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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bryan Bishop has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bryan Bishop seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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175 cm
27
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
9 - 6 - 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Alves!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bishop pinned against the cage. Bishop gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bishop gets a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bishop trying to control from Alves's half guard. Alves has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alves is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bishop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bishop throws a big right hand that misses.
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 throwing strikes but missing.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bishop working some strikes from top position.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bishop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bishop throws and elbow that misses. Alves uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bishop's guard. Nice move by Alves!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.
Alves pushes down on Bishop's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alves lands with a punch from half guard.
Alves stops Bishop from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Alves there.
Bishop on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bishop tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bishop keeps working.
Alves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bishop is staying active underneath Alves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alves misses with a head shot. Bishop uses the momentum to regain guard.
Alves trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a strike but Bishop rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bishop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bishop.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Bishop lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Bishop dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alves slaps away a takedown attempt from Bishop, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bishop dives in and scores a takedown into Alves's guard.
Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bishop is looking to work some ground and pound but Alves has wrist control.
Bishop controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bishop.
Alves wants to stand up but Bishop is controlling him.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bishop controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bryan Bishop just wasn't active enough.
Alves blocks a head kick by Bishop.
Bishop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alves counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alves seems to be working for a kimura but Bishop defends the submission attempt.
Bryan Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves stalling away here and it's allowed Bishop to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a strike but Bishop rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bishop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.
Alves is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bishop.
Alves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bishop.
Bishop connects with a couple of short punches.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bishop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bishop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bishop trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Alves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Bishop dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bishop drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bishop postures up in Alves's guard and throws a big left but Alves blocks it.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Alves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bishop looking to pass the guard.
Bishop is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Alves as Bishop shoots in.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense.
Bishop is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bishop closes the distance and clinches up with Alves, looking for a takedown. Bishop pushes Alves against the cage but Alves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alves shoots for a takedown but Bishop saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alves gets caught flat footed, as Bishop shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Alves keeping full guard, as Bishop tries to pass.
Bishop chips away with some ground and pound.
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bryan Bishop.
Alves looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bishop!
Alves throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is desperately trying to improve his position but Alves has a good base and remains in mount.
Alves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Alves 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Bishop slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Victor Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bishop 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino 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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