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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Vaughn (ranked 698 p4p, 814 weight class) and Louie Lopez (ranked 82 p4p, 100 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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10 - 3 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eli Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Louie Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez clinches up against the cage.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Vaughn manages to get underhooks.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lopez working over Vaughn with some ground and pound. Vaughn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lopez trying to control from Vaughn's half guard. Vaughn has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Vaughn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vaughn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vaughn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Vaughn's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vaughn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vaughn connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is adopting a defensive guard.
Vaughn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vaughn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaughn pushing down on Lopez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vaughn trying to control the action but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Vaughn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vaughn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopez defending well though.
Vaughn throwing shots but Lopez is blocking nicely.
Lopez is trying to get back to full guard.
Lopez is trying to maintain the position but Vaughn is very close to passing his half guard.
Vaughn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn uses his free foot to push down on Lopez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lopez.
Vaughn wants to control the pace but Lopez is squirming around nicely.
Vaughn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vaughn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Louie Lopez has been cut.
Lopez is bucking up trying to escape but Vaughn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vaughn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vaughn lands a big elbow.
Lopez is rocked!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaughn lands a big shot to the head and Lopez winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eli Vaughn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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