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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between sonny bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Pegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bishop comes to the cage accompanied by ard boddy. Simon Pegg has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with sonny bishop's chin.
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300 lbs
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214 cm
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271 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, sonny bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Pegg!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Pegg misses.
Some wild striking there from Pegg.
bishop tries to work over Pegg's front leg with a kick but Pegg checks it.
bishop scores with a one two! Pegg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pegg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simon Pegg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pegg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but bishop swivels and escapes.
bishop closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - bishop lands in his opponent's guard.
Pegg looks gassed!
Pegg is looking for a triangle but bishop pushes his legs off easily.
bishop preventing the sweep.
Pegg has a closed guard, preventing bishop from standing up.
Pegg will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
bishop trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pegg's guard.
Pegg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pegg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. bishop gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bishop wants to stand but Pegg has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
bishop tries to free his leg and advance position but Pegg is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pegg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from bishop.
bishop tries to clinch but Pegg moves out of range.
bishop misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
bishop throws a series of strikes that have Pegg backpedaling.
bishop has managed to clinch.
bishop decides to pull guard.
bishop trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bishop pulls Pegg in to control the position.
Pegg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. bishop is keeping the position for now.
Pegg is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pegg trying to control but bishop is working from the bottom.
bishop looking for a sweep. Not yet bishop, not yet.
bishop keeping full guard, as Pegg tries to pass.
bishop is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pegg is controlling him.
bishop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pegg looks to land a left hand but bishop moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for bishop.
bishop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pegg's head backwards.
bishop darts in and clinches Pegg up against the cage.
bishop has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pegg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pegg manages to break the clinch.
bishop shoots in for a takedown but Pegg shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sonny bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bishop moves out of range of the body kick from Pegg.
bishop looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
bishop is thwarting Pegg's attempts to control the position.
Pegg moves into full guard.
Pegg trying to keep a closed guard but bishop is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bishop avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pegg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. bishop gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pegg working a defensive guard here.
bishop stopping the sweep attempt from Pegg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pegg is trying to control the position but bishop postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sonny bishop dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
bishop has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pegg blocks the elbow strike.
bishop tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pegg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. bishop smiles and moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pegg.
Pegg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pegg misses the shot to the body.
bishop misses with a series of wild punches.
Pegg lands a head kick!
bishop scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
sonny bishop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
bishop closes the distance and lands a one-two.
bishop tests Pegg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
sonny bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bishop shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pegg is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pegg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pegg has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
bishop stands up from Pegg's guard - bishop perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pegg throws a left and a right that both miss
and bishop holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
bishop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pegg.
A big right from Pegg misses.
bishop keeps the fight on the outside.
bishop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
bishop scores with a shot to the body.
Pegg swats away the attempt to clinch by bishop.
Pegg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
bishop takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
bishop looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
bishop lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pegg waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract bishop.
bishop misses with a takedown attempt - Pegg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sonny bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bishop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pegg misses with a body punch
enabling bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Pegg is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pegg loads up on a big right hand but bishop slips the punch.
Pegg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pegg.
Nice straight punches there by bishop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of bishop.
bishop slips a jab from Pegg.
Pegg misses with a hook.
Pegg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fight stays on the outside here - bishop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pegg tries to clinch up
and bishop counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pegg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Pegg shoots in for a double leg but bishop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
bishop is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pegg shoots for a double leg takedown but bishop sprawls well. He's pushed Pegg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
bishop avoids the head kick by Pegg.
bishop throws a leg kick but Pegg moved away.
Pegg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pegg looks for a takedown but bishop sprawls well.
bishop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pegg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
bishop shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pegg's guard.
Pegg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
bishop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pegg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sonny bishop dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pegg looks to land a body kick but bishop moved away.
bishop fails with a takedown attempt.
bishop throws a shot to the body.
bishop fails with the takedown.
Pegg lands a nice shot to the body.
bishop closes the distance and clinches up with Pegg, looking for a takedown. bishop pushes Pegg against the cage but Pegg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sonny bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pegg throws a series of punches but bishop avoids them all with ease.
Pegg misses with a two punch combination.
Pegg misses with a double jab
and bishop counters with a shoot takedown. Pegg fights it but they end up in guard.
Pegg looking for a guillotine here but bishop defends easily.
Pegg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bishop missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
bishop is looking to work some ground and pound but Pegg has wrist control.
Pegg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
bishop working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pegg's head.
Pegg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. bishop gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pegg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. bishop gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pegg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pegg working for submissions but it's allowed bishop to get to half guard.
Pegg tries to get to full guard but bishop has control of the leg.
bishop is looking to advance position but Pegg won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bishop tries to stand but can't do so whilst Pegg controls his leg.
Pegg gets full guard.
bishop scoring with some ground and pound.
bishop won't allow Pegg to sweep him here.
bishop has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pegg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
bishop wants to get up but he can't break Pegg's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
bishop shoots in but no luck this time.
bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Pegg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and bishop counters by moving into the clinch.
Simon Pegg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Pegg keeps control of bishop as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
bishop manages to break the clinch.
Pegg closes the distance and clinches.
bishop tries to break the clinch but Pegg is controlling the position.
bishop wants to get back to striking at distance but Pegg won't allow it.
Pegg prevents bishop from breaking the clinch.
Pegg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. bishop just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pegg breaks from the clinch.
bishop looks to clinch
and Pegg counters with a nice uppercut.
bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
bishop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pegg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
sonny bishop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
bishop throws a series of strikes that have Pegg backpedaling.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Simon Pegg.
Well bishop has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sonny bishop!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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