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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Lopez (ranked 9082 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McAuliffe (ranked 4907 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by Vamos. McAuliffe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Napoleon of the Ring kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
60 - 44 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack McAuliffe!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAuliffe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
McAuliffe looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McAuliffe misses with a few strikes there.
Miguel Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McAuliffe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lopez.
McAuliffe throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Lopez throws a push kick but McAuliffe slaps the foot to one side.
McAuliffe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McAuliffe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
McAuliffe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McAuliffe throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez takes a swing at McAuliffe's ribcage but misses.
McAuliffe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McAuliffe stalks Lopez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lopez's face. Lopez staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McAuliffe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McAuliffe misses with a double jab.
Lopez looks to land a combination but McAuliffe avoids it well.
It seemed like McAuliffe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
McAuliffe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Lopez avoids the body shot from McAuliffe.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
McAuliffe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McAuliffe 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.
McAuliffe connects with the punch.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McAuliffe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McAuliffe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McAuliffe throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
McAuliffe throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
McAuliffe is looking for the big counter here.
McAuliffe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McAuliffe should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A punch combination from McAuliffe misses.
Lopez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McAuliffe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lopez counters with a three punch combo that has McAuliffe backing up. McAuliffe nods at Lopez to acknowledge the strikes.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McAuliffe.
Lopez sets himself, and McAuliffe steps forward looking for the clinch! Lopez avoids it this time.
McAuliffe is looking to clinch.
Lopez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McAuliffe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopez, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez avoiding damage.
Lopez breaks the clinch.
McAuliffe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lopez - that will leave a mark!
McAuliffe misses with the combination.
Lopez throws a series of punches but McAuliffe moves out of range.
McAuliffe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McAuliffe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McAuliffe slips under a jab.
Lopez scores with a spinning back kick!
McAuliffe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McAuliffe circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAuliffe misses with a wild body shot.
McAuliffe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McAuliffe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lopez counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez moves out of range as McAuliffe strikes.
Lopez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lopez lands a front kick.
McAuliffe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.
McAuliffe darts in and clinches Lopez up against the cage.
Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Lopez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McAuliffe moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McAuliffe lands an overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from McAuliffe. Those never looked like landing.
McAuliffe stalks Lopez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lopez's face. Lopez staggers backwards, shaken.
McAuliffe just misses with a punch to the body.
And Lopez counters with a quick kick to the body but McAuliffe blocks it.
Lopez throws a right hand that McAuliffe ducks under and follows up with a left that McAuliffe also avoids with ease.
McAuliffe lands a nice hook to Lopez's body. Lopez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McAuliffe misses the body punch
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
A combination from McAuliffe does no damage.
Lopez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lopez takes a swing at McAuliffe's ribcage but misses.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez throws a series of punches but McAuliffe avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for McAuliffe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McAuliffe misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Miguel Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
McAuliffe tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Lopez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McAuliffe throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McAuliffe! But no joy.
Lopez scores with a jab.
Lopez tries to land a body kick
and McAuliffe counters with a right hand to the body.
McAuliffe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Lopez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McAuliffe moves into the clinch.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miguel Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez swings for the body but McAuliffe moves out of range.
McAuliffe misses with a double jab.
McAuliffe takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
McAuliffe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAuliffe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez throws a series of punches but McAuliffe moves out of range.
A punch combination from McAuliffe misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
McAuliffe swinging wildly here.
Lopez throws a quick counter kick to the body but McAuliffe avoids it.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez is looking to wear down McAuliffe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from McAuliffe does it's job there.
McAuliffe avoids the head kick by Lopez.
McAuliffe misses with a looping right.
McAuliffe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McAuliffe is looking for the big counter here.
A combination from McAuliffe does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses the body punch
and McAuliffe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McAuliffe lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Lopez misses.
McAuliffe thuds a left hand into Lopez's body.
McAuliffe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McAuliffe is breathing heavily.
Lopez moves forwards but McAuliffe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
McAuliffe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lopez.
McAuliffe throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McAuliffe misses with a body shot.
McAuliffe doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
A jab from McAuliffe finds it's way through Lopez's defenses.
McAuliffe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McAuliffe misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopez throws a counter high kick but McAuliffe was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lopez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAuliffe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McAuliffe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McAuliffe moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McAuliffe.
McAuliffe swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
McAuliffe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McAuliffe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McAuliffe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lopez throws a right and a left that McAuliffe avoids nicely.
Lopez gets tackled into the cage by McAuliffe. McAuliffe maintains the clinch.
McAuliffe is trying to maintain a safe position but Lopez gets an underhook and turns McAuliffe into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack McAuliffe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
McAuliffe throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Lopez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McAuliffe if he has to take too many more of those.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Lopez backs off McAuliffe throws a huge counter combo but Lopez manages to avoid it all.
Lopez scores with a three punch combo!
McAuliffe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Decent striking displayed by McAuliffe there.
McAuliffe misses with a double jab.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
McAuliffe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. McAuliffe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez throws a left and a right that both miss
and McAuliffe counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but McAuliffe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Despite the aggression on McAuliffe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAuliffe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
McAuliffe throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
It looked like Lopez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McAuliffe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
McAuliffe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopez throws a push kick but McAuliffe slaps the foot to one side.
Lopez throws a series of punches but McAuliffe avoids them all with ease.
McAuliffe missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McAuliffe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lopez to score with a decent uppercut.
McAuliffe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McAuliffe manages to avoid it.
McAuliffe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez lands a high kick!
McAuliffe takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAuliffe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McAuliffe fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez scores with a kick to the midsection.
McAuliffe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
McAuliffe avoids the body shot from Lopez.
McAuliffe is looking for the big counter here.
A punch combination from McAuliffe misses.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
McAuliffe looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
McAuliffe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McAuliffe manages to avoid it.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McAuliffe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McAuliffe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
McAuliffe is looking for the big counter here.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McAuliffe.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but McAuliffe is just out of range.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McAuliffe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lopez's hands.
Donk. McAuliffe catches Lopez right on the button with a cross.
Lopez throws a right and a left that McAuliffe avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from McAuliffe.
Lopez lands a really nice looking cross but McAuliffe seems unphased.
McAuliffe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lopez counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAuliffe tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
As McAuliffe looks to move away, Lopez throws a big counter combo but McAuliffe just gets out of the way.
Lopez throws a body punch but McAuliffe moves out of range.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McAuliffe misses with a body shot.
Lopez scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by McAuliffe.
McAuliffe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez cracks McAuliffe with an open hand slap.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McAuliffe manages to avoid it.
McAuliffe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McAuliffe slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
McAuliffe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miguel Lopez.
I think Lopez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez!
An out of breath Miguel Lopez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Jack McAuliffe had this to say: 's*ck my d*ck'.
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