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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vagner Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
39 - 9 - 0 |
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188 cm
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206 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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
39 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Boothe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vagner Love!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Boothe misses.
Love darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Love with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boothe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boothe is looking to chop away at Love's legs.
Boothe misses with a right hand
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
Love throws out a loose jab but Boothe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Boothe.
Boothe looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Love has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Boothe.
It seemed like Love was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Love scores with a punch to the head.
Boothe connects with a body shot.
Love thuds a left hand into Boothe's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boothe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Love.
Love throws a lazy right hand but Boothe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Boothe misses the target.
Love throws a hook but Boothe avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Love drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Love throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boothe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boothe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boothe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Love lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boothe misses with a straight right.
Boothe throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Boothe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boothe 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 Love has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Love and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Love looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boothe blocks a jab.
A clash of legs there as Boothe blocks the low kick.
It looked like Boothe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love ducks under a wild hook from Boothe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boothe is looking to counter punch.
Love misses the shot to the body.
Boothe is looking to slow Love down with leg kicks.
Boothe connects with the punch.
Thomas Boothe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love blocks the body kick.
Love getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A chopping leg kick lands by Love.
Nice jab there from Love.
Boothe connects with a right hand. Love shakes it off.
Love misses with a looping right.
Love throws a body kick that misses.
Love finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boothe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boothe wants to land a leg kick but Love is out of range.
Boothe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Love pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boothe is out of range and Love settles back down.
Love misses with an uppercut. Boothe saw that one coming.
Boothe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe 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.
Boothe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Love.
Love connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Love is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boothe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A punch combination from Love misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Love finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boothe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boothe misses with an uppercut
and Love counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boothe's knee momentarily.
Love throws a leg kick that misses.
Boothe thinks about countering with a body kick.
Love thuds a left hand into Boothe's body.
Boothe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.
Boothe throws out a loose jab but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boothe misses with the combination.
Love swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Love misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boothe throws a hook but Love avoids it easily.
Boothe jabs at Love's body.
Boothe throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Boothe lands a front kick.
Some wild striking there from Boothe.
Love misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Boothe.
That kick from Love tenderised Boothe's leg. Boothe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boothe misses with a double jab
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boothe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Love. That one must have hurt.
Love misses the shot to the body.
Boothe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vagner Love will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boothe throws a leg kick but Love sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Love tries a quick counter leg kick but Boothe is wise to it.
Love avoids a kick to the body.
Boothe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Love at a distance.
Boothe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Love counters with a leg kick.
Love throws a nice outside leg kick.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Love on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Love lands with a good body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Love.
A low kick from Boothe is predictable there
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Love blocks the leg kick.
Boothe 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.
Love throws out a leg kick but Boothe moves out of range and Love only half commits.
Boothe throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Boothe misses with a low kick as Love jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe tries to land a body kick
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Love throws a low kick, looking for Boothe's leg but Boothe calmly moves out of range.
Boothe throws a big counter combination but Love scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice cross by Boothe.
Love connects with a leg kick. Boothe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Love avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Love was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boothe throws a sloppy head kick and Love moves out of range easily.
Boothe moves out of range of the body kick.
Boothe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Boothe.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Love.
Boothe misses with a hook.
Love lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Love misses with a body shot.
Boothe avoids the head kick by Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love takes a swing at Boothe's ribcage but misses.
Boothe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Love.
Love throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boothe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Love lands a jab to Boothe's midsection.
Love lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice straight punches there by Love. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Love.
Love scores with a leg kick.
Vagner Love seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boothe moves out of range as Love strikes.
Boothe is looking to slow Love down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Boothe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boothe connects with an inside leg kick.
Boothe scores with a kick to the body.
Love throws a right and a left that Boothe avoids nicely.
Boothe scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a leg kick
and Boothe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Love is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Boothe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boothe lands with a hook. Love tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Love misses with a looping left.
Love lands a jab to the nose.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boothe.
Love bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boothe's head.
Boothe tries a head kick but it misses.
Love smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Love lands a jab.
Boothe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Love on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boothe walks into a stiff left hand from Love.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love throws out a loose jab but Boothe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Boothe.
Boothe throws a sloppy head kick and Love moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Boothe.
Love lands a slapping body shot.
Love jabs at Boothe's body.
Love explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Boothe might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Boothe throws a low kick but Love moves out of range easily.
Love throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Love misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boothe walks into a jab.
Boothe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Love is out of range.
Love staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vagner Love showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Boothe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Love lands the left hand.
Love throws a body shot but no joy.
Boothe swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Boothe looks to land a right hand but Love moved out of range.
Boothe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Love finds it's way round the side to connect with Boothe's head.
Love jabs at Boothe's body.
Love misses with a hook.
Love connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Love lands a jab to Boothe's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Boothe misses.
Love connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Boothe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boothe throws a wild body kick that Love sees coming a mile off.
Love slips a jab from Boothe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love sends Boothe crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Love is motioning to the referee to let Boothe up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Boothe is rocked!
Boothe throws a looping overhand right but Love ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Boothe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boothe avoids a kick to the body.
Boothe lands a head kick!
Boothe seems to have got his legs back now.
Love lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boothe throws a low kick but Love avoids it.
Love checks a leg kick.
Love doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boothe's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Boothe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boothe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boothe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Love throws the left hand but Boothe avoids the punch easily.
Boothe throws a quick counter head kick but Love was just out of range.
Love looks to land a right hand but Boothe moved out of range.
Boothe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love blocks the body kick.
Love connects with a single shot there.
Love drops Boothe with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Boothe looks back up at him and smiles so Love waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Boothe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Boothe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Love.
Love dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Love uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Love has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Love lands a brutal uppercut that launches Boothe off his feet! Boothe tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vagner Love!
A relieved looking Vagner Love thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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