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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Elkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elkins has chosen Care Bear Countdown as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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195 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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187 cm
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197 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiger Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwight Elkins!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bear takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Tiger Bear has been cut.
Bear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Bear.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bear.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Bear there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bear chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Elkins can pounce on him.
Tiger Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear blocks a head kick by Elkins.
Bear scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Elkins throws a head kick but Bear moves out of range.
Elkins throws a wild body kick that Bear sees coming a mile off.
Elkins dives in and grabs Bear's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bear pushes down on Elkins's head and hops out.
Bear checks a leg kick.
Bear checks a low kick from Elkins.
Bear lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins checks a leg kick.
Elkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bear misses with a low kick.
Bear lands with a right hand.
It looks like Dwight Elkins has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Elkins.
Elkins scores with a leg kick.
Bear throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bear works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bear takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Elkins tries to score with a low kick but Bear moves his leg out of the way.
Tiger Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bear's jab looks to have found its range, popping Elkins under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elkins avoids the head kick by Bear.
Bear misses with a hook. Elkins ducked under it nicely.
Elkins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Elkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Elkins. That's going to slow Bear down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Elkins checks a leg kick.
Elkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Bear does no damage.
Bear throws a shot from downtown. Elkins moves away and avoids it.
Elkins misses with a head kick.
Bear throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Bear throws a right hand that Elkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Elkins also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Elkins misses its intended target.
Bear blocks a jab.
Elkins misses with a low kick.
Bear misses with a low kick.
Elkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bear buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Elkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bear scores with a one two! Elkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bear takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Elkins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bear fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Elkins is out of range.
Elkins throws a lazy head kick
and Bear counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jab from Bear.
Elkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Bear, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bear checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bear lands a high kick!
Bear blocks a low kick nicely.
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 Tiger Bear will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bear's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Elkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tiger Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elkins shoots for a takedown but Bear saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Elkins slips under a jab.
Elkins staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Elkins.
A low kick from Elkins misses
and Elkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bear throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Elkins lands with a nice body kick.
Bear checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Elkins. That's going to slow Bear down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bear.
Bear lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear connects with a solid leg kick.
Tiger Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
Bear misses with an uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bear checks a leg kick.
Bear throws a leg kick that misses.
Elkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Elkins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bear swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bear connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Elkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Elkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins ducks under a wild hook from Bear.
Bear is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bear throws a solid leg kick but Elkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bear.
Bear lands with an uppercut that bounces Elkins off the cage and back into range.
Elkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bear uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bear throws a jab but it's blocked by Elkins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elkins throws a leg kick but Bear moved away.
Bear keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tiger Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwight Elkins.
Bear misses with a hook. Elkins ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Elkins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Elkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bear checks it well.
Bear lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch combination from Bear misses.
Elkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Elkins moves forwards but Bear connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bear throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Bear misses.
Bear lands the left hand.
Elkins wants to slow Bear down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins fails to land the takedown.
Bear connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick lands from Bear.
Elkins misses with a takedown attempt - Bear sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Elkins is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear stuns Elkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab from Bear.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elkins is looking to slow Bear down with leg kicks.
Elkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bear connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Bear dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bear connects with a right hand. Elkins shakes it off.
Bear swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elkins is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bear is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Elkins.
Elkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Bear jabs Elkins right on the nose. Elkins blinks but takes it well.
Elkins is rocked!
Elkins throws the kick towards the body but Bear avoids it.
Elkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Bear finish him?
Elkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elkins misses with a low kick.
Elkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Sloppy strikes from Bear. Those never looked like landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Bear checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bear misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bear scoring well with a low kick there.
Elkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elkins looks to land a right hand but Bear moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear misses with a low kick.
Elkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bear lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bear just misses with a punch to the body.
Bear fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elkins manages to avoid it.
Bear throws a low kick but Elkins moves out of range easily.
Bear jabs Elkins right on the nose. Elkins blinks but takes it well.
Elkins throws a series of punches but Bear moves out of range.
Bear blocks a leg kick.
Bear moves out of range of the leg kick from Elkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to score with a low kick but Elkins moves his leg out of the way.
Elkins throws a body kick that misses.
Elkins checks a low kick from Bear.
Bear tests Elkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bear swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Elkins.
Elkins shoots in for a double leg but Bear sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bear throws a leg kick but Elkins checks it.
Elkins moves in looking to clinch but Bear pushes him off.
Elkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bear misses with an uppercut. Elkins saw that one coming.
Elkins tries for a takedown but Bear circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donk. Bear catches Elkins right on the button with a cross.
Elkins scores with a head kick. Bear tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Elkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bear stuns Elkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bear throws a quick inside leg kick.
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 cracks Elkins with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Elkins tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Bear pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Elkins is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiger Bear!
An out of breath Tiger Bear thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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