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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Conghaile comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Deer's Cry by Angelina kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 cm
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187 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
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186 cm
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201 lbs
27 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Bishop! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oisin O Conghaile! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! O Conghaile scores with a head kick. Bishop tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. O Conghaile misses the jab. Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Conghaile takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Oisin O Conghaile has been cut. O Conghaile slips under a jab. Bishop throws a quick head kick that skims the top of O Conghaile's head. O Conghaile jabbing away but nothing is landing. And Bishop counters with a quick kick to the body but O Conghaile blocks it. Bishop smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Oisin O Conghaile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bishop connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Conghaile's hands. A punch lands to the side of O Conghaile 's head but he takes it in his stride. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. O Conghaile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from O Conghaile does no damage. O Conghaile misses with a left hand and Bishop counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Bishop loads up on a big right hand but O Conghaile slips the punch. A telegraphed right hand from O Conghaile misses the target. Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Bishop misses. Bishop thumps O Conghaile with a low kick. O Conghaile misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. The fighters circling - O Conghaile throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A jab from O Conghaile does it's job there. Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop. O Conghaile scores with the left hand. Bishop knows he should have avoided that one. Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Bishop connects with a high kick.
That has opened up Oisin O Conghaile's cut even more. Bishop throws a leg kick that misses. O Conghaile looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. O Conghaile clobbers Bishop with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Bishop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Conghaile throws out the jab. Bishop moves forwards but O Conghaile connects with a nice, crisp jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! O Conghaile stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop. Bishop misses with a kick to the body.
O Conghaile throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it. O Conghaile tries a low kick but Bishop avoids it. Bishop swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Conghaile is looking to land body kicks. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Conghaile. A little feinted left hand from Bishop on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Bishop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. O Conghaile's corner calls for a 1-2. O Conghaile obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. O Conghaile tests Bishop's chin there with a solid looking shot. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Conghaile. Bishop closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Bishop is working O Conghaile over against the cage. Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head. Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A nice left hand lands by Bishop.
O Conghaile misses with a hook from the clinch. O Conghaile has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut. O Conghaile tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing O Conghaile back against the cage. A right hook to the body lands for O Conghaile.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but O Conghaile uses good head movement to avoid it. O Conghaile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. O Conghaile digs a right hand underneath Bishop's ribcage. Bishop let out a lung full of air as it connected. O Conghaile misses with a punch on the inside.
O Conghaile landing knees to the body.
O Conghaile misses with a hook from the clinch. O Conghaile trying to control the position but instead, Bishop has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Conghaile into the cage. Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. O Conghaile blocks a body shot from Bishop. Bishop presses O Conghaile against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. O Conghaile misses with an elbow strike.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch. Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but O Conghaile uses good head movement to avoid it. O Conghaile is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. A left hand lands to the body for Bishop.
That's four minutes gone in the round. O Conghaile has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. O Conghaile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bishop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Conghaile on the side of the head. Bishop scoring well with a low kick there.
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 moves away from the strike by O Conghaile. Nice shot by O Conghaile. Bishop needs to keep his hands up - O Conghaile had a free shot at his head there. A cross from Bishop lands. O Conghaile throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease. O Conghaile misses with a lunging right hand
and Bishop counters with a left to the body. O Conghaile takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. An inside leg kick lands from Bishop. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bishop tries to clinch but O Conghaile is having none of it. A little jabbing left from O Conghaile on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. O Conghaile rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bishop counters with a slapping leg kick. Bishop lands a slapping body shot.
O Conghaile throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bishop dominated that round. The cut man is working on Oisin O Conghaile's cut. That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Bishop wants to clinch. A punch lands to the side of Bishop 's head but he takes it in his stride. A swing and a miss from O Conghaile. O Conghaile on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Conghaile checks a low kick from Bishop. O Conghaile looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. A lazy left from O Conghaile finds it's target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick. Bishop lands with a kick to the ribs.
O Conghaile misses with a straight right. Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Conghaile.
Bishop's corner calls for a 1-2. Bishop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. O Conghaile lands a really nice looking cross but Bishop seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Conghaile swings widly with a right hand
and O Conghaile takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. O Conghaile throws out a powerful jab. O Conghaile will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bishop moves away from the strike by O Conghaile. O Conghaile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jab from Bishop. O Conghaile fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bishop, pushing him back against the cage. Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by O Conghaile. Bishop presses O Conghaile against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. O Conghaile lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Conghaile. Bishop cracks O Conghaile with a nice body shot. O Conghaile is breathing heavily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bishop lands a hook to the side of the head. Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as O Conghaile controls his hands.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Conghaile is rocked!
The cut above Oisin O Conghaile's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Bishop lands with a left to the head. O Conghaile is still on wobbly legs! Can Bishop finish him? A hook to the body from Bishop.
Bishop unloads with a big right hand that wobbles O Conghaile! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bishop is unloading with more strikes now! O Conghaile drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Bishop! Lucas Bishop looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Nah not twice.'. The defeated Oisin O Conghaile had this to say: 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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