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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Bell (ranked 635 p4p, 25 weight class) and Taz Bandichoo (ranked 2050 p4p, 58 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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253 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Bell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bell misses with a hook. Bandichoo ducked under it nicely.
Bandichoo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bell avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Some bone on bone action there as Bell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bandichoo connects with a nice looking jab.
Bell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bandichoo slips under a jab from Bell.
Bell swings for the body but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Bell lands a nice shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandichoo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bandichoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot lands for Bell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandichoo. Bell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandichoo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo looks to throw the jab but Bell is out of range.
Bell has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A slow jab from Bandichoo misses its intended target.
Bell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandichoo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo lands with a good body shot.
Bell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bell is taking a breather. Bandichoo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bandichoo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo trying to hold on to Bell's head to control him but Bell postures up.
Bell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell continues to stall.
Bell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bandichoo is trying to stand back up but Bell is controlling him
Bandichoo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bell's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bell tries to escape but Bandichoo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bell trying to control but not successfully.
Bandichoo missing with punches from the back.
Bandichoo misses with an elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo is hanging on to Bell's back as he tries to escape.
Bell wants to control his opponent's hands but Bandichoo gets his hands free.
Bandichoo is trying to stick to Bell's back but Bell is turning into Bandichoo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bandichoo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bell.
Bell tries to free his leg and advance position but Bandichoo is retaining full guard.
Bell stops Bandichoo from standing up.
Bell distracts Bandichoo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bell prevents Bandichoo from getting back to his feet.
Bandichoo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bell is one step ahead there.
Bandichoo wants to stand and escape but Bell is having none of it.
Bell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo striking off his back but it's not causing Bell any problems.
Bandichoo wants to stand and escape but Bell is having none of it.
Bell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bell scoring with some ground and pound.
Bell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bandichoo keeping full guard, as Bell tries to pass.
Bell won't allow Bandichoo to get back to his feet.
Bell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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 Doug Bell will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bandichoo swings widly with a right hand
and Bell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bandichoo connects with a high kick.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bandichoo moves away.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Bandichoo ducks down to avoid it.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandichoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
A low kick from Bandichoo is predictable there
enabling Bell to counter with a crisp jab.
Bell blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
Bell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bandichoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bandichoo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bell clobbers Bandichoo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bandichoo lands with an uppercut that bounces Bell off the cage and back into range.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bell blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
Bell throws a body punch but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell slips under a jab from Bandichoo.
Bell swings for the body but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Bandichoo's corner calls for a 1-2. Bandichoo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bell blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo looks to land a right hand but Bell moved out of range.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo misses with a few strikes there.
Bandichoo scores with a nice right hand.
Bell looks to throw the jab but Bandichoo is out of range.
A low kick from Bandichoo misses
and Bandichoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bandichoo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bandichoo throws a poor cross that misses
and Bell counters with a straight right hand.
Bandichoo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bell.
Bell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bandichoo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bell scrambles back to his feet.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandichoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
Bandichoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandichoo misses with a two punch combination.
Bell is looking to counter punch.
Bandichoo throws a head kick but Bell moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Bell misses its target.
Bell jabs Bandichoo right on the nose. Bandichoo blinks but takes it well.
Bandichoo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a body punch but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Bandichoo drops his hands momentarily and Bell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bell avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Bell avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo slips under a jab from Bell.
Bandichoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bandichoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bandichoo swings widly with a right hand
and Bell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bandichoo missing with a left hand there. Bell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bandichoo lands a body shot.
Bell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bandichoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
Bell darts in and clinches Bandichoo up against the cage.
Bandichoo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bandichoo.
Bandichoo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bandichoo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Bandichoo controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Bell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bell lands a shoulder strike.
Bandichoo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bandichoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bandichoo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bell.
Bandichoo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bell ducks right into an uppercut from Bandichoo.
A jab from Bell does it's job there.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandichoo throws a hook but Bell avoids it easily.
Bell moves out of range as Bandichoo strikes.
Bell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Bell scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandichoo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Bell misses the target.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell connects with a nice looking jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Bell as he connects with a hook.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses.
Bell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bandichoo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bandichoo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bandichoo misses with a body kick.
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick
and Bell counters with a straight right hand.
Bandichoo throws a lazy uppercut
and Bell counters with a left to the body.
Bandichoo is breathing heavily.
Bell throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Bandichoo misses the target.
Bell cracks a nice hook into Bandichoo's ribs.
Bandichoo tries to land a body kick
and Bell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bandichoo misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Doug Bell will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Bell. Beautiful body shot.
Bell lands with a good body shot.
Bell misses with an uppercut.
Bell throws a big shot that misses.
Bell moves away from the strike by Bandichoo.
Bell is looking to counter punch.
Bandichoo keeps Bell at a distance using the push kick.
Bell throws a jab when Bandichoo was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Bandichoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot by Bell.
Bell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell blocks a jab.
Bell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bell blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
Bell swings for the body but Bandichoo moves out of range.
A jab from Bandichoo misses.
Bell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bandichoo doesn't seem bothered though.
Bell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
Bandichoo throws a poor cross that misses
and Bell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bell throws a hook but Bandichoo avoids it easily.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the side of Bell's head but Bell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bandichoo slips under a jab.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandichoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Bandichoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Bandichoo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Bell as he connects with a hook.
Bell moves into the clinch successfully.
Bell digs a right hand into Bandichoo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bandichoo's gas tank.
Bandichoo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right handed body shot lands from Bell.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bell.
Taz Bandichoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell cracks Bandichoo with a nice body shot.
Bell lands a hook that snaps the head of Bandichoo backwards.
Bell digs a right hand underneath Bandichoo's ribcage. Bandichoo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bandichoo backwards.
Bell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bandichoo regains guard immediately.
Bell forces his way into half guard.
Bell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bell is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bandichoo!
Bandichoo is desperately trying to improve his position but Bell has a good base and remains in mount.
Bell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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.
Bell with shots to the head and body - Bandichoo looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bell controlling from mount.
Bell lands a big elbow.
BOOM! Bell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bandichoo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bandichoo postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.
Bandichoo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bandichoo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell is in close to Bandichoo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bell connects with a couple of short punches.
Doug Bell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bandichoo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
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 is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bandichoo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bell sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Bell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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