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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bruce's choice of entrance music: Migos-Y.R.H. Bryan Bishop could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leo Bruce's chin.
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145 lbs
35 - 34 - 0 |
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161 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
35 - 34 - 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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bishop tries to counter with a takedown but Bruce is quick to defend against it.
Bruce closes the distance but Bishop moves to the side
and Bishop counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bruce has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bishop is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Bruce gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bishop.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
Bruce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Bruce using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop wants to take the fight to the mat but Bruce manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
Bruce is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Bruce swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Bruce working aggressively here.
Bruce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Bruce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop has Bruce pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bruce manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bruce landing knees to the body.
Bruce swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Bruce.
Bruce trying to land knees to the body.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruce missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bruce throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bruce throws a head punch that misses.
Bruce missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a head punch that misses.
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop avoiding damage as Bruce throws knees to the body.
Bruce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bishop takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bruce avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Bishop tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bruce just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bishop gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bruce pushes Bishop off and gets back to his feet.
Leo Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce moves to clinch but Bishop breaks away
and Bishop counters with a takedown into side control.
Bishop working the head and body with strikes.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bruce tries to escape but Bishop is in control.
Bishop in side control, throwing shots but Bruce defends.
Bruce felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bruce seems a little lost for a moment, as Bishop dominates the positioning.
Bruce defending against the ground and pound.
Bruce dodges the ground and pound from Bishop.
Bruce pushes Bishop away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bishop gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bishop just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Bruce dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bishop keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruce moves into range and clinches up with Bishop.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Bruce misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruce missing with knees to the body.
Bruce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.
Bruce lands a right hand.
Bruce lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Bruce is pressed up against the cage. Bishop has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bruce down to the mat. Bruce avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bruce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruce wants to clinch but Bishop slips to the side
and Bishop counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bishop stands up over Bruce, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop prevents Bruce from getting back to his feet.
Bishop trying to control but Bruce is working from the bottom.
Bishop is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bruce is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bryan Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bishop working some strikes from top position.
Bruce keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Bishop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruce is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bishop sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bruce's guard.
Bishop is pressing down on Bruce's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bruce is holding on for now.
Bruce is trying to stand.
Bishop winds up and cracks Bruce with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bishop 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.
Bishop working Bruce over with strikes.
Bishop throwing shots but Bruce is blocking nicely.
Bishop looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bishop 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.
Bishop controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bruce does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bishop missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bishop lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bishop content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bruce is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Bishop works his way into full mount!
Bishop thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bruce wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Bishop dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bishop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bishop attempts a counter takedown but Bruce avoids it well and moves away.
Bishop tries to keep at a distance but Bruce has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bruce missing with knees to the body.
Leo Bruce seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bruce missing with knees to the body.
Bishop is looking for a takedown.
Bruce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruce swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruce misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Bruce swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce is pressed up against the cage. Bishop has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bruce down to the mat. Bruce avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce looks to clinch
and Bishop counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bishop won't allow Bruce to get back to his feet.
Bruce is looking to stand back up but Bishop counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bruce.
Bruce on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bruce is trying to stand.
Bruce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bishop looks to land a strike but Bruce avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bishop showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bishop might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bishop has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bishop throws a big elbow that misses.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.
Bishop postures up in Bruce's guard and throws a big left but Bruce blocks it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bruce wants to clinch.
Bruce looks to clinch
and Bishop counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bruce is looking to stand back up but Bishop counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bruce.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop slows the pace down in half guard.
Bishop lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands with a punch from half guard.
Bruce wants to get back to his feet.
Bishop is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bishop trying to control the pace.
Bishop stops Bruce from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bishop working the head and body with strikes.
Bruce is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bishop has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Bishop!
An out of breath Bryan Bishop thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Leo Bruce had this to say: 'got out skilled but it was a great match.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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