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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vachon has chosen Mad Dog Tribute as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keith Bishop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maurice Vachon!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vachon's head.
It looks like Maurice Vachon has been cut.
Vachon looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Vachon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Vachon.
It looked like Bishop was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vachon.
Vachon misses with an uppercut.
Vachon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bishop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vachon is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Bishop scores with a hook.
Vachon feints and as Bishop raises his hands in defense, Vachon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vachon throws a strike but Bishop rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vachon has his hands on Bishop's head, controlling the position.
Vachon wants to sweep but no luck.
Vachon has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at True North Fight Team. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vachon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bishop has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vachon being controlled here, momentarily.
Vachon wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vachon pulls Bishop in close to prevent any damage.
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from Vachon.
Bishop postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bishop lunges at Vachon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vachon's hand.
Vachon shoots in for a takedown but Bishop shows good takedown defense.
Vachon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bishop trying to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bishop holds on and takes a little breather.
Vachon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vachon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vachon trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vachon passes Bishop's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vachon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vachon throwing shots but Bishop is blocking nicely.
Bishop won't allow Vachon to pass to mount.
Bishop blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vachon.
Vachon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vachon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vachon stalling.
Vachon passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vachon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vachon with the ground and pound from mount.
Bishop is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vachon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bishop hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vachon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vachon looking to control but Bishop is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bishop tries to get out of the position.
Bishop regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Vachon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Vachon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vachon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bishop napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Who's going to make the next move?
Vachon tries to move to mount but Bishop blocks the move with his legs.
Bishop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vachon on the ground.
Bishop tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vachon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vachon is chipping away with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vachon controlling the position.
Bishop wants to control but Vachon postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon trying to control the position but Bishop is working away.
Vachon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bishop takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bishop is not content to let Vachon control the position.
Vachon landing strikes.
Vachon scoring with punches and elbows.
Vachon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vachon tries to score with some ground and pound. Bishop controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Vachon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bishop, who protects the arm well.
Vachon scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vachon is chipping away with strikes.
Vachon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vachon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vachon grinds an elbow into Bishop's temple.
Vachon scores with punches from side control.
Vachon is looking to take a break and control but Bishop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Vachon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The strikes coming from Vachon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vachon sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bishop is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bishop prevents Vachon from moving into mount.
Bishop is not content to let Vachon control the position.
Bishop dodges the ground and pound from Vachon.
Vachon cracks Bishop with a big right hand but Bishop just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Vachon working the ground and pound but Bishop is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vachon working the body and head with strikes.
Bishop parries the strikes from Vachon easily there. Vachon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bishop to escape.
Bishop defending against the ground and pound.
Bishop parries the strikes from Vachon easily there. Vachon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bishop to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vachon controls the position.
Vachon trying to control the position but Bishop is working away.
Vachon tries to advance to mount but Bishop denies him.
Vachon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bishop managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vachon.
Vachon in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Vachon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bishop sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Vachon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maurice Vachon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bishop lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vachon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bishop manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vachon tries to free his leg and advance position but Bishop is retaining full guard.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing Vachon from controlling successfully.
Vachon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bishop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vachon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vachon landing with the ground and pound.
Maurice Vachon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vachon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vachon trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Bishop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vachon wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vachon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vachon clinches.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Vachon controls the action.
Vachon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop blocks a body shot from Vachon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vachon misses with a punch to the body.
Vachon looking for a takedown.
Vachon is working Bishop over against the cage.
Vachon blocks an uppercut.
Vachon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bishop works on Vachon's body with a couple of short punches.
Bishop lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vachon.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Vachon controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Vachon tries to score a body lock takedown but Bishop shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Keith Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Vachon.
Bishop gets underhooks to prevent Vachon's takedown attempt.
Vachon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bishop to keep the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vachon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vachon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
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!
Vachon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vachon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vachon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vachon keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Bishop controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vachon wants to sweep here but Bishop controlling him for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vachon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Keith Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by Vachon.
And Vachon tries to counter it with a takedown but Bishop pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bishop enables Vachon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bishop manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vachon wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Vachon throws a big elbow that misses.
Vachon works over Bishop with some ground and pound from guard.
Vachon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vachon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vachon postures up and lands a big shot to Bishop's brow.
Bishop has momentary wrist control but Vachon slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Maurice Vachon just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Maurice Vachon'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 throws a body punch but Vachon moves out of range.
It looks like Keith Bishop has been cut.
Vachon misses the body punch
and Bishop counters with a left to the body.
Vachon tries for a takedown but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Vachon.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
Vachon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A lazy left from Bishop finds it's target.
Vachon misses with a body shot
and Bishop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vachon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bishop to the ground. Vachon is now in Bishop's guard.
Vachon wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Vachon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vachon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vachon trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Vachon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vachon passes into half guard.
Vachon thows a huge punch but Bishop dodges it nicely.
Vachon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two 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.
Nice strikes from Vachon there.
Vachon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Vachon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vachon slips a nice elbow through Bishop's hands, connecting with Bishop's forehead.
Vachon trying to control the action but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Vachon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vachon trying to control from half guard but Bishop is working away.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vachon.
Vachon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Bishop misses the target.
Vachon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vachon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bishop connects with a jab.
Bishop displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vachon.
Bishop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
No luck for Vachon with that takedown attempt.
Keith Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Vachon.
Vachon missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vachon is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Vachon lands a nice looking body shot.
Bishop cracks Vachon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vachon doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
Nice shot by Bishop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vachon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Vachon.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keith Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Vachon lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Vachon ducks down to avoid it.
Vachon blocks a jab.
Vachon misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Vachon.
Vachon misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
Vachon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bishop sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vachon somewhat.
Bishop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bishop lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Keith Bishop will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vachon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vachon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Vachon misses with a hook to the body
and Bishop counters with a stiff right hand.
Vachon misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Bishop connects with a nice looking jab.
Vachon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vachon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bishop is refusing to be controlled, as Vachon sits in half guard.
Vachon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vachon throwing shots but Bishop is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is looking for a sweep. Vachon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bishop is defending against the submission attempts here by Vachon.
Vachon wants to free his trapped foot but Bishop is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vachon throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bishop to regain full guard.
Vachon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bishop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vachon wants to pass the guard but Bishop is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bishop is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vachon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bishop is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vachon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Vachon misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Vachon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Vachon.
Vachon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bishop lands a really nice looking cross but Vachon seems unphased.
Bishop scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vachon in his tracks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vachon or perhaps it was just good defense by Bishop, which made it look bad.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop swings for the body but Vachon moves out of range.
Vachon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vachon slips under a jab from Bishop.
Vachon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Vachon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bishop.
Vachon darts in trying to clinch
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Vachon moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Vachon scores with a nice strike.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vachon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Vachon.
Maurice Vachon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop with a nice cross.
Vachon throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Vachon's shoulder, as Vachon tries to avoid the shot.
Bishop lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vachon.
Bishop lands the left hand.
Vachon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vachon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bishop as he jumps to the side.
Vachon takes one on the button.
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop throws a lazy right hand but Vachon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vachon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Maurice Vachon!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Maurice Vachon!
Maurice Vachon wins by majority decision! Maurice Vachon retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Maurice Vachon made sure he mentioned KnockOut, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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RATING
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