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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yakin Sanjimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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194 lbs
8 - 7 - 1 |
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187 cm
31
190 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yakin Sanjimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez works over Sanjimoto's head and body with a nice combination.
Lopez stalks Sanjimoto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanjimoto's face. Sanjimoto staggers backwards, shaken.
Lopez throws a right hand that Sanjimoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanjimoto also avoids with ease.
Sanjimoto misses with a straight left.
Sanjimoto shoots and misses
and Lopez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
Sanjimoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanjimoto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lopez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanjimoto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lopez is controlling him.
Lopez throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanjimoto has his feet on Lopez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lopez connects with an inside leg kick.
Lopez tries to sprawl but Sanjimoto drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lopez is trying to stand up here but Sanjimoto is controlling him well.
Sanjimoto is working for a kimura but Lopez is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to stand back up but Sanjimoto is controlling him
Sanjimoto is looking for submissions but instead, Lopez has regained full guard.
Lopez is looking to stand up but Sanjimoto isn't so interested in that idea.
Lopez wriggles free and stands up.
Sanjimoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Sanjimoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lopez wants it to stay on the feet.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Sanjimoto moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanjimoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanjimoto scores with a nice head shot.
Sanjimoto fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yakin Sanjimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Sanjimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanjimoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanjimoto misses with a wild combination.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto lands a glancing blow to the side of Lopez's head.
Sanjimoto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lopez. Lopez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanjimoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanjimoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lopez sprawls well. Lopez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanjimoto gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopez throws a right and a left that Sanjimoto avoids nicely.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanjimoto.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanjimoto.
Lopez clinches with his opponent.
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Lopez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lopez wants it to stay on the feet.
Lopez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanjimoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez misses with a jab to the body
and Sanjimoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Lopez as Sanjimoto shoots in.
Yakin Sanjimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanjimoto drives through with a takedown into Lopez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lopez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lopez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanjimoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanjimoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanjimoto trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sanjimoto off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sanjimoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to bench press Sanjimoto off him but Sanjimoto keeps the position.
Lopez is trying to get back to his feet.
Lopez is looking to regain half guard here but Sanjimoto keeps moving and retains side control.
Sanjimoto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lopez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lopez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lopez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lopez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lopez manages to get to full guard.
Lopez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanjimoto as he connects with a hook.
Lopez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sanjimoto on his heels. He'll look to pass Sanjimoto's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanjimoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lopez looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanjimoto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanjimoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lopez has managed to get both his arms back between Sanjimoto's legs - danger averted.
Lopez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanjimoto's head.
Lopez chips away with some ground and pound.
Lopez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lopez works over Sanjimoto with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lopez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanjimoto is looking for a triangle but Lopez pushes his legs off easily.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanjimoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanjimoto is trying to keep Lopez in close.
Lopez looking to pass the guard.
Sanjimoto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lopez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lopez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanjimoto working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lopez has passed into half guard!
Sanjimoto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez moves into full mount! Sanjimoto won't be happy about that!
Lopez raining down shots from the mount!
Lopez landing strikes from the mount.
Lopez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lopez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sanjimoto tries to reverse the position but Lopez maintains control.
Sanjimoto tries to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
Lopez landing punches.
Sanjimoto is breathing heavily.
Lopez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sanjimoto hang on?
Sanjimoto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lopez scoring with strikes but Sanjimoto is staying in there.
Sanjimoto is rocked!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto is looking to get to half guard.
Lopez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lopez landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Sanjimoto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez landing shots from mount.
Sanjimoto is looking to improve his position but Lopez isn't that keen on the idea.
Lopez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sanjimoto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lopez loads up with a big shot that hurts Sanjimoto! He's pulled Lopez in close but Lopez has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Sanjimoto survive? More strikes from Lopez and Sanjimoto is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jay Lopez!
During a confident post fight interview, Jay Lopez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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