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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Sokol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokol comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - X gon' give it to Ya. Douglas has chosen Go For a Soda by Kim Mitchell as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcin Sokol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokol misses with a looping left.
Douglas slips a jab and a cross from Sokol.
Sokol throws a right hand that misses
and Douglas counters with a nice uppercut.
Sokol lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sokol falls off balance throwing a combination
and Douglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sokol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Douglas counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas misses with an uppercut.
Sokol lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Douglas at a distance.
Sokol throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Douglas as he connects with a hook.
Sokol throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Douglas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sokol takes a step back to recover.
We've been informed that Douglas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sokol.
Douglas connects with a single shot there.
Sokol misses with a hook to the body
and Douglas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Marcin Sokol has been cut.
A low kick from Douglas misses
and Sokol counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Douglas has Sokol pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sokol manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sokol gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jack Douglas has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sokol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sokol has been working on his boxing with his coaches at School Of Fighting in the buildup to the fight.
Nice uppercut there from Sokol.
Nice shot lands for Sokol.
Sokol misses with a right hand
and Douglas counters with a body kick.
Douglas scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Sokol lands an impressive looking overhand right. Douglas doesn't seem phased though.
Sokol avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Sokol throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol misses with a straight right.
Sokol takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sokol throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Sokol misses its intended target.
Douglas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Sokol checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Sokol wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sloppy strikes from Sokol. Those never looked like landing.
Sokol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sokol misses.
Douglas lands with a straight right. Sokol didn't see that one coming.
Douglas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sokol had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sokol keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sokol misses with a leg kick
and Douglas counters with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokol misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sokol throws a nice inside leg kick.
Douglas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sokol scores with a hook to the body. Douglas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Douglas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Douglas will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Douglas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Douglas is looking to slow Sokol down with leg kicks.
Sokol loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sokol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sokol pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Douglas thinks about the counter body kick.
Sokol wants to clinch.
Douglas feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Douglas.
Sokol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Douglas counters with a left to the body.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sokol is looking to counter the offense by Douglas and move into the clinch.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Sokol.
Sokol throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sokol looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
Douglas raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Douglas - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Sokol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Sokol misses
and Douglas counters with a single leg into guard. Sokol didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sokol swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Douglas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sokol looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Douglas puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sokol tries to get to full guard but Douglas has control of the leg.
Douglas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is keen to just control but Sokol is a slippery customer.
Sokol keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Douglas is trying to control the action in half guard but Sokol is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Douglas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Douglas prevents Sokol from improving his position.
Douglas throwing shots but Sokol is blocking nicely.
Douglas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol is looking to improve his position.
Sokol is looking to get back to is feet but Douglas passes into side control.
Douglas working the ground and pound from side control.
Sokol tries to improve position but can't.
Douglas fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sokol is working to avoid the ground and pound but Douglas connects with a decent elbow.
Sokol can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Douglas lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sokol is trying to escape the position but Douglas is controlling the position.
Douglas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sokol knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Douglas 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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sokol throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Douglas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sokol.
Douglas throws a hook to the side of Sokol's head but Sokol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sokol misses with a leg kick
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Douglas.
Sokol scores with a jab. Douglas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sokol will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Sokol.
Sokol is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Douglas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sokol on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sokol throws the left hand but Douglas avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Douglas! But no joy.
A shot to the body from Sokol misses
and Douglas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sokol really felt that one!
Sokol moves to clinch but Douglas breaks away
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
Sokol tries to land a body kick
and Douglas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Douglas stuns Sokol with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sokol jabs Douglas right on the nose. Douglas blinks but takes it well.
Sokol slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sokol throws a sloppy head kick
and Douglas counters with a nice uppercut.
Sokol throws the left hand but Douglas avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sokol misses with a body shot.
Sokol throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Douglas counters with a thumping low kick.
Sokol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sokol throws a head kick that misses
and Douglas counters with a thumping low kick.
Sokol blocks the body kick.
Sokol half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sokol misses with a jab to the body
enabling Douglas to counter with a crisp jab.
Sokol throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Douglas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sokol defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sokol. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sokol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Douglas motions for Sokol to come forward. Douglas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas misses with a looping left.
Sokol throws a poor cross that misses
and Douglas counters with a low kick, right behind Sokol 's knee.
Sokol throws a right hand that misses
and Douglas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sokol clobbers Douglas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sokol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Douglas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Douglas. That's going to slow Sokol down.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sokol.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas thows a leg kick but Sokol checks it
and Sokol counters with a thumping low kick.
Sokol throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sokol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Douglas really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Douglas misses with an uppercut. Sokol saw that one coming.
Sokol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sokol misses with a shot to the body
and Douglas counters with a solid body kick.
A swing and a miss from Sokol.
And Douglas responds with a good body kick, but Sokol manages to step out the way in time.
Douglas scores with a jab.
Sokol throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Douglas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol 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.
Sokol smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sokol misses with a shot to the body
and Douglas counters with a head kick that drops Sokol - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Sokol is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Oh Sokol is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Douglas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sokol is trying to stand.
Sokol seems to have got his legs back now.
Sokol keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sokol is trying to control but can't.
Douglas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokol holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sokol is not content to let Douglas control the position.
Sokol has hold of Douglas's hands but Douglas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jack Douglas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Douglas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sokol doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Douglas.
Sokol tries to roll over but Douglas keeps him under control.
Douglas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Douglas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sokol keeps working.
Douglas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol is looking for a sweep. Douglas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Douglas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Douglas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sokol is holding on to half guard well.
Douglas is looking to advance position but Sokol won't allow it.
Sokol is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Douglas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Douglas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sokol doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Douglas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is keen to just control but Sokol is a slippery customer.
Sokol is positioning himself well to prevent Douglas advancing to mount.
Douglas passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sokol tries to reverse the position but Douglas maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BOOM! Douglas connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Douglas dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Sokol moves out of range easily.
Douglas slips a jab from Sokol.
Sokol throws a jab when Douglas was well out of range.
Douglas throws out a counter right but Sokol avoids it with no problem.
Sokol takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sokol takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sokol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sokol throws out a loose jab but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas digs a good hook to Sokol's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Sokol misses.
Douglas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Douglas tries to keep at a distance but Sokol has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sokol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Sokol controls his hands.
Sokol lands a left hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Douglas lands a nice uppercut.
Douglas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sokols head.
Sokol working aggressively here.
Sokol blocks an uppercut.
Sokol lands an uppercut.
Douglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Sokol on the inside.
Sokol throws an elbow but it misses.
Sokol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marcin Sokol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokol swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Douglas cracks Sokol with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sokol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
Douglas throws a lazy body kick
and Sokol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sokol throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
Sokol throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
Sokol misses with a right hand
and Douglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Douglas misses.
Douglas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sokol doesn't seem bothered though.
Sokol misses with a left hand
and Douglas counters with a thumping low kick.
Douglas staying out of range there.
Douglas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
Sokol throws a head kick but Douglas moves out of range.
Sokol misses with a lunging right hand
and Douglas counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol thows a leg kick but Douglas checks it
and Douglas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sokol really felt that one!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sokol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Douglas throws a fast counter high kick but Sokol manages to duck under it in time.
Sokol doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Douglas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sokol.
Sokol throws an off balance right hand
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Douglas moves away from the strike by Sokol.
Sokol backing away here, and Douglas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Douglas as he connects with a hook.
Douglas staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Douglas.
I've got Douglas 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Douglas!
Post fight, Jack Douglas stared into the camera and said 'I am the greatest tactician. I am the greatest submission master. I am the greatest knock out artist. Behold, The War Master and all of my greatness.'.
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