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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silla Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by CANON in D Korean Version (with gayageum) . Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silla Kim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a leg kick
and Kim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Kim off balance momentarily.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lopez lands with an uppercut that bounces Kim off the cage and back into range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kim.
Lopez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kim is out of range and Lopez settles back down.
Miguel Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim takes one on the button.
Kim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lopez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Lopez is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
Lopez throws a chopping leg kick but Kim manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez blocks a head kick by Kim.
Lopez lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a front kick aimed at Kim's knee but Kim avoids it well.
Lopez throws a shot to the body.
Lopez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
Miguel Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Kim off balance momentarily.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Kim.
Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lopez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Kim tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez connects with a body shot that sends Kim's belly button to the back.
Lopez connects with a looping right hand.
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Lopez's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Lopez misses
and Kim counters with a low kick, right behind Lopez 's knee.
Lopez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kim on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a jab to the head.
Lopez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez tries a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Lopez throws a front kick aimed at Kim's knee but Kim avoids it well.
Lopez moves into range and clinches up with Kim.
Kim stalling the fight.
Lopez scores with a shoulder strike.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Lopez avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Lopez managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Kim looking to slow down the pace here.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Lopez avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Lopez stops a takedown attempt from Kim.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopez leaning against his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lopez scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lopez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez dominated that round.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donk. Lopez catches Kim right on the button with a cross.
Good shot there by Lopez.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Kim avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Kim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kim checks the leg kick.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Lopez.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Lopez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Lopez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lopez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Some bone on bone action there as Lopez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kim at a distance.
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kim momentarily.
Lopez misses with the body kick
and Kim counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lopez's knee momentarily.
Lopez throws a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Nice body kick from Lopez.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Lopez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lopez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
Kim thuds a left hand into Lopez's body.
Kim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez clobbers Kim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kim blocks a head kick by Lopez.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
A cross from Lopez lands.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt - Lopez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lopez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miguel Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Lopez staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim blocks a leg kick.
Lopez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lopez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Kim tries to work over Lopez's front leg with a kick but Lopez checks it.
Lopez catches Kim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lopez scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Kim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lopez swivels and escapes.
Lopez scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lopez throws a body kick that misses.
Lopez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kim's hands.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kim momentarily.
Lopez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lopez with a nice cross.
Kim lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lopez will feel that in the morning.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Kim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lopez but Lopez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kim scores with a head kick. Lopez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez fakes the leg kick and cracks Kim in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lopez thows a body kick. Kim tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Kim misses with a shot to the body
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
Lopez connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
Kim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Kim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a shot to the body.
Kim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lopez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lopez cracks Kim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lopez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lopez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Kim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kim looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopez stuns Kim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lopez lands with a right hand.
Lopez lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kim swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kim clinches up against the cage.
Kim goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lopez prevents it.
Kim slows down the pace here.
Kim tries for a takedown but Lopez manages to get underhooks.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim taking a breather.
Lopez controlling the action here for a moment.
Lopez looking to stall.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good body shot from Lopez.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Lopez blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lopez.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lopez lands a right hand.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lopez is defending well for now.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Kim tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lopez smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silla Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez cracks the inside of Kim's front leg.
Lopez throws a series of strikes that have Kim backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim takes one to the side of the head.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
Kim misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab from Lopez.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kim.
Kim dives in and scores a takedown into Lopez's guard.
Kim is fighting to break Lopez's control of his arms but Lopez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lopez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lopez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lopez is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez controls Kim momentarily but Kim frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Miguel Lopez.
Lopez cracks the inside of Kim's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lopez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kim to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kim throws and elbow that misses. Lopez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kim's guard. Nice move by Lopez!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Miguel Lopez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kim checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lopez throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Kim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1-2. Lopez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kim.
Kim takes one on the button.
Kim blocks a leg kick.
Lopez clinches up against the cage.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lopez is defending well for now.
Lopez lands a body punch.
Lopez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Lopez is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Kim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lopez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lopez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kim tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lopez smiles and moves away.
Kim on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Lopez moved away.
Lopez throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Kim walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
Lopez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kim. Kim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lopez throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Lopez throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kim walks into a jab.
Kim moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
Lopez moves forwards but Kim connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silla Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim tries a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lopez enables Kim to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lopez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lopez has his hands on Kim's head, controlling the position.
Kim won't allow Lopez to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lopez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 45:50
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez!
Miguel Lopez is the new welterweight champion!
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