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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fuzzy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djordje Petrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Karadjordje Petrovicu . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fuzzy Bear!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Djordje Petrovic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovic throws the left hand but Bear avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Petrovic does it's job there.
Bear takes one to the chin there.
Petrovic with a hook.
Petrovic tries to clinch up.
Petrovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Petrovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear is just out of range.
Bear lands a nice shot that snaps Petrovic's head back.
Petrovic takes a swing at Bear's ribcage but misses.
Bear circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrovic throws a leg kick but Bear sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A lazy left from Petrovic finds it's target.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but Petrovic shows good takedown defense.
Petrovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic throws a looping overhand right but Bear ducks down to avoid it.
Petrovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Petrovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bear misses with a low kick.
Djordje Petrovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear throws a head kick that misses.
Petrovic throws a hook to the side of Bear's head but Bear sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bear showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrovic.
Bear really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Petrovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petrovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrovic.
Petrovic jabs at Bear's body.
Bear uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrovic has time to react.
Bear shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrovic sprawls well. Petrovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bear gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Petrovic.
Petrovic misses with a wild body shot.
Bear throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petrovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Bear ducks under a wild hook from Petrovic.
Petrovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bear counters with a nice leg kick.
Petrovic works Bear's body with a nice hook.
Petrovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bear.
Bear throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Petrovic misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Petrovic misses its intended target.
Petrovic tries to clinch but Bear moves out of range.
Petrovic avoids a kick to the body.
Petrovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petrovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bear throws the kick towards the body but Petrovic avoids it.
Bear tries a head kick but it misses.
Bear chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrovic can pounce on him.
Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bear goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petrovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bear scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear throws a wild body kick that Petrovic sees coming a mile off.
Petrovic swings for the body but Bear moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Petrovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Petrovic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bear takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bear lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petrovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bear avoids the body shot from Petrovic.
Bear attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bear shoots for a double leg takedown but Petrovic sprawls well. He's pushed Bear's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuzzy Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear takes one to the side of the head.
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 Fuzzy Bear will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Petrovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear is just out of range.
Fuzzy Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrovic throws a head kick that misses
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Petrovic.
Petrovic throws a leg kick but Bear sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petrovic avoids the body shot from Bear.
A slow jab from Petrovic misses its intended target.
Petrovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bear sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Petrovic misses its intended target.
Petrovic connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovic avoids the body shot from Bear.
Petrovic lands with a nice body punch.
Bear dodges the punch combination from Petrovic.
Bear catches Petrovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fuzzy Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
Bear keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrovic lands with a shot to the body.
Bear keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrovic.
Bear throws a leg kick
and Petrovic counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Petrovic.
Petrovic misses with a looping right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petrovic.
Petrovic misses with a body shot.
Bear avoids the head kick by Petrovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear takes one on the button.
Petrovic lands with a good body shot.
Petrovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bear lands with a shot to the body.
Bear on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bear throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petrovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Bear looks for a takedown but Petrovic sprawls well.
Petrovic throws a right and a left that Bear avoids nicely.
Petrovic throws a push kick but Bear slaps the foot to one side.
Petrovic misses with a body shot.
Petrovic throws a leg kick
and Bear counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bear throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrovic.
Petrovic feints and then cracks Bear's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bear down.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but Petrovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Petrovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrovic throws a shot from downtown. Bear moves away and avoids it.
Petrovic throws a lazy right hand but Bear sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrovic lunges at Bear with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bear's hand.
Petrovic tries to bum rush Bear with a series of wild strikes but Bear uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bear misses with a looping right.
Petrovic misses with a looping left.
Petrovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrovic misses with a combination
and Bear counters with a head kick that drops Petrovic!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Petrovic being controlled here, momentarily.
Bear will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Petrovic uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A lazy left from Bear finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrovic throws a leg kick
and Bear counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bear misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrovic misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fuzzy Bear dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Petrovic is looking to clinch but Bear is avoiding it.
Bear feints and then cracks Petrovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrovic down.
Bear looks to land a combination. Petrovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bear bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bear throws the kick towards the body but Petrovic avoids it.
Petrovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bear fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bear is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bear tries to bum rush Petrovic with a series of wild strikes but Petrovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petrovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
Petrovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bear's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrovic misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic connects with a leg kick. Bear looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bear rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bear pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrovic is out of range and Bear settles back down.
Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bear is looking to land body kicks.
Bear throws a head kick but Petrovic moves out of range.
Bear looks for the body kick but Petrovic saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrovic misses the target.
Petrovic cracks a nice hook into Bear's ribs.
Petrovic jabs at Bear's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrovic.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrovic.
Djordje Petrovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Bear blocks the low kick.
Petrovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A clash of legs there as Bear blocks the low kick.
Petrovic wants to clinch but Bear slips to the side
and Bear counters with a nice uppercut.
Bear is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bear misses with a leg kick
and Petrovic counters with a big head kick but Bear shrugs it off.
Petrovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrovic cracks a nice hook into Bear's ribs.
Bear walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Petrovic misses with a body shot.
Bear slips a straight right by Petrovic.
Bear slips a straight right by Petrovic.
Petrovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrovic throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
Petrovic thuds a left hand into Bear's body.
Bear throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Petrovic tries to clinch up but Bear circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bear throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrovic.
Petrovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bear tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrovic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bear counters with a head kick that drops Petrovic!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bear postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Petrovic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bear, into his guard.
Bear looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fuzzy Bear clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bear lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Petrovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petrovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bear misses with a low kick.
Bear gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petrovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bear has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrovic throws a lazy right hand but Bear sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bear throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but Petrovic shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bear counters with an inside leg kick.
Petrovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrovic feints and then cracks Bear's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bear down.
Bear moves out of range of the body kick from Petrovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bear shoots in for a double leg but Petrovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slow jab from Petrovic misses its intended target.
Bear ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrovic moves away.
Petrovic works the jab nicely.
Bear throws a leg kick that misses.
Bear throws a leg kick but Petrovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bear misses with a low kick.
Petrovic lands a jab to the nose.
A jab lands there for Petrovic.
Bear thows a body kick. Petrovic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Petrovic throws a hook but Bear avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bear misses with a leg kick
and Petrovic counters with a leg kick.
Bear doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrovic misses the shot to the body.
Bear with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrovic scores with a head kick.
Petrovic misses with a head kick.
Petrovic slips a straight right by Bear.
Bear avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrovic misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic checks a leg kick.
Petrovic misses with a body punch
and Bear counters with a nice low kick that buckles Petrovic's knee momentarily.
Bear on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petrovic, right into the meat.
Petrovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Petrovic.
Bear fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrovic.
Petrovic lands a really nice looking cross but Bear seems unphased.
Bear fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Petrovic is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bear misses with the body kick
and Petrovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bear shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petrovic but Petrovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuzzy Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear motions for Petrovic to come forward. Bear throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrovic misses with a straight left.
Bear misses with a kick to the body.
Petrovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Petrovic blocks a head kick by Bear.
Bear misses with a wild combination.
Bear stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Bear does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fuzzy Bear had his way with Djordje Petrovic in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bear takes one to the chin there.
Petrovic lands a nice hook to Bear's body. Bear takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Petrovic blocks a head kick by Bear.
Petrovic slips under a jab.
Petrovic misses with a combination
and Bear counters with an outside leg kick.
Bear scores with a jab. Petrovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A low kick from Bear is predictable there
and Petrovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bear misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Petrovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bear.
Petrovic throws the left hand but Bear avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear throws a nice looking combination but Petrovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bear throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bear looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Petrovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear counters with a nice leg kick.
Petrovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bear is out of range and Petrovic settles back down.
Petrovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bear.
A clash of legs there as Petrovic blocks the low kick.
Bear takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petrovic cracks Bear with an open hand slap.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but Petrovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bear walks into a left hand.
Petrovic needs to keep his hands up - Bear had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bear throws a half hearted mid kick.
Petrovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bear.
Petrovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrovic thows a leg kick but Bear checks it
and Bear counters with a slapping leg kick.
Petrovic throws a jab when Bear was well out of range.
Djordje Petrovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bear.
Petrovic thows a leg kick but Bear checks it
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
Bear fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petrovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bear's sensitive parts.
Petrovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bear moves away.
Bear fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Petrovic is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Petrovic misses with a body kick.
Bear misses with a takedown attempt - Petrovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuzzy Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bear's calf.
Petrovic throws a head kick that misses
and Bear makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Petrovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrovic looks to land a right hand but Bear moved out of range.
Petrovic throws a head kick that misses.
Petrovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Bear counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic connects with a right hand. Bear shakes it off.
Bear fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrovic.
Petrovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bear.
Bear is looking to slow Petrovic down with leg kicks.
Bear throws a body punch but Petrovic moves out of range.
Bear tries a low kick but Petrovic avoids it.
Petrovic throws a lazy head kick
and Bear counters with an outside leg kick.
Fuzzy Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bear connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bear.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Bear scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fuzzy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:46
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fuzzy Bear!
Fuzzy Bear retains his middleweight title!
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hype
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