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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bishop might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Aggro?. Billy Bishop had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
15 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Lethal high kicks
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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
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Billy Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfredo Torres!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres misses with a hook.
Torres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torres throws a front kick aimed at Bishop's knee but Bishop avoids it well.
Torres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bishop throws out the jab.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Torres moved out of range nicely.
Alfredo Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bishop.
A nice combination there by Bishop.
Bishop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torres at a distance.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Torres throws a big shot that misses.
Bishop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Torres slips under a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as Bishop shoots in.
Torres throws a quick inside leg kick.
Torres shoots for a takedown but Bishop saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bishop gets caught flat footed, as Torres shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torres is one step ahead there.
Bishop wants to stand but Torres is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Torres gets to his feet. Bishop looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Torres uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bishop has time to react.
It looks like Billy Bishop has been cut.
Torres slips a straight right by Bishop.
Bishop checks a leg kick.
A big right from Torres misses.
Torres throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torres 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.
Torres shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Torres 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.
Torres got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bishop has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Torres has managed to get both his arms back between Bishop's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Torres 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 pushes Torres off and gets back to his feet.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but Bishop shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bishop scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torres in his tracks.
Torres is looking to slow Bishop down with leg kicks.
Torres misses with a looping right.
Torres throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Torres sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Torres. Beautiful body shot.
Torres on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torres misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Torres lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bishop doesn't seem phased though.
Torres tries for a takedown but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Billy Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfredo Torres.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands a jab-cross combination.
Torres does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Torres misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Bishop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torres.
Bishop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bishop stuns Torres with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Bishop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jab from Bishop.
Bishop walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torres checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Torres displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bishop.
Torres lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bishop throws a solid leg kick but Torres takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bishop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt - Bishop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Torres on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Torres closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Torres is thwarting Bishop's attempts to control the position.
Bishop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bishop is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
It looks like Torres is going to stand back up.
Torres escapes and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bishop is looking to clinch.
Torres cracks Bishop with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfredo Torres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Bishop's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bishop walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bishop 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.
Alfredo Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bishop.
Bishop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torres counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torres swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bishop.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but Bishop shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Torres slips under a jab.
Bishop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw.
Torres throws a leg kick but Bishop moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bishop, right into the meat.
Bishop fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Bishop fails to land the takedown.
Bishop scoring well with a low kick there.
Bishop stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bishop wants it to stay on the feet.
Torres fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bishop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Torres.
Bishop sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Torres decides to stand up.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Torres connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bishop's hands.
Jab by Bishop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Torres throws a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torres, right into the meat.
Some bone on bone action there as Bishop checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bishop punishes Torres's body with a nice straight punch.
Torres misses with a looping right.
Torres misses with an uppercut.
Torres cracks the inside of Bishop's front leg.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Torres chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torres avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Bishop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Bishop tenderised Torres's leg. Torres is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop is looking to slow Torres down with leg kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torres 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.
Torres throws a lazy uppercut
and Bishop counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Torres!
Torres tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bishop wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bishop lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bishop throwing strikes but Torres manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Torres has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bishop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Torres misses with a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Torres keeping full guard, as Bishop tries to pass.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop got a little sloppy there for a moment and Torres has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bishop has managed to get both his arms back between Torres's legs - danger averted.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Torres bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bishop's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Torres defends well.
Torres wants to stand but Bishop has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Bishop will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Bishop's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Torres thows a body shot but no joy.
Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torres lands a nice looking body shot.
Torres slips under a jab from Bishop.
Torres connects with a looping right hand.
Bishop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop throws a hook but Torres blocks it.
Torres throws a head kick that Bishop semi-blocks.
Torres is looking to slow Bishop down with leg kicks.
Torres moves out of range of the strikes.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses
and Bishop counters with a single leg into guard. Torres didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
Torres is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throwing strikes from guard but Torres blocks nicely.
Torres is looking for a triangle but Bishop pushes his legs off easily.
Torres controls Bishop momentarily but Bishop frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bishop landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bishop's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bishop works over Torres with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Torres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres, not yet.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Billy Bishop just wasn't active enough.
Torres throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bishop moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bishop takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Torres drops his hands momentarily and Bishop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bishop misses with a hook. Torres ducked under it nicely.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop misses with a takedown attempt
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Torres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Torres lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Torres.
Bishop swings widly with a right hand
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bishop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torres throws a hook to the side of Bishop's head but Bishop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torres shoots in looking for a takedown but Bishop manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Torres's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bishop clobbers Torres with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bishop cracks Torres with a good jab.
Torres throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop lunges at Torres with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Torres's hand.
Bishop thows a body shot but no joy.
Torres misses with a leg kick.
Bishop is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Nice shot by Torres.
Torres lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres throws a shot to the body.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Torres sees coming a mile off.
Bishop throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
Torres connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy Bishop.
I think Bishop has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alfredo Torres!
A very excited looking Alfredo Torres 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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