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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waldo Macdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waldo Macdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macdonald blocks a head kick by Bishop.
Macdonald pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bishop is out of range and Macdonald settles back down.
Bishop tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Bishop as Macdonald shoots in.
Bishop misses with a double jab
and Macdonald counters with a series of strikes. Bishop will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bishop moves into range and clinches up with Macdonald.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bishop obliges.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Waldo Macdonald has been cut.
Bishop has Macdonald pressed against the cage, preventing Macdonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bishop prevents Macdonald from breaking the clinch.
Macdonald drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop wants to stand but Macdonald has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Macdonald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bishop really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Macdonald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop wants to stand but Macdonald is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bishop wants to stand and escape but instead Macdonald has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Macdonald wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Macdonald is stalling in the full guard.
Bishop has his feet on Macdonald's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macdonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Macdonald throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bishop's waist but Bishop gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Macdonald off to one side.
Bishop misses with a double jab
and Macdonald counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bishop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bishop looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bishop breaks from the clinch.
Bishop throws a body kick that misses.
Macdonald fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waldo Macdonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop misses with a double jab
and Macdonald counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Macdonald is breathing heavily.
Bishop throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bishop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bishop misses with a leg kick.
Macdonald dives in for a single leg takedown but Bishop sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Macdonald is looking to take this one to the mat.
Macdonald lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bishop or not.
Bishop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Macdonald.
Bishop lands an elbow inside that Macdonald shrugs off.
Macdonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bishop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Macdonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Bishop stuffs the takedown.
Bishop lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bishop throws the left hand but Macdonald avoids the punch easily.
Bishop rushes Macdonald and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Macdonald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bishop obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Macdonald circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Macdonald.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Bishop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Waldo Macdonald's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bishop misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Bishop misses.
Bishop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bishop, as that shot connected.
Waldo Macdonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macdonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bishop misses with a two punch combination.
Macdonald is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bishop sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Macdonald shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bishop sprawls well. Bishop wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Macdonald gets slowly back to his feet.
Macdonald moves into the clinch.
Bishop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bishop.
Bishop tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Macdonald counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Macdonald avoids the head kick by Bishop.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Macdonald throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bishop's waist but Bishop gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Macdonald off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waldo Macdonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macdonald lands with a good body shot.
Macdonald tries to clinch up but Bishop circles away and keeps his distance.
Macdonald throws a right hand that Bishop ducks under and follows up with a left that Bishop also avoids with ease.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Macdonald wants to clinch.
Macdonald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Bishop wants to clinch.
Bishop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Macdonald counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Macdonald.
Macdonald gets control of Bishop's arms and successfully pulls guard. Macdonald will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bishop wants to stand but Macdonald has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bishop is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Macdonald is controlling Bishop's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald controls Bishop momentarily but Bishop frees himself.
Macdonald scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Macdonald moves in looking to clinch but Bishop pushes him off.
Macdonald throws a right hand that Bishop ducks under and follows up with a left that Bishop also avoids with ease.
Bishop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Macdonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop tried to score with a low kick but Macdonald checks it.
Bishop slaps away a takedown attempt from Macdonald, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andre Bishop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Macdonald throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Bishop.
Macdonald throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bishop's waist but Bishop gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Macdonald off to one side.
Macdonald dodges the punch combination from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a body shot
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bishop tries to clinch but Macdonald is having none of it.
Bishop throws the left hand but Macdonald avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macdonald gets a clinch.
Bishop manages to break the clinch.
Macdonald shoots in for a takedown but Bishop shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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 Waldo Macdonald will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Waldo Macdonald's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bishop lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bishop misses with a combination
and Macdonald counters with a left and a right that stings Bishop.
Macdonald dives in for a single leg takedown but Bishop sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Macdonald drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bishop breaks from the clinch.
Bishop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Macdonald counters with a three punch combo that has Bishop backing up. Bishop nods at Macdonald to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Macdonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bishop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is looking to clinch but Macdonald is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Bishop.
Macdonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bishop throws a right hand that Macdonald ducks under and follows up with a left that Macdonald also avoids with ease.
Bishop stuffs the takedown attempt from Macdonald. Macdonald gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waldo Macdonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macdonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Bishop.
Bishop defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Macdonald.
Macdonald doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bishop counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Macdonald is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bishop pinned against the cage. Bishop gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bishop throws a head kick but Macdonald moves out of range.
Bishop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Macdonald's head.
Bishop connects with a single shot there.
Bishop swings widly with a right hand
and Macdonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bishop looks to land a combination but Macdonald avoids it well.
Bishop misses with a combination
and Macdonald counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bishop thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald shoots in for a double leg but Bishop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Macdonald swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Macdonald has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bishop.
Bishop closes the distance and pushes Macdonald back into the cage.
Andre Bishop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Macdonald is looking to break free of the clinch but Bishop has double underhooks.
Bishop breaks the clinch.
Macdonald shoots in and drives through. Bishop sprawls well.
Bishop misses with a kick to the body.
Macdonald shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bishop counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald has Bishop up against the cage in a clinch.
Bishop manages to break the clinch.
Macdonald shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bishop sprawls well. Bishop wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Macdonald gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Bishop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bishop tries to clinch
and Macdonald counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop lands a head shot.
Macdonald throws a wild body kick that Bishop sees coming a mile off.
Bishop looks to land a combination but Macdonald avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Bishop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bishop has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Bishop!
Andre Bishop decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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