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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Red Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayer lands with a nice combination. Bishop backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Slayer misses.
Slayer throws a right and a left that Bishop avoids nicely.
Slayer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bishop circles away quickly and effectively.
Slayer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slayer looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
Bishop dodges the punch combination from Slayer.
Slayer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slayer misses with a series of wild punches.
Slayer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slayer looks gassed!
Bishop is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Slayer's half guard.
Slayer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bishop is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Slayer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bishop wants to control but Slayer is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop trying to control the pace.
Bishop thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slayer's head.
Bishop is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Slayer reverses the position - he's now on top in Bishop's guard.
Slayer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bishop is proving hard to escape from.
Slayer is fighting to break Bishop's control of his arms but Bishop is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Slayer wants to stand but Bishop has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Slayer stands and steps away. Bishop gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bishop closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Slayer regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bishop.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Slayer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Slayer is keeping the position.
Slayer has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bishop off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Slayer misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bishop tries to pass to full mount but Slayer defends it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bishop lands a nice short elbow.
Bishop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bishop throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bishop is stalling here. Slayer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bishop seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Slayer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Slayer decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bishop to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slayer.
No luck for Bishop with that takedown attempt.
Slayer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bishop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Slayer looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
Bishop dives in and grabs Slayer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slayer pushes down on Bishop's head and hops out.
Slayer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bishop closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bishop throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bishop missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slayer wants to get back to his feet.
Bishop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bishop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bryan Bishop will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Slayer stuffs the takedown.
Slayer misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Slayer misses.
Bishop is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Slayer's half guard.
Slayer won't allow Bishop to pass to mount.
Slayer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bishop thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slayer's head.
Bishop landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bishop prevents Slayer from standing back up.
Bishop is looking to advance position but Slayer won't allow it.
Bishop trying to control from half guard but Slayer is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bishop looks to land a strike but Slayer avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bishop postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bishop throws a big right hand that misses.
Slayer is looking to stand up but Bishop isn't so interested in that idea.
Slayer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bishop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bishop thows a big elbow that misses.
Slayer keeping full guard, as Bishop tries to pass.
Bishop throws a strike but Slayer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Slayer wants to get up but he can't break Bishop's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bishop is controlling Slayer's posture.
Slayer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer misses with a double jab.
Slayer misses with a two punch combination.
Bishop fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Slayer avoids it really well and circles away.
Slayer misses with a double jab.
Bishop shoots in and gets a takedown into Slayer's guard.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slayer wants to stand but Bishop is controlling the position.
Bishop is looking to work some ground and pound but Slayer has wrist control.
Slayer keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bishop working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.
Bishop works over Slayer with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop is pushing down on Slayer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Slayer is fighting to maintain full guard but Bishop has managed to sneak the leg through.
Slayer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bishop thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slayer's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Bishop dominated that second round.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bishop 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.
Slayer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slayer keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Slayer is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Slayer breaks the clinch.
Bishop dodges the punch combination from Slayer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slayer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer wriggles free and stands up.
Bryan Bishop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slayer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slayer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bishop shoots in and gets a takedown into Slayer's guard.
Bishop chips away with some ground and pound.
Bishop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slayer is keeping the position for now.
Slayer wants to stand up but Bishop is controlling him.
Bishop sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop postures up in Slayer's guard and throws a big left but Slayer blocks it.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Slayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bishop is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bishop looking to sit in guard and control but Slayer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer wants to get up but he can't break Bishop's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Slayer wants to stand and escape but instead Bishop has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bishop tries to free his leg and advance position but Slayer is retaining full guard.
Slayer keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bishop stops Slayer from standing up.
Bishop postures up in Slayer's guard and throws a big left but Slayer blocks it.
Red Slayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bishop sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bishop, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Bishop!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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