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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yogi Dhamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dhamma is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Power Of Soul. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
9 - 1 - 1 |
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189 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Soto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yogi Dhamma!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Dhamma with that takedown attempt.
Soto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dhamma shoots in and drives through. Soto sprawls well.
As Dhamma tries to get set, Soto tries to push him back and clinch up but Dhamma manages to avoid the attempt.
Dhamma shoots in for a takedown but Soto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carlos Soto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yogi Dhamma.
Dhamma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Soto swivels and escapes.
Soto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dhamma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhamma shoots in for a takedown but Soto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Soto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soto stuffs the takedown.
Dhamma shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Soto is trying to defend but Dhamma finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhamma is working for an americana but Soto has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Dhamma was thinking about the submission.
Dhamma prevents Soto from getting back to his feet.
Dhamma wants to control from the top but Soto keeps moving.
Dhamma looking to pass the guard.
Dhamma stops Soto from standing up.
Dhamma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dhamma gets to his feet. Soto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dhamma goes for a double leg but Soto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Soto continues to drive forward.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dhamma.
Soto throwing a counter right hand but Dhamma manages to avoid it.
Dhamma misses with a takedown attempt - Soto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Soto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dhamma's coach down at Hugs & Kisses was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dhamma's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dhamma fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhamma shoots in but Soto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Dhamma tries to get set, Soto tries to push him back and clinch up but Dhamma manages to avoid the attempt.
Dhamma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Soto tries to avoid it but Dhamma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Soto to the ground. Soto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dhamma.
Dhamma misses with a takedown
and Soto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dhamma.
Dhamma closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dhamma lands in his opponent's guard.
Dhamma is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Soto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Soto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dhamma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dhamma fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Soto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dhamma shoots in for a double leg but Soto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carlos Soto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yogi Dhamma.
Dhamma drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhamma drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Soto dives on top into guard.
Soto wanted to stand there but Dhamma had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhamma looking for a guillotine here but Soto defends easily.
Soto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dhamma's guard.
Dhamma throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Soto stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhamma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dhamma looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Soto!
Soto is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dhamma asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dhamma tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Soto is trying to buck Dhamma off.
Dhamma looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto is pushing Dhamma's head away, looking to escape. Dhamma manages to hold on to the position though.
Dhamma tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dhamma has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dhamma is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Soto is trying to escape and Dhamma transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Soto is forced to tap! Nice work there by Dhamma! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yogi Dhamma!
Yogi Dhamma is the new middleweight champion!
Yogi Dhamma very nearly forgot to thank Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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