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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Bubba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba has chosen Prepare for Glory (Tribute to the 300) as his entrance music. 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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Solid Muay Thai
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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 New York, Bornas Lopette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noah Bubba!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubba with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Lopette to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lopette, right into the meat.
No luck for Bubba with that takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Lopette blocks the low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lopette, as that shot connected.
Bubba fails to land with a series of punches.
Bubba shoots in but no luck this time.
Bornas Lopette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Bubba.
Lopette lands with a kick to the temple. Bubba shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lopette slaps away a takedown attempt from Bubba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lopette lands with a straight right. Bubba didn't see that one coming.
Bubba tries for a takedown but Lopette circles away easily
and Lopette makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bubba really felt that one!
Bubba looks winded!
Bubba with a poor takedown
and Lopette counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bubba thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopette scores with a head kick.
Lopette throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopette.
Bubba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lopette works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bubba's calf.
Good shot there by Lopette.
Lopette uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lopette scores with a push kick.
Bubba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bubba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bubba is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lopette is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bubba.
Bubba tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lopette connects with a leg kick. Bubba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lopette scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bubba in his tracks.
Bubba tries to clinch but Lopette is having none of it.
Noah Bubba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopette throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bubba takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lopette scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lopette lands with a slapping head kick.
Lopette lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bubba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lopette scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubba tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopette with a jab.
Good leg kick by Lopette there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bubba closes the distance but Lopette moves to the side
and Lopette makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That kick from Lopette tenderised Bubba's leg. Bubba is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lopette darts in and clinches Bubba up against the cage.
Lopette scores with a hook to the body.
Lopette can't find room to land a body shot as Bubba controls the action.
Lopette cracks Bubba with a nice body shot.
Bubba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short left from Lopette.
Lopette scores with a shot to the side of Bubba's head.
Lopette misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubba takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Lopette on the inside.
Bubba has Lopette pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lopette manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lopette - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lopette pushes Bubba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopette tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bubba avoids it.
Bubba wants a takedown but no success here.
Lopette tries to work over Bubba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bubba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lopette counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopette explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bubba shoots in for a double leg but Lopette sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lopette closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Lopette.
Bubba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lopette struggles to land a body shot inside as Bubba controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lopette - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lopette lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bubba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lopette gets the underhooks and prevents it.
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!
Lopette lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bubba or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bornas Lopette dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lopette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bubba's sensitive parts.
Bubba tries to clinch but Lopette moves away
and Lopette counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Lopette.
Bubba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lopette pinned against the cage. Lopette gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bubba tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bubba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bubba has his takedown stuffed
and Lopette counters with a low kick, right behind Bubba 's knee.
Noah Bubba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bubba throws a lazy right hand but Lopette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bubba takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bubba with a poor takedown
and Lopette counters with a low kick, right behind Bubba 's knee.
Bornas Lopette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Bubba.
Lopette paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopette connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bubba is breathing heavily.
Lopette dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopette lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopette lands with an uppercut that bounces Bubba off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette delivers a nice body kick.
Lopette lands with a right hand.
Lopette throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopette connects with a high kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopette.
Lopette throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bubba.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopette. That's going to slow Bubba down.
Lopette works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lopette tests Bubba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lopette - that will leave a mark!
Lopette scores with a head kick.
Bubba with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bornas Lopette is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopette dodges the punch combination from Bubba.
Lopette throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lopette throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Lopette - just one landing.
A cross from Lopette lands.
Lopette connects with a right hand. Bubba shakes it off.
Lopette throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bubba.
Bubba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopette.
Lopette connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bubba has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lopette.
A head kick by Bubba misses
and Lopette counters with an inside leg kick.
Lopette bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bubba's head backwards.
Lopette lands a front kick.
Bubba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopette. Lopette obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopette scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bubba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lopette is fending him off so far but Bubba persists. Nope, Lopette circles away and we're back to standing.
Lopette throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lopette.
Lopette feints and then cracks Bubba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bubba down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopette.
Bubba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopette.
Bubba misses with the combination.
Lopette is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lopette. Bubba shrugs it off though.
Lopette throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lopette.
Bubba tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lopette lands a leg kick that knocks Bubba off balance momentarily.
Bubba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lopette slaps away a takedown attempt from Bubba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lopette chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubba misses with a takedown
and Lopette counters with a thumping low kick.
Lopette connects with an inside leg kick.
Lopette throws a head kick that Bubba semi-blocks.
Bubba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopette throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bubba's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bubba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lopette counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bubba's knee momentarily.
Lopette connects with a crisp jab.
Bubba throws a head kick that misses
and Lopette counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopette plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bubba fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Lopette.
Bubba throws a series of punches but Lopette avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bornas Lopette dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lopette keeps Bubba at a distance using the push kick.
Bubba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bubba has his takedown stuffed
and Lopette counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lopette scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lopette lands a head kick. Bubba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lopette is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bubba can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Lopette.
Bubba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopette scores with a leg kick.
Lopette throws out a powerful jab.
Lopette scoring well with a low kick there.
Lopette throws out a powerful jab.
Lopette scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopette lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bubba will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lopette, right into the meat.
Lopette throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bubba crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lopette - the referee stops the clock and Bubba gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lopette. Bubba manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lopette lands a head kick!
Lopette feints and then cracks Bubba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bubba down.
Bubba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopette. Lopette obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopette scoring well with a low kick there.
Lopette lands a high kick!
Nice takedown defense from Lopette. No joy for Bubba on that attempt.
Bornas Lopette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Bubba.
Lopette wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lopette scores with a head kick. Bubba tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bubba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lopette's waist but Lopette gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bubba off to one side.
Bubba wants to clinch but Lopette slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lopette throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bubba swinging wildly here.
Lopette lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bubba takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lopette counters with a left to the body.
Bubba has a takedown stuffed.
Bubba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopette.
Bubba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopette throws a leg kick which misses Bubba's front leg but catches the back leg as Bubba tries to avoid it.
Bubba takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lopette keeps the fight on the outside.
Bubba has his takedown stuffed
and Lopette counters with an outside leg kick.
Lopette looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bornas Lopette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopette.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lopette counters with a head kick.
Lopette lands with a kick to the temple. Bubba shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lopette looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Lopette. No joy for Bubba on that attempt.
Bubba has his takedown stuffed
and Lopette counters with a low kick, right behind Bubba 's knee.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopette.
Bubba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lopette manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lopette with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopette lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopette gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bubba to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bubba gets to his feet. Lopette looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopette. Lopette obviously looking to wear him down.
Bubba shoots in for a takedown but Lopette shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bubba takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lopette throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bornas Lopette is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lopette, right into the meat.
Noah Bubba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horrible takedown by Bubba or perhaps it was just good defense by Lopette which made him look bad.
Lopette stuffs the takedown.
Lopette keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lopette throws a head kick that half lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bubba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lopette counters with a leg kick.
Bubba moves to clinch but Lopette breaks away
and Lopette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bornas Lopette showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lopette, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bornas Lopette!
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energy
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hype
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