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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yogi Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Mamood has chosen Mamute Pequenino as his entrance music. Yogi Bear has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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173 cm
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163 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yogi Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear throws a looping overhand right but Al Mamood ducks down to avoid it.
Bear throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bear motions for Al Mamood to come forward. Bear throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bear throws a hook but Al Mamood blocks it.
Bear misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Bear throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yogi Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Mamood moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Mamood throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
Bear shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Al Mamood defends it nicely.
Bear slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood slips under a jab.
Al Mamood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bear makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bear throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Al Mamood slips a straight right by Bear.
Bear looks to land a combination but Al Mamood avoids it well.
Al Mamood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two 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 finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bear misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al Mamood ducks under a wild hook from Bear.
Nice uppercut lands for Bear. That snapped Al Mamood's head back.
Al Mamood tries for a takedown but Bear circles away easily
and Bear counters with a nice uppercut.
Bear scores with a decent looking hook.
Bear displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Mamood throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with a low kick.
Bear throws an overhand right that lands on Al Mamood's shoulder, as Al Mamood tries to avoid the shot.
Al Mamood misses with an uppercut. Bear saw that one coming.
Bear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Mamood was well out of range. Poor timing from Bear.
Al Mamood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yogi Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iqbal Al Mamood.
Bear looks to throw the jab but Al Mamood is out of range.
Al Mamood misses with a double jab
and Bear counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Al Mamood thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Bear.
Bear will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bear.
Bear throws a hook but Al Mamood avoids it easily.
Bear misses with a straight left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bear wants to land a leg kick but Al Mamood is out of range.
Al Mamood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yogi Bear dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Al Mamood walks into a straight right hand from Bear.
Bear swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Mamood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bear throws a hook but Al Mamood avoids it easily.
Bear uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Mamood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Mamood has his takedown stuffed
and Al Mamood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bear cracks Al Mamood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Mamood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bear throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Al Mamood misses with a two punch combination.
Al Mamood misses with a takedown attempt - Bear sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bear connects with a single shot there.
That's two 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.
Bear wants to land a leg kick but Al Mamood is out of range.
Jab by Bear.
Bear loads up on a big right hand but Al Mamood slips the punch.
Bear lands a two punch combo.
Bear lands a jab.
Al Mamood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al Mamood slips a jab and a cross from Bear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses the jab.
Bear misses with an uppercut.
Bear throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Al Mamood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bear will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Al Mamood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bear connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Al Mamood has a takedown stuffed.
Yogi Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iqbal Al Mamood.
Bear misses with a hook. Al Mamood ducked under it nicely.
Al Mamood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bear finds it's way round the side to connect with Al Mamood's head.
Bear misses with an uppercut. Al Mamood saw that one coming.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bear misses the body punch
and Al Mamood counters with a left to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Al Mamood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yogi Bear dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab from Bear finds it's way through Al Mamood's defenses.
Al Mamood misses the shot to the body.
Bear misses with a double jab.
Bear lands an overhand right.
Bear throws an overhand right that lands on Al Mamood's shoulder, as Al Mamood tries to avoid the shot.
Bear lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Mamood.
Al Mamood misses with a takedown
and Bear makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Bear.
Al Mamood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bear rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab lands there for Bear.
Bear throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Mamood.
Bear lands with a good body shot.
Bear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bear throws a jab when Al Mamood was well out of range.
Al Mamood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yogi Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Mamood misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Al Mamood misses
enabling Bear to counter with a crisp jab.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bear throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bear looks to land a combination but Al Mamood avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear throws a combination that misses
and Al Mamood counters with a takedown into side control.
Bear sneaks back into half guard.
Al Mamood wants to free his trapped foot but Bear is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Al Mamood keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Al Mamood is keen to just control but Bear is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Al Mamood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bear wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Al Mamood ducks under a wild hook from Bear.
Al Mamood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bear keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood misses with a double jab
and Bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Yogi 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yogi Bear!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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