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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabba The Hut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jabba The Hut!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by The Hut.
The Hut wants to stand but Bishop has his arm trapped.
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 is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on The Hut's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bishop is looking to control The Hut's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bishop avoid being mounted?
The Hut throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is looking for a sweep. The Hut is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, The Hut seems content to control.
The Hut is looking to take a break and control but Bishop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bishop is looking for a sweep. The Hut is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bishop preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Hut fails to land the takedown.
Bishop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but The Hut ducks down to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Hut.
Bishop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Hut looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bishop.
The Hut takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bishop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Bishop. No joy for The Hut on that attempt.
Charles Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jabba The Hut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bishop. The Hut shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop lands an overhand right.
The Hut takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jabba The Hut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches The Hut napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The Hut dodges the ground and pound from Bishop.
Bishop lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee asks Bishop politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bishop prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bishop trying to control the position but The Hut is working away.
Bishop lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is looking to take a break and control but The Hut is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Hut is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bishop asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bishop remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop wants to control for a moment but The Hut uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bishop dominated 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.
Bishop lands with a hook. The Hut tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Jabba The Hut has been cut.
Bishop connects with the punch.
The Hut tries for a takedown but Bishop circles away easily
and Bishop decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Hut's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.
The Hut is looking to sweep but instead, Bishop has passed into half guard.
Bishop passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for The Hut!
The Hut is breathing heavily.
Bishop looking to finish The Hut with some ground and pound. This is bad for The Hut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop looking to control but The Hut is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bishop lands with some strikes.
Bishop working for a submission but The Hut is keeping him at bay.
Bishop landing shots from mount.
The Hut is squirming around, avoiding Bishop's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop controlling his opponent.
Bishop avoids the attempt from The Hut to control.
Bishop with the ground and pound from mount.
Bishop working the ground and pound effectively.
Bishop has hold of The Hut's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and The Hut manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hut blocking the ground and pound.
The Hut is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bishop fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The Hut is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The Hut tries to hold on but Bishop pushes him away.
Bishop swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and The Hut is now in Bishop's guard. A big mistake from Bishop there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Hut is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bishop holds on and takes a little breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Hut tries to free his leg and advance position but Bishop is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bishop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jabba The Hut's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bishop scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The Hut gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bishop counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Hut's knee momentarily.
The Hut has his takedown stuffed
so Bishop counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bishop pushes down on The Hut's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The Hut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bishop.
The Hut taking some punishment here, with Bishop in his half guard.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Hut can do to turn this around?
The Hut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop wants to free his trapped foot but The Hut is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bishop is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bishop wants to take a breather but The Hut is having none of it.
Charles Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bishop thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bishop throwing shots but The Hut is blocking nicely.
Bishop stalling away here and it's allowed The Hut to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bishop passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bishop trying to control the position but The Hut is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Hut can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Hut sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bishop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bishop is thwarting The Hut's attempts to control the position.
The Hut is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop controlling the action here.
Bishop with the ground and pound but The Hut uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bishop controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The Hut tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bishop gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The Hut closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bishop tries to get to full guard but The Hut has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jabba The Hut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bishop is pulling down on The Hut's head. It's preventing any offense from The Hut, at least for the moment.
Bishop controls The Hut momentarily but The Hut frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Bishop!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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