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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard has chosen Godsmack - I Stand Alone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Arthur Bishop had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adelhard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bishop.
Adelhard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Adelhard moved away.
Bishop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Adelhard scores with a head kick. Bishop tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bishop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bishop throws a low kick but Adelhard moves out of range easily.
Adelhard slips a jab and a cross from Bishop.
Bishop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bishop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bishop throws a hook but Adelhard blocks it.
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Adelhard.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bishop.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bishop working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Adelhard tries to bench press Bishop off him but Bishop keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is trying to get an arm triangle but Adelhard is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adelhard tries to improve position but can't.
Adelhard keeps trying to improve his position.
Bishop trying to control the action but Adelhard is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Bishop landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Adelhard is trying to improve his position.
Bishop tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Adelhard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bishop working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Adelhard is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard can't do much from the bottom here.
Bishop is looking to take a break and control but Adelhard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ground and pound from Bishop seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
A lull in the action here as Bishop stalls from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Adelhard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Adelhard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bishop to score with a decent uppercut.
Adelhard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bishop is able to avoid easily.
Bishop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adelhard throws a body shot but no joy.
Adelhard punishes Bishop's body with a nice straight punch.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Adelhard moves out of range easily.
Bishop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adelhard avoids a kick to the body.
Adelhard rushes Bishop and presses him up against the cage.
Bishop has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Adelhard regains guard immediately.
Adelhard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bishop.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Adelhard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop postures up in Adelhard's guard and throws a big left but Adelhard blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Bishop dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adelhard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adelhard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adelhard misses with a hook.
Bishop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bishop shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Adelhard's guard.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Adelhard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adelhard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Adelhard is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adelhard is on top in guard.
Bishop might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adelhard defends well.
Adelhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adelhard pushing down on Bishop's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bishop trying to control from the bottom.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adelhard can do to turn this around?
Adelhard is just content to waste time from the top position. Bishop takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Adelhard advances to half guard.
Bishop is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard trying to control from half guard but Bishop is working away.
Adelhard is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bishop!
Adelhard wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Bishop wants to control but Adelhard is having none of it.
Adelhard with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Bishop is trying desperately to improve position.
Bishop is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is squirming around, avoiding Adelhard's attempts to control the action.
Adelhard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Adelhard with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bishop is trying desperately to improve position.
Adelhard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bishop regains half guard.
Bishop works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bishop passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Adelhard!
Adelhard is working to get back to half guard.
Bishop wants to control the pace but Adelhard is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adelhard defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bishop.
Adelhard working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bernhard Adelhard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bishop tries to clinch there but Adelhard circles away.
Adelhard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bishop at a distance.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Adelhard loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Adelhard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
Adelhard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
A good leg kick by Adelhard.
Bishop lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adelhard misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Adelhard.
Bishop scores with a head kick.
It looks like Bernhard Adelhard has been cut.
Adelhard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adelhard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bishop connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adelhard scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop drives through and clinches with Adelhard against the cage.
Bishop gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bishop slips a nice elbow through Adelhard's hands, connecting with Adelhard's forehead.
Adelhard trying to hold on to Bishop's head to control him but Bishop postures up.
Ground and pound from Bishop.
Bishop is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Adelhard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Adelhard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adelhard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard looking to control.
Bishop scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Adelhard keeps moving.
Bishop controlling from the top position.
Bishop pushes down on Adelhard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Arthur Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is trying to control the action in half guard but Adelhard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bishop is really struggling to control Adelhard but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bishop is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bishop slips a nice elbow through Adelhard's hands, connecting with Adelhard's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Bishop perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bishop prevents Adelhard from improving his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Adelhard connects with the punch.
Bishop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adelhard is able to avoid easily.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adelhard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bishop rather than just go for the knockout.
Bishop explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bishop connects with a jab.
Adelhard misses with a body shot.
Bishop throws a shot to the body.
Bishop misses the jab.
Bernhard Adelhard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adelhard moves out of range of the body kick.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Bishop!
Arthur Bishop seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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