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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Chang!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Lopez with that takedown attempt.
Lopez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chang connects with a high kick.
Lopez shoots in but no luck this time.
Chang is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lopez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chang is in trouble now - Lopez has advanced to mount!
Lopez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lopez raining down shots from the mount!
Lopez lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez punching from mount but Chang doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lopez landing strikes from the mount and Chang is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chang is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lopez punching from mount but Chang doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lopez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chang hang on?
Lopez avoids the attempt from Chang to control.
Chang regains half guard.
Lopez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Chang to regain full guard.
Chang has momentary wrist control but Lopez slips an elbow through the middle.
Chang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lopez's guard.
Lopez wants to improve his position but instead Chang has moved into half guard.
Lopez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Chang tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lopez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chang prevents Lopez from improving his position.
Lopez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lopez tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez moves into full guard.
Chang trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Chang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez has a takedown stuffed.
Chang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from Chang.
Chang throws a nice head kick!
Lopez gets a takedown into half guard.
Lopez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lopez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chang is refusing to be controlled, as Lopez sits in half guard.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chang defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lopez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lopez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Chang to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Chang will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chang.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Chang.
Lopez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lopez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lopez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chang is looking to improve his position.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chang defending well though.
Chang is not content to let Lopez control the position.
Chang trying to hold on to Lopez's head to control him but Lopez postures up.
Chang won't allow Lopez to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang wants to control but Lopez is keeping busy.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chang defending well though.
Lopez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lopez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Chang's thigh. Chang counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Chang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lopez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chang looking for a sweep. Not yet Chang, not yet.
Chang trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lopez shoots in and drives through. Chang sprawls well.
Chang lands with a slapping head kick.
Jay Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lopez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chang's head.
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lopez wants to advance to full mount but Chang doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Chang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang is trying to control the position but Lopez postures up.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Chang keeps moving.
Chang looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lopez passes into half guard.
Lopez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lopez working the head and body with strikes.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chang defending well though.
Lopez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
Lopez looking to sit in guard and control but Chang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chang postures up.
Lopez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lopez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chang tries to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
Lopez throwing strikes here but Chang is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Lopez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lopez.
Lopez lands a nice forearm strike.
Chang is not content to let Lopez control the position.
Lopez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lopez cracks Chang with a big right hand but Chang just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lopez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sloppy strikes there by Lopez.
Lopez working the head with strikes.
Chang is trying to control Lopez's posture but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chang is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands some shots froms side control.
Chang takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chang is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopez is one step ahead there.
Chang trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jay Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Chang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez chips away with some ground and pound.
Lopez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lopez lands a couple of digs.
Lopez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Chang blocks nicely.
Chang keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lopez defends well.
Chang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopez stands up over Chang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lopez working some strikes from top position.
Lopez passes Chang's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lopez throwing shots but Chang is blocking nicely.
Lopez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lopez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lopez is trying to control. Chang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chang's head.
Chang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lopez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice shot lands for Chang.
Lopez scores with a takedown into Chang's guard.
Lopez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chang is trying to keep Lopez in close.
Chang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lopez manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Lopez clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lopez looks for a takedown but Chang sprawls well.
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chang is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lopez looks for a takedown but Chang sprawls well.
Chang lands a head kick. Lopez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chang as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Chang lands but Lopez takes it in his stride.
Chang lands with a kick to the temple. Lopez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jay Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lopez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chang lands a head kick!
Lopez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lopez punching from mount but Chang doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lopez working the ground and pound effectively.
Lopez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang wants to control but Lopez is having none of it.
Chang is trying desperately to improve position.
Lopez lands with some strikes.
Lopez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chang's face.
Lopez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chang's face.
A nice elbow there by Lopez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chang wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lopez.
Lopez scoring with strikes but Chang is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a head shot.
Chang in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lopez looking to finish Chang with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chang!
Lopez unloads with some shots from mount but Chang bucks and avoids them well.
Lopez is landing with some decent strikes but Chang is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chang sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chang is looking to improve his position.
Chang trying to hold on to Lopez's head to control him but Lopez postures up.
Chang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lopez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lopez.
Chang manages to get to full guard.
Lopez tries to free his leg and advance position but Chang is retaining full guard.
Lopez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lopez is working Chang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
Lopez wants to pass the guard but Chang is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chang trying to control the position.
Chang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jay Lopez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lopez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chang's guard.
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lopez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chang controls Lopez momentarily but Lopez frees himself.
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chang trying to keep a closed guard but Lopez is proving a slippery customer.
Chang is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lopez cracks Chang with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a couple of digs.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Chang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chang controls Lopez momentarily but Lopez frees himself.
Lopez works over Chang with some ground and pound from guard.
Lopez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
Lopez postures up and lands a big shot to Chang's brow.
Lopez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lopez throws and elbow that misses. Chang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lopez's guard. Nice move by Chang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez trying to keep a closed guard but Chang is proving a slippery customer.
Lopez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lopez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chang defends well.
Chang trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lopez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
Chang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chang tries a head kick but it misses.
Chang lands with a kick to the temple. Lopez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chang.
Lopez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chang's waist but Chang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lopez off to one side.
Lopez instigates a clinch.
Lopez effectively controlling the action here.
Lopez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Chang wants to get back to striking at distance but Lopez won't allow it.
Chang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chang.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lopez's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chang prevents the takedown attempt.
Lopez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chang's efforts to push away.
Chang is trying to stall.
Bruce Chang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chang.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Lopez!
Jay Lopez retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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