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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cruz Lopez (ranked 1518 p4p, 185 weight class) and Michael Carter Williams (ranked 1299 p4p, 164 weight class). Williams has chosen FREE THE MADNESS as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cruz Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Carter Williams !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez digs a good hook to Williams 's body.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Williams .
Williams 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Williams duly obliges.
It looks like Cruz Lopez has been cut.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Lopez's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
Williams tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
Williams throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Lopez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez connects with a crisp jab.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lopez. Lopez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lopez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lopez is looking to chop away at Williams 's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Williams slips a straight right by Lopez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lopez's head backwards.
Lopez walks into a stiff left hand from Williams .
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Williams moves to clinch but Lopez breaks away
and Lopez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Williams throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lopez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Michael Carter Williams has been cut.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams scores with the left hand. Lopez knows he should have avoided that one.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lopez scores with a nice body kick.
Lopez lands a jab to Williams 's midsection.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Williams 's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams .
Lopez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez drops Williams with a left and a right! Oh, Williams is hurt - Lopez dives into side control looking to finish!
Williams is rocked!
Lopez stands up.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopez finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams lands a nice hook to Lopez's body. Lopez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lopez slips a jab from Williams .
Williams misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Lopez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lopez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lopez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A cross from Lopez lands.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lopez lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a kick to the ribs.
BOOM! Lopez lands a beautiful left hook that drops Williams . Williams tries to recover but Lopez is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Williams lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cruz Lopez!
An out of breath Cruz Lopez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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