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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Judd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judd comes to the cage accompanied by I take it up the ass - by lil wayne. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eugene Judd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Judd misses with a leg kick.
Bishop let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bishop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Judd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Judd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop blocks a leg kick.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judd.
A little feinted left hand from Judd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Judd.
Judd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Judd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Judd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Judd has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
A clash of legs there as Bishop blocks the low kick.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Judd's shoulder, as Judd tries to avoid the shot.
Judd misses with a series of wild punches.
Judd sets himself, and Bishop steps forward looking for the clinch! Judd avoids it this time.
Judd lands a glancing blow to the side of Bishop's head.
Judd throws a poor cross that misses
and Bishop counters with a head kick. That will keep Judd thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop checks a low kick from Judd.
Bishop is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Judd 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.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judd throws a leg kick but Bishop sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bishop wants to counter with a clinch but Judd pushes him away.
Judd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Judd throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Judd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bishop wants to clinch.
Judd was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judd.
Judd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bishop doesn't seem bothered though.
Bishop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judd.
Judd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bishop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bishop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bishop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Judd lands a nice looking body kick.
Judd misses with a body shot.
Bishop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch lands to the side of Judd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Judd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bishop scores with a nice right hand.
Bishop has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Judd throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
Bishop doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Judd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Judd misses with a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bishop.
A jab from Judd does it's job there.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Judd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Judd misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd scores with a kick to the body.
Judd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Judd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Judd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Judd throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Judd.
Bishop takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bishop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Judd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Judd throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop slips a straight right by Judd.
Judd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judd tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Judd checks a leg kick.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop unleashes a big counter combination but Judd bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bishop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Judd.
Arthur Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judd needs to keep his hands up - Bishop had a free shot at his head there.
Bishop is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Judd had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Judd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Judd.
Judd throws a shot from downtown. Bishop moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bishop! But no joy.
Judd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bishop misses with an attempted mid kick.
Judd looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Judd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Judd misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judd throws a low kick, looking for Bishop's leg but Bishop calmly moves out of range.
Judd throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Judd tries to move into range but Bishop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Judd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eugene Judd will probably get the nod.
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 is looking to slow Judd down with leg kicks.
Bishop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Judd cracks Bishop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Judd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bishop.
Bishop connects with a high kick.
Bishop punishes Judd's body with a nice straight punch.
Eugene Judd is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Judd with a nice cross.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
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.
Judd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judd moves out of range as Bishop throws a body kick.
Judd throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot.
Judd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bishop. Bishop obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
Bishop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Judd can pounce on him.
Judd lands a right hook to the body.
Judd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judd moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judd manages to avoid it.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Judd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bishop connects with an inside leg kick.
Bishop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Judd sees coming a mile off.
Judd scores with a body shot.
Bishop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Judd misses with a double jab.
Bishop wants to counter the offense by Judd and move into the clinch position.
Bishop scores with a jab.
Judd misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
Judd with a hook.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judd was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Judd throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Judd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Judd misses with a low kick.
Judd ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Bishop moves out of range as Judd throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judd.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Bishop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Judd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bishop can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bishop. Judd shrugs it off though.
Bishop with a nice cross.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Judd.
Judd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Judd tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Judd scores with a leg kick.
Eugene Judd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd is looking to slow Bishop down with leg kicks.
Bishop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bishop lets loose with a powerful body kick. Judd will feel that in the morning.
Bishop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Judd swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Judd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bishop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Judd momentarily.
Judd feints and then cracks Bishop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bishop down.
Good work by Bishop as he checks the leg kick.
Judd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bishop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Judd moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
Bishop moves forwards but Judd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from Judd misses.
Judd misses with a body kick.
Bishop misses with a kick to the body.
Bishop lands a nice shot that snaps Judd's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judd throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
Bishop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bishop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Judd thumps Bishop with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Judd.
Bishop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Judd throws out the jab.
Judd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bishop is out of range and Judd settles back down.
Judd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Judd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Judd lunges at Bishop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bishop's hand.
Bishop tries to clinch but Judd is having none of it.
Bishop takes a swing at Judd's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Judd.
Bishop blocks the body kick.
Judd moves out of range of the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Judd scores with a four punch combination!
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 Eugene Judd will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Judd throws a head kick that misses.
Bishop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bishop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Judd doesn't seem bothered though.
Bishop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Judd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab, jab by Bishop - just one landing.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bishop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bishop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Judd. Judd obviously looking to wear him down.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Judd.
Judd tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Judd doesn't seem bothered though.
Bishop scores with a leg kick.
Jab from Bishop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Judd. Bishop shrugs it off though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Judd crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bishop - the referee stops the clock and Judd gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bishop. Judd manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Judd keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Judd.
A bone on bone clash there as Bishop blocks the leg kick.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Judd.
Bishop steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Judd.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop misses with a wild combination.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judd.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Judd's front leg but catches the back leg as Judd tries to avoid it.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judd throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
Judd scores with a punch to the head.
Judd misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop blocks a jab.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judd.
Bishop replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Judd blocks it well.
Bishop throws an off balance right hand
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Bishop goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bishop lands a head kick. Judd smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bishop feints and then cracks Judd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judd down.
A cross from Bishop lands.
Bishop tries to bum rush Judd with a series of wild strikes but Judd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Judd throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Bishop ducks right into an uppercut from Judd.
Judd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Judd throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop is looking to land body kicks.
Judd appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Judd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop jabs Judd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Judd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Judd moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Judd tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bishop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bishop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bishop takes a swing at Judd's ribcage but misses.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Judd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop connects with a high kick.
Judd misses the shot to the body.
Bishop lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop misses with a low kick as Judd jumps back.
Judd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bishop.
Judd throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
Bishop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Judd scores with a leg kick.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judd moves away.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Judd.
The fighters circling - Judd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Judd throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Judd throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop thumps Judd with a low kick.
Bishop tries to clinch up but Judd circles away and keeps his distance.
Judd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Judd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Bishop really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab from Bishop.
Judd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bishop is able to avoid easily.
Judd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bishop if he has to take too many more of those.
Judd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Judd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bishop throws a head kick that Judd semi-blocks.
Judd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Judd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Judd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bishop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
Judd misses with a two punch combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Judd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bishop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judd throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bishop makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bishop throws a body punch but Judd moves out of range.
Bishop lands with a cross.
Judd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Judd misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Judd!
Bishop thumps Judd with a low kick.
Bishop lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bishop has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Judd.
Bishop scores with a sloppy right hand. Judd should have avoided that one.
Judd keeps the fight on the outside.
Bishop throws a hook but Judd blocks it.
Bishop walks forward, straight into a front kick from Judd.
Bishop blocks a head kick by Judd.
Judd misses with a low kick.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Judd blocks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judd throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bishop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bishop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bishop forces Judd back against the cage and clinches.
Bishop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Judd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judd backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bishop presses Judd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bishop tries to work over Judd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop trying to stall but Judd improves his position.
Judd misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bishop presses Judd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Judd lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Judd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Judd misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop wants to stall.
Judd misses with some punches.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judd throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Judd has had enough of the clinch but Bishop keeps him there for the moment.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judd is trying to break free.
Judd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judd working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bishop.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Judd.
A short right from Judd on the inside.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Judd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Judd looks for the body kick but Bishop saw that one coming.
Judd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bishop circles away quickly and effectively.
Bishop throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
Judd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bishop to score with a decent uppercut.
Bishop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Judd's calf.
Bishop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Judd moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop takes a jab right on the kisser.
Judd throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Arthur Bishop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Judd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop thuds his shin into the meat of Judd's side.
Judd fakes the leg kick and cracks Bishop in the body.
Bishop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Judd misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Bishop with a hook.
Judd looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bishop controls Judd momentarily but Judd frees himself.
Judd forces his way into half guard.
Bishop is not content to let Judd control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judd prevents Bishop from improving his position.
Judd trying to pass the guard but Bishop defending well.
Bishop gets full guard.
Bishop is adopting a defensive guard.
Judd trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Judd throws a strike but Bishop rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bishop must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bishop is in close to Judd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Judd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Judd controls Bishop momentarily but Bishop frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Judd manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bishop manages to get himself to full guard.
Judd trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looking for a sweep. Not yet Bishop, not yet.
Judd is stalling in the full guard.
Judd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bishop is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Judd wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bishop scores with a leg kick.
Bishop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Judd.
Judd lands a nice shot that snaps Bishop's head back.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judd.
Bishop scores with a nice head shot.
Judd looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses
and Judd counters with a nice uppercut.
Bishop connects with a single shot there.
Judd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judd sets himself, and Bishop steps forward looking for the clinch! Judd avoids it this time.
Judd swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Judd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Judd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Judd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Judd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Judd!
A relieved looking Eugene Judd thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
76% |
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