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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeBron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 999 - Homicide. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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200 lbs
27 - 12 - 1 |
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LeBron James!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop slips under a jab.
A solid body kick from James.
Bishop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
James ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
Bishop lands a nice looking body shot.
Bishop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bishop drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
James cracks Bishop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bishop connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James misses with a body shot.
Bishop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bishop tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bishop avoids the head kick by James.
Bishop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bishop has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from James finds it's way round the side to connect with Bishop's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
James moves forwards but Bishop connects with a nice, crisp jab.
James fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bishop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bobby Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop moves away from the strike by James.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Bishop sets himself, and James steps forward looking for the clinch! Bishop avoids it this time.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop sets himself, and James steps forward looking for the clinch! Bishop avoids it this time.
Bishop closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
Bishop tries to break the clinch but James is controlling the position.
James working aggressively here.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from James.
Bishop blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Bishop.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James lands an elbow inside.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
Come on Bishop - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
James connects with a knee to the head.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Bobby Bishop has been cut.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bishop throws an elbow but misses.
James has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bishop seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if James can turn it around.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
James tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James lands a nice elbow.
Bishop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bishop breaks the clinch.
James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bishop is looking to wear down James with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bishop tries to score with a low kick but James moves his leg out of the way.
James tries to counter with a clinch but Bishop shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Bishop.
Nice uppercut lands for Bishop. That snapped James's head back.
Bishop throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
James throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
James throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bishop.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
James on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
James misses with a low kick.
Bishop lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
James lands with a right hand.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bishop gets tackled into the cage by James. James maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop crunches a lovely knee into James's ribcage.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
James misses with some punches.
James lands with a left to the head.
James lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bishop blocking some punches.
James missing with knees to the body.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
A short body shot lands from Bishop as the two fighters clinch.
Bishop manages to break the clinch.
James takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bishop.
James is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
James is rocked!
Bishop misses with a straight right.
James blocks the body kick.
James thinks about the counter body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bishop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bishop's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
James scores with the left hand. Bishop knows he should have avoided that one.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop.
Bishop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
Bishop throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bishop goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bishop drops James with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but James looks back up at him and smiles so Bishop waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Bishop finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Bishop keeps James at a distance using the push kick.
Bishop throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Bishop throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bishop.
Bishop lands a right hook to the body.
James lands with an uppercut that bounces Bishop off the cage and back into range.
Bishop looks for the body kick but James saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bishop takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
Bishop appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Bishop misses.
Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
Bishop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Bishop blocks with his arms.
Bishop is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.
LeBron James seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands a damaging elbow.
James lands an elbow that stopped Bishop in his tracks for a moment.
James is working Bishop over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop stalls.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Bishop is blocking nicely.
James pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop takes an elbow to the temple.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from James.
A short body shot lands from Bishop as the two fighters clinch.
Bishop lands a nice elbow.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bishop is working James over against the cage.
James misses with the head strike.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Bishop.
James has Bishop pushed against the cage.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from James in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Bishop breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Bishop.
Bobby Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
It looks like Bishop has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bishop takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
James throws a head kick that Bishop semi-blocks.
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 lands with a cross.
Bishop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from James, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bishop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bishop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
James is looking to chop away at Bishop's legs.
James throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
James gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bishop.
James throws a poor cross that misses
and Bishop counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
James takes a shot to the body in his stride.
James is breathing heavily.
James loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Bishop gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
Bishop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and James has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bishop throws a leg kick that is checked
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bishop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bishop's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bishop throws a shot to the body.
James missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
James stuns Bishop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bishop gets tackled into the cage by James. James maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
James working aggressively here.
Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James misses with a straight left.
James slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
Bishop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Bishop on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No joy there for Bishop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James delivers a nice body kick.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
James ducks right into an uppercut from Bishop.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but James moved away.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from James.
James moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body kick from Bishop.
A jab from James does it's job there.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
Bishop digs a good hook to James's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bishop, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James blocking some punches.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James lands an elbow just above Bishop 's eye.
James tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
James prevents a body shot from Bishop.
James connects with a knee to the head.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by James.
James misses with some punches.
Bishop blocks the elbow strike.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
James lands an elbow inside that Bishop shrugs off.
Bobby Bishop's cut is getting worse.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Bishop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
James lands an elbow just above Bishop 's eye.
Bishop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James 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.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James misses with a knee to the head.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
LeBron James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Bishop takes a shot to the head.
Bishop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop has James pushed against the cage.
James misses with a body punch.
James using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bishop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bobby Bishop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bishop stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
James closes the distance and clinches.
James tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
James tries a knee to the head but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop avoids a wild elbow strike from James.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James throws a head punch that misses.
James creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bishop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bobby Bishop's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
James 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 an elbow strike from James.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
LeBron James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bishop 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bishop!
After the big win, Bobby Bishop made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pearson Specter Litt and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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