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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Bulli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez's entrance music is Sacred (Blind Guardian). A fine choice. Alessio Bulli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabio Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Bulli!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez tries to keep at a distance but Bulli has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lopez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bulli pulls guard effortlessly.
Bulli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bulli pulls Lopez in close to prevent any damage.
Bulli manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bulli breaks from Lopez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulli raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Lopez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bulli landing shots from mount.
Lopez taking shots to the head.
Bulli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lopez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bulli has control of Lopez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lopez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bulli is landing with some decent strikes but Lopez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bulli punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bulli looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lopez is bucking up trying to escape but Bulli cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulli postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lopez looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lopez can't escape the position.
Bulli scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bulli scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bulli looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bulli lands a heavy elbow.
Bulli lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bulli is landing with some decent strikes but Lopez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bulli lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulli with good strikes from the mount here!
Bulli unloading with bombs!
Bulli with good strikes from the mount here!
Bulli lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lopez hang on?
Bulli lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lopez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lopez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lopez is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Bulli.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bulli putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Bulli connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lopez is bucking up trying to escape but Bulli cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bulli working Lopez over with strikes here.
Bulli fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bulli lands a big elbow.
Bulli trying to control but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Lopez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bulli punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bulli trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lopez is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Bulli dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lopez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bulli counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bulli.
Bulli blocks the elbow strike.
Bulli fails to pull guard.
Lopez wants to break free but Bulli has control.
Lopez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bulli breaks from the clinch.
Fabio Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulli darts in and clinches Lopez up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bulli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lopez landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulli has Lopez pressed against the cage.
Bulli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lopez smiles and moves away.
Lopez gets caught flat footed, as Bulli shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bulli with a nice head shot there.
Bulli lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bulli postures up and lands a big shot to Lopez's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulli thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bulli won't allow Lopez to get back to his feet.
Bulli connects with a couple of short punches.
Bulli got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lopez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bulli has managed to get both his arms back between Lopez's legs - danger averted.
Bulli landing some decent shots from guard.
Bulli landing some decent shots from guard.
Lopez looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bulli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fabio Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alessio Bulli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulli doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Lopez moves in looking to clinch but Bulli pushes him off.
Lopez tries to clinch up.
Lopez misses with a kick to the body.
Lopez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bulli misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Bulli scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bulli tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Lopez slips a straight right by Bulli.
Bulli tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Bulli rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bulli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lopez smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bulli throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Bulli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lopez tries to clinch
and Bulli counters by moving into the clinch.
Bulli prevents Lopez from breaking the clinch.
Lopez is trying to break free.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bulli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bulli displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lopez up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulli prevents Lopez from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bulli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bulli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bulli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lopez smiles and moves away.
Fabio Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alessio Bulli.
Bulli misses with a looping right.
Lopez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bulli's head.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bulli throws out the jab.
Bulli tries a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
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.
Lopez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bulli counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lopez's guard now.
Bulli content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bulli looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bulli working some strikes from top position.
Bulli lands a couple of elbows.
Bulli scoring with some ground and pound.
Bulli lands a couple of digs.
Lopez is looking to stand up but Bulli isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bulli's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lopez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bulli on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulli scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lopez has momentary wrist control but Bulli slips an elbow through the middle.
Bulli trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulli distracts Lopez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bulli trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Bulli distracts Lopez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet but Bulli is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bulli wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Bulli is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bulli decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lopez, up you get!
Alessio Bulli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bulli tries to clinch up.
Fabio Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopez tries to clinch
and Bulli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez scores with a head kick.
Bulli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lopez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lopez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alessio Bulli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bulli winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessio Bulli!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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