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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koala Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koala Bear has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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187 cm
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250 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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194 cm
24
240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koala Bear! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Harrison! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Harrison slips a straight right by Bear. Bear is looking to score with low kicks. Horrible takedown by Harrison or perhaps it was just good defense by Bear which made him look bad. Harrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bear throws out the jab. Harrison feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Bear avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Bear had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Harrison is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bear Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Harrison's back instead. Bear avoiding Harrison 's attempts to control his hands. Bear controlling well, preventing Harrison from escaping the position.
Harrison looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. Harrison is trying to break free.
Harrison is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Bear working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. Bear missing with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bear gets his hands free as Harrison looks to control. Bear is looking for the choke from the back position but Harrison is controlling his hands well. Bear looking for the choke from the back. Bear is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Harrison is defending well though. Bear let's go of the attempt for now. Harrison showing good submission defense here.
Bear is breathing heavily. Bear is trying to stick to Harrison's back but Harrison is turning into Bear. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bear's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Harrison. Harrison looking to pass the guard. Harrison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Harrison passes Bear's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bear looking for subs from the bottom but Harrison mounts him! Harrison sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Harrison is going olschool here, as he tries to force Bear to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bear shrugs it off. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Harrison unloading with bombs! Harrison prevents Bear from getting the reversal. Harrison mounts Bear! Really nice guard pass there! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harrison looking to secure an arm triangle but Bear defends it well. Harrison jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bear manages to avoid the submission attempt. Bear is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Bear is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Harrison's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Harrison trying to control the action but Bear is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Bear tries to get to full guard but Harrison has control of the leg. Harrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Nice takedown defense from Bear. No joy for Harrison on that attempt. Bear has taken the fight to the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bear. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet. Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Harrison moves forwards but Bear connects with a nice, crisp jab. Bear looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well. Harrison throws out a loose jab but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it. Bear fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harrison is out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Koala Bear will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harrison shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Bear tries to get to full guard but Harrison has control of the leg. Harrison is thwarting Bear's attempts to control the position. Bear won't allow Harrison to pass to mount. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Harrison looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bear has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Harrison. Oh but Bear has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Harrison goes limp - he's gone! Bear jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Koala Bear!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
95% |
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