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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Demento (ranked 3289 p4p, 49 weight class) and Greg Bell (ranked 4947 p4p, 171 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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300 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Demento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Bell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell darts in and clinches Demento up against the cage.
Bell ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bell no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Demento won't allow Bell to sweep him here.
Demento is working Bell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Demento from controlling successfully.
Demento looking to pass the guard.
Demento trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demento in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demento tries to free his leg and advance position but Bell is retaining full guard.
Bell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Demento.
Demento stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demento won't allow Bell to sweep him here.
Bell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Demento's guard.
Bell works over Demento with some ground and pound from guard.
Bell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Demento utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bell looking to pass the guard.
Demento looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bell throws a strike but Demento rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Demento trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demento avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Demento has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell looking for a sweep. Not yet Bell, not yet.
Demento trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Demento cracks Bell with a solid left hand.
Bell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Demento manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell throws a big elbow that misses.
Bell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Demento on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Demento tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell throwing strikes from guard but Demento blocks nicely.
Bell is working Demento over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell is stalling in the full guard.
Bell working some strikes from top position.
Bell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Demento's head.
Bell trying to control but Demento is working from the bottom.
Bell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bell throws a strike but Demento rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Demento from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demento preventing the sweep.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Demento from controlling successfully.
Bell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've been informed that Bell has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Demento is one step ahead there.
Demento passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Bell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Demento fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bell avoids it really well and circles away.
Bell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Demento as he avoids it easily.
Demento drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bell sprawls and moves away.
Demento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Bell looks for a takedown but Demento sprawls well.
Demento shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Demento showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demento trying to pass the guard but Bell defending well.
Demento throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bell wants to control but Demento is keeping busy.
Bell regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Demento.
Bell trying to control the position here.
Bell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Demento defends well.
Demento landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Demento is looking to work some ground and pound but Bell has wrist control.
Demento wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
Bell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Demento won't allow Bell to sweep him here.
Demento wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demento won't allow Bell to sweep him here.
Demento is looking to work some ground and pound but Bell has wrist control.
Bell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Demento is fending him off so far but Bell persists. Nope, Demento circles away and we're back to standing.
Demento thinks about countering with a body kick.
Damien Demento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Bell.
Bell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bell wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Demento. No joy for Bell on that attempt.
Demento changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Demento sprawls well. Demento wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bell gets slowly back to his feet.
Bell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Demento checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Demento counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demento has a takedown stuffed.
Bell tries to clinch up.
Demento shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bell as he jumps to the side.
Bell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice sprawl there from Bell as Demento shoots in.
Bell misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Demento gets a double leg takedown into Bell's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Demento cracks Bell with a solid left hand.
Demento trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Demento dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Demento.
Demento dives in for a single leg takedown but Bell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Demento counters with a slapping leg kick.
Demento keeps the fight on the outside.
Bell tries for a takedown but Demento sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Demento shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Demento showed some decent athleticism there.
Demento looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demento sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bell defending well though.
Bell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demento is pressing down on Bell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bell is holding on for now.
Bell is looking for a sweep. Demento is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Demento looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Demento is keen to just control but Bell is a slippery customer.
Demento tries to pass to full mount but Bell defends it.
Bell wants to get back to full guard but Demento has passed into side control.
Demento throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bell works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell wants to improve his position but Demento is controlling well.
Demento looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bell works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Demento accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bell pulls Demento in close to prevent any damage.
Bell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell pulls Demento in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Demento avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demento feinted with a counter takedown.
Bell closes the distance and clinches up with Demento, looking for a takedown. Bell pushes Demento against the cage but Demento circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demento.
Bell tries to sprawl but Demento drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Demento is working away from the top position though.
Demento lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Damien Demento overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demento landing some decent shots from guard.
Demento scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bell wants to sweep here but Demento controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Demento accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bell keeping full guard, as Demento tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Demento controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Demento showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Demento has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Demento!
Damien Demento really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that IniTech Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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