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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coy Lopez (ranked 9133 p4p, 601 weight class) and Theodore Montgomery (ranked 7791 p4p, 571 weight class). Lopez comes into the arena with The Champs- Tequilla blaring out of the sound system. Coy Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Coy Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theodore Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Montgomery, as that shot connected.
Lopez tries to clinch there but Montgomery circles away.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez with a poor takedown
enabling Montgomery to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Montgomery lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lopez doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick from Montgomery misses.
Montgomery ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Montgomery lands a body shot.
Lopez throws a body punch but Montgomery moves out of range.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Montgomery is just out of range.
Lopez misses with a hook. Montgomery ducked under it nicely.
Lopez dips to his left and cracks Montgomery with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montgomery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez walks into a jab.
Montgomery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montgomery.
Montgomery takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montgomery throws out the jab.
Lopez closes the distance and pushes Montgomery back into the cage.
Lopez tries a body shot but Montgomery blocks it.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Montgomery controls his hands.
Lopez prevents a body shot from Montgomery.
Lopez gets through Montgomery's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Lopez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montgomery.
Lopez tries to work over Montgomery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lopez has clasped his hands together around Montgomery's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Montgomery sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez throws an elbow but Montgomery slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lopez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Montgomery is trying to control Lopez's posture but Lopez avoids it.
Montgomery is looking to regain half guard here but Lopez keeps moving and retains side control.
Lopez working the head with strikes.
Lopez is staying tight to Montgomery's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lopez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery is looking for a sweep.
Montgomery felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lopez taking a breather here.
Montgomery stops Lopez from passing to mount.
Lopez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montgomery taking a bit of punishment here - Lopez scoring with strikes.
Lopez happy to just control the position for now.
Montgomery wants to control but Lopez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Montgomery wants to control but Lopez is keeping him busy.
Montgomery stalling.
Montgomery wants to free his trapped foot but Lopez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Montgomery in particular looking to stall.
Lopez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Montgomery tries to stand but Lopez is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coy Lopez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lopez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lopez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Montgomery lands a shot to the body.
Lopez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lopez tries to work over Montgomery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coy Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Montgomery throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montgomery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Montgomery lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez is looking to clinch.
Montgomery doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Montgomery staying out of range there.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Montgomery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montgomery moves away.
Montgomery looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lopez slips a straight right by Montgomery.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coy Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez connects with a body shot that sends Montgomery's belly button to the back.
Montgomery scores with a shot to the body.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Lopez throws a one two combo.
Montgomery moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Montgomery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montgomery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montgomery can do to turn this around?
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Montgomery.
Montgomery jabs Lopez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Montgomery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Montgomery looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montgomery.
Lopez misses with a hook
and Montgomery counters with a right hand to the body.
Lopez drives through and clinches with Montgomery against the cage.
Lopez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lopez.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Montgomery scores with a shoulder strike.
Lopez blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez slows down the pace here.
Lopez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Montgomery throws a head punch that misses.
Montgomery working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lopez misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Montgomery creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Montgomery lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez lands a body punch.
Lopez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Montgomery is keeping busy.
Lopez trying to stall but Montgomery improves his position.
Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Montgomery gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopez.
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery misses with a leg kick.
Montgomery walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Montgomery misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Lopez - just one landing.
Lopez tries to land a leg kick but Montgomery saw it coming and moves away.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Montgomery avoids them all with ease.
Montgomery takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Montgomery just misses with a punch to the body.
Montgomery takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Montgomery misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Montgomery throws an off balance right hand
and Montgomery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopez tries to clinch but Montgomery is having none of it.
Montgomery is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lopez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Montgomery misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coy Lopez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Montgomery connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Montgomery tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Lopez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montgomery.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Montgomery takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lopez slips under a jab from Montgomery.
Montgomery avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Montgomery keeps the fight on the outside.
Montgomery counters with a body kick.
Montgomery looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Montgomery defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Montgomery counters with a crisp right that sends Lopez to the canvas! Montgomery follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theodore Montgomery!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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