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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between luiz lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hanton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, luiz lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Hanton!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanton wants to clinch up but lopez keeps it at a distance.
Hanton doesn't manage to clinch there - lopez circles away.
Hanton has closed the distance and engaged lopez in a clinch.
lopez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Mark Hanton has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from lopez fails to land.
Hanton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanton trying to control the position but instead, lopez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanton into the cage.
Hanton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
lopez has a couple of punches blocked by Hanton.
Hanton taking a breather.
lopez lands a right hand.
lopez lands a right hand.
Hanton pressing his opponent against the cage.
lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
lopez lands a nice uppercut.
Hanton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but lopez is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from lopez.
Hanton trying to control the position but instead, lopez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanton into the cage.
lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
lopez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
lopez throws a head punch that misses.
lopez wants a takedown.
lopez lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, lopez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanton looks gassed!
Hanton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanton.
lopez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That has opened up Mark Hanton's cut even more.
lopez working aggressively here.
Hanton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
lopez throws a head punch that misses.
lopez misses with the head strike.
lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanton backwards.
lopez misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
lopez lands with a right to the head.
lopez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
lopez lands with a right to the head.
lopez misses with the head strike.
lopez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
lopez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
lopez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
lopez instigates a clinch.
lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanton backwards.
lopez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
lopez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
lopez scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, lopez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
lopez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and lopez manages to end up in side control.
lopez stands up and beckons Hanton to his feet.
lopez pushes Hanton up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from lopez.
Hanton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but lopez is keeping busy.
lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanton blocking some punches.
lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hanton.
Hanton continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Hanton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but lopez is keeping busy.
lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hanton trying to stall but lopez improves his position.
lopez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hanton.
lopez wants to clinch up but Hanton keeps it at a distance.
Hanton wants to clinch but lopez slips to the side
and lopez counters by clinching up.
Hanton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanton stalling in the clinch but lopez improves position.
A short right from lopez on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanton taking a breather.
lopez tries for a takedown. No joy.
lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
lopez lands with a left to the head.
Hanton is trying to maintain a safe position but lopez gets an underhook and turns Hanton into the cage.
lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Hanton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from lopez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for luiz lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hanton trying to stall but lopez improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for lopez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by lopez.
lopez misses with some punches.
Hanton looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanton.
lopez lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Hanton.
Hanton receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hanton.
lopez circles away from the clinch attempt
and lopez counters by moving into the clinch.
lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
lopez throws a head punch that misses.
lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanton is looking to control lopez's arms but lopez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hanton has his back to the cage.
lopez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanton wants to stall.
A short left from lopez.
lopez misses with the head strike.
Hanton blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanton looking to slow down the pace here.
lopez gets through Hanton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
lopez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanton trying to stall but lopez improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from lopez fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanton backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanton.
Hanton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanton taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
lopez lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanton backwards.
lopez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
lopez misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
luiz lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Hanton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hanton tries to clinch
and lopez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by lopez.
Hanton taking a breather.
lopez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanton.
lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanton looking to stall.
lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
luiz lopez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hanton is pressed up against the cage. lopez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hanton down to the mat. Hanton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hanton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and lopez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by lopez.
Hanton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
lopez lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Hanton.
Hanton taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hanton.
lopez has Hanton up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from lopez.
lopez misses with the head strike.
Hanton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hanton blocks an uppercut.
lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanton backwards.
lopez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hanton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanton wants to stall.
lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
lopez gets through Hanton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hanton is trying to stall.
Hanton has lopez pushed against the cage.
lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
lopez throws a head punch that misses.
lopez wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for luiz lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
lopez lands a shoulder strike.
Hanton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanton uses good head movement to avoid it.
lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hanton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
lopez is trying to trip Hanton. He has hold of a leg but Hanton is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. lopez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hanton kicks lopez off and gets to his feet.
Hanton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and lopez counters by moving into the clinch.
lopez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanton backwards.
lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanton trying to control the position but instead, lopez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanton into the cage.
lopez lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanton backwards.
Hanton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanton looking to slow down the pace here.
Hanton avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hanton.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanton trying to control the position but instead, lopez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanton into the cage.
lopez lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanton backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, lopez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
lopez throws a head punch that misses.
lopez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanton trying to control the position but instead, lopez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanton into the cage.
Hanton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanton trying to control the position but instead, lopez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanton into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hanton.
lopez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and lopez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hanton takes a shot to the head.
Hanton slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from lopez on the inside.
lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Hanton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for lopez.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by lopez as Hanton tries to tie him up.
lopez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
lopez scores with a shot to the side of Hanton's head.
Hanton wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hanton.
lopez forces Hanton back against the cage and clinches.
Hanton trying to control the position but instead, lopez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanton into the cage.
lopez lands a shoulder strike.
lopez lands with a light punch inside.
lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by lopez as Hanton tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanton.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
luiz lopez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Hanton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
lopez rushes Hanton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hanton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hanton is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hanton.
Hanton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and lopez moves into the clinch.
lopez working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Hanton.
Hanton is looking to control lopez's arms but lopez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hanton has his back to the cage.
lopez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
lopez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanton prevents a takedown attempt there.
lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanton.
Hanton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for lopez.
Hanton trying to stall but lopez improves his position.
lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by lopez.
lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanton backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Hanton pushes lopez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Hanton.
Hanton stalls.
lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
lopez misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by lopez as Hanton tries to tie him up.
lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanton trying to stall but lopez improves his position.
lopez lands a shoulder strike.
lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for lopez.
Hanton tries to stall but lopez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from lopez fails to land.
lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
lopez scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hanton is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and lopez has denied him.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hanton.
Hanton wants to clinch but lopez slips to the side
and lopez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
lopez scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from lopez fails to land.
lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanton backwards.
Hanton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by lopez as Hanton tries to tie him up.
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 is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanton can do to turn this around?
lopez has Hanton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hanton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
lopez misses with the head strike.
Hanton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but lopez is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hanton.
Hanton tries to clinch up
and lopez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by lopez.
Hanton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanton.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hanton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hanton lands an uppercut.
lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from lopez.
lopez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hanton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lopez misses with the head strike.
Hanton taking a breather.
lopez misses with the head strike.
Hanton wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hanton.
Hanton keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanton tries to clinch
and lopez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanton uses good head movement to avoid it.
lopez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hanton prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for luiz lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanton trying to stall but lopez improves his position.
Hanton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanton is pressed up against the cage. lopez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hanton down to the mat. Hanton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hanton tries to clinch but lopez moves away
and lopez counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from lopez fails to land.
Hanton is trying to maintain a safe position but lopez gets an underhook and turns Hanton into the cage.
Hanton stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hanton.
lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
lopez tries to clinch up but Hanton circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hanton darts in trying to clinch
and lopez counters by clinching up.
Hanton looking to slow down the pace here.
lopez lands an uppercut.
lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanton backwards.
lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanton backwards.
lopez misses with some punches.
Hanton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but lopez is keeping busy.
Hanton seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanton avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting on Hanton's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hanton.
Hanton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and lopez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hanton blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mark Hanton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
luiz lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
luiz lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well lopez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... luiz lopez!
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RATING
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