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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Chandler (ranked 3294 p4p, 5044 weight class) and Lucas Lopez (ranked 230 p4p, 292 weight class). Lucas Lopez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Kyle Chandler has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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169 cm
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chandler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chandler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chandler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez wants to control but Chandler is keeping busy.
Chandler seems to be looking for submissions.
Chandler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chandler wants to stand but Lopez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chandler lands a leg kick that knocks Lopez off balance momentarily.
Lucas Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chandler throwing strikes but missing.
Chandler is looking to stand up but Lopez won't let him.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chandler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lopez controls Chandler momentarily but Chandler frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chandler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chandler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chandler lands in his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Chandler dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chandler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chandler is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler stands up and waves to Lopez to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chandler tries to move to mount but Lopez blocks the move with his legs.
Chandler taking a breather here.
Chandler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chandler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler happy to just control the position for now.
Chandler has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kyle Chandler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chandler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lopez sprawls well initially but Chandler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler trying to mount his opponent but Lopez defends it.
Chandler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chandler is controlling the pace.
Lopez wants to control but Chandler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chandler looks to land a strike but Lopez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Chandler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lopez keeping full guard, as Chandler tries to pass.
Chandler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chandler tries to stand but Lopez is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Chandler dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chandler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chandler lands a takedown into guard.
Chandler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kyle Chandler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chandler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chandler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chandler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chandler throwing strikes from guard but Lopez blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chandler controlling from the top position.
Chandler slips nicely into half guard.
Chandler tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chandler trying to control the pace.
Chandler tries to pass to full mount but Lopez defends it.
Chandler has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Lopez works to full guard.
Chandler content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chandler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chandler wanted to stand there but Lopez had control of the position.
Chandler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is looking to stand up but Lopez won't let him.
Chandler 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chandler wants to get up but he can't break Lopez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Chandler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chandler 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Chandler!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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