries to avoid it but Gilmore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Soszynski to the ground. Soszynski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Gilmore backs off Soszynski throws a huge counter combo but Gilmore manages to avoid it all.
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gilmore. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Soszynski scores with a jab to the head.
Gilmore tries to clinch but Soszynski is having none of it.
Gilmore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice sprawl there from Soszynski as Gilmore shoots in.
Good shot there by Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soszynski dodges the punch combination from Gilmore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski lands a right hook to the body.
Soszynski scores with a one two! Gilmore had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilmore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soszynski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good shot there by Soszynski.
Gilmore with a lazy takedown attempt
and Soszynski counters with a series of strikes. Gilmore will be more careful next time no doubt.
A left and a right from Soszynski both land. Nice combination.
Gilmore tries to clinch up but Soszynski circles away and keeps his distance.
Soszynski throws a one two combo.
Soszynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gilmore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marian Soszynski 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!
Soszynski lands with a cross.
Gilmore tries to clinch up.
Gilmore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soszynski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gilmore counters by clinching up.
Soszynski tries to circle away but Gilmore has him pinned against the cage.
Soszynski is trying to push Gilmore away but Gilmore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Soszynski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gilmore has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilmore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Soszynski misses.
Soszynski misses with a series of wild punches.
Soszynski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski catches Gilmore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Soszynski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Soszynski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marian Soszynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soszynski throws a body shot but no joy.
Gilmore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soszynski but Soszynski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gilmore takes a swing at Soszynski's ribcage but misses.
Gilmore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gilmore tries for a takedown but Soszynski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jae Gilmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soszynski lands a nice looking body shot.
Gilmore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski cracks Gilmore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Donk. Soszynski catches Gilmore right on the button with a cross.
Soszynski looks to land a combination. Gilmore sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilmore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gilmore tries to close the distance and clinch but Soszynski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gilmore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donk. Soszynski catches Gilmore right on the button with a cross.
Gilmore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soszynski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gilmore is standing up over Soszynski. Soszynski looks to escape but Gilmore dives into side control.
Soszynski dodges the ground and pound from Gilmore.
Gilmore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gilmore lands an elbow.
Gilmore in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore is looking to take a break and control but Soszynski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gilmore takes a little break here. Soszynski wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gilmore wants to control but Soszynski is keeping him busy.
Jae Gilmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marian Soszynski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soszynski is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gilmore is controlling him well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marian Soszynski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soszynski 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marian Soszynski!
A less than humble Marian Soszynski misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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