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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Retsu Kaioh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Bisping has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Retsu Kaioh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kaioh's head backwards.
Kaioh looks to land a combination but Bisping avoids it well.
Bisping loads up on a big right hand but Kaioh slips the punch.
Kaioh looks to land a left hand but Bisping moved out of range nicely.
Kaioh scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaioh checks the leg kick.
A big right from Bisping misses.
Bisping pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bisping throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kaioh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kaioh lands a really nice looking cross but Bisping seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisping scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Bisping.
Michael Bisping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bisping tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaioh was well out of range. Poor timing from Bisping.
Kaioh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bisping bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kaioh's head.
A jab from Bisping does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaioh tries to clinch but Bisping is having none of it.
Kaioh throws a chopping leg kick but Bisping manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kaioh ducks right into an uppercut from Bisping.
Kaioh moves into range and clinches up with Bisping.
Bisping has a couple of punches blocked by Kaioh.
Kaioh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kaioh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaioh leaning against his opponent.
Bisping blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bisping as Kaioh tries to tie him up.
Kaioh blocking some punches.
Bisping lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping lands with a light punch inside.
Bisping pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bisping throws a series of punches but Kaioh avoids them all with ease.
Kaioh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kaioh moves out of range as Bisping strikes.
Kaioh defending well as Bisping loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Bisping.
Bisping misses with a leg kick
and Kaioh counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaioh misses with a head kick.
Bisping fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kaioh sprawls well initially but Bisping persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bisping performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kaioh flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping wants to work for an arm triangle but Kaioh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bisping is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kaioh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kaioh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kaioh pulls Bisping in close to prevent any damage.
Bisping loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kaioh looking for a sweep. Not yet Kaioh, not yet.
Bisping seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kaioh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bisping working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kaioh controlling Bisping's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Retsu Kaioh.
Kaioh slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaioh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bisping manages to avoid it.
Bisping finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kaioh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bisping finds it's way round the side to connect with Kaioh's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bisping dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kaioh moves out of range of the strikes.
Bisping connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bisping buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kaioh.
Bisping fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kaioh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bisping throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaioh avoids the head kick by Bisping.
Bisping looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bisping fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kaioh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bisping swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michael Bisping seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bisping.
Kaioh tries to work over Bisping's front leg with a kick but Bisping checks it.
Kaioh misses with a low kick.
Bisping throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaioh misses with a body shot.
Bisping loads up on a big right hand but Kaioh slips the punch.
Kaioh misses with a wild combination.
Kaioh ducks under a wild hook from Bisping.
Kaioh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kaioh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kaioh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping blocks a low kick nicely.
Bisping lands a jab.
Bisping lands with a straight right. Kaioh didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bisping throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bisping closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kaioh quickly recovers to half guard.
Bisping is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bisping is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kaioh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bisping trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kaioh manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kaioh stays in close to Bisping's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bisping is trying to control the position but Kaioh postures up.
Bisping pulls Kaioh in close to prevent any damage.
Kaioh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bisping swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bisping trying to keep a closed guard but Kaioh is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Michael Bisping hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kaioh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bisping.
That kick from Bisping tenderised Kaioh's leg. Kaioh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bisping throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bisping steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaioh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping thows a leg kick but Kaioh checks it
and Kaioh makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bisping really felt that one!
Bisping is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bisping looks to land a left hand but Kaioh moved out of range nicely.
Kaioh looks to score with a jab to the body but Bisping is just out of range.
Kaioh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kaioh misses with a body kick.
Kaioh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kaioh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bisping's calf.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bisping - that will leave a mark!
Bisping lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaioh's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaioh connects with a leg kick. Bisping looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bisping takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kaioh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bisping moves away.
Kaioh lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Bisping will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kaioh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bisping was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaioh.
Kaioh tried to score with a low kick but Bisping checks it.
Bisping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bisping lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Kaioh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaioh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bisping rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaioh counters with a nice leg kick.
Kaioh is looking to wear down Bisping with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bisping throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kaioh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bisping slips a straight right by Kaioh.
Bisping avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaioh throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaioh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bisping finds it's way round the side to connect with Kaioh's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaioh moves out of range of the body kick from Bisping.
Bisping swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kaioh.
Bisping tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaioh was well out of range. Poor timing from Bisping.
Kaioh slips under a jab from Bisping.
Bisping lands a right hook to the body.
Bisping fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kaioh is out of range.
Bisping uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaioh.
Bisping cracks Kaioh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bisping cracks Kaioh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kaioh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bisping lands with a nice body kick.
Kaioh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bisping checks it well.
Kaioh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh misses with a low kick.
Kaioh tries to clinch up but Bisping circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaioh defending well as Bisping loads up on a big left hand.
Retsu Kaioh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Bisping.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaioh scores with a leg kick.
Kaioh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bisping moves away.
Bisping fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaioh manages to avoid it.
Bisping misses with a kick to the body.
Kaioh tries to clinch there but Bisping circles away.
Bisping throws a body kick that misses.
Kaioh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bisping takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaioh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaioh is just out of range.
Kaioh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kaioh throws a series of punches but Bisping avoids them all with ease.
Bisping scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Kaioh misses.
Bisping fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kaioh misses with a low kick.
Kaioh 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.
Bisping checks a low kick from Kaioh.
Bisping dips to his left and cracks Kaioh with an uppercut!
Kaioh defending well as Bisping loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bisping connects with a crisp jab.
Kaioh thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaioh misses with a low kick as Bisping jumps back.
Kaioh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Retsu Kaioh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bisping misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaioh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bisping has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kaioh scores with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kaioh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaioh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kaioh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaioh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Retsu Kaioh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bisping 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bisping!
A very excited looking Michael Bisping made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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