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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Whiplash by Metallica as his entrance music. Nolan James acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Bishop !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nolan James!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
James winds up and cracks Bishop with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
James looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bishop trying to hold on to James's head to control him but James postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bishop is refusing to be controlled, as James sits in half guard.
Bishop is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bishop is looking for a triangle but James pushes his legs off easily.
Bishop looking for a sweep. Not yet Bishop , not yet.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bishop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bishop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bishop is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now James is on top in guard.
James scoring with punches to the head and body.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bishop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James thows a big elbow that misses.
Bishop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James throwing strikes but missing.
Bishop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
Bishop has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but James can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bishop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bishop working for a triangle but James defends it easily.
James stands and throws Bishop 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
James creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
James trying to control the action but Bishop is working from the bottom.
James is putting a hurting on Bishop here, landing some big shots from side control.
James is chipping away with strikes.
James lands some shots froms side control.
Bishop is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on James's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bishop tries to roll over but James keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is trying to maintain the position but James is very close to passing his half guard.
James lands with a punch from half guard.
James is trying to control the action in half guard but Bishop is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
James working over Bishop with some ground and pound. Bishop looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
James lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bishop manages to get to full guard.
James trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
James controlling from the top position.
Bishop looking to control.
James stands and throws Bishop 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
James cracks Bishop with a big elbow.
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.
Bishop is looking for a sweep.
James working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bishop is trying to control James's posture but James avoids it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bishop shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and James counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bishop looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bishop makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bishop .
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bishop is on top in guard.
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
James keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
James has Bishop pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nolan James dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bishop misses with a takedown
and James counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bishop !
Bishop tries to reverse the position but James maintains control.
James controlling from mount.
Bishop can't escape the position.
Bishop could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bishop is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
James looking to control but Bishop is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
James dominating with strikes here.
Bishop is rocked!
James landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Bishop is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James lands a big shot to the head and Bishop winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nolan James!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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