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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Lopez (ranked 5317 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Wilkinson (ranked 4277 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes into the arena with Vamos blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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162 lbs
59 - 36 - 2 |
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25
171 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
59 - 36 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timothy Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wilkinson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wilkinson scores with a jab to the body.
Wilkinson pushes Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilkinson lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilkinson.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilkinson clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wilkinson prevents Lopez from breaking the clinch.
Wilkinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilkinson takes a shot to the head.
Wilkinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lopez's efforts to push away.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkinson.
Lopez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lopez has had enough of the clinch but Wilkinson keeps him there for the moment.
Lopez is looking to control Wilkinson's arms but Wilkinson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lopez has his back to the cage.
Wilkinson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lopez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wilkinson can turn it around.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilkinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilkinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilkinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lopezs head.
Lopez working aggressively here.
A short right from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Wilkinson.
A short left from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lopez's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilkinson lands a body punch.
Wilkinson lands with a right to the head.
Wilkinson has Lopez pressed against the cage, preventing Lopez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lopez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Wilkinson - that landed with a thud.
Wilkinson gets through Lopez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wilkinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Wilkinson on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson is leaning against Lopez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wilkinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lopezs head.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilkinson.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Wilkinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilkinson drives through and clinches with Lopez against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson pushes Lopez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lopez.
Nice body punch from Wilkinson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilkinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lopez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilkinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilkinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Wilkinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lopez is rocked!
Wilkinson tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
Wilkinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wilkinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkinson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lopez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wilkinson rushes Lopez and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Wilkinson.
Lopez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilkinson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lopez.
Wilkinson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilkinson lands a shot to the body.
Wilkinson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilkinson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Wilkinson lands with a light punch inside.
Wilkinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilkinson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilkinson scores with a hook to the body.
Lopez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wilkinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lopezs head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson is working Lopez over against the cage.
Wilkinson is leaning against Lopez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Wilkinson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wilkinson cracks Lopez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lopez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wilkinson finish him?
Oh Lopez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilkinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilkinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lopez seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wilkinson 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!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkinson lands a big right hand that drops Lopez! The killer instinct kicks in and Wilkinson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Wilkinson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timothy Wilkinson!
Timothy Wilkinson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Miguel Lopez was interviewed post fight and said 'i wanna thank everybody for being there for me. feels unreal but this was my last fight, hanging up the gloves'.
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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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