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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cordolha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stevie Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Cordolha!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cordolha.
Cordolha thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cordolha tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cordolha in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cordolha.
You can see the frustration on Bell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cordolha looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bell tries to improve position but can't.
Cordolha thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cordolha thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell pushes Cordolha away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cordolha gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on Bell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bell is looking to regain half guard here but Cordolha keeps moving and retains side control.
Cordolha is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cordolha off and has taken his back!
Bell controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell keeps control of the position as Cordolha tries to break free.
Bell controls the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bell punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordolha tries to roll but Bell sticks to his back.
Bell is looking for the choke from the back position but Cordolha is controlling his hands well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell controls the position.
Bell keeps control of the position as Cordolha tries to break free.
Bell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cordolha looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cordolha manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bell's guard. Nice work there by Cordolha.
Cordolha stopping the sweep attempt from Bell.
Cordolha won't allow Bell to get back to his feet.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Cordolha from controlling successfully.
Cordolha forces his way into half guard.
Cordolha is looking for a kimura but Bell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cordolha to get the leverage.
Cordolha looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bell is trying to maintain the position but Cordolha is very close to passing his half guard.
Bell pushes Cordolha off looking to stand but Cordolha dives back in and keeps control.
Bell gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Cordolha dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bell takes the fight into the clinch.
Cordolha decides to pull guard.
Bell landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cordolha looking for a guillotine here but Bell defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cordolha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordolha lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cordolha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bell looking for a sweep. Not yet Bell, not yet.
Cordolha has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bell is proving hard to escape from.
Bell trying to control the position.
Cordolha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bell wants to stand but Cordolha is controlling the position.
Bell is working an open guard so Cordolha takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cordolha looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordolha wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bell, who protects the arm well.
Cordolha is breathing heavily.
Bell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cordolha has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cordolha wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bell, who protects the arm well.
Bell sneaks out the side door and pushes Cordolha away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cordolha regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cordolha bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bell's guard.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Jose Cordolha has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cordolha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bell has his feet on Cordolha's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cordolha moves to clinch but Bell breaks away
and Bell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cordolha shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cordolha was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bell is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bell struggling a bit here.
Cordolha has hold of Bell's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bell seems comfortable defending it but Cordolha has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bell is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bell is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Cordolha couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Cordolha!
Jose Cordolha looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm the best.'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
42% |
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