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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woods's entrance music is Jackson 5 - ABC. A fine choice. Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Woods!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Woods.
Woods scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez throws a jab when Woods was well out of range.
Woods shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense.
Woods pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Woods throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Manny Woods has been cut.
Woods keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Woods throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Woods closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lopez circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a body punch
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Woods misses with a jab to the body
and Lopez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Woods's knee momentarily.
Lopez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
Lopez connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick from Lopez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws an off balance right hand
and Lopez counters with a nice leg kick.
Woods throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Woods is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lopez misses with a low kick as Woods jumps back.
Woods throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Woods swings widly with a right hand
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for Lopez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Woods with a nice cross.
Woods misses with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a good low kick that Woods was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Lopez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lopez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Woods's cut.
That's time! Woods's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lopez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Woods throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Woods throws a good cross that connects.
Woods shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lopez defends it nicely.
Lopez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez slips under a jab.
Manny Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Woods counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Woods slows the pace down in half guard.
Woods tries to pass to full mount but Lopez defends it.
Lopez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopez defending well though.
Woods is trying to control. Lopez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lopez is in trouble now - Woods has advanced to mount!
Woods 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.
Lopez is squirming around, avoiding Woods's attempts to control the action.
Woods connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Woods throwing strikes but Lopez uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lopez is pressing down on Woods's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Woods.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Woodsis looking to pass into half guard but Lopez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lopez is in guard.
Woods isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lopez stacks Woods on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lopez!
Woods is not content to let Lopez control the position.
Woods is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lopez off and has taken his back!
Woods looking to hold on to the position here but Lopez rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Woods controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods looking to sit in guard and control but Lopez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Woods is looking for a triangle here but Lopez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lopez landing strikes.
Woods stops Lopez from passing to mount.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Woods is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Woods is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Woods dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manny Woods's cut.
That's time! Woods's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woods.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Woods misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Woods misses with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Woods misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a left to the body.
No luck for Woods with that takedown attempt.
Woods takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods thows a body shot but no joy.
Woods misses with an uppercut
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lopez tries to work over Woods's front leg with a kick but Woods checks it.
A jab lands there for Woods.
Lopez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Woods.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Woods misses with a jab to the body
and Lopez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
Good exchange - Woods coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to sprawl but Woods drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lopez wants to control but Woods is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Woods wants to pass the guard but Lopez is defending well.
Lopez moves into full guard.
Lopez is trying to control the position but Woods postures up.
Woods might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lopez is keeping the position for now.
Woods throwing strikes from guard but Lopez blocks nicely.
Lopez keeping full guard, as Woods tries to pass.
Woods pushing down on Lopez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lopez trying to control here.
Woods uses his free foot to push down on Lopez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lopez.
Woods is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lopez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Woods'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.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Woods's body. Woods takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Woods fails to land the takedown.
Woods misses with an uppercut
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a shot to the body.
Lopez lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woods misses with a jab to the body
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woods throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopez scores with a kick to the body.
Woods throws an off balance right hand
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miguel Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Woods throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopez counters with a three punch combo that has Woods backing up. Woods nods at Lopez to acknowledge the strikes.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Woods slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Woods rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Woods looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
Woods throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lopez misses with a leg kick
and Woods counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woods keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Manny Woods's cut.
That's time! Woods's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lopez slips under a jab from Woods.
Lopez slips under a jab from Woods.
Woods is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lopez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Woods misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woods misses with a left hand
and Lopez counters with an inside leg kick.
Lopez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Woods dives in and grabs Lopez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes down on Woods's head and hops out.
Lopez moves out of range as Woods strikes.
Woods fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woods shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Woods swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez misses with a jab to the body
and Woods counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lopez thinking.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Woods closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lopez circles away.
Woods is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Woods misses with a left hand
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that stings Woods.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lopez.
Woods swings widly with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lopez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Woods misses with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Woods's shoulder, as Woods tries to avoid the shot.
Manny Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with an uppercut
and Lopez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Woods's knee momentarily.
Woods throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Woods throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manny Woods's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez feints and then cracks Woods's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Woods down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez lands with a right hand.
Woods throws an off balance right hand
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lopez 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 44:49
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez!
Miguel Lopez is the new lightweight champion!
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