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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Bishop (ranked 769 p4p, 88 weight class) and Derek Vinyard (ranked 548 p4p, 57 weight class). Bishop comes into the arena with Ghetts - Artillery blaring out of the sound system. Derek Vinyard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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148 lbs
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145 lbs
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Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Vinyard!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vinyard looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Bishop attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vinyard steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bishop.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bishop.
Vinyard misses with an uppercut.
Vinyard tries to clinch there but Bishop circles away.
Bishop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vinyard has time to react.
Bishop misses with a shot to the body
and Vinyard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vinyard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinyard moves into range and clinches up with Bishop.
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Vinyard's head.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bishop misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
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!
Vinyard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head.
Vinyard is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bishop is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Vinyard to the mat. Vinyard regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Vinyard uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jackson Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vinyard circles away.
Vinyard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vinyard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Vinyard sprawls well.
Vinyard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bishop jabs Vinyard right on the nose. Vinyard blinks but takes it well.
Vinyard feints a jab promting Bishop to slip. Vinyard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bishop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Vinyard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Bishop pushes Vinyard away with a front kick.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Vinyard checks a low kick from Bishop.
Vinyard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinyard swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
Vinyard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bishop throws out the jab.
Vinyard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bishop.
Vinyard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bishop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vinyard takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands with a right hand.
Vinyard lands a slapping body shot.
Bishop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vinyard missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Vinyard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bishop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Bishop.
Bishop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Vinyard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vinyard moves out of range of the leg kick from Bishop.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Bishop throws an off balance right hand
and Vinyard counters with a right hand to the body.
Vinyard lands a jab to the nose.
Bishop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vinyard counters with a nice uppercut.
Derek Vinyard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop goes for a double leg but Vinyard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vinyard continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Vinyard.
Bishop connects with an inside leg kick.
Vinyard throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bishop works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bishop misses with a left hand
and Vinyard counters by moving into the clinch.
Vinyard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vinyards head.
A right hand to the body from Vinyard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
Bishop presses Vinyard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vinyard lands a left hand.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Vinyard pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Bishop's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Bishop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Vinyard.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Vinyard.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard.
Vinyard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bishop.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard lands with a short shot to the head.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bishop.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vinyard.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jackson Bishop will probably get the nod.
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 throws a sloppy body shot
and Vinyard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Vinyard moved out of range.
Vinyard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vinyard misses with a body shot.
Vinyard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bishop is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bishop takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vinyard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bishop.
Vinyard ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Bishop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vinyard misses with a straight left.
Bishop has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vinyard finds it's way round the side to connect with Bishop's head.
Vinyard wants to land a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
Vinyard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinyard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vinyard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bishop with a nice cross.
Bishop lands a nice looking body shot.
Bishop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vinyard checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop with a hook.
Vinyard throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick.
Bishop's corner calls for a 1-2. Bishop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vinyard as he avoids it easily.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Vinyard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vinyard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vinyard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vinyard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop lands with a right hand.
Bishop gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard.
Vinyard misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Vinyard.
A nice left hand lands by Bishop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Jackson Bishop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vinyard uses from the top position.
Vinyard wants to get up but he can't break Bishop's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bishop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vinyard wants to stand and escape but instead Bishop has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Vinyard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vinyard keeping full guard, as Bishop tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop prevents Vinyard from getting back to his feet.
Bishop is looking to pass into half guard but Vinyard pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Vinyard is in guard.
Vinyard stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vinyard punishes Bishop's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot by Vinyard.
Bishop slips a jab from Vinyard.
Derek Vinyard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinyard tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Vinyard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bishop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinyard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vinyard throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Bishop feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vinyards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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 right high kick that is partially blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vinyard avoids it.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Vinyard throws a shot to the body.
Vinyard rushes Bishop and presses him up against the cage.
Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Vinyard lands a right hand.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard blocks an uppercut.
Vinyard scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Vinyard as the two fighters clinch.
Vinyard tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vinyard.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Vinyard works on Bishop's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Vinyard scores with a decent looking hook.
Vinyard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Vinyard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bishop cracks Vinyard with an open hand slap.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vinyard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vinyard throws a leg kick which misses Bishop's front leg but catches the back leg as Bishop tries to avoid it.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinyard clinches up against the cage.
Vinyard misses with a punch to the body.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinyard's elbow.
Bishop has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vinyard after a bit of a struggle.
Bishop tries to work over Vinyard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop lands a right hand.
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!
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vinyard lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Bishop drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vinyard is looking to stand up but Bishop won't let him.
Bishop looking for a sweep. Not yet Bishop, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop wants to hit a switch here but Vinyard passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bishop there!
Vinyard is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
Bishop throws out a leg kick but Vinyard moves out of range and Bishop only half commits.
Vinyard throws a wild body kick that Bishop sees coming a mile off.
Vinyard loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Bishop feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vinyards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bishop.
Vinyard lands with a straight right. Bishop didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vinyard counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinyard throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Vinyard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Vinyard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Vinyard.
Vinyard throws out a powerful jab.
Bishop connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vinyard misses with a series of wild punches.
Vinyard scores with a nice head shot.
A clash of legs there as Vinyard blocks the low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinyard! But no joy.
Vinyard blocks a low kick nicely.
Vinyard moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Vinyard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vinyard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vinyard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vinyard throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Vinyard looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
Bishop misses with a left hand
and Vinyard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vinyard.
Vinyard lands a hook that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
Vinyard gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop digs a right hand into Vinyard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vinyard's gas tank.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bishop has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vinyard after a bit of a struggle.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vinyard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Vinyard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Vinyard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derek Vinyard.
I think Vinyard 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Vinyard!
An out of breath Derek Vinyard 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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