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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derick Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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289 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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198 cm
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300 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derick Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore looks to clinch
and Lopez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moore defending well though.
Moore won't allow Lopez to pass to mount.
Lopez prevents Moore from standing back up.
Moore is pressing down on Lopez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopez wants to pass the guard but Moore is keeping the position.
Moore is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lopez chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
Lopez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Moore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez preventing the sweep.
Lopez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lopez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lopez trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
Lopez is looking to work some ground and pound but Moore has wrist control.
Moore has momentary wrist control but Lopez slips an elbow through the middle.
Lopez trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
Moore keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
Lopez lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moore trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lopez is stalling in the full guard.
Lopez connects with a couple of short punches.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moore is keeping the position for now.
Lopez prevents Moore from getting back to his feet.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Lopez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Moore dives in and grabs Lopez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes down on Moore's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez shoots in and gets a takedown into Moore's guard.
Lopez passes Moore's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Moore is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lopez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lopez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moore does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Moore looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Lopez wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
Lopez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Moore is not content to let Lopez control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to control but can't.
Lopez is taking a breather. Moore says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tony Lopez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Moore taking some punishment here, with Lopez in his half guard.
Moore trying to control from the bottom.
Lopez tries to pass to full mount but Moore defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moore is looking to improve his position.
Lopez is looking to advance position but Moore won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Lopez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lopez dives in and grabs Moore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moore pushes down on Lopez's head and hops out.
Lopez has a takedown stuffed.
Moore stuffs the takedown attempt from Lopez. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Derick Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Lopez.
Moore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moore scores with a shot to the body.
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Lopez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lopez wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
Moore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throwing shots but Moore is blocking nicely.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moore keeps working.
Moore has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lopez is working away from the top position though.
Moore is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moore feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Moore stays in close to Lopez's body and controls the position.
Moore throws a big elbow that misses.
Lopez has his hands on Moore's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Moore preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Derick Moore wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moore.
Lopez stuffs the takedown attempt from Moore. Moore gets slowly back to his feet.
Moore tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moore sprawls well. Moore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lopez trying to pass the guard but Moore defending well.
Moore wants to control but Lopez is keeping busy.
Lopez trying to mount his opponent but Moore defends it.
Moore wants to improve his position but Lopez is controlling well.
Lopez working over Moore with some ground and pound. Moore looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lopez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to control. Moore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moore wants to get back to full guard.
Tony Lopez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopez is thwarting Moore's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Moore.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown but Moore manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lopez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Moore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lopez swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore shoots in and drives through. Lopez sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moore as he jumps to the side.
Lopez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Lopez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Moore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lopez sprawls well. Lopez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moore gets slowly back to his feet.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moore throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Derick Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moore wants to improve his position but Lopez is controlling well.
Lopez is pressing down on Moore's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moore is holding on for now.
Lopez trying to control from half guard but Moore is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lopez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moore with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lopez wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
Lopez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Lopez.
Lopez moves nicely into side control.
Moore manages to get back to half guard.
Moore trying to control from the bottom.
Lopez is keen to just control but Moore is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lopez lands a nice short elbow.
Moore gets back to full guard.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez chips away with some ground and pound.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Moore is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lopez is aware though and is defending well.
Lopez prevents Moore from getting back to his feet.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Moore can't keep his opponent in guard - Lopez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to control. Moore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lopez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lopez trying to control from half guard but Moore is working away.
Lopez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Moore haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Moore is trying to stand.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tony Lopez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Moore defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lopez.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Moore enables Lopez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Moore manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lopez postures up and lands a big shot to Moore's brow.
Lopez wanted to stand there but Moore had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lopez trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
Moore is looking for a triangle but Lopez pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopez trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
Lopez tries to free his leg and advance position but Moore is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Derick Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Lopez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Lopez!
An out of breath Tony Lopez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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