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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ace Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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205 lbs
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186 cm
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200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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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 Las Vegas, Ace Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shogun Rua!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body kick there by Rua.
Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rua fails to pull guard.
Bishop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bishop scores with a decent looking hook.
No luck for Rua with that takedown attempt.
Ace Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bishop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rua counters with a thumping low kick.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bishop scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rua misses with a straight right.
Bishop throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Rua throws a one two combo.
Bishop will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bishop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua counters with a solid body kick.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua shoots for a takedown but Bishop saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ace Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shogun Rua.
Rua scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bishop jumps guard but Rua turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bishop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Rua. Those never looked like landing.
Bishop scores with a jab.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
No joy there for Bishop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bishop tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Bishop misses with a hook to the body
and Rua counters with a thumping low kick.
Rua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a sloppy right hand. Rua should have avoided that one.
Rua feints and then cracks Bishop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bishop down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua instigates a clinch.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bishop is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rua is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Bishop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bishop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bishop has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rua breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bishop gets caught napping as Rua dives in and scores a takedown. Bishop manages to retain guard.
Rua stands and steps away. Bishop gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A right-left combo lands from Rua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rua throws an elbow that misses. Bishop uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rua's guard. Nice move by Bishop!
Bishop gets to his feet. Rua looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Rua dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bishop throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Bishop is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rua to keep the fight standing.
Rua tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bishop just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bishop working hard to break the clinch.
Bishop wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bishop scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bishop tries to stand and escape but Rua is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rua scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bishop manages to mount him!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rua is trying to stand up.
Bishop controlling from mount.
Bishop stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Rua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bishop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
Bishop wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Rua throws a body kick that misses.
Rua tries to clinch up but Bishop circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rua manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bishop drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rua looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rua looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rua!
Rua is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bishop knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rua is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bishop to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rua off and has taken his back!
Bishop is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Rua defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bishop working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Rua is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Bishop has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Rua taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ace Bishop!
Ace Bishop very nearly forgot to thank Rage's Cloths amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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