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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Soszynski (ranked 652 p4p, 95 weight class) and Douche Canoe (ranked 390 p4p, 57 weight class). Soszynski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sabaton - 40 : 1. Krystian Soszynski is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krystian Soszynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Douche Canoe!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canoe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Soszynski is fending him off so far but Canoe persists. Nope, Soszynski circles away and we're back to standing.
Soszynski misses with a hook. Canoe ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Canoe! But no joy.
Canoe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Soszynski defends well and Canoe ends up having to push Soszynski into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Soszynski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Canoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Canoe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Soszynski swivels and escapes.
Soszynski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Krystian Soszynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douche Canoe.
Soszynski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Canoe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soszynski can pounce on him.
Soszynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Canoe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soszynski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canoe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Soszynski avoids it really well and circles away.
Soszynski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canoe blocks a jab.
Canoe throws out a counter right but Soszynski avoids it with no problem.
Soszynski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Soszynski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Soszynski.
It looks like Douche Canoe has been cut.
Soszynski throws a looping overhand right but Canoe ducks down to avoid it.
Soszynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Canoe.
A head kick by Soszynski misses
and Canoe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Soszynski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good leg kick by Soszynski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A clash of legs there as Canoe blocks the low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Soszynski.
Soszynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canoe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Soszynski defends well and Canoe ends up having to push Soszynski into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Canoe or perhaps it was just good defense by Soszynski, which made it look bad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soszynski lands a jab.
Soszynski connects with the punch.
Soszynski connects with a leg kick. Canoe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Soszynski throws a leg kick
and Canoe counters with a straight right hand.
Canoe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soszynski. Soszynski obviously looking to wear him down.
Soszynski lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Soszynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Canoe.
Soszynski connects with a solid leg kick.
Soszynski throws an off balance right hand
and Canoe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Canoe closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Soszynski quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Canoe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Soszynski trying to control but Canoe postures up.
Canoe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Canoe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soszynski's head.
Canoe throwing shots but Soszynski is blocking nicely.
Canoe misses with a head shot. Soszynski uses the momentum to regain guard.
Canoe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canoe throws a strike but Soszynski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canoe working a defensive guard here.
Canoe is controlling Soszynski's posture.
Canoe looking to control.
Canoe looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Soszynski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Canoe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Soszynski is working away from the top position though.
Canoe gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krystian Soszynski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Canoe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Canoe checks a leg kick nicely.
Canoe throws out a counter right but Soszynski avoids it with no problem.
Nice straight punches there by Soszynski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Soszynski.
Canoe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soszynski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Canoe somewhat.
Soszynski throws a leg kick
and Canoe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Soszynski.
Soszynski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Canoe checks it well.
Canoe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Soszynski's guard.
Soszynski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Canoe.
Soszynski keeping moving, preventing Canoe from controlling successfully.
Canoe distracts Soszynski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Canoe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Canoe landing some decent shots from guard.
Canoe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Canoe throwing strikes from guard but Soszynski blocks nicely.
Canoe throwing strikes from guard but Soszynski blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Canoe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Canoe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Canoe postures up in Soszynski's guard and throws a big left but Soszynski blocks it.
Canoe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Canoe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Canoe working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Canoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Soszynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Canoe throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canoe is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Soszynski throws a leg kick but Canoe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Krystian Soszynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canoe has his takedown stuffed
letting Soszynski counter with a right hand.
Krystian Soszynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douche Canoe.
Soszynski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soszynski.
Soszynski scores with a decent looking hook.
Canoe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Soszynski connects with a body shot that sends Canoe's belly button to the back.
Canoe blocks a jab.
Canoe gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canoe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Soszynski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Canoe.
Canoe thows a huge punch but Soszynski dodges it nicely.
Canoe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Soszynski wants to control but Canoe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Canoe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Canoe is trying to control the action in half guard but Soszynski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Canoe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Canoe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Douche Canoe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Canoe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soszynski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soszynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canoe.
Soszynski misses with a wild body shot.
Canoe appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Soszynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Canoe.
Canoe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A lazy body kick from Soszynski
and Canoe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Canoe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Krystian Soszynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A low kick from Soszynski misses
and Canoe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Canoe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Canoe not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canoe throws a strike but Soszynski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Canoe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soszynski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Canoe controls the pace.
Soszynski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Canoe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Soszynski's head.
Soszynski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Canoe throws a big elbow that misses.
Soszynski has momentary wrist control but Canoe slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Canoe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Canoe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Soszynski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Canoe with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Canoe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soszynski defends it nicely.
Canoe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski struggling a bit here.
Canoe throwing strikes but Soszynski manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Canoe is looking to regain half guard here but Soszynski keeps moving and retains side control.
Canoe is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Soszynski is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Soszynski wants to control the pace but Canoe is squirming around nicely.
Canoe wants to hold on but Soszynski pushes him away.
Canoe is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canoe is squirming around, avoiding Soszynski's attempts to control the action.
Canoe is trying desperately to improve position.
Douche Canoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Canoe tries to hold on but Soszynski postures up.
Canoe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soszynski looking to control but Canoe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Soszynski blocks Canoe's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Douche Canoe.
I think Canoe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Krystian Soszynski!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Krystian Soszynski!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Krystian Soszynski!
Krystian Soszynski wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Krystian Soszynski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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