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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Louhikko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louhikko has chosen Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down as his entrance music. Charles Bishop has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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305 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
6 - 4 - 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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Louhikko!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop takes a swing at Louhikko's ribcage but misses.
Louhikko takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
Louhikko misses with a jab to the body
and Bishop counters with a low kick, right behind Louhikko 's knee.
Louhikko jabs at Bishop's body.
Louhikko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bishop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lauri Louhikko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louhikko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Bishop cracks Louhikko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Louhikko just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Louhikko moves away and avoids it.
Bishop shoots in looking for a takedown but Louhikko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bishop's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louhikko just misses with a punch to the body.
Louhikko throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Louhikko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bishop's hands.
It looks like Charles Bishop has been cut.
Louhikko misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
Louhikko just misses with a punch to the body.
Louhikko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louhikko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bishop rather than just go for the knockout.
Louhikko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Louhikko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louhikko has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louhikko has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Louhikko has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Louhikko being controlled against the cage.
Bishop trying to land knees to the body.
Bishop pushes off an throws an elbow but Louhikko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses.
Louhikko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Louhikko working aggressively here.
Bishop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Louhikko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Louhikko.
Louhikko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bishop up against the cage.
Louhikko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Louhikko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Louhikko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bishop avoiding damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Louhikko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bishop misses with a knee to the head.
Louhikko takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko misses with a body punch.
Louhikko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop lands a left hand.
Louhikko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Louhikko throws an elbow that misses.
Louhikko stalling in the clinch but Bishop improves position.
Nice elbow from Bishop.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bishop throws an elbow but misses.
Louhikko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bishop lands a good knee to the midsection. Louhikko won't want to take too many of those.
Louhikko lands a shot to the body.
Bishop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko misses with some punches.
Bishop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop avoiding damage as Louhikko throws knees to the body.
Bishop misses with a knee strike.
Louhikko avoids a wild elbow strike from Bishop.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Louhikko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Louhikko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Louhikko blocks an elbow strike.
Louhikko misses with some punches.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louhikko struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
Bishop avoids the elbow strike from Louhikko, against the cage.
Louhikko takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Lauri Louhikko has been cut.
Louhikko dodges an elbow strike from Bishop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lauri Louhikko will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bishop rushes Louhikko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bishop tries to stall but Louhikko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Louhikko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Louhikko misses with some punches.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Louhikko backwards.
Bishop trying to land knees to the body.
Bishop dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Louhikko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Louhikko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Louhikko.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Louhikko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Louhikko - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Louhikko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses.
Bishop lands an elbow just above Louhikko 's eye.
Louhikko stalling in the clinch.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Louhikko controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Louhikko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bishop lands a left hand.
Louhikko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Louhikko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bishop is keeping busy.
Louhikko leaning against his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bishop obliges.
Louhikko tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louhikko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop takes an elbow to the temple.
Louhikko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Charles Bishop's cut is getting worse.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Louhikko avoids it.
Bishop stalling against the cage.
Louhikko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Louhikko trying to stall but Bishop improves his position.
Bishop displaying some good clinch control by pressing Louhikko up against the cage.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Louhikko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Louhikko lands with a left to the head.
Louhikko can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop working Louhikko over with knees to the body.
Louhikko landing knees to the head.
Charles Bishop's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Louhikko misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Louhikko scores with a hook to the body.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Louhikko is defending well for now.
Bishop tries a body shot but Louhikko blocks it.
Charles Bishop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bishop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Louhikko lands a nice uppercut.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Louhikko avoids a wild elbow strike from Bishop.
Bishop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Louhikko lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Louhikko trying to stall but Bishop improves his position.
Bishop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Louhikko misses with a punch to the body.
Louhikko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Louhikko taking a breather.
Come on Bishop - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bishop landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Charles Bishop will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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 fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Louhikko.
Louhikko lands with a good body shot.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Louhikko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Louhikko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lauri Louhikko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bishop slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Louhikko. Beautiful body shot.
Louhikko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Louhikko ducks down to avoid it.
Louhikko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Louhikko wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louhikko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Bishop misses.
Louhikko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louhikko misses with a straight left.
Louhikko is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Louhikko moved out of range.
Louhikko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Louhikko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bishop stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab by Louhikko.
Louhikko looks for the body kick but Bishop saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louhikko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bishop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Louhikko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Louhikko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Louhikko.
Bishop throws a nice looking combination but Louhikko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Louhikko looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Louhikko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Louhikko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Louhikko lands with a shot to the body.
Louhikko throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
Louhikko loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jeez, Charles Bishop's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lauri Louhikko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Bishop with that takedown attempt.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Louhikko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Louhikko.
Bishop blocks a jab.
Bishop throws out a leg kick but Louhikko moves out of range and Bishop only half commits.
Louhikko misses with a straight left.
Louhikko stuns Bishop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Louhikko misses the shot to the body.
Louhikko drops Bishop with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bishop looks back up at him and smiles so Louhikko waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bishop is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charles Bishop's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lauri Louhikko!
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hype
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