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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Bishop (ranked 1439 p4p, 161 weight class) and Henson Benderson (ranked 2284 p4p, 228 weight class). Bishop comes into the arena with Ghetts - Who's Got a Problem? blaring out of the sound system. Benderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Time is Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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148 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Benderson moved out of range nicely.
Bishop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benderson throws out a counter right but Bishop avoids it with no problem.
Benderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benderson just manages to avoid it.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Benderson checks it.
Benderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bishop.
Bishop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bishop takes a swing at Benderson's ribcage but misses.
Benderson throws out a counter right but Bishop avoids it with no problem.
Benderson misses with a straight left.
Bishop connects with a jab.
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Benderson's head but Benderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benderson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bishop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Benderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benderson throws out a counter right but Bishop avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Benderson as he connects with a hook.
Bishop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bishop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bishop.
Bishop throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop misses with a hook. Benderson ducked under it nicely.
Benderson misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Bishop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bishop.
Bishop scores with a sloppy right hand. Benderson should have avoided that one.
Benderson throws a shot from downtown. Bishop moves away and avoids it.
Benderson lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Bishop throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bishop connects with a crisp jab.
Benderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benderson misses with a straight left.
Benderson defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benderson! But no joy.
Benderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bishop on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Benderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Benderson moves out of range easily.
Bishop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benderson! But no joy.
Benderson throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Benderson slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Benderson.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Benderson checks it.
A little jabbing left from Benderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bishop slips a jab from Benderson.
Bishop misses with a leg kick.
Bishop misses with an uppercut
and Benderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bishop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Bishop.
Bishop swings for the body but Benderson moves out of range.
Benderson unleashes a big counter combination but Bishop bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Benderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bishop counters with a stiff right hand.
Benderson throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Henson Benderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bishop passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Benderson!
Benderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bishop trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Benderson is looking to improve his position but Bishop isn't that keen on the idea.
Bishop is looking to work his way around to Benderson's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bishop wants to take Benderson's back here but Benderson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Benderson is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benderson has given up his back. Will we see Bishop going for some submissions?
Bishop looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Bishop dominated that round.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bishop can pounce on him.
Bishop sizes up Benderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bishop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bishop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bishop is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Benderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Benderson.
Bishop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Benderson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson lands with a cross.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Bishop throws a right hand that misses
and Benderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop tried to counter with a leg kick but Benderson avoided it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benderson swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson misses with a left hand
and Bishop makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Benderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Benderson throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benderson throws out a powerful jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bishop - the referee stops the clock and Benderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bishop. Benderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bishop scores with a jab. Benderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop throws a hook but Benderson avoids it easily.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop closes the distance and clinches up with Benderson, looking for a takedown. Bishop pushes Benderson against the cage but Benderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Benderson misses its intended target.
Bishop tried to counter with a leg kick but Benderson avoided it.
Benderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bishop staying out of range there.
Bishop lands a nice looking body shot.
Benderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bishop lands a jab.
Benderson blocks a jab.
Bishop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop throws a leg kick but Benderson checks it.
Benderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bishop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bishop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bishop throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Benderson moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Benderson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bishop scores with a leg kick.
Bishop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benderson is out of range.
Benderson jabs Bishop right on the nose. Bishop blinks but takes it well.
Donk. Benderson catches Bishop right on the button with a cross.
Benderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop misses the body punch
and Benderson counters with a straight right hand.
Benderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Benderson.
Bishop scores with a jab to the head.
Benderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benderson misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benderson can do to turn this around?
Bishop swings for the body but Benderson moves out of range.
Bishop throws a body punch but Benderson moves out of range.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benderson moves away.
A swing and a miss from Benderson.
Bishop misses with a body shot
enabling Benderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Benderson blocks a leg kick.
Benderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop tries a low kick but Benderson avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benderson! But no joy.
Bishop defending well as Benderson loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Benderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benderson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bishop blocks it well.
Bishop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benderson throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Benderson throws a hook to the side of Bishop's head but Bishop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Bishop misses the target.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Benderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Benderson tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop misses with a takedown
and Benderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benderson misses with a low kick.
Benderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Benderson moved out of range.
Bishop shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Benderson is trying to defend but Bishop finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Benderson pushes Bishop off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benderson slips under a jab from Bishop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Henson Benderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
That kick from Bishop tenderised Benderson's leg. Benderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benderson blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice side step and Benderson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bishop lands a leg kick that knocks Benderson off balance momentarily.
Bishop dips to his left and cracks Benderson with an uppercut!
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benderson.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benderson.
Benderson takes one on the button.
Bishop cracks the inside of Benderson's front leg.
Benderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Bishop off the cage and back into range.
Bishop throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bishop misses the jab.
Benderson throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Benderson backs away, Bishop returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bishop changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Benderson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop wants to control but Benderson is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop looking to control but instead Benderson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Benderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bishop is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bishop is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Benderson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Benderson has escaped and now he's on top!
Benderson won't allow Bishop to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson is sitting in close to Bishop's body. Bishop has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Benderson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Benderson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bishop.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jackson Bishop!
In his post fight interview, Jackson Bishop started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Henson Benderson was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn...'.
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hype
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