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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vagner Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonidas Katsaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsaros has chosen 卍 卍 卍 as his entrance music. Leonidas Katsaros has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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206 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vagner Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas Katsaros!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love slips under a jab from Katsaros.
Katsaros throws a leg kick
and Love counters with a leg kick.
Love throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Katsaros counters with a head kick. That will keep Love thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A cross from Love lands.
It looks like Leonidas Katsaros has been cut.
Katsaros blocks a leg kick.
Katsaros looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice body punch from Love.
A nice leg kick lands there from Love.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katsaros throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Love scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Katsaros misses with a body shot.
Love throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love connects with an inside leg kick.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katsaros.
Love with a hook.
Katsaros gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Love.
Katsaros feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Love's calf.
Nice defenses there by Katsaros.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Katsaros's shoulder, as Katsaros tries to avoid the shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Love - that will leave a mark!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Love. Katsaros shrugs it off though.
Love throws a right hand that misses
and Love takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros looks to land a body kick but Love moved away.
Love throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katsaros flicks out a counter leg kick but Love steps away.
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!
Katsaros throws a right hand that misses
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Love connects with a crisp jab.
Katsaros lands a leg kick that knocks Love off balance momentarily.
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
Katsaros swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Love throws a push kick but Katsaros slaps the foot to one side.
Katsaros throws out a counter right but Love avoids it with no problem.
Katsaros throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Vagner Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsaros is just out of range.
Katsaros was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Love.
Love swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Katsaros counters with a straight right hand.
Love cracks Katsaros with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Katsaros looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Love finish him?
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
Katsaros tries to clinch but Love moves out of range.
Love throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Love bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Katsaros's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from Love both land. Nice combination.
Love takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Love attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Katsaros avoids a kick to the body.
Katsaros swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Katsaros avoids the body shot from Love.
Love misses the shot to the body.
Love misses with a body kick.
Love lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Katsaros throws a hook to the side of Love's head but Love sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Katsaros - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vagner Love dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonidas Katsaros's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Love throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Katsaros.
Katsaros let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Love looks to land a combination but Katsaros avoids it well.
Katsaros looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the body from Katsaros misses
and Love counters with a nice leg kick.
Love throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Katsaros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katsaros blocks a low kick nicely.
Katsaros throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Love looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katsaros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Love. Love obviously looking to wear him down.
Love lands with a good body shot.
Katsaros moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Katsaros throws a low kick, looking for Love's leg but Love calmly moves out of range.
Love is looking to counter punch.
Love looks to throw a body kick
and Katsaros counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Katsaros scores with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Love there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Katsaros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Love.
Katsaros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Love throws out the jab.
Love lands a head kick. Katsaros smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Katsaros.
Katsaros blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Katsaros releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Katsaros connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love misses with a body kick.
Love lands a nice looking kick to the body. Katsaros takes a step back to recover.
Love throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Love throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Katsaros is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros is looking to score with low kicks.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Love lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Katsaros at a distance.
Love misses the jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Katsaros might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Love has got the better of the exchanges.
Katsaros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Love tries to score with a low kick but Katsaros moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body kick there by Love.
Love scores with a nice strike.
Love throws a looping overhand right but Katsaros ducks down to avoid it.
Love scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Love.
Katsaros's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Katsaros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Love swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vagner Love is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Love. That's going to slow Katsaros down.
Love throws a lazy uppercut
and Katsaros counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love throws a leg kick
and Katsaros counters with a thumping low kick.
Love swings for the body but Katsaros moves out of range.
Katsaros wants to counter with a clinch but Love pushes him away.
A lazy body kick from Love
and Katsaros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vagner Love dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonidas Katsaros's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Love throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Katsaros lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Katsaros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Love dips to his left and cracks Katsaros with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Katsaros backs up against the cage.
Katsaros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Katsaros takes one to the side of the head.
Love digs a good body shot into Katsaros's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsaros misses with a leg kick
and Love counters with a nice body shot.
Katsaros has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Love.
Love connects with a crisp jab.
Love cracks Katsaros with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Katsaros looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Love finish him?
Katsaros is rocked!
Love throws a pinpoint strike between Katsaros's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Katsaros crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Love scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 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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hype
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