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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JP Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daryl Abbott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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179 cm
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149 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JP Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daryl Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Abbott misses.
Abbott fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abbott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lopez swivels and escapes.
Abbott wants to clinch.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abbott tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abbott is looking to clinch.
Lopez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Daryl Abbott has been cut.
Lopez scores with a punch to the head.
Lopez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Abbott!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbott is desperately trying to improve his position but Lopez has a good base and remains in mount.
Abbott tries to buck Lopez off but he can't manage it.
Abbott can't escape the position.
Lopez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Abbott manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Abbott is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Abbott looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is putting a hurting on Abbott here, landing some big shots from side control.
Abbott can't do much from the bottom here.
Lopez taking a breather here.
Lopez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lopez lands an elbow.
Lopez looks up at the clock and then as Abbott takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lopez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Abbott tries to escape but Lopez is in control.
Lopez trying to control the position but Abbott is working away.
Lopez is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is trying to get back to half guard.
Abbott is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lopez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Abbott is looking for a sweep. Lopez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Abbott trying to control but Lopez postures up.
Lopez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lopez 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.
Abbott pushes Lopez off and gets back to his feet.
Abbott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abbott misses with a takedown
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
JP Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daryl Abbott.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopez.
Abbott tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lopez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Abbott somewhat.
Lopez works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lopez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Abbott had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lopez defends it easily.
Lopez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Abbott looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lopez has picked Abbott up and slammed him! Abbott can't keep hold of the triangle and Lopez manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abbott is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Abbott is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Abbott is trying to escape the position but Lopez is controlling the position.
Lopez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Abbott is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lopez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Abbott to see if he's OK.
Abbott is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lopez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Abbott lands a couple of sideways elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abbott tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lopez lands with a punch from half guard.
Abbott is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lopez pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JP Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daryl Abbott's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lopez scores with a shot to the body.
Good work by Lopez as he checks the leg kick.
Lopez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Abbott is trying to defend but Lopez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lopez working the head and body with strikes.
Lopez working the head and body with strikes.
Lopez winds up and cracks Abbott with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lopez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Abbott is trying to escape the mount.
Lopez scoring with strikes but Abbott is staying in there.
Abbott is breathing heavily.
Abbott taking shots to the head.
Abbott is in a horrible position here. Lopez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lopez lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez unloading with bombs!
Lopez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abbott is looking to escape.
Lopez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Abbott can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Abbott is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Abbott gets back to half guard.
Abbott trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Abbott throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lopez. What's that going to do exactly?
Abbott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abbott tries to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
Lopez with shots to the head and body - Abbott looks very uncomfortable down there.
Abbott wants to control but Lopez is having none of it.
Abbott working to try and regain half guard.
Lopez punishing his opponent with strikes.
JP Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lopez landing shots from mount.
Abbott regains half guard.
Lopez prevents Abbott from improving his position.
Lopez controlling the pace.
Lopez lands with a punch from half guard.
Abbott actively working from the bottom here.
Abbott looking for submissions off his back.
Lopez seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is looking for a sweep. Lopez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lopez is working for a kimura but Abbott is defending it quite comfortably.
Abbott wants to get back to his feet.
Abbott actively working from the bottom here.
Lopez 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.
Abbott has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lopez is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JP Lopez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daryl Abbott's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Abbott will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lopez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abbott circles away.
Abbott is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Abbott looks to clinch
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lopez showed some decent athleticism there.
Abbott is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lopez pulls his head out easily.
Abbott actively working from the bottom here.
Abbott is looking for a sweep. Lopez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lopez is trying to control. Abbott wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Abbott trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Abbott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lopez.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lopez lands with a right hand.
Abbott shoots and misses
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abbott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez scores with a punch to the head.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abbott misses with a takedown attempt
and Lopez counters with a single leg into guard. Abbott didn't expect that.
JP Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daryl Abbott.
Lopez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lopez trying to control but Abbott is working from the bottom.
Lopez preventing the sweep.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abbott can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lopez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Abbott is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lopez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abbott's head.
Abbott is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lopez has his hands clasped together but Abbott extends an breaks Lopez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Abbott.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daryl Abbott!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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