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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
25
244 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Aurelio. Those never looked like landing.
Aurelio darts in trying to clinch
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Lopez moves away
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aurelio loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Aurelio throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Aurelio misses with a hook to the body
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Aurelio swinging wildly here.
Aurelio tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lopez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lopez lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio taking shots to the head.
Lopez throwing strikes here but Aurelio is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lopez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Aurelio holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lopez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lopez thowing shots but they're missing.
Aurelio is bucking up trying to escape but Lopez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lopez landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Marcos Aurelio has been cut.
Lopez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lopez unloads with some shots from mount but Aurelio bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez with shots to the head and body - Aurelio looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez with the ground and pound from mount.
Lopez misses with a head shot.
Lopez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez unloads with some shots from mount but Aurelio bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lopez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lopez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lopez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lopez looking to finish with strikes here!
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aurelio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lopez content just to control the position here.
Lopez misses with a head shot.
Lopez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Aurelio is in a horrible position here. Lopez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lopez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Aurelio because Lopez loaded up on that one.
Lopez lands a heavy elbow.
Aurelio squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lopez working Aurelio over with strikes here.
Lopez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Lopez.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lopez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Aurelio is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lopez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Aurelio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lopez on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelio wants to get back to his feet.
Lopez with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Aurelio's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aurelio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lopez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Aurelio's guard now.
Marcos Aurelio's cut is getting worse.
Lopez trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
Aurelio wants to stand and escape but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lopez passes Aurelio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Lopez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lopez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lopez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lopez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lopez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lopez trying to control from half guard but Aurelio is working away.
Lopez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aurelio defending well though.
Lopez controlling the action here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Carlos Lopez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Aurelio is looking to clinch.
Aurelio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Aurelio.
Aurelio lands the left hand.
Aurelio tries to clinch up
and Lopez counters with a single leg into guard. Aurelio didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aurelio is keeping the position for now.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aurelio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aurelio is keeping the position for now.
Lopez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Aurelio blocks nicely.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlos Lopez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Lopez moves away
and Lopez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aurelio's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez lands a couple of digs.
Lopez controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcos Aurelio's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aurelio misses with a straight left.
Aurelio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lopez will feel that in the morning.
Aurelio throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Aurelio moves to clinch but Lopez breaks away
and Lopez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez is just content to waste time from the top position. Aurelio takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aurelio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lopez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Still in half guard, Lopez seems content to control.
Lopez prevents Aurelio from standing back up.
Lopez thows a huge punch but Aurelio dodges it nicely.
Lopez thows a huge punch but Aurelio dodges it nicely.
Lopez trying to control from half guard but Aurelio is working away.
That's two 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lopez tries to pass to full mount but Aurelio defends it.
Carlos Lopez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lopez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lopez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lopez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lopez throwing shots but Aurelio is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio is looking to escape.
Lopez winds up and cracks Aurelio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lopez stalling.
Lopez wants to pass to mount but Aurelio is defending the position.
Lopez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lopez trying to control the action but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lopez controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlos Lopez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Oooooh!!! Aurelio has knocked Lopez down with a huge combo! Aurelio steps away and waves a wobbly Lopez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Carlos Lopez has been cut.
Aurelio tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt
so Lopez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Aurelio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lopez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Lopez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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