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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guywaun Lopez Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Hitz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guywaun Lopez Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lopez Lopez scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Hitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hitz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hitz avoids the body shot from Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hitz wants to slow Lopez Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Hitz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Hitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hitz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hitz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez Lopez.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lopez Lopez.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hitz tries to buck Lopez Lopez off but Lopez Lopez is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez Lopez working the ground and pound.
Lopez Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Hitz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lopez Lopez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitz being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hitz can't do much from the bottom here.
Lopez Lopez taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lopez Lopez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hitz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lopez Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Hitz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lopez Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lopez Lopez just content to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Guywaun Lopez Lopez.
Hitz misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez lands a glancing blow to the side of Hitz's head.
Lopez Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hitz is looking to clinch but Lopez Lopez is avoiding it.
Lopez Lopez lands a body shot.
Lopez Lopez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hitz slips a jab from Lopez Lopez.
No joy there for Hitz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by Lopez Lopez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hitz which made him look bad.
Hitz misses the jab.
Lopez Lopez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big right from Lopez Lopez misses.
The fighters circling - Lopez Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hitz tries to land a leg kick but Lopez Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
Hitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez Lopez lands a right hook to the body.
Hitz tries to clinch there but Lopez Lopez circles away.
A slow jab from Hitz misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitz throws a right and a left that Lopez Lopez avoids nicely.
Sam Hitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez Lopez lands a glancing blow to the side of Hitz's head.
Lopez Lopez walks into a left hand.
Hitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hitz misses with a low kick.
Lopez Lopez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lopez Lopez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hitz to the mat! Hitz manages to get full guard.
Lopez Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lopez Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
Lopez Lopez wants to control from the top but Hitz keeps moving.
Lopez Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopez Lopez won't allow Hitz to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guywaun Lopez Lopez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hitz moves out of range as Lopez Lopez strikes.
Lopez Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Hitz.
Lopez Lopez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lopez Lopez checks the leg kick.
Lopez Lopez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lopez Lopez misses with a straight right.
Hitz tries to clinch up but Lopez Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lopez Lopez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hitz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hitz is trying to buck Lopez Lopez off.
Lopez Lopez trying to control the position but Hitz is working away.
Lopez Lopez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez misses with the ground and pound.
Lopez Lopez is trying to ground and pound but Hitz uses the momentary lack of control by Lopez Lopez to regain half guard.
Lopez Lopez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hitz is in a horrible position here. Lopez Lopez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez landing shots from mount.
Lopez Lopez lands a big shot there that rocks Hitz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lopez Lopez with the ground and pound from mount.
Lopez Lopez looking to control but Hitz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lopez Lopez throwing strikes here but Hitz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hitz has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Lopez Lopez's lack of action.
Lopez Lopez thows a huge punch but Hitz dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lopez Lopez in particular looking to stall.
Lopez Lopez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hitz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hitz is refusing to be controlled, as Lopez Lopez sits in half guard.
Hitz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lopez Lopez is trying to control the action in half guard but Hitz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lopez Lopez is stalling here. Hitz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lopez Lopez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hitz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hitz wants to stand but Lopez Lopez has his arm trapped.
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.
Lopez Lopez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lopez Lopez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hitz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lopez Lopez is pressing down on Hitz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lopez Lopez wants to sweep but no luck.
Lopez Lopez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lopez Lopez wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guywaun Lopez Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopez Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hitz.
Hitz throws out a loose jab but Lopez Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitz walks into a straight right hand from Lopez Lopez.
Hitz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lopez Lopez.
Hitz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hitz misses with an uppercut.
Hitz throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez Lopez moves out of range easily.
Lopez Lopez shoots in but Hitz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hitz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hitz throws out a loose jab but Lopez Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez Lopez slips a straight right by Hitz.
A jab from Lopez Lopez finds it's way through Hitz's defenses.
A big right from Hitz misses.
Hitz tries to clinch up.
Hitz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hitz slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sam Hitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guywaun Lopez Lopez.
Hitz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hitz.
Lopez Lopez sizes up Hitz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez Lopez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hitz sprawls well. Hitz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lopez Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Lopez Lopez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hitz's head.
Hitz throws a hook but Lopez Lopez avoids it easily.
Hitz tries to clinch up.
Lopez Lopez digs a good hook to Hitz's body.
Hitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lopez Lopez's calf.
Guywaun Lopez Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hitz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hitz misses the body punch
and Lopez Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hitz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Hitz misses.
Lopez Lopez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lopez Lopez.
Hitz is looking to improve his position.
Lopez Lopez is looking to advance position but Hitz won't allow it.
Lopez Lopez trying to control the pace.
Lopez Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hitz keeps working.
Hitz tries to roll over but Lopez Lopez keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez working Hitz over with strikes.
Lopez Lopez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sam Hitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopez Lopez is looking to pass Hitz's guard but actually Hitz recovers to full guard.
Lopez Lopez won't allow Hitz to sweep him here.
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.
Hitz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lopez Lopez thows a big elbow that misses.
Lopez Lopez won't allow Hitz to sweep him here.
Lopez Lopez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Guywaun Lopez Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hitz can't keep his opponent in guard - Lopez Lopez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guywaun Lopez Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopez Lopez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guywaun Lopez Lopez!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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