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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sky Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nick daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Stonez of Christ. 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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197 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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219 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sky Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, nick daley!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
daley takes a jab right on the kisser.
daley slips under a jab.
Bishop displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from daley.
daley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
daley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bishop is trying to defend but daley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bishop controlling the position for now.
Bishop keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bishop is positioning himself well to prevent daley advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
daley is pressing down on Bishop's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bishop is holding on for now.
Bishop gets back to full guard.
daley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bishop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
daley looking to pass the guard.
daley thows a big elbow that misses.
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 preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
daley looking to pass the guard.
daley postures up in Bishop's guard and throws a big left but Bishop blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. daley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
daley fails to land with a series of punches.
Bishop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
daley throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
Sky Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from daley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from daley does no damage.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. daley saw that one coming.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
daley slips under a jab from Bishop.
Bishop misses the jab.
Bishop throws a hook to the side of daley's head but daley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
daley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bishop but Bishop pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sky Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of nick daley.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop lands a head shot.
daley ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
daley dodges the punch combination from Bishop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
daley misses with a few strikes there.
Bishop is looking to clinch.
daley misses with a two punch combination.
Bishop moves in looking to clinch but daley pushes him off.
daley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bishop sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bishop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but daley circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by daley.
daley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by daley.
Bishop clinches up against the cage.
Bishop stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A left hand lands to the body for Bishop.
Bishop tries to stall but daley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike.
Bishop leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Bishop dominated that round.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bishop connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between daley's hands.
Bishop clinches up against the cage.
Bishop's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bishop trying to stall but daley improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sky Bishop.
daley misses with a double jab
and Bishop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bishop throws a hook to the side of daley's head but daley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
daley misses with a few strikes there.
daley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. daley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
daley swinging wildly here.
daley takes one to the side of the head.
Bishop tries to clinch there but daley circles away.
Bishop misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Bishop takes a swing at daley's ribcage but misses.
Bishop closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
daley has Bishop pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bishop manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
daley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bishop gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bishop throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bishop manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bishop gets through daley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bishop stalling.
A body shot lands from Bishop.
daley is breathing heavily.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of daley backwards.
daley goes for a takedown attempt but Bishop pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sky Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of nick daley.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
daley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
daley throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
daley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
nick daley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bishop misses the jab.
Bishop doesn't manage to clinch there - daley circles away.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
daley throws a right and a left that Bishop avoids nicely.
daley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the liver by Bishop. Beautiful body shot.
daley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bishop's waist but Bishop gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing daley off to one side.
Bishop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
daley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bishop connects with a crisp jab.
Sky Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop scores with a crisp jab that stopped daley in his tracks.
Bishop cracks daley with a right hand to the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bishop here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but daley moved out of range nicely.
Bishop clinches with his opponent.
Bishop is stalling here.
Bishop works on daley's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Bishop.
Bishop lands a left hand.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Bishop has daley pressed against the cage.
Bishop gets through daley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of daley backwards.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bishop manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
The referee calls for Bishop to work.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bishop.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bishop - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sky Bishop.
A jab from Bishop misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Bishop is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
daley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
daley throws a combination that misses
and Bishop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bishop slips a jab and a cross from daley.
daley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bishop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bishop wants to clinch up but daley keeps it at a distance.
Bishop defends well against a solid takedown attempt from daley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bishop.
Bishop scores with a jab. daley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that daley can do to turn this around?
Bishop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Bishop dominated that second 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!
daley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
Bishop gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows daley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
daley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
daley won't allow Bishop to sweep him here.
Bishop wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and daley is now in half guard.
daley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
daley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
daley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bishop is doing well to control the position and prevent daley from advancing to side control.
daley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
nick daley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sky Bishop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
daley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
daley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
daley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
daley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bishop's head.
Bishop moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bishop pulls daley in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
daley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
daley is fighting to break Bishop's control of his arms but Bishop is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
daley throwing strikes from guard but Bishop blocks nicely.
daley wants to pass the guard but Bishop is keeping the position.
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.
daley throws a strike but Bishop rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bishop sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bishop'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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
daley keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to nick daley.
I think Bishop has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sky Bishop!
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energy
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