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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Antistar (by Massive Attack). 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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12 - 2 - 0 |
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218 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stringer Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robbie Salazar!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar looks to land a left hand but Bell moved out of range nicely.
Salazar looks to land a right hand but Bell moved out of range.
Bell thuds a left hand into Salazar's body.
Nice body punch from Bell.
Salazar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bell avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters circling - Salazar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salazar.
Salazar looks for a takedown but Bell sprawls well.
Stringer Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Salazar.
Bell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salazar on the side of the head.
Bell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salazar gets the takedown into side control.
Salazar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Bell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salazar.
Bell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Salazar postures up.
Bell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bell has his foot on Salazar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Salazar works his way back into a safe position though.
Bell has his foot on Salazar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Salazar works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salazar wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
Salazar postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.
Salazar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Salazar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Salazar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bell has escaped and now he's on top!
Salazar looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Salazar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bell is just riding it out for now. Salazar eventually gives up the hold.
Bell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salazar.
Bell trying to control from the bottom.
Salazar is looking for a kimura but Bell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Salazar to get the leverage.
Bell trying to control from the bottom.
Bell gets back to full guard.
Bell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Salazar!
Bell with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands a big shot there that rocks Salazar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Salazar regains half guard.
Salazar moves into full guard.
Salazar has his foot on Bell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bell works his way back into a safe position though.
Bell trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.
Bell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salazar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bell passes into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bell is keen to just control but Salazar is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Salazar looking for a guillotine here but Bell defends easily.
Bell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salazar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Salazar working for a triangle but Bell defends it easily.
Bell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bell tries to free his leg and advance position but Salazar is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stringer Bell 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.
Bell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salazar at a distance.
Salazar misses with a body shot
and Bell counters with a left and a right that stings Salazar.
Robbie Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Salazar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bell lands with a straight right. Salazar didn't see that one coming.
Salazar has his takedown stuffed
and Bell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bell lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Bell does it's job there.
Salazar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bell counters with a one-two to the body.
Stringer Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Salazar.
Salazar with a poor takedown
and Bell counters with a left to the body.
Bell lands a with a good body shot.
Bell is looking to wear down Salazar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Salazar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salazar tries to clinch
and Bell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Salazar is breathing heavily.
Salazar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bell cracks a nice hook into Salazar's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bell lands a right hook to the body.
Bell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bell scores with a shot to the body.
Bell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bell tries to land a knee to the head but Salazar blocks with his arms.
Bell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bell.
Salazar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Salazar takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell lands a body shot.
Bell landing knees to the body.
Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stringer Bell is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Bell.
Bell thuds a left hand into Salazar's body.
Salazar misses with a hook to the body
and Bell counters with a nice body shot.
Salazar doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Bell to counter with a crisp jab.
Salazar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salazar doesn't seem bothered though.
Stringer Bell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salazar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bell works the jab nicely.
Bell lunges at Salazar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Salazar's hand.
Bell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salazar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salazar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
Bell cracks Salazar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bell closes the distance and pushes Salazar back into the cage.
Bell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salazar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bell misses with a knee to the head.
Bell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Salazar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bell lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell connects with a body shot.
Salazar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Salazar throws out a powerful jab.
Jab, jab by Bell - just one landing.
Bell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Salazar tries for a takedown but Bell circles away easily
and Bell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salazar doesn't seem bothered though.
Salazar misses with a takedown attempt
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salazar keeps the fight on the outside.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bell.
Salazar misses with a takedown
and Bell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bell lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands with a nice body punch.
Bell throws a shot to the body.
Bell lands with a right hand.
Bell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bell connects with a body shot.
Jab from Bell.
Jab by Bell.
Bell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salazar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bell scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stringer Bell 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!
A right-left combo lands from Bell.
Bell connects with a body shot.
Salazar misses with a takedown
letting Bell counter with a right hand.
Salazar walks into a straight right hand from Bell.
Jab by Bell.
Salazar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Salazar fails with a takedown attempt.
Bell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salazar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bell lands a jab to Salazar's midsection.
Salazar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Salazar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bell scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Bell - just one landing.
Bell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Salazar walks into a left hand.
A punch combination from Bell misses.
Bell takes a swing at Salazar's ribcage but misses.
Salazar tries to clinch up
and Bell counters with a stiff right hand.
Salazar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Salazar shoots and misses
and Bell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stringer Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Salazar.
Bell stalks Salazar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Salazar's face. Salazar staggers backwards, shaken.
Bell with a hook.
Bell works Salazar's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands a slapping body shot.
Bell looks to land a combination. Salazar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bell misses with the combination.
Bell connects with a right hand. Salazar shakes it off.
Bell throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salazar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bell lands a nice shot to the body.
Bell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salazar's head.
Bell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bell digs a good hook to Salazar's body.
Salazar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Salazar misses with a takedown attempt
and Bell counters with a nice body shot.
Bell stuns Salazar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bell connects with a body shot.
Salazar tries to move into range but Bell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salazar momentarily.
Bell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salazar can do to turn this around?
Salazar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bell finds it's way round the side to connect with Salazar's head.
Salazar misses with a hook to the body
and Bell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salazar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salazar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salazar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Salazar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A shot to de liver by Bell. Beautiful body shot.
Bell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bell throws a right hand that Salazar ducks under and follows up with a left that Salazar also avoids with ease.
Bell lands with an uppercut that bounces Salazar off the cage and back into rage.
Robbie Salazar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Salazar fails with the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Bell scores with a four punch combination!
Nice uppercut there from Bell.
Bell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salazar at a distance.
Bell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Salazar misses with a takedown
and Bell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bell!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bell scores with the left hand. Salazar knows he should have avoided that one.
Salazar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Salazar is rocked!
Bell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salazar's head backwards.
Salazar is still on wobbly legs! Can Bell finish him?
Bell connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stringer Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stringer Bell!
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hype
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