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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cruz Lopez (ranked 2009 p4p, 244 weight class) and Jose Correa (ranked 2061 p4p, 253 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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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Correa!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correa lands with an uppercut that bounces Lopez off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Cruz Lopez has been cut.
Correa misses with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lopez throws a hook but Correa avoids it easily.
Correa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Correa is out of range.
Correa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Correa moves out of range easily.
Lopez swings widly with a right hand
and Correa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Correa stuns Lopez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Correa throws a big shot that misses.
Correa checks a low kick from Lopez.
Correa throws out a counter right but Lopez avoids it with no problem.
Lopez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Correa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez throws a low kick but Correa avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Correa.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Correa moves away.
Lopez lands a two punch combo.
Lopez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
A jab from Correa finds it's way through Lopez's defenses.
Correa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Lopez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruz Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lopez throws a chopping leg kick but Correa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Correa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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 scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa misses with a left hand
and Lopez counters with a low kick, right behind Correa 's knee.
Nice straight punches there by Correa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Correa.
Correa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Correa throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Correa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Correa staying out of range there.
Lopez throws a leg kick
and Correa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Correa closes the distance and clinches.
Correa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Correa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Correa throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
Lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Correa controls the action.
Correa trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa working aggressively here.
Correa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lopez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Correa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Correa swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Correa on the inside.
Correa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez defending well as Correa loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Correa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Correa is just out of range.
Lopez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Correa.
Correa is rocked!
Correa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Correa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Correa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Correa.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Correa.
Correa tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Correa as the two fighters clinch.
Lopez working aggressively here.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Correa.
Correa misses with a body punch.
Correa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Correa throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Correa.
Correa misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez misses with some punches.
Correa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Correa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Correa blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cruz Lopez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cruz Lopez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Correa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
It appears Lopez was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lopez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Correa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Correa misses.
Lopez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Correa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez misses with a low kick as Correa jumps back.
Nice straight punches there by Lopez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lopez.
Correa throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Lopez.
Correa lands a jab to Lopez's midsection.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Correa scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws out a leg kick but Correa moves out of range and Lopez only half commits.
Despite the aggression on Correa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Correa misses with a hook.
Lopez blocks a jab.
Correa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lopez has time to react.
Correa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lopez misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Correa.
Correa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lopezs head.
Correa misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Correa.
Correa misses with some punches.
Correa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Correa misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Correa.
Correa breaks from the clinch.
Lopez lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Correa will feel that in the morning.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Correa moves out of range easily.
Correa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Correa shoots in and bounces Lopez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Correa trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Correa working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lopez's head.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Correa from controlling successfully.
Correa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Correa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Correa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Correa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Correa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Correa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Correa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Correa postures up and lands a big shot to Lopez's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa throwing strikes but missing.
Correa throws a strike but Lopez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Correa is trying to keep Lopez in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Correa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lopez's guard.
Lopez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lopez keeping full guard, as Correa tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jose Correa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cruz 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!
Correa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Correa's head but Correa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Correa feints the counter takedown.
Cruz Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Correa throws out a powerful jab.
Lopez swings widly with a right hand
and Correa counters with a nice uppercut.
Correa staying out of range there.
Correa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez throws a solid leg kick but Correa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lopez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Correa works the jab nicely.
Correa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lopez is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
As Correa looks to move away, Lopez throws a big counter combo but Correa just gets out of the way.
Oh Lopez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lopez seems to have got his legs back now.
Correa misses with an uppercut
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Correa blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Lopez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Correa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Correa throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lopez needs to keep his hands up - Correa had a free shot at his head there.
Lopez scores with a decent looking hook.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Correa.
Correa connects with a jab.
Lopez throws a body punch but Correa moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Correa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cruz Lopez's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez throws a leg kick
enabling Correa to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Correa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Correa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez blocks a jab.
Lopez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Correa. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa checks a leg kick.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Lopez throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Correa's calf.
Correa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lopez explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lopez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick
and Correa counters with a stiff right hand.
Correa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Are you kidding me?! Correa ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Lopez clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Correa!
Jose Correa really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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