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Event:
TR40: Bon Hwa vs Veainu
Date: Mar 30, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Gianni instigates a clinch.
Gianni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black Bear wants a takedown.
Gianni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gianni.
Black Bear could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Black Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gianni has him pressed against the cage.
Gianni is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gianni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gianni looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gianni lands a body shot.
Gianni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black Bear backwards.
Black Bear's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Black Bear has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gianni avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Island Black Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gianni.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gianni prevents the takedown attempt.
Gianni lands a body shot. #T1#
Gianni cracks Black Bear with a nice body shot.
Gianni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black Bear backwards.
Gianni is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Black Bear tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right hook to the body lands for Gianni.
Black Bear is breathing heavily.
Gianni lands a right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Island Black Bear has been cut.
Black Bear tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gianni.
Gianni works on Black Bear's body with a couple of short punches.
Gianni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Gianni.
Gianni lands with a right to the head.
Gianni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gianni lands with a left to the head. #T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Gianni.
Gianni scores with a shot to the side of Black Bear's head.
Nice body punch from Gianni - that landed with a thud.
Gianni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gianni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gianni.
Gianni gets through Black Bear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black Bear looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gianni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Gianni on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Gianni.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gianni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gianni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black Bear backwards.
Gianni lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Gianni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC2#Black Bear is rocked!
Gianni lands a left hand.
Oh Black Bear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gianni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #KD2#
Gianni drops Black Bear onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Black Bear is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Gianni lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Black Bear to his knees! Gianni keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Banito Gianni!
Banito Gianni thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TR27: Running the Cash Up
Date: Mar 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Black Bear steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smiff.#CL#
Smiff has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smiff tries to throw a body punch but Black Bear avoids it by throwing Smiff back against the cage. #BC#
Smiff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smiff has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Smiff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#TD2#
Black Bear changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smiff looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smiff is trying to improve his position.
Black Bear in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Black Bear should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Black Bear throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black Bear working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Smiff tries to buck Black Bear off but Black Bear is having none of it.
Black Bear controls the position from side control.
Smiff wants to control but Black Bear postures up.#T1#
Smiff is looking to reverse the position.
Black Bear working away.
Smiff is trying to improve his position.
Black Bear taking a breather here.
Smiff is trying to control Black Bear's posture but Black Bear avoids it.
Black Bear trying to control the position but Smiff is working away. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smiff trying to remain calm as Black Bear controls from the top position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Black Bear misses with a double jab.
#TD2#
Black Bear closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smiff to the mat! Smiff manages to get full guard.
Black Bear told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Black Bear stands and throws Smiff's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Smiff manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Black Bear has his hands clasped together around Smiff's back. He's all about the action.
Black Bear is looking to improve his position.
#T3#
Black Bear trying to hold on to Smiff's head to control him but Smiff postures up.
Smiff looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Black Bear with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Black Bear can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smiff is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Black Bear looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black Bear keeping moving, preventing Smiff from controlling successfully.
Smiff preventing the sweep. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Black Bear lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Smiff is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Black Bear defends well.
Black Bear showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Black Bear really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smiff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black Bear throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black Bear advances position into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Island Black Bear dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Black Bear shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Black Bear working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Smiff's thigh. Smiff counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Black Bear wants to control from the top but Smiff keeps moving. #SUB#
Smiff working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Black Bear has passed into half guard!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black Bear controlling the pace. #T1#
Let's hope that Black Bear has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Black Bear slips a nice elbow through Smiff's hands, connecting with Smiff's forehead.
Black Bear is controlling the pace.
Smiff on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T2#
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.
Black Bear wants to control but Smiff is keeping him busy.
Black Bear not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Black Bear not doing much here.
Black Bear has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black Bear is trying to control. Smiff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Black Bear seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Black Bear seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smiff tries to roll over but Black Bear keeps him under control.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Smiff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Black Bear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smiff misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Smiff.
Smiff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black Bear.
Island Black Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black Bear shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smiff sprawls well. Smiff wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black Bear gets slowly back to his feet.
Smiff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black Bear.
Black Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smiff dives in for a single leg takedown but Black Bear sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Black Bear is trying to pull guard but Smiff has him pressed against the cage.
Smiff holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#T4##BC#
Smiff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black Bear waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smiff.#CL#
Smiff moves into the clinch successfully.
Smiff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smiff tries to land knees in the clinch but Black Bear avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Smiff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smiff fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black Bear avoids it really well and circles away.
Black Bear shoots for a double leg takedown but Smiff sprawls well. He's pushed Black Bear's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diatomaceous Smiff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Island Black Bear.
Smiff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black Bear was well out of range. Poor timing from Smiff.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black Bear fails with the takedown#TD#
and Smiff counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black Bear wants to improve his position but instead Smiff has moved into half guard.
Black Bear keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Diatomaceous Smiff will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Black Bear shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smiff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black Bear.
Black Bear is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smiff sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smiff misses the body punch #TD2#
and Black Bear counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black Bear preventing the sweep.
Black Bear trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Smiff manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Black Bear wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black Bear wants to sweep here but Smiff controlling him for the moment.
Smiff postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T1#
Black Bear looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smiff is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smiff is looking to work some ground and pound but Black Bear has wrist control.
Black Bear tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Black Bear wants to improve his position but instead Smiff has moved into half guard.
Smiff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smiff working Black Bear over with strikes.
Black Bear desperately trying to maintain half guard. #T2#
Smiff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Island Black Bear has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smiff is thwarting Black Bear's attempts to control the position.
Black Bear is trying to get back to full guard.
Smiff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Black Bear keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Smiff slows the pace down in half guard. #T3#
Black Bear is staying active underneath Smiff, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Black Bear is controlling Smiff's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Black Bear trying to control from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Black Bear misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diatomaceous Smiff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Island Black Bear.#TD2#
Black Bear throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Smiff tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Black Bear is in Smiff's guard.#SUB#
Smiff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Black Bear gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Black Bear is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T4#
Smiff is trying to keep Black Bear in close.
Black Bear postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smiff keeping moving, preventing Black Bear from controlling successfully.
Black Bear won't allow Smiff to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black Bear loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black Bear is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Diatomaceous Smiff.
I think Smiff has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Island Black Bear! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 20, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Goofy tries to sprawl but Black Bear drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Black Bear content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Black Bear is nestled in close to Goofy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, Black Bear seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Goofy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black Bear stalling.
Goofy tries to get to full guard but Black Bear has control of the leg.
Goofy won't allow Black Bear to pass to mount.
Goofy wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Black Bear in particular looking to stall.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Black Bear tries to score a power double leg takedown but Goofy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Black Bear somewhat.
Goofy attempts a counter takedown but Black Bear avoids it well and moves away.
Goofy blocks a low kick nicely.
Goofy doesn't manage to clinch there - Black Bear circles away.
#TD2#
Black Bear closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Goofy quickly recovers to half guard.
Black Bear seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Black Bear prevents Goofy from improving his position.
Black Bear should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Goofy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Black Bear is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Black Bear in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goofy pushes Black Bear off looking to stand but Black Bear dives back in and keeps control.
Black Bear takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Goofy is trying to maintain the position but Black Bear is very close to passing his half guard.
Black Bear keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Black Bear will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Black Bear rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goofy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD2#
Black Bear scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Black Bear is staying tight to Goofy's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Goofy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Goofy tries to buck Black Bear off but Black Bear is having none of it.
Black Bear remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goofy is trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Island Black Bear dominated that round.
That's time! Goofy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Sloppy strikes from Goofy. Those never looked like landing.
Black Bear fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Black Bear walks into a jab.#CUT#It looks like Island Black Bear has been cut.#TD2#
Black Bear fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Goofy to the ground. Black Bear is now in Goofy's guard.
Goofy 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.
Black Bear's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black Bear tries to free his leg and advance position but Goofy is retaining full guard.
Goofy being controlled here, momentarily. #T1#
Black Bear is in close to Goofy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Black Bear engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Island Black Bear has got the better of the ground game so far.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
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.
Goofy avoids the body shot from Black Bear.
Quandale Goofy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goofy stuffs the takedown attempt from Black Bear. Black Bear gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Goofy. Those never looked like landing.
Goofy defending well as Black Bear loads up on a big left hand.
Island Black Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black Bear is trying hard to land a takedown here. Goofy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Quandale Goofy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Island Black Bear.
Black Bear takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Black Bear on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #TD2#
Black Bear drives through with a takedown into Goofy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Goofy tries to strike from the bottom.
Black Bear controlling from the top position.
Black Bear tries to free his leg and advance position but Goofy is retaining full guard. #T3#
Goofy wants to stand but Black Bear is controlling the position. #SUB#
Goofy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Black Bear defends well.
Black Bear connects with a couple of short punches.
Goofy can't keep his opponent in guard - Black Bear advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Black Bear looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Black Bear is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Black Bear keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Goofy taking some punishment here, with Black Bear in his half guard.
Black Bear is taking a breather. Goofy 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Goofy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black Bear is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Quandale Goofy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Island Black Bear's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Black Bear fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Goofy misses with a looping right.
Goofy with the inside leg kick.
Black Bear circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goofy scores with a leg kick.
Black Bear shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Goofy moves in looking to clinch but Black Bear pushes him off.
Black Bear misses with a body shot.
#TD2#
Black Bear looking to score a takedown here. Goofy is defending well but Black Bear drives through and ends up in Goofy's guard.
Goofy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Black Bear manages to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#REVR#
Black Bear is taking a breather. Goofy 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.#T1#
Goofy tries to kick Black Bear off but Black Bear keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Black Bear takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Black Bear working over Goofy with some ground and pound. Goofy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Black Bear looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goofy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Black Bear working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Well, if Black Bear is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Goofy is trying to get back to full guard.
Black Bear seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T3##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black Bear with a lazy takedown attempt #CL#
and Goofy moves into the clinch.
Quandale Goofy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Island Black Bear.#TD#
Goofy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Goofy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Black Bear preventing the sweep.
Black Bear not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Black Bear works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T4#
Black Bear takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Black Bear's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Black Bear uses his free foot to push down on Goofy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Goofy.
Black Bear content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black Bear lands a big shot there that rocks Goofy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Black Bear working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Island Black Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Island Black Bear! |
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Event:
TR19: O Brother Luciano
Date: Feb 13, 2022 |
#R1#
Baker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Black Bear's head backwards.
Baker scores with a jab to the head.
Baker cracks Black Bear with a good jab.#CUT2#It looks like Island Black Bear has been cut.
Baker connects with the punch.#TD#
Black Bear manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Baker on his heels. He'll look to pass Baker's guard now, I'm sure.
Black Bear is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Baker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black Bear showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Black Bear is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black Bear lands a couple of digs.#SUB2#
Baker looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Black Bear has picked Baker up and slammed him! Baker can't keep hold of the triangle and Black Bear manages to pass to side control!
Black Bear lands an elbow. #T1#
Baker is looking for a sweep.
Black Bear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baker on the ground.
A lull in the action here.
Baker is looking to reverse the position.
Black Bear landing strikes.
Baker is trying to improve his position.
Baker regains half guard.
Baker is trying to control but can't.
#T2##SUB2#
Baker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Black Bear wants to take a breather but Baker is having none of it.
Black Bear controlling the pace.
Black Bear wants to take a breather but Baker is having none of it.
Black Bear working the head and body with strikes.
Baker punching from the bottom.
Black Bear not doing much here.
#SUB2#
Baker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Baker wants to get back to full guard.
Baker gets full guard.
Black Bear stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black Bear is one step ahead there.
Black Bear is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Black Bear has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Black Bear won't allow Baker to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Baker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Baker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T4#
Black Bear controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Baker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black Bear could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Black Bear wants to pass the guard but Baker is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Baker is looking for a triangle but Black Bear pushes his legs off easily.
Baker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black Bear blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baker.
Black Bear is controlling Baker's trapped leg to prevent Baker from advancing to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oscar Baker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Island Black Bear's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD#
Black Bear darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Baker is trying to control but Black Bear manages to pass to mount!
Baker gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Baker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Black Bear pulls his head out easily.
Baker wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black Bear looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Baker gets full guard.
Baker pulls Black Bear in to control the position.
Baker is trying to hold Black Bear in close to prevent damage but Black Bear has managed to pass into half guard.
Baker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Black Bear working the head and body with strikes.
Black Bear is just content to waste time from the top position. Baker takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Baker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Black Bear controls the pace.
Black Bear has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Black Bear keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Baker's head.#SUB2#
Baker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Black Bear is aware though and is defending well.
Baker has momentary wrist control but Black Bear slips an elbow through the middle.
Black Bear preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Baker is looking for a triangle but Black Bear pushes his legs off easily.
Black Bear stays in close to Baker's body and controls the position.
Black Bear might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T2##SUB2#
Baker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Black Bear defends it easily.
Black Bear stays in close to Baker's body and controls the position.
Black Bear wants to pass the guard but Baker is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Baker has his foot on Black Bear's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Black Bear works his way back into a safe position though.
Black Bear makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Baker doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Baker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black Bear is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T3#
Black Bear working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Black Bear is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Black Bear postures up.
Black Bear slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Black Bear lands a couple of digs.
Black Bear looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Black Bear is in close to Baker's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Baker has his foot on Black Bear's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Black Bear works his way back into a safe position though.
Black Bear slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black Bear distracts Baker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Black Bear distracts Baker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Black Bear won't allow Baker to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Black Bear avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Black Bear wants to control from the top but Baker keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black Bear not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Island Black Bear dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Island Black Bear's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Baker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black Bear looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body punch from Baker.
A jab from Black Bear misses. #TD#
Black Bear shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Baker trying to control the position.
Island Black Bear overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Baker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black Bear stays in close to Baker's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black Bear's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Black Bear chips away with some ground and pound.#T1#
Black Bear not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2#
Baker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Black Bear passes into side control.
Baker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Black Bear working away.
Black Bear lands a decent elbow from side control.
A lull in the action here as Black Bear stalls from top position.
Baker struggling a bit here.#T2#
Black Bear working the head and body with strikes.
Baker is looking for a sweep.
Baker takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Baker tries to buck Black Bear off but Black Bear is having none of it.
Baker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Black Bear lands an elbow.
Black Bear just content to control the position.
Black Bear working the ground and pound.#T3#
You can see the frustration on Baker's face as Black Bear controls the position.
Black Bear wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baker keeps working.
Black Bear lands a nice forearm strike.
Baker tries to bench press Black Bear off him but Black Bear keeps the position.
Black Bear is staying tight to Baker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Black Bear in side control lands a decent elbow.
Baker tries to bench press Black Bear off him but Black Bear keeps the position.
Black Bear working the head and body with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Black Bear stalls from top position.
Black Bear working the ground and pound. #T4#
Black Bear in side control lands a decent elbow.
Black Bear working the ground and pound from side control.
Baker tries to improve position but can't.
Baker is trying to control Black Bear's posture but Black Bear avoids it.
Baker sneaks back into half guard.
Black Bear working over Baker with some ground and pound. Baker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black Bear is taking a breather. Baker 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.#SUB2#
Baker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Island Black Bear showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Black Bear has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Island Black Bear! |
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Event:
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Date: Feb 01, 2022 |
#R1#
Finn throws a lazy right hand but Black Bear sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black Bear fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Black Bear gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finn.#CUT2#It looks like Island Black Bear has been cut.
Black Bear throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Black Bear misses.
Finn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Finn throws a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Black Bear with that takedown attempt.
Finn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Black Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finn.
Black Bear shoots in looking for a takedown. Finn tries to sprawl out of it but Black Bear keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Finn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Island Black Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1##KD2#
Finn sends Black Bear crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Finn is motioning to the referee to let Black Bear up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Black Bear is rocked!#CUT2#Island Black Bear's cut is getting worse.
Black Bear gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Finn gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Finn!
During a confident post fight interview, Antti Finn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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