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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Quân Lê (ranked 1601 p4p, 80 weight class) and Tor Lovig (ranked 1747 p4p, 88 weight class). Lovig has chosen TechnoViking Prophecy as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quân Lê!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tor Lovig!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lê throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lovig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lovig looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lovig throws a lazy right hand but Lê sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lovig misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Lovig.
Lê rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lovig to counter with a crisp jab.
Lê uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lê scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lê thows a leg kick but Lovig checks it
and Lovig counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lovig throws a hook but Lê blocks it.
Lê ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lê looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lê swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of Lê 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Quân Lê seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovig cracks Lê with an open hand slap.
Lê throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circling - Lê throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lovig staying out of range there.
Lovig shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lê is trying to defend but Lovig finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lê pushes Lovig off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê lands with a good body shot.
Lê gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lovig counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lê darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lê slips under a jab.
Lovig swings for the body but Lê moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lê.
Lê lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lê digs a good hook to Lovig's body.
Lê throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lovig sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lovig waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lê.
Lê jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lê stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lovig avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lê bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lê looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lê uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lovig.
Lovig swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lovig has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Quân Lê is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lê misses with a kick to the body.
Lê takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lê slips a jab from Lovig.
Lê swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lê stuns Lovig with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lê stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Lê.
Lê tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovig was well out of range. Poor timing from Lê.
Lovig fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lê sprawls well initially but Lovig persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lovig missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lê is staying active underneath Lovig, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lê is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lovig scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lovig content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovig throwing shots but Lê is blocking nicely.
Lovig throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lê blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lovig.
Lê is trying is best to control the position here.
Lovig is nestled in close to Lê, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lê avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lovig.
Lovig thows a huge punch but Lê dodges it nicely.
Lovig perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lê trying to control from the bottom.
Lovig thows a huge punch but Lê dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovig looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lê blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lovig.
Lê is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lovig scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lê keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lovig not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lê keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lovig wants to work for an arm triangle but Lê is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lovig winds up and cracks Lê with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tor Lovig will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lê misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Lovig on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Quân Lê has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lovig moves out of range as Lê throws a body kick.
Quân Lê is winning the standup battle so far.
Lê on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lovig's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lê under the eye.
Lovig shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lê but Lê pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lê misses with a lunging right hand
and Lovig counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lovig.
Lovig 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.
Lê working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lovig.
Lê preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lovig accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lovig trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tor Lovig has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lovig trying to control but Lê is working from the bottom.
Lovig is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovig throws an elbow that misses. Lê uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lovig's guard. Nice move by Lê!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lovig is on top in guard.
Lovig controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovig trying to control but Lê is working from the bottom.
Lovig throwing strikes from guard but Lê blocks nicely.
Lê keeping moving, preventing Lovig from controlling successfully.
Lovig throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovig showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lovig working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lê's head.
Lovig is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovig pushing down on Lê's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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.
Lovig lands with a punch from half guard.
Lovig is looking to take a break and control but Lê is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lovig is pressing down on Lê's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lê is holding on for now.
Lovig missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lovig missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lovig lands a nice short elbow.
Lovig wants to work for an arm triangle but Lê is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lovig throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lê to regain full guard.
Lovig trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Lovig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lovig swings for the body but Lê moves out of range.
Lê takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lê slips a jab from Lovig.
Lovig looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lê is fending him off so far but Lovig persists. Nope, Lê circles away and we're back to standing.
Lovig throws a series of punches but Lê avoids them all with ease.
Lovig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lê uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lovig.
Lê looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lê misses with a looping right.
Lê jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lovig tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lê misses with a looping right.
Lovig has closed the distance and engaged Lê in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovig fails to pull guard.
Lê is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Quân Lê has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tor Lovig.
A short left from Lovig.
Lê tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lovig's elbow.
Lovig blocks an uppercut.
Lovig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lê swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lê doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lovig tries to throw a body punch but Lê avoids it by throwing Lovig back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lovig.
Lê digs a right hand underneath Lovig's ribcage. Lovig let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lê misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lovig is trying to push Lê away but Lê has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lovig tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Lovig's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lê misses with some punches.
Lê can't find room to land a body shot as Lovig controls the action.
Lê cracks Lovig with a nice body shot.
Lovig drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lê pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lê sizes up Lovig with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lovig has a takedown stuffed.
Lê tried to counter with a leg kick but Lovig avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lê jabs at Lovig's body.
Lovig checks a leg kick nicely.
Lovig misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lê throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lovig misses with a right hand
and Lê cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lê lands a really nice looking cross but Lovig seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Lovig.
Lovig throws a looping overhand right but Lê ducks down to avoid it.
Lê looks to throw the jab but Lovig is out of range.
Lovig wants to counter the offense by Lê and move into the clinch position.
Lovig throws the left hand but Lê avoids the punch easily.
Lovig takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lovig throws a shot to the body.
Lê scores with a kick to the body.
Lovig lands a jab.
Lê misses with a body punch
and Lovig counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lê scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lê.
Lovig misses with an uppercut.
Lê moves in looking to clinch but Lovig pushes him off.
Lê fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lê.
Lê throws a body kick that misses
and Lovig counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lovig scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tor Lovig is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lovig throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lê on the side of the head.
Lê misses with a looping right.
Lê dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lovig lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Lovig finds it's target.
Lê misses the jab.
Lovig slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lovig tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lê misses with a straight right.
Lovig lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lê loads up on a big right hand but Lovig slips the punch.
Lê throws a jab when Lovig was well out of range.
Lê tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lovig looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lê misses with a lunging right hand
and Lovig counters with a nice uppercut.
Lovig throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lê misses with a right hand
and Lovig counters with a single leg into guard. Lê didn't expect that.
Lovig wants to control from the top but Lê keeps moving.
Lovig has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lovig showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lê looking for a sweep. Not yet Lê, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Quân Lê.
I think Lovig 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tor Lovig!
Tor Lovig 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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