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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pope Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pepe Lopez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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204 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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179 cm
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pope Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepe Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez blocks a head kick by Fish.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lopez. Fish shrugs it off though.
Fish looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Lopez scores with a head kick.
Pope Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish misses with a looping right.
Lopez lands with a slapping head kick.
Fish misses with a straight right.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fish misses with a low kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lopez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lopez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lopez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lopez wants to control but Fish is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez happy to just control the position for now.
Fish wants to get back to his feet but Lopez drags him back down.
Lopez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lopez working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fish takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fish knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lopez trying to control the position but Fish is working away.
Fish throws Lopez to one side and escapes!
Fish chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lopez can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fish misses with a body kick.
Lopez walks into a stiff left hand from Fish.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lopez, right into the meat.
Fish throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fish throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
Fish throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Fish sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fish slips a jab from Lopez.
Lopez tries to bum rush Fish with a series of wild strikes but Fish uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fish throws out a leg kick but Lopez moves out of range and Fish only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepe Lopez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fish misses the shot to the body.
Fish tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Fish's front leg but catches the back leg as Fish tries to avoid it.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fish tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crunch! Lopez slams his shin into Fish's torso.
Lopez connects with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Lopez as he checks the leg kick.
Fish looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
Fish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fish misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fish has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopez.
Fish throws a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lopez.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fish takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pope Fish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Fish takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fish throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Lopez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fish stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Fish off balance momentarily.
Lopez blocks a leg kick.
Fish wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fish pinned against the cage. Fish gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lopez shoots in but no luck this time.
Fish throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopez dives in for a single leg takedown but Fish sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pope Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepe Lopez.
Fish manages to break the clinch.
Fish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fish scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopez. That's going to slow Fish down.
Fish misses with a low kick.
Fish tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lopez is able to avoid easily.
Fish walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lopez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Fish is looking to land body kicks.
Fish throws a leg kick that misses.
Fish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lopez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fish is staying active underneath Lopez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lopez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fish to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a big elbow that misses.
Lopez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lopez looking to pass the guard.
Fish will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lopez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pepe Lopez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Fish scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Fish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fish.
Fish takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lopez throws a solid leg kick but Fish takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lopez.
Fish lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez's sensitive parts.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Fish loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Lopez drives through with a takedown into Fish's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pepe Lopez has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fish is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lopez is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fish's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepe Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fish missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Fish on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Fish looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fish attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fish looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fish quickly recovers to half guard.
Lopez stops Fish from getting back to his feet.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez trying to control from Fish's half guard. Fish has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fish wants to stand but Lopez is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lopez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pope Fish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fish has hold of Lopez's hands but Lopez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lopez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lopez slows the pace down in half guard.
Lopez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lopez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lopez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lopez seems to be working for a kimura but Fish defends the submission attempt.
Lopez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fish sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fish with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pepe Lopez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lopez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fish on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pepe Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lopez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepe 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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RATING
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