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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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184 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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177 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bear!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear wants to clinch.
Christ shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from Christ.
Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christ swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bear has closed the distance and engaged Christ in a clinch.
Christ wants to get back to striking at distance but Bear won't allow it.
Bear working aggressively here.
Bear throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bear breaks the clinch.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Christ circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bear creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bear working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bear lands a shot to the body.
Bear can't get the takedown.
Bear misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bear working aggressively here.
Bear wants a takedown.
Christ is pressed up against the cage. Bear has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Christ down to the mat. Christ avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
John Christ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Bear.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Christ circles away.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick
and Bear counters with a thumping low kick.
Bear takes the fight into the clinch.
Bear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christ misses with a combination
and Bear counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bear misses with a double jab.
Bear is looking to clinch.
Bear just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Bear. No joy for Christ on that attempt.
John Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear closes the distance and clinches.
Christ prevents a body shot from Bear.
Bear keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Christ's efforts to push away.
Bear throws a head punch that misses.
Bear creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Christ avoids the damage to the body.
Bear throws a head punch that misses.
Bear breaks from the clinch.
Christ fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bear wants to clinch up but Christ keeps it at a distance.
Bear rushes Christ and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Christ is trying to break the clinch but Bear is controlling him.
Bear lands an elbow inside.
Bear lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Bear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Christ tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear prevents the takedown attempt.
Bear lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Bear is trying to break free.
Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christ is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bear.
Christ is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bear.
Bear rushes Christ and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but Christ blocks with his arms.
Christ dodges an elbow strike from Bear.
Christ is trying to push Bear away but Bear has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bear tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christ wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bear lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like John Christ has been cut.
Bear has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Christ is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bear lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bear.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ takes a shot to the head.
Christ can't break the clinch.
Bear creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Christ blocks the elbow strike.
Bear lands a hook that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Bear can't find room to land a body shot as Christ controls the action.
Bear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bear drives through with a takedown into Christ's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bear stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bear misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but Christ shows good takedown defense.
Bear looks gassed!
Christ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christ shoots in but Bear avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Christ will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Christ's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Bear moves out of range easily.
Bear is looking to clinch.
Christ fails to land with a series of punches.
Bear dodges the punch combination from Christ.
A head kick misses from Christ.
Bear scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bear shoots in and gets a takedown into Christ's guard.
Bear postures up and lands a big shot to Christ's brow.
Bear in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bear scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bear landing some decent shots from guard.
Bear gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Christ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christ tries to score with a low kick but Bear moves his leg out of the way.
Bear has closed the distance and engaged Christ in a clinch.
Bear wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Christ takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bear doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bear pushes off an throws an elbow but Christ leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bear breaks the clinch.
Bear misses with a two punch combination.
Bear is trying hard to land a takedown here. Christ sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bear tries to clinch up
and Christ counters with a big head kick but Bear shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the liver by Bear. Beautiful body shot.
Bear scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bear working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Christ throws Bear to one side and escapes!
Bear wants to clinch up but Christ keeps it at a distance.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bear throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Christ tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bear is in Christ's guard.
Bear thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to control from the top but Christ keeps moving.
Christ is looking to stand up but Bear isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bear stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bear throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christ.
Christ tries a head kick but it misses.
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 Christ has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Christ and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christ paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bear bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bear landing strikes.
Bear in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bear lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Christ down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to control but Christ is keeping him busy.
Bear landing strikes.
Bear tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bear is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Christ has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christ pushes Bear away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bear gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bear showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Christ's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Christ defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bear.
Bear walks into a straight right hand from Christ.
Christ circles away from the clinch attempt
and Christ counters with a head kick. That will keep Bear thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bear lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bear.
Bear throws a leg kick but Christ moved away.
Christ shoots for a takedown but Bear saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christ paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bear swinging wildly here.
Christ throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bear tries to clinch there but Christ circles away.
Christ throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear fails to land the takedown.
Bear tries for a takedown but Christ sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
John Christ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Bear.
Bear darts in trying to clinch
and Christ makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Christ takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bear manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Christ on his heels. He'll look to pass Christ's guard now, I'm sure.
Christ knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bear on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bear accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christ manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Christ fails to land the takedown.
Bear lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
John Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John Christ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear moves into the clinch.
Christ tries to break free but Bear pushes him back against the cage.
Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Christ.
Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christ dodges the punch combination from Bear.
Christ throws a head kick but Bear moves out of range.
Bear has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bear lands a nice uppercut.
Bear lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Christ has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with a knee to the head.
Bear lands an elbow that stopped Christ in his tracks for a moment.
Bear scores with a shot to the side of Christ's head.
Bear misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christ has Bear pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bear manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bear lands a damaging elbow.
Bear lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bear is working Christ over against the cage.
Bear lands a right hand.
Bear lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Christ blocks an uppercut.
Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Christ keeps the fight on the outside.
Bear tries for a takedown but Christ sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bear looks to clinch
and Christ counters with a big head kick but Bear shrugs it off.
Bear closes the distance and clinches up with Christ, looking for a takedown. Bear pushes Christ against the cage but Christ circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Christ throws a series of punches but Bear avoids them all with ease.
Christ leaves Bear with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Christ misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bear tries to clinch but Christ moves out of range.
No joy there for Christ, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christ swats away the attempt to clinch by Bear.
Bear avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bear winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bear!
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