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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rueso Bear Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gang of Four - I love a Man in Uniform. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
25 - 13 - 0 |
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rueso Bear Junior!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kane throws a body punch but Bear Junior moves out of range.
Kane closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bear Junior to the mat! Bear Junior manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bear Junior keeping full guard, as Kane tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane won't allow Bear Junior to get back to his feet.
Bear Junior looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bear Junior keeping full guard, as Kane tries to pass.
Bear Junior is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rueso Bear Junior has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bear Junior throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kane counters with a stiff right hand.
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bear Junior.
A telegraphed right hand from Kane misses the target.
Rueso Bear Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kane 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 Bear Junior has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bear Junior and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kane closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bear Junior is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kane asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kane is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bear Junior is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kane moves into full mount!
Kane trying to control but Bear Junior is having none of it.
Kane lands a nice shot to the head.
Bear Junior sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bear Junior kicks Kane off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bear Junior stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bear Junior wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab from Bear Junior misses.
Kane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kane doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bear Junior counters with a body kick.
Kane misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bear Junior.
Nice shot lands for Bear Junior.
Kane defending well as Bear Junior loads up on a big left hand.
Kane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bear Junior looks to land a right hand but Kane moved out of range.
Bear Junior walks into a jab.
Kane changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bear Junior looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kane working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear Junior wants to get back to his feet but Kane drags him back down.
Kane trying to control the action but Bear Junior is working from the bottom.
Bear Junior gets back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kane is looking to take a break and control but Bear Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bear Junior manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear Junior trying to keep a closed guard but Kane is proving a slippery customer.
Kane won't allow Bear Junior to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear Junior working a defensive guard here.
Kane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rueso Bear Junior wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bear Junior fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bear Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kane. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Bear Junior does no damage.
Kane misses with a body shot.
Bear Junior misses the jab.
Bear Junior misses with a hook.
Kane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bear Junior connects with a jab.
Kane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Kane.
Bear Junior lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kane keeps the fight on the outside.
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 Tommy Kane 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 Junior misses with a low kick.
Bear Junior stuffs the takedown attempt from Kane. Kane gets slowly back to his feet.
Kane clobbers Bear Junior with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bear Junior misses with an uppercut.
Bear Junior jabs Kane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Kane misses the target.
Rueso Bear Junior seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bear Junior fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bear Junior scores with a nice right hand.
Kane digs a good body shot into Bear Junior's ribs.
Bear Junior catches Kane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bear Junior throws a shot from downtown. Kane moves away and avoids it.
Bear Junior throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bear Junior attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bear Junior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kane.
Kane moves out of range of the body kick.
Kane throws the left hand but Bear Junior avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear Junior throws a poor cross that misses
and Kane counters with a stiff right hand.
Kane has a takedown stuffed.
Kane throws a hook but Bear Junior avoids it easily.
Bear Junior lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Bear Junior as Kane shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bear Junior lands with a straight right. Kane didn't see that one coming.
Bear Junior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kane.
Bear Junior lands a jab-cross combination.
Kane tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kane throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bear Junior's waist but Bear Junior gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kane off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bear Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear Junior swinging wildly here.
Bear Junior throws a looping overhand right but Kane ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Kane.
Kane misses with a double jab
letting Bear Junior counter with a right hand.
Bear Junior rushes Kane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear Junior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear Junior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bear Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Bear Junior there.
Nice defenses there by Bear Junior.
Kane slips under a jab from Bear Junior.
Bear Junior misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bear Junior misses.
Bear Junior misses with a looping right.
Bear Junior clinches up against the cage.
Kane keeps control of Bear Junior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bear Junior drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kane gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Bear Junior.
Bear Junior lands an uppercut.
A short right from Kane.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Bear Junior lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bear Junior trying to pass the guard but Kane defending well.
Tommy Kane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kane taking some punishment here, with Bear Junior in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane is staying active underneath Bear Junior, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kane wants to control but Bear Junior is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bear Junior drops an elbow to the side of Kane's head.
Kane makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kane.
Bear Junior trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Kane working a defensive guard here.
Kane is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bear Junior is looking to work some ground and pound but Kane has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bear Junior manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rueso Bear Junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kane looks to land a right hand but Bear Junior moved out of range.
Kane steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bear Junior. That one must have hurt.
Bear Junior fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Kane.
A big right from Bear Junior misses.
Kane misses with a looping left.
Kane looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear Junior is just out of range.
Bear Junior throws a looping overhand right but Kane ducks down to avoid it.
Kane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bear Junior.
Kane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bear Junior can pounce on him.
Bear Junior moves away from the strike by Kane.
No luck for Kane with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bear Junior is defended easily by Kane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bear Junior.
Bear Junior digs a good hook to Kane's body.
Bear Junior takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bear Junior throws a hook but Kane blocks it.
Bear Junior lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kane defending well as Bear Junior loads up on a big left hand.
Bear Junior throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kane closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bear Junior did well to prevent Kane getting side control.
Kane prevents Bear Junior from standing back up.
Kane trying to control the action but Bear Junior is working from the bottom.
Bear Junior actively working from the bottom here.
Bear Junior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bear Junior is looking for a sweep. Kane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear Junior has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kane is working away from the top position though.
Kane is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kane is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bear Junior sees it coming and defends easily.
Bear Junior is not content to let Kane control the position.
Bear Junior pushes Kane off looking to stand but Kane dives back in and keeps control.
Bear Junior kicks off Kane and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear Junior smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kane scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kane. Bear Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bear Junior manages to avoid it.
Bear Junior buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bear Junior misses with a looping right.
Bear Junior lunges at Kane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kane's hand.
Bear Junior tries to clinch but Kane moves out of range.
Kane fails with the takedown
and Bear Junior counters with a nice body shot.
Bear Junior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bear Junior cracks Kane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bear Junior can pounce on him.
Bear Junior jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bear Junior throws a push kick but Kane slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear Junior lands with a right hand.
Kane looks to throw the jab but Bear Junior is out of range.
Bear Junior comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kane shoots in but Bear Junior avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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 Junior moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.
Kane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bear Junior comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Kane.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear Junior misses with a straight left.
Bear Junior scores with a nice head shot.
Bear Junior feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kane's calf.
Bear Junior smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rueso Bear Junior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bear Junior has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rueso Bear Junior!
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energy
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