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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Cottero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soriano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bebot by The Black Eyed Peas. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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143 lbs
28 - 8 - 1 |
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149 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Cottero.
Soriano throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cottero.
Cottero blocks a head kick by Soriano.
Cottero throws a front kick aimed at Soriano's knee but Soriano avoids it well.
Cottero swings for the body but Soriano moves out of range.
Cottero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Soriano is predictable there
and Cottero counters with a good, hard body kick but Soriano shrugs it off.
Soriano throws an off balance right hand
and Cottero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cottero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soriano was well out of range. Poor timing from Cottero.
A big right from Cottero misses.
Cottero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cottero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cottero tries to land a front kick but Soriano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cottero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano lands a lovely overhand right.
Cottero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cottero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Soriano.
Soriano connects with a solid leg kick.
Soriano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cottero's sensitive parts.
Soriano blocks a head kick by Cottero.
Nice body punch from Cottero.
Soriano scores with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Cottero blocks the low kick.
Cottero misses with a kick to the body.
Cottero tries a head kick but it misses.
Cottero throws a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Soriano misses.
Cottero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soriano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cottero. Cottero obviously looking to wear him down.
Cottero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cottero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soriano moves out of range of the body kick from Cottero.
Soriano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cottero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Soriano scores with a nice head shot.
Cottero moves out of range of the body kick.
Soriano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soriano misses with an uppercut.
Soriano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cottero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Soriano rather than just go for the knockout.
Soriano throws a solid leg kick but Cottero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soriano.
Cottero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soriano.
Cottero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soriano doesn't seem bothered though.
Cottero looks to land a right hand but Soriano moved out of range.
Cottero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soriano's sensitive parts.
Cottero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soriano manages to avoid it.
Soriano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soriano misses with a hook. Cottero ducked under it nicely.
Soriano misses with a low kick as Cottero jumps back.
A leg kick checked by Soriano.
That kick from Soriano tenderised Cottero's leg. Cottero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cottero misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soriano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soriano moves out of range of the body kick from Cottero.
Cottero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soriano moves away.
Cottero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cottero just misses with a punch to the body.
Cottero throws a wild body kick that Soriano sees coming a mile off.
Soriano cracks the inside of Cottero's front leg.
Soriano dips to his left and cracks Cottero with an uppercut!
Tommy Cottero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cottero throws a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cottero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Soriano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cottero checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Cottero dominated that 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.
Soriano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soriano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soriano avoids the head kick by Cottero.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soriano.
Soriano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cottero.
A good leg kick by Soriano.
Soriano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Soriano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Soriano slips a straight right by Cottero.
Cottero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cottero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soriano moves away.
Cottero tests Soriano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cottero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soriano checks it well.
Cottero swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Soriano to counter with a crisp jab.
Soriano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cottero.
Soriano connects with an inside leg kick.
Soriano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cottero avoids a kick to the body.
Cottero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Soriano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soriano throws a head kick that misses.
Cottero misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soriano. Cottero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cottero misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cottero.
Cottero cracks a nice hook into Soriano's ribs.
Cottero is looking to chop away at Soriano's legs.
Soriano misses with a looping left.
Cottero lands with a shot to the body.
Cottero throws a push kick but Soriano slaps the foot to one side.
Soriano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soriano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cottero.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cottero throws a chopping leg kick but Soriano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cottero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A clash of legs there as Soriano blocks the low kick.
Soriano connects with a leg kick. Cottero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano misses the shot to the body.
Cottero scoring well with a low kick there.
Soriano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Soriano.
Cottero looks for the body kick but Soriano saw that one coming.
Soriano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cottero misses with a hook.
Soriano throws a hook to the side of Cottero's head but Cottero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Cottero misses.
Cottero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Soriano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cottero throws a poor cross that misses
and Soriano counters with a good low kick that Cottero was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cottero. That's going to slow Soriano down.
Soriano 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.
Soriano lands with an uppercut that bounces Cottero off the cage and back into range.
Cottero misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cottero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cottero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soriano is looking to score with low kicks.
Cottero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soriano is able to avoid easily.
Cottero looks to land a body kick but Soriano moved away.
Soriano avoids the body shot from Cottero.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cottero walks forward, straight into a front kick from Soriano.
Soriano throws a leg kick which misses Cottero's front leg but catches the back leg as Cottero tries to avoid it.
Soriano scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pablo Soriano will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cottero takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Soriano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soriano throws a shot from downtown. Cottero moves away and avoids it.
Soriano avoids the body shot from Cottero.
Soriano scores with a head kick.
Soriano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cottero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soriano can pounce on him.
Cottero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soriano throws a front kick aimed at Cottero's knee but Cottero avoids it well.
Cottero avoids a kick to the body.
Cottero throws a chopping leg kick but Soriano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cottero throws a combination that misses
and Soriano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cottero's knee momentarily.
Cottero throws a right hand that Soriano ducks under and follows up with a left that Soriano also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cottero is out of range.
Soriano throws a head kick that misses.
Cottero dodges the punch combination from Soriano.
Soriano throws a hook but Cottero avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Soriano. That snapped Cottero's head back.
Soriano throws a hook but Cottero avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Soriano.
Cottero moves out of range as Soriano throws a body kick.
Cottero checks the leg kick.
Cottero thows a body shot but no joy.
Soriano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cottero is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Cottero's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Soriano before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Soriano!
Pablo Soriano retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Pablo Soriano thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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