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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Antonew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Lopez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyler Antonew's chin.
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Antonew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonew doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Antonew throws a combination that misses
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antonew dives in for a single leg takedown but Lopez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Antonew drives through with a takedown into Lopez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Antonew won't allow Lopez to sweep him here.
Lopez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lopez wants to stand up but Antonew is controlling him.
Antonew working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez wants to stand up but Antonew is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is pulling down on Antonew's head to control his posture.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Antonew is one step ahead there.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antonew.
Antonew chips away with some ground and pound.
Lopez is trying to control the position but Antonew postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antonew preventing the sweep.
Antonew landing with the ground and pound.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Antonew from controlling successfully.
Antonew keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lopez's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to control the position but Antonew says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lopez trying to control but Antonew postures up.
Lopez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Antonew is staying active.
Antonew sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopez defending well though.
Antonew lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lopez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lopez.
Antonew postures up in Lopez's guard and throws a big left but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Antonew looking for a sweep. Not yet Antonew, not yet.
Antonew is working hard here to advance position.
Lopez looking to pass the guard.
Antonew 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.
Antonew has a closed guard, preventing Lopez from standing up.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four 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.
Antonew is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lopez wants to get up but he can't break Antonew's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lopez is pushing down on Antonew's leg trying to pass to half guard. Antonew is fighting to maintain full guard but Lopez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Antonew keeps working.
Antonew slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Antonew has a closed guard, preventing Lopez from standing up.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez trying to move into half guard but instead Antonew has managed to sweep!
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.
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 Tyler Antonew will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Antonew misses with a takedown
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antonew misses with a takedown
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Antonew fails with the takedown
and Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Antonew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antonew misses with a takedown
and Antonew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antonew doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lopez counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonew with a poor takedown
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut lands for Lopez. That snapped Antonew's head back.
Antonew is rocked!
Antonew tries for a takedown but Lopez circles away easily
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Antonew is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyler Antonew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonew doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antonew misses with a takedown
and Lopez counters with a huge right that knocks Antonew out cold! Lopez is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Lopez!
Frank Lopez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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