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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Lyoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyoto comes to the cage accompanied by Walk. Jose Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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182 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucius Lyoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lyoto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lyoto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lopez wants to get back to full guard.
Lyoto is looking for a kimura here.
Lyoto wants to free his trapped foot but Lopez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lopez wants to get back to full guard.
Lopez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lopez is pressing down on Lyoto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lopez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lopez is on top in guard.
Lopez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Lyoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lyoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lopez works over Lyoto with some ground and pound from guard.
Lyoto working for a triangle but Lopez defends it easily.
Lyoto is breathing heavily.
Lyoto is looking to sweep but instead, Lopez has passed into half guard.
Lopez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lopez working over Lyoto with some ground and pound. Lyoto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lopez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lyoto is just riding it out for now. Lopez eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lyoto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lyoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Lyoto.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Lyoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lopez has gone for a leg lock! Lyoto slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lopez's guard.
Lyoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez has a closed guard, preventing Lyoto from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lyoto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looking for a sweep. Not yet Lopez, not yet.
Lyoto pushing down on Lopez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lyoto is working for a submission of some sort.
Lyoto uses his free foot to push down on Lopez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lopez.
Lyoto fails to advance to Lopez's back.
Lyoto lands a big elbow.
Lyoto working Lopez over with strikes here.
Lyoto looking to control but Lopez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lyoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lyoto controlling the pace for now.
Lopez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyoto wants to take a breather but Lopez is having none of it.
Lyoto is thwarting Lopez's attempts to control the position.
Lyoto wants to control but Lopez is keeping him busy.
Lyoto is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lopez is trying to escape the mount.
Lyoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lyoto goes for an armbar but Lopez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lopez.
Lopez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lopez passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucius Lyoto 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.
Lyoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lyoto moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Lopez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lyoto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lopez!
Lopez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lyoto is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Nice takedown defense from Lopez. No joy for Lyoto on that attempt.
Lopez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lyoto stalks Lopez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lopez's face. Lopez staggers backwards, shaken.
Lopez stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucius Lyoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez misses with a takedown
and Lyoto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyoto working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lyoto wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Lyoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lyoto looking to pass the guard.
Lyoto wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Lopez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lyoto has passed into side control.
Lopez tries to buck Lyoto off but Lyoto is having none of it.
Lopez struggling a bit here.
Lyoto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lyoto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyoto blocks the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lyoto wants to free his trapped foot but Lopez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lopez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lyoto stopping the sweep attempt from Lopez.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lopez is on top in guard.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lopez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lopez postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez drops back looking for a leg! Lyoto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lyoto manages to kick Lopez off! Lopez jumps back into Lyoto's guard.
Lopez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lyoto wants to get back to his feet but Lopez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lyoto is looking for a triangle but Lopez pushes his legs off easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lopez.
Lucius Lyoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lyoto regains half guard.
Lopez seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lyoto is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jose Lopez!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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