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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bear Foker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Stuart Ward enters the cage!
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bear Foker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stuart Ward!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foker throws a series of punches but Ward moves out of range.
Ward takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ward moves in looking to clinch but Foker pushes him off.
Ward tries to clinch there but Foker circles away.
Ward wants to clinch.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ward tries to clinch there but Foker circles away.
Ward wants to clinch up but Foker keeps it at a distance.
Ward misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward slips a jab and a cross from Foker.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch but Foker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foker swats away the attempt to clinch by Ward.
Foker lands a jab to Ward's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foker lands with a nice body punch.
Foker throws out a powerful jab.
Foker misses with a few strikes there.
Foker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ward looks for the body kick but Foker saw that one coming.
Stuart Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward tries to clinch there but Foker circles away.
Ward wants to clinch up but Foker keeps it at a distance.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch but Foker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ward takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Foker works Ward's body with a nice hook.
Foker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ward tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Foker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foker blocks a leg kick.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch but Foker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Foker.
Ward tries to clinch there but Foker circles away.
Foker checks a leg kick.
Ward is looking to clinch but Foker is avoiding it.
Foker swings for the body but Ward moves out of range.
Ward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Foker keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Foker.
Ward avoids the body shot from Foker.
Ward throws a wild body kick that Foker sees coming a mile off.
Foker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Foker misses the shot to the body.
Ward tries to clinch but Foker moves out of range.
Ward fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ward has managed to clinch.
Foker is looking to break free of the clinch but Ward has double underhooks.
Ward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foker avoids it.
Ward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foker avoids it.
Foker avoiding damage as Ward throws knees to the body.
Foker avoiding damage as Ward throws knees to the body.
Ward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ward has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ward tries to land knees in the clinch but Foker avoids the damage to the body.
Foker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ward tries to land knees in the clinch but Foker avoids the damage to the body.
Ward pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Foker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Foker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foker avoids it.
Ward is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foker is defending well for now.
Ward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foker avoids it.
Foker wants to break free but Ward has control.
Foker blocks the elbow strike.
Ward letting Foker take a breather here.
Foker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Foker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ward at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Foker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ward tries to clinch but Foker moves out of range.
Ward tries to clinch but Foker is having none of it.
Foker swats away the attempt to clinch by Ward.
A leg kick checked by Foker.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ward tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Foker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foker is looking to wear down Ward with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ward tries to clinch there but Foker circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foker swats away the attempt to clinch by Ward.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ward is looking to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Foker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foker swats away the attempt to clinch by Ward.
Foker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ward misses with a leg kick.
Ward avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Foker swats away the attempt to clinch by Ward.
Ward misses with a body kick.
Ward is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good shot there by Foker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ward tries to score with a low kick but Foker moves his leg out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foker keeps the fight on the outside.
Ward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ward misses with a body kick.
Foker throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Foker scores with a hook to the body. Ward takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ward tries to clinch but Foker moves out of range.
Foker swings for the body but Ward moves out of range.
Ward moves in looking to clinch but Foker pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ward throws a wild body kick that Foker sees coming a mile off.
Ward fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foker lands a jab-cross combination.
Bear Foker is winning the standup battle so far.
Ward tries to clinch up but Foker circles away and keeps his distance.
Foker keeps the fight on the outside.
Foker scores with a one two! Ward had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ward tries to clinch there but Foker circles away.
Ward moves into range and clinches up with Foker.
Ward tries to land knees in the clinch but Foker avoids the damage to the body.
Foker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foker avoids it.
Ward lands a damaging elbow.
Ward lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward missing with knees to the body.
Foker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Foker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ward has him pressed against the cage.
Ward misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foker.
Foker avoiding damage as Ward throws knees to the body.
Ward misses with an elbow over the top.
Foker managing to block the knees to the body from Ward.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Ward trying to land knees to the body.
Foker tries to break free but Ward pushes him back against the cage.
Ward tries to land knees in the clinch but Foker avoids the damage to the body.
Ward is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foker is defending well for now.
Foker tries to break free but Ward pushes him back against the cage.
Ward misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foker.
Foker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ward just misses with a elbow thrown towards Foker's brow.
Foker managing to block the knees to the body from Ward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Foker dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ward walks into a straight right hand from Foker.
Foker throws a body punch but Ward moves out of range.
Ward misses with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ward is looking to clinch but Foker is avoiding it.
Foker looks to land a combination but Ward avoids it well.
Bear Foker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ward keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ward tries to clinch but Foker is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ward moves in looking to clinch but Foker pushes him off.
Ward tries to clinch there but Foker circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward tries to clinch but Foker is having none of it.
Ward throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ward tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Foker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foker misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body punch from Foker.
Ward doesn't manage to clinch there - Foker circles away.
Ward moves in looking to clinch but Foker pushes him off.
Ward misses with a body kick.
Ward ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ward tries to land a front kick but Foker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ward throws the kick towards the body but Foker avoids it.
Foker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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.
Ward closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ward throws an elbow but misses.
Ward trying to land knees to the body.
Ward throws an elbow but it misses.
Foker managing to block the knees to the body from Ward.
Foker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ward takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ward trying to land knees to the body.
Ward tries to land knees in the clinch but Foker avoids the damage to the body.
Foker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ward lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Foker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ward lands an elbow inside that Foker shrugs off.
Ward trying to land knees to the body.
Ward throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foker avoids it.
Foker wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward missing with knees to the body.
Ward looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ward tries to land knees in the clinch but Foker avoids the damage to the body.
Foker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Foker tries to break free but Ward pushes him back against the cage.
Foker managing to block the knees to the body from Ward.
Ward keeps control of Foker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ward trying to land knees to the body.
Foker tries to break the clinch but Ward is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Foker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ward looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Foker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ward gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ward trying to land knees to the body.
Foker managing to block the knees to the body from Ward.
Foker wants to break free but Ward has control.
Ward misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foker.
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.
Foker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Foker is trying to break free.
Foker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ward tries to land knees in the clinch but Foker avoids the damage to the body.
Ward tries to land knees in the clinch but Foker avoids the damage to the body.
Foker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ward missing with knees to the body.
Ward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foker avoids it.
Foker is trying to force a seperation but Ward has the dominant position.
Foker tries to circle away but Ward has him pinned against the cage.
Ward misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foker.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Foker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ward misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foker.
A frustrated look appears on Foker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stuart Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear Foker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ward tries to land knees in the clinch but Foker avoids the damage to the body.
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 Bear Foker.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Foker, 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 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bear Foker!
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energy
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FIGHT
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