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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedo Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Van Buren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Van Buren has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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209 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedo Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Van Buren!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Buren is looking to clinch but Bear is avoiding it.
Bear shoots in and gets a takedown into Van Buren's guard.
Bear stops Van Buren from standing up.
Bear pushing down on Van Buren's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bear looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bear trying to mount his opponent but Van Buren defends it.
Bear is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is trying to work for a kimura but Van Buren is defending well.
Bear is looking to stall here but Van Buren recovers full guard.
Van Buren utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Bear postures up in Van Buren's guard and throws a big left but Van Buren blocks it.
Van Buren wants to stand but Bear is controlling the position.
Bear wants to control from the top but Van Buren keeps moving.
Van Buren preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bear is looking to advance position but Van Buren has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bear tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bear regains half guard.
Bear makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Van Buren is aware though and is defending well.
Bear has Van Buren pulled in close to control his posture.
Van Buren has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bear is proving hard to escape from.
Bear looking for a guillotine here but Van Buren defends easily.
Van Buren wants to stand but Bear is controlling his posture from full guard.
Van Buren must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bear is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Buren is one step ahead there.
Van Buren wants to stand but Bear has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Van Buren tries to clinch up.
Van Buren is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedo Bear 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.
Van Buren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Buren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Buren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Buren is looking to clinch.
Pedo Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Buren doesn't manage to clinch there - Bear circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bear to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bear won't allow Van Buren to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Buren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Buren wants to stand and escape but Bear is having none of it.
Bear drops back, looking for a kneebar! Van Buren looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Van Buren looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Van Buren!
Van Buren tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Buren working away.
Bear regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bear keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Van Buren wants to stand but Bear has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Van Buren wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Bear uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Bear doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bear working a defensive guard here.
Bear wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bear managing to control the position.
Van Buren wants to stand but Bear has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Van Buren is breathing heavily.
Van Buren wants to stand and escape but instead Bear has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bear pushing down on Van Buren's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to control from half guard but Van Buren is working away.
Van Buren is trying to stand back up but Bear is controlling him
Bear is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Van Buren!
Bear goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Van Buren turns into him and now he's in Bear's guard.
Bear is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Van Buren is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedo Bear dominated that second round.
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!
Van Buren wants to clinch.
Bear swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Buren.
Bear drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bear looking to pass the guard.
Bear forces his way into half guard.
Pedo Bear overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bear is working for a kimura but Van Buren is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear thows a huge punch but Van Buren dodges it nicely.
Bear is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bear drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bear jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Buren wants to stand up but Bear is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bear is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Van Buren is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Van Buren has escaped and now he's on top!
Van Buren decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bear, up you get!
Van Buren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Buren is looking to clinch but Bear is avoiding it.
Van Buren tries to clinch but Bear moves out of range.
Van Buren moves in looking to clinch but Bear pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren tries to clinch but Bear is having none of it.
Van Buren is looking to clinch but Bear is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Buren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matt Van Buren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bear shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Buren tries to sprawl out of it but Bear keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Buren manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bear shoots in but no luck this time.
Van Buren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Buren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matt Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Buren wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Buren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bear.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedo Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Buren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matt Van Buren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Buren misses with a head kick.
Pedo Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bear blocks a head kick by Van Buren.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pedo Bear.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bear, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedo Bear!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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