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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Touko Unikeko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by Vamos. Unikeko has chosen Gesaffelstein - Opr as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
42 - 14 - 2 |
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168 cm
25
147 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Touko Unikeko!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Unikeko tries to counter with a clinch but Lopez shakes him off and moves away.
Lopez misses with a leg kick
and Unikeko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A bone on bone clash there as Lopez blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Lopez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Unikeko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lopez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've been told by Lopez's head coaches at Always Clean Double Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Unikeko moves to clinch but Lopez breaks away
and Lopez counters with a two punch combo.
Unikeko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lopez counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unikeko dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tried to score with a low kick but Unikeko checks it.
Unikeko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lopez checks it well.
Lopez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Unikeko takes one to the chin there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Unikeko.
Lopez thuds his right hand into Unikeko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lopez breaks the clinch.
Unikeko tries to clinch up
and Unikeko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Unikeko's body. Unikeko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lopez with a jab.
Lopez tries to land a leg kick but Unikeko saw it coming and moves away.
Lopez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Unikeko counters with a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Unikeko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Unikeko misses with a body shot.
Lopez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lopez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Unikeko throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez is looking for a counter combo.
Unikeko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Unikeko just manages to avoid it.
Unikeko drives through and clinches with Lopez against the cage.
Unikeko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Unikeko won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Unikeko scores with a three punch combo!
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez sizes up Unikeko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lopez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Unikeko saw that one coming.
As Lopez backs off Unikeko throws a huge counter combo but Lopez manages to avoid it all.
Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez throws a big counter combination but Unikeko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lopez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopez throws a good cross that connects.
Unikeko tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopez throws a head kick but Unikeko moves out of range.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Unikeko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lopez to score with a decent uppercut.
Miguel Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez lands a jab to Unikeko's midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Unikeko has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Unikeko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Unikeko throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Lopez misses the target.
Unikeko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Unikeko.
A right hand to the body from Unikeko.
Lopez works on Unikeko's body with a couple of short punches.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lopez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Unikeko throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unikeko darts in and clinches Lopez up against the cage.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Unikeko has closed the distance and engaged Lopez in a clinch.
Unikeko stalling in the clinch but Lopez improves position.
Lopez breaks the clinch.
Unikeko moves into range and clinches up with Lopez.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Unikeko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It appears Lopez was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lopez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Unikeko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Unikeko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Unikeko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unikeko throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Unikeko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Unikeko misses with a double jab
and Lopez counters with a right hand to the body.
Lopez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Unikeko tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez stuns Unikeko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lopez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Unikeko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Unikeko looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Lopez misses
and Unikeko counters with a two punch combo.
Lopez misses with the combination.
Unikeko is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Unikeko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Unikeko avoids them all with ease.
Lopez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Unikeko throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Miguel Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Unikeko tries to counter by closing the distance.
Unikeko moves into the clinch.
Unikeko tries to pull guard but Lopez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lopez.
Lopez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Unikeko can do to turn this around?
Lopez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Unikeko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Unikeko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Miguel Lopez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Unikeko ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Unikeko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lopez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez lands a nice shot that snaps Unikeko's head back.
Unikeko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lopez counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unikeko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez thumps Unikeko with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unikeko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Unikeko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lopez counters with a nice body shot.
Lopez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Unikeko counters with a takedown into side control.
Unikeko throws a strike aimed at the side of Lopez's head but Lopez avoids it well.
Unikeko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unikeko trying to control the action but Lopez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko is trying to ground and pound but Lopez uses the momentary lack of control by Unikeko to regain half guard.
Unikeko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Unikeko seems to be working for a kimura but Lopez defends the submission attempt.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lopez is looking to improve his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Unikeko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Touko Unikeko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko misses with a left hand
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Miguel Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Unikeko forces Lopez back against the cage and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Unikeko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lopez's brow.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lopez.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Unikeko darts in trying to clinch
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Unikeko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Unikeko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
Unikeko tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez moves out of range as Unikeko strikes.
Lopez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Unikeko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Unikeko tries to clinch up
and Lopez counters with a series of strikes. Unikeko will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unikeko misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez scores with a head kick.
Miguel Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Unikeko tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lopez, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez!
A determined Miguel Lopez didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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