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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dre Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Battle comes into the arena with VICTORY REMIX blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dre Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiger Bear!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battle takes a swing at Bear's ribcage but misses.
Battle throws a looping overhand right but Bear ducks down to avoid it.
Battle throws a big shot that misses.
Bear slips under a jab from Battle.
Bear pivots, looking for a leg kick but Battle is out of range and Bear settles back down.
Battle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bear.
Bear avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Battle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Battle misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battle throws a jab but it's blocked by Bear.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bear.
Battle swings for the body but Bear moves out of range.
Bear walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle tests Bear's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Battle throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
Battle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bear moves out of range as Battle strikes.
Battle drops his hands momentarily and Bear takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bear scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A jab from Battle misses.
Battle tries to keep at a distance but Bear has taken the fight into the clinch.
Battle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Battle pushes Bear back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Bear.
Bear tries a body shot but Battle blocks it.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Battle.
Battle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle blocks a body shot from Bear.
Battle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Battle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Bear.
Battle takes a shot to the head.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Bear - that landed with a thud.
Bear throws a head punch that misses.
Bear is leaning against Battle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bear pushes Battle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bear keeps control of Battle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bear.
Battle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bear misses with a body punch.
Bear landing knees to the head.
Battle swings wildly with an uppercut but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bear lands a knee to the body.
Battle is breathing heavily.
Bear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bear connects with a nasty looking knee right to Battle's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear working Battle over with knees to the body.
Battle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Battle avoids the damage to the body.
Bear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Battle is trying to break the clinch but Bear has him pressed against the cage.
Bear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Battle is defending well for now.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Battle avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bear.
Bear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear lands a shot to the body.
Bear cracks Battle with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bear. Battle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Battle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Battle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bear moves away.
Nice defenses there by Bear.
Good leg kick by Bear there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bear connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear swinging wilding here.
Battle misses with a body shot.
Battle swinging wilding here.
Bear throws a nice looking combination but Battle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Battle misses.
A slow jab from Battle misses its intended target.
Battle misses the jab.
Battle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Bear dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Battle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bear displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Battle throws out the jab.
A jab from Bear misses.
Bear takes one to the side of the head.
Battle looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear is just out of range.
Battle misses with a double jab
and Bear counters with an inside leg kick.
Tiger Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Battle waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bear.
Bear throws a head kick but Battle moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear slips under a jab.
A jab from Battle misses.
Battle misses with a shot to the body
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle misses with a straight left.
Battle staying out of range there.
Bear takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bear. That's going to slow Battle down.
A big left from Battle misses.
Bear wants to clinch up but Battle keeps it at a distance.
Battle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bear misses with a combination
and Battle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bear misses with a low kick.
Bear on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bear blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bear counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Battle is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Battle looks to throw the jab but Bear is out of range.
Bear throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bear looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Battle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bear counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dre Battle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battle throws the left hand but Bear avoids the punch easily.
Battle misses with a looping right.
Battle throws a combination that misses
and Bear counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bear throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bear lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bear scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bear.
A slow jab from Battle misses its intended target.
Bear misses with a double jab.
Battle missing with a left hand there. Bear was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bear scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Battle misses.
Bear steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Battle.
Bear throws and low kick but Battle moves out of range easily.
Bear feints and then cracks Battle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Battle down.
Bear connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Battle misses with a body punch
and Bear counters with a thumping low kick.
Battle misses with a few strikes there.
Bear tries to clinch up but Battle circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bear looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bear thows a body shot but no joy.
Battle looks to throw the jab but Bear is out of range.
A good leg kick by Bear.
A shot to de liver by Battle. Beautiful body shot.
Bear ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bear tries to clinch but Battle moves away
and Bear takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Battle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bear.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battle misses the jab.
Bear cracks Battle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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.
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. And we move into the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Bear.
Battle looks to land a right hand but Bear moved out of range.
Bear throws a body punch but Battle moves out of range.
Battle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Battle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Battle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Battle looks to land a right hand but Bear moved out of range.
Bear moves into range and clinches up with Battle.
Bear putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Battle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bear misses with a body punch.
Bear lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Battle.
Battle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Battle is defending well for now.
Battle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bear lands an elbow just above Battle 's eye.
Bear with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear lands a nice knee to the body.
Bear connects with a nasty looking knee right to Battle's face.
Bear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Battle is defending well for now.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Battle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Battle.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Battle avoids it.
Bear connects with a knee to the head.
Bear blocking some punches.
Bear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Battle is defending well for now.
Bear misses with a punch to the body.
Bear gets through Battle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bear misses with a punch on the inside.
Bear tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bear lands a good knee to the midsection. Battle won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bear.
Battle avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Bear lands an elbow inside.
Bear misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear cracks Battle with a nice body shot.
Bear lands a right hand that snaps the head of Battle backwards.
Bear using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Battle on the inside.
Tiger Bear seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Battle breaks the clinch.
Battle loads up on a big right hand but Bear slips the punch.
Bear is looking to slow Battle down with leg kicks.
Tiger Bear seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bear takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dre Battle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear scores with the left hand. Battle knows he should have avoided that one.
Bear feints and then cracks Battle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Battle down.
Battle misses the jab.
Bear moves out of range of the strikes.
Bear lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Battle at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bear avoids the body shot from Battle.
Battle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bear chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Battle misses with a hook. Bear ducked under it nicely.
Battle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bear.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Battle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bear. Bear obviously looking to wear him down.
Battle throws a sloppy body shot
and Bear counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bear counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bear.
Battle managing to block the knees to the body from Bear.
Battle tries a body shot but Bear blocks it.
Battle tries to circle away but Bear has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bear.
Bear lands a good knee to the midsection. Battle won't want to take too many of those.
Bear lands an elbow inside that Battle shrugs off.
Battle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Battle or not.
Bear digs a right hand into Battle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Battle's gas tank.
Bear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bear lands a shot to the body.
Bear working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Bear.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bear.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Bear.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section. Battle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bear scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bear with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bear.
Bear works on Battle's body with a couple of short punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bear obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bear has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Bear!
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