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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez has chosen Spill The Wine - War as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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149 lbs
19 - 10 - 1 |
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140 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Billy Perez!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez fails with the takedown
and Bishop counters with a stiff right hand.
Bishop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perez momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Perez enables Bishop to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Perez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've been hearing that Bishop has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Perez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bishop is one step ahead there.
Perez controlling Bishop's posture.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Perez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bishop throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bishop.
Bishop content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bishop won't allow Perez to sweep him here.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perez controls Bishop momentarily but Bishop frees himself.
Bishop sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bishop postures up.
Perez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Billy Perez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bishop thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop motions for Perez to come forward. Bishop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Perez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Perez misses with a takedown
and Bishop counters with an inside leg kick.
Perez 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.
Bishop looks for the body kick but Perez saw that one coming.
Bishop lands a right hook to the body.
Perez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop motions for Perez to come forward. Bishop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Perez throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
Perez misses with a few strikes there.
Bishop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bishop makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kevin Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Perez.
Perez throws a right hand that misses
and Bishop counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Perez wants to improve his position but Bishop is controlling well.
Bishop scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Perez is trying to maintain the position but Bishop is very close to passing his half guard.
Bishop scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bishop trying to mount his opponent but Perez defends it.
Bishop passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Perez!
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!
Perez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is squirming around, avoiding Bishop's attempts to control the action.
Bishop thowing shots but they're missing.
A nice elbow there by Bishop.
Bishop lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bishop landing strikes from the mount and Perez is in trouble!
Perez tries to hold on but Bishop postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez is in a horrible position here. Bishop smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Bishop dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bishop feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bishop postures up.
Bishop slips nicely into half guard.
Bishop is trying to control. Perez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Perez gets back to full guard.
Perez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bishop!
Bishop is desperately trying to improve his position but Perez has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop can't escape the position.
Bishop tries to hold on but Perez pushes him away.
Perez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Perez controlling the pace for now.
Bishop wants to control but Perez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bishop is now in Perez's guard. A big mistake from Perez there, giving up the dominant position!
Perez looking for a sweep. Not yet Perez, not yet.
Perez looking to control.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop preventing the sweep.
Bishop controls from within his opponent's guard.
Perez controlling Bishop's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Kevin Bishop wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perez as he avoids it easily.
Perez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bishop pinned against the cage. Bishop gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Perez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Perez wants to control but Bishop is keeping him busy.
Bishop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perez.
Bishop wants to get back to full guard.
Bishop is working hard here to advance position.
Kevin Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is staying active underneath Perez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bishop tries to get to full guard but Perez has control of the leg.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bishop trying to control but Perez postures up.
Perez is trying to control. Bishop wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Billy Perez.
Jab by Perez.
Perez swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Perez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bishop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perez's sensitive parts.
A shot to the body from Perez misses
and Bishop counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Perez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bishop is one step ahead there.
Perez is controlling Bishop's posture.
Bishop landing some decent shots from guard.
Bishop stays in close to Perez's body and controls the position.
Perez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bishop!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Perez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bishop sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bishop gets full guard.
Perez trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Perez content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to free his leg and advance position but Bishop is retaining full guard.
Perez keeps trying to improve his position.
Perez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Billy Perez.
Bishop takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
Perez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perez misses with a straight right.
Perez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Bishop.
Bishop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Perez takes one on the button.
Bishop throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bishop scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Perez. That snapped Bishop's head back.
Bishop connects with an inside leg kick.
Perez throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bishop counters with an outside leg kick.
Bishop is looking to wear down Perez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Perez.
Perez goes for a double leg but Bishop avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bishop continues to drive forward.
Bishop just leaning against Perez, taking a breather.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bishop pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kevin Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Perez.
Perez throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perez.
Nice sprawl there from Bishop as Perez shoots in.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bishop has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Bishop!
Kevin Bishop decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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