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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Till (ranked 3434 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loa Kobula (ranked 23148 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Till
vs
Kobula

196 cm
25
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brendan Till!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Loa Kobula!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Till swings for the body but Kobula moves out of range.
A big right from Till misses.
Till is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Loa Kobula has been cut.
Kobula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Till.
Till lands a slapping body shot.
Till scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Till misses with a hook

and Kobula counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Kobula is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Till defends it well.
Kobula uses his free foot to push down on Till's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Till.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kobula controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobula throwing strikes here but Till is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kobula lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Till hang on?

Kobula is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Till to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Till shrugs it off.
Till is looking to improve his position but Kobula isn't that keen on the idea.
Kobula thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kobula looking to ground and pound but Till is blocking nicely.
Till on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Till tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kobula looking for a guillotine from mount but Till is having none of it.
Till looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kobula controlling the pace for now.
Kobula throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kobula throws some wild stikes that Till manages to avoid easily.
Kobula breaks from Till's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kobula punching from mount but Till doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kobula throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kobula controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kobula stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kobula.
Till just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Kobula on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kobula fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Till misses the target.
Kobula gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kobula dives in and scores a takedown into Till's guard.
Kobula is pushing down on Till's leg trying to pass to half guard. Till is fighting to maintain full guard but Kobula has managed to sneak the leg through.

Kobula wants to work for an arm triangle but Till is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Kobula gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kobula keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kobula is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Till misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kobula.
Kobula wants to counter the offense by Till and move into the clinch position.
Till keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kobula closes this distance looking for a takedown but Till circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Loa Kobula dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Loa Kobula's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Till. Kobula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kobula is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kobula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Till.
Till misses with an uppercut.
Till is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kobula pushes Till away with a front kick.
Kobula shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Till defends it nicely.

Kobula rushes Till and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till letting Kobula take a breather here.
Kobula tries to pull guard but Till forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Till lands a body shot in the clinch.
Till working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kobula has had enough of the clinch but Till keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Kobula's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Till.
Nice body punch from Till - that landed with a thud.
A frustrated look appears on Kobula's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kobula has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Till will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kobula up against the cage.
Till working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Till misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till tries to work over Kobula's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kobula fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brendan Till has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Loa Kobula.
Till lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kobula backwards.
Kobula taking a breather.
Till doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Till.
Kobula looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Till blocks an uppercut.
Till misses with some punches.
Till taking a breather.
Till struggles to land a body shot inside as Kobula controls his hands.
Kobula drops down looking for an ankle pick but Till pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kobula ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Till misses with an uppercut. Kobula saw that one coming.
Kobula shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Till as he avoids it easily.
Brendan Till is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Till throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kobula closes the distance but Till moves to the side
and Till cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loa Kobula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Till.
Till looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kobula shoots in for a takedown but Till shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobula shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Till counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Till dips to his left and cracks Kobula with an uppercut!
Till moves out of range of the body kick.

Kobula decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kobula wants to work for an arm triangle but Till is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kobula sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kobula looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan Till dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Loa Kobula's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kobula takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Loa Kobula is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kobula with a lazy takedown attempt
and Till counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Till tries to keep at a distance but Kobula has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kobula.
Till slows down the pace here.
Till tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobula is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Till to keep the fight standing.
Till prevents the takedown attempt.
Brendan Till has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Loa Kobula.
Kobula tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Till misses with a body punch.
Till lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kobula backwards.
Till stalling.
A short body shot lands from Till as the two fighters clinch.
Till works on Kobula's body with a couple of short punches.
Till tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Till escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Till stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Till wants it to stay on the feet.
Till swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till throws a hook but Kobula avoids it easily.
Kobula displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Till throws out the jab.
Till throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kobula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Till.
Till takes a swing at Kobula's ribcage but misses.
Kobula changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kobula looks to land a combination but Till avoids it well.
Till fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kobula manages to avoid it.
Kobula shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Till but Till pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kobula shoots in but Till avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Till is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till misses with a hook. Kobula ducked under it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kobula.
Till swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kobula tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Till manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Till was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Till lands the left hand.
Kobula moves out of range of the strikes.
Till stuffs the takedown.
Till takes a swing at Kobula's ribcage but misses.
Kobula throws a head kick but Till moves out of range.
Till with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kobula throws a looping overhand right but Till ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobula on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kobula staying out of range there.
Till just misses with a punch to the body.

Till clinches up with Kobula and pushes him back against the cage.
Kobula has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Till lands an uppercut.
Kobula wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Till.
Brendan Till has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kobula wants to break free but Till has control.
A shot in the inside from Till.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan Till showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Till 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Till!