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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marin Buric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Bear (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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marin Buric!
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, Tiger Bear!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buric throws a sloppy head kick and Bear moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Buric. No joy for Bear on that attempt.
Buric has his takedown stuffed
and Bear counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Buric!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Buric because Bear loaded up on that one.
Bear working for a submission but Buric is keeping him at bay.
Bear working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Bear.
Bear has hold of Buric's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Buric manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Buric tries to lock up and control but Bear gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear goes for an armbar but Buric turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Buric.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buric controlling from the top position.
Bear looking for a sweep. Not yet Bear, not yet.
Bear has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Buric sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Buric has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Buric wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Buric knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bear on the ground.
Buric won't allow Bear to get back to his feet.
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.
Bear manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Buric manages to get himself to full guard.
Buric is trying to keep Bear in close.
Buric on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Buric tries to get out of the position.
Buric utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bear pushes down on Buric's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bear looks gassed!
Buric is trying to get back to full guard.
Buric trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Buric defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Buric is looking to get to half guard.
Buric wants to control but Bear is having none of it.
Bear looking to ground and pound but Buric is blocking nicely.
Bear can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Buric is looking to escape.
Buric blocking the ground and pound.
Bear unloads with some shots from mount but Buric bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Buric is squirming around, avoiding Bear's attempts to control the action.
Buric reaches up to try and control the position but Bear seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Buric rolls and tries to escape and now Bear has his back!
Buric just trying to survive but Bear is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Buric is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Buric is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bear struggling to land strikes to the head as Buric covers up.
Bear lands a shot to the head.
Buric rolls, trying to escape but Bear keeps control of the position.
Bear misses with a punch to the head.
Buric wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Bear dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
An inside leg kick from Bear misses.
Buric fails with the takedown
and Bear counters with a single leg into guard. Buric didn't expect that.
Buric keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Bear pushes down on Buric's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bear is keen to just control but Buric is a slippery customer.
Bear works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bear trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bear lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buric wants to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buric is trying desperately to improve position.
Buric defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bear.
Bear tries to control but Buric wriggling away.
Bear landing strikes from the mount.
Bear throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bear thowing shots but they're missing.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Buric because Bear loaded up on that one.
Tiger Bear has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bear throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Buric because Bear loaded up on that one.
Bear throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bear wants to control the pace but Buric is squirming around nicely.
Bear controlling from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Bear there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bear wants to finish this one by submission but Buric is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bear.
Bear looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Buric bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Buric's guard.
Buric trying to control the position.
Bear forces his way into half guard.
Bear trying to control the pace.
Bear passes to side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buric manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Buric moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Buric tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bear postures up.
Buric keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Buric looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Buric is trying to keep Bear in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Bear showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bear throws the kick towards the body but Buric avoids it.
Buric shoots and misses
and Bear counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Buric!
Buric is wriggling around trying to escape.
Buric is squirming around, avoiding Bear's attempts to control the action.
Bear throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bear sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bear wants to finish this one by submission but Buric is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bear.
Bear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buric tries to reverse the position but Bear maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear wants to control the pace but Buric is squirming around nicely.
Bear looking to secure an arm triangle but Buric defends it well.
Bear with good strikes from the mount here!
Bear working the ground and pound effectively.
Bear thowing shots but they're missing.
Bear tries to control but Buric wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear controlling the position easily from mount.
Bear wants to take Buric's back but he can't do it this time.
Bear thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
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 Buric's face.
Buric is looking to get to half guard.
Bear avoids the attempt from Buric to control.
Buric avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear thowing shots but they're missing.
Bear looking to control and managing it successfully.
Buric defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bear.
Buric is squirming around, avoiding Bear's attempts to control the action.
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.
Buric wants to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
Buric wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bear.
Bear sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Bear.
Buric is just holding on here. Bear manages to take his back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Bear. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Marin Buric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Buric defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bear winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Bear!
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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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