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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yu Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yu Bear!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke lands a nice hook to Bear's body. Bear takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bear drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear trying to control the action but Clarke is working from the bottom.
Clarke controls the position for a moment.
Bear working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear cracks Clarke with a big right hand but Clarke just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
It looks like Marcelo Clarke has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarke can't do much from the bottom here.
Bear taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clarke has escaped the position, nice work there.
The strikes coming from Bear are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bear is trying to get an arm triangle but Clarke is defending well.
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That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bear looks up at the clock and then as Clarke takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bear smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bear tries to stand but Clarke is controlling his head.
Clarke holding on.
Bear looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Clarke really is a fat lump.
Bear in side control, throwing shots but Clarke defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear throws an elbow but Clarke slips to the side and avoids it well.
Clarke can't do much from the bottom here.
Clarke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clarke can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Clarke fails with the takedown.
Bear misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bear looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bear sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Clarke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bear wants to control from the top but Clarke keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yu Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Clarke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bear gets caught napping as Clarke dives in and scores a takedown. Bear manages to retain guard.
Clarke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clarke throws a big elbow that misses.
Bear seems keen to control Clarke's posture.
Clarke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Clarke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bear wants to sweep here but Clarke controlling him for the moment.
Clarke wants to stand and escape but instead Bear has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Clarke keeping full guard, as Bear tries to pass.
Clarke trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear trying to stand up but can't free himself from Clarke's guard.
Bear stays in close to Clarke's body and controls the position.
Clarke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clarke can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bear controls the pace.
Bear wanted to stand there but Clarke had control of the position.
Bear working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Clarke throws a body shot but no joy.
Bear unleashes a big counter combination but Clarke bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear ducks under a wild hook from Clarke.
Clarke connects with a body shot.
Bear dives in and scores a takedown into Clarke's guard.
Bear wants to pass the guard but Clarke is keeping the position.
Clarke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clarke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clarke drops an elbow to the side of Bear's head.
Clarke prevents Bear from improving his position.
Bear is trying to maintain the position but Clarke is very close to passing his half guard.
Clarke is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bear doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clarke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear is refusing to be controlled, as Clarke sits in half guard.
Clarke wants to work for an arm triangle but Bear is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bear trying to hold on to Clarke's head to control him but Clarke postures up.
Bear is looking for a sweep. Clarke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bear looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bear slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcelo Clarke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Clarke's cut.
That's time! Clarke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Clarke swings for the body but Bear moves out of range.
Bear goes for a double leg but Clarke avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Clarke continues to drive forward.
Clarke misses with a looping left.
Bear changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Clarke looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Clarke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bear advances to full mount.
Bear with good strikes from the mount here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke wants to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
Clarke is looking to improve his position but Bear isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bear sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Clarke is bucking up trying to escape but Bear cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bear cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Clarke wants to control but Bear is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to control but Clarke wriggling away.
Bear controlling the pace for now.
Bear putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Marcelo Clarke's cut is getting worse.
Bear sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Clarke might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bear connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke tries to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
Bear takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clarke tries to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
Clarke sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bear is taking a breather. Clarke says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bear is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Clarke is just riding it out for now. Bear eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bear lands strikes from half guard.
Bear is trying to control the action in half guard but Clarke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Clarke has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bear is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yu 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yu Bear!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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