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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Love (ranked 1739 p4p, 71 weight class) and Drew Sexton (ranked 2572 p4p, 95 weight class). Dr Love has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Sexton!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sexton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Love seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sexton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Loves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Love is looking to land body kicks.
Love tries a head kick but it misses.
Sexton blocks a head kick by Love.
Sexton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sexton doesn't manage to clinch there - Love circles away.
Sexton throws a poor cross that misses
and Love counters with a nice leg kick.
Sexton motions for Love to come forward. Sexton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Sexton backs away, Love returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexton misses with a wild body shot.
Love is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sexton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sexton lands with an overhand left.
Sexton throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Love fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sexton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sexton tries to counter with a clinch but Love shakes him off and moves away.
Sexton stuns Love with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Love pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Love throws a body punch but Sexton moves out of range.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sexton.
A jab lands there for Sexton.
Sexton misses with a double jab
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
Sexton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drew Sexton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love throws a lazy body kick
and Sexton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sexton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Love throws a lazy head kick
and Sexton counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sexton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sexton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Love.
Sexton lands with a left to the head.
Sexton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Love wants to stall.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sexton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sexton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sexton tries to land knees in the clinch but Love avoids the damage to the body.
Sexton tries a knee to the head but Love blocks it.
Sexton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Love.
Sexton misses with a knee strike.
Love lands with a short shot to the head.
Sexton cracks Love with a nice body shot.
Sexton avoiding damage as Love throws knees to the body.
Love misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sexton.
Love dodges an elbow strike from Sexton.
Sexton blocks an elbow strike from Love.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Love pushes off an throws an elbow but Sexton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sexton lands an elbow that stopped Love in his tracks for a moment.
Love on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sexton lands a right hand.
Sexton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Love.
Love lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sexton.
Sexton lands a right hand.
Love missing with knees to the body.
Love throws an elbow but it misses.
Sexton lands an elbow inside that Love shrugs off.
Love trying to control the position but instead, Sexton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Love into the cage.
Sexton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Love blocks it with crossed arms.
Sexton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Love.
Sexton throws an elbow that misses.
Love looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Love.
Sexton takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Drew Sexton has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love managing to block the knees to the body from Sexton.
Love tries to land knees in the clinch but Sexton avoids the damage to the body.
Love lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sexton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sexton throws a head punch that misses.
Sexton tries to land knees in the clinch but Love avoids the damage to the body.
Sexton lands a shot to the body.
Sexton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Love blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sexton missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Love obliges.
Sexton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sexton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sexton pushes Love back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Love on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Love.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Sexton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drew Sexton's cut.
That's time! Love's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Love works the jab nicely.
Sexton throws a head kick that misses.
Love throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sexton avoids it.
Sexton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Sexton.
Sexton misses with a body shot
and Love counters with a right hand to the body.
Sexton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Love throws a lazy head kick
and Sexton counters with a nice uppercut.
Sexton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sexton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Sexton.
Love lands the left hand.
Sexton scores with a body shot.
Drew Sexton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Love lands with a hook. Sexton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Love on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Love blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheers as Love lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sexton doesn't seem phased though.
Love misses with a head kick.
Sexton misses with a body kick.
Sexton wants to land a leg kick but Love is out of range.
Love throws a quick inside leg kick.
Love scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sexton swinging wildly here.
Love looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sexton misses with the body kick
and Love counters with a slapping leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sexton in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton throws a right hand that misses
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sexton lands a head kick. Love smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping leg kick lands for Love.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Love 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sexton blocks a head kick by Love.
Sexton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Love avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sexton throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sexton misses with a wild body shot.
Sexton checks a low kick from Love.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sexton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Love.
Love appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sexton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexton tries a head kick but it misses.
Sexton connects with a high kick.
Sexton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Love tries to land a front kick but Sexton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sexton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Love throws out the jab.
Sexton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sexton avoids the body shot from Love.
Sexton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Love fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sexton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sexton swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Sexton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sexton tries a quick counter leg kick but Love is wise to it.
A jab from Sexton misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a sloppy head kick and Sexton moves out of range easily.
Love misses with a wild body shot.
Sexton moves out of range of the body kick.
Sexton takes one to the chin there.
Love looks to land a body kick but Sexton moved 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!
Love scores with a hook.
Sexton throws a leg kick which misses Love's front leg but catches the back leg as Love tries to avoid it.
Love scoring well with a low kick there.
Love takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Love. That's going to slow Sexton down.
An inside leg kick from Love misses.
Sexton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dr Love will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Drew Sexton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Sexton misses its intended target.
Love tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sexton tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sexton throws a head kick that misses
and Love counters with a good, hard body kick but Sexton shrugs it off.
Sexton takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Sexton. That snapped Love's head back.
Love tries a head kick but it misses.
Sexton throws a lazy body kick
and Love counters with a slapping leg kick.
Love throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love scores with a shot to the body.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sexton.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Love checks a leg kick nicely.
Love tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sexton's head backwards.
A left lands for Love.
Sexton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sexton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sexton throws a head kick that misses.
Love throws a leg kick but Sexton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Love checks a leg kick.
Sexton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sexton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Love avoids the head kick by Sexton.
Sexton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Love throws a leg kick but Sexton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sexton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Love throws a wild body kick that Sexton sees coming a mile off.
Sexton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sexton tries a low kick but Love avoids it.
Love throws a sloppy head kick and Sexton moves out of range easily.
Sexton is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Sexton.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Love misses the shot to the body.
Love lands a jab to the nose.
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 shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sexton is looking to land body kicks.
Love pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sexton is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Love.
Love pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sexton avoids the head kick by Love.
Sexton tries to clinch up.
Sexton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Love is out of range.
Love tried to counter with a leg kick but Sexton avoided it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sexton. That's going to slow Love down.
Sexton misses the shot to the body.
Love moves out of range of the leg kick from Sexton.
Love throws a head kick but Sexton moves out of range.
Sexton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sexton tries to counter by closing the distance.
Love throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sexton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Love.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Love throws a nice head kick!
Sexton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Love avoids the body shot from Sexton.
Sexton misses with a wild body shot.
Sexton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sexton is looking to score with low kicks.
Sexton misses with a jab to the body
and Love counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sexton thinking.
Sexton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love throws a body punch but Sexton moves out of range.
Sexton appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Love connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sexton's hands.
Love throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Love showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Love has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dr Love!
Dr Love made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'd like to apologize to absolutely nobody!'.
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