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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedo Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cargo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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133 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedo Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Cargo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cargo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bear sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bear closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cargo did well to prevent Bear getting side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cargo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bear pulls his head out easily.
Bear sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cargo defending well though.
Bear lands with a punch from half guard.
Bear working over Cargo with some ground and pound. Cargo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bear landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cargo trying to hold on to Bear's head to control him but Bear postures up.
Bear throwing shots but Cargo is blocking nicely.
Cargo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cargo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Bear as Cargo shoots in.
Cargo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pedo Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cargo.
Bear feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cargos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cargo is rocked!
It looks like Tom Cargo has been cut.
Bear closes the distance and clinches.
Cargo is still on wobbly legs! Can Bear finish him?
Bear lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bear thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cargo's head.
Cargo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bear drops an elbow to the side of Cargo's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bear scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bear missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bear looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cargo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cargo taking some punishment here, with Bear in his half guard.
Bear tries to pass to full mount but Cargo defends it.
Bear working Cargo over with strikes.
Bear throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cargo trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cargo wants to improve his position but Bear is controlling well.
Bear thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cargo's head.
Cargo seems to have recovered his senses.
Cargo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cargo with the active half guard here but Bear passes nicely into side control.
Bear swings around for an armbar but Cargo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bear's guard.
Bear has a closed guard, preventing Cargo from standing up.
Bear uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with the combination.
Cargo is looking to clinch.
Bear ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cargo moves away.
Cargo tries to clinch but Bear moves out of range.
Cargo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bear.
Cargo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cargo misses with a takedown
and Bear counters with a single leg into guard. Cargo didn't expect that.
Bear lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bear stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cargo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Cargo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cargo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cargo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bear trying to control but Cargo is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bear throwing strikes from guard but Cargo blocks nicely.
Bear wants to pass the guard but Cargo is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedo Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Cargo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cargo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bear throws a head kick but Cargo moves out of range.
Cargo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bear keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cargo doesn't manage to clinch there - Bear circles away.
Cargo closes the distance and clinches.
Cargo tries to break the clinch but Bear is controlling the position.
Cargo throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cargo gets underhooks to prevent Bear's takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bear works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cargo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bear stands and throws Cargo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cargo is letting Bear control him for a moment.
Bear working away.
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.
Cargo gets back to half guard.
Bear is thwarting Cargo's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bear is taking a breather. Cargo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bear trying to control the action but Cargo is working from the bottom.
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!
Cargo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bear.
Cargo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cargo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bear can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bear slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to pass the guard but Cargo is keeping the position.
Bear throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cargo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cargo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cargo working a defensive guard here.
Bear advances to half guard.
Cargo gets back to full guard.
Bear throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cargo controls Bear momentarily but Bear frees himself.
Bear working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bear postures up in Cargo's guard and throws a big left but Cargo blocks it.
Bear wants to pass the guard but Cargo is keeping the position.
Bear with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cargo controls Bear momentarily but Bear frees himself.
Bear won't allow Cargo to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear postures up in Cargo's guard and throws a big left but Cargo blocks it.
Bear thows a big elbow that misses.
Cargo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pedo Bear will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Cargo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cargo enables Bear to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cargo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bear wants to control from the top but Cargo keeps moving.
Bear throws a big right hand that misses.
Bear throws a strike but Cargo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cargo wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Cargo stops Bear from standing up.
Pedo Bear overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bear pushes Cargo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cargo tries to clinch
and Bear counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cargo won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cargo is trying to control Bear's posture but Bear avoids it.
Cargo is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bear is staying active.
Cargo is trying to buck Bear off.
Cargo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cargo taking a bit of punishment here - Bear scoring with strikes.
Bear sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cargo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bear controls the position.
Bear is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cargo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bear working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cargo regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bear's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Cargo tries to roll over but Bear keeps him under control.
Bear wants to take a breather but Cargo is having none of it.
Cargo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bear controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear cracks Cargo with a solid left hand.
Bear landing some decent shots from guard.
Bear is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bear wants to control from the top but Cargo keeps moving.
Bear is looking to work some ground and pound but Cargo has wrist control.
Bear keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cargo's head.
Bear throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cargo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cargo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bear doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bear manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cargo has momentary wrist control but Bear slips an elbow through the middle.
Cargo working for a triangle but Bear defends it easily.
Bear thows a big elbow that misses.
Bear lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear works over Cargo with some ground and pound from guard.
Bear throwing strikes from guard but Cargo blocks nicely.
Tom Cargo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedo Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bear controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedo 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedo Bear!
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energy
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hype
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