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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaggy Bear (ranked 4163 p4p, 24337 weight class) and Daigo Kitano (ranked 398 p4p, 501 weight class). Shaggy Bear has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaggy Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daigo Kitano!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Bear. No joy for Kitano on that attempt.
Kitano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bear misses with a hook.
Kitano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bear defends well and Kitano ends up having to push Bear into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shaggy Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daigo Kitano.
Kitano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bear pinned against the cage. Bear gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kitano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bear swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kitano tries to clinch but Bear is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Bear on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No luck for Kitano with that takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Bear on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kitano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bear scores with a sloppy right hand. Kitano should have avoided that one.
Bear on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
No luck for Kitano with that takedown attempt.
Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Kitano is just out of range.
Bear misses with a low kick.
Daigo Kitano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bear wants it to stay on the feet.
Kitano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kitano tries to clinch there but Bear circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bear but Bear pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kitano slips under a jab from Bear.
Bear swings for the body but Kitano moves out of range.
Kitano dives in for a single leg takedown but Bear sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bear appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kitano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Shaggy Bear has been cut.
Kitano drops his hands momentarily and Bear takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear scores with a sloppy right hand. Kitano should have avoided that one.
Kitano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bear is fending him off so far but Kitano persists. Nope, Bear circles away and we're back to standing.
Kitano shoots in and drives through. Bear sprawls well.
It looked like Bear was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kitano throws a series of punches but Bear moves out of range.
Bear tried to counter with a leg kick but Kitano avoided it.
Bear fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kitano is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Kitano is just out of range.
Bear lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body punch from Bear.
Kitano has a takedown stuffed.
Bear loads up on a big right hand but Kitano slips the punch.
Kitano is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bear scores with a hook to the body. Kitano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters circling a little - Kitano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bear takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bear stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bear wants it to stay on the feet.
Kitano fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear throws a jab but it's blocked by Kitano.
Bear scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Daigo Kitano has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bear throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bear lands a jab to the nose.
Kitano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kitano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body punch from Bear.
Bear throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kitano.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaggy Bear dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kitano.
Bear stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bear wants it to stay on the feet.
Bear misses with a few strikes there.
Kitano was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kitano.
Shaggy Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daigo Kitano.
Kitano swings for the body but Bear moves out of range.
Bear swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kitano avoids the body shot from Bear.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitano lands a right hook to the body.
Kitano shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bear defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano ducks under a wild hook from Bear.
A jab from Bear finds it's way through Kitano's defenses.
Daigo Kitano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kitano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bear avoids it really well and circles away.
Bear appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kitano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bear.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kitano.
Bear is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shaggy Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
Bear misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kitano. Bear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kitano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear scores with a leg kick.
Kitano wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Bear wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kitano or perhaps it was just good defense by Bear, which made it look bad.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kitano might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bear has got the better of the exchanges.
Bear throws a lazy right hand but Kitano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bear throws a lazy head kick
and Kitano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kitano has picked Bear up - he's going for a ride! Kitano dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kitano on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kitano stalling away here and it's allowed Bear to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kitano content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitano is looking to work some ground and pound but Bear has wrist control.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Kitano from controlling successfully.
Bear is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kitano can do to turn this around?
Bear is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kitano is controlling him.
Kitano trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
Kitano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kitano moves in looking to clinch but Bear pushes him off.
Kitano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bear defends well and Kitano ends up having to push Bear into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bear swings for the body but Kitano moves out of range.
Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kitano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kitano misses with a punch to the body.
Kitano jumps guard but Bear turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kitano throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bear throws a head punch that misses.
Kitano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bear prevents a body shot from Kitano.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaggy Bear dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kitano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kitano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bear swings for the body but Kitano moves out of range.
Bear keeps the fight on the outside.
Kitano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear was well out of range. Poor timing from Kitano.
Kitano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kitano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bear swats away the attempt to clinch by Kitano.
Bear is looking to counter punch.
Kitano is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Bear misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bear is fending him off so far but Kitano persists. Nope, Bear circles away and we're back to standing.
Shaggy Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daigo Kitano.
Kitano misses with a head kick.
It looked like Bear was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kitano.
Kitano blocks a low kick nicely.
Kitano tries to counter with a clinch but Bear shakes him off and moves away.
Kitano fails to land the takedown.
Kitano moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kitano.
Bear can't find room to land a body shot as Kitano controls the action.
Kitano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bear effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano manages to break the clinch.
Kitano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bear swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shaggy Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bear misses with a wild body shot.
Kitano rushes Bear and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kitano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bear keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kitano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick from Bear, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kitano dives in for a single leg takedown but Bear sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bear displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kitano.
Bear connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kitano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bear defends well and Kitano ends up having to push Bear into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bear fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kitano just manages to avoid it.
Shaggy Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bear scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bear.
Bear circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kitano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bear throws a leg kick that misses.
Kitano wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
Kitano moves forwards but Bear connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kitano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kitano shoots in for a takedown but Bear shows good takedown defense.
Bear was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kitano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kitano doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bear counters with a left and a right that stings Kitano.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaggy Bear showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaggy Bear!
Shaggy Bear was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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