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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Barbosa (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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165 cm
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148 lbs
23 - 8 - 1 |
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176 cm
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146 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Barbosa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Umberto Sotto Jr! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A good leg kick by Sotto Jr. Sotto Jr scores with a spinning back kick! Sotto Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Barbosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Sotto Jr avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa punishes Sotto Jr's body with a nice straight punch. Sotto Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbosa feinted with a counter takedown. Sotto Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Sotto Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head. An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa. Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Nice shot by Barbosa. Sotto Jr lands a high kick!
Hector Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sotto Jr moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Sotto Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Sotto Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barbosa's head. Sotto Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Barbosa walks into a left hand. Barbosa lands a lovely overhand right. Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sotto Jr. That did some damage! A good leg kick by Barbosa. Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa lands with a shot to the body. Sotto Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Barbosa. Sotto Jr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sotto Jr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sotto Jr, right into the meat.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sotto Jr. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sotto Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barbosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sotto Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Umberto Sotto Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sotto Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Barbosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sotto Jr cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap. Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Barbosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sotto Jr. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet. Barbosa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sotto Jr. Barbosa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Sotto Jr moves out of range of the body kick. Sotto Jr lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barbosa scores with a jab to the body. Barbosa tries to work over Sotto Jr's front leg with a kick but Sotto Jr checks it. Barbosa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barbosa lands a high kick!
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sotto Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Sotto Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target. Barbosa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sotto Jr. Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Sotto Jr counters with a slapping leg kick. Barbosa scores with a jab to the jaw. Sotto Jr throws the kick towards the body but Barbosa avoids it. Barbosa throws a head kick but Sotto Jr moves out of range.
Barbosa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Horrible takedown attempt by Barbosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Sotto Jr, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Barbosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Barbosa thows a body kick. Sotto Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him. Sotto Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Sotto Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Sotto Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barbosa moves into the clinch. Barbosa lands a body shot. Sotto Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Sotto Jr prevents a body shot from Barbosa. Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Sotto Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Sotto Jr misses with a body kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Barbosa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sotto Jr as he avoids it easily. Barbosa is looking to wear down Sotto Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Umberto Sotto Jr will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barbosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sotto Jr.
Umberto Sotto Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup. Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sotto Jr is just out of range. Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa tries to counter with a takedown but Sotto Jr is quick to defend against it. Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Sotto Jr moves out of range easily. A telegraphed right hand from Sotto Jr misses the target. Sotto Jr throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it. Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sotto Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A head kick misses from Barbosa. Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sotto Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Both fighters circling a little - Barbosa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Barbosa throws a body kick that misses and Sotto Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body. Umberto Sotto Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barbosa keeps Sotto Jr at a distance using the push kick. Sotto Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Barbosa motions for Sotto Jr to come forward. Barbosa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Sotto Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa. A nice leg kick lands there from Sotto Jr. Barbosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Barbosa fails with the takedown. Sotto Jr blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr misses with a low kick. Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there. Sotto Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards. Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick. Some bone on bone action there as Sotto Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. This has been an exciting period of action! Sotto Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Barbosa throws a quick inside leg kick. A combination from Sotto Jr does no damage. Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Sotto Jr moves out of range easily. Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sotto Jr cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap. Barbosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sotto Jr defends it nicely. Sotto Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barbosa lands a high kick!
Barbosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Barbosa gets a double leg takedown into Sotto Jr's guard. Sotto Jr working a defensive guard here.
Sotto Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Sotto Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barbosa's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Barbosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Sotto Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sotto Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Barbosa postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Barbosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sotto Jr is out of range and Barbosa settles back down. Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Barbosa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Sotto Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork. A nice leg kick lands there from Sotto Jr. Sotto Jr takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses. A lazy left from Barbosa finds it's target. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Barbosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sotto Jr sprawls well. Sotto Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barbosa gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him. Barbosa looks for a takedown but Sotto Jr sprawls well. 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 Hector Barbosa 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sotto Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Sotto Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barbosa misses with the body kick and Sotto Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbosa's knee momentarily. Barbosa throws a wild body kick that Sotto Jr sees coming a mile off. Barbosa misses with a hook. Sotto Jr ducked under it nicely. Barbosa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sotto Jr throws a half hearted mid kick. Barbosa tries a low kick but Sotto Jr avoids it. Sotto Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Barbosa. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Barbosa tries to clinch but Sotto Jr moves out of range. Horrible takedown attempt by Barbosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Sotto Jr, which made it look bad. And Sotto Jr responds with a good body kick, but Barbosa manages to step out the way in time. Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto Jr manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sotto Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sotto Jr throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily. Sotto Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage! Barbosa scores with a nice head shot. Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and Sotto Jr counters with a shoot takedown. Barbosa fights it but they end up in guard. Sotto Jr trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom. Sotto Jr passes into half guard under a barage of strikes. Barbosa trying to control from the bottom.
Sotto Jr controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barbosa trying to control but Sotto Jr postures up.
Sotto Jr is pressing down on Barbosa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barbosa is holding on for now. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Barbosa trying to hold on to Sotto Jr's head to control him but Sotto Jr postures up.
Barbosa is trying to get back to full guard. Sotto Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Barbosa is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barbosa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Nice body punch from Sotto Jr. Barbosa tries to clinch but Sotto Jr is having none of it. Sotto Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barbosa. Sotto Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barbosa thows a leg kick but Sotto Jr checks it and Sotto Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Barbosa lands a leg kick that knocks Sotto Jr off balance momentarily. Barbosa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A left and a right from Sotto Jr both land. Nice combination. Barbosa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sotto Jr misses with a body shot.
Barbosa feinted with a counter takedown. Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sotto Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Barbosa. Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Sotto Jr is out of range. Barbosa misses with a looping left. Sotto Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbosa can pounce on him.
Barbosa throws a front kick aimed at Sotto Jr's knee but Sotto Jr avoids it well. Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Barbosa tries to clinch but Sotto Jr moves out of range. Barbosa lands with a kick to the temple. Sotto Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that's the end of the fight! Umberto Sotto Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Sotto Jr 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umberto Sotto Jr! Umberto Sotto Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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