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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daren Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Christopher acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daren Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Christopher!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopher throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lopez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Christopher is in Lopez's guard.
Lopez tries to strike from the bottom.
Lopez working a defensive guard here.
Christopher wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Lopez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Christopher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lopez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Christopher has managed to get both his arms back between Lopez's legs - danger averted.
Lopez looking for a sweep. Not yet Lopez, not yet.
Christopher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christopher trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez controls Christopher momentarily but Christopher frees himself.
Christopher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Christopher trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Lopez has his foot on Christopher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Christopher works his way back into a safe position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christopher trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Christopher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Christopher manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Christopher working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Christopher connects with a couple of short punches.
Christopher postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lopez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Christopher wants to get back to his feet.
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez thows a huge punch but Christopher dodges it nicely.
Lopez misses with a head shot. Christopher uses the momentum to regain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez throws a strike but Christopher rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lopez striking off his back but it's not causing Christopher any problems.
Lopez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Christopher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Christopher keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lopez's head.
Christopher is working Lopez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Christopher from controlling successfully.
Christopher landing with the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lopez is on top in guard.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Christopher looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lopez passes into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez is trying to ground and pound but Christopher uses the momentary lack of control by Lopez to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Christopher will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Christopher connects with a looping right hand.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Christopher.
Sloppy strikes from Christopher. Those never looked like landing.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christopher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Christopher scores with the left hand. Lopez knows he should have avoided that one.
Christopher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christopher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christopher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Christopher tries to clinch up.
Christopher keeps the fight on the outside.
Christopher misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
Christopher misses with a double jab.
Christopher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christopher is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Christopher. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Christopher swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christopher wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christopher moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Lopez gets caught napping as Christopher dives in and scores a takedown. Lopez manages to retain guard.
Christopher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lopez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lopez with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Christopher can't handle though.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christopher.
Anthony Christopher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Christopher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lopez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Christopher has managed to get both his arms back between Lopez's legs - danger averted.
Christopher throwing strikes from guard but Lopez blocks nicely.
Christopher with a nice head shot there.
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 has momentary wrist control but Christopher slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Christopher defends it easily.
Christopher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lopez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Christopher has managed to get both his arms back between Lopez's legs - danger averted.
Christopher connects with a couple of short punches.
Lopez keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Christopher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Christopher trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Lopez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Christopher landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christopher postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christopher with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lopez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez wants to sweep here but Christopher controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Christopher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Lopez tries to clinch up but Christopher circles away and keeps his distance.
Christopher misses with a double jab.
Christopher feints and as Lopez raises his hands in defense, Christopher changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Christopher preventing the sweep.
Christopher working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
Lopez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lopez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Christopher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Christopher keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lopez's head.
Lopez is rocked!
Christopher postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Lopez covers up, he's hurt! Christopher keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Christopher and the ref steps in to end the fight! Christopher can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Christopher!
A very excited looking Anthony Christopher made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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