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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marlo Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Satriani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satriani comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Satch Boogie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joe Satriani has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Marlo Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Satriani!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Satriani. Satriani obviously looking to wear him down.
Satriani fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bell checks it well.
Satriani scores with a leg kick.
Bell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Satriani is fending him off so far but Bell persists. Nope, Satriani circles away and we're back to standing.
Bell tries to clinch there but Satriani circles away.
Bell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bell misses with a series of wild punches.
Bell throws a body punch but Satriani moves out of range.
Satriani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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.
Bell scores with a jab to the head.
Satriani moves forwards but Bell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Satriani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Satriani throws a series of punches but Bell avoids them all with ease.
Satriani throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Satriani, right into the meat.
Bell lands a nice looking body shot.
Bell tries to clinch up but Satriani circles away and keeps his distance.
Bell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Satriani. Satriani obviously looking to wear him down.
Bell takes the fight into the clinch.
Bell avoiding damage.
Bell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the cage, Satriani throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bell goes for a takedown attempt but Satriani pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Satriani cracks the inside of Bell's front leg.
Satriani lunges at Bell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bell's hand.
Bell avoids the head kick by Satriani.
Joe Satriani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Satriani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Satriani throws out a loose jab but Bell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Satriani. That's going to slow Bell down.
Satriani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Satriani's head but Satriani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bell moves in looking to clinch but Satriani pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Satriani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Satriani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bell is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Satriani.
Bell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Satriani.
A slow jab from Satriani misses its intended target.
Satriani works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Satriani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Satriani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satriani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bell is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Bell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Satriani doesn't seem phased though.
Bell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Satriani throws a body punch but Bell moves out of range.
Satriani misses with a series of wild punches.
Satriani connects with a solid leg kick.
Bell misses with a hook.
Satriani scores with a hook.
Satriani avoids the body shot from Bell.
Bell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Satriani scores with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Satriani, right into the meat.
Satriani tries to bum rush Bell with a series of wild strikes but Bell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Satriani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Satriani darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bell tests Satriani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Marlo Bell has been cut.
Satriani throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Satriani slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Satriani throws a series of punches but Bell avoids them all with ease.
Satriani throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.
Bell fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satriani takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Satriani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Satriani is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Satriani is looking to slow Bell down with leg kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Satriani 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Satriani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Satriani throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Satriani.
Bell scores with a decent looking hook.
Bell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Satriani.
Bell throws a lazy right hand but Satriani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bell takes a swing at Satriani's ribcage but misses.
Satriani feints and then cracks Bell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bell down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Satriani.
Satriani throws a hook but Bell blocks it.
Satriani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Satriani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Satriani drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Satriani thumps Bell with a low kick.
Bell wants to clinch up but Satriani keeps it at a distance.
Satriani connects with a jab.
Satriani feints and then cracks Bell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bell down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Satriani. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Satriani.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satriani misses with a wild combination.
Satriani throws the left hand but Bell avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Satriani.
Satriani explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice body kick from Satriani.
Satriani lands an overhand right.
Bell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Satriani looks to land a left hand but Bell moved out of range nicely.
Satriani lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Satriani throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Satriani.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Satriani.
Satriani scores with a head kick.
Jab from Satriani.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Satriani feints and then cracks Bell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bell down.
Satriani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Satriani throws a hook but Bell avoids it easily.
Satriani lands a lovely overhand right.
Bell looks to land a left hand but Satriani moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Satriani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marlo Bell's cut.
That's time! Bell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Satriani lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Satriani.
Bell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Satriani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Satriani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Satriani defending well as Bell loads up on a big left hand.
Bell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Bell does no damage.
Satriani with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Satriani feints and then cracks Bell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bell down.
Satriani tries to bum rush Bell with a series of wild strikes but Bell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Satriani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Satriani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Satriani.
Satriani lands a head kick. Bell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Satriani lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Satriani looks to land a left hand but Bell moved out of range nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Satriani in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Satriani.
Bell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Satriani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bell moves away.
Satriani cracks Bell with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell blocks a head kick by Satriani.
Bell fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satriani throws out a powerful jab.
Satriani jabs Bell right on the nose. Bell blinks but takes it well.
Bell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Satriani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Satriani thumps Bell with a low kick.
Bell looks to land a left hand but Satriani moved out of range nicely.
Bell misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bell swings for the body but Satriani moves out of range.
Bell has closed the distance and engaged Satriani in a clinch.
Bell blocks the elbow strike.
Satriani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satriani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Satriani pushes off an throws an elbow but Bell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bell blocks the elbow strike.
Bell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Satriani looking to throw knees to the head but Bell is blocking nicely.
Satriani gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bell.
Satriani using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satriani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satriani misses with an elbow over the top.
Satriani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bell wants to get back to striking at distance but Satriani won't allow it.
Bell breaks from the clinch.
Satriani tries to land a front kick but Bell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Satriani 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.
Satriani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joe Satriani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Satriani throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bell blocks a jab.
Satriani misses with a few strikes there.
Satriani staying out of range there.
Satriani misses the jab.
Satriani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bell gets a clinch.
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!
Satriani tries to land a knee to the head but Bell blocks with his arms.
Satriani prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Satriani is keeping busy.
Satriani looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bell avoids the elbow strike from Satriani, against the cage.
Bell tries to work over Satriani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Satriani creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bell just leaning against Satriani, taking a breather.
Satriani misses with a knee to the head.
Satriani misses with an elbow strike.
Bell stalling in the clinch.
Bell looking to stall.
Bell blocks an elbow strike from Satriani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satriani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satriani misses with a knee strike.
Good body shot from Bell.
Bell blocks an elbow strike from Satriani.
Bell blocks the elbow strike.
Satriani misses with a knee strike.
Satriani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bell misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Bell.
Bell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Satriani counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Satriani ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
An inside leg kick from Satriani misses.
Satriani cracks Bell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bell tries to clinch up.
Satriani takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Satriani moves out of range as Bell strikes.
Satriani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Satriani doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Satriani throws a big shot that misses.
Satriani misses with the combination.
Bell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satriani slips under a jab.
Satriani throws a combination that misses
and Bell counters with a right hand to the body.
Satriani keeps the fight on the outside.
Satriani ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Satriani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bell. That did some damage!
Bell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bell blocks a leg kick.
Satriani throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Satriani.
Bell misses with the combination.
Bell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Satriani counters with a low kick, right behind Bell 's knee.
Bell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Satriani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Satriani is looking to slow Bell down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch lands to the side of Bell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Satriani.
Satriani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Satriani misses with a combination
and Bell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Satriani thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Satriani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marlo Bell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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 throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bell cracks a nice hook into Satriani's ribs.
Bell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Satriani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Satriani falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Satriani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bell slips under a jab.
Satriani throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bell.
Satriani swats away the attempt to clinch by Bell.
Satriani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bell's sensitive parts.
Bell looks to clinch
and Satriani counters with a two punch combo.
Satriani misses with a wild combination.
Bell connects with the punch.
Satriani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bell. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Satriani.
Satriani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab from Satriani.
Bell wants to clinch
and Satriani counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Satriani momentarily.
A big right from Satriani misses.
Bell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satriani moves away.
Satriani lands a jab to Bell's midsection.
Bell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Satriani scores with a decent looking hook.
Satriani throws a good cross that connects.
Satriani thumps Bell with a low kick.
Satriani throws a leg kick but Bell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Satriani lands with a thumping leg kick.
Satriani pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Satriani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Satriani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Satriani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Satriani lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Satriani, right into the meat.
Satriani throws out a loose jab but Bell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Satriani.
Satriani paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bell misses with a straight left.
Satriani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Satriani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satriani throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Satriani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Satriani lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Satriani lands a jab-cross combination.
Marlo Bell's cut is getting worse.
Satriani misses with a looping left.
Bell digs a good hook to Satriani's body.
Satriani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bell was well out of range. Poor timing from Satriani.
Bell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bell forces Satriani back against the cage and clinches.
Satriani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satriani.
Bell avoids the elbow strike from Satriani, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satriani just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bell's brow.
Bell has had enough of the clinch but Satriani keeps him there for the moment.
Marlo Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satriani using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Satriani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Bell.
Satriani tries a knee to the head but Bell blocks it.
Bell dodges an elbow strike from Satriani.
Bell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bell pushes Satriani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Satriani tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bell lands a shoulder strike.
Bell cracks Satriani with a nice body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bell looking to stall.
Bell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Satriani pushes off an throws an elbow but Bell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bell blocks an elbow strike.
Satriani with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satriani misses with an elbow over the top.
Bell is working Satriani over against the cage.
Bell is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Satriani creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bell lands a body punch.
Bell is trying to maintain a safe position but Satriani gets an underhook and turns Bell into the cage.
Bell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Satriani pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bell is looking to control Satriani's arms but Satriani gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bell has his back to the cage.
Satriani throws an elbow that misses.
Bell blocks an elbow strike from Satriani.
Bell dodges an elbow strike from Satriani.
Satriani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bell wants to break free but Satriani has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satriani just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bell's brow.
Satriani throws an elbow but it misses.
Satriani using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bell.
Bell turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Satriani is not content to let Bell control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Satriani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Satriani winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Satriani!
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