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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago Lopez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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230 lbs
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226 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santiago Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez darts in and clinches Thomas up against the cage.
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Thomas drives through and clinches with Lopez against the cage.
Lopez pulls guard successfully.
Thomas being controlled here momentarily.
Lopez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lopez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thomas controls the pace.
Lopez has control of Thomas's left arm, preventing Thomas from doing any damage.
Thomas stays in close to Lopez's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas postures up in Lopez's guard and throws a big left but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lopez looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lopez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas slowing the pace effectively.
Thomas slows down the pace here.
Thomas gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lopez regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Lopez tries to counter by clinching up but Thomas breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thomas sprawls well. Thomas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lopez counters with a one-two to the body.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopez moves into the clinch.
Thomas should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Stalling in the clinch from Thomas.
Lopez pulls guard effortlessly.
Thomas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thomas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lopez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lopez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thomas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thomas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lopez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thomas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Santiago Lopez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lopez is controlling Thomas's trapped leg to prevent Thomas from advancing to side control.
Thomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thomas controlling the action here.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Thomas lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas controlling the pace.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lopez keeps working.
Lopez is positioning himself well to prevent Thomas advancing to mount.
Thomas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Thomas is continuing to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Thomas fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lopez to the ground. Thomas is now in Lopez's guard.
Lopez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
We've been informed that Thomas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Thomas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thomas drops back looking for a leg! Lopez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lopez manages to kick Thomas off! Thomas jumps back into Lopez's guard.
Thomas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a couple of elbows.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Lopez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lopez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thomas circles away.
Thomas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thomas lands in his opponent's guard.
Thomas trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Thomas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thomas defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas won't allow Lopez to sweep him here.
Thomas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thomas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thomas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thomas pushes Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lopez blocks the elbow strike.
Thomas tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas stalls.
Lopez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thomas controlling the action here for a moment.
Lopez prevents a body shot from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Thomas manages to end up in side control.
Lopez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lopez throws a head kick that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lopez won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez manages to get back to half guard.
Thomas controlling the pace.
Thomas seems to be working for a kimura but Lopez defends the submission attempt.
Thomas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to control the action in half guard but Lopez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lopez trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thomas lands a nice short elbow.
Lopez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Thomas is controlling the pace.
More stalling from Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Come on Thomas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lopez has Thomas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thomas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Lopez shrugs off.
Lopez prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas slows down the pace here.
Lopez is trying to stall.
Thomas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lopez or not.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santiago Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas has clasped his hands together around Lopez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Thomas!
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energy
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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