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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orion Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tiger Bear has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tiger Bear seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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195 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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184 cm
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197 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
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ADCC Champion
Counter striker
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiger Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orion Cook!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cook on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bear. Bear obviously looking to wear him down.
Bear throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bear.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bear misses with a double jab.
A big right from Cook misses.
Bear uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cook has time to react.
Bear connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook walks into a stiff left hand from Bear.
Cook misses the jab.
Bear takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bear thumps Cook with a low kick.
Cook throws a looping overhand right but Bear ducks down to avoid it.
Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Cook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cook misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bear lands with an overhand left.
Bear throws a head kick that half lands.
Bear throws a right and a left that Cook avoids nicely.
Bear connects with a solid leg kick.
Bear cracks Cook with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bear throws a one two combo.
Cook throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bear's waist but Bear gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cook off to one side.
Bear lands with a straight right. Cook didn't see that one coming.
A good leg kick by Bear.
Cook looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear leaves Cook with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bear goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bear wants to clinch.
Bear throws a nice looking combination but Cook bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear throws a front kick aimed at Cook's knee but Cook avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Bear scores with a four punch combination!
Cook takes one to the chin there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bear.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bear rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cook moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bear misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cook.
Cook doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Bear dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bear misses with a double jab.
Bear throws a series of punches but Cook avoids them all with ease.
Bear moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bear moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Bear.
Cook is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bear sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bear scores with a nice right hand.
Tiger Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bear.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cook crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bear - the referee stops the clock and Cook gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bear. Cook manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good leg kick by Bear there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bear throws a combination. Cook tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cook is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Bear.
Bear throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cook is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cook throws a jab but it's blocked by Bear.
Cook is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bear.
Tiger Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
Cook misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bear.
Bear defending well as Cook loads up on a big left hand.
Bear fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from Bear lands.
Bear lands a left and a right that send Cook crashing to the mat, dazed. Bear thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cook is still on wobbly legs! Can Bear finish him?
Cook fails with a takedown attempt.
Cook seems to have recovered his senses.
Bear scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear scores with a jab to the body.
Tiger Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cook slips a jab and a cross from Bear.
Cook throws a sloppy head kick and Bear moves out of range easily.
Bear connects with a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cook 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.
A right-left combo lands from Bear.
Bear throws a leg kick which misses Cook's front leg but catches the back leg as Cook tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bear.
Bear looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bear throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear scoring well with a low kick there.
Cook on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bear. Bear obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cook tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bear lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Bear dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bear has Cook up against the cage in a clinch.
Cook avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Bear looking to throw knees to the head but Cook is blocking nicely.
Cook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bear lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bear lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
Bear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bear lands a body punch.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cook avoids it.
Bear digs a right hand into Cook's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cook's gas tank.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bear.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bear lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cook avoids it.
A hook to the body from Bear.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Bear digs a right hand underneath Cook's ribcage. Cook let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bear lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cook or not.
Bear digs a right hand into Cook's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cook's gas tank.
Cook's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bear lands a right hand.
Knees to the body from Bear.
A hook to the body from Bear.
A left hand lands to the body for Bear.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good body shot from Bear.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cook.
Bear lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bear working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bear presses Cook against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bear lands a left hand.
Cook is looking to break free of the clinch but Bear has double underhooks.
Cook tries for a takedown but Bear manages to get underhooks.
Bear lands a knee to the head.
Bear softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bear lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bear scores a nice knee to the body.
Bear prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bear lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cook or not.
Cook takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bear tries to work over Cook's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bear lands a nice knee to the body.
Bear is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cook can do to turn this around?
Cook tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tiger Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orion Cook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a body punch.
Cook tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bear crunches a lovely knee into Cook's ribcage.
A body shot lands from Bear.
Bear scores a nice knee to the body.
Cook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cook has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bear throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Bear - that landed with a thud.
Cook managing to block the knees to the body from Bear.
Cook looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bear works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bear putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cook in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bear.
Orion Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Bear.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear struggles to land a body shot inside as Cook controls his hands.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cook avoids it.
Bear working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cook avoids a wild elbow strike from Bear.
Bear misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Cook avoids the damage to the body.
Bear swings wildly with an uppercut but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bear tries a knee to the head but Cook blocks it.
Bear tries a body shot but Cook blocks it.
Cook jumps guard and drags Bear to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cook manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bear manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cook accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bear wants to stand but Cook is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cook with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Bear!
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energy
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