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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lopez (ranked 442 p4p, 55 weight class) and Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 1109 p4p, 129 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Mark Lopez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez . Experiment Il does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez tries a low kick but Experiment Il avoids it.
Experiment Il checks a leg kick.
Experiment Il now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lopez throws out a powerful jab.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Lopez cracks the inside of Experiment Il's front leg.
No joy there for Experiment Il, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Experiment Il is out of range.
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Experiment Il throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment Il jabs Lopez right on the nose. Lopez blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Mark Lopez has been cut.
Lopez throws a lazy head kick
and Experiment Il counters with a nice body shot.
Lopez motions for Experiment Il to come forward. Lopez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Experiment Il ducks right into an uppercut from Lopez .
Experiment Il pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Lopez .
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Experiment Il tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Lopez finds it's target.
Lopez lands a jab to the nose.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Experiment Il moves away and avoids it.
Mark Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Experiment Il.
Lopez swings for the body but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Lopez catches Experiment Il with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Experiment Il lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez misses with a lunging right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throws a wild body kick that Experiment Il sees coming a mile off.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Experiment Il moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment Il steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lopez .
Experiment Il throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il swinging wildly here.
Experiment Il throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez misses the body punch
and Experiment Il counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Experiment Il with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Experiment Il's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lopez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Experiment Il scrambles back to his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Experiment Il crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lopez - the referee stops the clock and Experiment Il gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lopez . Experiment Il manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Experiment Il misses with a wild body shot.
Experiment Il tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Lopez catches Experiment Il right on the button with a cross.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Experiment Il.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Experiment Il moved out of range nicely.
Experiment Il moves away from the strike by Lopez .
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Lopez .
Experiment Il is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lopez takes one on the button.
Jab from Lopez .
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Experiment Il avoids a kick to the body.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Experiment Il saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Experiment Il.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Experiment Il avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Lopez .
Lopez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Experiment Il checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment Il takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Experiment Il tries to land a body kick
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Experiment Il counters with a body kick.
Lopez scores with a jab.
Lopez tries to score with a low kick but Experiment Il moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Experiment Il releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Lopez 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Experiment Il takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Experiment Il moved out of range.
Donk. Lopez catches Experiment Il right on the button with a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Experiment Il checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Experiment Il thinks about the counter body kick.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Experiment Il defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Experiment Il looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Experiment Il on the side of the head.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Experiment Il stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez .
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Experiment Il moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Experiment Il shapes to counter with a head kick.
Experiment Il throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez .
Lopez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Experiment Il.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Experiment Il's head but Experiment Il sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Experiment Il.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lopez lands a high kick!
Experiment Il has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Experiment Il walks into a left hand.
Experiment Il moves out of range of the body kick.
Experiment Il fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopez , pushing him back against the cage.
Experiment Il is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lopez working hard to break the clinch.
Lopez is trying to push Experiment Il away but Experiment Il has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Experiment Il is controlling him.
Lopez tries to circle away but Experiment Il has him pinned against the cage.
Lopez tries to circle away but Experiment Il has him pinned against the cage.
Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Experiment Il defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Experiment Il is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lopez tries a low kick but Experiment Il avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il has closed the distance and engaged Lopez in a clinch.
Experiment Il keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lopez 's efforts to push away.
Lopez breaks the clinch.
Experiment Il throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez .
Experiment Il darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez backing away here, and Experiment Il unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Experiment Il looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Experiment Il throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez scores with a push kick.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Experiment Il looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Experiment Il moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez .
Experiment Il moves away from the strike by Lopez .
Lopez connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Lopez . Beautiful body shot.
Nice body kick from Lopez .
Lopez tries to keep at a distance but Experiment Il has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lopez 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mark Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Experiment Il slips a straight right by Lopez .
Nice uppercut lands for Lopez . That snapped Experiment Il's head back.
Experiment Il is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Experiment Il misses its intended target.
Experiment Il takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Experiment Il staying out of range there.
Experiment Il throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Experiment Il tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Experiment Il.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Experiment Il is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lopez rather than just go for the knockout.
Experiment Il gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopez .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Experiment Il thuds his shin into the meat of Lopez 's side.
Lopez misses with a double jab
and Experiment Il counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez .
Experiment Il unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lopez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lopez tries to break free but Experiment Il pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Experiment Il.
Lopez breaks the clinch.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Experiment Il scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lopez throws out a powerful jab.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Experiment Il uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez .
Lopez scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Lopez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Lopez 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Experiment Il moves out of range easily.
Experiment Il shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Experiment Il checks a leg kick.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Experiment Il was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Experiment Il throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lopez tries to circle away but Experiment Il has him pinned against the cage.
Experiment Il's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Experiment Il working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Experiment Il slips the punch.
Experiment Il appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Experiment Il avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Experiment Il checks a low kick from Lopez .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez .
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Experiment Il can do to turn this around?
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Experiment Il tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Experiment Il fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il wants to counter with a clinch but Lopez pushes him away.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez throws a solid leg kick but Experiment Il takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lopez .
Nice body kick there by Experiment Il.
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
Experiment Il has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Experiment Il tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Lopez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lopez lands a head shot.
Experiment Il moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Experiment Il tries to counter by closing the distance.
Experiment Il doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Experiment Il.
Danga de danga de dang - Lopez scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment Il closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Experiment Il tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Experiment Il.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Experiment Il has Lopez pressed against the cage, preventing Lopez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Experiment Il working Lopez over with knees to the body.
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez throws a head kick but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Lopez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Experiment Il throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez misses with a body shot
letting Experiment Il counter with a right hand.
Lopez stuns Experiment Il with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lopez throws a head kick but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Lopez there.
Experiment Il darts in and clinches Lopez up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to break the clinch but Experiment Il is controlling the position.
Experiment Il misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez .
Lopez managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il trying to land knees to the body.
Finnish Experiment Il seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Experiment Il digs a right hand into Lopez 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lopez 's gas tank.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Experiment Il on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Experiment Il bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Experiment Il was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Experiment Il sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Experiment Il looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Lopez misses the body punch
and Experiment Il cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Experiment Il does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il scores with a leg kick.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Experiment Il connects with a body shot that sends Lopez 's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Experiment Il looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lopez 's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Lopez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Experiment Il connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finnish Experiment Il has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Experiment Il. Lopez shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment Il digs a good body shot into Lopez 's ribs.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment Il moves away.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Experiment Il moved out of range nicely.
Experiment Il ducks under a wild hook from Lopez .
Lopez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Experiment Il's head.
Experiment Il gets a clinch.
Experiment Il throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lopez blocks it with crossed arms.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Experiment Il is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lopez takes a shot to the head.
Experiment Il tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Finnish Experiment Il.
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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Lopez !
Mark Lopez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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