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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raijin Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kage might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gojira - Oroborus. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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162 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
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148 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raijin Kage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kage scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bishop tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Check out the look on Kage's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bishop is looking to reverse the position.
Bishop takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kage advances to mount.
Kage throws some wild stikes that Bishop manages to avoid easily.
Bishop slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kage trying to control the action but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Kage is pressing down on Bishop's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bishop is holding on for now.
Kage working the head and body with strikes.
Kage 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 one minute gone in the round.
Kage is working for a kimura but Bishop is defending it quite comfortably.
Kage trying to pass the guard but Bishop defending well.
Bishop slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bishop lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bishop.
Bishop throws a big elbow that misses.
Kage throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bishop uses it to pass to side control.
The ground and pound from Bishop seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kage gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bishop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bishop is looking to advance position but Kage won't allow it.
Kage is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bishop pulls his head out easily.
Kage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bishop pushes past his half guard into mount!
Kage is bucking up trying to escape but Bishop cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kage is squirming around, avoiding Bishop's attempts to control the action.
Kage wants to hold on but Bishop pushes him away.
Kage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kage is in a horrible position here. Bishop smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bishop controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop prevents Kage from getting the reversal.
Bishop looking to control but Kage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kage is trying to escape the mount.
Kage is working hard here to advance position.
Bishop postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kage looks a forlorn figure.
Kage is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kage bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arthur Bishop will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kage shoots in looking for a takedown but Bishop manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kage's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kage feints a jab promting Bishop to slip. Kage then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bishop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bishop tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bishop lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Bishop thows a body kick. Kage tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kage shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bishop sprawls well. Bishop wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kage gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Bishop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kage throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Bishop sizes up Kage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bishop cracks Kage with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kage looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bishop connects with a right hand. Kage shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kage circles away quickly and effectively.
Kage tries to counter with a takedown but Bishop is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage shoots in and drives through. Bishop sprawls well.
Despite the aggression on Bishop's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raijin Kage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kage's head.
Bishop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kage is out of range.
Bishop avoids a kick to the body.
Kage misses with a kick to the body.
Kage lands with an uppercut that bounces Bishop off the cage and back into range.
Kage bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bishop avoids a kick to the body.
Bishop lands with a nice body punch.
Kage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bishop steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kage.
Arthur Bishop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bishop attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bishop looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bishop. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kage moves out of range as Bishop throws a body kick.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Kage throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Kage's shoulder, as Kage tries to avoid the shot.
Bishop moves away from the strike by Kage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop throws a leg kick but Kage checks it.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Kage tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bishop finds it's way round the side to connect with Kage's head.
Kage just misses with a punch to the body.
Kage throws a wild body kick that Bishop sees coming a mile off.
Bishop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good work by Kage as he checks the leg kick.
Kage slips under a jab from Bishop.
Bishop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Kage half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kage looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kage fails with the takedown
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kage.
Kage tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bishop avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Bishop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bishop doesn't manage to clinch there - Kage circles away.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kage throws a push kick but Bishop slaps the foot to one side.
Kage takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kage scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop is trying to improve his position.
Bishop tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kage presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bishop is looking to get to half guard.
Kage working Bishop over with strikes here.
Kage breaks from Bishop's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kage looking to control but Bishop is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kage has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bishop's face.
Kage landing strikes from the mount and Bishop is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arthur Bishop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kage throws a push kick but Bishop slaps the foot to one side.
Kage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Kage slips the punch.
Kage moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bishop sizes up Kage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kage moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
Kage feinted with a counter takedown.
Bishop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bishop thows a body kick. Kage tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bishop blocks the body kick.
Bishop throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop scores with a hook to the body. Kage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice jab there from Bishop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bishop.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bishop.
Bishop connects with a looping right hand.
Bishop scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Bishop wants to counter with a clinch but Kage pushes him away.
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Kage's head but Kage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kage throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bishop moves into the clinch.
Kage is looking for a takedown.
Bishop is looking to control Kage's arms but Kage gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bishop has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Kage tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kage misses with the head strike.
Raijin Kage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Bishop pushes Kage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kage can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raijin Kage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kage working aggressively here.
Bishop lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop stops a takedown attempt from Kage.
Bishop gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kage actively working from the bottom here.
Raijin Kage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kage is staying active underneath Bishop, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but Kage defending well.
Bishop prevents Kage from improving his position.
Bishop is looking for a kimura but Kage is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bishop to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kage keeps working.
Kage works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kage keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Kage looking for subs off his back but Bishop has passed one foot through into half guard.
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 Kage's temple.
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.
Kage wants to improve his position but Bishop is controlling well.
Kage moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bishop passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Bishop there.
Kage is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bishop pulls his head out easily.
Kage is not content to let Bishop control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Bishop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bishop winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Bishop!
An out of breath Arthur Bishop thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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