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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Munch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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255 lbs
22 - 24 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Munch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Bear!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munch scores with a hook to the body. Bear takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Horrible takedown by Bear or perhaps it was just good defense by Munch which made him look bad.
Munch scores with the left hand. Bear knows he should have avoided that one.
Munch misses with a body shot.
Munch stuffs the takedown.
Munch throws a hook but Bear avoids it easily.
Bear's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Munch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bear scrambles back to his feet.
Bear fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munch manages to avoid it.
Bear displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munch throws out the jab.
Bear drives through with a takedown into guard.
Munch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear tries to free his leg and advance position but Munch is retaining full guard.
Munch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bear's guard.
Bear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Munch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Munch won't allow Bear to sweep him here.
Bear looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Munch wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Max Bear wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bear fails with a takedown attempt.
Ray Munch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Bear.
Munch tries to keep at a distance but Bear has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bear drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Munch gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Munch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munch misses with a series of wild punches.
Munch misses with a looping left.
Bear manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Munch on his heels. He'll look to pass Munch's guard now, I'm sure.
Bear stopping the sweep attempt from Munch.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bear passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Munch is staying active underneath Bear, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Munch trying to control here.
Bear tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Munch.
Bear drops an elbow to the side of Munch's head.
Bear tries to pass to full mount but Munch defends it.
Munch trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Munch is staying active underneath Bear, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Max Bear wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bear ducks under a wild hook from Munch.
Bear lands a jab to Munch's midsection.
Munch scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Bear.
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.
Munch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bear swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bear throws an overhand right that lands on Munch's shoulder, as Munch tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max Bear will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bear tries to clinch there but Munch circles away.
Max Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Munch.
Bear tries to clinch but Munch moves away
and Munch counters with a straight right hand.
Bear feints and as Munch raises his hands in defense, Bear changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Munch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bear.
Munch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Munch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munch controlling Bear's posture.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Munch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Max Bear hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice sprawl there from Munch as Bear shoots in.
Bear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munch lands a body shot.
Munch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munch misses with a wild body shot.
Munch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Munch wants it to stay on the feet.
Bear on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bear lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Ray Munch has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear moves out of range as Munch strikes.
Bear fails to land the takedown.
Ray Munch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Bear.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munch's corner calls for a 1-2. Munch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bear bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munch circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Munch counter with a right hand.
Munch looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear is just out of range.
Munch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bear.
Bear shoots in but no luck this time.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Munch throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
Munch lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munch shoots in looking for a takedown. Bear tries to sprawl out of it but Munch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bear manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bear moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munch just misses with a punch to the body.
Munch looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear is just out of range.
Ray Munch is winning the standup battle so far.
Munch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but Munch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bear fails with a takedown attempt.
Munch misses the shot to the body.
Munch misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear is trying hard to land a takedown here. Munch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Munch!
Bear ducks under a wild hook from Munch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ray Munch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear shoots for a double leg takedown but Munch sprawls well. He's pushed Bear's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bear tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Munch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Munch misses with a two punch combination.
Munch misses the shot to the body.
Bear avoids the body shot from Munch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bear fails with the takedown
and Munch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Munch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Munch's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Munch throws a jab when Bear was well out of range.
Munch lands with an overhand left.
Bear will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Munch tests Bear's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Munch misses with a wild body shot.
Bear shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Munch pinned against the cage. Munch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Munch cracks Bear with an open hand slap.
Bear has a takedown stuffed.
Ray Munch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Bear.
Munch tries to score with a low kick but Bear moves his leg out of the way.
Munch throws a jab but it's blocked by Bear.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Munch misses.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Munch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bear stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bear shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Munch defends it nicely.
Bear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Munch lands a nice hook to Bear's body. Bear takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Munch scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munch. Bear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munch misses with a right hand
and Bear counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Munch's guard now.
That's two 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!
Bear wants to control from the top but Munch keeps moving.
Bear trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Munch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bear looking to pass the guard.
Munch trying to keep a closed guard but Bear is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to stand and escape but instead Munch has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Munch postures up.
Munch stopping the sweep attempt from Bear.
Bear lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Munch!
Bear prevents Munch from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munch taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munch tries to lock up and control but Bear gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Munch is squirming around, avoiding Bear's attempts to control the action.
Bear working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Bear.
Bear putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bear 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Bear!
Max Bear made sure to mention his sponsor, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview.
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energy
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RATING
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