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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ondrej Simunek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stringer Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ondrej Simunek!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell closes the distance and clinches.
Simunek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bell's defenses.
It looks like Stringer Bell has been cut.
Bell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bell tries to free his leg and advance position but Simunek is retaining full guard.
Bell is working hard here to advance position.
Simunek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Simunek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bell defends it easily.
Bell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simunek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bell has closed the distance and engaged Simunek in a clinch.
Bell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Simunek is defending well.
Simunek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simunek is trying to maintain a safe position but Bell gets an underhook and turns Simunek into the cage.
Simunek trying to stall but Bell improves his position.
Simunek lands an elbow inside that Bell shrugs off.
Simunek throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bell is trying to maintain a safe position but Simunek gets an underhook and turns Bell into the cage.
Bell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Simunek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stringer Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Come on Bell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bell blocking some punches.
Simunek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Bell.
Bell breaks from the clinch.
Simunek clinches up with Bell and pushes him back against the cage.
Bell goes for a takedown attempt but Simunek pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Simunek lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Simunek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a head kick that misses.
Bell clinches with his opponent.
Bell has Simunek pushed against the cage.
Bell has been working on his balance at School of Hard Knocks, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Simunek.
Bell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Simunek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Simunek lands with a right to the head.
Bell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Simunek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bell can't get the takedown.
Simunek has a couple of punches blocked by Bell.
Simunek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bell's elbow.
Bell blocks the elbow strike.
Bell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Simunek pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bell tries to clinch there but Simunek circles away.
Bell tries to clinch but Simunek is having none of it.
Simunek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simunek.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Simunek can't fight it off and eventually Bell manages to take the fight to the floor. Simunek looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bell 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.
Simunek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bell is one step ahead there.
Bell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simunek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stringer Bell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stringer Bell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simunek.
Bell throws a big counter combination but Simunek scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bell slips under a jab from Simunek.
Simunek lands a nice shot to the body.
Bell shoots in looking for a takedown but Simunek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bell looking for a takedown.
Simunek throws an elbow but it misses.
Bell takes an elbow to the temple.
Simunek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bell's defenses.
Simunek being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell has clasped his hands together around Simunek's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Simunek's shoulder. That is not cool.
Simunek wants to control but Bell postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simunek trying to remain calm as Bell controls from the top position.
Simunek prevents Bell from moving into mount.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bell wants to control but Simunek is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simunek looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Simunek punishes Bell's body with a nice straight punch.
Simunek throws a jab but it's blocked by Bell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell is looking to clinch but Simunek is avoiding it.
Bell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Simunek is looking for a sweep.
Bell has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Simunek!
Bell looking to ground and pound but Simunek is blocking nicely.
Bell punching from mount but Simunek doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bell tries to control but Simunek wriggling away.
Bell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simunek tries to lock up and control but Bell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Simunek is desperately trying to improve his position but Bell has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bell looking to control but Simunek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bell lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bell with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell controlling from the full mount.
Stringer Bell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Simunek for as long as he can get away with.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Stringer Bell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stringer 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.
Simunek tries to keep at a distance but Bell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Simunek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simunek can do to turn this around?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simunek.
Bell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simunek backwards.
Bell trying to stall but Simunek improves his position.
Simunek stalling in the clinch.
Bell takes a shot to the head.
Simunek stalling in the clinch but Bell improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simunek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bell blocks the elbow strike.
Bell avoids the elbow strike from Simunek, against the cage.
Simunek is working Bell over against the cage.
Bell is trying to drag Simunek to the mat but Simunek just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Simunek misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Simunek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Simunek tries a body shot but Bell blocks it.
Bell avoids a wild elbow strike from Simunek.
Bell tries for a takedown but Simunek manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stringer Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simunek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simunek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simunek misses with a body punch.
Bell is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Simunek can't fight it off and eventually Bell manages to take the fight to the floor. Simunek looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Simunek wants to control the position but Bell says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bell passes into side control, despite Simunek's attempt to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simunek defending against the ground and pound.
Simunek can't do much from the bottom here.
Bell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Simunek down.
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.
Bell is trying to move to mount but Simunek reverses beautifully and ends up in Bell's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simunek stops Bell from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simunek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Simunek trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
Bell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Simunek is one step ahead there.
Simunek content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Simunek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simunek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ondrej Simunek really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stringer Bell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simunek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bell darts in looking for a takedown but Simunek gets double underhooks and turns Bell into the cage.
Bell moves away from the strike by Simunek.
Bell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Simunek is defending well.
Bell tries a body shot but Simunek blocks it.
Bell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Simunek gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stringer Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simunek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Simunek misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Simunek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Simunek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Simunek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bell avoids the elbow strike from Simunek, against the cage.
Simunek prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simunek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bell.
Simunek is leaning against Bell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Simunek is pressed up against the cage. Bell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Simunek down to the mat. Simunek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Simunek moves in looking to clinch but Bell pushes him off.
Bell doesn't manage to clinch there - Simunek circles away.
Simunek throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bell on the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Simunek darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Simunek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bell.
Simunek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bell tries to clinch but Simunek moves out of range.
Simunek throws an overhand right that lands on Bell's shoulder, as Bell tries to avoid the shot.
Simunek throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
Simunek is looking to slow Bell down with leg kicks.
Simunek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bell was well out of range. Poor timing from Simunek.
Ondrej Simunek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to keep at a distance but Simunek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Simunek tries to throw a body punch but Bell avoids it by throwing Simunek back against the cage.
Bell lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Ondrej Simunek has been cut.
Ondrej Simunek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bell is working for takedown but Simunek is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simuneks head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simunek leaning his opponent against the cage.
Simunek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Simunek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simunek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simunek content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Simunek prevents it.
Bell lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simunek throws an elbow that misses.
Bell trying to stall but Simunek improves his position.
Bell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Simunek is looking to improve his position.
Bell content to control rather than advance.
Bell working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Simunek's thigh. Simunek counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Bell is fighting to break Simunek's control of his arms but Simunek is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simunek looking to control.
Bell is pushing down on Simunek's leg trying to pass to half guard. Simunek is fighting to maintain full guard but Bell has managed to sneak the leg through.
Simunek is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bell tries to pass to full mount but Simunek defends it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ondrej Simunek dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Simunek lands with an overhand left.
Simunek stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Simunek wants it to stay on the feet.
Bell tries to clinch but Simunek is having none of it.
Simunek throws a hook but Bell blocks it.
Simunek throws a front kick aimed at Bell's knee but Bell avoids it well.
Simunek throws a head kick that misses.
Bell throwing a counter right hand but Simunek manages to avoid it.
Simunek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Bell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Simunek doesn't seem phased though.
Bell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Simunek tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.
Simunek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Bell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simunek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Simunek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bell shoots in but no luck this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simunek. Bell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bell fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stringer Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simunek misses with a body shot.
Bell shoots in looking for a takedown but Simunek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big right from Simunek misses.
Simunek lands the left hand.
Bell tries to clinch but Simunek moves out of range.
Simunek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bell swats away the attempt to clinch by Simunek.
Bell wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Simunek is just out of range.
Simunek just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bell is defended easily by Simunek.
Bell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simunek.
Bell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bell wants to clinch up but Simunek keeps it at a distance.
Simunek fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bell checks it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Simunek as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simunek lands with a good body shot.
Ondrej Simunek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Simunek counters with a straight right hand.
Bell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simunek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simunek lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Simunek. That's going to slow Bell down.
Simunek tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.
Simunek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bell can't get the takedown.
Simunek misses with a body punch.
Bell blocks an elbow strike from Simunek.
A short left from Simunek.
Bell avoids a wild elbow strike from Simunek.
Bell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Simunek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Simunek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bell tries a body shot but Simunek blocks it.
Bell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Simunek after a bit of a struggle.
Simunek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simunek misses with a punch to the body.
Simunek stops a takedown attempt from Bell.
Simunek lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simunek throws an elbow but misses.
Bell has Simunek pushed against the cage.
Stringer Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simunek working aggressively here.
Bell dodges an elbow strike from Simunek.
Simunek is trying to maintain a safe position but Bell gets an underhook and turns Simunek into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bell as Simunek tries to tie him up.
Simunek throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ondrej Simunek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Simunek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Ondrej Simunek!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Ondrej Simunek!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Ondrej Simunek!
Ondrej Simunek wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Ondrej Simunek thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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