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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martez Lopez (ranked 915 p4p, 148 weight class) and Mikael Brophy (ranked 837 p4p, 133 weight class). Brophy has chosen Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Martez Lopez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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220 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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205 lbs
26 - 8 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martez Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Mikael Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy scores with the left hand. Lopez knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Martez Lopez has been cut.
Brophy tries to land a body kick
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Brophy misses with a straight right.
Lopez tries to clinch up.
Brophy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Donk. Lopez catches Brophy right on the button with a cross.
Brophy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Lopez misses.
A big right from Brophy misses.
Lopez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brophy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lopez is in Brophy's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brophy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brophy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Brophy.
Brophy is trying to keep Lopez in close.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopez working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez throws a big elbow that misses.
Lopez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lopez tries to free his leg and advance position but Brophy is retaining full guard.
Brophy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lopez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brophy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brophy's head.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Brophy blocks nicely.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Brophy keeps moving.
Lopez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Brophy keeps moving.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lopez 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.
Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Brophy blocks nicely.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brophy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopez is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brophy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lopez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brophy scrambles back to his feet.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
Lopez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Martez Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lopez misses with a hook
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopez thuds a left hand into Brophy's body.
Brophy defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Brophy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lopez is looking to clinch but Brophy is avoiding it.
Lopez defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
Brophy tries to break the clinch but Lopez is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martez Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martez Lopez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lopez is defended easily by Brophy.
A little jabbing left from Brophy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brophy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brophy misses with a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a shoot takedown. Brophy fights it but they end up in guard.
Brophy keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lopez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Brophy keeps moving.
Lopez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brophy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lopez postures up in Brophy's guard and throws a big left but Brophy blocks it.
Lopez looking to sit in guard and control but Brophy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lopez is trying to keep Brophy in close.
Lopez is really struggling to control Brophy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lopez wants to sweep here but Brophy controlling him for the moment.
Lopez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brophy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brophy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brophy has passed into side control.
Lopez tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Lopez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lopez postures up.
Lopez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brophy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lopez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
Lopez throws a strike but Brophy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brophy is one step ahead there.
Lopez managing to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lopez is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brophy keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brophy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Brophy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martez Lopez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martez Lopez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lopez tries for a takedown but Brophy circles away easily
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Brophy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brophy throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brophy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brophy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Brophy.
Lopez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brophy throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A low kick from Brophy misses
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Lopez tries to clinch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lopez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brophy was covering up waiting for the punch and Lopez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brophy is on top in guard.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brophy is one step ahead there.
Mikael Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brophy stacks Lopez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brophy!
Brophy gets to mount! Lopez was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Lopez is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lopez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Brophy. What's that going to do exactly?
Brophy avoids the attempt from Lopez to control.
Lopez is trying to escape the mount.
Martez Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lopez tries to hold on but Brophy postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brophy prevents Lopez from getting the reversal.
Brophy avoids the attempt from Lopez to control.
Lopez is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brophy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lopez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brophy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Brophy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lopez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martez Lopez!
An out of breath Martez 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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mgr
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RATING
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