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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Jules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes into the arena with Vamos blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
29 - 8 - 1 |
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180 cm
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160 lbs
24 - 15 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Gregory Jules!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jules's calf.
Lopez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jules's head.
Jules fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jules looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick from Jules misses.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Jules throws a lazy body kick
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jules looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gregory Jules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jules plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jules is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been told by Lopez's head coaches at Sydney Shootfighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jules looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jules has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lopez.
Jules on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Jules finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jules moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jules tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez presses Jules against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lopez managing to block the knees to the body from Jules.
Lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jules backwards.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lopez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jules.
Jules working hard to break the clinch.
Jules jumps guard but Lopez stands there with Jules around his waist. Jules gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lopez has a couple of punches blocked by Jules.
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Jules.
Jules tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Lopez as the two fighters clinch.
Lopez managing to block the knees to the body from Jules.
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jules tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
Jules is trying to maintain a safe position but Lopez gets an underhook and turns Jules into the cage.
Jules seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez prevents Jules from breaking the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Lopez.
Lopez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jules.
Jules misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
Lopez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Lopez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jules misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jules.
Lopez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jules backwards.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Jules controls the action.
Lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jules backwards.
Lopez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jules has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lopez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jules can turn it around.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Jules is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez tries a body shot but Jules blocks it.
Jules missing with knees to the body.
Jules blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jules breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body. Jules takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jules.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jules throws a sloppy head kick
and Lopez counters with a big head kick but Jules shrugs it off.
Jules tries to clinch up
and Lopez counters by moving into the clinch.
Jules throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lopez blocks it with crossed arms.
Lopez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jules backwards.
Lopez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Lopez.
Lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jules backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez lands a nice uppercut.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopez is leaning against Jules and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lopez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jules or not.
Jules putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lopez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez tries to work over Jules's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jules prevents a body shot from Lopez.
Jules blocks a body shot from Lopez.
Lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jules is looking to break free of the clinch but Lopez has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jules breaks the clinch.
Jules misses with a kick to the body
and Lopez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jules's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Jules gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jules.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lopez as Jules tries to tie him up.
Jules 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.
Jules takes a shot to the head.
Jules missing with knees to the body.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jules blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jules jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lopez walks away with a smile on his face. Jules gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jules attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jules avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lopez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopez throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez wants to clinch.
A jab lands there for Lopez.
Miguel Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Jules walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lopez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
Lopez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jules tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jules.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Jules tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jules looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Lopez.
Jules has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jules there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez wants to slow Jules down by chopping away at his legs.
Jules thuds his shin into the meat of Lopez's side.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
Jules walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lopez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lopez counters with a leg kick.
Lopez cracks Jules with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jules 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.
A left lands for Lopez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a combination
and Jules counters with a body kick.
Jules looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
Jules doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Jules feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Jules on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jules closes the distance but Lopez moves to the side
and Lopez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jules's knee momentarily.
Lopez misses with a lunging right hand
and Jules counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jules.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Lopez.
Miguel Lopez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Jules controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lopez managing to block the knees to the body from Jules.
Jules blocks a body shot from Lopez.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Lopez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Jules is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jules trying to land knees to the body.
Jules blocks an uppercut.
Jules misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez.
Jules blocks a body shot from Lopez.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lopez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juless head.
Lopez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lopez.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lopez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jules tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Jules controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lopez scores with a hook to the body. Jules takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jules tries to clinch up
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez avoids a kick to the body.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Jules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jules tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Jules tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jules tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Jules closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lopez counters with an outside leg kick.
Lopez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Jules moved out of range.
Jules wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Lopez misses.
Jules misses with a kick to the body
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jules misses with the body kick
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Jules saw that one coming.
Lopez punishes Jules's body with a nice straight punch.
Jules gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jules sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jules.
Lopez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lopez.
Jules misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jules.
Jules lands with a kick to the temple. Lopez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jules.
A head kick misses from Jules.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jules checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lopez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jules if he has to take too many more of those.
Lopez lands a really nice looking cross but Jules seems unphased.
Jules tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jules.
Jules misses with a low kick.
Jules looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Jules saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez connects with a solid leg kick.
Lopez misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jules looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
Jules throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a good low kick that Jules was not able to check.
Jules moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
Jules tries a head kick but it misses.
Jules misses with a kick to the body.
Jules throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lopez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jules takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Jules.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jules.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Jules throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jules on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Jules tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jules tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jules moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
Lopez misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jules throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez feints a jab promting Jules to slip. Lopez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jules slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Gregory Jules has been cut.
Jules takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jules misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lopez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jules tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jules uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Jules wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
Gregory Jules has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jules throws a body kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lopez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez!
Miguel Lopez retains his lightweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Miguel Lopez waved his t-shirt featuring Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
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hype
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RATING
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