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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Pablo Lopez (ranked 4160 p4p, 4140 weight class) and Hassan Amir (ranked 442 p4p, 439 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hassan Amir!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amir takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Amir lands a body shot.
Amir lands a front kick.
Amir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Lopez has closed the distance and engaged Amir in a clinch.
Amir manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Amir.
Amir scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amir throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez moves into the clinch.
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!
Amir manages to break the clinch.
Amir swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
Lopez instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez avoiding damage as Amir throws knees to the body.
Amir is trying to maintain a safe position but Lopez gets an underhook and turns Amir into the ropes.
Amir trying to land knees to the body.
Amir breaks from the clinch.
Amir throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Amir keeps the fight on the outside.
Some bone on bone action there as Lopez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Lopez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Amir swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
Amir feints a counter leg kick.
Lopez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Lopez drops his hands momentarily and Amir takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lopez is looking to clinch.
Amir replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lopez blocks it well.
Amir goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Amir.
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopez doesn't manage to clinch there - Amir circles away.
Amir lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Amir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amir unleashes a big counter combination but Lopez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lopez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amir throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amir swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
Amir swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
Amir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez slips under a jab from Amir.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Amir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Amir.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Amir dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Amir lands with a kick to the temple. Lopez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lopez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Amir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez wants to clinch.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amir can pounce on him.
Hassan Amir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amir misses with a combination
and Lopez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Amir really felt that one!
Lopez tries to clinch up but Amir circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez doesn't manage to clinch there - Amir circles away.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lopez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lopez tries to clinch but Amir moves out of range.
Amir lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lopez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amir was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amir looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Amir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lopez doesn't manage to clinch there - Amir circles away.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Amir.
Lopez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Amir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Lopez blocks the low kick.
Lopez tries to clinch there but Amir circles away.
Lopez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pablo Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez darts in trying to clinch
and Amir counters with a thumping low kick.
Amir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopez rushes Amir and presses him up against the ropes.
Lopez looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amir fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lopez checks it well.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amir lands a nice hook to Lopez's body. Lopez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Amir lands a two punch combo.
Pablo Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amir throws a sloppy head kick
and Lopez counters with a nice body kick.
Lopez wants to clinch.
Amir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amir swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
Amir unleashes a big counter combination but Lopez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lopez wants to clinch up but Amir keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Amir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lopez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopez is looking to clinch but Amir is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut there from Amir.
Lopez tries to clinch but Amir moves away
and Amir counters with a straight right hand.
Lopez tries to clinch up but Amir circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez doesn't manage to clinch there - Amir circles away.
Amir is looking to land body kicks.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amir.
Amir explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amir looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez tries to clinch up.
Amir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Amir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Pablo Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Amir.
Lopez moves in looking to clinch but Amir pushes him off.
Amir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lopez tries to clinch there but Amir circles away.
Lopez wants to clinch up but Amir keeps it at a distance.
Lopez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Amir finds it's way round the side to connect with Lopez's head.
Lopez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Amir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amir misses with a few strikes there.
Amir swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
Lopez has managed to clinch.
Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Amir keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez wants to clinch.
Amir misses with a few strikes there.
Lopez clinches up against the ropes.
Lopez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amir throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
Amir avoids the elbow strike from Lopez, against the ropes.
Amir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Lopez as the two fighters clinch.
Amir managing to block the knees to the body from Lopez.
Hassan Amir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hassan Amir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Amir winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hassan Amir!
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FIGHT
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