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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Bear (ranked 2222 p4p, 274 weight class) and Max Onera (ranked 2551 p4p, 309 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Onera!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onera fails with a takedown attempt.
Bear shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Onera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bear working some strikes from top position.
Onera wants to sweep here but Bear controlling him for the moment.
Onera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Onera is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bear defends well.
Onera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onera pulls Bear in close to prevent any damage.
Onera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bear lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onera has momentary wrist control but Bear slips an elbow through the middle.
Onera is pulling down on Bear's head to control his posture.
Onera trying to control the position.
Onera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Onera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bear lands a couple of digs.
Bear won't allow Onera to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear throws a big elbow that misses.
Bear makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bear throws a big elbow that misses.
Bear throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Onera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Onera has his foot on Bear's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bear works his way back into a safe position though.
Onera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bear working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bear loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Onera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
Bear loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bear stopping the sweep attempt from Onera.
Bear has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bear in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Onera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Onera working a defensive guard here.
Onera is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bear postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bear throws a big elbow that misses.
Bear is fighting to break Onera's control of his arms but Onera is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Onera is trying to control the position but Bear postures up.
Onera wants to sweep here but Bear controlling him for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bear accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bear is looking to work some ground and pound but Onera has wrist control.
Bear trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bear with a flurry of punches that miss.
Onera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bear throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Onera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Onera pulls Bear in close to prevent any damage.
Onera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Onera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Onera looking for a sweep. Not yet Onera, not yet.
Onera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bear.
Bear is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bear is in close to Onera's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Onera has momentary wrist control but Bear slips an elbow through the middle.
Onera wants to sweep here but Bear controlling him for the moment.
We've been informed that Onera has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Onera is still trying to improve position.
Onera has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bear accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Onera bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bear's guard.
Bear keeping full guard, as Onera tries to pass.
Bear has his foot on Onera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Onera works his way back into a safe position though.
Bear on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bear tries to get out of the position.
Onera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Onera trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Onera showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bear working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Onera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Onera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Bear dominated that round.
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.
Onera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bear.
Bear has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Onera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bear closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Onera trying to control but Bear postures up.
Onera has hold of Bear's hands but Bear slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Onera is looking to improve his position.
Bear sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Onera defending well though.
Bear is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Onera can do to turn this around?
Onera is looking to control Bear's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Onera avoid being mounted?
Onera moves into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear throwing strikes from guard but Onera blocks nicely.
Bear stopping the sweep attempt from Onera.
Onera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Onera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear lands a couple of digs.
Bear makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Onera wants to sweep here but Bear controlling him for the moment.
Onera bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bear's guard.
Onera postures up in Bear's guard and throws a big left but Bear blocks it.
Onera trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
Bear is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Onera defends well.
Bear keeping full guard, as Onera tries to pass.
Bear looking for a guillotine here but Onera defends easily.
Bear seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bear looking for a guillotine here but Onera defends easily.
Chief Bear overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to sweep here but Onera controlling him for the moment.
Bear being controlled here, momentarily.
Onera got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bear has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Onera has managed to get both his arms back between Bear's legs - danger averted.
Onera wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Bear looking for a sweep. Not yet Bear, not yet.
Onera trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Onera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Onera controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Onera gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Onera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bear trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bear is looking to work some ground and pound but Onera has wrist control.
Bear scoring with some ground and pound.
Onera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bear is one step ahead there.
Bear postures up in Onera's guard and throws a big left but Onera blocks it.
Onera wants to sweep here but Bear controlling him for the moment.
Onera is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Onera bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bear's guard.
Bear is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bear can't keep his opponent in guard - Onera advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Onera is trying to control the action in half guard but Bear is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bear regains full guard. Nicely done.
Onera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Onera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Onera on the ground.
Onera looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bear working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Onera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Onera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chief 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bear changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Onera looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Onera manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Onera wants to work for an arm triangle but Bear is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bear looking for submissions off his back.
Onera is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bear is just riding it out for now. Onera eventually gives up the hold.
Onera is working for a submission of some sort.
Bear trying to control but Onera postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bear looking for submissions off his back.
Onera is looking to take a break and control but Bear is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Onera might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bear haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bear tries to get to full guard but Onera has control of the leg.
Bear slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Onera throwing strikes from guard but Bear blocks nicely.
Onera trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Onera avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bear looking for a guillotine here but Onera defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bear working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Onera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Onera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Onera trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear can't keep his opponent in guard - Onera advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Onera is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Onera is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bear sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear is trying to get back to full guard.
Onera is thwarting Bear's attempts to control the position.
Onera is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bear has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bear looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Max Onera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Onera trying to control the pace.
Onera is continuing to stall.
Bear looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bear is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Onera pulls his head out easily.
Chief Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Onera trying to control from half guard but Bear is working away.
Onera is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bear doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Onera.
Onera wants to take a breather but Bear is having none of it.
Onera is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bear is just riding it out for now. Onera eventually gives up the hold.
Bear is looking to control Onera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bear avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Onera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Onera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bear has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chief Bear!
Chief Bear thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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