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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stem Cell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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141 lbs
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148 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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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
34 - 14 - 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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Newman!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman misses with a head kick.
Cell is looking to counter with a body kick.
Newman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cell manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Cell.
Cell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cell.
Newman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newman throws out the jab.
Cell throwing a counter right hand but Newman manages to avoid it.
Newman tries to clinch up but Cell circles away and keeps his distance.
Cell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cell connects with a nice looking jab.
Newman throws a leg kick but Cell moved away.
Cell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Newman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cell's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cell wants to slow Newman down by chopping away at his legs.
Cell lands a nice shot to the body.
Cell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Newman counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman tries to score with a low kick but Cell moves his leg out of the way.
Newman throws a lazy head kick
enabling Cell to counter with a crisp jab.
Cell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cell throws a leg kick but Newman moved away.
Cell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newman needs to keep his hands up - Cell had a free shot at his head there.
Newman moves out of range as Cell strikes.
Newman throws a big shot that misses.
Cell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newman manages to avoid it.
Newman is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cell blocks a low kick nicely.
Newman lands with a right hand.
Cell takes a swing at Newman's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Newman. That's going to slow Cell down.
Newman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Newman throws a good cross that connects.
Stem Cell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Newman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cell is out of range.
Cell swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Newman to counter with a crisp jab.
Newman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newman throws out the jab.
Cell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newman.
Cell throws a shot from downtown. Newman moves away and avoids it.
Cell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cell takes a swing at Newman's ribcage but misses.
Cell wants to land a leg kick but Newman is out of range.
Newman ducks under a wild hook from Cell.
Cell thows a leg kick but Newman checks it
and Newman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Newman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cell is out of range.
Cell cracks Newman with a good jab.
Newman throws the kick towards the body but Cell avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cell checks a leg kick.
Cell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Newman is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Cell misses.
Cell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cell throws a shot from downtown. Newman moves away and avoids it.
Cell lands a jab to Newman's midsection.
Cell misses with a wild body shot.
Newman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Newman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Newman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cell manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Newman on his heels. He'll look to pass Newman's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cell throwing strikes but missing.
Newman trying to control the position here.
Cell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cell wants to control from the top but Newman keeps moving.
Newman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stem Cell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cell cracks Newman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cell gets tackled into the ropes by Newman. Newman maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cell.
Newman scores with a shot to the side of Cell's head.
Cell misses with a body punch.
Newman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cell blocking some punches.
Cell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Newman effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman misses with the head strike.
Cell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell blocking some punches.
Cell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Newman.
Newman blocks a body shot from Cell.
Cell misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cell.
Cell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Newman backwards.
Cell lands an uppercut.
Newman is trying to break free.
Cell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Newman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Newman scores with a hook.
Newman catches Cell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Newman avoids the body shot from Cell.
Newman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cell with a body shot.
Cell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Newman momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Cell.
Newman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cell is out of range.
A slow jab from Cell misses its intended target.
Newman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Newman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stem Cell is winning the standup battle so far.
Cell takes one to the chin there.
Cell throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Paul Newman has been cut.
Cell swings widly with a right hand
and Newman counters with a low kick, right behind Cell 's knee.
Cell scores with a jab.
Newman is rocked!
Cell looks for the body kick but Newman saw that one coming.
Newman is still on wobbly legs! Can Cell finish him?
Cell throws a head kick that misses.
Newman seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice jab there from Cell.
Cell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newman manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Newman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell throws a big shot that misses.
Newman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Newman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cell.
Newman keeps Cell at a distance using the push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Newman.
Nice body punch from Cell.
Cell scores with a shot to the body.
Cell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cell swings for the body but Newman moves out of range.
Newman tries a quick counter leg kick but Cell is wise to it.
A swing and a miss from Cell.
Cell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Newman momentarily.
Cell misses with a right hand
and Newman counters with a solid body kick.
Newman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newman tries to land a front kick but Cell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Newman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cell thuds a left hand into Newman's body.
Newman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cell misses with a shot to the body
and Newman counters with a leg kick.
Cell misses with a leg kick.
Cell swings widly with a right hand
letting Newman counter with a right hand.
Cell lands a jab to the head.
Cell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cell is rocked!
A jab from Cell misses.
Oh Cell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Newman 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.
Cell throws a low kick but Newman avoids it.
Newman is looking to score with low kicks.
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 Stem Cell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Newman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cell throws a big shot that misses.
Cell seems to have got his legs back now.
Cell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Newman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A chopping leg kick lands by Newman.
Cell lands a slapping body shot.
Cell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Newman scores with a jab to the head.
Newman throws a looping overhand right but Cell ducks down to avoid it.
Cell throws a leg kick but Newman moved away.
Cell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman is looking to slow Cell down with leg kicks.
Newman with a jab.
Newman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cell's sensitive parts.
Cell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Newman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cell is out of range and Newman settles back down.
Cell just misses with a punch to the body.
Cell misses the jab.
Newman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cell scores with a jab.
Cell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Newman moves out of range as Cell strikes.
Nice body kick there by Newman.
Cell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Newman avoids it really well and circles away.
Cell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paul Newman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Newman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newman goes for a double leg but Cell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Cell continues to drive forward.
Jab from Newman.
Cell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Newman's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cell. Newman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newman slips under a jab from Cell.
Newman ducks under a wild hook from Cell.
Newman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Newman did well to prevent Cell getting side control.
Newman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cell.
Cell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Newman is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell wants to control from the top but Newman keeps moving.
Newman keeping full guard, as Cell tries to pass.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stem Cell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newman.
Cell throws a shot from downtown. Newman moves away and avoids it.
Cell scores with a nice strike.
Cell slips a jab from Newman.
Newman tries to score with a low kick but Cell moves his leg out of the way.
Cell gets a takedown into half guard.
Newman won't allow Cell to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stem Cell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paul Newman!
An out of breath Paul Newman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Stem Cell had this to say: 'Looks like its time for apoptosis.'.
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energy
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hype
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