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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Akin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Last of a Dying Breed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Akin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alejandro Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Akin does no damage.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Akin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lopez scoring with punches and elbows.
Lopez working the ground and pound from side control.
Lopez controlling from side mount.
Akin is trying to buck Lopez off.
Lopez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lopez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Akin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez taking a breather here.
Lopez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Akin some visible discomfort.
Lopez working the ground and pound.
Lopez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Akin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lopez connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez working the body and head with strikes.
Akin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lopez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lopez scoring with punches and elbows.
Lopez looks up at the clock and then as Akin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lopez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Akin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lopez is controlling him well.
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akin is breathing heavily.
Lopez decides to stand back up.
Akin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lopez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lopez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lopez advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akin is looking to get back to his feet here but Lopez is keeping cool and he's managed to take Akin's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Akin as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Lopez!
Lopez lands punches and elbows.
Lopez scores with punches from the back.
Lopez lands strikes to the head.
Lopez connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Akin to escape the position.
Lopez connects with a big shot to the side of Akin's head.
Lopez punishes Akin with strikes from the back mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez cracks Akin with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Akin from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Lopez lands punches and elbows.
Good control from Lopez.
Lopez throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Akin!
Lopez lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Akin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Lopez.
Lopez lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Akin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akin is trying to get back to his feet but Lopez has full control of the position and if anything, Akin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Lopez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lopez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Akin's guard.
Alejandro Lopez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopez landing with the ground and pound.
Lopez stands up from Akin's guard - Lopez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lopez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lopez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Akin pinned against the cage. Akin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Akin misses with a takedown
and Lopez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Akin!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez controlling from the full mount.
Akin wants to get back to his feet.
Lopez with the ground and pound from mount.
Akin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lopez working the ground and pound effectively.
Lopez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Akin looks a forlorn figure.
Lopez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lopez working Akin over with strikes here.
Lopez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lopez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lopez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lopez scoring with strikes but Akin is staying in there.
Lopez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lopez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Akin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lopez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez won't let Akin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Lopez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lopez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lopez with the ground and pound from mount.
Lopez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lopez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Akin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lopez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lopez content just to control the position here.
Akin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lopez on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lopez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lopez raining down shots from the mount!
Lopez lands a nice shot to the head.
Lopez controlling from the full mount.
Akin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lopez tries to control but Akin wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lopez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Akin circles away.
Lopez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lopez.
Akin tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akin lands with a kick to the temple. Lopez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Akin tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akin tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez shoots in but Akin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dennis Akin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Lopez.
Akin tests Lopez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Akin circles away.
Akin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
No luck for Akin with that takedown attempt.
Akin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lopez counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lopez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lopez has an Americana. Akin didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Lopez is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Lopez hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Alejandro Lopez!
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hype
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