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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gracie Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Miguel Lopez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 cm
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164 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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181 cm
46
162 lbs
54 - 24 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gracie Allen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
54 - 24 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez! The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Allen dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Allen staying out of range there. Allen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Allen blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Allen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lopez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Lopez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lopez there as he acknowledges the shot. Allen clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Allen. Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allen avoids the head kick by Lopez.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Allen checks it well. Allen misses with a wild combination.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Allen moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Jab from Allen. Allen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopez unleashes a big counter combination but Allen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Allen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lopez's head backwards. Lopez lands a head kick!
Allen misses with a jab to the body
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut. A nice leg kick lands there from Allen. Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving. Lopez moves forwards but Allen connects with a nice, crisp jab. Lopez throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily. Allen is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Allen misses with the body kick enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab. Allen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Allen throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lopez looks to land a combination but Allen avoids it well. Lopez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Allen misses with a wild body shot. A solid leg kick lands there for Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lopez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center. A nice leg kick lands there from Allen. Lopez takes a shot right to the bread basket. Good shot there by Allen. Allen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Allen working aggressively here.
Allen is pushing Lopez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Lopez has had enough of the clinch but Allen keeps him there for the moment. Stalling in the clinch from Lopez.
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopez backwards. Come on Allen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Allen tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Allen breaks from the clinch.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off. Allen dips to his left and cracks Lopez with an uppercut! Nice uppercut lands for Allen. That snapped Lopez's head back.
Allen throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range. Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand. Allen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Gracie Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Allen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Allen throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely. A nice inside leg kick there by Allen. That's going to slow Lopez down. Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Allen avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. A head kick from Allen lands but Lopez takes it in his stride.
Lopez is rocked! Allen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Allen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Allen blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab. A chopping leg kick lands by Allen. Allen lands with an uppercut that bounces Lopez off the cage and back into range. Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him? Allen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses. A nice inside leg kick there by Allen. That's going to slow Lopez down. Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Lopez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Allen blocks it well. Allen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Allen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Allen walks into a left hand. Allen has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gracie Allen dominated that round. 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.
Lopez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Allen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lopez scrambles back to his feet. Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range. A head kick misses from Lopez. It appears Allen was looking to counter with a kick there. Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez. The fight moves into the clinch position. Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Allen breaks from the clinch.
Lopez moves away from the strike by Allen. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Allen gets in close and instigates a clinch. Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez. Lopez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Allen has him pressed against the cage. Lopez is trying to break free. Lopez tries to break the clinch but Allen is controlling the position. Lopez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Lopez wants to break free but Allen has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Allen.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopez backwards. Lopez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Lopez working hard to break the clinch. Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Allen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Lopez is breathing heavily. Lopez blocks a body shot from Allen. Allen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut. Allen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Allen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Allen pushes Lopez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Allen. Allen drops Lopez onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lopez is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! Allen scores with a hook to the body. Allen lands a nice uppercut. Allen lands a big right hand that drops Lopez! The killer instinct kicks in and Allen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Allen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gracie Allen! Our winner, Gracie Allen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. Miguel Lopez was interviewed post fight and said ' '.
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hype
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