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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arial Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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28 - 11 - 0 |
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191 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Bishop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arial Jones!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
Bishop darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones is working for takedown but Bishop is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Bishop gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop lands a left hand.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones wants a takedown.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lucas Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arial Jones.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants a takedown.
Jones trying to stall but Bishop improves his position.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones wants a takedown.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
A short right from Bishop on the inside.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones tries to stall but Bishop uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones blocking some punches.
Bishop blocks a body shot from Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Bishop gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bishop as Jones tries to tie him up.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bishop prevents it.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bishop is keeping busy.
Bishop blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bishop avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short left from Bishop.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
Jones has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bishop seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jones can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones is trying to stall.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bishop prevents it.
Jones is working for takedown but Bishop is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bishop after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
Bishop tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bishop.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Bishop misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bishop working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Jones is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bishop can't fight it off and eventually Jones manages to take the fight to the floor. Bishop looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bishop has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bishop dominated that round.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bishop.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones jabs Bishop to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bishop takes one on the button.
Jones throws a push kick but Bishop slaps the foot to one side.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Bishop tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jones misses.
It looked like Bishop wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bishop scores with a shot to the body.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bishop stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bishop takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bishop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop lands a jab to the nose.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bishop connects with a crisp jab.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
And Jones tries to counter it with a takedown but Bishop pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones moves out of range as Bishop throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Bishop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Bishop went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Bishop scores with a push kick.
Jones throws a push kick but Bishop slaps the foot to one side.
Bishop throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Bishop walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bishop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Lucas Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucas Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Bishop.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Bishop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Bishop manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Bishop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bishop scores with a nice body kick.
Jones jabs Bishop right on the nose. Bishop blinks but takes it well.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Jones drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bishop defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Bishop backs away looking to recover.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bishop. Bishop obviously looking to wear him down.
Bishop with a jab.
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Bishop controlling the position.
Bishop not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bishop has control of Jones's left arm, preventing Jones from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
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 Lucas Bishop will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Bishop takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Bishop tried to counter with a leg kick but Jones avoided it.
Bishop throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bishop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bishop moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Bishop avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones with a jab.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop lands the left hand.
Bishop tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Bishop counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones with the counter takedown but Bishop avoids it easily.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Bishop. Bishop maintains the clinch.
Jones lands a left hand.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bishop.
Bishop lands a right hand.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Bishop - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with some punches.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bishop as Jones tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bishop is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bishop after a bit of a struggle.
Lucas Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arial Jones.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones tries for a takedown but Bishop manages to get underhooks.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Bishop pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bishop.
Bishop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones tries to stall but Bishop uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
Bishop works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Bishop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lucas Bishop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Jones.
Jones is working for takedown but Bishop is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Jones.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bishop.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bishop pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones staying out of range there.
Bishop throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bishop displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bishop looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Bishop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones shoots in but Bishop avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
Bishop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Jones avoids the head kick by Bishop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bishop clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bishop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Bishop dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones scores with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bishop.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bishop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand.
Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bishop lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Bishop blocks a leg kick.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bishop. Bishop obviously looking to wear him down.
Lucas Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bishop works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bishop.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bishop - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bishop. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bishop keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bishop there.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Jones.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bishop.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop is looking to counter punch.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bishop, as that shot connected.
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bishop takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bishop scoring well with a low kick there.
Bishop throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bishop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones lands a high kick!
Bishop blocks a head kick by Jones.
Bishop cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones works on Bishop's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Jones is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Bishop digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bishop is defending well.
Lucas Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arial Jones.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bishop as Jones tries to tie him up.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
A hook to the body from Bishop.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bishop had his way with Arial Jones in that round.
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. This is the final round!
Bishop stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arial Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Bishop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bishop.
Jones looks for the body kick but Bishop saw that one coming.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Bishop checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bishop.
Jones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bishop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones lands with a hook. Bishop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Bishop's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bishop duly obliges.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Bishop managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Bishop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bishop's head.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bishop controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bishop stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
And Jones tries to counter it with a takedown but Bishop pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bishop keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Bishop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lucas Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arial Jones.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick.
Bishop lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bishop, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop moves away from the strike by Jones.
Bishop went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bishop slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones keeps Bishop at a distance using the push kick.
Bishop throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bishop scores with a hook.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bishop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bishop lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bishop, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Bishop!
Lucas Bishop retains his middleweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Lucas Bishop said 'Nah not twice.'.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
74% |
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