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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stem Cell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Sotto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
29 - 10 - 0 |
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176 cm
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146 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stem Cell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Umberto Sotto Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotto Jr misses with an uppercut. Cell saw that one coming.
Cell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Sotto Jr scores with a four punch combination!
Cell ducks under a wild hook from Sotto Jr.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cell. That's going to slow Sotto Jr down.
Cell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cell throws a poor cross that misses
and Sotto Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Cell shoots in for a double leg but Sotto Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Sotto Jr as Cell shoots in.
It seemed like Sotto Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sotto Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jab, jab by Sotto Jr - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sotto Jr thuds a left hand into Cell's body.
Sotto Jr misses with a straight right.
Sotto Jr stalks Cell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cell's face. Cell staggers backwards, shaken.
Cell is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sotto Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oh Cell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sotto Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Sotto Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cell.
Cell throwing a counter right hand but Sotto Jr manages to avoid it.
Cell throws a head kick that misses
and Sotto Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Cell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sotto Jr.
Cell misses with a looping left.
Cell seems to have got his legs back now.
Sotto Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Cell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sotto Jr works over Cell's head and body with a nice combination.
Sotto Jr scores with a leg kick.
Sotto Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sotto Jr unleashes a big counter combination but Cell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sotto Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sotto Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sotto Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Sotto Jr blocks the leg kick.
Sotto Jr jabs Cell right on the nose. Cell blinks but takes it well.
Both fighters circling a little - Sotto Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab from Cell misses.
Sotto Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Cell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sotto Jr won't be happy with that.
Sotto Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cell creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sotto Jr sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell misses with the ground and pound.
Cell tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sotto Jr's legs.
Sotto Jr is trying to control Cell's posture but Cell avoids it.
Sotto Jr parries the strikes from Cell easily there. Cell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sotto Jr to escape.
Cell trying to control the position but Sotto Jr is working away.
Cell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cell is looking to take a break and control but Sotto Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cell.
Sotto Jr is looking for a sweep.
We've been hearing good reports from Cell's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Cell is looking to take a break and control but Sotto Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sotto Jr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sotto Jr wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umberto Sotto Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sotto Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sotto Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Cell scores with a decent looking hook.
Cell lands a nice hook to Sotto Jr's body. Sotto Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sotto Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cell moves in looking to clinch but Sotto Jr pushes him off.
Sotto Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Sotto Jr throws a wild body kick that Cell sees coming a mile off.
Cell throws a hook but Sotto Jr blocks it.
Cell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cell misses with a head kick.
Umberto Sotto Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sotto Jr cracks the inside of Cell's front leg.
Sotto Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cell catches Sotto Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cell moves away from the strike by Sotto Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto Jr thumps Cell with a low kick.
Sotto Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Umberto Sotto Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr throws a combination that misses
letting Cell counter with a right hand.
Cell feints and as Sotto Jr raises his hands in defense, Cell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cell trying to control but Sotto Jr is working from the bottom.
Sotto Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cell.
Cell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sotto Jr trying to control the position.
Cell throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell being controlled here momentarily.
Stem Cell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sotto Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cell shoots in for a takedown but Sotto Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Cell backs off Sotto Jr throws a huge counter combo but Cell manages to avoid it all.
Cell looks to throw the jab but Sotto Jr is out of range.
Cell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sotto Jr can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sotto Jr tries to land a front kick but Cell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sotto Jr throws a push kick but Cell slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sotto Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cell is looking to counter punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sotto Jr, right into the meat.
Sotto Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Cell throwing a counter right hand but Sotto Jr manages to avoid it.
Sotto Jr misses the shot to the body.
Cell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sotto Jr is rocked!
Crack! Cell connects with the perfect overhand right and Sotto Jr falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Cell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stem Cell!
Stem Cell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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