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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao comes to the cage accompanied by Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall. Lopez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vamos. 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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170 lbs
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao connects with a solid leg kick.
Tao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Tao looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Tao.
Tao throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tao misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez connects with a single shot there.
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lopez throws out a leg kick but Tao moves out of range and Lopez only half commits.
Lopez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lopez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body kick from Tao.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lopez backs up against the cage.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Tao swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Tao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
Lopez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lopez misses with a shot to the body
and Tao counters with a leg kick.
Tao lands with a right hand.
Tao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Tao throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Tao throws a front kick that sends Lopez stumbling back into the cage.
Tao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Tao scores with a body shot.
Tao avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Tao is looking to wear down Lopez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tao.
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!
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Tao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tao misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Lopez - just one landing.
Tao lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Tao.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Tao's body. Tao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lopez misses with a leg kick.
Tao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Tao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tao misses with a kick to the body.
Tao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tao misses with a kick to the body.
Lopez lands with a nice body kick.
Tao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lopez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopez.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lopez, as that shot connected.
Tao throws a leg kick but Lopez moved away.
Lopez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lopez clobbers Tao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lopez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Tao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Tao off balance momentarily.
Tao throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tao throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Tao throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez lands a really nice looking cross but Tao seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Tao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez lands a two punch combo.
Lopez thows a leg kick but Tao checks it
and Tao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lopez thinking.
Tao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tao is looking to land body kicks.
Tao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Tao.
Tao checks a leg kick nicely.
Tao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lopez is able to avoid easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tao. Lopez shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez blocks a head kick by Tao.
Tao misses the shot to the body.
Tao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some bone on bone action there as Tao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
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 Yin Tao will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tao throws a head kick that half lands.
Tao lands a head kick!
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.
Tao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tao throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Lopez swings widly with a right hand
and Tao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Tao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tao was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
Tao blocks a jab.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Tao.
Tao throws a low kick but Lopez moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Tao throws a shot to the body.
Yin Tao is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez throws a body kick that misses.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Lopez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tao throws a head kick that misses.
Tao throws a body kick that misses.
Tao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lopez lands an overhand right.
Tao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tao swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez looks to land a body kick but Tao moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tao misses the shot to the body.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
Tao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopez.
Tao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tao misses with a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a thumping low kick.
Lopez thuds a left hand into Tao's body.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Tao.
Lopez scores with a shot to the body.
Tao lands a right hook to the body.
Tao misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez scores with a jab. Tao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tao punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.
Lopez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tao at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Lopez. That snapped Tao's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Tao.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Tao.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lopez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lopez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lopez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lopez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez stuns Tao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tao lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lopez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab lands there for Lopez.
Lopez jabs Tao right on the nose. Tao blinks but takes it well.
Lopez tried to score with a low kick but Tao checks it.
Lopez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Lopez.
Tao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tao is rocked!
Lopez delivers a nice body kick.
Oh Tao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Tao drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lopez swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Tao's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Lopez!
Miguel Lopez is the new lightweight champion!
Miguel Lopez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Syndicate Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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