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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Putnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Bells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Putnam might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to tap out. Bells has chosen Hells Bells as his entrance music. Hamish Bells has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronnie Putnam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hamish Bells!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putnam takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Putnam moves out of range of the strikes.
Bells throws a sloppy head kick
and Putnam counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bells's guard now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Putnam sitting in guard here, content to control.
Putnam trying to control the position from guard on top but Bells is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Putnam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bells swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bells wants to sweep here but Putnam controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ronnie Putnam just wasn't active enough.
No luck for Putnam with that takedown attempt.
Bells throws an overhand right that lands on Putnam's shoulder, as Putnam tries to avoid the shot.
Bells will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bells comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bells tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bells goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Putnam fails with the takedown.
Bells tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Putnam counters with a stiff right hand.
Putnam fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie Putnam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bells as he connects with a hook.
Putnam dives in and grabs Bells's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bells pushes down on Putnam's head and hops out.
A swing and a miss from Bells.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putnam is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bells sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hamish Bells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bells rushes Putnam and presses him up against the cage.
Bells lands a body punch.
Bells comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bells creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bells scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Bells.
Bells swings wildly with an uppercut but Putnam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Bells.
Putnam is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Bells scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bells lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ronnie Putnam has been cut.
Bells lands a hook that snaps the head of Putnam backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bells working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bells misses with a short punch on the inside.
Putnam drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Bells.
Bells misses with a short punch on the inside.
Putnam swings wildly with an uppercut but Bells uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bells.
Bells scores with a shot to the side of Putnam's head.
Putnam blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Bells.
Bells lands a hook that snaps the head of Putnam backwards.
Bells comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bells lands with a short shot to the head.
Putnam is rocked!
Putnam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Putnam is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putnam drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Putnam seems to have got his legs back now.
Putnam is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bells to keep the fight standing.
Bells lands a right hand that snaps the head of Putnam backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bells creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bells swings wildly with an uppercut but Putnam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bells swings wildly with an uppercut but Putnam uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Bells fails to land.
Bells looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bells throws an elbow that misses.
Bells misses with the head strike.
Putnam is trying to pull guard but Bells turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bells misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putnam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish Bells dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Putnam's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice body kick from Bells.
Putnam shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bells manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Putnam 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.
Bells is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Putnam trying to control the position from guard on top but Bells is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putnam tries to free his leg and advance position but Bells is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ronnie Putnam just wasn't active enough.
Nice defenses there by Putnam.
Bells avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bells lands a really nice looking cross but Putnam seems unphased.
Putnam has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bells finds it's way round the side to connect with Putnam's head.
The crowd cheers as Bells lands an impressive looking overhand right. Putnam doesn't seem phased though.
Bells throws a head kick that misses.
Bells connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hamish Bells seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bells lands a lovely overhand right.
Bells closes the distance and clinches.
Bells lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putnam goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bells prevents it.
Putnam jumps guard but Bells stands there with Putnam around his waist. Putnam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hamish Bells seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bells throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Putnam wants the takedown. Bells is fighting it off but Putnam persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bells's guard against the cage.
Putnam wants to control from the top but Bells keeps moving.
Putnam looking to pass the guard.
Putnam is stalling in the full guard.
Putnam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bells is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bells has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Putnam is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bells throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Putnams head.
Bells is leaning against Putnam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bells has a couple of punches blocked by Putnam.
Putnam takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bells lands a body shot in the clinch.
Putnam tries for a takedown but Bells manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie Putnam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bells lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bells scores with a shoulder strike.
Bells lands an elbow just above Putnam 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bells.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bells misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bells gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Putnam tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bells creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bells gets through Putnam's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bells gets through Putnam's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bells misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putnam wants to take the fight to the mat but Bells manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bells tries to throw a body punch but Putnam avoids it by throwing Bells back against the cage.
Bells lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Putnam.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bells.
Putnam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bells lands an elbow just above Putnam 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Putnam turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Putnam manages to end up in side control.
Putnam wants to control but Bells is keeping him busy.
Putnam is really struggling to control Bells but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish Bells showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Putnam's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bells throws a hook to the side of Putnam's head but Putnam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hamish Bells is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Putnam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bells swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bells stuffs the takedown attempt from Putnam. Putnam gets slowly back to his feet.
Bells slips a jab and a cross from Putnam.
Putnam is looking to clinch but Bells is avoiding it.
Bells misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bells scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice uppercut there from Bells.
Putnam fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bells scoring well with a low kick there.
Putnam shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bells as he avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Putnam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bells pushes Putnam up against the cage in a clinch.
Bells tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putnam's elbow.
Putnam goes for a takedown attempt but Bells pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie Putnam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bells lands a leg kick that knocks Putnam off balance momentarily.
Putnam looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Bells misses.
Bells scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bells cracks Putnam with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bells smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Putnam throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bells's waist but Bells gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Putnam off to one side.
Bells lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bells lands with a hook. Putnam tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putnam is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bells sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bells stuffs the takedown.
Bells misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bells has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bells fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hamish Bells is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bells pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Putnam takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Bells.
Putnam shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bells as he avoids it easily.
Bells lands with a cross.
Bells misses with a body kick.
Bells misses with a series of wild punches.
Bells stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bells wants it to stay on the feet.
Bells lands a glancing blow to the side of Putnam's head.
Bells stuns Putnam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Putnam.
Putnam changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bells looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bells throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Bells lands the left hand.
Bells moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Bells misses.
Bells throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bells doesn't manage to clinch there - Putnam circles away.
Bells moves into the clinch.
Bells misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putnam wants a takedown.
Bells misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putnam tries to score a body lock takedown but Bells shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putnam tries to pull guard but Bells holds him up against the cage and eventually Putnam drops back down to his feet.
Bells presses Putnam against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Bells.
Putnam is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bells is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hamish Bells comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bells 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamish Bells!
A relieved looking Hamish Bells 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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