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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Honey Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Reynolds (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 Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Honey Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear throws a head kick but Reynolds moves out of range.
Honey Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Reynolds as Bear shoots in.
Bear closes the distance and clinches.
Bear really is a fat lump.
Reynolds being controlled against the cage.
Bear jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reynolds walks away with a smile on his face. Bear gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bear defending well as Reynolds loads up on a big left hand.
Bear is looking to clinch.
Bear closes the distance and clinches.
Reynolds can't get the takedown.
Bear tries to pull guard but Reynolds won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Honey Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds tries to stall but Bear uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bear manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bear wants to sweep here but Reynolds controlling him for the moment.
Bear has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Reynolds has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds wants to control but Bear is keeping him busy.
Reynolds stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Reynolds fails with the takedown.
Reynolds shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bear defends it nicely.
Bear goes for a double leg but Reynolds avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reynolds continues to drive forward.
Bear breaks the clinch.
Reynolds closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bear circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reynolds looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bear!
Bear manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Reynolds looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds wants to improve his position but Bear is controlling well.
Bear not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reynolds wants to improve his position but Bear is controlling well.
Reynolds has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bear is working away from the top position though.
Bear is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bear is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Reynolds has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bear tries to control but Reynolds wriggling away.
Reynolds is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bear wants to take his opponent's back but Reynolds doesn't allow it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reynolds wants to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
Bear looking to control but Reynolds is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Reynolds is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Reynolds is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reynolds holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bear tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bear misses with a head shot.
Bear throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear misses with a head shot.
Bear punching from mount but Reynolds doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bear is landing with some decent strikes but Reynolds is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bear throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Honey Bear dominated that round.
That's time! Bear's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bear - that will leave a mark!
Reynolds keeps the fight on the outside.
Bear scores with a jab. Reynolds acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bear shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reynolds sprawls well. Reynolds wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bear gets slowly back to his feet.
Bear shoots in but Reynolds avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reynolds tries to clinch there but Bear circles away.
Bear has managed to clinch.
Reynolds has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bear is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reynolds gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Honey Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bear tries to clinch there but Reynolds circles away.
Bear darts in looking for a takedown but Reynolds gets double underhooks and turns Bear into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reynolds gets control of Bear's arms and successfully pulls guard. Reynolds will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bear stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bear.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reynolds moves out of range of the body kick.
Bear closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Reynolds did well to prevent Bear getting side control.
Bear wants to control but Reynolds is keeping him busy.
Bear missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bear.
Reynolds slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bear stopping the sweep attempt from Reynolds.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Reynolds has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bear can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reynolds not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bear wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Bear might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Honey Bear wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bear is looking to clinch but Reynolds is avoiding it.
Bear tries to clinch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Bear looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reynolds goes for a double leg but Bear avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bear continues to drive forward.
Bear breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bear throws a combination. Reynolds tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Honey Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reynolds circles away.
Bear gets a clinch.
Bear taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reynolds wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bear has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds can't get the takedown.
Bear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bear fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds tries to keep at a distance but Bear has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bear has Reynolds pressed against the cage, preventing Reynolds from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Honey Bear dominated that second round.
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!
Bear fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reynolds, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Reynolds's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reynolds is trying to force a seperation but Bear has the dominant position.
Bear scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reynolds as Bear tries to tie him up.
Bear is trying to pull guard but Reynolds turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bear drags the fight down to the ground.
Bear manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reynolds manages to get himself to full guard.
Bear loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bear wants to stand but Reynolds has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Reynolds has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bear.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bear pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reynolds is keeping the position for now.
Bear stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bear tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.
Reynolds scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reynolds closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Reynolds is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bear's shoulder. That is not cool.
Reynolds stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear lands a leg kick that knocks Reynolds off balance momentarily.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bear moves into the clinch.
Bear breaks from the clinch.
Bear is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reynolds sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bear stuffs the takedown.
Bear moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bear goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds shoots in but Bear avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Honey Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
Bear fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Honey Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear moves in looking to clinch but Reynolds pushes him off.
Bear shoots in for a double leg but Reynolds sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bear tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.
Reynolds instigates a clinch.
Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Reynolds there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reynolds wants it to stay on the feet.
Bear tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.
Bear throws a lazy head kick
letting Reynolds counter with a right hand.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bear shoots in looking for a takedown but Reynolds manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bear's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds has a takedown stuffed.
Reynolds keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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 Honey Bear.
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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Honey Bear!
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