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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tra Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Bear!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tra Fulton!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fulton moves into the clinch successfully.
Bear ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bear no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fulton controlling from the top position.
Fulton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fulton postures up.
Bear is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Fulton from controlling successfully.
Fulton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fulton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fulton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fulton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fulton gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fulton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bear stalling in the clinch but Fulton improves position.
Fulton decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton wants to sweep but no luck.
Bear working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bear lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fulton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bear manages to get himself to full guard.
Bear will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fulton trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
Bear trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Bear keeping full guard, as Fulton tries to pass.
Bear trying to keep a closed guard but Fulton is proving a slippery customer.
Bear is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bear is trying to control. Fulton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fulton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fulton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fulton looking to control.
Fulton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bear!
Bear is looking to improve his position but Fulton isn't that keen on the idea.
Poor strikes thrown by Fulton there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bear working to try and regain half guard.
Fulton wants to control the pace but Bear is squirming around nicely.
Bear tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bear swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Fulton is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bear has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bear flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to reverse the position but Fulton maintains control.
Fulton cracks Bear with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fulton goes for an armbar but Bear turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bear.
Fulton looks gassed!
Fulton has his foot on Bear's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bear works his way back into a safe position though.
Bear missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fulton is trying to control the position but Bear postures up.
Bear drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bear jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bear distracts Fulton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fulton is looking for a triangle but Bear pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bear connects with a couple of short punches.
Fulton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bear can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to control from the top but Fulton keeps moving.
Fulton is looking to sweep but instead, Bear has passed into half guard.
Bear lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bear looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Bear there.
Bear working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fulton trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fulton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear trying to control but Fulton is working from the bottom.
Bear wants to pass the guard but Fulton is keeping the position.
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 Paul Bear will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bear closes the distance looking to clinch
so Fulton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bear throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Fulton stands and throws Bear's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fulton trying to control the action but Bear is working from the bottom.
Fulton has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bear is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Fulton yanks on the arm and Bear is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Fulton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tra Fulton!
Tra Fulton is the new heavyweight champion!
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hype
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