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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Bishop could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Little Mac's chin.
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
23 - 21 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Little Mac!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bishop showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bishop sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mac really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bishop. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bishop takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac is looking for a sweep. Bishop is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bishop is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mac for as long as he can get away with.
Mac on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bishop working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Bishop seems content to control.
Bishop has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bishop connects with a nice short shot to Mac's temple.
Bishop is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bishop has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan Bishop has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mac tries to sprawl but Bishop drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bishop winds up and cracks Mac with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bishop landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bishop stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mac wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bryan Bishop wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bishop thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Bishop dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Mac. Those never looked like landing.
Mac misses with a looping left.
Mac tries to bum rush Bishop with a series of wild strikes but Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Mac misses.
Bishop drives through with a takedown into Mac's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bishop stays in close to Mac's body and controls the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bryan Bishop wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mac swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Mac misses.
Mac is breathing heavily.
Mac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mac gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bishop to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bishop postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bishop is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is in close to Mac's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bishop slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bishop passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bishop happy to just control the position for now.
Bryan Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mac taking a bit of punishment here - Bishop scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac trying to control but Bishop flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Bishop has good solid back control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Bishop dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mac enables Bishop to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mac manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bishop's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bishop makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bishop is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bishop works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bishop stalling.
Bishop lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mac is rocked!
Bishop keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mac is still in real trouble! Can Bishop finish him?
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mac can do to turn this around?
Bishop works his way into full mount!
Bishop controlling from the full mount.
Bishop's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac seems to have recovered his senses.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bishop lands a big shot to the head and Mac winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bryan Bishop!
After winning the bout, Bryan Bishop thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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