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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demian Bisping acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Pusher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Demian Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pusher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bisping circles away quickly and effectively.
Pusher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Demian Bisping has been cut.
Bisping avoids the head kick by Pusher.
Bisping shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pusher's guard.
Bisping tries to free his leg and advance position but Pusher is retaining full guard.
Pusher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pusher tries to get out of the position.
Bisping is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pusher is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pusher has escaped and now he's on top!
Pusher showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bisping is looking for a triangle but Pusher pushes his legs off easily.
Pusher is looking to stand up but Bisping won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pusher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bisping looks gassed!
Pusher controlling from the top position.
Pusher has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pusher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bisping is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bisping 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.
Pusher looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pusher stopping the sweep attempt from Bisping.
Pusher is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bisping is looking for a triangle but Pusher pushes his legs off easily.
Pusher preventing the sweep.
Pusher looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bisping working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pusher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pusher manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bisping takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pusher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bisping tries for a takedown but Pusher manages to get underhooks.
Pusher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bisping has him pressed against the cage.
Pusher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pusher prevents the takedown attempt.
Bisping prevents Pusher from breaking the clinch.
Pusher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pusher wants to break free but Bisping has control.
Pusher has had enough of the clinch but Bisping keeps him there for the moment.
Pusher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pusher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pusher has Bisping up against the cage in a clinch.
Pusher breaks from the clinch.
Pusher throws a sloppy head kick and Bisping moves out of range easily.
Thomas Pusher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bisping circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bisping looks for a takedown but Pusher sprawls well.
Thomas Pusher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Bisping.
Pusher cracks Bisping with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pusher throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheers as Pusher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bisping doesn't seem phased though.
Bisping shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pusher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pusher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demian Bisping's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pusher has Bisping up against the cage in a clinch.
Bisping drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pusher is trying to break free.
Pusher is trying to break free.
Pusher wants to get back to striking at distance but Bisping won't allow it.
Bisping tries to pull guard but Pusher won't allow it.
Bisping tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pusher just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thomas Pusher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Bisping.
Bisping jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pusher walks away with a smile on his face. Bisping gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bisping throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pusher's waist but Pusher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bisping off to one side.
Pusher misses with a head kick.
Bisping is breathing heavily.
Pusher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bisping circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas Pusher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bisping avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pusher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pusher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Pusher.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pusher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bisping has him pressed against the cage.
Pusher is pressed up against the cage. Bisping has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pusher down to the mat. Pusher avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pusher with a hook.
Nice cross by Pusher.
Pusher lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pusher clinches up with Bisping and pushes him back against the cage.
Bisping tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pusher just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bisping keeps control of Pusher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pusher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pusher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bisping.
Pusher goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pusher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bisping backs up against the cage.
Pusher waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bisping.
Pusher stuffs the takedown attempt from Bisping. Bisping gets slowly back to his feet.
Pusher lands a two punch combo.
Pusher with a nice cross.
Pusher lands with a nice combination. Bisping backs away looking to recover.
Pusher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pusher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bisping avoids the head kick by Pusher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pusher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bisping is working for takedown but Pusher is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pusher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pusher is trying to break free.
Pusher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bisping has him pressed against the cage.
Bisping jumps guard but Pusher stands there with Bisping around his waist. Bisping gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pusher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pusher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pusher misses with a few strikes there.
Pusher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pusher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pusher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bisping circles away quickly and effectively.
Bisping has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pusher tries to close the distance and clinch but Bisping swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Pusher misses.
Pusher misses with the combination.
Pusher throws a right hand that Bisping ducks under and follows up with a left that Bisping also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Pusher.
Bisping shoots for a takedown but Pusher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bisping shoots in and drives through. Pusher sprawls well.
Pusher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pusher looks to land a combination. Bisping sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pusher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Demian Bisping's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bisping tries to move into range but Pusher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pusher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bisping avoids the head kick by Pusher.
Bisping shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pusher pinned against the cage. Pusher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pusher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Pusher misses its intended target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pusher wants to break free but Bisping has control.
Bisping looking for a takedown.
Pusher is looking to break free of the clinch but Bisping has double underhooks.
Bisping takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pusher can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pusher is trying to break the clinch but Bisping has him pressed against the cage.
Pusher prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thomas Pusher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Bisping.
Pusher manages to break the clinch.
Pusher throws a head kick but Bisping moves out of range.
Pusher has Bisping up against the cage in a clinch.
Pusher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bisping has him pressed against the cage.
Pusher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pusher moves into the clinch successfully.
Pusher breaks the clinch.
Bisping fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pusher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pusher scores with a body shot.
Pusher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pusher fails to land with a series of punches.
Pusher throws a head kick but Bisping moves out of range.
Pusher lands a two punch combo.
Pusher misses with a double jab.
Pusher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bisping shoots in for a takedown but Pusher shows good takedown defense.
Pusher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bisping backs up against the cage.
A combination from Pusher does no damage.
Pusher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bisping at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pusher closes the distance and clinches.
Pusher has had enough of the clinch but Bisping keeps him there for the moment.
Pusher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pusher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bisping misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pusher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bisping takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pusher closes the distance and pushes Bisping back into the cage.
Pusher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bisping tries to pull guard but Pusher won't allow it.
Pusher tries to break the clinch but Bisping is controlling the position.
Bisping tries for a takedown but Pusher manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pusher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pusher bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pusher drives through and clinches with Bisping against the cage.
Bisping prevents Pusher from breaking the clinch.
Pusher is trying to break free.
Bisping fails to pull guard.
Bisping prevents Pusher from breaking the clinch.
Bisping tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pusher smiles and moves away.
Pusher cracks Bisping with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pusher pushes Bisping up against the cage in a clinch.
Demian Bisping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas Pusher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pusher gets underhooks to prevent Bisping's takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Pusher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pusher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Pusher!
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