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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Growwoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfonso Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remy Growwoo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Growwoo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopez with a nice cross.
Growwoo rushes Lopez and presses him up against the cage.
Growwoo has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
Lopez looking to slow down the pace here.
Lopez avoiding damage as Growwoo throws knees to the body.
Growwoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
Growwoo is trying to stall.
Growwoo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Growwoo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Lopez.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
Lopez scores with a shot to the side of Growwoo's head.
Growwoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lopez is defending well for now.
Growwoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez.
Lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Growwoo backwards.
Lopez trying to stall but Growwoo improves his position.
Nice elbow from Growwoo.
It looks like Alfonso Lopez has been cut.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Growwoo.
Growwoo lands an elbow inside that Lopez shrugs off.
Lopez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lopez scores with a shoulder strike.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Remy Growwoo has been cut.
Growwoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lopez is defending well for now.
Growwoo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lopez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Growwoo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lopez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lopez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lopez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Growwoo blocks it with crossed arms.
Lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Growwoo backwards.
Growwoo trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez tries a body shot but Growwoo blocks it.
Lopez avoiding damage as Growwoo throws knees to the body.
Growwoo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Growwoo lands an elbow that stopped Lopez in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Lopez.
Growwoo has Lopez pressed against the cage.
Growwoo pushes off an throws an elbow but Lopez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Growwoo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lopez counters with an inside leg kick.
Growwoo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Growwoo in his tracks.
Lopez throws a hook but Growwoo blocks it.
Growwoo misses with a leg kick.
Lopez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Growwoo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Growwoo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Growwoo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Growwoo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Growwoo is looking to clinch.
Growwoo tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Lopez works Growwoo's body with a nice hook.
Growwoo misses with the body kick
and Lopez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Growwoo thinking.
Lopez takes a swing at Growwoo's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
Nice shot by Lopez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lopez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Growwoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Growwoo tries to clinch
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Remy Growwoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Growwoo throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Growwoo tries to clinch but Lopez moves away
and Lopez counters with a body kick.
Growwoo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Growwoo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Growwoo's calf.
Lopez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Growwoo throws a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
Growwoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Growwoo wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. Growwoo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Growwoo ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Growwoo tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso Lopez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Growwoo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lopez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Growwoo instigates a clinch.
Growwoo wants to stall.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Growwoo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Growwoo takes a shot to the head.
Growwoo tries to stall but Lopez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Growwoo.
Growwoo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Remy Growwoo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Lopez.
Lopez stalling against the cage.
Lopez avoids a wild elbow strike from Growwoo.
A short right from Growwoo.
Growwoo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lopez blocks it with crossed arms.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but Growwoo blocks with his arms.
Growwoo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lopez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lopez working aggressively here.
Growwoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Growwoo scores with a knee to the head.
Alfonso Lopez's cut is getting worse.
Growwoo is struggling to control the position.
Growwoo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Growwoo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Growwoo lands an elbow that stopped Lopez in his tracks for a moment.
Lopez misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Lopez.
Come on Lopez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lopez blocks the elbow strike.
Growwoo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Growwoo misses with an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with the head strike.
Lopez misses with a knee to the head.
Lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Growwoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Growwoo taking a breather.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lopez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Growwoo avoids it.
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lopez misses with a knee strike.
Lopez cracks Growwoo with a nice body shot.
Lopez misses with a knee strike.
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Growwoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Growwoo 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.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Growwoo moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Growwoo is looking to clinch.
Growwoo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Growwoo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left lands for Lopez.
Growwoo scores with a head kick.
Growwoo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lopez's head.
Growwoo is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Lopez lands a jab to Growwoo's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Growwoo moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Alfonso Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez thumps Growwoo with a low kick.
Growwoo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Growwoo looks to land a body kick but Lopez moved away.
Growwoo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo wants to clinch.
Growwoo tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez lands with a cross.
Lopez lands with a right hand.
Growwoo moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Lopez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lopez throws the left hand but Growwoo avoids the punch easily.
Growwoo rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lopez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez cracks Growwoo with a nice body shot.
Growwoo tries to stall but Lopez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lopez is working Growwoo over against the cage.
Growwoo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Growwoo throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alfonso Lopez will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Growwoo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Growwoo tries to clinch
and Lopez counters with a one-two to the body.
Growwoo wants to clinch.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Growwoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Growwoo tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Growwoo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Growwoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Growwoo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Growwoo is looking to clinch.
Growwoo tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Growwoo dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Growwoo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Growwoo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Growwoo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Growwoo misses with a low kick as Lopez jumps back.
Growwoo throws a head kick that misses.
Growwoo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Growwoo tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Growwoo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Growwoo is looking to clinch.
Lopez slips under a jab from Growwoo.
Lopez lands a nice shot that snaps Growwoo's head back.
Growwoo tries to clinch but Lopez moves away
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Lopez tries to work over Growwoo's front leg with a kick but Growwoo checks it.
Growwoo wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
Growwoo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Growwoo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Growwoo tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Growwoo throws a leg kick but Lopez moved away.
Lopez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lopez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Growwoo is looking to clinch.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopez scores with a shot to the body.
Growwoo thows a leg kick but Lopez checks it
and Lopez counters with a solid body kick.
A low kick from Growwoo misses
and Growwoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Growwoo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Growwoo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Growwoo saw that one coming.
Growwoo wants to clinch.
Growwoo throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Growwoo is just out of range.
Growwoo closes the distance but Lopez moves to the side
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Growwoo thows a body shot but no joy.
Growwoo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Growwoo tries to clinch up
and Growwoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopez throws a front kick aimed at Growwoo's knee but Growwoo avoids it well.
Growwoo tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Growwoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez sizes up Growwoo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Growwoo tries to clinch up
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez sizes up Growwoo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Growwoo is rocked!
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Growwoo slips the punch.
Growwoo is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopez finish him?
Lopez closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Growwoo! Lopez dives in looking to finish! Growwoo is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfonso Lopez!
Alfonso Lopez retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Alfonso 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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