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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop has chosen 999 - Homicide as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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198 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bishop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos works over Bishop's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Bobby Bishop has been cut.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Bishop checks a low kick from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos scores with a jab.
Rafael Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bishop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop misses with a straight left.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos misses with a left hand
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Bishop.
Bobby Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bishop is able to avoid easily.
Bishop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dos Santos.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Bishop misses the jab.
Dos Santos swings widly with a right hand
and Bishop counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Santos scores with a one two! Bishop had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bishop takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
and Bishop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Bishop moves away from the strike by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
Dos Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bishop doesn't seem bothered though.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bishop.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Bishop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Bishop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dos Santos throws a solid leg kick but Bishop takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dos Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Bishop.
Dos Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses.
Dos Santos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dos Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bishop is aware though and is defending well.
Dos Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Dos Santos, not yet.
Bishop stands up and waves to Dos Santos to follow him.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Bishop as Dos Santos shoots in.
Dos Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bishop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dos Santos misses with a leg kick.
Bishop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Bishop misses with a body shot
and Dos Santos counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos throws a low kick, looking for Bishop's leg but Bishop calmly moves out of range.
Bishop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Bishop will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bishop's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dos Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dos Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bishop circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bishop's head.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bishop closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Bishop.
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!
A short right from Bishop.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Bishop holds him up against the cage and eventually Dos Santos drops back down to his feet.
Dos Santos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos is trying to keep Bishop in close.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Bishop is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bobby Bishop hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dos Santos is trying to get an arm triangle but Bishop is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Bishop's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dos Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bishop is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bishop is not content to let Dos Santos control the position.
Dos Santos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bishop has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dos Santos but great work by Bishop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bishop off and has taken his back!
Dos Santos is throwing shots to the body but Bishop manages to wriggle free. Dos Santos pounces on him again and ends up in Bishop's guard.
Bishop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bishop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dos Santos is one step ahead there.
Dos Santos trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rafael Dos Santos just wasn't active enough.
Bishop takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Dos Santos scores with a sloppy right hand. Bishop should have avoided that one.
Dos Santos lands a jab to Bishop's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bishop's cut.
That's time! 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.
Dos Santos scores with a nice right hand.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop stuns Dos Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bishop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dos Santos misses with a looping right.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Dos Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bishop tries to move into range but Dos Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos motions for Bishop to come forward. Dos Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Bishop moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooh!!! Bishop has knocked Dos Santos down with a huge combo! Bishop steps away and waves a wobbly Dos Santos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dos Santos is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bishop can pounce on him.
Oh Dos Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dos Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Dos Santos.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bishop checks a leg kick nicely.
Dos Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bishop's head.
Bishop takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bobby Bishop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dos Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bishop.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Bishop wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dos Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rafael Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bishop rushes Dos Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Bishop.
Bishop works on Dos Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Bishop misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bishop.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Bishop is controlling him.
Bishop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dos Santos is defending well for now.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
Dos Santos fails to pull guard.
Bishop throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bobby Bishop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bishop lands with a light punch inside.
Dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bishop throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but Bishop turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dos Santos drags the fight down to the ground.
Bishop must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bishop not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bishop wants to stand but Dos Santos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bishop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bobby Bishop!
An out of breath Bobby Bishop thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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