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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chael Bisping (ranked 2932 p4p, 159 weight class) and Mark Spencer (ranked 4134 p4p, 214 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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138 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spencer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bisping's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spencer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bisping blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spencer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bisping takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bisping.
Bisping blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spencer works on Bisping's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Spencer.
Still in the clinch, Spencer scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Spencer.
Spencer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Spencer misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Spencer.
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!
Bisping has had enough of the clinch but Spencer keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Spencer fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer working aggressively here.
Bisping blocking some punches.
Bisping blocks a body shot from Spencer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spencer.
Bisping wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spencer has him pressed against the cage.
Bisping blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bisping's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spencer tries a body shot but Bisping blocks it.
Spencer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bisping's efforts to push away.
Spencer lands a body shot.
Spencer tries to work over Bisping's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spencer.
Spencer misses with a punch on the inside.
Bisping wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Spencer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spencer.
Spencer misses with the head strike.
Bisping wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Spencer.
A frustrated look appears on Bisping's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Spencer.
Spencer swings wildly with an uppercut but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer lands with a light punch inside.
Spencer cracks Bisping with a nice body shot.
Bisping is trying to break free.
Spencer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spencer lands a shot to the body.
Bisping wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Spencer.
Bisping blocks an uppercut.
Spencer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spencer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Spencer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bisping is trying to break the clinch but Spencer has him pressed against the cage.
Spencer lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Spencer.
Spencer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spencer throws a punch but it's blocked by Bisping.
Spencer lands an uppercut.
Bisping blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bisping wants to break free but Spencer has control.
Spencer scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Spencer fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Spencer on the inside.
Spencer gets through Bisping's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spencer misses with the head strike.
Spencer keeps control of Bisping as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Spencer.
Spencer lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bisping.
Spencer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spencer cracks Bisping with a nice body shot.
Bisping is trying to break free.
Spencer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bisping.
Bisping has had enough of the clinch but Spencer keeps him there for the moment.
Spencer working aggressively here.
Bisping takes a shot to the head.
Spencer scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Spencer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spencer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bisping, pushing him back against the cage.
Spencer lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Spencer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bisping has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short body shot lands from Spencer as the two fighters clinch.
Spencer lands a right hand.
Spencer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Spencer throws a punch but it's blocked by Bisping.
Spencer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bispings head.
Spencer misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Spencer fails to land.
Spencer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bisping's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Spencer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spencer misses with a punch on the inside.
Spencer misses with a punch on the inside.
Bisping wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bisping.
A right hand to the body from Spencer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bisping tries to circle away but Spencer has him pinned against the cage.
Spencer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spencer scores with a shoulder strike.
Bisping is trying to break free.
Spencer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spencer misses with some punches.
Spencer lands a nice uppercut.
Bisping's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Spencer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bisping blocks an uppercut.
Spencer misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer lands a hook that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Spencer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spencer misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Spencer - that landed with a thud.
Spencer presses Bisping against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spencer throws a punch but it's blocked by Bisping.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Spencer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spencer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spencer swings wildly with an uppercut but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Spencer fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spencer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spencer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bisping is trying to break the clinch but Spencer is controlling him.
Spencer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Spencer lands with a light punch inside.
Bisping wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer working aggressively here.
Spencer lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Bisping's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bisping blocking some punches.
Spencer misses with a punch on the inside.
Spencer struggles to land a body shot inside as Bisping controls his hands.
Spencer struggles to land a body shot inside as Bisping controls his hands.
Spencer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Spencer misses with a punch on the inside.
Bisping blocks an uppercut.
Bisping working hard to break the clinch.
Spencer has a couple of punches blocked by Bisping.
Spencer keeps control of Bisping as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spencer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spencer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mark Spencer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer gets through Bisping's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spencer lands with a left to the head.
Spencer pushes Bisping back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spencer pushes Bisping back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer lands a body punch.
Spencer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spencer tries to throw a body punch but Bisping avoids it by throwing Spencer back against the cage.
Bisping is looking to break free of the clinch but Spencer has double underhooks.
A short left from Spencer.
Bisping can't break the clinch.
Spencer scores with a hook to the body.
Spencer cracks Bisping with a nice body shot.
Spencer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Spencer scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Spencer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bisping staying out of range there.
Bisping lands a jab to Spencer's midsection.
Spencer closes the distance and pushes Bisping back into the cage.
Spencer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bisping is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spencer working aggressively here.
Spencer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spencer cracks Bisping with a nice body shot.
Spencer lands with a light punch inside.
Spencer misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spencer scores with a hook to the body.
Spencer misses with a body punch.
Bisping has had enough of the clinch but Spencer keeps him there for the moment.
Bisping wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bisping blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spencer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bisping's elbow.
Spencer works on Bisping's body with a couple of short punches.
Spencer throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Spencer.
Spencer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bisping is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Spencer.
Oh Bisping is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spencer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Spencer.
Spencer misses with the head strike.
Spencer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bisping is trying to break the clinch but Spencer has him pressed against the cage.
Spencer working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Spencer.
Spencer misses with some punches.
Bisping looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spencer working aggressively here.
Spencer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bisping seems to have got his legs back now.
Spencer keeps control of Bisping as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bisping has had enough of the clinch but Spencer keeps him there for the moment.
Spencer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisping tries to break free but Spencer pushes him back against the cage.
Spencer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bisping is trying to break the clinch but Spencer has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Spencer.
A body shot lands from Spencer.
Spencer throws a punch but it's blocked by Bisping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Spencer.
Spencer lands with a light punch inside.
Spencer lands a left hand.
Spencer is working Bisping over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spencer.
Spencer lands a nice uppercut.
Spencer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mark Spencer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bisping tries to break the clinch but Spencer is controlling the position.
Spencer digs a right hand into Bisping's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bisping's gas tank.
Spencer scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bisping can't break the clinch.
Bisping's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bisping wants to break free but Spencer has control.
Bisping is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chael Bisping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bisping throws a punch but it's blocked by Spencer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Spencer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spencer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Spencer!
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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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