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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kova Luu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kova Luu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Hood!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hood tries to bum rush Luu with a series of wild strikes but Luu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luu is out of range and Hood settles back down.
Hood throws a nice looking combination but Luu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hood misses with a double jab.
Luu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hood moves away from the strike by Luu.
Luu tries to clinch up.
Hood throws a right and a left that Luu avoids nicely.
Luu doesn't manage to clinch there - Hood circles away.
Luu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hood is letting Luu control him for a moment.
Hood is not content to let Luu control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Luu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Luu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Luu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hood is trying to buck Luu off.
Luu trying to control the position but Hood is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hood managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Luu.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hood swinging wilding here.
Luu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hood is fending him off so far but Luu persists. Nope, Hood circles away and we're back to standing.
Hood moves out of range of the strikes.
Luu tries for a takedown but Hood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hood is looking to score with low kicks.
Luu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luu takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood tries to work over Luu's front leg with a kick but Luu checks it.
Luu fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kova Luu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luu is breathing heavily.
Hood scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Kova Luu has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luu checks a low kick from Hood.
Luu could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Hood as Luu shoots in.
Luu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Hood as he connects with a hook.
Joe Hood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Hood lands.
Hood swats away the attempt to clinch by Luu.
Hood throws a nice looking combination but Luu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hood lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Luu sprawling to the canvas. Hood follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Luu hang on?
Hood tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Luu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kova Luu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A combination from Hood does no damage.
Hood looks to land a right hand but Luu moved out of range.
Hood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Luu on the side of the head.
Luu slips a jab and a cross from Hood.
Luu moves away from the strike by Hood.
Hood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luu misses with a double jab.
Luu doesn't manage to clinch there - Hood circles away.
Hood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luu.
Kova Luu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hood misses with a body shot.
Luu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luu shoots in for a double leg but Hood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Luu shoots in but Hood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hood tries to bum rush Luu with a series of wild strikes but Luu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hood.
Luu tries to clinch up.
No luck for Luu with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kova Luu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hood throws a right and a left that Luu avoids nicely.
Hood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hood scores with a jab. Luu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hood scores with a nice right hand.
Hood misses with a few strikes there.
Some bone on bone action there as Luu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Luu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luu gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hood breaks the clinch.
A combination from Hood does no damage.
Joe Hood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luu misses with a takedown attempt - Hood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luu avoids the body shot from Hood.
Luu tries to clinch but Hood is having none of it.
Luu tries to clinch but Hood is having none of it.
Hood misses with a two punch combination.
Hood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luu.
Hood throws a right and a left that Luu avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luu looks for a takedown but Hood sprawls well.
No joy there for Hood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hood throws a series of punches but Luu moves out of range.
Hood misses with a low kick.
Hood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luu counters by moving into the clinch.
Luu jumps guard but Hood stands there with Luu around his waist. Luu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hood avoiding damage as Luu throws knees to the body.
Hood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hood throws a lazy head kick
and Luu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luu.
Hood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luu.
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.
Luu tries for a takedown but Hood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Hood as Luu shoots in.
Hood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hood misses with a series of wild punches.
Hood throws a right hand that Luu ducks under and follows up with a left that Luu also avoids with ease.
Luu slips a jab and a cross from Hood.
Hood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed right hand from Hood misses the target.
Luu looks for the body kick but Hood saw that one coming.
Luu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hood.
Hood misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Hood. No joy for Luu on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kova Luu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Hood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luu avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hood misses the target.
A left and a right from Hood both land. Nice combination.
Luu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hood misses with a series of wild punches.
Luu shoots in looking for a takedown. Hood tries to sprawl out of it but Luu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hood as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kova Luu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luu dodges the punch combination from Hood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood stuns Luu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Luu counters with a shoot takedown. Hood fights it but they end up in guard.
Luu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hood keeping moving, preventing Luu from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hood keeping moving, preventing Luu from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luu looking to pass the guard.
Luu is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Luu has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Hood does no damage.
Good leg kick by Hood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hood misses with a series of wild punches.
Hood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Joe Hood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hood avoids the head kick by Luu.
Hood avoids the head kick by Luu.
Hood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luu.
Kova Luu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hood ducks under a wild hook from Luu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Hood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hood 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Hood!
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