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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trung Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Dayglo Abortions - F***...... Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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142 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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135 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trung Lu!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Billy Bishop has been cut.
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bishop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
Bishop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lu throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Lu misses with a series of wild punches.
Lu misses with the combination.
Bishop instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lu.
Bishop goes for a takedown attempt but Lu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lu throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot.
Bishop scores with a head kick.
Bishop lands a head kick. Lu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lu is rocked!
Lu moves out of range of the body kick.
Lu is still on wobbly legs! Can Bishop finish him?
Lu moves out of range as Bishop strikes.
Lu seems to have recovered his senses.
Danga de danga de dang - Lu scores with a four punch combination!
Lu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good shot there by Lu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lu scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lu thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid body kick from Bishop.
Bishop throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lu.
Lu looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Lu scores with a nice head shot.
Trung Lu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lu throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot.
Lu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Lu.
Lu tries to bum rush Bishop with a series of wild strikes but Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bishop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trung Lu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop moves out of range as Lu strikes.
Bishop walks into a jab.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu misses with a series of wild punches.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Lu misses with a double jab.
Lu lands a jab.
Bishop looks for the body kick but Lu saw that one coming.
Bishop thuds his shin into the meat of Lu's side.
Bishop dives in and grabs Lu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lu pushes down on Bishop's head and hops out.
Lu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lu with a jab.
Lu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lu misses with a looping right.
Lu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lu cracks Bishop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Bishop finds it's way through Lu's defenses.
Lu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lu tries a low kick but Bishop avoids it.
Bishop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop doesn't manage to clinch there - Lu circles away.
Lu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Lu throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop misses with a combination
and Lu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lu misses with a double jab
and Bishop counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trung Lu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Bishop'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.
Lu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Bishop throws out a powerful jab.
Lu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lu misses with an uppercut.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Lu misses with a hook.
Lu throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
Lu throws a low kick but Bishop avoids it.
Lu lands a right hook to the body.
Bishop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lu.
Bishop moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bishop misses with a jab to the body
enabling Lu to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lu throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Lu.
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trung Lu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lu misses the shot to the body.
Lu stuns Bishop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Lu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bishop with shots to the head and body - Lu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bishop.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Bishop there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Bishop there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bishop.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lu's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bishop thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bishop thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bishop.
Bishop thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bishop. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lu really wants to buck Bishop off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bishop.
Bishop working for a submission but Lu is keeping him at bay.
Bishop has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bishop thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bishop scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bishop throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bishop looking to ground and pound but Lu is blocking nicely.
Bishop goes for an armbar but Lu turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lu.
Bishop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lu is one step ahead there.
Lu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trung Lu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Billy Bishop's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
Lu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Lu.
Bishop throws a push kick but Lu slaps the foot to one side.
Bishop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice straight punches there by Bishop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bishop.
Lu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bishop misses with a takedown
and Lu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lu connects with a nice looking jab.
Lu lands a slapping body shot.
Lu throws a combination that misses
and Bishop counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lu misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu lands a nice shot to the body.
Lu misses with a low kick as Bishop jumps back.
Lu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bishop counters with an outside leg kick.
Lu misses with a two punch combination.
Bishop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bishop counters with a thumping low kick.
Lu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lu misses with the combination.
Lu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bishop moves into the clinch.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bishop landing knees to the head.
Lu is trying to break the clinch but Bishop has him pressed against the cage.
Bishop tries to work over Lu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop wants a takedown.
Bishop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bishop.
Billy Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lu takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bishop has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bishop.
Bishop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lu is trying to break the clinch but Bishop has him pressed against the cage.
Bishop misses with a knee to the head.
Lu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bishop lands a body punch.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses.
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.
Bishop has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Bishop.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
Lu managing to block the knees to the body from Bishop.
Bishop wants a takedown but no success here.
Bishop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lu's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Lu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Lu controls his hands.
Bishop crunches a lovely knee into Lu's ribcage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bishop throws an elbow but misses.
Trung Lu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trung Lu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trung Lu!
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