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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas The Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Spider comes to the ring accompanied by Bate Pesadão. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
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187 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas The Spider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Love!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love misses with a head kick.
The Spider fails with a takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by The Spider.
Love wants to control but The Spider postures up.
Love is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on The Spider's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The Spider is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Love trying to hold on to The Spider's head to control him but The Spider postures up.
Love keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The Spider seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love is trying to stand.
Love keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The Spider is working for a kimura but Love is defending it quite comfortably.
Love is trying to stand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Spider gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Love.
It looks like Lucas The Spider has been cut.
Love is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Spider keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Love's efforts to push away.
The Spider fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Spider tries for a takedown but Love manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas The Spider. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Spider tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Spider prevents Love from breaking the clinch.
The Spider prevents Love from breaking the clinch.
The Spider is working for takedown but Love is calmly controlling the position for now.
Love can't break the clinch.
The Spider stalling in the clinch but Love improves position.
The Spider trying to land knees to the body.
Love has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Love is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The Spider tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Spider tries to land a knee to the head but Love blocks with his arms.
The Spider keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Love's efforts to push away.
Love has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics The Spider uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Love is on top in guard.
Love has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of The Spider is proving hard to escape from.
Love preventing the sweep.
The Spider is working hard here to advance position.
The Spider is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Love preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Spider not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Love is looking to stand up but The Spider won't let him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Love lands a front kick.
Love rushes The Spider and presses him up against the ropes.
Love utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The Spider lands a nice knee to the body.
The Spider throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Spider pulls guard successfully.
Love decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on The Spider, up you get!
Love throws a head kick that The Spider semi-blocks.
The Spider fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Spider is breathing heavily.
Love throws a head kick but The Spider moves out of range.
The Spider fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Love dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas The Spider'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 misses with a double jab.
The Spider shoots in but Love avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Spider avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Spider tries for a takedown but Love sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Love keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas The Spider. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Love fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Spider manages to avoid it.
Love tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from The Spider.
Love buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Spider tries for a takedown but Love sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Love misses with a few strikes there.
The Spider darts in trying to clinch
and Love counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Spider takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lucas The Spider is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters circling a little - Love finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Love breaks from the clinch.
Love throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daniel Love seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Love misses with a kick to the body.
Love misses with a head kick.
Love lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Spider looks to clinch
and Love moves into the clinch.
Love wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Love breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Spider tries for a takedown but Love circles away easily
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Love swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Love connects with a high kick.
Lucas The Spider's cut is getting worse.
A solid body kick from Love.
Love has managed to clinch.
Love breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Love throws a head kick but The Spider moves out of range.
The Spider gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Love counters with a left and a right that stings The Spider.
The Spider is rocked!
Love has The Spider up against the ropes in a clinch.
Love breaks from the clinch.
The Spider closes the distance but Love moves to the side
and Love counters with a low kick, right behind The Spider 's knee.
A left and a right from Love both land. Nice combination.
Love tries to bum rush The Spider with a series of wild strikes but The Spider uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Spider fails with the takedown
and Love counters by moving into the clinch.
The Spider fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Spider fails to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Love wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Spider has him pressed against the ropes.
Love is trying to force a seperation but The Spider has the dominant position.
The Spider tries for a takedown. No joy.
Love throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Spider has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Love is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Spider tries a knee to the head but Love blocks it.
Love has had enough of the clinch but The Spider keeps him there for the moment.
Love breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Love clinches up with The Spider and pushes him back against the ropes.
Love throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Spider blocks it with crossed arms.
Love wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Spider misses with a knee to the head.
Love wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Spider lands a takedown into guard.
Love is looking to stand up but The Spider isn't so interested in that idea.
Love is adopting a defensive guard.
The Spider postures up in Love's guard and throws a big left but Love blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Love wants to stand up but The Spider is controlling him.
Love wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Love showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lucas The Spider's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Love throws a sloppy head kick and The Spider moves out of range easily.
The Spider takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The Spider darts in trying to clinch
and Love counters with a one-two to the body.
The Spider with a poor takedown
and Love counters by clinching up.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Love holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The Spider has Love pressed against the ropes, preventing Love from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Spider has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Love is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Spider using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Love has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Love wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Spider has him pressed against the ropes.
The Spider changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Love fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas The Spider. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Love misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Love, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Spider tries to close the distance and clinch but Love swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Love misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Spider has his takedown stuffed
and Love counters with a one-two to the body.
Love misses with a two punch combination.
The Spider walks into a stiff left hand from Love.
Lucas The Spider's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The Spider doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Love counters with a left to the body.
The Spider shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Love counters with a left and a right that stings The Spider.
Love lands a head kick!
The Spider takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Spider misses with a takedown attempt
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
The Spider shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Love counters with a head kick that wobbles The Spider - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Love sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Love!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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