Does anyone notice...

Does anyone notice anything weird going on in the middle of this fight?

MINUTE 4
The referee grunts and says 'What you got in skull--big hole?'
QUIRE anxiously awaits his enemy's upcoming blunder...
QUIRE aims a crippling blow with his XXXXX
BLACK HOGAN's tower shield is hit by a muscular shot and it deflects the attack easily
Dancing bears have entered the Blood Pit!!
BLACK HOGAN gives some strategic ground

We really need to do something about this. How can a gladiator have a serious battle with that going on?  

lol wait are you complaining about the XXXX? Or the dancing bears? Cause they are a hazard...

Clearly, the bears were brought out due to the fight being slow and boring. Wait, am I being too serious in response?

I don't recall having ever seen that line before! Dancing Bears...

Doing a text search for "dancing bears" to see how many times it has come up in my fights.  I've seen it before.

Dux, you may not have noticed it, cuz it shows up when a fight is slow, which leads to skimming a fight.  Then there's the fact that your fights tend not to be slow.  Brutal is the first word that springs to mind.

A spectator calls out, 'Hey dwarf!  Nice hat!'
JANGLE takes a strategic step forward
JANGLE leads the cavalry against JM
JANGLE tries to pierce JM's right hand
JANGLE has landed a potentially critical blow!
  A flesh-rending blow has landed!
JM could die at any moment!
* JM switches to strategy 4
The referee gruffly says 'Don't put blood in pretty mud!'
JM whirls counterclockwise, and strikes at the agile JANGLE
JM slashes at JANGLE's thigh
  Some skin is scraped off
The Blood Pit Band plays sluggishly
Dancing bears have entered the Blood Pit!!
JANGLE wisely abandons a doomed assault
JANGLE anxiously awaits his opportunity to swing

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The Ref nods off
DUMTRUK engages the powerful SQUALICORAX
SQUALICORAX barely deflects the blow
DUMTRUK tries to land a difficult shot on SQUALICORAX
DUMTRUK hacks at SQUALICORAX's left kidney with his francisca
  A minor wound results
SQUALICORAX's trainer chokes down a mug of ale
SQUALICORAX strikes deviously outward long spear eager for destruction
DUMTRUK darts in at the last moment, blocking the attack

MINUTE 5
DUMTRUK steps carefully to the left
DUMTRUK leaps in toward SQUALICORAX
DUMTRUK hacks at SQUALICORAX's left shoulder
  The strike fails to impress even the Peasant Scum
Dancing bears have entered the Blood Pit!!
SQUALICORAX whirls clockwise, in a quick strike at the stable DUMTRUK

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CRABBIT is as white as a sheet
* CRABBIT switches to strategy 2
The referee gruffly says 'Blork!'
SIZZLE defends herself, hoping to wear out her opponent.
SIZZLE strikes deviously outward with her boar spear
SIZZLE thrusts violently at CRABBIT's left ankle
  The strike is easily shrugged off
CRABBIT makes an attack against SIZZLE
SIZZLE deftly avoids the incoming attack

MINUTE 4
Dancing bears have entered the Blood Pit!!
CRABBIT defends himself, expecting to tire out his opponent.
CRABBIT initiates an unrestrained attack on SIZZLE
SIZZLE leans left, avoiding the blow
CRABBIT defends himself, waiting for fatigue to eliminate his opponent.
CRABBIT attacks with his maul

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SRANJE ruthlessly seeks wreckage with his ball & chain
SRANJE tries to sweep TADPOLE JENKINS off his feet with his ball & chain
TADPOLE JENKINS belly-flops onto the ref's lunch!
TADPOLE JENKINS is constructing a sand-castle!
* TADPOLE JENKINS switches to strategy 2
* SRANJE switches to strategy 2

MINUTE 4
TADPOLE JENKINS bounces quickly from the soil
* TADPOLE JENKINS switches to strategy 3
* SRANJE switches to strategy 5
TADPOLE JENKINS anxiously awaits his big chance
TADPOLE JENKINS fluidly darts back and forth with his trident
TADPOLE JENKINS tries to pierce SRANJE's leg
  The strike is easily shrugged off
Dancing bears have entered the Blood Pit!!
SRANJE moves cautiously to the left

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BLAZZLE anxiously awaits his chance to make a deadly strike
BLAZZLE delivers an upward stroke swordbreaker blazing a deadly path
BLAZZLE tries to cut across MONSTERS R TREMBLING's shield arm with his swordbreaker
  The strike was thoroughly unimpressive
MONSTERS R TREMBLING launches an assault wave against the slow BLAZZLE
MONSTERS R TREMBLING slashes at BLAZZLE's left arm
MONSTERS R TREMBLING has landed a potentially critical blow!
  An irritating scratch results

MINUTE 2
MONSTERS R TREMBLING gambles on a desperate blow with his bladed flail
MONSTERS R TREMBLING slashes at BLAZZLE's left kidney
  A shallow wound is left in the wake
MONSTERS R TREMBLING says 'WATCH OUT FOR MY TAIL!'
MONSTERS R TREMBLING savagely attacks with his bladed flail
MONSTERS R TREMBLING tries to sweep BLAZZLE off his feet with his bladed flail
BLAZZLE is swept sprawling to the arena sands!
BLAZZLE stands up
Dancing bears have entered the Blood Pit!!
BLAZZLE anxiously awaits his foe's inevitable blunder

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A total of five times.

Good points, Vic. On top of that, I know which lines mean something for me as a manager and which are just filler, so I skim all fights for the important stuff. My eyes simply go past that line every time. I had to reread those posts you put up to see them because of the ingrained skimming that I do with BP fights.

New one for me.
maybe you can poke the bears with a weapon and get them enraged and attack your opposition!

In Soviet Russia, bears poke YOU!

I presume that's not even a "shake that bear" joke?