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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Lopez (ranked 5057 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsyuoshi Taranaki (ranked 6430 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leandro Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tsyuoshi Taranaki!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Taranaki tries to get set, Lopez tries to push him back and clinch up but Taranaki manages to avoid the attempt.
Taranaki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lopez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Taranaki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lopez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Taranaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez working hard to break the clinch.
Lopez jumps into guard, dragging Taranaki to the mat.
Lopez is pulling down on Taranaki's head to control his posture.
Lopez looking for a sweep. Not yet Lopez, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez has his hands on Taranaki's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lopez is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Taranaki presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lopez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taranaki prevents it.
Taranaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lopez smiles and moves away.
Leandro Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsyuoshi Taranaki.
Taranaki misses with a takedown
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taranaki scores with a head kick.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Taranaki misses with a takedown attempt
and Lopez moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to break free but Taranaki has control.
Lopez missing with knees to the body.
Taranaki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lopez.
Lopez jumps guard.
Lopez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez has his hands on Taranaki's head, controlling the position.
Lopez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taranaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taranaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taranaki trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Taranaki is fighting to break Lopez's control of his arms but Lopez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lopez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taranaki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Taranaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taranaki shoots in but no luck this time.
Lopez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taranaki swivels and escapes.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taranaki but Taranaki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lopez dives in for a single leg takedown but Taranaki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Taranaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Taranaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taranaki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Leandro Lopez has been cut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lopez or perhaps it was just good defense by Taranaki, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Lopez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good leg kick by Taranaki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leandro Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez looks for a takedown but Taranaki sprawls well.
Taranaki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lopez dives in for a single leg takedown but Taranaki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taranaki!
Lopez is rocked!
Taranaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lopez as he avoids it easily.
Lopez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lopez moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taranaki is trying to pull guard but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez pushes off an throws an elbow but Taranaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taranaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Lopez won't allow it.
Lopez slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranaki tries to score a body lock takedown but Lopez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Leandro Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsyuoshi Taranaki.
Lopez misses with a knee strike.
Lopez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taranaki's efforts to push away.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taranaki has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Taranaki uses from the top position.
Taranaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lopez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Taranaki passes into side control.
Lopez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Taranaki.
Lopez regains half guard.
Lopez is not content to let Taranaki control the position.
Taranaki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taranaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lopez gets back to full guard.
Lopez striking off his back but it's not causing Taranaki any problems.
Lopez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lopez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taranaki manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Taranaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez forces his way into half guard.
Taranaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lopez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez throwing shots but Taranaki is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Lopez seems content to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Lopez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Lopez's cut.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lopez clinches up with Taranaki and pushes him back against the cage.
Lopez manages to pull guard.
Lopez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lopez controlling the position.
Lopez has his foot on Taranaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taranaki works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taranaki wants to stand but Lopez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Taranaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taranaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lopez throws a push kick but Taranaki slaps the foot to one side.
Lopez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Taranaki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lopez somewhat.
Lopez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Taranaki or perhaps it was just good defense by Lopez, which made it look bad.
Lopez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Leandro Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsyuoshi Taranaki.
Lopez moves into the clinch.
Lopez is pressed up against the cage. Taranaki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lopez down to the mat. Lopez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Lopez pushes Taranaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Lopez wants to take the fight to the mat but Taranaki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Taranaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez jumps guard but Taranaki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Taranaki stops a takedown attempt from Lopez.
Lopez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to drag Taranaki to the mat but Taranaki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Taranaki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lopez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Taranaki tries to pull guard but Lopez holds him up against the cage and eventually Taranaki drops back down to his feet.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taranaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lopez is trying to pull guard but Taranaki has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lopez tries to circle away but Taranaki has him pinned against the cage.
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.
Lopez is looking for a takedown.
Taranaki wants to stall.
Lopez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Taranaki is defending well.
Taranaki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lopez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taranaki can pounce on him.
Taranaki tries to clinch up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taranaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice body kick there by Taranaki.
Tsyuoshi Taranaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leandro Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taranaki throws a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leandro Lopez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lopez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leandro Lopez!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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