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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Palacios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palacios comes into the arena with Enter Sandman - Metallica blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Palacios!
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, Jose Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez shoots for a double leg takedown but Palacios sprawls well. He's pushed Lopez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Palacios has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lopez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lopez drags the fight down to the ground.
Palacios is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lopez wants to stand but Palacios is controlling the position.
Palacios working some strikes from top position.
Lopez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palacios makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Palacios is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Palacios.
Lopez is looking to stand up but Palacios isn't so interested in that idea.
Palacios throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lopez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palacios postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palacios postures up in Lopez's guard and throws a big left but Lopez blocks it.
Palacios works over Lopez with some ground and pound from guard.
Lopez pushes Palacios off and gets back to his feet.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Palacios shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lopez defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palacios shoots for a double leg takedown but Lopez sprawls well. He's pushed Palacios's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Palacios takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Palacios fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lopez avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Palacios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palacios is breathing heavily.
Palacios tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lopez swivels and escapes.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lopez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Palacios takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lopez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Palacios can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lopez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Palacios can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez with shots to the head and body - Palacios looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lopez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lopez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Palacios?
A nice elbow there by Lopez.
Lopez working the ground and pound effectively.
Palacios taking shots to the head.
Lopez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Palacios is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Palacios is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lopez lands a big shot there that rocks Palacios but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lopez with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to control the pace but Palacios is squirming around nicely.
Lopez working the ground and pound effectively.
Lopez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Palacios is looking to improve his position but Lopez isn't that keen on the idea.
Lopez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lopez cracks Palacios with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Palacios really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lopez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Palacios?
Lopez lands a nice shot to the head.
Palacios is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lopez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lopez thowing shots but they're missing.
Lopez tries to control but Palacios wriggling away.
Lopez landing strikes from the mount and Palacios is in trouble!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez looking to control but Palacios is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Palacios is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Lopez dominated that round.
That's time! Palacios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lopez throws the left hand but Palacios avoids the punch easily.
A right-left combo lands from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Palacios looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Palacios seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Palacios scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Palacios working the head and body with strikes.
Lopez tries to kick Palacios off but Palacios keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lopez tries to get to full guard but Palacios has control of the leg.
Lopez is trying to stand back up but Palacios is controlling him
Lopez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palacios is controlling him.
Jose Lopez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Palacios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Palacios tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Palacios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Palacios.
Palacios closes the distance and clinches up with Lopez, looking for a takedown. Palacios pushes Lopez against the cage but Lopez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lopez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Palacios not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lopez scoring with some ground and pound.
Palacios keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
Lopez passes into half guard.
Lopez trying to mount his opponent but Palacios defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a head shot. Palacios uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lopez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Palacios looking to control.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Palacios keeps moving.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palacios is keeping the position for now.
Palacios controls Lopez momentarily but Lopez frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palacios swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Palacios fails with the takedown.
Lopez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lopez fails with the takedown
and Palacios makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Palacios throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lopez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palacios counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Palacios works over Lopez's head and body with a nice combination.
Palacios has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Palacios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palacios uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Lopez with a poor takedown
and Palacios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Palacios fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez dips to his left and cracks Palacios with an uppercut!
Palacios throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Palacios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
Palacios shoots in but no luck this time.
Lopez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lopez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Palacios looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Palacios can't do much from the bottom here.
Lopez trying to control the action but Palacios is working from the bottom.
Palacios gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Palacios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Palacios circles away easily
and Palacios counters with a single leg into guard. Lopez didn't expect that.
Palacios cracks Lopez with a solid left hand.
Palacios tries to free his leg and advance position but Lopez is retaining full guard.
Palacios stops Lopez from standing up.
Lopez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palacios lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palacios looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lopez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oscar Palacios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palacios shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense.
Lopez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Palacios pinned against the cage. Palacios gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Palacios is out of range.
Palacios lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oscar Palacios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Lopez.
Lopez shoots in but Palacios avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt
and Palacios counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lopez has momentary wrist control but Palacios slips an elbow through the middle.
Palacios trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lopez wants to sweep but no luck.
Lopez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lopez keeping full guard, as Palacios tries to pass.
Palacios will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lopez is looking to stand up but Palacios isn't so interested in that idea.
Palacios won't allow Lopez to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palacios won't allow Lopez to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Lopez as Palacios shoots in.
Jose Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palacios keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lopez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Palacios swivels and escapes.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Palacios.
Lopez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palacios counters with a series of strikes. Lopez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Palacios closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lopez circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Lopez. That snapped Palacios's head back.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Lopez fails with the takedown
and Palacios counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lopez!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Palacios.
Lopez trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palacios landing strikes from the mount and Lopez is in trouble!
Palacios putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Palacios working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lopez regains half guard.
Oscar Palacios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palacios works his way into side control.
Palacios 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.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
Lopez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lopez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet but Palacios is dominant here and he's now got Lopez's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
Palacios scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Lopez can't escape the position.
Lopez controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Lopez covers up after that shot from Palacios.
Palacios softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Lopez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lopez really wants to buck Palacios off and get back to his feet.
Palacios working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Palacios is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jose Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Palacios in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lopez is trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Palacios showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lopez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Lopez!
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hype
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