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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Swizzy Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Swizzy Bone!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
Bone stuffs the takedown attempt from Lopez. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Lopez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bone counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez is trying to drag Bone to the mat but Bone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lopez wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez has Bone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lopez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bone is defending well.
Lopez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bone is pressed up against the cage. Lopez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bone down to the mat. Bone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bone closes the distance and clinches up with Lopez, looking for a takedown. Bone pushes Lopez against the cage but Lopez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Lopez with that takedown attempt.
Lopez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bone pinned against the cage. Bone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lopez dives in and grabs Bone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bone pushes down on Lopez's head and hops out.
Lopez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bone quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bone actively working from the bottom here.
Lopez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lopez.
Bone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lopez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bone to regain full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez looking to sit in guard and control but Bone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bone wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Lopez is trying to hold Bone in close to prevent damage but Bone has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to get to full guard but Bone has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bone is looking to advance position but Lopez won't allow it.
Lopez wants to improve his position but Bone is controlling well.
Bone is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lopez is just riding it out for now. Bone eventually gives up the hold.
Bone trying to pass the guard but Lopez defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bone lands a nice short elbow.
Bone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lopez is looking for a sweep. Bone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lopez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez trying to control here.
Lopez works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tony Lopez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lopez dives in and grabs Bone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bone pushes down on Lopez's head and hops out.
Lopez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bone swivels and escapes.
Lopez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lopez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bone has momentary wrist control but Lopez slips an elbow through the middle.
Lopez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lopez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bone on the ground.
Lopez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lopez defends well.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone can't keep his opponent in guard - Lopez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bone regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lopez.
Bone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bone working for a triangle but Lopez defends it easily.
Bone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lopez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lopez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Bone wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
Bone has momentary wrist control but Lopez slips an elbow through the middle.
Tony Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Bone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looking to pass the guard.
Bone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lopez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bone has momentary wrist control but Lopez slips an elbow through the middle.
Lopez looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lopez controls the pace.
Lopez is looking to stand up but Bone won't let him.
Lopez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lopez throws a strike but Bone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bone puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Lopez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lopez fails with the takedown
and Bone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bone.
Lopez wants a takedown.
Lopez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lopez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Horrible takedown by Lopez or perhaps it was just good defense by Bone which made him look bad.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Bone shows good takedown defense.
Lopez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lopez is in Bone's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez landing with the ground and pound.
Bone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
Bone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez stays in close to Bone's body and controls the position.
Lopez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Bone blocks nicely.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lopez trying to move into half guard but instead Bone has managed to sweep!
Lopez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez looking to control.
Lopez wants to sweep here but Bone controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to hold Bone in close to prevent damage but Bone has managed to pass into half guard.
Lopez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lopez tries to get out of the position.
Bone is trying to control the action in half guard but Lopez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bone is looking for a kimura but Lopez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bone to get the leverage.
Lopez tries to get to full guard but Bone has control of the leg.
Bone is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lopez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bone.
Lopez is looking for a sweep. Bone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone is thwarting Lopez's attempts to control the position.
Lopez is looking for a sweep. Bone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lopez tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bone has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Swizzy Bone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez wants to hold on but Bone pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lopez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Lopez!
Our winner, Tony Lopez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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