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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danzig has chosen the Smiths - Meat Is Murder as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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147 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 8 - 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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bishop.
Danzig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danzig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danzig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danzig looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danzig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danzig wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Bishop doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Danzig to counter with a crisp jab.
Danzig moves in looking to clinch but Bishop pushes him off.
Bishop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Danzig tries to clinch but Bishop moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Danzig lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bishop has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bishop and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Danzig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bishop.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Danzig has hold of Bishop's hands but Bishop slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Danzig.
Danzig manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bishop manages to get himself to full guard.
Bishop is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Danzig trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bishop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bishop can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Danzig controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bryan Bishop.
Bishop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Danzig sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bishop somewhat.
Danzig wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Danzig was covering up waiting for the punch and Bishop finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bishop postures up.
Bishop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Danzig working for a triangle but Bishop defends it easily.
Bishop is looking to work some ground and pound but Danzig has wrist control.
Danzig working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bishop doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bishop manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bishop lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Danzig tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bishop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Danzig on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Danzig's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop controls from within his opponent's guard.
Danzig looking for a sweep. Not yet Danzig, not yet.
Danzig keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Danzig trying to keep a closed guard but Bishop is proving a slippery customer.
Bishop with a nice head shot there.
Danzig keeping full guard, as Bishop tries to pass.
Bishop scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop looking to pass the guard.
Bishop chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Bishop dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bishop misses with a takedown
and Danzig connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bishop looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danzig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danzig throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danzig feints a jab promting Bishop to slip. Danzig then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bishop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bishop closes this distance looking for a takedown but Danzig circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Danzig takes the fight into the clinch.
Danzig prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bishop has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Danzig is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danzig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Danzig as he jumps to the side.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Danzig has managed to clinch.
Danzig breaks from the clinch.
Danzig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danzig stuffs the takedown.
Bryan Bishop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danzig pushes Bishop up against the cage in a clinch.
Danzig misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danzig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bishop fails to land with a series of punches.
Bryan Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop tries for a takedown but Danzig sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danzig takes the fight into the clinch.
Danzig stalling the fight.
Bishop is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danzig taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Danzig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danzig moves into the clinch successfully.
Danzig wants to stall.
Bishop can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Danzig fails to land.
Danzig scores with a shot to the side of Bishop's head.
Danzig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bishop dives in and grabs Danzig's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danzig pushes down on Bishop's head and hops out.
Bishop looking to score a takedown here. Danzig is defending well but Bishop drives through and ends up in Danzig's guard.
Danzig is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bishop defends well.
Bishop has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Danzig looking for a guillotine here but Bishop defends easily.
Bishop throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bishop looking to pass the guard.
Danzig pulls Bishop in to control the position.
Bishop stands up over Danzig, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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 is looking to work some ground and pound but Danzig has wrist control.
Bishop works over Danzig with some ground and pound from guard.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bryan Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Danzig looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Danzig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danzig 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.
Mac Danzig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Danzig defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bishop.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Danzig.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danzig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danzig is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bishop.
Danzig moves into range and clinches up with Bishop.
Danzig tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danzig lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Danzig.
Danzig is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig manages to break the clinch.
Danzig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danzig moves in looking to clinch but Bishop pushes him off.
Danzig tries to close the distance and clinch but Bishop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bishop shoots for a double leg takedown but Danzig sprawls well. He's pushed Bishop's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danzig misses with a wild combination.
Bishop keeps the fight on the outside.
Bishop scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Danzig wants to control but Bishop postures up.
Danzig takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bishop creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Danzig is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bishop has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bishop lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bishop landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Danzig's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop controlling from side mount.
Danzig wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bishop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Danzig keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Danzig is trying to control Bishop's posture but Bishop avoids it.
Bishop working the ground and pound from side control.
Bishop creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Danzig tries to escape but Bishop is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bishop is putting a hurting on Danzig here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bishop working the body and head with strikes.
Danzig is rocked!
Bishop scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Danzig to see if he's OK.
Danzig is still in real trouble! Can Bishop finish him?
Danzig is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bishop connects with a decent elbow.
Bishop lands a strong strike to the head of Danzig. That's dazed him! Bishop looking to finish here. Danzig is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Bishop lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Bishop!
A relieved looking Bryan 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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