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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Kijowski (ranked 3967 p4p, 386 weight class) and Kevin Love (ranked 4807 p4p, 445 weight class). Kijowski comes to the ring accompanied by Killuminati. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Kijowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Love!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kijowski.
Love missing with a left hand there. Kijowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kijowski cracks the inside of Love's front leg.
Kijowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Love has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kijowski.
Kijowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Kijowski quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kijowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Love's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kijowski under the eye.
Kijowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Love lands with an overhand left.
Kijowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kijowski slips a straight right 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!
Kijowski moves out of range as Love strikes.
And Kijowski counters with a quick kick to the body but Love blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love throws a lazy uppercut
and Kijowski counters with a low kick, right behind Love 's knee.
Kijowski misses with a body kick.
Kijowski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kijowski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Love.
Kijowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Love to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Kijowski.
Love rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kijowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kijowski delivers a nice body kick.
Love lands a lovely overhand right.
Love cracks Kijowski with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kijowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Love sizes up Kijowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kijowski pushes Love away with a front kick.
Love scores with a nice head shot.
Love throws the left hand but Kijowski avoids the punch easily.
Love moves out of range of the body kick from Kijowski.
Love's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Love paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Kijowski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Love lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kijowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kijowski is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Love dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Love throws a lazy right hand but Kijowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kijowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kijowski might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Love jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kijowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kevin Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love misses with a hook
and Kijowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Love scores with a nice right hand.
Love has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Love looks to land a right hand but Kijowski moved out of range.
Love lands with a hook. Kijowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love connects with a jab.
Oh Kijowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Love throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kijowski seems to have got his legs back now.
A lazy left from Love finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kijowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kevin Love seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kijowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kijowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kijowski ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Kijowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kijowski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Love takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Love works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kijowski throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Kijowski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kijowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love works the jab nicely.
Kijowski throws a push kick but Love slaps the foot to one side.
Love connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Kijowski.
Kijowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Love finds it's way round the side to connect with Kijowski's head.
Love blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kijowski.
Love connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Love connects with a crisp jab.
Kijowski slips under a jab.
Kijowski scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Love showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kijowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kijowski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kijowski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Love lands a glancing blow to the side of Kijowski's head.
Love thuds his right hand into Kijowski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Love throws a shot from downtown. Kijowski moves away and avoids it.
Kijowski throws a quick counter kick to the body but Love avoids it.
Love drops Kijowski with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kijowski 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.
Love might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love drops Kijowski with a naaaaasty hook - Kijowski is in real trouble here! Love dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Love!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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