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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toney Lou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Love Aikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lou's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tech N9ne - Caribou Lou. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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242 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Toney Lou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Love Aikawa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lou misses with a hook. Aikawa ducked under it nicely.
Lou throws a body punch but Aikawa moves out of range.
Lou shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aikawa sprawls well. Aikawa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lou gets slowly back to his feet.
Lou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aikawa.
Aikawa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lou on his heels. He'll look to pass Lou's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lou manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aikawa manages to get himself to full guard.
Aikawa working for a triangle but Lou defends it easily.
Aikawa isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lou stacks Aikawa on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lou!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lou taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lou scores with punches from side control.
Aikawa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lou wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lou wants to stand but Aikawa is controlling his arm.
Aikawa tries to control but Lou manages to take his back.
Lou not allowing Aikawa to control his hands.
Lou knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aikawa on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Aikawa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lou is working away from the top position though.
Aikawa is refusing to be controlled, as Lou sits in half guard.
Lou will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa looking for submissions off his back.
Lou is just content to waste time from the top position. Aikawa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lou is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Love Aikawa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lou pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aikawa back to the cage. Lou follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice sprawl there from Lou as Aikawa shoots in.
Lou lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aikawa.
Aikawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lou.
A punch combination from Lou misses.
Aikawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aikawa slips a jab and a cross from Lou.
Sloppy strikes from Lou. Those never looked like landing.
Lou throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aikawa.
Aikawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aikawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aikawa wants to clinch up but Lou keeps it at a distance.
Toney Lou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aikawa throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Aikawa.
Aikawa throws out a leg kick but Lou moves out of range and Aikawa only half commits.
No luck for Lou with that takedown attempt.
Lou gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aikawa misses with a looping left.
A big left from Aikawa misses.
Lou's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aikawa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lou scrambles back to his feet.
Aikawa slips a jab from Lou.
Lou keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Aikawa misses.
Lou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aikawa is looking to clinch but Lou is avoiding it.
Aikawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Lou takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aikawa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lou.
Aikawa connects with a nice looking jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aikawa.
Lou misses with a body shot
and Lou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Love Aikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aikawa loads up on a big right hand but Lou slips the punch.
Lou pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aikawa back to the cage. Lou follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Aikawa misses with a few strikes there.
Lou clobbers Aikawa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lou throws a head kick that misses.
Lou misses the shot to the body.
Lou connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aikawa moves in looking to clinch but Lou pushes him off.
Aikawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lou.
Lou scores with a jab to the body.
Lou throws a low kick but Aikawa avoids it.
Aikawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aikawa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aikawa takes a swing at Lou's ribcage but misses.
Lou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aikawa throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Lou as he connects with a hook.
Lou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aikawa throws out the jab.
Lou ducks under a wild hook from Aikawa.
Aikawa scores with the left hand. Lou knows he should have avoided that one.
Lou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aikawa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Love Aikawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aikawa avoids the body shot from Lou.
Lou throws a hook but Aikawa avoids it easily.
Lou checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lou takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aikawa moves to clinch but Lou breaks away
and Lou counters with a nice uppercut.
Aikawa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Love Aikawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Aikawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aikawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aikawa looks to land a right hand but Lou moved out of range.
Aikawa looks to land a left hand but Lou moved out of range nicely.
Lou fails to land with a series of punches.
Aikawa misses with an uppercut. Lou saw that one coming.
Aikawa misses with a body shot.
Aikawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lou throws a right hand that Aikawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Aikawa also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Lou.
Lou stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aikawa throws a body punch but Lou moves out of range.
Aikawa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lou is fending him off so far but Aikawa persists. Nope, Lou circles away and we're back to standing.
Lou slips a jab from Aikawa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lou punishes Aikawa's body with a nice straight punch.
Aikawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Lou is just out of range.
A slow jab from Lou misses its intended target.
Aikawa wants to clinch up but Lou keeps it at a distance.
Lou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aikawa tries to clinch up
and Lou counters with a nice leg kick.
Lou with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aikawa to score with a decent uppercut.
Good shot there by Aikawa.
Nice sprawl there from Aikawa as Lou shoots in.
A combination from Lou does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa leaves Lou with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lou throws a low kick but Aikawa moves out of range easily.
Aikawa is looking to score with low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lou misses with a head kick.
Aikawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aikawa checks a low kick from Lou.
Lou clobbers Aikawa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lou paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aikawa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aikawa scores with a nice strike.
Aikawa throws a leg kick but Lou sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lou throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lou looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lou avoids the body shot from Aikawa.
Aikawa shoots for a takedown but Lou saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aikawa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aikawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aikawa throws a sloppy body shot
and Lou counters with a right hand to the body.
Lou lands with a good body shot.
Aikawa motions for Lou to come forward. Aikawa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aikawa throws a leg kick
and Lou counters with a left and a right that stings Aikawa.
Lou scores with a takedown into Aikawa's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aikawa has his foot on Lou's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lou works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lou slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Love Aikawa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Toney Lou just wasn't active enough.
Aikawa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Toney Lou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lou throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Love Aikawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aikawa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Love Aikawa!
Love Aikawa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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RATING
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