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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Jitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jitz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sleepwalking by Blindside. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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218 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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190 cm
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217 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Russell Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Jitz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell throws a jab but it's blocked by Jitz.
Bell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jitz circles away quickly and effectively.
Bell avoids the body shot from Jitz.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
Bell walks into a straight right hand from Jitz.
Jitz loads up on a big right hand but Bell slips the punch.
A slow jab from Jitz misses its intended target.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Jitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bell moves away.
Bell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jitz has time to react.
Jitz's corner calls for a 1-2. Jitz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice cross by Bell.
Jitz scores with a sloppy right hand. Bell should have avoided that one.
Jitz misses the shot to the body.
Bell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jitz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jitz misses the jab.
Bell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jitz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bell at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.
Bell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bell takes a swing at Jitz's ribcage but misses.
Jitz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bell counters with a left to the body.
Jake Jitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jitz looks gassed!
Bell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice combination there by Bell.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bell scores with a jab.
Bell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bell gets a clinch.
Bell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Bell.
A hook to the body from Bell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands a right hand.
Bell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bell pushes Jitz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bell pushes Jitz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bell lands a left hand.
Bell manages to break the clinch.
Bell rushes Jitz and presses him up against the cage.
Bell manages to break the clinch.
Jitz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jitz looks to throw the jab but Bell is out of range.
Bell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jitz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bell looks to land a left hand but Jitz moved out of range nicely.
Bell lands with a nice body punch.
Bell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bell lands with a good body shot.
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitz misses the shot to the body.
Bell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jitz throws a hook but Bell blocks it.
Bell stuns Jitz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jitz ducks right into an uppercut from Bell.
Bell throws a body punch but Jitz moves out of range.
Bell slips a straight right by Jitz.
Jitz misses with an uppercut.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Bell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
Bell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jitz throws out the jab.
Bell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jake Jitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jitz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Bell misses.
Jitz misses the jab.
Jitz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.
Jitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
Jitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jitz throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Jitz misses.
Bell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Bell.
Bell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jitz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jitz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Bell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jitz missing with a left hand there. Bell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jitz dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Russell Bell is winning the standup battle so far.
Jitz lands a head shot.
Jitz throws a lazy right hand but Bell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bell looks to land a left hand but Jitz moved out of range nicely.
Jitz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jitz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bell thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitz is looking for a triangle here but Bell uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jitz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jitz tries to bench press Bell off him but Bell keeps the position.
Jitz can't do much from the bottom here.
Bell landing strikes.
Bell wants to control but Jitz is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitz wants to control but Bell postures up.
Jitz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bell's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jitz is looking for a sweep. Bell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Bell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jitz wants to improve his position but Bell is controlling well.
Well, if Bell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitz is looking to control Bell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jitz avoid being mounted?
Jitz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Jitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Russell Bell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A right-left combo lands from Bell.
Nice uppercut there from Jitz.
Bell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jitz misses the shot to the body.
Bell blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
Jitz misses the jab.
Jitz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jitz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bell is in Jitz's guard.
Jitz being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell looking to sit in guard and control but Jitz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Bell dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jitz throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
Jitz ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Jitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jitz throws a lazy right hand but Bell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jitz.
Bell throws a jab when Jitz was well out of range.
Bell lands a head shot.
Jitz misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jitz throws the left hand but Bell avoids the punch easily.
Jitz throws a hook but Bell avoids it easily.
Bell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Jitz. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jitz throws out a loose jab but Bell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jitz works Bell's body with a nice hook.
Jitz scores with a shot to the body.
Jitz tests Bell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jitz manages to avoid it.
Jitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bell swinging wildly here.
Jitz throws a shot to the body.
Jitz loads up on a big right hand but Bell slips the punch.
Bell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jitz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bell doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Russell Bell has been cut.
Jab by Jitz.
Bell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jitz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Jitz misses the target.
Bell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A left lands for Jitz.
Jitz throws a body punch but Bell moves out of range.
Bell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jitz.
Bell tries to bum rush Jitz with a series of wild strikes but Jitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jitz lands a glancing blow to the side of Bell's head.
Jitz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bell tries to clinch but Jitz moves out of range.
Jitz scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jitz.
Jitz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Jitz does it's job there.
Bell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jitz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Jitz.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jitz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jitz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bell counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice shot lands for Jitz.
Bell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Jitz misses.
Jitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
Jitz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jitz connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jitz.
Jitz looks to throw the jab but Bell is out of range.
Bell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jitz misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Jitz.
Jitz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jitz throws a jab when Bell was well out of range.
Jitz throws a hook to the side of Bell's head but Bell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jitz lands a nice shot that snaps Bell's head back.
Bell tries to clinch but Jitz moves out of range.
Donk. Jitz catches Bell right on the button with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jitz lands a head shot.
Bell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell swings for the body but Jitz moves out of range.
Jake Jitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bell throws out a loose jab but Jitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Jitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Russell Bell!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Russell Bell!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Russell Bell!
Russell Bell wins by unanimous decision!
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pop
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