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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anahi Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Bishop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Bishop !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anahi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop looks for a takedown but Yoshida sprawls well.
Bishop scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yoshida is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yoshida makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bishop shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yoshida pinned against the cage. Yoshida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yoshida tries to bum rush Bishop with a series of wild strikes but Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoshida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yoshida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yoshida misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Yoshida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bishop .
Yoshida throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
Bishop could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yoshida is looking to chop away at Bishop 's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop shoots in looking for a takedown. Yoshida tries to sprawl out of it but Bishop keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yoshida manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Bishop . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop misses with a wild combination.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bishop 's sensitive parts.
Yoshida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoshida looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Yoshida decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bishop fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bishop gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yoshida counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bishop fails with the takedown
and Yoshida counters with a two punch combo.
Yoshida rushes Bishop and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoshida throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
Yoshida scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yoshida misses with a two punch combination.
Yoshida misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoshida throws a combination that misses
and Bishop counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yoshida's guard now.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Yoshida is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bishop is controlling him.
Yoshida manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bishop as he avoids it easily.
Bishop fails with the takedown
and Yoshida counters with a nice leg kick.
Yoshida thuds his right hand into Bishop 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bishop tries for a takedown but Yoshida circles away easily
and Yoshida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoshida.
Bishop fails with the takedown
and Yoshida counters with a three punch combo that has Bishop backing up. Bishop nods at Yoshida to acknowledge the strikes.
Bishop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yoshida.
Anahi Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida throws a right hand that Bishop ducks under and follows up with a left that Bishop also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yoshida scores with a three punch combo!
Yoshida throws a combination that misses
and Bishop counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yoshida's guard now.
Bishop postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Yoshida is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bishop , into his guard.
Bishop is looking for a triangle but Yoshida pushes his legs off easily.
Yoshida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I looks like Yoshida might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yoshida landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anahi Yoshida dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bishop slips a jab and a cross from Yoshida.
Bishop has his takedown stuffed
and Yoshida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yoshida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Yoshida content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bishop wants to get back to full guard.
Yoshida lands with a punch from half guard.
Yoshida tries to stand and escape but Bishop is controlling the position.
Yoshida landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop wants to improve his position but Yoshida is controlling well.
Yoshida moves into full mount! Bishop won't be happy about that!
Yoshida looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Yoshida has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Despite being in the dominant position, Anahi Yoshida just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bishop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anahi Yoshida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bishop looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Yoshida is going to stand back up.
Yoshida passes the guard and advances to mount!
Yoshida controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bishop tries to reverse the position but Yoshida maintains control.
Yoshida controlling the position easily from mount.
Yoshida's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anahi Yoshida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Yoshida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bishop shoots and misses
and Yoshida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bishop misses with a takedown attempt
and Yoshida moves into the clinch.
Yoshida lands an uppercut.
A short right from Yoshida.
Yoshida has hold of one of Bishop 's legs. Bishop is fighting the takedown attempt but Yoshida gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Yoshida slips nicely into half guard.
Bishop is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yoshida scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bishop punching from the bottom.
Yoshida content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yoshida working over Bishop with some ground and pound. Bishop looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bishop to get to his feet.
Yoshida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yoshida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Yoshida misses.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yoshida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yoshida.
Yoshida lands some shots froms side control.
Yoshida decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bishop to his feet.
Bishop shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yoshida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Bishop . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoshida misses with a double jab.
Yoshida lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bishop fails with the takedown
and Yoshida counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Yoshida stalls from top position.
Yoshida wants to control but Bishop is keeping him busy.
Bishop is looking for a sweep.
Bishop is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yoshida connects with a decent elbow.
Yoshida decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bishop to his feet.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoshida.
Jason Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshida throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yoshida closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bishop is pressing down on Yoshida's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bishop 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.
Yoshida stands up from Bishop 's guard - Yoshida perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bishop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yoshida throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop moves out of range as Yoshida strikes.
Yoshida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yoshida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anahi Yoshida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yoshida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anahi Yoshida!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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