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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between luigi cipriani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and charlie bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). charlie bishop will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, luigi cipriani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, charlie bishop!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bishop scores a takedown into full mount!
bishop avoids the attempt from cipriani to control.
bishop gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
bishop stuffs the takedown.
cipriani misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from cipriani. No joy for bishop on that attempt.
charlie bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
cipriani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? bishop is fending him off so far but cipriani persists. Nope, bishop circles away and we're back to standing.
bishop misses with a takedown attempt
and cipriani counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
bishop looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
cipriani sitting in guard here, content to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
bishop working for a triangle but cipriani defends it easily.
cipriani trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bishop is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
bishop looks gassed!
bishop wants to get back to his feet but cipriani is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
bishop is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and cipriani dives into side control.
cipriani looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
cipriani controls the position.
bishop is looking to work his way out of this bad position but cipriani is controlling him well.
cipriani looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
bishop tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bishop manages to get back to half guard.
bishop is trying to maintain the position but cipriani is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bishop is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
bishop trying to hold on to cipriani's head to control him but cipriani postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. bishop manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
bishop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
bishop is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
bishop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bishop wriggles free and stands up.
cipriani misses with a takedown attempt - bishop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for luigi cipriani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bishop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
cipriani misses with a takedown attempt
and bishop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
cipriani shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says bishop as he avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by cipriani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
cipriani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? bishop is fending him off so far but cipriani persists. Nope, bishop circles away and we're back to standing.
cipriani misses with a combination
and bishop counters with a three punch combo that has cipriani backing up. cipriani nods at bishop to acknowledge the strikes.
cipriani shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
bishop is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but cipriani pulls his head out easily.
bishop tries to kick cipriani off but cipriani keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cipriani sitting and controlling from the half guard.
bishop preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
bishop is trying to stand up here but cipriani is controlling him well.
bishop trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
cipriani stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
bishop misses with a combination
and cipriani counters with a shoot takedown. bishop fights it but they end up in guard.
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.
cipriani wants to control from the top but bishop keeps moving.
bishop is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
luigi cipriani dominated 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.
cipriani shoots in looking for a takedown. bishop tries to sprawl out of it but cipriani keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. bishop manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
bishop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by cipriani.
Horrible takedown by cipriani or perhaps it was just good defense by bishop which made him look bad.
bishop fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. cipriani sprawls well initially but bishop persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
luigi cipriani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
cipriani is trying to control but can't.
bishop is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
cipriani pushes bishop off and gets back to his feet.
bishop is breathing heavily.
cipriani fails with the takedown
and bishop counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for luigi cipriani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cipriani wants to get back to striking at distance but bishop won't allow it.
cipriani wants to get back to striking at distance but bishop won't allow it.
bishop stops a takedown attempt from cipriani.
cipriani tries to pull guard but bishop won't allow it.
cipriani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but bishop is keeping busy.
bishop wants to break free but cipriani has control.
bishop stops a takedown attempt from cipriani.
cipriani drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
bishop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
cipriani shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with cipriani in particular looking to stall.
bishop pushes cipriani off looking to stand but cipriani dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bishop gets back to full guard.
cipriani avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
bishop pushes cipriani off and gets back to his feet.
bishop closes the distance and lands a one-two.
cipriani takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
cipriani dodges the punch combination from bishop.
bishop has closed the distance and engaged cipriani in a clinch.
bishop has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. cipriani avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
cipriani jumps guard but bishop stands there with cipriani around his waist. cipriani gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
bishop gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from cipriani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bishop jumps guard and drags cipriani to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
bishop is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
cipriani in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
bishop keeping busy on the bottom but cipriani has passed one foot through into half guard.
cipriani is controlling the pace.
cipriani wants to pass the guard but bishop is defending well.
bishop is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
bishop won't allow cipriani to pass to mount.
bishop has one foot on cipriani's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
bishop shoots and misses
and cipriani counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
cipriani is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, bishop has managed to free his arm - good work.
bishop is refusing to be controlled, as cipriani sits in half guard.
cipriani is looking for a kimura here.
bishop is trying to stand up here but cipriani is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
bishop wants to control but cipriani is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but charlie bishop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
bishop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
bishop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
cipriani has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. bishop avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
cipriani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bishop wants a takedown but no success here.
bishop tries for a takedown. No joy.
bishop tries for a takedown but cipriani manages to get underhooks.
luigi cipriani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of charlie bishop.
cipriani fails to pull the fight into his guard.
bishop lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
cipriani gets back to full guard.
bishop forces his way into half guard.
bishop decides to stand up.
bishop tries for a takedown but cipriani circles away easily
and cipriani counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
bishop is looking to get back to is feet but cipriani passes into side control.
bishop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bishop gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
bishop has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
cipriani is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
bishop is trying to break free.
bishop is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
bishop tries to escape but cipriani has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
bishop controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
cipriani is persistently looking for the submission but bishop is defending it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bishop looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
bishop tries to break free.
That's two 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.
cipriani controlling from the back.
bishop wants to escape the position.
bishop trying to get back to his feet but cipriani is in full control for now.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
bishop manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
bishop lands a two punch combo.
bishop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bishop with a poor takedown
and cipriani counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for bishop!
bishop is squirming around, avoiding cipriani's attempts to control the action.
cipriani is working for a guillotine from mount but bishop frees his head quite easily.
cipriani content just to control the position here.
cipriani has hold of bishop's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and bishop manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
bishop is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cipriani wants to control the pace but bishop is squirming around nicely.
bishop is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
cipriani working for a guillotine from mount but bishop is in no mood to give up.
cipriani looking to control but bishop is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
bishop is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
cipriani sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
cipriani stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that's the end of the fight!
luigi cipriani showed his dominance in that final round.
I think cipriani 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... luigi cipriani!
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energy
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