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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love comes to the cage accompanied by Otherside by Mackemore X Ryan Lewis. Gillis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Don't Feel Like Dancing - Scissor Sisters kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jamie Gillis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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217 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
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185 cm
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220 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puppy Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamie Gillis!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love thows a body shot but no joy.
Gillis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Love slips under a jab from Gillis.
Love throws a hook but Gillis avoids it easily.
Gillis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gillis moves out of range of the strikes.
Gillis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Love to score with a decent uppercut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Love enables Gillis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Love manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Love is pulling down on Gillis's head to control his posture.
Love is looking to stand up but Gillis isn't so interested in that idea.
Love pulls Gillis in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Puppy Love wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Love darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Love throws a shot from downtown. Gillis moves away and avoids it.
Love seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gillis ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Nice sprawl there from Gillis as Love shoots in.
Love misses the jab.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Gillis.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gillis was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Love fails to land the takedown.
Love fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Love sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gillis somewhat.
Gillis looks to throw the jab but Love is out of range.
Gillis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Love sprawls well. Love wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gillis gets slowly back to his feet.
Gillis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Gillis slips a jab from Love.
Gillis walks into a stiff left hand from Love.
It looks like Jamie Gillis has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love throws a looping overhand right but Gillis ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gillis under the eye.
Love cracks Gillis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Love throws a hook to the side of Gillis's head but Gillis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Gillis's shoulder, as Gillis tries to avoid the shot.
Love is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gillis moves out of range of the strikes.
Gillis scores with a body shot.
Love throws a poor cross that misses
and Gillis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Love misses.
Gillis throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.
Gillis swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Love takes a swing at Gillis's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillis takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Gillis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Puppy Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Gillis.
A shot to the body from Love misses
enabling Gillis to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Gillis misses.
Gillis throws a looping overhand right but Love ducks down to avoid it.
Love fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gillis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gillis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gillis throws a right hand that misses
and Love counters with a nice body shot.
Good exchange - Love coming out on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Love lands with a nice body punch.
Love sizes up Gillis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Love connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puppy Love dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Gillis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gillis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Love sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gillis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gillis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Gillis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Gillis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Love defends it nicely.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gillis.
Nice uppercut there from Love.
Love throws the left hand but Gillis avoids the punch easily.
Gillis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Love chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gillis can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Love.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Gillis.
A big left from Gillis misses.
Love lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Love misses.
Love looks to land a left hand but Gillis moved out of range nicely.
Love dodges the punch combination from Gillis.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gillis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gillis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gillis fails with a takedown attempt.
Puppy Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Gillis.
Love throws a looping overhand right but Gillis ducks down to avoid it.
Love throws a jab when Gillis was well out of range.
Love tries to clinch but Gillis moves out of range.
Gillis throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Love looks to throw the jab but Gillis is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillis slips under a jab.
Gillis throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.
Gillis cracks Love with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gillis throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Gillis misses.
Puppy Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Love throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gillis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gillis.
Love uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gillis.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillis throws a series of punches but Love avoids them all with ease.
Good shot there by Love.
That has opened up Jamie Gillis's cut even more.
Good shot there by Love.
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!
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gillis.
Gillis thows a body shot but no joy.
Love scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Love misses with an uppercut. Gillis saw that one coming.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gillis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gillis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Love throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Love closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Love lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puppy Love dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Gillis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Love goes for a double leg but Gillis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gillis continues to drive forward.
Gillis can't get the takedown.
Gillis throws a head punch that misses.
Gillis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Love's elbow.
Gillis working aggressively here.
Love misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gillis is leaning against Love and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gillis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Love blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gillis throws a punch but it's blocked by Love.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gillis.
Love blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gillis.
Gillis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Love presses Gillis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gillis is pressed up against the cage. Love has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gillis down to the mat. Gillis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love throws a body punch but Gillis moves out of range.
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gillis throws out the jab.
Gillis throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.
Love missing with a left hand there. Gillis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Love closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gillis quickly recovers to half guard.
Gillis tries to get to full guard but Love has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Love lands strikes from half guard.
Love prevents Gillis from improving his position.
Love takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jamie Gillis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gillis to regain full guard.
Love connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love looking to sit in guard and control but Gillis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Love is trying to keep Gillis in close.
Gillis with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillis throws an elbow that misses. Love uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gillis's guard. Nice move by Love!
Puppy Love is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Love trying to control but Gillis is working from the bottom.
Love 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Love stopping the sweep attempt from Gillis.
Gillis looking to control.
Love makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gillis being controlled here, momentarily.
Love throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Puppy Love showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Love, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puppy Love!
Puppy Love thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Jamie Gillis was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry fans, sorry for this fight. I got to aggressive and didn't follow the game-plan. But you know what win, lose, or draw I will be back for you guys. After party? there won't be. The thing was I trained hard for this fight and for it not to go my way really sucks but it is what it is now going '.
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