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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arlan Kypshak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nebojsa Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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188 cm
20
240 lbs
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205 cm
24
265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arlan Kypshak ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nebojsa Lopez! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lopez clinches up against the cage. Lopez is trying to pull guard but Kypshak has him pressed against the cage. Kypshak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lopez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kypshak scores a nice knee to the body.
Kypshak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lopez gets underhooks to prevent Kypshak 's takedown attempt.
Kypshak lands a good knee to the midsection. Lopez won't want to take too many of those. Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kypshak gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lopez.
Kypshak managing to block the knees to the body from Lopez.
Kypshak manages to break the clinch.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown. Kypshak tries to sprawl out of it but Lopez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kypshak manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Arlan Kypshak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nebojsa Lopez. Kypshak slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lopez stuffs the takedown attempt from Kypshak . Kypshak gets slowly back to his feet. Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kypshak as he avoids it easily. Kypshak could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Kypshak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away. Lopez shoots for a double leg takedown but Kypshak sprawls well. He's pushed Lopez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Lopez closes the distance and clinches. Lopez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Lopez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kypshak walks away with a smile on his face. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Kypshak drives through and clinches with Lopez against the cage.
Lopez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kypshak smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kypshak moves away from the strike by Lopez. Lopez fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Kypshak moves away and avoids it. Horrible takedown by Lopez or perhaps it was just good defense by Kypshak which made him look bad. Kypshak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Kypshak as Lopez shoots in. Kypshak shoots in but no luck this time. Kypshak darts in and clinches Lopez up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lopez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Kypshak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lopez looks winded! Lopez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kypshak fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kypshak closes the distance and clinches. Knees in the clinch landing for Kypshak .
Kypshak prevents Lopez from breaking the clinch. Kypshak lands a nice elbow. Lopez tries to pull guard but Kypshak forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Kypshak slowing the pace effectively. Lopez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kypshak manages to break the clinch.
Kypshak moves into the clinch successfully.
Kypshak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lopez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kypshak is working for takedown but Lopez is calmly controlling the position for now. Kypshak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lopez blocks it with crossed arms. Lopez wants to break free but Kypshak has control.
Kypshak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Kypshak fails in his attempt to clinch. Kypshak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Kypshak scores with a jab to the head.
Lopez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlan Kypshak dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lopez clinches up with Kypshak and pushes him back against the cage. Kypshak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez rushes Kypshak and presses him up against the cage. Kypshak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Lopez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kypshak is defending well. Arlan Kypshak has scored more points in the clinch so far. Kypshak manages to break the clinch.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kypshak moves into range and clinches up with Lopez. Kypshak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kypshak lands an elbow inside. Lopez tries to break free but Kypshak pushes him back against the cage. Knees to the body from Kypshak .
Kypshak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lopez is breathing heavily. This has been an exciting period of action! Kypshak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kypshak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lopez tries to avoid it but Kypshak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lopez to the ground. Lopez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lopez rushes Kypshak and presses him up against the cage. Kypshak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Lopez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Lopez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kypshak is trying to maintain the position but Lopez is very close to passing his half guard. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Kypshak wants to improve his position but Lopez is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lopez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Lopez decides to stand up. Lopez fails to land the takedown. Kypshak tries to keep at a distance but Lopez has taken the fight into the clinch. Kypshak with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kypshak tries to land a knee to the head but Lopez blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kypshak is stalling here.
Kypshak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lopez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Kypshak has him pressed against the cage. Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Kypshak moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kypshak . A head kick misses from Lopez. Lopez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Arlan Kypshak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nebojsa Lopez. Lopez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kypshak napping and manages to drive through into side control! Kypshak is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kypshak is looking to get back to his feet here but Lopez is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kypshak 's back. Kypshak is keeping busy.
Lopez has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Kypshak is defending well but eventually Lopez manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Kypshak has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nebojsa Lopez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
37% |
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