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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Bisley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bisley kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cyborg's choice of entrance music: Awaken . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
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134 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garrett Bisley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyborg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cyborg punishes Bisley's body with a nice straight punch.
Bisley throws a right hand that Cyborg ducks under and follows up with a left that Cyborg also avoids with ease.
Cyborg scores with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Bisley blocks the low kick.
A good leg kick by Cyborg.
Bisley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cyborg, right into the meat.
Chris Cyborg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bisley thows a body shot but no joy.
Cyborg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bisley momentarily.
Cyborg jabs Bisley right on the nose. Bisley blinks but takes it well.
Cyborg thuds his shin into the meat of Bisley's side.
Cyborg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bisley manages to avoid it.
Cyborg misses with a looping left.
Bisley avoids the body shot from Cyborg.
Bisley looks to throw the jab but Cyborg is out of range.
Cyborg scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bisley throws the kick towards the body but Cyborg avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisley scores with a sloppy right hand. Cyborg should have avoided that one.
Cyborg closes the distance and clinches up with Bisley, looking for a takedown. Cyborg pushes Bisley against the cage but Bisley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bisley misses the jab.
Cyborg is looking to land body kicks.
Cyborg gets caught napping as Bisley dives in and scores a takedown. Cyborg manages to retain guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cyborg trying to control the position here.
Bisley prevents Cyborg from getting back to his feet.
Bisley trying to control the position from guard on top but Cyborg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bisley looking to pass the guard.
Bisley trying to control the position from guard on top but Cyborg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisley won't allow Cyborg to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bisley loads up on a big right hand but Cyborg slips the punch.
Cyborg 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.
Cyborg throws a hook but Bisley avoids it easily.
Bisley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bisley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bisley moves out of range as Cyborg throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bisley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheers as Bisley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cyborg doesn't seem phased though.
Cyborg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bisley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cyborg on the side of the head.
Bisley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cyborg on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cyborg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bisley slips a straight right by Cyborg.
Bisley scores with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cyborg.
Nice sprawl there from Cyborg as Bisley shoots in.
Cyborg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bisley misses with the combination.
Cyborg finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cyborg tries to land a front kick but Bisley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cyborg is looking to land body kicks.
Bisley checks the leg kick.
Cyborg throws a wild body kick that Bisley sees coming a mile off.
Bisley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bisley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cyborg on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg tests Bisley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A good leg kick by Cyborg.
Cyborg throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cyborg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cyborg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bisley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cyborg is able to avoid easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cyborg. Bisley shrugs it off though.
Some wild striking there from Bisley.
Cyborg throws a chopping leg kick but Bisley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bisley misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bisley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cyborg ducks under a wild hook from Bisley.
Cyborg looks for the body kick but Bisley saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cyborg dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cyborg throws a hook but Bisley blocks it.
Cyborg misses with an uppercut. Bisley saw that one coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cyborg.
Bisley misses with a body kick.
Cyborg misses with a low kick as Bisley jumps back.
Bisley takes a swing at Cyborg's ribcage but misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cyborg!
Cyborg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bisley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cyborg pushes Bisley away with a front kick.
Bisley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bisley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cyborg. That's going to slow Bisley down.
Bisley is looking to chop away at Cyborg's legs.
Cyborg bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bisley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bisley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Some bone on bone action there as Bisley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg ducks under a wild hook from Bisley.
Bisley misses with a straight left.
Cyborg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bisley.
Bisley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cyborg avoids it really well and circles away.
Cyborg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bisley throws a series of punches but Cyborg avoids them all with ease.
Bisley throws a looping overhand right but Cyborg ducks down to avoid it.
Cyborg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bisley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cyborg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cyborg thuds his shin into the meat of Bisley's side.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cyborg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bisley fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Bisley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bisley lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cyborg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bisley is able to avoid easily.
Cyborg thuds his shin into the meat of Bisley's side.
Cyborg works Bisley's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Bisley.
Bisley lands a glancing blow to the side of Cyborg's head.
Cyborg avoids the body shot from Bisley.
Bisley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cyborg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cyborg scoring well with a low kick there.
Cyborg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bisley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cyborg. That's going to slow Bisley down.
Bisley has a takedown stuffed.
Cyborg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bisley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bisley. That did some damage!
Horrible takedown by Bisley or perhaps it was just good defense by Cyborg which made him look bad.
Cyborg tries to score with a low kick but Bisley moves his leg out of the way.
Cyborg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Bisley.
Cyborg throws a leg kick which misses Bisley's front leg but catches the back leg as Bisley tries to avoid it.
Chris Cyborg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bisley moves out of range as Cyborg throws a body kick.
Bisley takes a swing at Cyborg's ribcage but misses.
Bisley 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.
Cyborg with a jab.
Cyborg throws a head kick that half lands.
Bisley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisley 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.
Cyborg connects with a solid leg kick.
Bisley blocks a leg kick.
Bisley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisley fails to land with a series of punches.
Cyborg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cyborg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bisley looks to land a body kick but Cyborg moved away.
Cyborg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bisley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cyborg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cyborg thows a body kick. Bisley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bisley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cyborg is trying to defend but Bisley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bisley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cyborg 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cyborg lands with an overhand left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bisley.
Bisley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cyborg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bisley manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Bisley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cyborg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bisley shoots in for a takedown but Cyborg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cyborg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cyborg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cyborg connects with the punch.
Bisley throws the kick towards the body but Cyborg avoids it.
Bisley thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick there by Cyborg.
Bisley fails to land with a series of punches.
Bisley slips under a jab from Cyborg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisley ducks under a wild hook from Cyborg.
Bisley looks to land a combination but Cyborg avoids it well.
Cyborg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bisley's hands.
Bisley throws the left hand but Cyborg avoids the punch easily.
Bisley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bisley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Bisley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bisley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cyborg. Cyborg obviously looking to wear him down.
Cyborg misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bisley.
Cyborg throws a low kick but Bisley avoids it.
Bisley missing with a left hand there. Cyborg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bisley scores with a hook.
Bisley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cyborg manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bisley's best efforts.
Garrett Bisley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Cyborg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cyborg tries to get to full guard but Bisley has control of the leg.
Cyborg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bisley trying to control the action but Cyborg is working from the bottom.
Bisley looks to land a strike but Cyborg avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bisley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cyborg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bisley 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.
Bisley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisley throwing strikes from guard but Cyborg blocks nicely.
Cyborg wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bisley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bisley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bisley trying to control but Cyborg is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bisley postures up and lands a big shot to Cyborg's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisley looking to pass the guard.
Cyborg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bisley!
Bisley tries to lock up and control but Cyborg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cyborg controlling the pace for now.
Bisley slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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 Garrett Bisley.
I think Cyborg 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Cyborg!
Our winner, Chris Cyborg, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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