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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Sullivan Lopes (ranked 2820 p4p, 3275 weight class) and Harry Payne (ranked 336 p4p, 382 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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170
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Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily
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Excellent MT
Intelligent
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sullivan Lopes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Payne!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopes looks to land a left hand but Payne moved out of range nicely.
Payne is looking for the big counter here.
Lopes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lopes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lopes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lopes pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Lopes.
Lopes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lopes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Payne tries to circle away but Lopes has him pinned against the ropes.
Lopes keeps control of Payne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Payne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopes is struggling to control the position.
Lopes is leaning against Payne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lopes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lopes scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopes lands an uppercut.
Lopes landing knees to the head.
Payne is rocked!
Payne blocking some punches.
Payne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Payne breaks the clinch.
Lopes closes the distance and clinches.
Lopes lands with a right to the head.
Payne is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopes finish him?
Payne blocking some punches.
Lopes throws a punch but it's blocked by Payne.
Lopes throws a punch but it's blocked by Payne.
Nice body punch from Lopes - that landed with a thud.
Lopes has a couple of punches blocked by Payne.
Payne blocks an uppercut.
Lopes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopes throws a punch but it's blocked by Payne.
Lopes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopes is struggling to control the position.
Payne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopes misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Payne swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lopes misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopes misses with the head strike.
Payne trying to control the position but instead, Lopes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Payne into the ropes.
Payne blocks an uppercut.
Lopes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payne tries a knee to the head but Lopes blocks it.
Lopes misses with the head strike.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but Lopes has him pressed against the ropes.
Lopes misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Payne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lopes has him pressed against the ropes.
Payne seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopes lands an uppercut.
Payne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lopes lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Lopes creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Payne crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Payne face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Lopes takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sullivan Lopes!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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