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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renan Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mama said knock you out. Renan Rocha has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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165 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renan Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rocha.
Rocha fails with a takedown attempt.
Rocha gets a double leg takedown into Bishop's guard.
Rocha trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Bishop is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bishop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rocha.
Rocha really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Rocha looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bishop is pulling down on Rocha's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha throws a strike but Bishop rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rocha is pulling down on Bishop's head. It's preventing any offense from Bishop, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Renan Rocha wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rocha shoots in for a double leg but Bishop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renan Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop moves into the clinch successfully.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rocha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rocha has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bishop after a bit of a struggle.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Renan Rocha has been cut.
Rocha misses with an elbow strike.
Rocha stalling in the clinch but Bishop improves position.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bishop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Rocha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rocha tries to pull guard but Bishop won't allow it.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Rocha working hard to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bishop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bishop lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bishop.
Rocha avoiding damage as Bishop throws knees to the body.
Bishop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
Bishop lands an elbow just above Rocha 's eye.
Renan Rocha's cut is getting worse.
Rocha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bishop lands a knee to the body.
Bishop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocha.
Bishop pushes Rocha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rocha tries to pull guard but Bishop won't allow it.
Bishop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bishop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bishop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
Rocha is rocked!
Renan Rocha's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Rocha's head.
Oh Rocha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rocha takes an elbow to the temple.
Bishop gets through Rocha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
Rocha is trying to drag Bishop to the mat but Bishop just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right from Bishop.
Jeez, Renan Rocha's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bishop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Renan Rocha's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bobby Bishop!
A very excited looking Bobby Bishop made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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