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Event:
NYCL 13 - Bishop vs Alaskiano
Date: Aug 06, 2021 |
#R1# Bishop shoots for a takedown but Alaskiano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2# Alaskiano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alaskiano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Bishop goes for a takedown attempt but Alaskiano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#TD2# Alaskiano drives through with a takedown into Bishop's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Alaskiano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bishop swivels though and keeps the full guard. Bishop can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alaskiano controls the pace.#SUB# Bishop looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Alaskiano passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Alaskiano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bishop does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T1# Alaskiano not landing any meaningful shots this time. Bishop is staying active underneath Alaskiano, who seems content to just control the action from this position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bishop wants to control but Alaskiano is keeping busy.
Alaskiano wants to get back to his feet.
Alaskiano wants to control but Bishop is keeping him busy. #SUB# Bishop looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Bishop moves into full guard.
#T2# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#ES# Bishop manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#TD2# Alaskiano manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Alaskiano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Alaskiano wants to hit a sweep here but Bishop passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Alaskiano there! A nice elbow there by Bishop. Alaskiano working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. The referee warns Alaskiano that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
#ROC#Alaskiano is rocked! Bishop lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Alaskiano! Bishop sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Alaskiano and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lars Bishop! Lars Bishop is the new super heavyweight champion! During a confident post fight interview, Lars Bishop thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
NYCL 8 - Hittah vs Wallin
Date: Jul 23, 2021 |
#R1# Bishop shoots in and drives through. Knight sprawls well. Knight looks to land a combination. Bishop sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT2#It looks like Lars Bishop has been cut. Bishop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knight sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bishop somewhat. Bishop shoots in looking for a takedown. Knight tries to sprawl out of it but Bishop keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Knight manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2# Knight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Bishop changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Knight fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2# Knight closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Knight with the ground and pound but Bishop uses the opportunity to regain guard. Knight prevents Bishop from getting back to his feet. #T1##SUB# Bishop is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Knight must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Bishop has Knight pulled in close to control his posture. Bishop looking to control.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bishop working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Bishop on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bishop tries to get out of the position. Knight trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD# Bishop gets the takedown into side control. #T2# Knight is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Bishop working the ground and pound. Knight has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it. Knight takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Knight is not content to let Bishop control the position. Bishop working the body and head with strikes. Bishop lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Knight is trying to buck Bishop off. Bishop has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Bishop lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Knight down.
#T3# Knight is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bishop connects with a decent elbow. Knight can't do much from the bottom here. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Bishop lands an elbow. Bishop lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Knight! Bishop senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Knight out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lars Bishop! Lars Bishop is the new heavyweight champion! After winning the bout, Lars Bishop thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
NYCL - Jun vs Olatunji
Date: Jun 19, 2021 |
#R1##TD2# Omega shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Bishop misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bishop keeping hold of Omega's head, controlling as best he can. Omega is trying to control the action in half guard but Bishop is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Omega thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Bishop is trying to maintain the position but Omega is very close to passing his half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Omega wants to pass to mount but Bishop is defending the position. Bishop wants to get back to full guard. Bishop wants to control but Omega passes into side.
#T1# Bishop wants to control but Omega postures up. Omega trying to control the position but Bishop is working away. Omega in side control, throwing shots but Bishop defends. Bishop wants to control but Omega postures up. Bishop tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Omega wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Bishop is trying to control Omega's posture but Omega avoids it. Bishop is trying to improve his position. Omega tries to advance to mount but can't. Bishop is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Omega controls the position.#T2# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Bishop manages to get back to half guard. Omega is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Bishop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Omega really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bishop. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Bishop is trying to stand up here but Omega is controlling him well. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. The fighters are battling for position here. Bishop manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Bishop wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Omega wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving. #SUB# Bishop had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Omega defends it easily.#REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3# Omega stuffs the takedown attempt from Bishop. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet. #TD2# Omega shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Omega was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB2# Omega working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Omega working away. Bishop tries to improve position but can't. A lull in the action here as Omega stalls from top position.#T4# Omega trying to control the action but Bishop is working from the bottom. Bishop wants to control but Omega postures up. Omega wants to take a breather but Bishop manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Omega. Omega wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB# Bishop is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bishop lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Omega dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2# Bishop is trying hard to land a takedown here. Omega sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD2# Omega scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Omega controlling the pace. Omega is trying to control the action in half guard but Bishop is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Omega keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Bishop striking from the bottom. #SUB# Bishop looking for submissions off his back. Bishop trying to hold on to Omega's head to control him but Omega postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Omega stalling away here and it's allowed Bishop to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Bishop looking to control.
#T1# Bishop can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Omega controls the pace. Kenny Omega has got the better of the ground game so far. Bishop looking for a sweep. Not yet Bishop, not yet. Bishop pulls Omega in close to his closed guard and prevents Omega from doing any damage or advancing position. Omega looking to sit in guard and control but Bishop gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR# We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Omega can do anything to dispel that myth. Bishop makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Omega is trying to control the position but Bishop postures up. Bishop lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Bishop content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T2# Bishop working some strikes from top position.#SUB2# Omega has his foot on Bishop's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bishop works his way back into a safe position though. Bishop distracts Omega with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Omega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Omega is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bishop controlling from the top position. Bishop is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Bishop gets to his feet and stands over Omega, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Omega felt that one! Bishop unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Omega from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Bishop! Lars Bishop seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 19, 2021 |
#R1# Marshall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bishop. Bishop shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marshall as he avoids it easily. #TD2# Bishop throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marshall tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bishop is in Marshall's guard. Bishop controls from within his opponent's guard. Bishop distracts Marshall with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Bishop connects with a couple of short punches. Marshall wants to control the position but Bishop says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bishop connects with a nice short shot to Marshall's temple. Marshall trying to control but Bishop postures up.
Bishop lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #ROC2#Marshall is rocked!#T1# Bishop lands a big elbow - Marshall is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Bishop!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Bishop! Lars Bishop seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 16, 2021 |
#R1# The fight stays on the outside here - Sup looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#TD# Bishop looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Sup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss. Bishop wants to pass the guard but Sup is keeping the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bishop throwing strikes from guard but Sup blocks nicely. #T1# Sup is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bishop is controlling him. Bishop postures up and lands a big shot to Sup's brow. Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Bishop is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Bishop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Bishop postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T2# Bishop works a leg free and moves into half guard. Sup flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bishop slips a nice elbow through Sup's hands, connecting with Sup's forehead.#ROC#Sup is rocked! Bishop unloads with some huge strikes here! Sup is out! Bishop wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lars Bishop! A relieved looking Lars Bishop 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 13, 2021 |
#R1# Hardknocks dives in for a single leg takedown but Bishop sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Bishop tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Hardknocks looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!#BC2# Bishop breaks the clinch.
#TD2# Bishop throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hardknocks was covering up waiting for the punch and Bishop finishes the takedown easily into guard. Bishop is working Hardknocks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Bishop works a leg free and moves into half guard. Bishop is taking a breather. Hardknocks says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Bishop working over Hardknocks with some ground and pound. Hardknocks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#ROC2#Hardknocks is rocked! Bishop sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Hardknocks! Oh, Hardknocks is in big trouble! Bishop lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lars Bishop! Lars Bishop seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. Dave Hardknocks spoke after the fight, saying 'The refferee was biased, I want a rematch!'. |
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