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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lopette might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to This is War. Bornas Lopette has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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180 cm
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Hardy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick
and Lopette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopette misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Lopette avoids them all with ease.
Lopette slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Hardy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hardy has his takedown stuffed
and Lopette cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopette scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lopette gets caught napping as Hardy dives in and scores a takedown. Lopette manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lopette looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lopette on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lopette tries to get out of the position.
Hardy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hardy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hardy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hardy throwing strikes from guard but Lopette blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette wants to get back to his feet but Hardy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hardy connects with a couple of short punches.
Hardy pushes down on Lopette's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lopette won't allow Hardy to pass to mount.
Hardy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hardy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hardy prevents Lopette from standing back up.
Hardy is looking for a kimura but Lopette is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hardy to get the leverage.
Hardy lands strikes from half guard.
Hardy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hardy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is keen to just control but Lopette is a slippery customer.
Hardy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lopette trying to control here.
Hardy wants to control but Lopette is keeping him busy.
Hardy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopette tries to roll over but Hardy keeps him under control.
Hardy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lopette moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hardy feints and then cracks Lopette's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopette down.
Lopette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardy's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lopette ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a leg kick
and Lopette counters with a body kick.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
Bornas Lopette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lopette counters with a body kick that stops Hardy in his tracks momentarily.
Bornas Lopette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Hardy.
Hardy looks winded!
Lopette smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lopette scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopette cracks the inside of Hardy's front leg.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Lopette ducks down to avoid it.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopette connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab lands there for Lopette.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopette buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopette lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hardy misses with the body kick
and Lopette counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardy's knee momentarily.
Lopette scores with a leg kick.
Lopette is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lopette misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy misses with a leg kick.
Lopette delivers a nice body kick.
Hardy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lopette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Lopette finds it's way through Hardy's defenses.
Hardy is rocked!
Lopette cracks Hardy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hardy is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopette finish him?
Lopette closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bornas Lopette dominated that 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.
Hardy walks into a jab.
Lopette scores with a leg kick.
Hardy seems to have recovered his senses.
Joey Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopette.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopette.
Lopette keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lopette as he avoids it easily.
Lopette scores with a sloppy right hand. Hardy should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Lopette.
Lopette scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown. Lopette tries to sprawl out of it but Hardy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lopette manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bornas Lopette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Hardy.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopette.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette lands with a nice body punch.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Lopette throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lopette thows a body kick. Hardy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hardy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hardy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lopette throws a shot to the body.
Lopette lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopette feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hardy sprawling to the canvas! Hardy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lopette finish him?!
Lopette thumps Hardy with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Lopette.
Lopette scores with a push kick.
Lopette cracks Hardy on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hardy falls backwards against the cage. Lopette follows up with more strikes that drop Hardy to his knees. Lopette keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hardy! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bornas Lopette!
Bornas Lopette is the new middleweight champion!
Bornas Lopette seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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