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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kealin Bishop (ranked 803 p4p, 1810 weight class) and Winter Panda (ranked 117 p4p, 226 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bishop might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HonestKey- When I Wake Up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kealin Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Winter Panda!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop throws a chopping leg kick but Panda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Panda misses its intended target.
Panda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Panda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bishop misses with a jab to the body
and Panda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Bishop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bishop.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
Bishop closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Bishop slips a jab from Panda.
A punch lands to the side of Panda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A lazy left from Bishop finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panda shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bishop is trying to defend but Panda finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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.
Panda scoring with strikes to the body and head.
It looks like Kealin Bishop has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Panda wants to control but Bishop is keeping him busy.
Panda looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bishop trying to control but Panda postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Panda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bishop preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bishop wants to get back to his feet.
Bishop wants to control but Panda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bishop blocking the ground and pound attempt from Panda.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Panda's head backwards.
A shot to the body from Panda misses
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Panda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Bishop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Panda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kealin Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bishop is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Panda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bishop misses with an uppercut
and Panda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop trying to control from the bottom.
Bishop manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Panda keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Panda or not.
Panda trying to control the position but instead, Bishop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Panda into the cage.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Panda avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Panda stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Panda fails to land.
Bishop blocking some punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Bishop.
Panda breaks from the clinch.
Panda drives through and clinches with Bishop against the cage.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Panda has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bishop after a bit of a struggle.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Panda throws a body shot but no joy.
Panda just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBishop.
Panda gets tackled into the cage by Bishop. Bishop maintains the clinch.
Bishop lands with a light punch inside.
Panda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Panda prevents a body shot from Bishop.
I was talking to Bishop's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Panda breaks from the clinch.
Panda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bishop darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Panda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bishop lands with a slapping head kick.
Bishop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bishop throws an off balance right hand
and Panda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bishop actively working from the bottom here.
Panda stops Bishop from getting back to his feet.
Panda landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Panda.
Bishop wants to control but Panda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Panda is keen to just control but Bishop is a slippery customer.
Bishop actively working from the bottom here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Panda scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bishop is not content to let Panda control the position.
Panda is looking to advance position but Bishop won't allow it.
Panda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bishop's head.
Bishop has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Panda is working away from the top position though.
Panda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bishop is looking to control Panda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bishop avoid being mounted?
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Panda ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
And Panda tries to counter it with a takedown but Bishop pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Panda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panda lands a body shot.
Panda misses with a looping right.
Panda looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bishop is looking to get back to is feet but Panda passes into side control.
Panda throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Panda creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bishop can't do much from the bottom here.
Panda throws an elbow but Bishop slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Panda working the head with strikes.
The ground and pound from Panda seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Panda working away.
Panda 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.
Panda cracks Bishop with a big right hand but Bishop just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Panda throws a strike aimed at the side of Bishop's head but Bishop avoids it well.
Panda scoring with punches and elbows.
Panda wants to control but Bishop is keeping him busy.
Panda working away.
Panda scores with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kealin Bishop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kealin Bishop's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bishop scores with a sloppy right hand. Panda should have avoided that one.
Kealin Bishop's cut is getting worse.
Bishop throws a right and a left that Panda avoids nicely.
Panda misses with a lunging right hand
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.
Panda looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Bishop misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Panda misses the target.
Bishop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Panda's head.
Bishop misses with a hook
and Panda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Panda moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop takes one to the side of the head.
Bishop lands a glancing blow to the side of Panda's head.
A slow jab from Panda misses its intended target.
Bishop swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bishop throws a poor cross that misses
and Panda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panda.
Bishop lands a head kick!
Bishop throws a hook but Panda blocks it.
Panda ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Panda moved out of range nicely.
Panda with the counter takedown but Bishop avoids it easily.
Panda lands a jab to the head.
A head kick from Bishop lands but Panda takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Panda can do to turn this around?
Bishop throws a hook but Panda blocks it.
Panda is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bishop with a body shot.
Panda ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Panda tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bishop is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bishop lands the left hand.
Bishop is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Panda swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
As Panda backs away, Bishop returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop walks into a straight right hand from Panda.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Panda saw that one coming.
Panda misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Panda misses with a hook.
Good shot there by Panda.
Panda misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Panda misses the body punch
and Bishop counters with a one-two to the body.
Panda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bishop.
Panda tries to land a body kick
and Bishop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bishop connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Panda scrambles back to his feet.
Panda looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
Bishop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Panda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bishop.
Panda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Panda misses the shot to the body.
Bishop moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Bishop is predictable there
and Panda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Panda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bishop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bishop is pulling down on Panda's head. It's preventing any offense from Panda, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda cracks Bishop with a solid left hand.
Bishop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bishop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Panda stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Bishop has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Panda manages to get his head free but now Bishop has transitioned to an armbar! Panda grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Bishop! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kealin Bishop!
A relieved looking Kealin Bishop thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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