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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chip Whitley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chip Whitley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bell!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell throws a series of punches but Whitley avoids them all with ease.
Bell scores with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Whitley is defended easily by Bell.
Whitley shoots in but Bell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bell throws a series of punches but Whitley moves out of range.
Bell connects with a crisp jab.
Bell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whitley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whitley shoots in looking for a takedown. Bell tries to sprawl out of it but Whitley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip Whitley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Whitley with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bell swinging wildly here.
Bell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whitley misses with a takedown attempt - Bell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bell fails to land with a series of punches.
Whitley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whitley circles away quickly and effectively.
Whitley dives in and grabs Bell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bell pushes down on Whitley's head and hops out.
Whitley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bell tries to avoid it but Whitley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bell to the ground. Bell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bell misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Whitley's head backwards.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whitley.
Whitley has a takedown stuffed.
Bell scores with a shot to the body.
Whitley is breathing heavily.
Whitley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whitley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whitley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitley shoots for a takedown but Bell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No joy there for Bell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whitley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whitley tries to clinch up but Bell circles away and keeps his distance.
Bell slaps away a takedown attempt from Whitley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Whitley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Whitley misses with a takedown attempt - Bell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chip Whitley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Whitley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bell misses with a two punch combination.
Whitley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chris Bell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whitley fails with a takedown attempt.
Whitley fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bell throws a right hand that Whitley ducks under and follows up with a left that Whitley also avoids with ease.
A cross from Bell lands.
Whitley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bell circles away.
No luck for Whitley with that takedown attempt.
Bell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Bell.
Whitley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip Whitley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whitley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Whitley.
Bell throws a right hand that Whitley ducks under and follows up with a left that Whitley also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Bell.
Bell looks to land a combination but Whitley avoids it well.
Bell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whitley.
Bell misses with the combination.
Whitley dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Bell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whitley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bell slaps away a takedown attempt from Whitley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chris Bell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whitley.
Whitley is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Bell misses.
Whitley looks for a takedown but Bell sprawls well.
Whitley shoots in for a takedown but Bell shows good takedown defense.
Whitley slips a jab and a cross from Bell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitley connects with a high kick.
Bell misses with a two punch combination.
Whitley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Whitley dives in and grabs Bell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bell pushes down on Whitley's head and hops out.
Bell tries to bum rush Whitley with a series of wild strikes but Whitley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Bell both land. Nice combination.
Bell throws a series of punches but Whitley moves out of range.
Whitley fails with a takedown attempt.
Whitley shoots in for a double leg but Bell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bell throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chris Bell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whitley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bell as he jumps to the side.
Bell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Whitley backs up against the cage.
A nice combination there by Bell.
Bell throws a nice looking combination but Whitley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Whitley.
Bell looks to land a combination. Whitley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bell looks to land a combination but Whitley avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck for Whitley with that takedown attempt.
Whitley shoots in for a takedown but Bell shows good takedown defense.
Bell misses with the combination.
Whitley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Whitley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Whitley is looking to work some ground and pound but Bell has wrist control.
Whitley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bell is pulling down on Whitley's head. It's preventing any offense from Whitley, at least for the moment.
Whitley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Whitley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Whitley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whitley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Whitley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitley is pushing down on Bell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bell is fighting to maintain full guard but Whitley has managed to sneak the leg through.
Whitley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bell is just riding it out for now. Whitley eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitley is working for a submission of some sort.
Whitley stands up and beckons Bell to join him on the feet.
Chris Bell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Whitley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bell but Bell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip Whitley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whitley.
Bell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Whitley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitley passes Bell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chip Whitley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bell 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Bell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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