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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Charalabous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kostas Charalabous!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Augusto Soto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charalabous steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soto.
Charalabous connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Charalabous lands a right hook to the body.
Soto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Charalabous sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Soto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Charalabous misses with a straight right.
Charalabous checks a low kick from Soto.
Soto misses with a body kick.
Soto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charalabous.
Charalabous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charalabous dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Charalabous swings for the body but Soto moves out of range.
Charalabous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charalabous scores with a leg kick.
Charalabous digs a good body shot into Soto's ribs.
Charalabous connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charalabous misses with a double jab.
Charalabous tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Charalabous.
Nice body punch from Charalabous.
Charalabous scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soto doesn't seem bothered though.
Charalabous is looking to wear down Soto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Charalabous fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soto.
Charalabous misses the shot to the body.
Soto avoids a kick to the body.
Charalabous is looking to score with low kicks.
Charalabous jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soto lands with an uppercut that bounces Charalabous off the cage and back into range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Soto!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charalabous misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soto.
Charalabous throws a leg kick but Soto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Soto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous throws out a powerful jab.
A punch combination from Soto misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Charalabous.
Charalabous throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soto tries for a takedown but Charalabous sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Charalabous misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soto pushes Charalabous away with a front kick.
Charalabous just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Charalabous.
Charalabous lands an overhand right.
Soto forces Charalabous back against the cage and clinches.
Charalabous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soto.
Soto taking a breather.
Soto tries to work over Charalabous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Soto.
Charalabous softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Soto is rocked!
Charalabous lands with a light punch inside.
Soto is still on wobbly legs! Can Charalabous finish him?
Nice body punch from Charalabous - that landed with a thud.
Charalabous lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Soto to his knees! Charalabous keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kostas Charalabous!
Kostas Charalabous retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Kostas Charalabous thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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