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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgen Konstantinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George St Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evgen Konstantinov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konstantinov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and St Lopez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St Lopez.
St Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Konstantinov keeping full guard, as St Lopez tries to pass.
St Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Lopez throws a strike but Konstantinov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Konstantinov trying to control the position from guard on top but St Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Lopez trying to control the position here.
Konstantinov throws a strike but St Lopez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Lopez.
St Lopez throws a strike but Konstantinov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
St Lopez wants to sweep here but Konstantinov controlling him for the moment.
St Lopez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Konstantinov!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Lopez throws a strike there. Konstantinov manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
St Lopez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St Lopez wants to take a breather but Konstantinov is having none of it.
St Lopez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Lopez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lopez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
St Lopez is stalling here. Konstantinov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! St Lopez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Konstantinov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Konstantinov working away.
St Lopez tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Konstantinov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Lopez is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Lopez tries to hold on but Konstantinov postures up.
St Lopez trying desperately to get to his feet.
St Lopez tries to hold on but Konstantinov postures up.
St Lopez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Lopez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if St Lopez tries to get out of the position.
Konstantinov dominating with strikes here.
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 George St Lopez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Konstantinov tries to clinch
and St Lopez counters with a single leg into guard. Konstantinov didn't expect that.
St Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Konstantinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Konstantinov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Lopez stops Konstantinov from standing up.
St Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
St Lopez trying to control but Konstantinov is working from the bottom.
St Lopez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Konstantinov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lopez in side control, throwing shots but Konstantinov defends.
St Lopez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Konstantinov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
St Lopez happy to just control the position for now.
Konstantinov defending against the ground and pound.
Konstantinov taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lopez working the ground and pound but Konstantinov is defending the strikes.
St Lopez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Konstantinov down.
Konstantinov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of St Lopez.
St Lopez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
George St Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Lopez landing strikes.
St Lopez landing a few strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Lopez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Konstantinov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov taking punishment in the form of punches.
St Lopez controls the position.
Konstantinov is not content to let St Lopez control the position.
St Lopez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Konstantinov will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Konstantinov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lopez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Konstantinov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Konstantinov defending against the ground and pound.
Konstantinov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Konstantinov dodges the ground and pound from St Lopez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Lopez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Lopez working the head with strikes.
St Lopez taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Lopez dominated that second round.
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!
A combination from St Lopez does no damage.
St Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Konstantinov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Konstantinov closes the distance looking to clinch
so St Lopez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Konstantinov can't keep his opponent in guard - St Lopez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
St Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St Lopez 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.
Konstantinov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov is trying to stand back up but St Lopez is controlling him
St Lopez slows the pace down in half guard.
St Lopez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Konstantinov defending well though.
St Lopez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Konstantinov's head.
St Lopez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lopez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Lopez is trying to control. Konstantinov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St Lopez is taking a breather. Konstantinov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because George St Lopez just wasn't active enough.
St Lopez misses with a takedown attempt - Konstantinov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
St Lopez throws a push kick but Konstantinov slaps the foot to one side.
St Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Konstantinov is looking to clinch.
St Lopez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Konstantinov but Konstantinov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Konstantinov darts in trying to clinch
and St Lopez counters with a takedown into side control.
St Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Konstantinov can do to turn this around?
St Lopez with the ground and pound but Konstantinov regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lopez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Konstantinov taking some punishment here, with St Lopez in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Lopez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Konstantinov has hold of St Lopez's hands but St Lopez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
St Lopez is nestled in close to Konstantinov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Lopez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
George St Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Lopez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St Lopez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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