Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: KAMIKAZE 27: Fight Time
Date: Jun 10, 2017

#R1#
Bishop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arthur Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Bishop misses
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Bishop closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.#BC2#
Bishop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.#TD2#
Diaz tries to sprawl but Bishop drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Diaz is in trouble now - Bishop has advanced to mount! #SUB2#
Bishop looking to secure an arm triangle but Diaz defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop looking to finish with strikes here! #T1#
Bishop tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz is in a horrible position here. Bishop smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bishop lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#CUT2#
It looks like Luiz Diaz has been cut.
Diaz flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bishop is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bishop landing punches.
Bishop lands a big elbow. #ROC2#
Diaz is rocked!#T2#
Bishop postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Diaz in real trouble here! The ref calls for Diaz to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Bishop!
Arthur Bishop is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Arthur Bishop, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: KAMIKAZE 25: Arena On Fire!
Date: Jun 04, 2017

#R1##CL2#
Vermeer clinches with his opponent. #TD#
Bishop wants the takedown. Vermeer is fighting it off but Bishop persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Vermeer's guard against the cage.
Bishop is standing up over Vermeer. Vermeer looks to escape but Bishop dives into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vermeer can do anything to dispel that myth.#REVB#
Vermeer looks to move to half guard but instead Bishop has passed into mount! Damn!
Bishop lands a heavy elbow.
Bishop controlling the position easily from mount.
Vermeer 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 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 scores with a couple of good head shots there. #T1##SUB#
Bishop working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bishop controlling his opponent.
Bishop is landing with some decent strikes but Vermeer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#SUB#
Bishop is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Vermeer to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Vermeer shrugs it off.
Bishop tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bishop scores with a couple of good head shots there. #T2#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bishop cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!#SUB#
Bishop is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Vermeer is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Vermeer flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Bishop anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Vermeer and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Bishop slips an arm under Vermeer chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Bishop has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Bishop is squeezing on Vermeer like an anaconda would it's prey. Vermeer fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arthur Bishop!
During a confident post fight interview, Arthur Bishop thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: KAMIKAZE 19: Submission
Date: May 19, 2017

#R1#
Vermeer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Bishop was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL2#
Vermeer closes the distance and clinches.
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards. #TD#
Bishop gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bishop is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bishop wants to pass to mount but Vermeer is defending the position. #SUB#
Bishop seems to be working for a kimura but Vermeer defends the submission attempt.
Bishop passes to side control. #T1#
Vermeer is looking to get back to his feet here but Bishop is keeping cool and he's managed to take Vermeer's back.
Vermeer wants to control his opponent's hands but Bishop gets his hands free. #SUB#
Bishop is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Vermeer taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Bishop.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arthur Bishop!
A relieved looking Arthur 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.

Event: KAMIKAZE 13: Xanax
Date: Apr 29, 2017

#R1##TD2#
Bishop drives through with a takedown into guard.
Prevot is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bishop content to stall in guard here.
Bishop tries to free his leg and advance position but Prevot is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Prevot manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Bishop is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Still in half guard, Bishop seems content to control.
My spies in Schneebly's Circuit Training inform me that Bishop has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T1#
Bishop working the head and body with strikes.
Prevot is looking to control Bishop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Prevot avoid being mounted?
Bishop is taking a breather. Prevot 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 prevents Prevot from improving his position.
Bishop not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Bishop is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Prevot sees it coming and defends easily.
Bishop has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bishop wants to pass to mount but Prevot is defending the position.
Bishop slips a nice elbow through Prevot's hands, connecting with Prevot's forehead.
Bishop working over Prevot with some ground and pound. Prevot looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB2#
Bishop wants to work for an arm triangle but Prevot is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bishop missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T3#
Prevot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bishop.
Bishop content to control rather than advance. #SUB2#
Bishop is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Prevot defends it well.
Bishop is thwarting Prevot's attempts to control the position.
Bishop working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB2#
Prevot is defending against the submission attempts here by Bishop.
Bishop landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T4#
Prevot gets full guard.
Bishop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prevot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Prevot controls Bishop momentarily but Bishop frees himself.
Bishop is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prevot controls Bishop momentarily but Bishop frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Bishop 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.
#R2#
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Prevot is looking for a counter combo.#CL2#
Bishop forces Prevot back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Prevot is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bishop is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Prevot to the mat. Prevot regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bishop is stalling in the full guard.
Prevot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bishop looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop controlling from the top position. #T1#
Bishop works over Prevot with some ground and pound from guard.
Bishop pushing down on Prevot's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bishop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bishop performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Prevot wants to improve his position but Bishop is controlling well.
Bishop slows the pace down in half guard. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bishop slips a nice elbow through Prevot's hands, connecting with Prevot's forehead.
Arthur Bishop has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bishop is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SUB2#
Bishop in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Prevot tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bishop!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arthur Bishop!
After winning the bout, Arthur Bishop thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: KAMIKAZE 9: Warriors
Date: Apr 14, 2017

#R1##TD#
Bishop gets a takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Bishop's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop prevents Hritzkowin from standing back up.
Hritzkowin is looking to improve his position.
Hritzkowin has his hands clasped together around Bishop's back. He's all about the action.
Bishop trying to control the action but Hritzkowin is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hritzkowin is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Bishop lands strikes from half guard.
Bishop moves into full mount! Hritzkowin won't be happy about that!
Bishop sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hritzkowin is squirming around, avoiding Bishop's attempts to control the action.
Bishop controlling from the full mount. #T2#
Hritzkowin is working to get back to half guard.
Hritzkowin tries to lock up and control but Bishop gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB#
Bishop with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bishop dominating with strikes here.
Hritzkowin tries to hold on but Bishop postures up.#T3#
Hritzkowin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bishop trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hritzkowin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bishop controlling from mount.
Hritzkowin tries to improve his position but instead Bishop has taken his back!
I really don't envy Hritzkowin right now.
Hritzkowin is trying to stand back up. #T4#
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight. #SUB#
Hritzkowin is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bishop gets his way! #SUB#
Bishop is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Hritzkowin with him. Hritzkowin is trying to defend but Bishop has an arm under the chin now! Hritzkowin grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arthur Bishop!
Arthur Bishop decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Madness MMA Clown Chaos 7
Date: Mar 15, 2017

#R1##TD2#
Bishop drives through with a takedown into Hanma's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Bishop passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB2#
Bishop looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hanma tries to buck Bishop off but Bishop is having none of it.
Hanma managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bishop.
Hanma can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Hanma's face as Bishop controls the position.
Hanma tries to bench press Bishop off him but Bishop keeps the position.
Bishop tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #T1#
Hanma is trying to control Bishop's posture but Bishop avoids it. #SUB2#
Bishop is working to tighten his grip on Hanma's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hanma has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Bishop is really squeezing tight and eventually Hanma passes out! Bishop breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Arthur Bishop!
After winning the bout, Arthur Bishop thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: AD419: All you need is love
Date: Feb 15, 2017

#R1#
Crunch! Bishop slams his shin into Yaj's torso.
Bishop scores with a spinning back kick!#TD#
Yaj feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Yaj lands a couple of elbows.
Bishop has his hands on Yaj's head, controlling the position.
Yaj trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Yaj stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bishop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bishop looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Yaj with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yaj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bishop is keeping the position for now.
Bishop pulls Yaj in close to his closed guard and prevents Yaj from doing any damage or advancing position.
Yaj is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yaj trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yaj passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yaj misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bishop is trying to control Yaj's posture but Yaj avoids it.
Yaj trying to control the action but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Yaj working the ground and pound.
Yaj working away.
Bishop tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yaj wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bishop is trying to control Yaj's posture but Yaj avoids it.
Bishop dodges the ground and pound from Yaj.#T3#
Yaj wants to control for a moment but Bishop uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Yaj looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bishop with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yaj working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yaj throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yaj throws a strike but Bishop avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Yaj in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yaj postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yaj trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yaj trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom. #T4#
Yaj looking to sit in guard and control but Bishop gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Yaj bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bishop's guard. #REVR#
Bishop pulls Yaj in close to prevent any damage.
Bishop bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yaj's guard. #REVB#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Yaj dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Yaj blocks the body kick.
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yaj checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Yaj circles away.
Yaj throws a good cross that connects.
Yaj scores with a jab.
Yaj thuds a left hand into Bishop's body.
Bishop fails to land with a series of punches.
Yaj showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bishop.
Yaj tries to counter with a takedown but Bishop is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Bishop slams his shin into Yaj's torso.
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Yaj sprawls well.
Yaj changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice cross by Bishop.
Bishop is looking to clinch. #T1#
Yaj checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yaj keeps the fight on the outside.
Yaj comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yaj walks into a jab.#TD#
Bishop gets caught napping as Yaj dives in and scores a takedown. Bishop manages to retain guard.
Yaj postures up in Bishop's guard and throws a big left but Bishop blocks it.
Yaj controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bishop is trying to control the position but Yaj postures up.
Yaj 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.
Yaj passes into half guard.
Leo Yaj overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yaj is looking to take a break and control but Bishop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
Bishop is doing well to control the position and prevent Yaj from advancing to side control.
Yaj throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bishop is looking to improve his position.
Yaj throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yaj looks to land a strike but Bishop avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Yaj stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bishop swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Yaj throwing strikes from guard but Bishop blocks nicely.
Bishop is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Yaj keeping control of the position.
Yaj is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bishop is trying to control. Yaj wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T4##SUB2#
Bishop is looking for a kimura here.
Bishop is controlling the pace.
Bishop prevents Yaj from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop wants to pass to mount but Yaj is defending the position.
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 Leo Yaj will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Bishop tries for a takedown but Yaj sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yaj changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#TD#
Bishop gets caught napping as Yaj dives in and scores a takedown. Bishop manages to retain guard.
Yaj throwing strikes but missing.
Yaj throws a big right hand that misses.
Yaj forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yaj wants to control but Bishop is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yaj scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yaj working over Bishop with some ground and pound. Bishop looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T1#
Yaj throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yaj is pressing down on Bishop's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bishop is holding on for now.
Yaj is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bishop reverses the position - he's now on top in Yaj's guard.
Yaj wants to sweep here but Bishop controlling him for the moment.
Bishop postures up.
Bishop looking to sit in guard and control but Yaj gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Yaj throwing strikes from guard but Bishop blocks nicely. #T2#
Bishop trying to control the position here.
Yaj missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bishop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yaj passes into half guard.
Yaj stalling away here and it's allowed Bishop to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T3#
Yaj throws a big right hand that misses.
Bishop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bishop pulls Yaj in close to prevent any damage.
Yaj looking to sit in guard and control but Bishop gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Arthur Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from Yaj.
Yaj working a defensive guard here.
Yaj is really struggling to control Bishop but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T4#
Bishop controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bishop won't allow Yaj to sweep him here.
Yaj can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bishop controls the pace.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Yaj scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bishop in his tracks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD#
Yaj closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bishop gets back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Yaj showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yaj, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Yaj!
After winning the bout, Leo Yaj thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: AD416: Nobody is perfect
Date: Feb 04, 2017

#R1##CL2#
Turkinen instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Turkinen has picked Bishop up - he's going for a ride! Turkinen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bishop is trying to get back to full guard.
Bishop is not content to let Turkinen control the position.
Turkinen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bishop!
Bishop sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bishop wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Turkinen wants to work for an arm triangle but Bishop is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turkinen drops an elbow to the side of Bishop's head.
Bishop tries to roll over but Turkinen keeps him under control.#T1##SUB2#
Turkinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Turkinen throwing shots but Bishop is blocking nicely.
Bishop is pressing down on Turkinen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Turkinen trying to move into half guard but instead Bishop has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Turkinen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Turkinen 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#
Turkinen is trying to control the position but Bishop postures up.
Turkinen wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
Turkinen trying to keep a closed guard but Bishop is proving a slippery customer.
Turkinen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bishop haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Turkinen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop slips nicely into half guard.
Turkinen is trying to control but can't.
Turkinen is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Bishop prevents Turkinen from improving his position.#T3#
Turkinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bishop is working away from the top position though.
Turkinen is pressing down on Bishop's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Turkinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Bishop content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bishop preventing the sweep.
Turkinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bishop looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turkinen is trying to control the position but Bishop postures up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Turkinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bishop can pounce on him. #T4##CL2#
Turkinen drives through and clinches with Bishop against the cage.
Bishop tries for a takedown but Turkinen manages to get underhooks.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Turkinen. #TD2#
Turkinen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Turkinen not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB2#
Turkinen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bishop defends it well.
Bishop works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bishop is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Turkinen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bishop's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop pulls Turkinen in close to his closed guard and prevents Turkinen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bishop can't keep his opponent in guard - Turkinen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaako Turkinen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Turkinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bishop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bishop.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bishop - that will leave a mark!
Bishop shoots in for a takedown but Turkinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL2#
Turkinen clinches up against the cage.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bishop tries a body shot but Turkinen blocks it. #TD2#
Turkinen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Turkinen 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.
Turkinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bishop trying to control but Turkinen postures up.
Jaako Turkinen has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Turkinen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bishop is just riding it out for now. Turkinen eventually gives up the hold. #T1#
Bishop tries to roll over but Turkinen keeps him under control.
Turkinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bishop defending well though.
Turkinen trying to pass the guard but Bishop defending well.
Turkinen thows a huge punch but Bishop dodges it nicely.
Turkinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bishop's head.
Turkinen is keen to just control but Bishop is a slippery customer.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Turkinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turkinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Turkinen wants to take a breather but Bishop is having none of it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Turkinen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bishop on his heels. He'll look to pass Bishop's guard now, I'm sure.
Bishop might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Turkinen preventing the sweep.
Turkinen wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Turkinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turkinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bishop is keeping the position for now.
Bishop pulls Turkinen in close to his closed guard and prevents Turkinen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Turkinen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T3#
Turkinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bishop is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Turkinen wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Turkinen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Turkinen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Turkinen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bishop managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Turkinen.
Bishop sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bishop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4#
Turkinen thows a huge punch but Bishop dodges it nicely.
Turkinen trying to control the action but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Bishop moves into full guard.
Turkinen looking to pass the guard.
Bishop manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turkinen manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turkinen controlling Bishop's posture.
Turkinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bishop is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaako Turkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3##TD#
Turkinen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2#
Turkinen kicks Bishop off and gets to his feet.
Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bishop tries to score with a low kick but Turkinen moves his leg out of the way.
Turkinen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Turkinen lands a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turkinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turkinen scoring with some ground and pound.
Turkinen trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom. #T1#
Turkinen throws a strike but Bishop rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Turkinen controlling Bishop's posture.
Turkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bishop looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Turkinen trying to keep a closed guard but Bishop is proving a slippery customer.
Turkinen being controlled here, momentarily. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Turkinen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Turkinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Turkinen keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Turkinen pulls Bishop in close to his closed guard and prevents Bishop from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Turkinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3##TD#
Bishop shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Turkinen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bishop is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Turkinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Arthur Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turkinen wants to improve his position but instead Bishop has moved into half guard.
Turkinen is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #T4#
Turkinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Turkinen trying to control from the bottom.
Turkinen trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bishop manages to pass to mount!
Bishop looking to control but Turkinen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Turkinen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop controlling the pace for now.
Jaako Turkinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Turkinen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arthur Bishop.
I think Turkinen 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaako Turkinen!
A victorious Jaako Turkinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: AD413: Tyler #19
Date: Jan 25, 2017

#R1#
Bishop shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Bishop throws a body kick that misses
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Arthur Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bishop sprawls and moves away.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Bishop throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Bishop with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Bishop shoots and misses
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bishop attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD#
Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Smith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bishop's head.
Smith wants to free his trapped foot but Bishop is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bishop keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bishop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Bishop defends it.
Smith passes to side control.
Bishop stuck in half guard on the bottom here.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith is chipping away with strikes.
Smith trying to control the position but Bishop is working away.
Smith throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Smith controlling from side mount.
Smith creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bishop sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smith in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bishop tries to improve position but can't. #T3#
Bishop is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Smith scoring with punches from side control.
Bishop manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bishop tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bishop working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Smith's thigh. Smith counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Bishop is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Smith keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Smith looking to control.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Bishop from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Bishop moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Bishop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bishop is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bishop but Bishop pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bishop with the counter takedown but Smith avoids it easily.
Bishop shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
Bishop wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith connects with a right hand. Bishop shakes it off.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
Smith closes the distance and pushes Bishop back into the cage.#T1#
Smith is pressed up against the cage. Bishop has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Smith.
Bishop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Bishop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Bishop moves into the clinch.
Bishop is trying to break free.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Bishop working hard to break the clinch.
Bishop drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jimmy Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Bishop.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop. #T2#
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith wants to take the fight to the mat but Bishop manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Smith controlling the action here for a moment.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop lands a right hand.
Smith is trying to drag Bishop to the mat but Bishop just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bishop prevents a takedown attempt there. #T3#
Bishop tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Bishop has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage. #TD#
Smith turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#T4#
Bishop is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Smith throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Smith sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bishop is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bishop sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bishop is trying to get back to full guard.
Bishop is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith is keen to just control but Bishop is a slippery customer.
Bishop wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arthur Bishop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Bishop tries to clinch up.
Smith half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bishop sprawls and moves away.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#TD#
Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Smith winds up and cracks Bishop with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bishop won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Bishop defends the submission attempt.
Bishop tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.#T1#
Bishop is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Bishop is trying to escape back to his feet but Smith uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Check out the look on Smith's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smith in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Smith taking a breather here.
Bishop is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
The referee asks Smith politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Smith prefers to stall for the moment though.
Smith is chipping away with strikes.
Smith scoring with punches and elbows.
Bishop is looking for a sweep.
Smith looks up at the clock and then as Bishop takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Smith smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Smith trying to control the action but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Bishop is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T3#
Smith is stalling here. Bishop is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Smith seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bishop has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bishop wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Bishop misses with the ground and pound.
Smith gets back to half guard.
Bishop takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T4#
Bishop is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith wants to improve his position but Bishop is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Smith won't allow Bishop to pass to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Smith!
A determined Jimmy Smith didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

Event: AD408: The Best people
Date: Jan 07, 2017

#R1##TD#
Idea shoots in and gets a takedown into Bishop's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Idea scoring with punches to the head and body.
Idea throwing strikes but missing.
Idea is fighting to break Bishop's control of his arms but Bishop is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bishop lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Idea has an active guard here but Bishop has managed to pass into half guard.
Idea 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.
Idea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bishop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Idea missing with punches from the bottom.
Idea missing with punches from the bottom. #T1##SUB#
Idea has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Bishop. Oh but Idea has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Bishop goes limp - he's gone! Idea jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bad Idea!
During a confident post fight interview, Bad Idea thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: AD402: Error 402
Date: Dec 17, 2016

#R1#
Bishop throws a push kick but Newman slaps the foot to one side.
Bishop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Newman.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Newman enables Bishop to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Newman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Newman throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bishop sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bishop trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Newman manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Bishop bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Newman's guard. #REVR#
Bishop's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Newman is pulling down on Bishop's head to control his posture.
Bishop is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
Newman is trying to keep Bishop in close.
Newman looking to control but Bishop passes into half guard.
Bishop missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bishop trying to mount his opponent but Newman defends it.
Newman taking some punishment here, with Bishop in his half guard. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bishop is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Newman manages to get to full guard.
Newman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Newman trying to keep a closed guard but Bishop is proving a slippery customer.
Bishop content to stall in guard here.
Newman is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T3#
Bishop wants to control from the top but Newman keeps moving. #SUB2#
Newman working for a triangle but Bishop defends it easily.
Newman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bishop tries to land a front kick but Newman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bishop on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Newman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T4#
Newman thuds a left hand into Bishop's body.
Newman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bishop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bishop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bishop scores with a hook.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newman.
Bishop attempts a counter takedown but Newman avoids it well and moves away.
Newman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bishop throws the left hand but Newman avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Newman.
Bishop throws a hook but Newman blocks it.
Newman jabs at Bishop's body.
Newman thuds his right hand into Bishop's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bishop takes one to the chin there.#ROC2#
Bishop is rocked!
Newman feints a jab and as Bishop dips his head, Newman unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Bishop right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Bishop falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Newman smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paul Newman!
Paul Newman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: CEFC Fight Night 82
Date: Nov 07, 2016

#R1#
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Parks swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bishop slips a straight right by Parks.
Parks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Bishop misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bishop has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parks throwing a counter right hand but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Parks throws a good cross that connects.
Bishop throws a lazy uppercut
and Parks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Bishop.
A counter left hand to the body from Parks misses its target.
Parks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks scores with a hook to the body. Bishop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parks throws an off balance right hand
and Bishop counters with a nice low kick that buckles Parks's knee momentarily.
Bishop throws the left hand but Parks avoids the punch easily.
Bishop swings for the body but Parks moves out of range.
Parks throwing a counter right hand but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Bishop tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Parks swivels and escapes.#T1#
Sloppy strikes from Bishop. Those never looked like landing.
Parks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parks throws an off balance right hand
and Parks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bishop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Parks throws a shot from downtown. Bishop moves away and avoids it.
Bishop feints the counter takedown.
Bishop thows a leg kick but Parks checks it
and Parks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arthur Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parks tries to clinch up.
Bishop with a jab.
Bishop lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Parks closes the distance and clinches.#T2#
A right hand to the body from Parks.
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parks backwards.
Bishop pushes Parks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bishop lands with a light punch inside.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parks backwards.
Parks prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Parks blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Parks misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Parks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop tries to work over Parks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Bishop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Bishop misses
enabling Parks to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Bishop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parks counters with a nice uppercut.
Bishop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Parks. That did some damage!
Lyoto Parks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bishop darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T3#
Parks slips under a jab from Bishop.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Parks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Parks loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Parks connects with a nice looking jab.
Parks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parks swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crunch! Bishop slams his shin into Parks's torso.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body. Parks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some wild striking there from Parks.
Bishop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Parks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bishop is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#T4#
Bishop lands with a straight right. Parks didn't see that one coming.#CL2#
Bishop has closed the distance and engaged Parks in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Bishop manages to break the clinch.
Bishop tries to land a body kick
and Parks counters with a straight right hand.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Parks avoids a kick to the body.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Parks is out of range.
Bishop keeps the fight on the outside.
Bishop's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bishop duly obliges.
Parks connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop throws the kick towards the body but Parks avoids it.
Parks looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Parks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Bishop dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Bishop lands a head kick!
Arthur Bishop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bishop jabs Parks right on the nose. Parks blinks but takes it well.#CL2#
Bishop darts in and clinches Parks up against the cage.
Parks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Parks fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Bishop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parks.
Parks misses with a hook to the body
and Bishop counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bishop. That's going to slow Parks down.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Parks.
Parks walks into a straight right hand from Bishop.
Parks throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Bishop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parks momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bishop.
Parks loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Parks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Parks moves away and avoids it.
Parks checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Parks misses its target.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Parks misses.
A jab from Bishop misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Parks misses the target.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bishop misses with the body kick
and Parks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T2#
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Parks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bishop under the eye.
Parks lands with a nice body punch. #TD2#
Bishop shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #ES#
Parks pushes Bishop off and scrambles back to his feet.
Parks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parks backing away here, and Bishop unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Parks throws a good cross that connects.
Parks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bishop moves out of range as Parks strikes.
Parks looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Parks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bishop. That one must have hurt.#T3##CL#
Parks darts in and clinches Bishop up against the cage.#TD2#
Bishop has hold of one of Parks's legs. Parks is fighting the takedown attempt but Bishop gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bishop is standing up over Parks. Parks looks to escape but Bishop dives into side control. #REVR#
Bishop working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Parks avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bishop.
Bishop cracks Parks with a big elbow.
Bishop lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop in side control, throwing shots but Parks defends.
Bishop grinds an elbow into Parks's temple. #T4#
Bishop in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #SUB2#
Bishop wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Parks, who protects the arm well.
Bishop trying to control the action but Parks is working from the bottom.
Bishop cracks Parks with a big right hand but Parks just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop taking a break here but Parks is having none of it and regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop slips a nice elbow through Parks's hands, connecting with Parks's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Parks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Bishop cracks Parks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Parks moves out of range easily.
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Parks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bishop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lazy body kick from Bishop
and Parks counters with a straight right hand.
Parks checks a leg kick.
Parks cracks Bishop with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with a few strikes there.
Bishop throws a body kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Parks checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Parks moved out of range nicely.
Parks throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parks slips under a jab from Bishop.#T1#
Bishop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parks doesn't seem bothered though.
Bishop is looking to slow Parks down with leg kicks.
Parks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by Parks.
Parks throwing a counter right hand but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Parks misses with an uppercut
and Parks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bishop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parks's sensitive parts.
Parks tries to clinch #TD2#
and Bishop counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Parks!
An elbow from Bishop crashes against the mat.
Arthur Bishop has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parks is trying to work for a sweep but Bishop has mounted him!
Bishop misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop looking to finish Parks with some ground and pound. This is bad for Parks!
Parks is desperately trying to improve his position but Bishop has a good base and remains in mount.
Bishop has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Parks's face.
Arthur Bishop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Bishop takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bishop landing punches.
Bishop working the ground and pound effectively.
Bishop avoids the attempt from Parks to control.
Parks is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Bishop.#T3#
Parks is desperately trying to improve his position but Bishop has a good base and remains in mount.
Bishop takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bishop raining down shots from the mount!
Bishop tries to control but Parks wriggling away.
Bishop prevents Parks from getting the reversal.
Bishop lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Parks hang on?
Parks keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lyoto Parks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Bishop throws a wild left hand from mount and Parks manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Bishop stalling away here and it's allowed Parks to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bishop's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Parks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop is in close to Parks's body, working some short punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Bishop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bishop has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Bishop!
Our winner, Arthur Bishop, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: CEFC Live 15
Date: Oct 20, 2016

#R1#
Bishop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pasha counters with a thumping low kick.
Pasha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop tries to land a body kick
and Pasha counters with a right hand to the body.
Bishop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pasha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bishop throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pasha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Pasha thuds his right hand into Bishop's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#TD2#
Bishop closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pasha to the mat! Pasha manages to get full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pasha is on top in guard. #REVR#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pasha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pasha being controlled here momentarily.
Pasha looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Pasha trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Pasha forces his way into half guard.
Pasha wants to control but Bishop is keeping him busy.
Bishop slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bishop is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pasha trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Bishop has Pasha pulled in close to control his posture.
Bishop looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Bishop working for a triangle but Pasha defends it easily. #SUB#
Pasha is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bishop is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bishop has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Pasha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bishop is one step ahead there.
Bishop landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB#
Pasha throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bishop uses it to pass to side control. #T3#
Bishop scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pasha to see if he's OK.
Pasha gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pasha wants to improve his position but Bishop is controlling well.
Bishop wants to pass to mount but Pasha is defending the position.
Pasha slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bishop postures up and lands a big shot to Pasha's brow.
Pasha wants to control the position but Bishop says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Pasha is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
Pasha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T4#
Pasha tries to get to full guard but Bishop has control of the leg. #SUB#
Pasha actively working from the bottom here.
Bishop is nestled in close to Pasha, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pasha is looking to improve his position.
Bishop wants to take a breather but Pasha is having none of it.
Pasha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pasha is looking to improve his position.
Bishop wants to pass to mount but Pasha is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Bishop dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bishop.
Pasha lunges at Bishop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bishop's hand.
Bishop misses with a leg kick
and Pasha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop throws a chopping leg kick but Pasha manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pasha looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Bishop jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bishop cracks Pasha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pasha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bishop's calf.
Pasha lands a right hook to the body.
Pasha avoids the head kick by Bishop.
Pasha throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL2#
Bishop gets a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Pasha has been working on his elbows in the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pasha scores with a hook to the body.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bishop. #T1#
Pasha cracks Bishop with a nice body shot.
Pasha gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pasha tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Pasha back against the cage.
Pasha blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Pasha misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pasha looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop.
Pasha lands a jab to Bishop's midsection.
Pasha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop throws a jab when Pasha was well out of range.
Pasha lands with a right hand.
Pasha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pasha lands a head kick. Bishop smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Pasha ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Bishop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bishop throws a front kick aimed at Pasha's knee but Pasha avoids it well.
Bishop takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pasha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bishop looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bishop moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#ROC2#
Pasha is rocked!
Pasha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oh Pasha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pasha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Pasha coming out on top.
Pasha seems to have got his legs back now.
Pasha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Pasha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pasha moves out of range of the leg kick from Bishop.#T3#
Bishop throws a leg kick but Pasha moved away.
Bishop lands a jab to the nose.
Pasha throws a big shot that misses.
Ali Pasha is winning the standup battle so far.
Pasha checks a leg kick nicely.
Pasha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bishop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pasha checks it well.
Pasha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pasha scores with the left hand. Bishop knows he should have avoided that one.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Bishop throws a hook but Pasha avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Pasha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
Ali Pasha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pasha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bishop. That did some damage!
Bishop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T4#
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pasha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pasha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Good standup being displayed there by Pasha as he connects with a hook.
Bishop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pasha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Pasha's shoulder, as Pasha tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Pasha misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pasha throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Pasha misses the target.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Pasha looks to throw a body kick
and Bishop counters with a solid body kick.
Nice jab there from Bishop.
Pasha misses the shot to the body.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Pasha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
It looked like Pasha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pasha throws a right and a left that both miss.
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 Ali Pasha will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Pasha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bishop's head.
Pasha misses with a straight left.
And Bishop tries to counter it with a takedown but Pasha pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pasha throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
Bishop takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pasha scores with a nice right hand.
Bishop misses with a lunging right hand
letting Pasha counter with a right hand.
Bishop misses the jab.
Pasha misses with a looping right.
Pasha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pasha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pasha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Pasha misses.
Pasha throws a head kick that misses.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Bishop has managed to clinch. #T1#
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
Pasha throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pasha as Bishop tries to tie him up.
Bishop tries a body shot but Pasha blocks it.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pasha's elbow.
Pasha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pasha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pasha is leaning against Bishop and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bishop pushes Pasha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Pasha manages to break the clinch.
Pasha misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bishop! But no joy.
Bishop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T2#
Good exchange - Pasha coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pasha. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pasha lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pasha. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pasha here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pasha throws a big shot that misses.
Bishop needs to keep his hands up - Pasha had a free shot at his head there.
Pasha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good shot there by Bishop.
Bishop drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CL2#
Bishop moves into range and clinches up with Pasha.
Pasha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pashas head.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Pasha misses with the head strike.
Pasha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pasha throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Pasha.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Pasha.
Bishop is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Pasha misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bishop as the two fighters clinch. #BC2#
Bishop breaks the clinch.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Bishop responds with a good body kick, but Pasha manages to step out the way in time.#T4#
Bishop lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pasha takes a step back to recover.
Bishop keeps Pasha at a distance using the push kick.
Bishop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Pasha.
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 misses with a low kick.
Pasha throws a leg kick which misses Bishop's front leg but catches the back leg as Bishop tries to avoid it.
Pasha moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
Pasha lands an overhand right.
Bishop scores with a hook.
Bishop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Pasha throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pasha throws a big shot that misses.
Pasha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little feinted left hand from Pasha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ali Pasha.
I think Pasha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Pasha!
Ali Pasha decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: AD371: What Is Dead May Never
Date: Aug 17, 2016

#R1#
Bishop misses with a hook. Krum ducked under it nicely.
Bishop moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Krum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krum ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Krum's corner calls for a 1-2. Krum obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krum.
Bishop wants to land a leg kick but Krum is out of range.
Nice body punch from Krum. #CL#
Krum forces Bishop back against the cage and clinches.
Krum is pressed up against the cage. Bishop has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Krum down to the mat. Krum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Krum.
Krum slips a straight right by Bishop.
Bishop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Krum's calf.
Krum misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop feints a counter leg kick.
Krum connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krum tests Bishop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bishop scores with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bishop crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Krum - the referee stops the clock and Bishop gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Krum. Bishop manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bishop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bishop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bishop throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Krum's waist but Krum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bishop off to one side. #T1#
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Krum's head but Krum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Krum moved out of range nicely.
Krum cracks Bishop with a good jab.
Bishop ducks right into an uppercut from Krum. #TD2#
Krum gets caught flat footed, as Bishop shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES#
Krum kicks Bishop off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krum lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
Krum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Krum checks a leg kick.
Bishop throws a hook but Krum avoids it easily.
Krum scores with a nice strike.
Good work by Bishop as he checks the leg kick.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Krum moved out of range.
Bishop takes one to the side of the head.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T2#
Krum misses with a straight right.
Krum connects with a right hand. Bishop shakes it off.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krum manages to avoid it.
Krum is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bishop throws out a leg kick but Krum moves out of range and Bishop only half commits.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Krum.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Krum bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bishop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krum.
Bishop takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Krum moves out of range easily.
Krum scores with a jab to the head.
Bishop punishes Krum's body with a nice straight punch.
Krum is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bishop moves out of range as Krum strikes.
The fighters circling - Krum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bishop is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Krum checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Krum tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krum misses with an uppercut.
Bishop defending well as Krum loads up on a big left hand.
Krum thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
Bishop tried to score with a low kick but Krum checks it.
Bishop throws a leg kick that misses.
Bishop sizes up Krum with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bishop misses the body punch
and Krum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bishop has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Krum is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Viktor Krum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Bishop.
Krum is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Krum lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krum misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop tries for a takedown. No joy. #BC#
Krum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Krum.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Krum checks it.
Bishop misses with a lunging right hand
and Krum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bishop scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T4#
Krum lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#TD2#
Bishop closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Krum to the mat! Krum manages to get full guard. #ES#
Krum has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bishop off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Krum misses with a looping right.
Bishop misses with a right hand
and Krum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Krum takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Krum misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Bishop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bishop looks to land a combination but Krum avoids it well.
It looked like Krum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krum scores with a kick to the midsection.
Krum moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop throws a hook but Krum blocks it.
Bishop throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Krum.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krum.
Krum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Krum misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
Bishop throws a hook but Krum avoids it easily.
Viktor Krum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krum bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bishop's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Krum dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Bishop will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bishop doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Krum counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bishop ducks right into an uppercut from Krum.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Bishop shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krum pinned against the cage. Krum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Viktor Krum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Bishop.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
Bishop throws a hook but Krum blocks it.
Krum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bishop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krum misses with a straight right.
Bishop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bishop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Krum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
Krum lands with a nice combination. Bishop backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krum connects with a single shot there.
Krum scores with a nice head shot.#T1#
Krum lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by Bishop.
Bishop lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krum.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Krum is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bishop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Krum misses with a straight left.
Krum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Krum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krum looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Krum looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Bishop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krum throws a right hand that misses
and Bishop counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krum thinking.
Krum connects with a jab.
Bishop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krum at a distance.
Bishop defending well as Krum loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
That kick from Bishop tenderised Krum's leg. Krum is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bishop fails with a takedown attempt.
Bishop takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Krum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Krum misses with a looping right.
Krum backing away here, and Bishop unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Krum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bishop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bishop misses with a hook
and Krum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bishop punishes Krum's body with a nice straight punch.#T3#
Bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Krum misses
and Bishop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Krum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krum lands with a nice body kick.
Jab by Bishop.
Bishop takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krum misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Krum.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bishop!
Bishop shoots in but no luck this time.
Krum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Krum ducks down to avoid it.
Krum looks to land a body kick but Bishop moved away.
It seemed like Bishop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bishop scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Krum lands.#T4#
Krum bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bishop's head.
Bishop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A lazy left from Krum finds it's target.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Krum moves away and avoids it.
Krum scores with a leg kick.
Bishop throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Krum counter with a right hand.
Krum connects with a solid leg kick.
Krum fakes the leg kick and cracks Bishop in the body.
Krum scores with a hook.
Krum scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#ROC#
Bishop is rocked!
Bishop throws out a leg kick but Krum moves out of range and Bishop only half commits.
Bishop is still on wobbly legs! Can Krum finish him?
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Krum's front leg but catches the back leg as Krum tries to avoid it.
Bishop seems to have recovered his senses.
Bishop on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Krum.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Krum's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bishop under the eye.
Bishop has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Krum.
Bishop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krum throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Krum dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Bishop blocks a jab.
Bishop throws a jab when Krum was well out of range.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Krum.
Donk. Krum catches Bishop right on the button with a cross.
Krum thows a body kick. Bishop tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Krum connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bishop. Bishop circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Krum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice cross by Krum.
Bishop drops his hands momentarily and Krum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bishop scores with a shot to the body.
Bishop lunges at Krum with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krum's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Krum misses.
Bishop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Krum throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Krum takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
Bishop sizes up Krum with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Krum misses with a lunging right hand #TD2#
so Bishop counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #T1#
Krum looking for a sweep. Not yet Krum, not yet.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bishop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krum keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Krum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krum will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Krum working a defensive guard but Bishop manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bishop throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bishop trying to control the position but Krum is working away. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bishop tries to move to full mount but Krum actually manages to regain half guard.
Bishop missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bishop is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Krum wants to get back to full guard.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but Krum defending well.
Bishop slows the pace down in half guard.
Bishop missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Krum moves into full guard. #T3#
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bishop has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Krum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Krum scores with a hook.
Arthur Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bishop works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bishop closes the distance and clinches up with Krum, looking for a takedown. Bishop pushes Krum against the cage but Krum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bishop slips a jab from Krum.
Bishop looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Krum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Krum slips a jab from Bishop.
Krum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viktor Krum is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Krum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krum connects with the punch.#T4#
Krum looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Krum thuds a left hand into Bishop's body.
Bishop throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop tries to land a leg kick but Krum saw it coming and moves away.
Krum is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bishop on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circling - Bishop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Krum sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Krum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab by Krum.
Krum darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Krum fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Viktor Krum.
Well Krum has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Krum!
Viktor Krum decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: AD367: Win or Die
Date: Jul 30, 2016

#R1#
Bishop slips under a jab from Shimizu.
Bishop changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shimizu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Shimizu.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop scores with a kick to the body.
Bishop throws a front kick aimed at Shimizu's knee but Shimizu avoids it well.
Shimizu tries to score with a low kick but Bishop moves his leg out of the way.
Shimizu throws a head kick that misses.
Shimizu avoids the head kick by Bishop.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Bishop misses with a hook. Shimizu ducked under it nicely.
Bishop is looking to chop away at Shimizu's legs.
A big left from Bishop misses.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Shimizu moved away.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Shimizu saw that one coming.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimizu moves out of range of the strikes.
Shimizu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.#T1#
Shimizu moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Bishop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shimizu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shimizu just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop lands a head kick!
Bishop tries to move into range but Shimizu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shimizu slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Bishop.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shimizu. That's going to slow Bishop down.
Shimizu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop tries a quick counter leg kick but Shimizu is wise to it.
Shimizu tries a head kick but it misses.
Bishop tried to score with a low kick but Shimizu checks it.
Shimizu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bishop throws out the jab.
Yuya Shimizu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shimizu misses with a head kick.
Shimizu lands a jab.#T2#
Shimizu scores with a head kick. Bishop tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shimizu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shimizu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Bishop ducks right into an uppercut from Shimizu.
Bishop misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Bishop throws a head kick but Shimizu moves out of range. #TD2#
Bishop looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shimizu!
Bishop trying to control the action but Shimizu is working from the bottom. #T3#
Shimizu wants to get back to his feet.
Shimizu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bishop. #SUB2#
Bishop working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Bishop wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shimizu, who protects the arm well.
Bishop tries to advance position but instead Shimizu slips a leg back in to half guard. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bishop trying to control from half guard but Shimizu is working away.
Shimizu is trying to stand. #SUB2#
Bishop is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Bishop is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Bishop dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Shimizu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bishop. Bishop circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
Shimizu slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shimizu. That's going to slow Bishop down.
A big right from Shimizu misses.
Bishop scores with a nice strike.
Shimizu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bishop motions for Shimizu to come forward. Bishop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shimizu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arthur Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop shoots in but Shimizu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shimizu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bishop thows a leg kick but Shimizu checks it
and Shimizu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shimizu.
Shimizu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bishop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T1#
Shimizu punishes Bishop's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Shimizu.
Bishop looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bishop explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shimizu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Nice uppercut there from Shimizu.
Shimizu throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shimizu moves away.
Shimizu misses with a head kick.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Shimizu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shimizu blocks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Shimizu blocks the leg kick.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shimizu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shimizu. That's going to slow Bishop down.
Shimizu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Shimizu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimizu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Shimizu slips the punch.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Shimizu slips the punch.#CL#
Bishop tries to keep at a distance but Shimizu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shimizu backwards.
Shimizu scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Bishop breaks from the clinch.
Shimizu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Shimizu as he connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shimizu.
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by Shimizu.
Shimizu misses with a head kick.
Bishop feints the counter takedown.
Shimizu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shimizu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T3#
Shimizu digs a good hook to Bishop's body.
Bishop walks into a jab.
Shimizu connects with a crisp jab.
Shimizu ducks right into an uppercut from Bishop.
A swing and a miss from Bishop.#CL#
Shimizu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bishop tries to score a body lock takedown but Shimizu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Shimizu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shimizu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shimizus head.
Shimizu wants a takedown.
Bishop is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shimizu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yuya Shimizu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Bishop.
Shimizu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Bishop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop slips a jab from Shimizu.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Shimizu is just out of range.
Yuya Shimizu is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4##TD2#
Bishop closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shimizu's guard.
Shimizu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bishop sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shimizu's guard.
Shimizu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bishop is trying to control. Shimizu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bishop with the ground and pound but Shimizu uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bishop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shimizu has momentary wrist control but Bishop slips an elbow through the middle.
Bishop tries to free his leg and advance position but Shimizu is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#ES#
Shimizu is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bishop presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuya Shimizu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Bishop lands a nice hook to Shimizu's body. Shimizu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shimizu misses with a low kick.
Shimizu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shimizu scores with a kick to the body.
Shimizu lands with a kick to the temple. Bishop shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Shimizu misses with a body shot.
Shimizu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shimizu scores with a nice right hand.
Shimizu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bishop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Bishop. Beautiful body shot.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bishop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shimizu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bishop thinking. #TD2#
Bishop looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Shimizu is keeping the position.#T1#
Bishop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bishop looking to sit in guard and control but Shimizu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Shimizu trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shimizu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shimizu trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Bishop manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shimizu manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##T2#
Bishop slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bishop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shimizu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bishop keeps trying to improve his position.
Bishop is looking to work some ground and pound but Shimizu has wrist control.#SUB2#
Bishop has gone for a leg lock! Shimizu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bishop's guard.#REVR#
Bishop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
Bishop wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bishop not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bishop can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shimizu controls the pace.
Bishop wants to sweep here but Shimizu controlling him for the moment.
Shimizu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Shimizu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shimizu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bishop tests Shimizu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shimizu lands with an overhand left.
A lazy body kick from Bishop
and Shimizu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shimizu lands with an uppercut that bounces Bishop off the cage and back into range.
Bishop is looking to chop away at Shimizu's legs.
Bishop moves away from the strike by Shimizu.
Bishop throws a head kick but Shimizu moves out of range.
Shimizu misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Bishop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shimizu looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
A nice side step and Bishop releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Shimizu.
Bishop drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shimizu defends it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuya Shimizu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shimizu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuya Shimizu!
After the fight, Yuya Shimizu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: AD363: Winter is Coming
Date: Jul 16, 2016

#R1#
Bishop walks into a straight right hand from Nexus.
Nexus takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CUT2#
It looks like Galaxy Nexus has been cut.
Nexus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nexus thuds a left hand into Bishop's body.
Nexus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nexus looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Nexus.
Nexus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bishop swinging wildly here.
Nexus feinted with a counter takedown.
Nexus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bishop's hands.
Nexus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nexus slips a straight right by Bishop.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nexus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Nexus throwing a counter right hand but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Nexus lands the left hand.
Bishop lands a nice hook to Nexus's body. Nexus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bishop throws a lazy right hand but Nexus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bishop looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nexus half committed to a counter leg kick.#T1#
Bishop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#TD2#
Bishop shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nexus wants to control but Bishop is keeping busy.
Nexus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bishop.
Bishop missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nexus is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#T2#
Bishop throwing shots but Nexus is blocking nicely.
Bishop is keen to just control but Nexus is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bishop content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bishop throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nexus is looking for a sweep. Bishop is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nexus works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB2#
Bishop drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nexus dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nexus's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T3#
Nexus lands a couple of elbows.
Nexus postures up in Bishop's guard and throws a big left but Bishop blocks it.
Nexus with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nexus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nexus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nexus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bishop wants to sweep here but Nexus controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Bishop throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bishop has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nexus trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Bishop trying to keep a closed guard but Nexus is proving a slippery customer.
Nexus throws a big elbow that misses.
Bishop not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nexus wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nexus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bishop as he jumps to the side.
Bishop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nexus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arthur Bishop will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Galaxy Nexus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Nexus throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
Nexus punishes Bishop's body with a nice straight punch.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Nexus's front leg but catches the back leg as Nexus tries to avoid it.
Nexus throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bishop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nexus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nexus scores with a nice right hand.
Arthur Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nexus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nexus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bishop misses with a body shot #TD#
and Nexus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Nexus is stalling here. Bishop is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nexus seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bishop has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bishop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nexus keeps working.
Bishop landing a few strikes. #T1#
Bishop grinds an elbow into Nexus's temple.
Bishop in side control, throwing shots but Nexus defends.
Bishop trying to control the position but Nexus is working away.
Galaxy Nexus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nexus is trying to control Bishop's posture but Bishop avoids it.
Bishop trying to control the position but Nexus is working away.
Bishop might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nexus haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
This fight is sponsored by Chainsaw 7. More blood and guts and stuff like that, in cinemas everywhere now!#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nexus wants to control but Bishop postures up.
Bishop tries to move to mount but Nexus blocks the move with his legs.
Bishop looks up at the clock and then as Nexus takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bishop smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bishop is chipping away with strikes.
Bishop working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nexus tries to buck Bishop off but Bishop is having none of it.
Nexus manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nexus slips a nice elbow through Bishop's hands, connecting with Bishop's forehead.#T3#
Nexus throwing shots but Bishop is blocking nicely.
Bishop trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Nexus.
Nexus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nexus seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bishop for as long as he can get away with.
Bishop tries to get to full guard but Nexus has control of the leg. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nexus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nexus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nexus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bishop keeping hold of Nexus's head, controlling as best he can.
Nexus drops an elbow to the side of Bishop's head.
Nexus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bishop defending well though.
Nexus wants to pass the guard but Bishop is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Galaxy Nexus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Galaxy Nexus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Bishop fails with the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bishop.
Nexus misses with a low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Bishop scores with a four punch combination!
Nexus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.
Bishop on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nexus scores with a leg kick.
Nexus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nexus.
Bishop misses with a hook. Nexus ducked under it nicely.
Nexus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bishop takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop slips under a jab from Nexus.
Nexus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bishop's hands.
Nexus takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
Bishop scores with a nice head shot.#T1#
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nexus.
Nexus catches Bishop with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bishop misses with a double jab.
Bishop cracks Nexus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nexus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nexus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nexus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Nexus works the jab nicely.
Nexus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nexus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bishop at a distance.
Bishop misses with a takedown attempt - Nexus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bishop misses with a left hand
and Nexus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nexus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nexus misses with a straight left. #T2#
A combination from Bishop does no damage.
Nexus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bishop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nexus lands with a right hand.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Nexus is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Nexus. Beautiful body shot.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nexus.
Nexus changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Galaxy Nexus is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Nexus moved out of range nicely.
Bishop throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nexus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nexus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#ROC#
Bishop is rocked!
Bishop throws a low kick but Nexus avoids it.
Bishop is still on wobbly legs! Can Nexus finish him?
Bishop takes one on the button.
Nexus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bishop looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bishop seems to have recovered his senses.
Galaxy Nexus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Bishop.
A low kick from Bishop misses #TD#
and Nexus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bishop won't be happy with that.
Nexus lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #T3#
Bishop is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Nexus is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Bishop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nexus working the ground and pound effectively.
Nexus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nexus looking to control but Bishop is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nexus working Bishop over with strikes here.
Nexus is landing with some decent strikes but Bishop is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Bishop that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nexus cracks Bishop with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Galaxy Nexus!
An out of breath and clearly excited Galaxy Nexus thanked Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: AD359:155lb Tournament R2
Date: Jul 02, 2016

#R1#
Bishop blocks a leg kick.
Lil III throws a leg kick #TD#
and Bishop counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bishop working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bishop scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lil III keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Bishop postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop connects with a couple of short punches.
Bishop controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bishop looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop slips nicely into half guard.
Lil III tries to roll over but Bishop keeps him under control.#T1##SUB#
Bishop is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lil III has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bishop tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lil III knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bishop is just content to waste time from the top position. Lil III takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bishop has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lil III working a defensive guard here.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Lil III is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lil III trying to keep a closed guard but Bishop is proving a slippery customer.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lil III preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Lil III is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lil III works Bishop's body with a nice hook.
Lil III showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bishop.
Lil III slips a jab and a cross from Bishop.
Ba Lil III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bishop checks a low kick from Lil III.
Bishop misses with a wild combination. #T3#
Lil III shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bishop as he avoids it easily.
Donk. Lil III catches Bishop right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Lil III does it's job there.
A punch combination from Bishop misses.
Bishop throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lil III misses with an uppercut.
Bishop is looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab from Bishop does it's job there.
Lil III fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bishop on the side of the head.
Bishop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bishop takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lil III works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Lil III there.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lil III doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lil III just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bishop closes the distance and clinches up with Lil III, looking for a takedown. Bishop pushes Lil III against the cage but Lil III circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lil III jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T4#
Lil III slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bishop goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Lil III fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bishop takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bishop throws a right and a left that Lil III avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Lil III releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lil III looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Lil III swats away the attempt to clinch by Bishop.
Lil III cracks a nice hook into Bishop's ribs.
Lil III changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lil III checks a leg kick nicely.
Lil III is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bishop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lil III is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bishop had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lil III scores with a leg kick.
Lil III lands with a straight right. Bishop didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ba Lil III will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Bishop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Bishop. Beautiful body shot.
A cross from Lil III lands.
A big left from Lil III misses.
Bishop attempts a counter takedown but Lil III avoids it well and moves away.
Bishop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bishop misses with a two punch combination.
Lil III throws out a leg kick but Bishop moves out of range and Lil III only half commits.
Bishop moves out of range as Lil III strikes.
Lil III clobbers Bishop with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lil III throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
Lil III just misses with a punch to the body.
Lil III chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bishop can pounce on him.
Bishop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lil III throws a combination. Bishop tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ba Lil III seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lil III takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lil III. #KD#
Bishop drops Lil III with a big left hand and mounts him. Lil III is in big trouble! #ROC#
Lil III is rocked!
Bishop is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lil III can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lil III is still in real trouble! Can Bishop finish him?#T1#
Lil III is looking to improve his position but Bishop isn't that keen on the idea.
Bishop connects with a bit shot that sees Lil III covering up! More strikes from Bishop and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bishop is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Bishop!
Our winner, Arthur Bishop, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: AD356:155lb Tournament R1
Date: Jun 15, 2016

#R1#
Lundin blocks the body kick.
Lundin thinks about the counter body kick.
Bishop fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lundin! But no joy.
Bishop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bishop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lundin throws a solid leg kick but Bishop takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lundin.
A quick step to the side and Bishop tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop cracks Lundin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bishop with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lundin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Lundin moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bishop lands a really nice looking cross but Lundin seems unphased. #KD2#
Lundin lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Bishop sprawling to the canvas. Lundin follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Bishop hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop wants to get back to full guard but Lundin has passed into side control.#T1#
Bishop is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Bishop's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lundin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lundin happy to just control the position for now.
Bishop tries to buck Lundin off but Lundin is having none of it.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bishop wants to control but Lundin postures up.
Lundin working the ground and pound.
Bishop is looking to reverse the position.
Lundin controls the position from side control.
Bishop tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Bishop's face as Lundin controls the position. #T3#
Bishop is trying to control Lundin's posture but Lundin avoids it.
Bishop is trying to improve his position.
Lundin working away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bishop is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Bishop's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bishop lands with an uppercut that bounces Lundin off the cage and back into range.
Lundin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T4#
Bishop throws a push kick but Lundin slaps the foot to one side.
Lundin misses the shot to the body.
Lundin throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Bishop swings for the body but Lundin moves out of range.
Bishop moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bishop scores with a jab. Lundin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lundin connects with a jab.
Bishop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lundin can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lundin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bishop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Lundin is looking to chop away at Bishop's legs.
Lundin avoids a kick to the body. #TD#
Bishop decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Bishop is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lundin defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cody Lundin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Bishop scores with a sloppy right hand. Lundin should have avoided that one.
Lundin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lundin throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bishop on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lundin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Lundin circles away.
Lundin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lundin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Lundin throws a counter combo.
Bishop's corner calls for a 1-2. Bishop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lundin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Bishop wants to clinch.#T1#
Bishop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL2#
Lundin instigates a clinch.
Lundin can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Lundin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bishop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lundin misses with some punches.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lundin backwards.
Lundin lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bishop pushes Lundin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Lundin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lundin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lundin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lundin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lundin working aggressively here.
Bishop is working for takedown but Lundin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lundin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bishop up against the cage.
Lundin blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Lundin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lundin backwards.
Lundin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lundin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bishops head.
Lundin tries a knee to the head but Bishop blocks it.
Lundin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Lundin controls his hands.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Lundin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Lundin.
A left hand lands to the body for Bishop.
Lundin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
Bishop gets through Lundin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lundin fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Lundin.
Lundin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lundin fails to land.
Lundin tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lundin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Lundin tries to land a knee to the head but Bishop blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lundin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Lundin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lundin misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cody Lundin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
Lundin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Lundin misses with a punch on the inside. #TD#
Bishop gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lundin is looking to get back to full guard here but Bishop has managed to pass to side control instead.
Lundin taking a bit of punishment here - Bishop scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Bishop dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Nice uppercut there from Bishop.#ROC#
Lundin is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Bishop blocks the body kick.
Bishop appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lundin is still on wobbly legs! Can Bishop finish him?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lundin.
Lundin seems to have recovered his senses.
Bishop moves out of range as Lundin strikes.
A low kick from Lundin misses
and Bishop counters with a series of strikes. Lundin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lundin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lundin gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Bishop gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Lundin is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Bishop!
A relieved looking Arthur 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.

Event: AD353: Franco Vs Wilkins
Date: May 28, 2016

#R1#
Bishop thuds his right hand into Yang 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bishop lands with a shot to the body.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Yang moved out of range nicely.
Yang is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yang connects with the punch.
Bishop thows a body kick. Yang tries to catch it but that hurt him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Yang is looking for the big counter here.
Bishop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yang can pounce on him.
Bishop dives in for a single leg takedown but Yang sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ying Yang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yang scores with a decent looking hook.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD2#
Yang lands a big head kick that sends Bishop tumbling to the mat! Yang takes a step backwards and waves Bishop back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Bishop is rocked!
Yang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bishop on the side of the head.
Oh Bishop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Yang slips the punch.
Bishop seems to have got his legs back now.#T1#
Yang misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Yang moved away.
Bishop fails to land with a series of punches.
Yang misses with a double jab.
A left lands for Yang .
Yang missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop is looking to counter punch.
Yang looks to throw a body kick
and Bishop counters with a straight right hand.
Bishop lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yang misses the jab.
Bishop drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yang sprawls and moves away.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Yang takes one to the chin there.#ROC#
Yang is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Yang ! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Arthur Bishop!
During a confident post fight interview, Arthur Bishop thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: AD349: Princess Daisy
Date: May 07, 2016

#R1##TD2#
Wrestling manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bishop on his heels. He'll look to pass Bishop's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Wrestling throws a sloppy strike and Bishop has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Wrestling is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Bishop!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arthur Bishop!
Arthur Bishop decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
I Know Wrestling was interviewed post fight and said 'my next fight will be my last fight in mma'.

Event: AD343: Super Luigi
Date: Apr 06, 2016

#R1##CL#
Bishop gets tackled into the cage by Cade. Cade maintains the clinch.
Cade scores with a shot to the side of Bishop's head.
Cade works on Bishop's body with a couple of short punches.
Cade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Cade.
Cade scores with a shot to the side of Bishop's head.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bishop gets underhooks to prevent Cade's takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Cade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Cade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Cade.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Cade uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Cade.
Cade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop blocks a body shot from Cade.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Cade.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cades head.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Cade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cade misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Cade.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cade throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Cade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Cade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop prevents the takedown attempt.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cade swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cade tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carver Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cade.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cade. #T2#
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cade lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cade tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cade lands a hook that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Cade drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bishop pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cade lands with a nice body punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cade checks a leg kick.
Cade throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cade misses with a wild body shot. #TD2#
Bishop dives in and scores a takedown into Cade's guard.#ES#
Cade scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cade avoids the body shot from Bishop. #T3#
A lazy left from Cade finds it's target.
Bishop fails with the takedown.
Bishop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cade.
Cade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bishop. That did some damage!
Cade works Bishop's body with a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Bishop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bishop.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cade connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cade.
A jab lands there for Cade.
Cade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bishops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cade throws a leg kick that misses.
Bishop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cade can pounce on him. #T4#
Cade connects with a leg kick. Bishop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL#
Cade darts in and clinches Bishop up against the cage.
Cade has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Cade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cade misses with some punches.
Cade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cade lands with a left to the head.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Cade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cade working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cade swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cade is leaning against Bishop and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carver Cade dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Cade missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cade misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Cade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
Cade tries for a takedown but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cade.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick
and Cade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bishop moves out of range as Cade throws a body kick.
Bishop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Cade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bishop throws a right and a left that Cade avoids nicely.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cade changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cade clobbers Bishop with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cade connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cade feints and then cracks Bishop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bishop down.
Cade uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cade just misses with a punch to the body.
Cade connects with a body shot.#T1##TD2#
Bishop shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cade manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#ES#
Cade manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Cade counters with a solid body kick.
Cade is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bishop lands with a right hand.
Cade avoids the head kick by Bishop.
Cade throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bishop misses with the combination.
Cade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Arthur Bishop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Bishop backs away, Cade returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Carver Cade is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cade is looking to counter the offense by Bishop and move into the clinch.#T2##CL2#
Bishop closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cade has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bishop avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cade blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Cade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
Cade working aggressively here.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Cade cracks Bishop with a nice body shot.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carver Cade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cade throws a head punch that misses.
Cade misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Cade.
Cade swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Cade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bishop working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Cade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cade misses with some punches.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Cade.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bishop.
Cade throws a head punch that misses.
Cade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cade has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bishop is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carver Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop digs a right hand into Cade's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cade's gas tank. #T4#
Cade lands with a light punch inside.
Bishop is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cade is keeping busy.
Bishop blocks a body shot from Cade.
Cade misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop tries for a takedown but Cade manages to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Bishop.
Cade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cade is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bishop pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cade blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cade.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cade gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carver Cade dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Cade lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
Cade throws a leg kick but Bishop checks it.
Cade lands a jab to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cade - that will leave a mark!
Bishop throws a head kick but Cade moves out of range.
Bishop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop tries a quick counter leg kick but Cade is wise to it.
Carver Cade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cade tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bishop is able to avoid easily.
Cade throws a leg kick but Bishop sees it coming and moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bishop.
Cade looks for a takedown but Bishop sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop lands a head shot.
Bishop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Cade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T1#
Cade defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand.
Cade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cade scores with a hook to the body. Bishop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bishop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cade looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.#CL#
Cade closes the distance and clinches.
Cade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cade is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bishop gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bishop is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carver Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Cade working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Bishop.
A right hand to the body from Bishop.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arthur Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carver Cade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Cade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cade.
Bishop pushes Cade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cade working aggressively here.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cade blocks an uppercut.
Bishop wants a takedown but no success here. #T3#
Cade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cade scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cade is pressed up against the cage. Bishop has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cade down to the mat. Cade avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Cade's shoulder, as Cade tries to avoid the shot.
Cade is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Cade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bishop.
Cade lands with a nice body punch.
Bishop misses with a double jab.
Cade scores with a hook to the body. Bishop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bishop or perhaps it was just good defense by Cade, which made it look bad.
Cade appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T4#
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Cade slips under a jab from Bishop.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A right-left combo lands from Cade.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Cade finds it's target.
Cade lands a really nice looking cross but Bishop seems unphased.
Cade lunges at Bishop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bishop's hand.
A jab from Bishop misses.
Cade thumps Bishop with a low kick.
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cade.
Cade scores with a kick to the body.
Cade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bishop doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carver Cade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cade has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carver Cade!
After winning the bout, Carver Cade 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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