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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alak Betatar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop has chosen Mama said knock you out as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alak Betatar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop tries to clinch up.
Betatar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bishop, pushing him back against the cage.
Bishop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bishop avoiding damage as Betatar throws knees to the body.
Bishop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Betatar.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Betatar.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Betatar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bishop lands an elbow inside.
Betatar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Betatar dodges an elbow strike from Bishop.
Betatar tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bishop throws an elbow but misses.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bishop dodges an elbow strike from Betatar.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bishop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Betatar.
Betatar lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Betatar obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betatar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bishop's defenses.
Betatar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Betatar.
Bishop misses with an elbow over the top.
Bishop blocks an elbow strike from Betatar.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Betatar obliges.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the head but Betatar blocks with his arms.
Betatar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Betatar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Betatar lands an elbow inside.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Betatar.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Betatar lands a good knee to the midsection. Bishop won't want to take too many of those.
Betatar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Betatar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bishop looking to throw knees to the head but Betatar is blocking nicely.
Betatar tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betatar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.
Betatar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Betatar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Bishop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bishop connects with a knee to the head.
Bishop with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Betatar throws an elbow but misses.
Bishop pushes off an throws an elbow but Betatar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Betatar trying to land knees to the body.
Betatar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bishop's defenses.
Betatar lands an elbow just above Bishop 's eye.
Betatar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Betatar throws an elbow but it misses.
Betatar missing with knees to the body.
Betatar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Betatar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Bishop misses with a knee to the head.
Bishop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with an elbow over the top.
Betatar blocks an elbow strike from Bishop.
Betatar tries a knee to the head but Bishop blocks it.
Betatar lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bishop.
Bishop avoiding damage as Betatar throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bishop throws an elbow but misses.
Betatar trying to land knees to the body.
Betatar takes an elbow to the temple.
Betatar blocking some punches.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses.
Bishop connects with a knee to the head.
Bishop misses with a knee to the head.
Bishop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Betatar backwards.
Betatar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.
Betatar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Bishop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Betatar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Bishop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bishop throws an elbow but misses.
Bishop misses with a knee to the head.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Betatar.
Bishop avoiding damage as Betatar throws knees to the body.
Bishop misses with an elbow strike.
Betatar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Betatar connects with a knee to the head.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses.
Bishop scores with a knee to the head.
Betatar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bishop's face.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bishop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bishop lands an elbow that stopped Betatar in his tracks for a moment.
Betatar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Betatar's defenses.
Bishop looking to throw knees to the head but Betatar is blocking nicely.
Betatar avoids the elbow strike from Bishop, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bishop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Bishop will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Betatar clinches with his opponent.
Betatar lands a damaging elbow.
Betatar tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Betatar.
Betatar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bishop misses with a knee to the head.
Betatar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Betatar trying to land knees to the body.
Betatar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Bishop throws an elbow but it misses.
Betatar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Betatar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Betatar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Betatar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop avoiding damage as Betatar throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Betatar missing with knees to the body.
Bishop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Betatar is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betatar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Betatar.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bishop just misses with a elbow thrown towards Betatar's brow.
Betatar avoids the elbow strike from Bishop, against the cage.
Betatar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.
Bishop throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Betatar blocks the elbow strike.
Betatar blocks the elbow strike.
Betatar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Betatar.
Betatar throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bishop just misses with a elbow thrown towards Betatar's brow.
Bishop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Betatar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Betatar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bishop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bishop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Betatar trying to land knees to the body.
Betatar lands an elbow inside that Bishop shrugs off.
Bishop avoiding damage as Betatar throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands an elbow inside that Betatar shrugs off.
Bishop dodges an elbow strike from Betatar.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bishop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Betatar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop lands a left hand.
Bishop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Betatar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Betatar lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bishop just misses with a elbow thrown towards Betatar's brow.
Betatar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bishop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bishop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Betatar throws an elbow that misses.
Bishop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Betatar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Betatar blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Betatar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bishop's brow.
Bishop avoids the elbow strike from Betatar, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betatar misses with a knee to the head.
Bishop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bishop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Betatar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Betatar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Bishop misses with an elbow strike.
Alak Betatar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bishop lands an elbow inside that Betatar shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Betatar.
Betatar lands a nice elbow.
Betatar tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop lands a knee to the head.
Betatar misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Betatar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Betatar tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop throws an elbow but it misses.
Betatar dodges an elbow strike from Bishop.
Bishop misses with an elbow strike.
Betatar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bishop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop avoids the elbow strike from Betatar, against the cage.
Betatar throws an elbow that misses.
Betatar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bishop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Betatar misses with an elbow over the top.
Betatar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Betatar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Betatar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Betatar pushes off an throws an elbow but Bishop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bishop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Betatar.
Betatar crunches a lovely knee into Bishop's ribcage.
Betatar scores a nice knee to the body.
Bishop avoiding damage as Betatar throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Betatar trying to land knees to the body.
Bishop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bishop tries a knee to the head but Betatar blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alak Betatar dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Bishop rushes Betatar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Betatar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Betatar blocks an elbow strike from Bishop.
Betatar lands an elbow inside that Bishop shrugs off.
Betatar throws an elbow but it misses.
Bishop blocks an elbow strike from Betatar.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Betatar.
Bishop lands an elbow that stopped Betatar in his tracks for a moment.
Betatar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bishop's face.
Bishop tries a knee to the head but Betatar blocks it.
Betatar avoids a wild elbow strike from Bishop.
Betatar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Betatar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bishop just misses with a elbow thrown towards Betatar's brow.
Betatar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bishop blocks an elbow strike.
Betatar misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Betatar.
Betatar trying to land knees to the body.
Betatar trying to land knees to the body.
Bishop looking to throw knees to the head but Betatar is blocking nicely.
Betatar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Nice elbow from Bishop.
Betatar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a knee to the head.
Bishop lands a nice elbow.
Bishop avoids a wild elbow strike from Betatar.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Betatar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bishop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bishop lands a nice elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Betatar trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bishop.
Bishop lands a knee to the head.
Bishop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Bishop.
Bishop lands an elbow just above Betatar 's eye.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bishop.
Betatar crunches a lovely knee into Bishop's ribcage.
Bishop blocks an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bishop.
Bishop looking to throw knees to the head but Betatar is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bishop.
Bishop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Betatar's defenses.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bishop avoids the elbow strike from Betatar, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bishop.
Bishop with a knee to the head.
Betatar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Betatar tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Betatar tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betatar trying to land knees to the body.
Betatar missing with knees to the body.
Bishop lands a nice elbow.
Betatar misses with an elbow over the top.
Bishop throws an elbow but it misses.
Bishop lands an elbow that stopped Betatar in his tracks for a moment.
Betatar avoids the elbow strike from Bishop, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bishop.
Betatar tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Betatar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Betatar tries a knee to the head but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bishop lands an elbow just above Betatar 's eye.
Knees to the body from Bishop.
Bishop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Betatar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a nice elbow.
Betatar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bishop with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Betatar is rocked!
With the fighters up against the cage, Bishop throws an elbow but misses.
Oh Betatar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Betatar's defenses.
Bishop scores with a knee to the head.
Betatar tries a knee to the head but Bishop blocks it.
Betatar blocks an elbow strike.
Betatar seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice elbow from Bishop.
Betatar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Betatar with a knee to the head.
Betatar missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Betatar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bishop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Betatar dodges an elbow strike from Bishop.
Nice elbow from Bishop.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Bishop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bishop has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bishop!
Bobby Bishop made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Someone give this guy a tampon he's make'n a mess'.
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