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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buffalo Soldier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez has chosen South Texas Death Ride as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pedro Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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172 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buffalo Soldier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soldier darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Soldier scores with a kick to the body.
Lopez tries to bum rush Soldier with a series of wild strikes but Soldier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soldier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopez tries to bum rush Soldier with a series of wild strikes but Soldier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Soldier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soldier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lopez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soldier.
Soldier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soldier avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Lopez tries to bum rush Soldier with a series of wild strikes but Soldier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pedro Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Soldier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lopez wants to control the pace but Soldier is squirming around nicely.
Lopez wants to finish this one by submission but Soldier is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lopez.
Soldier is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lopez unloads with some shots from mount but Soldier bucks and avoids them well.
Lopez landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Soldier turns into him and now he's in Lopez's guard.
Soldier tries to stand but Lopez is controlling from the bottom.
Soldier got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lopez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soldier has managed to get both his arms back between Lopez's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez working for a triangle but Soldier defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lopez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Soldier is aware though and is defending well.
Lopez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lopez wants to take a breather but Soldier is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Soldier keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lopez trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez is trying to work for a kimura but Soldier is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro 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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soldier scores with a body shot.
Lopez fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Soldier to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Soldier looks to clinch but Lopez throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Soldier taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pedro Lopez!
After winning the bout, Pedro Lopez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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