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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Kingsbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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175 cm
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Kingsbury!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kingsbury.
Sloppy strikes from Kingsbury. Those never looked like landing.
Bell moves in looking to clinch but Kingsbury pushes him off.
Bell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kingsbury defends it nicely.
Bell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bell checks a low kick from Kingsbury.
Bell wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kingsbury counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bell lands a high kick!
Kingsbury digs a good body shot into Bell's ribs.
Kingsbury thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kingsbury connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bell scrambles back to his feet.
Kingsbury throws a leg kick that misses.
Bell fails with a takedown attempt.
Kingsbury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kingsbury jabs Bell right on the nose. Bell blinks but takes it well.
Bell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bell looks for a takedown but Kingsbury sprawls well.
Kenny Kingsbury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kingsbury lands with a nice body punch.
Bell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kingsbury swivels and escapes.
Kingsbury bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsbury cracks Bell with a good jab.
Bell shoots in but no luck this time.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Kingsbury changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kingsbury bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bell's head backwards.
Bell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kingsbury throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kingsbury can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kingsbury is positioning himself well to prevent Bell advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsbury keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bell is looking to take a break and control but Kingsbury is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kingsbury is looking to improve his position.
Kingsbury is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kingsbury throws a solid leg kick but Bell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kingsbury.
Kingsbury throws a solid leg kick but Bell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kingsbury.
Bell looks for a takedown but Kingsbury sprawls well.
Kingsbury keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kingsbury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kingsbury as he jumps to the side.
Kingsbury feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kingsbury works Bell's body with a nice hook.
Bell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bell moves out of range of the leg kick from Kingsbury.
Danga de danga de dang - Kingsbury scores with a four punch combination!
Bell throws a sloppy head kick and Kingsbury moves out of range easily.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bell doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingsbury circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bell catches Kingsbury with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kingsbury ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Bell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kingsbury connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bell scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenny Kingsbury will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kingsbury counters with a left to the body.
Kingsbury slaps away a takedown attempt from Bell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kingsbury misses with a wild body shot.
Bell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kingsbury manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Bell or perhaps it was just good defense by Kingsbury which made him look bad.
Bell slips a jab and a cross from Kingsbury.
Kingsbury punishes Bell's body with a nice straight punch.
Kingsbury paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kingsbury lands a slapping body shot.
Kingsbury throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bell counters with a body kick.
Kingsbury is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice cross by Kingsbury.
Bell cracks Kingsbury with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell shoots in looking for a takedown but Kingsbury manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kingsbury connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kingsbury keeps the fight on the outside.
Kingsbury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kingsbury bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bell's head.
Bell fails to land the takedown.
Kingsbury lands a head shot.
Kingsbury keeps the fight on the outside.
Kingsbury changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kingsbury dips to his left and cracks Bell with an uppercut!
Bell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kingsbury jabs Bell right on the nose. Bell blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a head kick that misses.
Kingsbury looks to land a combination but Bell avoids it well.
Kingsbury throws a combination. Bell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch lands to the side of Bell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kingsbury scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingsbury lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bell backs up against the cage.
Kingsbury throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.
Kingsbury swats away the attempt to clinch by Bell.
Kingsbury tried to score with a low kick but Bell checks it.
Kingsbury tests Bell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bell shoots for a double leg takedown but Kingsbury sprawls well. He's pushed Bell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kingsbury scores with a hook.
Bell throws a lazy uppercut
and Kingsbury counters with a nice body shot.
Bell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bell fails with a takedown attempt.
Kingsbury smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Bell.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kingsbury scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kingsbury.
Kingsbury takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kingsbury fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bell is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingsbury lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Kingsbury.
Kingsbury scores with a sloppy right hand. Bell should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kingsbury 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell has Kingsbury up against the cage in a clinch.
Kingsbury tries to break free but Bell pushes him back against the cage.
Bell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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.
Kingsbury connects with a body shot.
Kingsbury scores with a decent looking hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bell.
Kingsbury throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Kingsbury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Kingsbury as Bell shoots in.
A bone on bone clash there as Bell blocks the leg kick.
Bell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kingsbury finds it's way round the side to connect with Bell's head.
Kingsbury lands a nice shot to the body.
Kingsbury swings for the body but Bell moves out of range.
Bell moves in looking to clinch but Kingsbury pushes him off.
Kingsbury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bell was well out of range. Poor timing from Kingsbury.
Kingsbury throws a low kick, looking for Bell's leg but Bell calmly moves out of range.
Bell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bell doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingsbury circles away.
Bell blocks a low kick nicely.
Kingsbury misses with a low kick.
Bell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsbury defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Kingsbury lands.
Kingsbury lands a nice looking body shot.
Bell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kingsbury with a jab.
Kingsbury leaves Bell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kingsbury throws a leg kick but Bell checks it.
Kingsbury lands a nice shot to the body.
Kingsbury misses with a low kick as Bell jumps back.
Kingsbury jabs at Bell's body.
Kingsbury jabs Bell right on the nose. Bell blinks but takes it well.
Kingsbury throws out a leg kick but Bell moves out of range and Kingsbury only half commits.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kingsbury.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kingsbury.
Kingsbury digs a good body shot into Bell's ribs.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kingsbury sprawls well. Kingsbury wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bell gets slowly back to his feet.
Kingsbury tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kingsbury.
Bell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kingsbury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bell avoids the head kick by Kingsbury.
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!
Bell moves out of range as Kingsbury throws a body kick.
Bell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kingsbury catches Bell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bell shoots in for a double leg but Kingsbury sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsbury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kingsbury throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bell.
Bell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kingsbury's waist but Kingsbury gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bell off to one side.
Nice body punch from Kingsbury.
Kingsbury swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bell.
Bell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice straight punches there by Kingsbury. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kingsbury.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kingsbury as he jumps to the side.
Bell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingsbury throws a shot to the body.
Kingsbury lands a lovely overhand right.
Kingsbury jabs Bell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kingsbury comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab lands there for Kingsbury.
Kingsbury cracks Bell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kingsbury sprawls well. Kingsbury wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bell gets slowly back to his feet.
Kingsbury's corner calls for a 1-2. Kingsbury obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kingsbury scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingsbury moves into range and connects with a jab.
James Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kingsbury throws a solid leg kick but Bell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kingsbury.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Kingsbury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kingsbury 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Kingsbury!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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