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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Soto (ranked 2804 p4p, 4131 weight class) and Dante Drayman (ranked 318 p4p, 408 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Van Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dante Drayman!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soto scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Dante Drayman has been cut.
Drayman avoids the body shot from Soto.
A telegraphed right hand from Soto misses the target.
Soto lands a two punch combo.
Soto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drayman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soto lands a jab to Drayman's midsection.
Soto slips a jab from Drayman.
Soto fails to land with a series of punches.
Dante Drayman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drayman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Soto to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drayman misses with a wild body shot.
Drayman misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Drayman misses.
Soto throws a one two combo.
Drayman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drayman takes a swing at Soto's ribcage but misses.
Soto is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice body punch from Soto.
Soto throws a series of punches but Drayman avoids them all with ease.
Drayman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drayman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drayman moves away from the strike by Soto.
Nice jab there from Soto.
Soto throws a series of punches but Drayman moves out of range.
Drayman takes a swing at Soto's ribcage but misses.
Soto is looking to counter punch.
Soto scores with a three punch combo!
Drayman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Soto ducks under a wild hook from Drayman.
Drayman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soto moves into range and clinches up with Drayman.
Soto throws a punch but it's blocked by Drayman.
Soto tries a body shot but Drayman blocks it.
Drayman prevents a body shot from Soto.
Soto tries to work over Drayman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drayman struggles to land a body shot inside as Soto controls his hands.
Drayman tries to break free but Soto pushes him back against the cage.
Soto lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Drayman avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Drayman looking to slow down the pace here.
Soto misses with a body punch.
Soto can't find room to land a body shot as Drayman controls the action.
Drayman is trying to push Soto away but Soto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drayman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Soto.
Soto throws a head punch that misses.
Drayman blocks an uppercut.
Soto misses with a body punch.
Soto swings wildly with an uppercut but Drayman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drayman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto lands a body shot.
Soto struggles to land a body shot inside as Drayman controls his hands.
Soto misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Soto fails to land.
Soto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drayman's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Soto fails to land.
Soto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Draymans head.
Soto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Draymans head.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Drayman working hard to break the clinch.
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Drayman avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Soto throws a head punch that misses.
Drayman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drayman prevents a body shot from Soto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drayman's elbow.
Soto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soto has a couple of punches blocked by Drayman.
Soto misses with a punch on the inside.
Drayman tries to circle away but Soto has him pinned against the cage.
Soto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drayman's elbow.
Drayman is trying to break the clinch but Soto is controlling him.
Soto is leaning against Drayman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Soto tries to work over Drayman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drayman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good exchange - Soto coming out on top.
That has opened up Dante Drayman's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drayman misses with a few strikes there.
Soto slips a straight right by Drayman.
Drayman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Van Soto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Drayman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Soto. Those never looked like landing.
Drayman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soto in his tracks.
A lazy left from Soto finds it's target.
Drayman scores with a shot to the body.
Van Soto is winning the standup battle so far.
Soto throws a hook to the side of Drayman's head but Drayman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drayman connects with a body shot.
Soto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drayman circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Soto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drayman slips under a jab.
Drayman unleashes a big counter combination but Soto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Drayman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Soto doesn't manage to clinch there - Drayman circles away.
Soto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drayman can do to turn this around?
Soto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drayman throws a body shot but no joy.
Soto wants to clinch.
Drayman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soto throws the left hand but Drayman avoids the punch easily.
Soto throws a series of punches but Drayman avoids them all with ease.
Drayman with a hook.
Drayman avoids the body shot from Soto.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto misses with a straight right.
Soto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drayman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soto lands a jab to the head.
Drayman stuns Soto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Soto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drayman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soto at a distance.
Soto tests Drayman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drayman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drayman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soto ducks under a wild hook from Drayman.
Drayman sizes up Soto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Soto looks to throw the jab but Drayman is out of range.
Soto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Soto throws a series of punches but Drayman moves out of range.
Soto throws a combination that misses
and Drayman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soto throws a sloppy head kick and Drayman moves out of range easily.
Soto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drayman thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drayman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soto misses with a few strikes there.
Soto throws a lazy uppercut
and Drayman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soto thinking.
Drayman swings for the body but Soto moves out of range.
Drayman throws a right and a left that Soto avoids nicely.
Soto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Drayman manages to circle out of the way.
Drayman swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Drayman.
Drayman with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drayman. Soto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Soto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soto looks to throw the jab but Drayman is out of range.
Soto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drayman.
Drayman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soto at a distance.
Soto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soto takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drayman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Drayman misses with an uppercut. Soto saw that one coming.
Drayman throws a right hand that misses
and Soto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drayman throws a body punch but Soto moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Soto.
A jab lands there for Drayman.
Soto misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Drayman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Soto misses.
No joy there for Drayman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good shot there by Drayman.
Drayman moves away from the strike by Soto.
Soto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drayman.
Drayman cracks Soto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Soto ducks under a wild hook from Drayman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drayman slips under a jab from Soto.
Soto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drayman ducks under a wild hook from Soto.
Drayman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drayman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drayman throws a looping overhand right but Soto ducks down to avoid it.
Soto misses with the combination.
Soto slips a jab and a cross from Drayman.
Soto lands the left hand.
Soto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Soto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drayman!
Drayman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soto.
Drayman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drayman lands with a right hand.
Soto scores with a decent looking hook.
The cut above Dante Drayman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Soto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soto throws a body punch but Drayman moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soto swings for the body but Drayman moves out of range.
Drayman lands with a good body shot.
Soto misses with an uppercut. Drayman saw that one coming.
Soto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Drayman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dante Drayman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Soto throws a jab when Drayman was well out of range.
Soto walks into a jab.
Drayman staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Drayman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drayman needs to keep his hands up - Soto had a free shot at his head there.
Soto throws a series of punches but Drayman avoids them all with ease.
Soto tries to bum rush Drayman with a series of wild strikes but Drayman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soto swings for the body but Drayman moves out of range.
Soto slips under a jab from Drayman.
Drayman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Soto misses with an uppercut.
Soto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Drayman misses its intended target.
Soto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drayman.
Soto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soto needs to keep his hands up - Drayman had a free shot at his head there.
Soto just misses with a punch to the body.
Drayman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto misses the shot to the body.
Drayman throws a counter combo.
Drayman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Drayman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drayman tries to bum rush Soto with a series of wild strikes but Soto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Soto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drayman moves out of range as Soto strikes.
Drayman swings for the body but Soto moves out of range.
Drayman misses with an uppercut.
Soto throws a looping overhand right but Drayman ducks down to avoid it.
Drayman throws a body shot but no joy.
Drayman throws a body shot but no joy.
Drayman moves away from the strike by Soto.
Soto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drayman clobbers Soto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soto. Drayman does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Drayman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drayman misses with a looping left.
Drayman looks to score with a jab to the body but Soto is just out of range.
Drayman misses with an uppercut.
Drayman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Drayman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drayman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Soto.
Drayman blocks a low kick nicely.
Soto throws a big shot that misses.
Drayman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soto cracks a nice hook into Drayman's ribs.
Soto cracks Drayman with an open hand slap.
Soto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drayman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drayman lands with a nice body punch.
Soto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drayman.
Drayman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Soto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drayman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drayman slips under a jab from Soto.
Drayman misses with a hook. Soto ducked under it nicely.
Soto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drayman looks to throw the jab but Soto is out of range.
Soto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drayman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drayman.
A little feinted left hand from Soto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch combination from Soto misses.
The fighters circling - Drayman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drayman.
Drayman swings for the body but Soto moves out of range.
Soto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soto looks to land a combination but Drayman avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Soto misses the target.
Drayman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drayman misses with an uppercut.
Soto throws a lazy body kick
and Drayman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soto takes one on the button.
Soto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Soto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drayman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drayman missing with a left hand there. Soto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drayman looks to score with a jab to the body but Soto is just out of range.
Soto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Drayman misses with a straight right.
Drayman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soto. Soto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soto throws a head kick that misses.
Soto misses with a series of wild punches.
Soto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Soto misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soto. Drayman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drayman misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drayman lands a jab.
Soto closes the distance and clinches.
Drayman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dante Drayman.
I think Drayman 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Drayman!
Dante Drayman took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bloodbath MMA Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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RATING
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