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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yogi Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bu Laia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hawaii '78 by Brudda Iz. Yogi Bear could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bu Laia's chin.
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167 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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172 cm
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165 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yogi Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bu Laia!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laia 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.
Laia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bear misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Laia misses the target.
Bear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laia was well out of range. Poor timing from Bear.
Laia misses with a hook.
Laia scores with a takedown into Bear's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laia stopping the sweep attempt from Bear.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Laia from controlling successfully.
Bear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bear looking for a guillotine here but Laia defends easily.
Bear is pulling down on Laia's head. It's preventing any offense from Laia, at least for the moment.
Laia distracts Bear with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bear is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Laia from controlling successfully.
Bear can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Laia controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bu Laia was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bear misses with a looping left.
Bear tries a head kick but it misses.
Bear dives in and grabs Laia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laia pushes down on Bear's head and hops out.
Laia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bear.
A big left from Laia misses.
Laia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bear.
Bear dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Laia!
Laia throws a shot to the body.
Laia lands with a kick to the temple. Bear shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bear feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Laia swinging wildly here.
Bear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bear wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Laia is now in half guard.
Bear wants to improve his position but Laia is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to control but Laia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Laia thows a huge punch but Bear dodges it nicely.
Bear trying to hold on to Laia's head to control him but Laia postures up.
Laia trying to control from half guard but Bear is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laia is looking for a kimura here.
Laia lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bu Laia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Laia lands with a cross.
Bear throws a right and a left that Laia avoids nicely.
That kick from Laia tenderised Bear's leg. Bear is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yogi Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear blocks a leg kick.
Laia looks to land a left hand but Bear moved out of range nicely.
Laia keeps Bear at a distance using the push kick.
Bear pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laia misses with a hook. Bear ducked under it nicely.
Laia scoring well with a low kick there.
Bear misses with a body shot.
Laia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bear in his tracks.
Laia throws an overhand right that lands on Bear's shoulder, as Bear tries to avoid the shot.
Bear looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bear just misses with a punch to the body.
Laia throws out a loose jab but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bear misses with a body shot.
Bear moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laia slips under a jab from Bear.
Laia lands with a cross.
Bear chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laia can pounce on him.
Laia lands with a right hand.
Bear changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Laia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Laia manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bear's best efforts.
Laia wants to get back to full guard.
Bear missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Laia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Laia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Laia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bu Laia has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Laia from controlling successfully.
Laia preventing the sweep.
Bear not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Laia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bear has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bear scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Laia lands a slapping body shot.
Laia ducks right into an uppercut from Bear.
Bu Laia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bear fakes the leg kick and cracks Laia in the body.
Laia looks to throw the jab but Bear is out of range.
Laia looks for a takedown but Bear sprawls well.
Bear fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Laia missing with a left hand there. Bear was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bear is looking to wear down Laia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bear misses with a double jab
and Laia counters with an outside leg kick.
Laia feints and then cracks Bear's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bear down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laia swings for the body but Bear moves out of range.
Laia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Bear misses its intended target.
Bear misses with a hook
and Laia counters with an inside leg kick.
Laia cracks the inside of Bear's front leg.
Laia shoots for a takedown but Bear saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yogi Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bu Laia.
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 checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bear misses with a hook. Laia ducked under it nicely.
Bear uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laia.
A big right from Bear misses.
Laia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Laia scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear misses with a right hand
and Laia counters with a head kick.
Bear rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laia with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bu Laia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Laia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bear misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bear ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laia moves away.
Bear misses with a low kick as Laia jumps back.
Bear gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laia.
Bear is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bear throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bear slips under a jab from Laia.
Bear connects with a right hand. Laia shakes it off.
Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laia.
Bear looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bear misses with a series of wild punches.
Laia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bear misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bear misses with a two punch combination.
Laia lands a jab to Bear's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laia lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bear walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bear gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Laia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Laia wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Laia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bear works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laia trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laia works over Bear with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Laia from controlling successfully.
Laia throwing strikes but missing.
Bear looking to control.
Laia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Laia wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bear wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu Laia has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Laia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bear misses with a low kick.
Bear uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laia.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bear.
A bone on bone clash there as Bear blocks the leg kick.
Laia throws a jab but it's blocked by Bear.
Laia shoots in and drives through. Bear sprawls well.
Laia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bear.
Nice shot by Bear.
Laia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bear throws out the jab.
Laia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bear circles away.
Bear throws a low kick but Laia moves out of range easily.
Bear swings for the body but Laia moves out of range.
Bear moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bear is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laia moves away from the strike by Bear.
Bear jabs Laia right on the nose. Laia blinks but takes it well.
Bear leaves Laia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yogi Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bu Laia.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bear checks a leg kick.
Laia cracks Bear with a good jab.
Bear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Bear checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laia misses with a takedown attempt - Bear sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yogi Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bear.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear lands a leg kick that knocks Laia off balance momentarily.
Laia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bear can pounce on him.
Bear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laia was well out of range. Poor timing from Bear.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laia.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bu Laia.
Well Laia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bu Laia!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bu Laia waved his t-shirt featuring Supersize Me's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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RATING
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