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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalam Mekhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kalam Mekhar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mekhar throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lopez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mekhar throws a low kick, looking for Lopez's leg but Lopez calmly moves out of range.
Lopez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Lopez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mekhar defending against the ground and pound.
Lopez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mekhar seems a little lost for a moment, as Lopez dominates the positioning.
Mekhar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lopez controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mekhar tries to buck Lopez off but Lopez is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mekhar is trying to escape the position but Lopez is controlling the position.
Christian Lopez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lopez dives in and grabs Mekhar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mekhar pushes down on Lopez's head and hops out.
Mekhar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mekhar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez avoids a kick to the body.
Mekhar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mekhar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Lopez with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mekhar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mekhar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lopez is trying to push Mekhar away but Mekhar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mekhar working aggressively here.
Lopez tries to pull guard but Mekhar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kalam Mekhar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Lopez.
Mekhar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mekhar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mekhar swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mekhar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lopez is keeping busy.
Mekhar struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Mekhar tries to circle away but Lopez has him pinned against the cage.
Mekhar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mekhar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lopez jumps guard but Mekhar stands there with Lopez around his waist. Lopez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lopez managing to block the knees to the body from Mekhar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mekhar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mekhar keeps control of Lopez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mekhar misses with a knee strike.
Lopez managing to block the knees to the body from Mekhar.
Mekhar swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mekhar misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Lopez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mekhar is looking to break free of the clinch but Lopez has double underhooks.
Mekhar tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
Mekhar is trying to force a seperation but Lopez has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Lopez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mekhar.
Christian Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez blocks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Lopez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mekhar misses with a combination
and Lopez counters with a single leg into guard. Mekhar didn't expect that.
Lopez pushing down on Mekhar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lopez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lopez not doing much here.
Lopez moves into full mount! Mekhar won't be happy about that!
Mekhar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lopez on the ground.
Lopez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mekhar looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez landing punches.
Lopez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mekhar?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mekhar trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lopez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mekhar is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lopez scoring with strikes but Mekhar is staying in there.
Mekhar is rocked!
Christian Lopez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Mekhar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mekhar seems to have got his legs back now.
Lopez working the ground and pound effectively.
Lopez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands with some strikes.
Lopez loads up with a big shot that hurts Mekhar! He's pulled Lopez in close but Lopez has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Mekhar survive? More strikes from Lopez and Mekhar is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Christian Lopez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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