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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Richell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buck Richell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Richell!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richell slips a jab and a cross from Bear.
Bear throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Buck Richell has been cut.
Bear avoids the head kick by Richell.
Richell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bear catches Richell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bear scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice body punch from Richell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richell gets caught flat footed, as Bear shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bear wants to stand but Richell is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bear throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Richell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bear.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bear accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Richell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bear trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Richell pushes Bear off and gets back to his feet.
Richell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bear circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Richell.
Richell misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Buck Richell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Richell misses
and Bear counters with a two punch combo.
Bear misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bear goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Richell looks gassed!
Bear scoring well with a low kick there.
Bear takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to de liver by Bear. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richell checks a low kick from Bear.
Bear throws a nice looking combination but Richell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good work by Bear as he checks the leg kick.
Bear throws a combination that misses
and Bear takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Richell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Richell duly obliges.
A punch combination from Bear misses.
Richell throws a sloppy body shot
letting Bear counter with a right hand.
Richell checks a leg kick.
Richell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Buck Richell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Bear.
Bear looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bear throws a low kick but Richell avoids it.
Bear throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richell checks the leg kick.
Bear defending well as Richell loads up on a big left hand.
Bear throws a series of punches but Richell moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Richell misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Richell misses
and Bear counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bear misses with a few strikes there.
Bear motions for Richell to come forward. Bear throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Richell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Richell misses with a double jab
and Bear counters with a left to the body.
Bear shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bear postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Richell looks a forlorn figure.
Bear has control of Richell's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Richell regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bear scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Richell?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richell's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bear throwing strikes here but Richell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bear working the ground and pound effectively.
Bear misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Richell's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bear lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bear looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Richell is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buck Richell's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bear slips a jab from Richell.
Richell throws a combination that misses
and Bear counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Richell!
Bear won't let Richell get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bear fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bear working Richell over with strikes here.
You get the feeling that Richell really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bear tries to control but Richell wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear lands a big elbow.
Richell really wants to buck Bear off and get back to his feet.
Richell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Richell is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear working the ground and pound effectively.
Bear unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Richell?
Bear lands with some strikes.
Richell tries to buck Bear off but he can't manage it.
Bear landing strikes from the mount and Richell is in trouble!
Richell defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bear.
Richell is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bear postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Richell looks a forlorn figure.
Richell trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richell is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee warns Richell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bear can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Richell is looking to escape.
Bear connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bear cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bear looking to control but Richell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bear is landing with some decent strikes but Richell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bear cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Richell is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bear trying to control but Richell is having none of it.
Bear is landing with some decent strikes but Richell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bear is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richell can do to turn this around?
Bear putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Richell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bear has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Richell's face.
Bear lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bear cracks Richell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bear looking to finish Richell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Richell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richell really wants to buck Bear off and get back to his feet.
Bear postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Richell looks a forlorn figure.
Bear with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richell trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bear controlling his opponent.
Bear with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear looking to control but Richell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bear scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Richell?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bear dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buck Richell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Richell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bear counters with a three punch combo that has Richell backing up. Richell nods at Bear to acknowledge the strikes.
John Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Bear.
Richell takes a swing at Bear's ribcage but misses.
Bear looks for a takedown but Richell sprawls well.
Richell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear counters with an outside leg kick.
Richell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bear backs up against the cage.
Richell throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
Bear throws a right hand that Richell ducks under and follows up with a left that Richell also avoids with ease.
Richell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bear finds it's way round the side to connect with Richell's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Richell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bear attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bear motions for Richell to come forward. Bear throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear counters with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Richell misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bear moves away.
Bear throws a chopping leg kick but Richell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Richell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bear darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bear prevents Richell from standing back up.
Richell taking some punishment here, with Bear in his half guard.
Bear trying to control the pace.
Richell tries to kick Bear off but Bear keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
John Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is taking a breather. Richell 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.
Bear not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bear 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.
Richell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bear scores with a couple of nice shots.
Richell wants to get back to his feet.
Bear not doing much here.
Bear seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear is trying to control. Richell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Richell connects with a right hand. Bear shakes it off.
A left and a right from Richell both land. Nice combination.
Jab, jab by Richell - just one landing.
Richell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bear performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bear here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bear is trying to control the action in half guard but Richell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Richell to get to his feet.
Richell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bear moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
John Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
Richell throws an overhand right that lands on Bear's shoulder, as Bear tries to avoid the shot.
Bear swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Richell misses its intended target.
Bear fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Richell checks it well.
Richell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bear counters with a series of strikes. Richell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bear is looking to chop away at Richell's legs.
Richell throws a sloppy body shot
and Bear counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bear.
Richell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bear attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Buck Richell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear has a takedown stuffed.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bear showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bear 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bear!
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