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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 1495 p4p, 161 weight class) and Jer Bear (ranked 1674 p4p, 179 weight class). Bear has chosen Good Times as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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251 lbs
24 - 13 - 1 |
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200 cm
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275 lbs
26 - 32 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jer Bear!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Jer Bear has been cut.
Bear looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Anstey is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bear scores with a shot to the side of Anstey's head.
Anstey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bear wants to stall.
Bear is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Anstey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anstey has Bear pressed against the cage, preventing Bear from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bear.
Anstey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bear breaks from the clinch.
Anstey rushes Bear and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anstey misses with a punch on the inside.
Bear lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anstey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bear is defending well for now.
Anstey scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear tries a body shot but Anstey blocks it.
Anstey lands with a right to the head.
Anstey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anstey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bear tries a body shot but Anstey blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bear.
A right handed body shot lands from Anstey.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bear has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bear tries to throw a body punch but Anstey avoids it by throwing Bear back against the cage.
Anstey lands a right hand.
Bear lands a body punch.
Anstey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bear blocks a body shot from Anstey.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anstey.
Anstey stalling in the clinch.
Anstey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Bear on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anstey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anstey lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anstey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anstey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bear is not content to let Anstey control the position.
Anstey is trying to work for a kimura but Bear is defending well.
Anstey is looking for a kimura but Bear is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anstey to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear is looking to improve his position.
Bear looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear trying to control from the bottom.
Anstey is trying to work for a kimura but Bear is defending well.
Anstey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anstey drops an elbow to the side of Bear's head.
That's four 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.
Anstey uses his free foot to push down on Bear's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bear.
Anstey controlling the pace for now.
Anstey trying to control but Bear is having none of it.
Anstey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bear manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bear trying to control from the bottom.
Anstey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Anstey controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunny Anstey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jer Bear's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anstey throws a series of punches but Bear avoids them all with ease.
Anstey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anstey closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bear's guard.
Bear uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Anstey keeps the fight on the outside.
Anstey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bear can do to turn this around?
Anstey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anstey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Anstey napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Anstey sneaks out the side door and pushes Bear away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Anstey here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Anstey misses with a straight left.
Bear looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Anstey.
That has opened up Jer Bear's cut even more.
Anstey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Anstey lands in his opponent's guard.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey tries to free his leg and advance position but Bear is retaining full guard.
Anstey trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anstey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Anstey throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anstey sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anstey misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Bear was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anstey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bear is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bear moves out of range as Anstey strikes.
Anstey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anstey misses with an uppercut. Bear saw that one coming.
Bear stuffs the takedown.
Bear looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anstey looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bear! But no joy.
Anstey swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bear throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bear bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anstey tries for a takedown but Bear sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bunny Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anstey tries to bum rush Bear with a series of wild strikes but Bear uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bear staying out of range there.
Anstey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bear circles away quickly and effectively.
Bear throws out a counter right but Anstey avoids it with no problem.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anstey.
Jab from Bear.
Bear connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bear misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws a jab when Bear was well out of range.
Bear let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Anstey misses with the combination.
Bear shoots in looking for a takedown but Anstey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bear's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big right from Anstey misses.
Bear throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anstey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey throws a hook to the side of Bear's head but Bear sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anstey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bear circles away.
Bear works Anstey's body with a nice hook.
Anstey throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anstey. Bear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bear digs a good body shot into Anstey's ribs.
Bunny Anstey is winning the standup battle so far.
Bear throws a head kick but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey throwing a counter right hand but Bear manages to avoid it.
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 Bunny Anstey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jer Bear's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bear avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bear throws a series of punches but Anstey moves out of range.
Bear walks into a jab.
Anstey lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut there from Anstey.
Bear gets caught flat footed, as Anstey shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bear is rocked!
Anstey trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anstey cracks Bear with a solid left hand.
Bear is still in real trouble! Can Anstey finish him?
Anstey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anstey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bear controls Anstey momentarily but Anstey frees himself.
Anstey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bear tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anstey controlling the position from side mount.
Bear seems to have recovered his senses.
Anstey is trying to get an arm triangle but Bear is defending well.
Anstey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anstey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bear is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey trying to control the position but Bear is working away.
Bear manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Anstey manages to get to full guard.
Anstey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bear tries to stand but Anstey is controlling from the bottom.
Bear got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anstey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bear has managed to get both his arms back between Anstey's legs - danger averted.
Anstey wants to stand but Bear is controlling the position.
Bunny Anstey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to control but Anstey is working from the bottom.
Bunny Anstey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anstey is looking to stand up but Bear isn't so interested in that idea.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Anstey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anstey is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bear frees his head nicely. Oh but Anstey has switched to an armbar! Bear is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Bunny Anstey!
A victorious Bunny Anstey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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