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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Hentschel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
24 - 21 - 0 |
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146 lbs
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
24 - 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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stefan Hentschel!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hentschel throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bishop.
Hentschel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hentschel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bishop moves away from the strike by Hentschel.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hentschel sprawls well. Hentschel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Hentschel misses.
Hentschel scores with a sloppy right hand. Bishop should have avoided that one.
Hentschel lands with a hook. Bishop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Hentschel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hentschel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Hentschel. Those never looked like landing.
Hentschel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hentschel misses the shot to the body.
Hentschel stuffs the takedown attempt from Bishop. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
Bishop drops his hands momentarily and Hentschel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Hentschel as Bishop shoots in.
Hentschel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hentschel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hentschel wants it to stay on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Bishop blocks the leg kick.
Hentschel takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
Hentschel cracks a nice hook into Bishop's ribs.
Bishop walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hentschel.
Bishop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hentschel.
Bryan Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop fails with a takedown attempt.
Hentschel scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hentschel connects with a solid leg kick.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bishop shoots and misses
and Hentschel counters with a stiff right hand.
Bishop with a poor takedown
and Hentschel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bishop displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hentschel.
Hentschel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Hentschel cracks Bishop with a good jab.
Bishop dives in and grabs Hentschel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hentschel pushes down on Bishop's head and hops out.
Bishop closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hentschel's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hentschel keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Bishop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop content to stall in guard here.
Hentschel trying to control the position here.
Bishop not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bryan Bishop has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A jab lands there for Bishop.
Hentschel misses with a straight right.
Hentschel throws a leg kick but Bishop sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bishop misses.
Bishop shoots in but Hentschel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hentschel.
Bishop fails to land with a series of punches.
Bishop fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hentschel avoids it really well and circles away.
Hentschel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hentschel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hentschel.
Bishop misses with a takedown attempt - Hentschel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hentschel throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Hentschel loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hentschel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Hentschel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hentschel stuffs the takedown attempt from Bishop. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Hentschel is just out of range.
Hentschel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hentschel dips to his left and cracks Bishop with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Hentschel.
Hentschel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Hentschel.
Hentschel swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Bryan Bishop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bishop shoots in looking for a takedown but Hentschel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bishop's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bishop gets the takedown into side control.
Bishop happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hentschel tries to improve position but can't.
Hentschel regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bishop's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Bishop scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hentschel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hentschel is trying to stand up here but Bishop is controlling him well.
Hentschel is holding on to half guard well.
Bishop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hentschel keeps working.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Hentschel is defending well.
Hentschel trying to hold on to Bishop's head to control him but Bishop postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stefan Hentschel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bishop throws a right and a left that Hentschel avoids nicely.
Hentschel works the jab nicely.
Bishop closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hentschel's guard.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Hentschel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hentschel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bishop controls the pace.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Hentschel keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bryan Bishop just wasn't active enough.
Bishop throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hentschel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bishop is in Hentschel's guard.
Bryan Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Hentschel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Bishop dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hentschel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hentschel scores with a punch to the head.
Bishop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bishop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hentschel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bishop somewhat.
Bishop gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hentschel.
Bishop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hentschel.
Bishop closes the distance and clinches up with Hentschel, looking for a takedown. Bishop pushes Hentschel against the cage but Hentschel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Hentschel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hentschel leaves Bishop with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hentschel misses with a body kick.
Bishop misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hentschel scores with a jab. Bishop acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop slips a jab from Hentschel.
Hentschel stuffs the takedown.
Bishop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hentschel.
Bishop takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
A big right from Hentschel misses.
Bishop swinging wildly here.
Bishop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hentschel.
Hentschel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bishop is not content to let Hentschel control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hentschel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hentschel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bishop is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hentschel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bishop defending well though.
Hentschel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bishop keeps working.
Hentschel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hentschel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hentschel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hentschel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hentschel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bishop has hold of Hentschel's hands but Hentschel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hentschel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bishop trying to control here.
Hentschel throwing shots but Bishop is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hentschel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hentschel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Hentschel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hentschel 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Hentschel!
Stefan Hentschel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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