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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Bishop Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moses's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Prophet (Better Watch It). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bishop Jr's choice of entrance music: The Desolation of Smaug. The key to victory for Leroy Moses has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
2 - 8 - 0 |
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195 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Leroy Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonny Bishop Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bishop Jr's calf.
Moses shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bishop Jr defends it nicely.
Bishop Jr closes the distance and pushes Moses back into the cage.
Moses pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop Jr stuffs the takedown.
Bishop Jr gets a double leg takedown into Moses's guard.
Bishop Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moses avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bishop Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Moses working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bishop Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bishop Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop Jr content to stall in guard here.
Bishop Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sonny Bishop Jr was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bishop Jr throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Moses tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bishop Jr is in Moses's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop Jr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Moses is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Moses wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Moses. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bishop Jr up against the cage.
Moses is working for takedown but Bishop Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Moses tries to pull guard but Bishop Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Moses drops back down to his feet.
Bishop Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Moses.
Bishop Jr turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moses is trying to escape the position but Bishop Jr is controlling the position.
Moses is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop Jr staying calm.
Moses manages to get back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bishop Jr prevents Moses from improving his position.
Bishop Jr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Bishop Jr dominated that 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.
Bishop Jr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Moses's half guard.
Bishop Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Moses works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bishop Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Moses scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bishop Jr avoids the head kick by Moses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop Jr shoots in and bounces Moses off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bishop Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bishop Jr lands a couple of digs.
Moses being controlled here, momentarily.
Moses looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sonny Bishop Jr was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice sprawl there from Bishop Jr as Moses shoots in.
Bishop Jr drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop Jr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Moses avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bishop Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sonny Bishop Jr was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bishop Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Moses, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bishop Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bishop Jr grinds an elbow into Moses's temple.
Moses being controlled for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Bishop Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bishop Jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bishop Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bishop Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bishop Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop Jr wants to control but Moses is keeping him busy.
Bishop Jr is looking to stall here but Moses recovers full guard.
Moses escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bishop Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bishop Jr preventing the sweep.
Bishop Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bishop Jr wants to pass the guard but Moses is keeping the position.
Moses can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bishop Jr controls the pace.
Bishop Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop Jr controlling from the top position.
Moses throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bishop Jr stays in close to Moses's body and controls the position.
Bishop Jr cracks Moses with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Bishop Jr has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sonny Bishop Jr was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bishop Jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bishop Jr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Moses looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sonny Bishop Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Moses looking for submissions off his back.
Bishop Jr trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bishop Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Bishop Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bishop Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Bishop Jr!
After the fight, Sonny Bishop Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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