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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Regalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Paul Bear has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Regalo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear is looking to clinch but Regalo is avoiding it.
Bear tries to clinch up.
Bear tries to clinch up.
Regalo scores with a takedown into Bear's guard.
Regalo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Regalo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Regalo drops back looking for a leg! Bear is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bear manages to kick Regalo off! Regalo jumps back into Bear's guard.
Bear is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regalo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Regalo has eaten all the pies!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bear misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is looking to clinch but Regalo is avoiding it.
Regalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bear.
Regalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bear clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Bear.
Bear taking a breather.
Bear lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Fernando Regalo has been cut.
Bear swings wildly with an uppercut but Regalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bear misses with some punches.
Bear swings wildly with an uppercut but Regalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Regalo blocking some punches.
Bear working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regalo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bear is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Regalo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bear.
Regalo looks gassed!
Regalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bear lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bear lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Regalo backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bear creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bear lands with a right to the head.
Bear scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Regalo backwards.
Bear scores with a shoulder strike.
Bear leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Bear lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Regalo backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bear throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bear.
Bear lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Bear.
A body shot lands from Bear.
Bear holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bear creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bear lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Regalo backwards.
Bear lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bear lands with a light punch inside.
Bear is working Regalo over against the ropes.
Bear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bear fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Regalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Regalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Regalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bear tries to clinch up but Regalo circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Regalo with that takedown attempt.
Paul Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Regalo.
Bear tries to clinch but Regalo moves out of range.
Paul Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regalo keeps the fight on the outside.
Regalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear moves in looking to clinch but Regalo pushes him off.
Paul Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Regalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bear tries to clinch there but Regalo circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Regalo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Regalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bear.
A big left from Bear misses.
Bear is looking to clinch.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Regalo circles away.
Regalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bear is looking to clinch but Regalo is avoiding it.
Bear is looking to clinch but Regalo is avoiding it.
Regalo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Regalo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Regalo keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear tries to clinch there but Regalo circles away.
Bear is looking to clinch.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but Regalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Regalo fails with the takedown.
Paul Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Regalo.
Regalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bear is looking to clinch but Regalo is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Regalo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Regalo lands in his opponent's guard.
Bear is looking to stand up but Regalo isn't so interested in that idea.
Regalo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regalo drops back looking for a leg! Bear is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bear manages to kick Regalo off! Regalo jumps back into Bear's guard.
Regalo is breathing heavily.
Regalo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bear looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bear looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bear!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bear lands a few punches from side control.
Bear working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Regalo sneaks back into half guard.
Bear wants to stand but Regalo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bear lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Regalo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bear pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bear tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regalo is looking for a sweep. Bear is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bear stands up and beckons Regalo to join him on the feet.
Bear scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Regalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Regalo.
Bear is looking to clinch but Regalo is avoiding it.
Regalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bear.
Bear tries to clinch but Regalo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Regalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bear moves in looking to clinch but Regalo pushes him off.
Bear tries to clinch there but Regalo circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bear moves into the clinch.
Bear misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bear misses with a punch on the inside.
Bear swings wildly with an uppercut but Regalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bear throws a nice looking combination but Regalo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bear dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Regalo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Regalo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bear to the mat! Bear manages to get full guard.
Regalo 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.
Regalo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Regalo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Regalo prevents Bear from getting back to his feet.
Bear wriggles free and stands up.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Regalo circles away.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Regalo circles away.
Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bear tries to clinch but Regalo moves out of range.
Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bear tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Regalo fails to land the takedown.
Regalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bear tries to clinch there but Regalo circles away.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Regalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bear.
Bear is looking to clinch.
Regalo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Regalo circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Regalo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Regalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Regalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Regalo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Regalo on the ground.
Regalo prevents Bear from standing back up.
Regalo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Regalo wants to free his trapped foot but Bear is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bear is trying to stand.
Regalo is trying to work for a kimura but Bear is defending well.
Regalo stops Bear from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regalo trying to pass the guard but Bear defending well.
Regalo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.
Regalo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bear as he avoids it easily.
Paul Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Regalo.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but Regalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bear getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Regalo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but Regalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bear pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Regalo fails with a takedown attempt.
Bear tries to clinch but Regalo is having none of it.
Fernando Regalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear is looking to clinch.
Bear wants to clinch up but Regalo keeps it at a distance.
Bear tries to clinch up but Regalo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Regalo circles away.
Regalo shoots for a takedown but Bear saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bear throws a nice looking combination but Regalo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paul Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bear wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bear tries to clinch up but Regalo circles away and keeps his distance.
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 Paul 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Bear!
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