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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Soto (ranked 3163 p4p, 3323 weight class) and Wingers Son (ranked 174 p4p, 188 weight class). Soto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Parkway Drive - Wild Eyes. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wingers Son!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son digs a good hook to Soto's body.
Son fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soto moves into the clinch.
Son taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Son lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Son breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soto ducks right into an uppercut from Son.
Son catches Soto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Son swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Son.
Son connects with a crisp jab.
Soto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Son lands a nice shot that snaps Soto's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto gets a clinch.
Son taking a breather.
Son throws a punch but it's blocked by Soto.
Soto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Son smiles and moves away.
Son scores with a nice right hand.
Soto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Soto drops his hands momentarily and Son takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab, jab by Son - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto tries to clinch but Son is having none of it.
Son works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Son lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That kick from Son tenderised Soto's leg. Soto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Son swings for the body but Soto moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Son there.
Son lands with a nice body punch.
Son circles away from the clinch attempt.
Son scores with a decent looking hook.
Son swats away the attempt to clinch by Soto.
Son uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soto has time to react.
Son has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Soto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Soto moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Son tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Son creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Son scores with a nice hook to the head.
Soto jumps guard but Son turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Son scores with a shoulder strike.
Son pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son jabs Soto right on the nose. Soto blinks but takes it well.
Son connects with a right hand. Soto shakes it off.
Wingers Son seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soto tries to clinch but Son is having none of it.
Son throws out a counter right but Soto avoids it with no problem.
Son feints a jab promting Soto to slip. Son then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Soto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Son.
Soto clinches up against the cage.
Son swings wildly with an uppercut but Soto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Son struggles to land a body shot inside as Soto controls his hands.
Son's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soto ducks right into an uppercut from Son.
Son jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Son is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Soto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Son. Son obviously looking to wear him down.
Son pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Son paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soto wants to clinch up but Son keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Son swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Son is looking to chop away at Soto's legs.
Son fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Soto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Son lands with an overhand left.
Son lands with a straight right. Soto didn't see that one coming.
Son punishes Soto's body with a nice straight punch.
Son throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Soto on the side of the head.
Son bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Soto's head backwards.
Son feints and then cracks Soto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soto down.
Son lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto rushes Son and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Son breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Son chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Son shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Soto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Son lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Son scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot by Son.
Son scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soto doesn't manage to clinch there - Son circles away.
Soto is looking to clinch but Son is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Son on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Son connects with a right hand. Soto shakes it off.
Son lands a jab.
Soto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Son to score with a decent uppercut.
Soto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Son manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Son with a nice cross.
Son moves into range and connects with a jab.
A left lands for Son.
Son throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Son with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Son scores with a nice right hand.
Son lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soto at a distance.
Son scores with a jab. Soto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Son dips to his left and cracks Soto with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wingers Son 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.
Son lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soto at a distance.
Son throws a jab but it's blocked by Soto.
Son fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Son swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Son lands a jab to the head.
Son has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Son lands with a right hand.
Soto takes one on the button.
Soto takes the fight into the clinch.
Son stalling the fight.
Soto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Son just stands there and leans against the cage.
Son scores with a nice hook to the head.
Son fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Soto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Son can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Son wants to stand but Soto has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Soto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Soto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son is looking to stand up but Soto won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Son wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Soto's closed guard. He's half up but Soto has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Soto pivots and extends the arm, Son falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Soto! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Soto!
Our winner, Rafael Soto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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pop
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