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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yogi Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knarles Grunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunt has chosen BLUNT- The Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yogi Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Knarles Grunt!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grunt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheers as Grunt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bear doesn't seem phased though.
Bear goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bear with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bear takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Decent striking displayed by Bear there.
Grunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grunt lands a jab to the head.
Bear gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grunt blocking some punches.
Grunt wants a takedown but no success here.
Grunt avoids the elbow strike from Bear, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bear throws an elbow but misses.
Bear misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bear.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bear throws an elbow but misses.
Bear throws an elbow that misses.
Bear lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grunt gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bear makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bear.
Bear wants to sweep but no luck.
Grunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Bear is retaining full guard.
Bear has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bear trying to control the position.
Grunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grunt stopping the sweep attempt from Bear.
Grunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear can't keep his opponent in guard - Grunt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunt prevents Bear from improving his position.
Bear is staying active underneath Grunt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grunt thows a huge punch but Bear dodges it nicely.
Grunt is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bear reverses the position - he's now on top in Grunt's guard.
Grunt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bear stands up over Grunt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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 with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bear wants to control from the top but Grunt keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Grunt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grunt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bear gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bear throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bear stopping the sweep attempt from Grunt.
Grunt looking to control.
Bear missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grunt is on top in guard.
Bear has Grunt pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grunt is one step ahead there.
Bear trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Grunt from controlling successfully.
Bear is trying to control the position but Grunt postures up.
Yogi Bear has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bear throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bear thuds a left hand into Grunt's body.
Bear takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear's corner calls for a 1-2. Bear obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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 Yogi Bear will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bear throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grunt.
Grunt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bear pinned against the cage. Bear gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bear!
Bear scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yogi Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grunt misses with an uppercut
and Bear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yogi Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
Bear throws a shot from downtown. Grunt moves away and avoids it.
Bear punishes Grunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Bear thumps Grunt with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grunt looks to land a right hand but Bear moved out of range.
Bear works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bear gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bear.
Bear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bear.
A short left from Bear.
Grunt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bear gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Grunt is breathing heavily.
Bear makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grunt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bear just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yogi Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Knarles Grunt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bear throws an elbow but misses.
Bear is working Grunt over against the cage.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grunt.
Grunt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bear lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bear works on Grunt's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Bear.
A nice left hand lands by Bear.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grunt managing to block the knees to the body from Bear.
Bear scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grunt takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Bear.
Bear lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grunt.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Grunt avoids the damage to the body.
Bear dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bear lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bear.
Bear lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grunt jumps into guard, dragging Bear to the mat.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Grunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Grunt 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Grunt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bear controls the pace.
Bear won't allow Grunt to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bear accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grunt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grunt keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bear slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yogi Bear.
Bear throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Bear lands with a shot to the body.
Yogi Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bear moves away.
Grunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grunt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to land a leg kick but Grunt saw it coming and moves away.
Bear looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bear throws a body kick that misses.
Grunt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grunt scores with a one two! Bear had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bear throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bear comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bear turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bear scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grunt doesn't seem bothered though.
Grunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yogi Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bear tests Grunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bear connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bear's corner calls for a 1-2. Bear obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yogi Bear 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!
Bear looks to throw the jab but Grunt is out of range.
Bear throws a head kick but Grunt moves out of range.
Bear lands a jab to Grunt's midsection.
Grunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Bear.
Bear throws a hook but Grunt blocks it.
Grunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bear lands a nice shot that snaps Grunt's head back.
Bear swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bear takes one to the chin there.
Bear misses with a kick to the body.
Bear looks to land a body kick but Grunt moved away.
Grunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bear throws the left hand but Grunt avoids the punch easily.
Grunt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grunt throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
Bear throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunt throws a looping overhand right but Bear ducks down to avoid it.
Grunt thuds a left hand into Bear's body.
Grunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bear misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bear ducks under a wild hook from Grunt.
Bear looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bear with a nice cross.
Bear takes one to the side of the head.
Bear throws a right hand that Grunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Grunt also avoids with ease.
Bear falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bear throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bear throws the kick towards the body but Grunt avoids it.
Bear tries to land a front kick but Grunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bear's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grunt under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear ducks right into an uppercut from Grunt.
Grunt throws a hook but Bear avoids it easily.
Bear looks to clinch
and Bear takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bear clobbers Grunt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grunt jabs at Bear's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear fakes the leg kick and cracks Grunt in the body.
Grunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Grunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bear staying out of range there.
Grunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bear lunges at Grunt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grunt's hand.
Bear instigates a clinch.
Grunt drags the fight down to the ground.
Grunt is looking for a triangle here but Bear uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunt can't do much from the bottom here.
Bear working the ground and pound from side control.
Bear scores with punches from side control.
Bear landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Knarles Grunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bear is looking to take a break and control but Grunt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bear tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Grunt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bear looks up at the clock and then as Grunt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bear smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Grunt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grunt on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Grunt is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bear off and has taken his back!
Grunt throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Bear breaks Grunt's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bear keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grunt's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bear got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grunt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bear has managed to get both his arms back between Grunt's legs - danger averted.
Bear scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bear postures up and lands a big shot to Grunt's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yogi Bear showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bear has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yogi Bear!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Yogi Bear made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best 159's - $49, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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