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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Lovell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rantis Gaumpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaumpe has chosen TRIBAL SEEDS- AWAY as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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217 lbs
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Good takedowns
Great elbows
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Lovell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rantis Gaumpe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaumpe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gaumpe leaves Lovell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gaumpe gets caught flat footed, as Lovell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lovell postures up.
Lovell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lovell has closed the distance and engaged Gaumpe in a clinch.
Lovell has Gaumpe pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lovell pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gaumpe tumbling to the mat - Lovell dives into Gaumpe's guard.
Lovell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovell wants to pass the guard but Gaumpe is keeping the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Max Lovell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gaumpe misses with a body punch
and Lovell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lovell.
Gaumpe misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaumpe stalling in the clinch but Lovell improves position.
Lovell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lovell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lovell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaumpe managing to block the knees to the body from Lovell.
Lovell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaumpes head.
Gaumpe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gaumpe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gaumpe fails to land.
Lovell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaumpe throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovell.
Lovell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lovell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaumpe's defenses.
Gaumpe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lovell backwards.
Lovell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaumpe's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lovell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gaumpe takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lovell.
It looks like Rantis Gaumpe has been cut.
Lovell prevents a body shot from Gaumpe.
Gaumpe misses with a punch to the body.
Lovell pushes off an throws an elbow but Gaumpe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lovell lands a damaging elbow.
Lovell lands an elbow that stopped Gaumpe in his tracks for a moment.
Gaumpe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gaumpe misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovell.
Lovell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gaumpe is trying to break free.
Gaumpe wants to get back to striking at distance but Lovell won't allow it.
Gaumpe swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovell uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovell lands an elbow just above Gaumpe 's eye.
Lovell lands an elbow inside that Gaumpe shrugs off.
Gaumpe blocks the elbow strike.
Gaumpe working aggressively here.
Lovell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaumpe's defenses.
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!
Lovell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lovell tries to score a body lock takedown but Gaumpe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gaumpe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lovell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Lovell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lovell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaumpe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Lovell.
Gaumpe throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Lovell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rantis Gaumpe's cut.
That's time! Lovell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lovell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lovell stands and throws Gaumpe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lovell content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gaumpe is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Lovell stalls from top position.
Gaumpe is looking to regain half guard here but Lovell keeps moving and retains side control.
Lovell is staying tight to Gaumpe's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max Lovell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gaumpe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovell.
Lovell shoots in and drives through. Gaumpe sprawls well.
Gaumpe delivers a nice body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lovell.
Gaumpe throws a body kick that misses.
Lovell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaumpe tries to get to full guard but Lovell has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovell controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Max Lovell.
Lovell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lovell looking to score a takedown here. Gaumpe is defending well but Lovell drives through and ends up in Gaumpe's guard.
Lovell wants to pass the guard but Gaumpe is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovell forces his way into half guard.
Lovell slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Lovell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rantis Gaumpe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gaumpe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lovell takes one on the button.
Lovell checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lovell is defended easily by Gaumpe.
Lovell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gaumpe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lovell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaumpe is defending well for now.
Lovell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lovell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lovell as Gaumpe tries to tie him up.
Gaumpe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaumpe tries a body shot but Lovell blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lovell wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Lovell.
Lovell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaumpe's defenses.
Gaumpe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lovell has him pressed against the cage.
Lovell pushes off an throws an elbow but Gaumpe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gaumpe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lovell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaumpe's defenses.
Lovell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaumpe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lovell scores with a shoulder strike.
Lovell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gaumpe looking to stall.
Lovell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaumpes head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaumpe working aggressively here.
Gaumpe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lovell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lovell.
Lovell lands an elbow that stopped Gaumpe in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lovell.
Max Lovell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gaumpe just leaning against Lovell, taking a breather.
Gaumpe has a couple of punches blocked by Lovell.
Gaumpe wants to break free but Lovell has control.
Lovell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lovell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaumpe backwards.
Lovell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaumpe is trying to break the clinch but Lovell is controlling him.
Lovell lands an elbow just above Gaumpe 's eye.
Lovell wants the takedown. Gaumpe is fighting it off but Lovell persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gaumpe's guard against the cage.
Lovell advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovell passes into side control, despite Gaumpe's attempt to control the position.
Lovell is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gaumpe will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Lovell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lovell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Lovell!
Max Lovell made sure to mention his sponsor, Fighters First Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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