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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lodzov Hugs (ranked 21894 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Bishop (ranked 23326 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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156 lbs
8 - 14 - 0 |
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lodzov Hugs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gregory Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugs clinches with his opponent.
Bishop has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hugs pushes Bishop back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hugs tightens his grip and picks Bishop up, before dumping him to the ground. Bishop manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hugs scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hugs postures up and lands a big shot to Bishop's brow.
Bishop is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've been hearing good reports from Hugs's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hugs wants to pass the guard but Bishop is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hugs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hugs postures up and lands a big shot to Bishop's brow.
Hugs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hugs might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hugs is looking to work some ground and pound but Bishop has wrist control.
Hugs slips nicely into half guard.
Bishop really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hugs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hugs prevents Bishop from standing back up.
Bishop is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hugs with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hugs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bishop with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hugs takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bishop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hugs.
Hugs working the head and body with strikes.
Hugs is controlling the pace.
Hugs thows a huge punch but Bishop dodges it nicely.
Hugs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bishop is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hugs lands a nice short elbow.
Hugs takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hugs works his way into full mount!
Hugs controlling from the full mount.
Hugs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hugs working the ground and pound effectively.
We've been informed that Bishop has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hugs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bishop?
Hugs looking to finish with strikes here!
Hugs raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bishop holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hugs tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hugs controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hugs with the ground and pound from mount.
Hugs cracks Bishop with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bishop is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lodzov Hugs dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hugs is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bishop's half guard.
Hugs performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bishop tries to kick Hugs off but Hugs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hugs lands strikes from half guard.
Hugs perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hugs working over Bishop with some ground and pound. Bishop looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bishop defending well though.
Hugs scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hugs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hugs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hugs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hugs winds up and cracks Bishop with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hugs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bishop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hugs.
Hugs slips a nice elbow through Bishop's hands, connecting with Bishop's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugs stops Bishop from getting back to his feet.
Hugs with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hugs working Bishop over with strikes.
Lodzov Hugs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bishop blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hugs.
Bishop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hugs.
Hugs is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hugs lands with a punch from half guard.
Hugs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hugs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bishop's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hugs in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Hugs.
Hugs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bishop defending well though.
Hugs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Hugs.
Bishop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hugs.
Hugs trying to control the pace.
Nice strikes from Hugs there.
Hugs slips a nice elbow through Bishop's hands, connecting with Bishop's forehead.
Hugs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hugs seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bishop for as long as he can get away with.
Bishop keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hugs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bishop wants to get back to his feet.
Bishop on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hugs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hugs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hugs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hugs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bishop blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hugs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lodzov Hugs dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bishop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hugs.
Bishop misses with a two punch combination.
Bishop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hugs fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bishop sprawls well initially but Hugs persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hugs 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.
Hugs drops an elbow to the side of Bishop's head.
Still in half guard, Hugs seems content to control.
Bishop is trying to stand.
Hugs working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hugs scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hugs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hugs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bishop defends it well.
Hugs working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bishop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hugs slips a nice elbow through Bishop's hands, connecting with Bishop's forehead.
Hugs winds up and cracks Bishop with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bishop is still in real trouble! Can Hugs finish him?
Hugs works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hugs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bishop seems to have recovered his senses.
Hugs with good strikes from the mount here!
Hugs lands a big elbow.
Lodzov Hugs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hugs's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Hugs.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Hugs is stinking the place up with his stalling.
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 is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hugs controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lodzov Hugs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hugs, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lodzov Hugs!
Lodzov Hugs decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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