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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Delphino Atlantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atlantis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Prodigy - Firestarter. Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. Miguel Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
16 - 9 - 2 |
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181 cm
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162 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Delphino Atlantis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
52 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atlantis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Lopez blocks a leg kick.
Delphino Atlantis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Atlantis.
Atlantis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez flicks out a counter leg kick but Atlantis steps away.
Lopez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Atlantis. That's going to slow Lopez down.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Atlantis is just out of range.
Atlantis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Atlantis.
Atlantis shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Atlantis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Delphino Atlantis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atlantis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lopez's waist but Lopez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Atlantis off to one side.
Atlantis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Atlantis throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atlantis's sensitive parts.
Atlantis throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Atlantis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Atlantis sizes up Lopez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Atlantis. Those never looked like landing.
Miguel Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez thuds a left hand into Atlantis's body.
Atlantis throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Atlantis scores with a three punch combo!
Lopez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Atlantis misses with a low kick.
Atlantis gets a double leg takedown into Lopez's guard.
Atlantis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Atlantis postures up in Lopez's guard and throws a big left but Lopez blocks it.
Atlantis is fighting to break Lopez's control of his arms but Lopez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Atlantis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Atlantis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Atlantis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atlantis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lopez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Atlantis is controlling him.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Lopez manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Atlantis.
Lopez slips under a jab from Atlantis.
Lopez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lopez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Atlantis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Atlantis to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Atlantis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Atlantis.
Atlantis feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Lopez connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez throws a combination that misses
letting Atlantis counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atlantis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Atlantis misses the target.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atlantis.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Atlantis connects with a body shot that sends Lopez's belly button to the back.
Atlantis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lopez is trying to defend but Atlantis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lopez tries to get to full guard but Atlantis has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delphino Atlantis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Atlantis looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Atlantis takes one to the side of the head.
Lopez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Atlantis rather than just go for the knockout.
Atlantis misses with a straight right.
Lopez connects with an inside leg kick.
Atlantis connects with a jab.
Lopez drops his hands momentarily and Atlantis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Atlantis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lopez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Atlantis misses with an uppercut
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez blocks a leg kick.
Atlantis wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopez checks a low kick from Atlantis.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Atlantis off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atlantis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Atlantis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Atlantis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Atlantis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lopez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lopez is trying to control Atlantis's posture but Atlantis avoids it.
Atlantis trying to control the action but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Atlantis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lopez down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis working the ground and pound.
Atlantis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lopez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Atlantis wants to control but Lopez is keeping him busy.
Lopez tries to buck Atlantis off but Atlantis is having none of it.
Atlantis in side control, throwing shots but Lopez defends.
Lopez gets back to half guard.
Atlantis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Atlantis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez pushes Atlantis off looking to stand but Atlantis dives back in and keeps control.
Lopez wants to get back to full guard.
Atlantis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
Atlantis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lopez trying to control but Atlantis postures up.
Atlantis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Atlantis slips a nice elbow through Lopez's hands, connecting with Lopez's forehead.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez gets back to full guard.
Atlantis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Atlantis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Atlantis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Delphino Atlantis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atlantis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Atlantis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lopez wants to stand up but Atlantis is controlling him.
Lopez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez wants to sweep here but Atlantis controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delphino Atlantis 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. And we move into the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Atlantis, as that shot connected.
Delphino Atlantis is winning the standup battle so far.
Atlantis misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Lopez stuns Atlantis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lopez tries to move into range but Atlantis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Atlantis.
Atlantis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atlantis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atlantis throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body. Atlantis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lopez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lopez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Atlantis misses with a body shot
and Lopez counters with a right hand to the body.
Atlantis 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.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atlantis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lopez eats them both and turns towards Atlantis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lopez scores with a head kick. Atlantis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atlantis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atlantis throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Delphino Atlantis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atlantis throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Atlantis.
Lopez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lopez looks for the body kick but Atlantis saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Atlantis misses the target.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Atlantis's body. Atlantis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lopez misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopez lands a head kick. Atlantis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Delphino Atlantis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atlantis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Atlantis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez.
Atlantis checks a leg kick nicely.
Atlantis misses with a two punch combination.
Atlantis misses with a body kick.
Atlantis moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atlantis.
Lopez motions for Atlantis to come forward. Lopez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez lands a right hook to the body.
A left and a right from Atlantis both land. Nice combination.
Decent striking displayed by Atlantis there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
That kick from Atlantis tenderised Lopez's leg. Lopez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Atlantis misses with a low kick.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atlantis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atlantis.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Miguel Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez throws a solid leg kick but Atlantis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lopez.
Atlantis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atlantis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Atlantis.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Delphino Atlantis.
Well Atlantis 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Delphino Atlantis!
An out of breath Delphino Atlantis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Miguel Lopez was interviewed post fight and said ' '.
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energy
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