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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez has chosen just a dream as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Lopez!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le moves to clinch but Lopez breaks away
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez with a poor takedown
and Le moves into the clinch.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Le's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lopez shoots in but no luck this time.
Lopez has his takedown stuffed
and Le counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lopez won't be happy with that.
Manny Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Lopez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lopez keeps working.
Le decides to stand back up.
Le tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Le shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Le was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lopez somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lopez looks gassed!
Le tries to clinch up.
Le tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lopez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Le's guard.
Le preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Le working for a triangle but Lopez defends it easily.
Le looking for a sweep. Not yet Le, not yet.
Le is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le wants to stand but Lopez is controlling the position.
Lopez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Le is looking to stand up but Lopez isn't so interested in that idea.
Lopez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Le's head.
Lopez chips away with some ground and pound.
Le is looking to stand up but Lopez isn't so interested in that idea.
Le working for a triangle but Lopez defends it easily.
Lopez stops Le from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is in close to Le's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lopez throws and elbow that misses. Le uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lopez's guard. Nice move by Le!
Le pushes down on Lopez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Le wants to take a breather but Lopez is having none of it.
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.
Le throwing shots but Lopez is blocking nicely.
Le thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lopez's head.
Le wants to control but Lopez is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lopez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Le.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Javier Lopez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Le tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Le is looking to clinch.
Le shoots in and bounces Lopez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Le trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le is really struggling to control Lopez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet but Le is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Manny Le overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manny Le has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Le!
Le forces Lopez back against the cage and clinches.
Le crunches a lovely knee into Lopez's ribcage.
Le has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lopez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lopez's half guard.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lopez to stand up.
Le gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lopez is working for takedown but Le is calmly controlling the position for now.
Le is trying to stall.
Le fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Le has him pressed against the cage.
Le has Lopez pushed against the cage.
Le tries to score a body lock takedown but Lopez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Le. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lopez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Le fails to pull guard.
Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lopez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lopez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez with the ground and pound but Le uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lopez postures up in Le's guard and throws a big left but Le blocks it.
Lopez distracts Le with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lopez stops Le from standing up.
Lopez postures up in Le's guard and throws a big left but Le blocks it.
Le working a defensive guard here.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le wants to stand and escape but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lopez scoring with some ground and pound.
Lopez working some strikes from top position.
Lopez connects with a couple of short punches.
Le controls Lopez momentarily but Lopez frees himself.
Lopez throws a strike but Le rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Le wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
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 Manny Le will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Le tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Le tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Le tries to keep at a distance but Lopez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Le has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lopez is trying to keep an underhook but Le manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Le trying to control from half guard but Lopez is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Le stops Lopez from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manny Le has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Le is looking to clinch.
Lopez tries to keep at a distance but Le has taken the fight into the clinch.
Le tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lopez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Le has Lopez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Le pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lopez tumbling to the mat - Le dives into Lopez's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to stand and escape but Le is having none of it.
Le trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Le from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Manny Le.
Le is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Lopez. No joy for Le on that attempt.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Le with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Le. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Le.
Lopez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Le sprawls well initially but Lopez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lopez thows a huge punch but Le dodges it nicely.
Lopez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le wants to control but Lopez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lopez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Le keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lopez working over Le with some ground and pound. Le looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lopez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le is looking to escape.
Lopez lands strikes from half guard.
Lopez throwing shots but Le is blocking nicely.
Le is trying to stand back up but Lopez is controlling him
Lopez winds up and cracks Le with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Le makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Le.
Le wants to stand and escape but Lopez is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manny Le.
I think Le 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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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