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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bjj sparing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bisping comes into the arena with You Dont Know - 50 Cent blaring out of the sound system. Michael Bisping is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, bjj sparing!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping leaves sparing with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
bjj sparing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
sparing fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bisping tries to close the distance and clinch up but sparing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
sparing changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bisping tries to avoid it but sparing manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bisping to the ground. Bisping escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michael Bisping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bjj sparing.
sparing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bisping is fending him off so far but sparing persists. Nope, Bisping circles away and we're back to standing.
Bisping throws a quick head kick that skims the top of sparing's head.
Bisping scores with a push kick.
Bisping scores with a head kick.
sparing fails to land the takedown.
sparing bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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.
sparing looks gassed!
sparing is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bisping has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bisping is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, sparing asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sparing working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bisping tries to escape but sparing is in control.
Bisping trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
sparing dives in and grabs Bisping's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bisping pushes down on sparing's head and hops out.
Bisping throws a head kick that sparing semi-blocks.
Bisping lands a head kick!
sparing fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bisping closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Bisping.
It looks like bjj sparing has been cut.
Bisping gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bisping manages to break the clinch.
Bisping throws a head kick that half lands.
sparing takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping gets a clinch.
Bisping tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bisping scores with a knee to the head.
Bisping lands a nice knee to the body.
sparing tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bisping just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bisping using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bisping manages to break the clinch.
Bisping moves into the clinch.
Bisping working sparing over with knees to the body.
Bisping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bisping throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Michael Bisping is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bisping lands a head kick!
Bisping connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Bisping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping connects with a high kick.
Bisping lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Bisping throws a quick head kick that skims the top of sparing's head.
sparing shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bisping as he jumps to the side.
Bisping has closed the distance and engaged sparing in a clinch.
Bisping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bisping defends well against a solid takedown attempt from sparing.
Bisping lands with a kick to the temple. sparing shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bisping stuffs the takedown attempt from sparing. sparing gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
sparing takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick from Bisping lands but sparing takes it in his stride.
sparing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bisping but Bisping pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bisping dominated that round.
The cut man is working on bjj sparing's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bisping lands with a slapping head kick.
Bisping tries to clinch there but sparing circles away.
Bisping wants to clinch up but sparing keeps it at a distance.
Bisping lands with a kick to the temple. sparing shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
sparing scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bisping wants to get back to his feet.
sparing wants to take a breather but Bisping manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for sparing.
sparing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
sparing is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sparing stops Bisping from standing up.
Bisping is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
sparing tries to pull guard but Bisping holds him up against the cage and eventually sparing drops back down to his feet.
sparing fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bisping lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bisping lands an elbow inside.
Bisping looking to throw knees to the head but sparing is blocking nicely.
sparing fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Michael Bisping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bjj sparing.
sparing tries to pull guard but Bisping holds him up against the cage and eventually sparing drops back down to his feet.
Bisping putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has sparing in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bisping lands a knee to the body.
Bisping lands a knee to the body.
Bisping lands a good knee to the midsection. sparing won't want to take too many of those.
Bisping lands a knee to the body.
Bisping throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bisping escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping lands with a slapping head kick.
sparing takes a head kick and keeps coming.
sparing shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bisping as he jumps to the side.
Bisping scores with a head kick.
sparing keeps the fight on the outside.
Bisping defends well against a solid takedown attempt from sparing.
Bisping lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bisping lands a head kick!
Bisping lands a head kick. sparing smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Bisping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping clinches up with sparing and pushes him back against the cage.
sparing takes an elbow to the temple.
Bisping landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bisping.
Bisping lands a knee to the body.
Bisping scores with a knee to the head.
Bisping is stalling here.
Bisping looking to throw knees to the head but sparing is blocking nicely.
Bisping escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bisping defends well against a solid takedown attempt from sparing.
sparing takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bisping lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bisping.
sparing fails with a takedown attempt.
Bisping plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sparing closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bisping circles away.
Bisping throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by sparing.
Bisping moves into range and clinches up with sparing.
Bisping landing knees to the body.
Bisping tries to land a knee to the head but sparing blocks with his arms.
Bisping lands a knee to the body.
sparing fails to pull guard.
Bisping using the Thai plumb to throw knees but sparing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bisping connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisping scores a nice knee to the body.
sparing takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bisping.
Bisping breaks the clinch.
Bisping lands with a slapping head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bisping dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on bjj sparing's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
sparing shoots in and drives through. Bisping sprawls well.
sparing fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bisping avoids it really well and circles away.
Bisping throws a quick head kick that skims the top of sparing's head.
Bisping scores with a kick to the midsection.
sparing shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bisping defends it nicely.
Michael Bisping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bjj sparing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bisping clinches.
Bisping lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
sparing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
sparing tries to pull guard but Bisping holds him up against the cage and eventually sparing drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bisping scores a nice knee to the body.
sparing tries to pull guard but Bisping won't allow it.
Michael Bisping has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bisping utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
sparing is trying to drag Bisping to the mat but Bisping just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bisping with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bisping.
Bisping landing knees to the head.
Bisping breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Bisping. No joy for sparing on that attempt.
Bisping bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Michael Bisping is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bisping pushes sparing up against the cage in a clinch.
Bisping using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bisping is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that sparing can do to turn this around?
Bisping utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bisping with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping lands an elbow inside.
sparing tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bisping with a knee to the head.
Bisping utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bisping gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bisping lands an elbow that stopped sparing in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Bisping.
Bisping lands a damaging elbow.
Bisping with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bisping tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bisping unloads a knee to the mid-section.
sparing tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bisping smiles and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bisping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bisping landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bisping unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Bisping.
Bisping unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bisping obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bisping.
Bisping lands a good knee to the midsection. sparing won't want to take too many of those.
sparing fails to pull guard.
Bisping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
sparing misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
sparing takes a head kick and keeps coming.
sparing shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bisping defends it nicely.
sparing takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from sparing is defended easily by Bisping.
Bisping has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bisping landing knees to the head.
Bisping's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michael Bisping is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bisping leaves sparing with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bisping throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
bjj sparing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bisping lands with a slapping head kick.
Bisping clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bisping showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bisping, 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 Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bisping!
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