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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Den Dennis (ranked 646 p4p, 77 weight class) and Drake Bell (ranked 1027 p4p, 121 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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150 lbs
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168 cm
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139 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Den Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drake Bell!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennis keeps the fight on the outside.
Dennis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bell forces Dennis back against the cage and clinches.
Dennis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bell is stalling here.
A right hook to the body lands for Bell.
Dennis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dennis prevents a body shot from Bell.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bell avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dennis in his tracks.
Dennis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dennis lands a leg kick that knocks Bell off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell wants to clinch.
Bell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dennis lands with a slapping head kick.
We've been told by Dennis's head coaches at Ferocious Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dennis counters with a low kick, right behind Bell 's knee.
Dennis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dennis with a body shot.
Dennis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bell 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.
Dennis throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with a body punch
and Dennis counters with a good low kick that Bell was not able to check.
Bell swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bell closes the distance and clinches.
Bell misses with a body punch.
Dennis misses with a knee strike.
Bell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Denniss head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dennis scores a nice knee to the body.
Bell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dennis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bell's face.
Bell misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Bell.
Bell stalling in the clinch but Dennis improves position.
Dennis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dennis blocks a body shot from Bell.
Dennis lands a knee to the body.
Bell tries to throw a body punch but Dennis avoids it by throwing Bell back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dennis.
Dennis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dennis manages to break the clinch.
Bell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dennis breaks from the clinch.
Bell misses with a straight left.
Bell 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.
Dennis slips a straight right by Bell.
Nice body kick from Dennis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Dennis misses.
Bell unleashes a big counter combination but Dennis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dennis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bell if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dennis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dennis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dennis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bell counters with a series of strikes. Dennis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dennis tried to score with a low kick but Bell checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bell! But no joy.
Dennis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bell moves into range and clinches up with Dennis.
Bell tries a body shot but Dennis blocks it.
Bell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Dennis controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Den Dennis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dennis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bell wants to clinch.
Dennis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
Bell wants to clinch up but Dennis keeps it at a distance.
Dennis misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis misses with a body kick.
Bell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dennis breaks from the clinch.
Bell tries to clinch but Dennis moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell lands with a shot to the body.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch but Dennis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dennis tried to counter with a leg kick but Bell avoided it.
Bell lands an overhand right.
Dennis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bell's sensitive parts.
Bell forces Dennis back against the cage and clinches.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Bell pushes Dennis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dennis breaks from the clinch.
Dennis throws a wild body kick that Bell sees coming a mile off.
Bell swings for the body but Dennis moves out of range.
Dennis swats away the attempt to clinch by Bell.
Bell wants to clinch but Dennis slips to the side
and Dennis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Dennis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dennis misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Bell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Bell blocks the low kick.
Bell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dennis is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bell is looking to clinch but Dennis is avoiding it.
Dennis gets tackled into the cage by Bell. Bell maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dennis misses with a knee strike.
Bell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dennis's elbow.
Bell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Dennis.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bell avoids it.
Bell tries to throw a body punch but Dennis avoids it by throwing Bell back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Bell misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bell.
A right hand to the body from Bell.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dennis blocks a body shot from Bell.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bell.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bell.
Dennis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dennis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dennis throws a solid leg kick but Bell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dennis.
Bell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bell misses with a jab to the body
and Dennis counters with a nice leg kick.
Dennis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dennis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis lands a leg kick that knocks Bell off balance momentarily.
Dennis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dennis throws a solid leg kick but Bell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dennis.
Dennis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bell lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch but Dennis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dennis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Den Dennis 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bell tries to clinch up
and Dennis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bell misses with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dennis - the referee stops the clock and Bell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dennis. Bell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bell doesn't manage to clinch there - Dennis circles away.
Dennis scores with a push kick.
Bell clinches up with Dennis and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis manages to break the clinch.
Dennis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
Dennis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell misses with some punches.
Bell throws a punch but it's blocked by Dennis.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dennis lands a good knee to the midsection. Bell won't want to take too many of those.
Bell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dennis misses with a knee strike.
Dennis manages to break the clinch.
Bell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dennis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Dennis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dennis. That's going to slow Bell down.
Bell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dennis.
Dennis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dennis. That's going to slow Bell down.
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Dennis is just out of range.
Bell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dennis misses with a kick to the body.
Den Dennis is winning the standup battle so far.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch but Dennis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bell tries to clinch there but Dennis circles away.
Dennis wants to slow Bell down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dennis. That's going to slow Bell down.
Dennis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bell to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Dennis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell looks to clinch
and Dennis counters with a leg kick.
Dennis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dennis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dennis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dennis avoids the body shot from Bell.
Den Dennis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dennis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bell blocks a head kick by Dennis.
Bell throws out a counter right but Dennis avoids it with no problem.
Bell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dennis counters with a leg kick.
Bell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dennis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bell has Dennis up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bell.
Bell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bell tries a body shot but Dennis blocks it.
Bell is trying to maintain a safe position but Dennis gets an underhook and turns Bell into the cage.
Dennis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bell can do to turn this around?
Bell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dennis.
Bell looking to stall.
Drake Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Den Dennis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dennis, 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Den Dennis!
A relieved looking Den Dennis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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