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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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193 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Augusto Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stan Van Gundy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gundy lands a jab to the nose.
Van Gundy throws the kick towards the body but Soto avoids it.
Soto avoids the head kick by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy tries to clinch but Soto moves away
and Soto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Van Gundy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Soto will feel that in the morning.
A head kick misses from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Gundy blocks a leg kick.
Soto misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Van Gundy. No joy for Soto on that attempt.
Van Gundy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Soto shoots in but Van Gundy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gundy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Soto.
Van Gundy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soto misses with a low kick.
Soto motions for Van Gundy to come forward. Soto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy checks the leg kick.
Soto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Gundy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Gundy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Soto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Gundy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Gundy throws a front kick aimed at Soto's knee but Soto avoids it well.
Van Gundy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Soto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soto throws a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soto checks a low kick from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Soto, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Gundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Soto as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Gundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soto tries to stall but Van Gundy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Gundy prevents a body shot from Soto.
Van Gundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Van Gundy.
Soto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Gundy's elbow.
A short left from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy stalling in the clinch.
Van Gundy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soto is rocked!
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Van Gundy avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Oh Soto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Van Gundy.
Soto lands with a light punch inside.
Van Gundy dips a shoulder and cracks Soto with a mighty uppercut! Soto falls back against the cage and Van Gundy unloads with a barrage of strikes! Soto is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Van Gundy screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Van Gundy!
After winning the bout, Stan Van Gundy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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