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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luna Lovelace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziggy Vondopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovelace's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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275 lbs
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268 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luna Lovelace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ziggy Vondopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovelace closes the distance and clinches up with Vondopoulos, looking for a takedown. Lovelace pushes Vondopoulos against the cage but Vondopoulos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lovelace fails with a takedown attempt.
Lovelace shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vondopoulos as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luna Lovelace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vondopoulos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vondopoulos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lovelace shoots for a double leg takedown but Vondopoulos sprawls well. He's pushed Lovelace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lovelace throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lovelace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lovelace keeps the fight on the outside.
Vondopoulos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lovelace tries for a takedown but Vondopoulos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lovelace shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vondopoulos pinned against the cage. Vondopoulos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lovelace is breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lovelace goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vondopoulos prevents it.
Vondopoulos tries to land a knee to the head but Lovelace blocks with his arms.
Vondopoulos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lovelace regains guard immediately.
Vondopoulos tries to free his leg and advance position but Lovelace is retaining full guard.
Vondopoulos stopping the sweep attempt from Lovelace.
Lovelace can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vondopoulos controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondopoulos wants to pass the guard but Lovelace is keeping the position.
Vondopoulos throwing strikes but missing.
Vondopoulos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lovelace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vondopoulos is one step ahead there.
Vondopoulos gets to his feet. Lovelace looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Vondopoulos throws a hook but Lovelace blocks it.
Vondopoulos rushes Lovelace and presses him up against the cage.
Vondopoulos scores a nice knee to the body.
Vondopoulos misses with a knee strike.
Vondopoulos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vondopoulos moves into range and clinches up with Lovelace.
Vondopoulos looking to throw knees to the head but Lovelace is blocking nicely.
Lovelace is trying to trip Vondopoulos. He has hold of a leg but Vondopoulos is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lovelace persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lovelace looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vondopoulos is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vondopoulos passes into half guard.
Vondopoulos drops an elbow to the side of Lovelace's head.
Lovelace regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lovelace throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lovelace is looking for a triangle here but Vondopoulos uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lovelace is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lovelace moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vondopoulos is one step ahead there.
Vondopoulos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lovelace will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vondopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Lovelace blocks nicely.
Lovelace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lovelace working for a triangle but Vondopoulos defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lovelace throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Vondopoulos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lovelace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vondopoulos misses with a low kick as Lovelace jumps back.
Vondopoulos wants to clinch.
Lovelace closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vondopoulos circles away.
Vondopoulos tries to close the distance and clinch but Lovelace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lovelace changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vondopoulos tries to avoid it but Lovelace manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vondopoulos to the ground. Vondopoulos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luna Lovelace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vondopoulos doesn't manage to clinch there - Lovelace circles away.
Vondopoulos gets a clinch.
Vondopoulos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vondopoulos looks to land a combination but Lovelace avoids it well.
Lovelace closes the distance and clinches up with Vondopoulos, looking for a takedown. Lovelace pushes Vondopoulos against the cage but Vondopoulos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lovelace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vondopoulos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lovelace fails to land the takedown.
Vondopoulos fails to land with a series of punches.
Lovelace fails with a takedown attempt.
Vondopoulos clinches up against the cage.
Lovelace takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lovelace trying to stall but Vondopoulos improves his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vondopoulos avoiding damage as Lovelace throws knees to the body.
Lovelace looking to slow down the pace here.
Vondopoulos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lovelace lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vondopoulos manages to break the clinch.
Lovelace shoots for a takedown but Vondopoulos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelace closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vondopoulos circles away.
Lovelace shoots in but no luck this time.
Luna Lovelace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vondopoulos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vondopoulos lands in his opponent's guard.
Vondopoulos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lovelace is keeping the position for now.
Vondopoulos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lovelace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vondopoulos is one step ahead there.
Lovelace striking off his back but it's not causing Vondopoulos any problems.
Lovelace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vondopoulos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lovelace. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lovelace looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vondopoulos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vondopoulos is staying active underneath Lovelace, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Lovelace there.
Lovelace is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Vondopoulos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lovelace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vondopoulos defending well though.
Lovelace frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vondopoulos can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace lands a heavy elbow.
Vondopoulos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Vondopoulos trying to control from the bottom.
Lovelace looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vondopoulos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vondopoulos keeping hold of Lovelace's head, controlling as best he can.
Lovelace is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Vondopoulos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vondopoulos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vondopoulos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lovelace.
Nice strikes from Lovelace there.
Ziggy Vondopoulos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lovelace drops an elbow to the side of Vondopoulos's head.
Vondopoulos trying to hold on to Lovelace's head to control him but Lovelace postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lovelace lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Vondopoulos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lovelace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vondopoulos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lovelace moves out of range of the leg kick from Vondopoulos.
Vondopoulos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lovelace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lovelace shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lovelace showed some decent athleticism there.
Vondopoulos tries to roll over but Lovelace keeps him under control.
Lovelace with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lovelace is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lovelace is keen to just control but Vondopoulos is a slippery customer.
Lovelace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lovelace tries to pass to full mount but Vondopoulos defends it.
Vondopoulos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondopoulos trying to control here.
Lovelace has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lovelace misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vondopoulos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Lovelace connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Lovelace connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vondopoulos holds on to Lovelace around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Lovelace scoring with strikes but Vondopoulos is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace is landing with some decent strikes but Vondopoulos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lovelace lands a big shot there that rocks Vondopoulos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lovelace raining down shots from the mount!
Lovelace looking to finish Vondopoulos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vondopoulos!
BOOM! Lovelace connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vondopoulos tries to hold on but Lovelace postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovelace lands with some strikes.
Lovelace landing strikes from the mount and Vondopoulos is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lovelace unloading with bombs!
Lovelace trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vondopoulos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Vondopoulos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vondopoulos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lovelace is one step ahead there.
Vondopoulos uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondopoulos pushes Lovelace up against the cage in a clinch.
Vondopoulos misses with a knee strike.
Vondopoulos misses with a knee to the head.
Vondopoulos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Luna Lovelace has been cut.
Vondopoulos breaks the clinch.
Vondopoulos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vondopoulos instigates a clinch.
Vondopoulos scores with a knee to the head.
Lovelace lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Lovelace slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lovelace in side control, throwing shots but Vondopoulos defends.
Luna Lovelace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lovelace tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lovelace has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lovelace lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luna Lovelace showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vondopoulos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ziggy Vondopoulos!
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hype
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RATING
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