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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Mikhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drevin Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drevin Bell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abraham Mikhail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drevin Bell!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell darts in and clinches Mikhail up against the cage.
Bell throws a punch but it's blocked by Mikhail.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bell.
Bell lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mikhail.
Mikhail wants a takedown but no success here.
Bell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mikhail backwards.
Mikhail drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mikhail has Bell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Mikhail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell throws an elbow but it misses.
Mikhail avoiding damage as Bell throws knees to the body.
Mikhail tries to break the clinch but Bell is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mikhail is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Bell.
Mikhail looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mikhail is trying to force a seperation but Bell has the dominant position.
Bell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhail wants to take the fight to the mat but Bell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bell closes the distance and pushes Mikhail back into the cage.
Bell manages to break the clinch.
Bell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mikhail is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bell to keep the fight standing.
Bell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mikhail blocks an uppercut.
Mikhail blocks an uppercut.
Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bell forces Mikhail back against the cage and clinches.
Bell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mikhail backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bell fails to land.
Bell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mikhail looking to stall.
Bell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhail lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Drevin Bell has been cut.
Mikhail drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mikhail is defending well for now.
Mikhail is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bell to keep the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikhail is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bell.
Bell scores with a shot to the side of Mikhail's head.
Bell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mikhail backwards.
Bell swings wildly with an uppercut but Mikhail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bell misses with some punches.
Mikhail wants a takedown but no success here.
Bell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhail blocks an uppercut.
Mikhail wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mikhail tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bell smiles and moves away.
Bell drives through and clinches with Mikhail against the cage.
Bell looking to throw knees to the head but Mikhail is blocking nicely.
Bell pushes off an throws an elbow but Mikhail leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bell stalling the fight.
Bell stalling in the clinch.
Mikhail is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mikhail is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bell is defending well.
Bell has clasped his hands together around Mikhail's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bell working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bell has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mikhail is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell forces Mikhail back against the cage and clinches.
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 lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mikhail backwards.
Mikhail breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bell pushes Mikhail up against the cage in a clinch.
Bell throws a punch but it's blocked by Mikhail.
Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mikhail to see if he's OK.
Bell content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bell in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drevin Bell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drevin Bell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mikhail connects with a solid leg kick.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Mikhail's head but Mikhail sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bell gets a clinch.
Mikhail blocking some punches.
Drevin Bell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bell throws a head punch that misses.
Bell is stalling here.
Mikhail tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mikhail's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bell is trying to push Mikhail away but Mikhail has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mikhail blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mikhail escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhail tries to clinch up.
Bell connects with a nice looking jab.
Bell pushes Mikhail up against the cage in a clinch.
Bell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bell misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mikhail prevents it.
Mikhail is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Bell fails to land.
Mikhail's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mikhail backwards.
Bell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mikhail jumps guard and drags Bell to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bell won't allow Mikhail to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mikhail's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mikhail wants to stand but Bell is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mikhail is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bell dives into side control.
Bell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mikhail has escaped the position, nice work there.
Drevin Bell has got the better of the ground game so far.
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 Mikhail's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mikhail knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bell on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mikhail tries to bench press Bell off him but Bell keeps the position.
Mikhail seems a little lost for a moment, as Bell dominates the positioning.
Bell working the head and body with strikes.
Bell taking a breather here.
Mikhail takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bell working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhail takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mikhail misses with an elbow from the bottom.
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 Mikhail's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bell cracks Mikhail with a big right hand but Mikhail just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mikhail tries to bench press Bell off him but Bell keeps the position.
Bell in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drevin Bell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drevin Bell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mikhail ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Bell rushes Mikhail and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bell swings wildly with an uppercut but Mikhail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mikhail jumps guard but Bell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bell breaks the clinch.
Drevin Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikhail takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bell fails to land.
Bell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mikhail blocks it with crossed arms.
Bell dodges an elbow strike from Mikhail.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhail is looking to break free of the clinch but Bell has double underhooks.
Mikhail takes a shot to the head.
Mikhail stalling in the clinch but Bell improves position.
Mikhail misses with a knee to the head.
Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhail has managed to clinch.
Mikhail taking a breather.
Mikhail tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mikhail blocking some punches.
Mikhail is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Mikhail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bell throws a punch but it's blocked by Mikhail.
Bell has Mikhail pushed against the cage.
Bell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mikhail.
Mikhail tries to pull guard but Bell holds him up against the cage and eventually Mikhail drops back down to his feet.
Bell is pushing Mikhail up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bell has clasped his hands together around Mikhail's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bell is trying to get an arm triangle but Mikhail is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikhail sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mikhail is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bell in particular looking to stall.
Bell winds up and cracks Mikhail with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bell passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mikhail!
Bell lands with some strikes.
Mikhail is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell working for a guillotine from mount but Mikhail is in no mood to give up.
Bell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mikhail's face.
Mikhail really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bell controlling from mount.
Bell is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Mikhail is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Drevin Bell!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Drevin Bell made sure he mentioned Juggernaut And Gladiators, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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RATING
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