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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lefty Lopez (ranked 3858 p4p, 4389 weight class) and Vik Arora (ranked 405 p4p, 430 weight class). Arora has chosen Beware of the Boys - Panjabi MC as his entrance music. Lefty Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 5 - 7 - 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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vik Arora!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arora.
Arora is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lopez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Arora 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arora.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Arora off balance momentarily.
Arora throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been told by Lopez's head coaches at Doom\'s Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Arora misses.
Arora scores with a jab to the body.
Arora misses with a straight left.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Lefty Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Arora misses.
Arora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Lopez misses its target.
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!
Arora misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick from Lopez misses.
Arora displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lopez.
A big right from Lopez misses.
Arora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a head shot.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Arora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Arora was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arora moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Arora doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Arora moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
Arora keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Arora moved out of range.
Lopez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Arora misses with a looping left.
Arora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez defending well as Arora loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Lopez misses.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Arora swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arora slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a glancing blow to the side of Arora's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arora showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Arora blocks the body kick.
Arora appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Arora.
Arora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Lopez connects with a right hand. Arora shakes it off.
Lopez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Arora walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Arora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arora doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lopez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arora on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lopez throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arora scores with a jab to the head.
Arora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Arora moves out of range easily.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Arora.
A slow jab from Arora misses its intended target.
Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arora throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Arora moves out of range.
Arora looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Vik Arora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arora throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez scores with a jab to the head.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopez.
Lopez drops his hands momentarily and Arora takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Arora.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arora keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arora misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arora connects with a body shot.
Arora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez slips a jab from Arora.
Lopez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Arora thuds a left hand into Lopez's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Arora does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arora throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Arora.
Lopez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arora sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Arora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arora looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez lands with a straight right. Arora didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Lopez does it's job there.
Arora blocks a jab.
Arora looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Arora gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lefty Lopez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arora moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Arora steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arora! But no joy.
Arora lands with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lopez.
Arora misses with a body shot.
Lopez scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Arora.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Lopez lands a glancing blow to the side of Arora's head.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez connects with a looping right hand.
Arora missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arora throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Lefty Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.
Arora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Arora counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arora lands a jab.
Arora throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Lopez's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Arora dives in looking to finish as Lopez flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Arora's strikes! Arora is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Lopez's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Lopez was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vik Arora!
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energy
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hype
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