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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Marlo Bell has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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191 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Padilla!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marlo Bell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell scores with a jab to the head.
Bell throws a lazy right hand but Padilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Padilla misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.
Padilla thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Bell misses.
Bell misses with a looping left.
Bell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Padilla on the side of the head.
Bell misses with a jab to the body
and Padilla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bell thinking.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Padilla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Padilla closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Marlo Bell has been cut.
Padilla throws a series of punches but Bell avoids them all with ease.
Padilla decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Padilla seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell is holding on to half guard well.
Bell wants to improve his position but Padilla is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Padilla stands up and beckons Bell to join him on the feet.
Bell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bell throws a lazy right hand but Padilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Bell throws a jab when Padilla was well out of range.
Padilla throws a lazy right hand but Bell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Padilla misses with a looping left.
Padilla thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Padilla misses.
Padilla moves out of range of the strikes.
Padilla misses with a looping left.
A left lands for Bell.
Bell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Padilla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Padilla counters with a takedown into side control.
Bell pushes Padilla away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Padilla 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.
Padilla is looking to take a break and control but Bell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Padilla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marlo Bell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Marlo Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Padilla lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Padilla scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Padilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Junior Padilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bell scores with a jab. Padilla acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Padilla lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bell backs up against the cage.
Padilla staying out of range there.
Padilla throws a body punch but Bell moves out of range.
Padilla scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bell misses with an uppercut. Padilla saw that one coming.
Padilla throws a right hand that Bell ducks under and follows up with a left that Bell also avoids with ease.
Bell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Padilla doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell misses with a jab to the body
and Bell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell throws a series of punches but Padilla avoids them all with ease.
A cross from Padilla lands.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Padilla's head but Padilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Padilla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bell misses with a body punch
and Padilla counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bell misses with a jab to the body
and Padilla counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bell wants to get back to full guard.
Bell has a hand on Padilla's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Padilla takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Bell is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla unloads with some shots from mount but Bell bucks and avoids them well.
Bell is trying to escape the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bell can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Padilla trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Padilla takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Bell gets back to half guard.
Bell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Padilla's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Padilla's back!
Padilla covering up well under a series of strikes from Bell.
Bell misses with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Padilla dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marlo Bell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Padilla.
Bell misses with an uppercut. Padilla saw that one coming.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Bell staying out of range there.
Padilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bell.
Bell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Padilla.
Bell looks to land a left hand but Padilla moved out of range nicely.
Bell digs a good body shot into Padilla's ribs.
Padilla scores with a decent looking hook.
Padilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bell.
A big left from Bell misses.
Junior Padilla is winning the standup battle so far.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Bell lands a with a good body shot.
A jab from Bell misses.
Bell takes a swing at Padilla's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla slips a straight right by Bell.
Bell looks to land a right hand but Padilla moved out of range.
Bell loads up on a big right hand but Padilla slips the punch.
Bell takes a swing at Padilla's ribcage but misses.
Padilla moves out of range of the strikes.
Padilla takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bell misses with a body punch
and Padilla counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Padilla seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Padilla has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell has Padilla pulled in close to control his posture.
Padilla tries to free his leg and advance position but Bell is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell trying to keep a closed guard but Padilla is proving a slippery customer.
Bell wants to control the position but Padilla says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
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.
Bell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bell.
Bell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Padilla is one step ahead there.
Bell looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Junior Padilla did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Marlo Bell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Padilla gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Padilla defending well as Bell loads up on a big left hand.
Bell digs a good hook to Padilla's body.
Bell misses the body punch
and Padilla counters with a stiff right hand.
Padilla changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bell tries to avoid it but Padilla manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bell to the ground. Bell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Padilla ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Bell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Padilla staying out of range there.
Bell throws a right and a left that Padilla avoids nicely.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Padilla.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Padilla.
Padilla moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.
Padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
Bell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Padilla counters with a three punch combo that has Bell backing up. Bell nods at Padilla to acknowledge the strikes.
Bell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Padilla stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bell cracks Padilla with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bell lands a jab to the head.
Bell connects with a looping right hand.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Padilla moves away.
Bell takes a swing at Padilla's ribcage but misses.
Bell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Padilla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Padilla has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
Bell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Padilla on the side of the head.
A jab from Padilla misses.
Padilla has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Padilla there as he acknowledges the shot.
Padilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bell throws a jab when Padilla was well out of range.
Padilla throws a combination. Bell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fighters circle momentarily. Padilla darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Bell misses.
A combination from Padilla does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Padilla. Beautiful body shot.
Padilla throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Padilla momentarily.
Padilla connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bell slips a jab and a cross from Padilla.
Bell misses with a double jab.
A shot to the body from Bell misses
and Padilla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Padilla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Padilla moves out of range of the strikes.
Bell moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the body from Bell misses
and Padilla counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Bell. Beautiful body shot.
Bell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Padilla at a distance.
Padilla misses with a hook. Bell ducked under it nicely.
Bell lands a nice shot to the body.
Bell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Padilla rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Padilla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bell.
Bell scores with a hook to the body. Padilla takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Padilla is just out of range.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Padilla looks to land a combination but Bell avoids it well.
Padilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Padilla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bell.
Bell lands with a hook. Padilla tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bell misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Marlo Bell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marlo Bell's cut.
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!
Bell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bell lands with an overhand left.
Padilla misses with a kick to the body.
Bell throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Padilla ducks down to avoid it.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Padilla ducks down to avoid it.
Bell scores with a hook.
Bell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Padilla throws a good cross that connects.
Padilla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bell.
Bell missing with a left hand there. Padilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bell misses with an uppercut. Padilla saw that one coming.
Bell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bell throws a right and a left that Padilla avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Padilla in his tracks.
Padilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marlo Bell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Padilla ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Bell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Padilla to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bell looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bell wants to sweep here but Padilla controlling him for the moment.
Marlo Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Junior Padilla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Padilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marlo Bell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Padilla has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 48:48
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Junior Padilla retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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