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Event:
MMA Hype -20-
Date: Dec 28, 2024 |
#R1#
Fox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fox shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Soto misses with a looping right.
Soto lands an overhand right.
Soto misses with a straight right.
Jab by Soto.
Soto lands a body shot.
Soto throws a body punch but Fox moves out of range.
Fox tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soto.
Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soto misses with a hook
and Fox counters with a leg kick.
Soto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fox.
Fox just misses with a punch to the body.
Fox connects with a leg kick.
Soto seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soto blocks a leg kick.
Soto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soto.
A slow jab from Soto misses its intended target.
Fox ducks under a wild hook from Soto.
Fox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Soto slips under a jab.
Fox thuds his shin into the meat of Soto's side.
Soto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soto.
#CL2#
Fox drives through and clinches with Soto against the cage.
Fox scores with a shot to the side of Soto's head.
The referee calls for Fox to work.
Fox scores with a hook to the body.#BC2#
Fox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soto misses with an uppercut.
Soto throws an overhand right that lands on Fox's shoulder, as Fox tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Fox drives through and clinches with Soto against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soto.
Soto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fox's elbow.
Soto misses with a body punch.
Fox tries to work over Soto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fox lands a hook that snaps the head of Soto backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soto's elbow. #T2#
A short left from Fox.
Soto pushes Fox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Fox.
Fox taking a breather.
Fox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soto avoids it.
Fox blocking some punches.
Fox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fox blocks an uppercut.
Soto is trying to force a seperation but Fox has the dominant position.
Soto struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fox just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soto's brow.
Fox prevents a body shot from Soto.
Soto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T3#
Still in the clinch, Fox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fox scores with a hook to the body.
Fox missing with knees to the body.
Fox working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Fox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Fox rushes Soto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soto.
Soto is breathing heavily.
Fox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#BC2#
Fox breaks the clinch.
Soto jabs Fox right on the nose. Fox blinks but takes it well.
Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Soto thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fox! But no joy.
Soto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from Soto.
Soto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox connects with a body shot.
Fox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soto.
Soto misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Fox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T4#
Fox is looking to slow Soto down with leg kicks.
Fox throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Soto slips under a jab.
Fox with a jab.
Fox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Soto ducks under a wild hook from Fox.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fox!
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.
Soto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soto moves out of range as Fox strikes.
Soto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soto ducks under a wild hook from Fox.
Fox avoids the body shot from Soto.
Soto takes a swing at Fox's ribcage but misses.
Soto throws a hook but Fox avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soto throws a lazy right hand but Fox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fox lands with a kick to the ribs.
Soto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fox is looking to slow Soto down with leg kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Fox dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Soto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Soto blocks a jab.
Fox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soto.
Fox throws a wild body kick that Soto sees coming a mile off.
Soto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Soto throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Soto misses its intended target.
Fox looks to land a left hand but Soto moved out of range nicely.
Soto looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fox, as that shot connected.
Fox misses the shot to the body.
Miles Fox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fox scores with a jab to the jaw.#ROC2#Soto is rocked!
Soto swings for the body but Fox moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox is looking to slow Soto down with leg kicks.
Soto throws the left hand but Fox avoids the punch easily.
Soto jabs Fox right on the nose. Fox blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soto misses with a body shot
#KD2#
and Fox counters with a nice right hand that sends Soto toppling to the canvas! Soto scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fox finish him?!
Oh Soto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Fox.
The fighters circle momentarily. Soto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Soto seems to have got his legs back now.#T1#
Fox cracks a nice hook into Soto's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fox fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Soto out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Miles Fox! |
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Event:
MMA Hype -14-
Date: Dec 01, 2024 |
#R1#
Nice straight punches there by Lawrence. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lawrence.
Soto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Soto slips a jab from Lawrence.
Soto wants to counter the offense by Lawrence and move into the clinch position.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Tristan Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Lawrence.
A swing and a miss from Lawrence.
Soto wants to counter with a clinch but Lawrence pushes him away.
Lawrence cracks Soto with a good jab.
Soto slips under a jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lawrence stuns Soto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Lawrence, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soto tries to counter with a clinch but Lawrence shakes him off and moves away.
The fighters circling - Lawrence throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawrence scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
A lazy left from Lawrence finds it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soto avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Soto steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lawrence.#T1#
Lawrence swings for the body but Soto moves out of range.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
Soto tries to counter by closing the distance.
Soto ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut.
Lawrence connects with a body shot.
Lawrence scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Lawrence.#CL#
Lawrence clinches with his opponent.
Lawrence scores with a hook to the body.
Lawrence lands with a left to the head.
Soto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lawrence is keeping busy.
Lawrence misses with some punches.
Lawrence misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
Lawrence misses with a punch on the inside.
Soto misses with a punch on the inside.
Soto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lawrence swings wildly with an uppercut but Soto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soto blocks an uppercut.
Lawrence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawrence.
Lawrence lands with a light punch inside.
Lawrence cracks Soto with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Lawrence fails to land.
Lawrence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soto.
Soto gets through Lawrence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lawrence. #T3#
Soto lands with a short shot to the head.
Lawrence lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Soto.
Lawrence misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lawrence fails to land.
Lawrence lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lawrence misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lawrence misses with some punches.
Lawrence working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lawrence misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lawrence.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Soto.
Lawrence lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Lawrence fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence lands with a light punch inside.
Soto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soto is trying to maintain a safe position but Lawrence gets an underhook and turns Soto into the cage.
Lawrence misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawrence lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soto blocks an uppercut.
Soto blocking some punches.
Lawrence swings wildly with an uppercut but Soto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soto prevents a body shot from Lawrence.
Soto misses with a body punch.
Lawrence tries a body shot but Soto blocks it.
Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Soto.
Lawrence lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Lawrence dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Lawrence misses with a straight left.
Soto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
Soto wants to counter with a clinch but Lawrence pushes him away.#CL#
Lawrence darts in and clinches Soto up against the cage.
Lawrence has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soto.
Soto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawrence working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawrence.
Soto blocking some punches.
Soto blocks a body shot from Lawrence.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Lawrence fails to land.
Lawrence presses Soto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lawrence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soto can do to turn this around?
Lawrence struggles to land a body shot inside as Soto controls his hands.
Lawrence softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lawrence misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Soto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence working aggressively here.
Soto misses with the head strike.
Soto is trying to stall.
Soto throws a head punch that misses.
Lawrence lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lawrence throws a head punch that misses.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence misses with the head strike.
Lawrence makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lawrence misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lawrence fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Lawrence.
#T2#
Soto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawrence misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Soto.
Soto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lawrence.
Soto blocking some punches.
Lawrence working aggressively here.
Soto is trying to stall.
Lawrence throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sotos head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soto backwards. #T3#
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Lawrence avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Soto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tristan Lawrence has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lawrence scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lawrence lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lawrence fails to land.
Lawrence misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lawrence lands with a short shot to the head.
Lawrence misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence tries to work over Soto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lawrence scores with a shot to the side of Soto's head.
Lawrence swings wildly with an uppercut but Soto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence presses Soto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T4#
Lawrence scores with a shoulder strike.
Lawrence misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawrence lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soto.
Lawrence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawrence misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawrence has a couple of punches blocked by Soto.
Lawrence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawrence lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lawrence scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence lands with a right to the head.
Soto blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Lawrence dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Soto ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Van Soto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawrence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lawrence sets himself, and Soto steps forward looking for the clinch! Lawrence avoids it this time.
Lawrence lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lawrence takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lawrence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soto.
Soto wants to counter the offense by Lawrence and move into the clinch position.
Lawrence throws a shot from downtown. Soto moves away and avoids it.
Soto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Soto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.#CL#
Lawrence pushes Soto up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soto blocks an uppercut.
Lawrence working aggressively here.
Lawrence lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Soto or not.
A short right from Lawrence on the inside. #T1#
Lawrence misses with a punch to the body.
Soto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lawrence.
Soto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lawrence misses with the head strike.
A short right from Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soto blocking some punches.
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Lawrence avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Lawrence lands with a short shot to the head.
Lawrence lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lawrence scores with a shot to the side of Soto's head. #T2#
Lawrence blocks a body shot from Soto.
A short left from Lawrence.
A short right from Lawrence on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence lands with a short shot to the head.
Lawrence blocks a body shot from Soto.
Lawrence misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawrence lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Soto fails to land.
Lawrence lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lawrence creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Soto.
Lawrence misses with a body punch.
#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a punch on the inside.
Soto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence working aggressively here.
Lawrence's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soto tries to work over Lawrence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lawrence misses with some punches.
Lawrence lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soto blocks an uppercut.
Lawrence misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawrence presses Soto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Soto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lawrence is keeping busy.
A short right from Lawrence on the inside. #T4#
Lawrence misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawrence lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Lawrence scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lawrence makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence lands a body shot.
Lawrence working aggressively here.
Lawrence lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Lawrence.
Soto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lawrence lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence scores with a shoulder strike.
Soto takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Lawrence scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lawrence throws a head punch that misses.
Soto struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawrence controls his hands.
Lawrence working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tristan Lawrence showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lawrence has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tristan Lawrence!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tristan Lawrence thanked Bloodbath MMA Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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Event:
MMA Hype -6-
Date: Oct 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Soto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soto scores with a nice head shot.#CUT#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. #T1#
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!#CL#
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. #T2#
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.
#T3#
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. #T4#
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. #BC2#
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.#CUT#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!#R2#
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.#T1#
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! #T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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.#CUT#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!#R3#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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.#CL#
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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