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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Coxall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stem Cell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stem Cell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Coxall's chin.
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135 lbs
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141 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Coxall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stem Cell!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coxall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cell takes the fight into the clinch.
Cell misses with a body punch.
Cell lands with a short shot to the head.
Coxall misses with a body punch.
Cell has a couple of punches blocked by Coxall.
Coxall misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coxall.
Coxall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coxall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cell or not.
Coxall throws a punch but it's blocked by Cell.
Cell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cell throws a lazy uppercut
and Coxall counters with a good, hard body kick but Cell shrugs it off.
Cell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Coxall eats them both and turns towards Cell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from Coxall both land. Nice combination.
Coxall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cell momentarily.
Coxall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coxall was well out of range. Poor timing from Cell.
Cell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Coxall.
Cell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Coxall is out of range and Cell settles back down.
Coxall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cell tries to bum rush Coxall with a series of wild strikes but Coxall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cell lands a nice looking body shot.
Coxall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Coxall duly obliges.
Decent striking displayed by Coxall there.
Coxall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coxall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cell. That did some damage!
Cell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coxall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Coxall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coxall ducks under a wild hook from Cell.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Coxall - that will leave a mark!
Cell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alex Coxall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coxall throws a series of punches but Cell avoids them all with ease.
Coxall loads up on a big right hand but Cell slips the punch.
Cell scores with a jab. Coxall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Coxall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Coxall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Coxall is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coxall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Coxall looks to land a body kick but Cell moved away.
Cell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Coxall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A cross from Coxall lands.
Cell tests Coxall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coxall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Coxall throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick from Coxall.
Coxall connects with a leg kick. Cell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stem Cell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coxall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cell misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coxall misses with the combination.
Coxall slips a straight right by Cell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coxall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cell moves away.
Cell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coxall was well out of range. Poor timing from Cell.
Cell avoids the head kick by Coxall.
Coxall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Coxall rather than just go for the knockout.
Coxall tries to bum rush Cell with a series of wild strikes but Cell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cell checks a leg kick.
Coxall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coxall's knee momentarily.
Cell throws a leg kick but Coxall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Coxall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Coxall dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Coxall throws a body kick that misses.
Coxall misses with a low kick as Cell jumps back.
Cell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coxall.
A little jabbing left from Cell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cell misses with a jab to the body
and Coxall counters with a head kick. That will keep Cell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A nice leg kick lands there from Cell.
Coxall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cell throws a sloppy head kick and Coxall moves out of range easily.
Coxall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Coxall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coxall blocks a head kick by Cell.
Coxall takes a swing at Cell's ribcage but misses.
Coxall throws a jab when Cell was well out of range.
Cell wants to counter the offense by Coxall and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cell.
Cell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cell throws out a loose jab but Coxall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coxall throws a leg kick but Cell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Coxall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Coxall misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Coxall misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Coxall.
Jab by Coxall.
Coxall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coxall fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cell.
Coxall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coxall throws a right hand that Cell ducks under and follows up with a left that Cell also avoids with ease.
Cell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coxall manages to avoid it.
Cell avoids the body shot from Coxall.
Coxall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coxall throws a head kick but Cell moves out of range.
Coxall moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCell.
Coxall throws a body punch but Cell moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Cell misses.
Cell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cell misses the shot to the body.
Coxall throws a lazy right hand but Cell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell misses with a straight left.
Coxall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A countering left hand to the body from Cell misses.
Coxall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Coxall scrambles back to his feet.
Cell tries to clinch but Coxall moves out of range.
It looked like Coxall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coxall throws a right hand that misses
enabling Cell to counter with a crisp jab.
Cell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coxall scores with a jab.
Coxall just misses with a punch to the body.
Cell just misses with a punch to the body.
Coxall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coxall.
Cell throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coxall throws a sloppy head kick and Cell moves out of range easily.
Cell tries to counter by closing the distance.
Coxall throws a right hand that Cell ducks under and follows up with a left that Cell also avoids with ease.
Cell misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Coxall misses the target.
Alex Coxall is winning the standup battle so far.
Coxall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coxall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cell.
Coxall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Coxall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coxall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cell misses with a looping left.
Coxall stuns Cell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Coxall dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Coxall looks to throw the jab but Cell is out of range.
Cell lands a jab to the nose.
Cell takes one to the side of the head.
Cell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cell avoids the body shot from Coxall.
Cell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cell misses with a head kick.
Coxall avoids the body shot from Cell.
Coxall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cell is rocked!
Coxall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cell.
Cell is still on wobbly legs! Can Coxall finish him?
Cell just misses with a punch to the body.
Coxall is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cell seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Coxall.
Coxall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cell can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell throws an overhand right that lands on Coxall's shoulder, as Coxall tries to avoid the shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Coxall.
Cell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Coxall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Coxall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Coxall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stem Cell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Coxall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Coxall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Coxall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cell struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coxall blocks the strikes from Cell.
Coxall wants to control but Cell is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coxall is trying to get an arm triangle but Cell is defending well.
Cell wants to control but Coxall postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cell is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Coxall is staying active.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A cross from Cell lands.
Cell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coxall moves away.
Coxall blocks the body kick.
Alex Coxall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coxall throws a jab but it's blocked by Cell.
Cell throws out a counter right but Coxall avoids it with no problem.
Cell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coxall can pounce on him.
Cell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coxall avoids the head kick by Cell.
Cell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Coxall staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Coxall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coxall, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Coxall!
The defeated Stem Cell had this to say: 'Looks like its time for apoptosis.'.
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