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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Stinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barney Stinson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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207 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paulo Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barney Stinson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stinson wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
Lopez gets a takedown into half guard.
Lopez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stinson wants to get back to his feet.
Lopez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stinson tries to get to full guard but Lopez has control of the leg.
It looks like Lopez is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lopez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stinson for as long as he can get away with.
Lopez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stinson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stinson tries to roll over but Lopez keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lopez stops Stinson from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stinson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lopez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stinson tries to strike from the bottom.
Stinson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stinson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez trying to control but Stinson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stinson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lopez trying to control but Stinson is working from the bottom.
Lopez forces his way into half guard.
Stinson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lopez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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.
Lopez postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Stinson to stand up.
Stinson looks gassed!
Lopez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stinson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lopez trying to mount his opponent but Stinson defends it.
Lopez stands up out of the half guard.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stinson misses with a takedown
so Lopez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lopez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stinson on the ground.
Lopez trying to control but Stinson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Lopez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lopez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stinson has his takedown stuffed
and Lopez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lopez.
Stinson trying to keep a closed guard but Lopez is proving a slippery customer.
Lopez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lopez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stinson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stinson is breathing heavily.
Lopez gets to his feet - Stinson follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez closes the distance and pushes Stinson back into the cage.
Lopez prevents the takedown attempt.
Lopez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lopez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lopez works his way into side control.
Lopez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stinson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lopez off and has taken his back!
Stinson controlling well, preventing Lopez from escaping the position.
Lopez trying to control the hands but Stinson breaks the grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Stinson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Stinson doesn't have the hooks in and Lopez manages to turn into his guard.
Lopez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lopez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lopez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Stinson.
Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Stinson blocks nicely.
Lopez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Stinson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lopez gets to his feet. Stinson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lopez has Stinson up against the cage in a clinch.
Stinson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lopez smiles and moves away.
Paulo Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barney Stinson.
Stinson shoots and misses
and Lopez counters with a nice body kick.
Stinson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lopez counters with a shoot takedown. Stinson fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Stinson keeps moving.
Lopez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lopez prevents Stinson from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Lopez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lopez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lopez won't allow Stinson to sweep him here.
Stinson is trying to control the position but Lopez postures up.
Lopez thows a big elbow that misses.
Lopez is stalling in the full guard.
Stinson controls Lopez momentarily but Lopez frees himself.
Lopez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinson regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez is trying to control. Stinson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lopez is thwarting Stinson's attempts to control the position.
Lopez drops an elbow to the side of Stinson's head.
Stinson wants to control the action here but instead Lopez manages to pass to full mount!
Lopez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Lopez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lopez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lopez wants to control the pace but Stinson is squirming around nicely.
Lopez is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Lopez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stinson is trying to get back to his feet.
Lopez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez working the head and body with strikes.
Lopez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stinson, who protects the arm well.
Lopez stands up and beckons Stinson to his feet.
Stinson tries to clinch
and Lopez counters with a takedown into side control.
Lopez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lopez misses with the ground and pound.
Lopez working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stinson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lopez wants to control but Stinson is keeping him busy.
Stinson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Barney Stinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stinson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lopez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stinson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Lopez!
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FIGHT
RATING
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