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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robinson Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Dantas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robinson Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Dantas!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell misses with the combination.
Dantas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dantas tries for a takedown but Bell circles away easily
and Bell counters with a one-two to the body.
Dantas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bell wants to get back to his feet.
Bell has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bell gets back to full guard.
Dantas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Dantas has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bell working for a triangle but Dantas defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bell is controlling Dantas's posture.
Dantas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dantas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bell wants to get back to his feet but Dantas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dantas wants to pass the guard but Bell is keeping the position.
Dantas is stalling in the full guard.
Dantas connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dantas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dantas is stalling in the full guard.
Bell is looking for a triangle but Dantas pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dantas is in close to Bell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dantas defends it easily.
Bell is trying to keep Dantas in close.
Bell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantas preventing the sweep.
Dantas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dantas with a nice head shot there.
Bell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dantas is aware though and is defending well.
Bell has momentary wrist control but Dantas slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Dantas from controlling successfully.
Bell is pulling down on Dantas's head. It's preventing any offense from Dantas, at least for the moment.
Dantas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantas with a nice head shot there.
Bell working for a triangle but Dantas defends it easily.
Bell wants to sweep but no luck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell controls Dantas momentarily but Dantas frees himself.
Dantas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bell throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dantas trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Dantas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dantas has his takedown stuffed
and Bell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dantas thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Dantas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dantas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dantas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Dantas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bell counters with a takedown into side control.
Bell working away.
Dantas is looking to regain half guard here but Bell keeps moving and retains side control.
Dantas is trying to control Bell's posture but Bell avoids it.
Dantas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bell tries for a kimura but Dantas is defending well.
Bell trying to control the position but Dantas is working away.
Dantas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dantas is trying to control Bell's posture but Bell avoids it.
Bell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dantas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dantas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bell pulls his head out easily.
Bell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bell is pressing down on Dantas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dantas is holding on for now.
Bell prevents Dantas from improving his position.
Bell trying to control the action but Dantas is working from the bottom.
Dantas holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dantas tries to get to full guard but Bell has control of the leg.
Bell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dantas is just riding it out for now. Bell eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dantas defends it well.
Dantas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dantas wants to control but Bell is keeping busy.
Dantas is staying active underneath Bell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dantas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bell is working for a submission of some sort.
Dantas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bell is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dantas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dantas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bell is one step ahead there.
Dantas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dantas looking for a guillotine here but Bell defends easily.
Dantas working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bell has passed into half guard!
Dantas is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dantas is staying active underneath Bell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bell is working for a submission of some sort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell wants to pass the guard but Dantas is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robinson Bell dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dantas tries for a takedown but Bell circles away easily
and Bell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bell.
Dantas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bell avoids a wild elbow strike from Dantas.
Dantas wants to take the fight to the mat but Bell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bell pulls guard effortlessly.
Bell is looking for a triangle but Dantas pushes his legs off easily.
Dantas postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.
Dantas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dantas has managed to get both his arms back between Bell's legs - danger averted.
Dantas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bell's head.
Dantas trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dantas works over Bell with some ground and pound from guard.
Dantas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dantas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dantas wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
Dantas controlling from the top position.
Dantas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dantas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Dantas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dantas shoots and misses
and Bell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Robinson Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Dantas.
Bell prevents Dantas from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantas trying to control from the bottom.
Dantas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dantas.
Bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Dantas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bell stays in close to Dantas's body and controls the position.
Bell stopping the sweep attempt from Dantas.
Dantas is trying to keep Bell in close.
Dantas keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Dantas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dantas is adopting a defensive guard.
Bell preventing the sweep.
Dantas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bell tries to free his leg and advance position but Dantas is retaining full guard.
Dantas pulls Bell in to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bell wants to control from the top but Dantas keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Robinson Bell.
Dantas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bell counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Dantas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dantas 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Dantas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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