PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lopez (ranked 215 p4p, 23 weight class) and Iker Ramirez (ranked 193 p4p, 21 weight class). Iker Ramirez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lopez
vs
Ramirez

168 cm
38
156 lbs
20 - 6 - 1

180 cm
27
155 lbs
11 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Garra Nutri
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mark Lopez !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iker Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez takes a swing at Lopez 's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lopez is looking to score with low kicks.
Ramirez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lopez .
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lopez catches Ramirez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramirez scoring well with a low kick there.
Ramirez connects with a body shot that sends Lopez 's belly button to the back.
Ramirez connects with an inside leg kick.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses
and Ramirez counters with a left to the body.
Ramirez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez 's sensitive parts.
Lopez connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramirez cracks Lopez with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lopez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramirez in his tracks.
A lazy left from Ramirez finds it's target.
Lopez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez .
Ramirez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lopez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ramirez slips a jab from Lopez .

Ramirez has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez gets through Lopez 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lopez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Lopez misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
It seemed like Ramirez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lopez slips under a jab.
Ramirez scores with a hook.
Mark Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Ramirez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Lopez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez .
Lopez checks the leg kick.
Ramirez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez .
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Ramirez slips the punch.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramirez lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Lopez slips under a jab from Ramirez.
Ramirez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lopez with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the body.
Ramirez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lopez .
Ramirez misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Ramirez blocks the low kick.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body. Ramirez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopez .
Nice straight punches there by Lopez . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lopez .
Lopez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramirez is able to avoid easily.
Lopez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ramirez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donk. Ramirez catches Lopez right on the button with a cross.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.
Lopez misses with a wild combination.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Ramirez 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.
Lopez scores with a nice strike.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Ramirez throws a low kick, looking for Lopez 's leg but Lopez calmly moves out of range.
Ramirez lands with a right hand.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Ramirez 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 is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ramirez.
Ramirez checks a low kick from Lopez .
Ramirez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Ramirez.
Ramirez moves away from the strike by Lopez .
Ramirez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopez at a distance.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez .
A nice side step and Ramirez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ramirez ducks right into an uppercut from Lopez .
Lopez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lopez fakes the leg kick and cracks Ramirez in the body.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Lopez .
Lopez works Ramirez's body with a nice hook.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Lopez 's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez checks a low kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ramirez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crunch! Ramirez slams his shin into Lopez 's torso.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Lopez scores with a shot to the body.
Ramirez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ramirez is looking to chop away at Lopez 's legs.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Ramirez saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopez checks a leg kick.
Ramirez connects with a single shot there.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Iker Ramirez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lopez 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ramirez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez .
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Lopez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Ramirez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lopez throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Lopez .
Ramirez scores with a jab. Lopez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ramirez throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez .
Ramirez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez .
Lopez misses with a leg kick.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramirez.
Mark Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Ramirez blocks the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez throws a wild body kick that Ramirez sees coming a mile off.
Ramirez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Ramirez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez . Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lopez backing away here, and Ramirez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ramirez connects with the punch.
Lopez throws the left hand but Ramirez avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Ramirez - just one landing.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ramirez misses with a leg kick.
Lopez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Ramirez tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
Lopez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ramirez manages to circle out of the way.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramirez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez .

Ramirez moves into the clinch.
Ramirez takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramirez won't allow it.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lopez scores with a nice short uppercut.

Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.
Lopez is looking to chop away at Ramirez's legs.
Ramirez scores with the left hand. Lopez knows he should have avoided that one.
Lopez misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez .
Lopez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramirez is able to avoid easily.
Ramirez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez .
Ramirez throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Ramirez throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez throws out a leg kick but Ramirez moves out of range and Lopez only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Ramirez saw that one coming.
Ramirez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Ramirez connects with a crisp jab.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Ramirez.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramirez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the liver by Ramirez. Beautiful body shot.
Lopez is looking to slow Ramirez down with leg kicks.
Ramirez looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
Ramirez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramirez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.
Lopez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lopez scores with the left hand. Ramirez knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramirez throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Lopez throws a front kick aimed at Ramirez's knee but Ramirez avoids it well.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramirez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lopez 's calf.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramirez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ramirez throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Ramirez misses.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Ramirez throws a leg kick which misses Lopez 's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
Ramirez throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Ramirez is looking to chop away at Lopez 's legs.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Lopez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lopez 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Ramirez throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Ramirez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez throws a hook but Ramirez blocks it.
Ramirez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lopez misses with a right hand
and Ramirez counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez.
Lopez throws a low kick but Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Ramirez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A bone on bone clash there as Lopez blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lopez throws a head kick that Ramirez semi-blocks.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Lopez .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopez checks a leg kick.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Lopez 's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez checks a low kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez connects with a solid leg kick.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramirez throws out the jab.
Ramirez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lopez misses with a hook
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
Lopez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramirez counters with an inside leg kick.
Lopez throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez cracks the inside of Lopez 's front leg.
Lopez misses the jab.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Lopez .
Lopez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez throws a front kick aimed at Lopez 's knee but Lopez avoids it well.
Ramirez blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ramirez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Ramirez does it's job there.
Ramirez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramirez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lopez .
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Ramirez slips the punch.
Ramirez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ramirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Ramirez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lopez doesn't seem phased though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopez .
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Lopez .
Lopez connects with a looping right hand.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from Lopez .
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez needs to keep his hands up - Ramirez had a free shot at his head there.
Ramirez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramirez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez .
An inside leg kick from Ramirez misses.
A low kick from Lopez misses
and Ramirez counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramirez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Ramirez misses.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Lopez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lopez takes one on the button.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Lopez .
Ramirez cracks Lopez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ramirez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ramirez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.
Ramirez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ramirez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws the left hand but Ramirez avoids the punch easily.
Ramirez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ramirez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopez is out of range and Ramirez settles back down.
Ramirez throws a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lopez ducks right into an uppercut from Ramirez.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez .
Lopez digs a good hook to Ramirez's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramirez. That's going to slow Lopez down.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Ramirez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez fakes the leg kick and cracks Lopez in the body.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramirez, right into the meat.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Lopez .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iker Ramirez really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lopez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramirez. Ramirez obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramirez throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lopez misses with an uppercut
and Ramirez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramirez throws a big shot that misses.
Ramirez scores with a leg kick.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
It looked like Lopez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lopez slips a straight right by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Ramirez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramirez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramirez.
Lopez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramirez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Lopez misses the target.
Ramirez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ramirez is looking to slow Lopez down with leg kicks.
Lopez is looking to score with low kicks.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ramirez counters with an outside leg kick.
Ramirez slips under a jab from Lopez .
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body kick there by Lopez .
Ramirez dips to his left and cracks Lopez with an uppercut!
Ramirez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramirez lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lopez .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramirez throws a head kick that Lopez semi-blocks.
Ramirez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Lopez swings widly with a right hand
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopez scores with a shot to the body.
Lopez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lopez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ramirez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ramirez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lopez .
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez .
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ramirez under the eye.
Ramirez takes one on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Ramirez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ramirez misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramirez checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez .
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Lopez .
Lopez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ramirez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lopez takes a step back to recover.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez tries to counter with a takedown but Ramirez is quick to defend against it.
Lopez cracks Ramirez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ramirez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ramirez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Lopez throws a front kick aimed at Ramirez's knee but Ramirez avoids it well.
Ramirez scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A solid body kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez feints and then cracks Lopez 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Ramirez moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
It seemed like Ramirez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ramirez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ramirez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lopez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ramirez throws a good cross that connects.
Ramirez misses with a leg kick.
Ramirez lands a nice hook to Lopez 's body. Lopez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramirez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez .
Ramirez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ramirez misses with a straight right.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iker Ramirez dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Lopez tries to counter with a takedown but Ramirez is quick to defend against it.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Ramirez there.
Ramirez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
Lopez misses with an uppercut
and Ramirez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Lopez takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramirez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A lazy left from Ramirez finds it's target.
Ramirez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lopez defending well as Ramirez loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez throws a good cross that connects.
Ramirez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lopez .
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!
Lopez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Ramirez slips the punch.
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramirez's calf.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Ramirez slips a straight right by Lopez .
Ramirez with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramirez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ramirez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopez tries a low kick but Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez slips a jab from Lopez .
Lopez misses with a left hand
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ramirez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
Ramirez tries to clinch up.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Lopez .
A bone on bone clash there as Ramirez blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez thuds his right hand into Lopez 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ramirez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
Lopez throws a lazy head kick
and Ramirez counters with a nice leg kick.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Ramirez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lopez on the side of the head.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez .
A little jabbing left from Ramirez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramirez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Ramirez loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Lopez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ramirez sprawls and moves away.
Ramirez lands with a good body shot.
Lopez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
Lopez is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Ramirez moved out of range.
Ramirez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lopez to score with a decent uppercut.
Lopez throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramirez counters with an outside leg kick.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Ramirez.
Ramirez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lopez 's hands.
Ramirez moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
Ramirez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez . Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez throws a body kick that misses.
Ramirez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramirez lands with an overhand left.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramirez lands a leg kick that knocks Lopez off balance momentarily.
Lopez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramirez checks it well.
Mark Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ramirez throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Ramirez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Lopez .
Lopez throws a leg kick but Ramirez moved away.
Ramirez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lopez 's head.
Lopez throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ramirez counter with a right hand.
Lopez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopez blocks a jab.
Ramirez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramirez checks a leg kick nicely.
Ramirez throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Ramirez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez . That did some damage!
Lopez checks the leg kick.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez is looking to chop away at Ramirez's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iker Ramirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramirez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iker Ramirez!
Iker Ramirez is the new featherweight champion!
Iker Ramirez 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.
In defeat, Mark Lopez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have passed my throne to this kid I wish you well young man. Greatness is a featrading chased by many but only achieved by few in mmatycoon. I will retire this is my last fight oh and baby I'm coming home! long dick style!! haha peace everyone much love. '.