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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mr Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Bishop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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137 lbs
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145 lbs
29 - 28 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Shadow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Shadow is just out of range.
Bishop shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bishop showed some decent athleticism there.
Shadow has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bishop keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Shadow is looking to improve his position.
Shadow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bishop moves into full mount! Shadow won't be happy about that!
Shadow is trying desperately to improve position.
Bishop takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bishop lands a couple of good shots and Shadow has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bishop keeps control of the position as Shadow tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bishop controlling the positon.
Bishop keeps control of the position as Shadow tries to break free.
What can Shadow do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Shadow tries to escape but Bishop has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop controls the action.
Bryan Bishop has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bishop decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Shadow is trying to get back to full guard.
Bishop is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shadow!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shadow is trying desperately to improve position.
Shadow is working hard here to advance position.
Bishop controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow is trying to escape the mount.
Shadow slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bishop passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shadow!
Bishop is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bishop prevents Shadow from getting the reversal.
Bishop sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow is working to get back to half guard.
Bishop controlling his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Bishop dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shadow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bishop tries to avoid it but Shadow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bishop to the ground. Bishop escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shadow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bishop as he jumps to the side.
Bishop shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shadow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bryan Bishop has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bishop lands a nice short elbow.
Shadow looking for subs from the bottom but Bishop mounts him!
Bishop controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Bishop has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bryan Bishop hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Shadow gets caught napping as Bishop dives in and scores a takedown. Shadow manages to retain guard.
Bishop slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bishop in particular looking to stall.
Shadow is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bishop jumps into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop just content to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop gets to mount! Shadow was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Shadow tries to reverse the position but Bishop maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop content just to control the position here.
Shadow is trying to escape the mount.
Bishop controlling from the full mount.
Shadow sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shadow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bishop takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bishop changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shadow looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee asks Bishop politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bishop prefers to stall for the moment though.
Shadow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Shadow's face as Bishop controls the position.
Shadow tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bishop presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Shadow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bishop looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shadow in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bishop content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop prevents Shadow from getting the reversal.
Bishop pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bishop looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shadow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bishop controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow is desperately trying to improve his position but Bishop has a good base and remains in mount.
Bryan Bishop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bishop is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bishop controlling from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shadow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bishop controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bishop controlling his opponent.
Shadow is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bishop sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the head.
Bishop takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shadow is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Bishop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bishop has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
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.
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FIGHT
RATING
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