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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer comes into the arena with Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive blaring out of the sound system. Marlo Bell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicholas Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Marlo Bell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmer.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bell throws a one two combo.
Bell shoots in looking for a takedown. Palmer tries to sprawl out of it but Bell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Palmer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bell misses with an uppercut.
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palmer manages to avoid it.
Palmer scores with a nice body kick.
Palmer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palmer finds it's way round the side to connect with Bell's head.
Bell throws a body punch but Palmer moves out of range.
Bell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Palmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Palmer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
Bell lands with a nice body punch.
Palmer keeps the fight on the outside.
Palmer takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bell, as that shot connected.
Nice straight punches there by Palmer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Palmer.
Bell clinches.
Bell breaks the clinch.
Bell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palmer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palmer.
Bell avoids the body shot from Palmer.
Bell misses with an uppercut. Palmer saw that one coming.
Bell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Palmer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Palmer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Bell.
Bell tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bell lands with a nice combination. Palmer backs away looking to recover.
Marlo Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Bell misses the target.
Palmer throws out a loose jab but Bell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bell throws out the jab.
Bell lands a nice looking body shot.
Palmer ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Palmer lands a two punch combo.
Bell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Palmer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.
Bell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Palmer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Palmer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nicholas Palmer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palmer.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch but Palmer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bell slips a jab and a cross from Palmer.
Palmer slips a jab and a cross from Bell.
Palmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bell is looking to clinch.
Palmer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer scores with a nice head shot.
Bell moves out of range as Palmer strikes.
Palmer throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Bell.
Palmer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bell lunges at Palmer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Palmer's hand.
Palmer keeps the fight on the outside.
Bell is looking to clinch.
Jab by Palmer.
Palmer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bell's hands.
Palmer looks to land a left hand but Bell moved out of range nicely.
Bell throws an overhand right that lands on Palmer's shoulder, as Palmer tries to avoid the shot.
Bell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palmer needs to keep his hands up - Bell had a free shot at his head there.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palmer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell gets a clinch.
Bell can't break the clinch.
Palmer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Palmer tries a body shot but Bell blocks it.
Bell has Palmer pressed against the cage.
Bell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palmer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bell closes the distance and clinches up with Palmer, looking for a takedown. Bell pushes Palmer against the cage but Palmer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nicholas Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlo Bell.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Palmer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Palmer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
Bell is looking to clinch.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bell lands a slapping body shot.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Bell misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marlo Bell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Bell.
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palmer manages to avoid it.
Bell lands a slapping body shot.
Bell looks to land a combination but Palmer avoids it well.
Bell gets a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bell.
Bell tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Palmer lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Bell.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Bell blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bell wants a takedown.
Bell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Palmer up against the cage.
Bell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bell misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Palmer counters with a straight right hand.
Bell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bell lands a nice shot that snaps Palmer's head back.
Palmer is looking to land body kicks.
Bell loads up on a big right hand but Palmer slips the punch.
Palmer throws a front kick aimed at Bell's knee but Bell avoids it well.
Palmer ducks right into an uppercut from Bell.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Bell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Palmer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bell thinking.
Palmer slips under a jab from Bell.
Bell defending well as Palmer loads up on a big left hand.
Bell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palmer.
Palmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Palmer.
Palmer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Palmer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bell takes one to the side of the head.
Palmer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Palmer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bell throws out the jab.
Bell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bell tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Bell tries to clinch up
and Palmer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Marlo Bell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bell scores with a one two! Palmer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bell takes a swing at Palmer's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Palmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Palmer.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bell was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
Jab by Palmer.
Palmer keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Bell.
Palmer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Palmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palmer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Palmer fails to land with a series of punches.
Palmer throws out a loose jab but Bell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer misses with a looping right.
Bell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Palmer slips a jab from Bell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a sloppy body shot
and Palmer counters with a head kick. That will keep Bell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Palmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palmer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Bell throws a body punch but Palmer moves out of range.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Palmer throws a hook but Bell avoids it easily.
Bell moves out of range as Palmer throws a body kick.
Bell tries to clinch but Palmer is having none of it.
Bell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palmer.
Palmer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bell cracks Palmer with an open hand slap.
A shot to the liver by Bell. Beautiful body shot.
Bell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Palmer avoids it really well and circles away.
Palmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Bell is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marlo Bell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Bell misses.
Bell throws a body punch but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer throws a jab when Bell was well out of range.
Palmer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Bell.
Bell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palmer.
Palmer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Bell is looking to clinch but Palmer is avoiding it.
Palmer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bell blocks a head kick by Palmer.
Palmer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Palmer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell scores with a nice strike.
Bell throws out a powerful jab.
Palmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bell scores with a hook.
Good exchange - Bell coming out on top.
Palmer avoids the body shot from Bell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmer was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Bell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Palmer counters with a three punch combo that has Bell backing up. Bell nods at Palmer to acknowledge the strikes.
Bell thuds a left hand into Palmer's body.
Bell throws a hook but Palmer blocks it.
Palmer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bell connects with a nice looking jab.
Bell dodges the punch combination from Palmer.
Palmer lands a slapping body shot.
Palmer misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.
Palmer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bell's corner calls for a 1-2. Bell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bell.
Palmer looks to land a right hand but Bell moved out of range.
Bell lands with a straight right. Palmer didn't see that one coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Bell breaks the clinch.
Bell moves away from the strike by Palmer.
Palmer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bell throws a body punch but Palmer moves out of range.
Bell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palmer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bell to score with a decent uppercut.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Bell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palmer.
Palmer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bell counters with a nice body shot.
Palmer ducks right into an uppercut from Bell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bell.
Nice shot by Bell.
Palmer looks to land a combination but Bell avoids it well.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bell with a nice cross.
Bell wants to clinch.
Bell looks to throw the jab but Palmer is out of range.
Bell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Bell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Palmer on the side of the head.
Palmer moves out of range of the strikes.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Palmer ducks down to avoid it.
Palmer throws the left hand but Bell avoids the punch easily.
Nicholas Palmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Palmer.
A shot to the body from Bell misses
and Palmer counters with a left to the body.
Bell connects with a jab.
Marlo Bell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bell tries to clinch up
and Palmer counters with a good low kick that Bell was not able to check.
Palmer throws a shot from downtown. Bell moves away and avoids it.
Palmer misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Bell.
Bell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bell tries to clinch
enabling Palmer to counter with a crisp jab.
Bell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Palmer blocks a jab.
Palmer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marlo Bell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marlo Bell!
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