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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lefty Lopez (ranked 4851 p4p, 24465 weight class) and Bobby Jones (ranked 482 p4p, 536 weight class). Bobby Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lefty Lopez's chin.
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefty Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Jones tries to move into range but Lopez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lopez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lopez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Lopez slips under a jab from Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez with a jab.
Jones throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Lopez dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jones tries to break free but Lopez pushes him back against the cage.
Lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Lopez.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lopez is defended easily by Jones.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lopez cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lopez throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez slips a straight right by Jones.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Lopez has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lopez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lefty Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lopez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lopez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
Lopez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Lopez lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Lopez lands the left hand.
Lopez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lopez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Lopez cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lefty Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Lopez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Lopez misses its target.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Lopez lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Lopez.
Lopez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Lopez. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lefty Lopez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lopez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lopez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Lopez lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lopez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Lopez cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lopez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt.
Lopez scores with a decent looking hook.
Lopez throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Lopez dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jones throws out a counter right but Lopez avoids it with no problem.
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lopez lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Jones.
Lopez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Jones backs away, Lopez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lopez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez throws a nice head kick!
Lopez misses with a hook.
A big left from Jones misses.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Lopez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lopez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Lefty Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez lands a jab.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bobby Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Lopez lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Lopez scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice cross by Lopez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Jones misses.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
A big right from Lopez misses.
Lopez connects with a crisp jab.
Donk. Lopez catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Lopez connects with a leg kick.
Lopez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Donk. Lopez catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Lopez misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lopez. Lopez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lefty Lopez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jones moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Jones blocks a jab.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez is looking to clinch.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones misses the jab.
Lopez scores with a nice right hand.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lopez misses the target.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Lopez throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
A jab lands there for Lopez.
Lopez works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Lopez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones cracks Lopez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Lopez finds it's target.
Nice jab there from Lopez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Lopez seems unphased.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lopez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
A low kick lands for Lopez.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lopez.
Lopez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Lopez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lopez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lopez lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bobby Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Lopez throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lopez back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lopez is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lopez.
Oh Lopez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Jones blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Lopez seems to have got his legs back now.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lopez lands with a shot to the body.
Lopez connects with a jab.
Jones blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones stuns Lopez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lopez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lopez works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Jab from Lopez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Lopez misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lefty Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lefty Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lopez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 for Lefty Lopez!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Lefty Lopez!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Lefty Lopez!
Lefty Lopez wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Lefty Lopez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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