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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Agony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 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, Mr Agony!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agony is looking to clinch.
Lopez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lopez.
Lopez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Agony did well to prevent Lopez getting side control.
Lopez controlling the action here.
Agony pushes Lopez off looking to stand but Lopez dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez not doing much here.
Agony kicks Lopez off and gets back to his feet.
Agony is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two 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 shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Agony but Agony pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Agony tries to clinch up.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Agony sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lopez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Agony pinned against the cage. Agony gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Agony as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Agony swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lopez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lopez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Agony pulls his leg out and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lopez.
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.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
Agony wants to clinch but Lopez slips to the side
and Lopez counters with a series of strikes. Agony will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paulo Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Agony avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Agony tries to clinch
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paulo Lopez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Agony closes the distance and pushes Lopez back into the cage.
Agony misses with an elbow strike.
Agony missing with knees to the body.
Agony connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lopez's face.
Lopez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lopez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Agony gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lopez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Agony lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lopez wants a takedown but no success here.
Lopez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Agony scores with a knee to the head.
Agony lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agony throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Agony working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Agony doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Agony lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lopez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Agony is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Agony with a knee to the head.
Agony looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lopez misses with the head strike.
Agony lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Agony misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Agony pulls his leg out and moves away.
Agony wants to clinch.
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.
Agony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Agony defends it nicely.
Lopez throws a right hand that Agony ducks under and follows up with a left that Agony also avoids with ease.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agony is looking to escape.
Agony makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mr Agony is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez wants to clinch up but Agony keeps it at a distance.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Agony is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Agony shows good takedown defense.
Agony tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lopez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Agony keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Agony makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lopez looks for a takedown but Agony sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paulo Lopez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lopez looks to clinch
and Agony counters by moving into the clinch.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Lopez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Agony pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Agony.
Lopez misses with a knee strike.
Agony lands a nice shot to the body.
Agony scores with a shoulder strike.
Agony scores with a hook to the body.
Lopez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Agony smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agony tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agony fails with an attempt to clinch.
Agony tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown. Agony tries to sprawl out of it but Lopez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Agony manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Agony counters by moving into the clinch.
Lopez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lopez tries to break free but Agony pushes him back against the cage.
Lopez trying to stall but Agony improves his position.
Agony misses with a knee strike.
Lopez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Agony.
Lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Agony throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Agony.
Nice elbow from Agony.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
Agony lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Agony.
Lopez tries to break free but Agony pushes him back against the cage.
Lopez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lopez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Agony lands an elbow inside that Lopez shrugs off.
Agony throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Agony lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Agony lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agony missing with knees to the body.
Agony tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Agony scores a nice knee to the body.
Lopez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Agony landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lopez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Agony counters by moving into the clinch.
Agony tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Agony lands a body punch in the clinch.
Agony prevents the takedown attempt.
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.
Agony tries a knee to the head but Lopez blocks it.
Agony lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A body shot lands from Agony.
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Agony stuffs the takedown.
Lopez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Agony moves into the clinch.
Agony landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Agony trying to land knees to the body.
Paulo Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez jumps guard but Agony stands there with Lopez around his waist. Lopez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Agony lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Agony comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lopez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Lopez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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