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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bernie Kosar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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185 cm
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187 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernie Kosar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lopez slips a straight right by Kosar.
Kosar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kosar shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kosar is looking to counter punch.
Kosar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kosar closes the distance and clinches up with Lopez, looking for a takedown. Kosar pushes Lopez against the cage but Lopez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kosar dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Kosar fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernie Kosar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kosar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kosar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Kosar misses the target.
Kosar misses with a takedown attempt
and Lopez moves into the clinch.
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Kosar moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Kosar moves out of range.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kosar lands a really nice looking cross but Lopez seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a body shot
enabling Kosar to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Kosar misses the target.
Kosar has his takedown stuffed
and Lopez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kosar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lopez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lopez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kosar is looking for a takedown.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Kosar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez throws the kick towards the body but Kosar avoids it.
Kosar fails to land the takedown.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frank Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kosar.
Lopez clinches up with Kosar and pushes him back against the cage.
Lopez lands with a right to the head.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kosar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kosar darts in looking for a takedown but Lopez gets double underhooks and turns Kosar into the cage.
Lopez clinches up against the cage.
Lopez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lopez lands an elbow just above Kosar 's eye.
It looks like Bernie Kosar has been cut.
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Kosar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lopez swivels and escapes.
Kosar connects with a jab.
Lopez swings widly with a right hand
and Kosar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lopez thinking.
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kosar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lopez sprawls well. Lopez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kosar gets slowly back to his feet.
Lopez wants to counter with a clinch but Kosar pushes him away.
Kosar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lopez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kosar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kosar duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez clobbers Kosar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lopez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lopez misses with the combination.
Kosar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kosar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kosar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kosar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lopez avoids it really well and circles away.
Kosar dives in and grabs Lopez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes down on Kosar's head and hops out.
A nice side step and Lopez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Lopez misses.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Lopez moves into the clinch.
Lopez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kosar.
Lopez stops a takedown attempt from Kosar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Lopez to work.
Kosar misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Lopez breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez thumps Kosar with a low kick.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kosar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kosar shoots and misses
and Lopez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kosar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lopez avoids it really well and circles away.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Kosar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lopez is looking to clinch.
Kosar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lopez counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernie Kosar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lopez rushes Kosar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Lopez.
Lopez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lopez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kosar.
Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bernie Kosar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kosar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kosar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Kosar misses the target.
Lopez walks into a straight right hand from Kosar.
It looks like Frank Lopez has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kosar is defended easily by Lopez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Kosar's front leg but catches the back leg as Kosar tries to avoid it.
Kosar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lopez tries to avoid it but Kosar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lopez to the ground. Lopez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernie Kosar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kosar fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kosar counters with a stiff right hand.
Kosar has his takedown stuffed
and Lopez counters by moving into the clinch.
Lopez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lopez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Come on Lopez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kosar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lopez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lopez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lopez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Lopez connects with a body shot that sends Kosar's belly button to the back.
Lopez gets a clinch.
Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lopez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lopez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lopez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez throws a nice head kick!
Lopez tries to clinch there but Kosar circles away.
Kosar blocks a low kick nicely.
Good exchange - Kosar coming out on top.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
Kosar is looking for a counter combo.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kosar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kosar tries for a takedown but Lopez circles away easily
and Lopez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kosar wants a takedown but no success here.
Lopez tries to land knees in the clinch but Kosar avoids the damage to the body.
Lopez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Lopez as Kosar shoots in.
Kosar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Kosar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kosar.
Lopez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kosar counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kosar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kosar avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Kosar swinging wildly here.
Lopez has closed the distance and engaged Kosar in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Lopez.
Lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kosar backwards.
Lopez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kosar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lopez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lopez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lopez breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosar misses with a looping left.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Kosar throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez clinches with his opponent.
Kosar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez effectively controlling the action here.
Kosar takes an elbow to the temple.
Come on Lopez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kosar is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lopez has Kosar pushed against the cage.
Lopez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kosar fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Lopez as Kosar shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lopez tries to bum rush Kosar with a series of wild strikes but Kosar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kosar throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Lopez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lopez tried to score with a low kick but Kosar checks it.
Kosar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kosar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Lopez tries to clinch
and Lopez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kosar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lopez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kosar is trying to drag Lopez to the mat but Lopez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lopez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez lands a damaging elbow.
Lopez works on Kosar's body with a couple of short punches.
Lopez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kosar.
A short right from Lopez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lopez prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernie Kosar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kosar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stalling in the clinch from Lopez.
Lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kosar backwards.
Kosar is rocked!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lopez.
Oh Kosar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kosar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lopez is struggling to control the position.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lopez has Kosar pressed against the cage.
Lopez pushes Kosar against the cage. Lopez is working some dirty boxing. Lopez pushes off with a quick right hook! Kosar goes down! Kosar tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lopez moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Lopez!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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