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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent knees
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcelo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia stuffs the takedown.
Lopez gets a takedown into half guard.
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.
Garcia tries to roll over but Lopez keeps him under control.
Garcia is not content to let Lopez control the position.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Lopez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lopez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garcia sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Lopez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lopez is pressing down on Garcia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garcia is holding on for now.
Garcia trying to hold on to Lopez's head to control him but Lopez postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lopez scores a takedown into full mount!
Garcia working to try and regain half guard.
Lopez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Garcia because Lopez loaded up on that one.
Lopez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garcia is looking to escape.
Garcia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lopez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Garcia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Garcia's face.
Lopez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Garcia can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Garcia working to try and regain half guard.
Garcia taking shots to the head.
Lopez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lopez lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to hold on but Lopez postures up.
Lopez controlling his opponent.
Lopez trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lopez unloading with bombs!
Lopez wants to control the pace but Garcia is squirming around nicely.
Lopez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four 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.
Garcia is trying to escape the mount.
Lopez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Garcia?
Garcia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lopez controlling from the full mount.
Garcia taking shots to the head.
Lopez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lopez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Lopez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Garcia can't escape the position.
Lopez tries to control but Garcia wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lopez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopez is looking to clinch.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garcia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lopez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez working some strikes from top position.
Lopez is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia is trying to keep Lopez in close.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lopez wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Lopez working away.
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.
Check out the look on Lopez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Garcia is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lopez is chipping away with strikes.
Lopez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garcia, who protects the arm well.
Garcia is trying to escape the position but Lopez is controlling the position.
Lopez trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
Garcia is trying to control Lopez's posture but Lopez avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with punches from side control.
Lopez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lopez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Garcia is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lopez happy to just control the position for now.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia struggling a bit here.
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.
Garcia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Lopez has control of the leg.
Lopez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lopez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lopez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lopez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia avoids it really well and circles away.
Lopez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Lopez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Garcia to the mat! Garcia manages to get full guard.
Lopez postures up.
Lopez with a nice head shot there.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Lopez trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lopez defends it easily.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lopez lands with a nice combination. Garcia backs away looking to recover.
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.
Good exchange - Lopez coming out on top.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
Lopez scores with a one two! Garcia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Lopez lands a head shot.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Lopez shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnny Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is staying active underneath Lopez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lopez working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garcia moves into full guard.
Lopez pushes down on Garcia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lopez slows the pace down in half guard.
Lopez is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garcia is staying active underneath Lopez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garcia tries to roll over but Lopez keeps him under control.
Lopez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Garcia has a hand on Lopez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lopez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Garcia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lopez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Garcia?
Lopez is landing with some decent strikes but Garcia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lopez with good strikes from the mount here!
Marcelo Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Lopez!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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