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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 999 - Homicide. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bishop throws an elbow but misses.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kyoraku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Kyoraku was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kyoraku throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Kyoraku is out of range.
Bishop sizes up Kyoraku with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kyoraku misses with a low kick.
Kyoraku blocks a jab.
Bishop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kyoraku misses with a straight right.
Kyoraku takes one to the side of the head.
Kyoraku takes one on the button.
Bishop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kyoraku to score with a decent uppercut.
Bishop has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kyoraku finds it's way round the side to connect with Bishop's head.
Bishop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bishop. That did some damage!
Kyoraku throws a low kick but Bishop avoids it.
Bishop blocks a leg kick.
Kyoraku misses with a low kick.
Kyoraku moves out of range of the body kick.
Good leg kick by Kyoraku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kyoraku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Kyoraku misses with a wild body shot.
It appears Bishop was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kyoraku scores with a hook.
Kyoraku scores with a hook to the body. Bishop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Bishop misses.
Kyoraku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Kyoraku releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bobby Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop is looking to clinch.
Bishop avoids a kick to the body.
Kyoraku blocks a jab.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Kyoraku's shoulder, as Kyoraku tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
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!
Bishop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop 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 scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bishop tries to clinch but Kyoraku is having none of it.
Kyoraku looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bishop tries to clinch up.
Kyoraku swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kyoraku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bishop's calf.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Kyoraku saw that one coming.
Kyoraku is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A solid body kick from Bishop.
Kyoraku walks into a jab.
Kyoraku throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Bobby Bishop has been cut.
Bishop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kyoraku goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bishop!
A jab from Kyoraku finds it's way through Bishop's defenses.
Kyoraku throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
Bishop scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with an uppercut
and Kyoraku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kyoraku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop blocks a head kick by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku slips a jab from Bishop.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop.
Kyoraku ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bishop.
Kyoraku throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick there by Bishop.
A jab from Bishop finds it's way through Kyoraku's defenses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bishop.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kyoraku throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kyoraku misses with an uppercut.
Kyoraku swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bishop counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyoraku closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bishop stuns Kyoraku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kyoraku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Kyoraku's shoulder, as Kyoraku tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Kyoraku.
Bishop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Kyoraku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kyoraku moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
Kyoraku throws a lazy head kick
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kyoraku cracks the inside of Bishop's front leg.
Bishop connects with a body shot that sends Kyoraku's belly button to the back.
Bishop cracks a nice hook into Kyoraku's ribs.
Kyoraku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop throws a quick counter head kick but Kyoraku was just out of range.
A cross from Bishop lands.
Kyoraku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kyoraku throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bishop.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop misses with a hook. Kyoraku ducked under it nicely.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Kyoraku circles away.
Bishop sets himself, and Kyoraku steps forward looking for the clinch! Bishop avoids it this time.
Kyoraku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyoraku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bishop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bishop's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Kyoraku wants to counter with a clinch but Bishop pushes him away.
Bobby Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Kyoraku throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bishop lands a head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Kyoraku.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bishop. Kyoraku shrugs it off though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kyoraku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bishop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kyoraku moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Kyoraku lands a really nice looking cross but Bishop seems unphased.
That kick from Kyoraku tenderised Bishop's leg. Bishop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bishop's hands.
Bishop has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Kyoraku avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Kyoraku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyoraku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop blocks a body shot from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kyoraku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyoraku managing to block the knees to the body from Bishop.
A left hand lands to the body for Bishop.
Bishop has Kyoraku pressed against the cage.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bishop is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyoraku tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kyoraku tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Kyoraku lands a shoulder strike.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyoraku has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bishop seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kyoraku can turn it around.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Kyoraku.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Kyoraku.
Bishop has had enough of the clinch but Kyoraku keeps him there for the moment.
Bishop wants to stall.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kyoraku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bishop at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
Kyoraku instigates a clinch.
Bishop taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kyoraku misses with a punch to the body.
Kyoraku lands a right hand.
Bishop lands a nice knee to the body.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Kyoraku avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop is looking to control Kyoraku's arms but Kyoraku gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bishop has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Bishop - that landed with a thud.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Bishop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
Kyoraku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kyoraku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop is trying to stall.
Bishop wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kyoraku has him pressed against the cage.
Kyoraku lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kyoraku lands with a light punch inside.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Kyoraku controls his hands.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bishop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bishop's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bishop scores with a jab. Kyoraku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kyoraku throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kyoraku throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kyoraku, right into the meat.
Kyoraku misses with a head kick.
Kyoraku moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kyoraku takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bishop tries to clinch up.
Bishop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kyoraku misses with a hook.
Bishop doesn't manage to clinch there - Kyoraku circles away.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop jabs Kyoraku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kyoraku blocks a leg kick.
Kyoraku misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
Bishop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kyoraku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku cracks Bishop with an open hand slap.
Kyoraku blocks the body kick.
Kyoraku paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bishop checks a leg kick nicely.
Bishop takes one to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Bishop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bishop.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyoraku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kyoraku.
Bishop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crunch! Bishop slams his shin into Kyoraku's torso.
A swing and a miss from Kyoraku.
Bishop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Kyoraku misses
and Bishop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyoraku shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bishop eats them both and turns towards Kyoraku to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bishop swings for the body but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Kyoraku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bishop misses the jab.
Kyoraku wants to counter with a clinch but Bishop pushes him away.
Kyoraku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kyoraku pushes Bishop up against the cage in a clinch.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyoraku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Kyoraku avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Kyoraku blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kyoraku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kyoraku blocking some punches.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Kyoraku controls the action.
Kyoraku lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyoraku.
Kyoraku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bobby Bishop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kyoraku lands a nice uppercut.
Bishop wants to break free but Kyoraku has control.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop taking a breather.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Kyoraku backwards.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyoraku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyoraku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bishop is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kyoraku is keeping busy.
Kyoraku blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shunsui Kyoraku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Bishop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kyoraku lands with a right to the head.
Kyoraku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku throws a head punch that misses.
Kyoraku avoids the elbow strike from Bishop, against the cage.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyoraku has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shunsui Kyoraku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bishop!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bobby Bishop made sure he mentioned Pearson Specter Litt, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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hype
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