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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dr Love (ranked 3127 p4p, 0 weight class) and Za Bott (ranked 3866 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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179 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Za Bott!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bott wants to clinch up but Love keeps it at a distance.
Bott is looking to clinch but Love is avoiding it.
Za Bott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Love, right into the meat.
Bott lands a glancing blow to the side of Love's head.
Love works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bott gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bott forces Love back against the cage and clinches.
Love leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bott is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bott takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Za Bott has been cut.
Bott tries a body shot but Love blocks it.
Bott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Bott's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bott is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Love lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bott or not.
Love scores with a knee to the head.
Love lands a left hand.
Love is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Love.
Love landing knees to the body.
Bott has had enough of the clinch but Love keeps him there for the moment.
Love putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bott in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Love landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Love lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Love.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bott is rocked!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bott tries to land knees in the clinch but Love avoids the damage to the body.
Bott is looking to break free of the clinch but Love has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Love.
Love connects with a knee to the head.
Love crunches a lovely knee into Bott's ribcage.
A left hand lands to the body for Love.
Bott looks winded!
The referee calls for Love to work.
Love with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Love landing knees to the head.
Bott is still on wobbly legs! Can Love finish him?
Bott changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Love fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bott seems to have recovered his senses.
Love scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a nice outside leg kick.
Love throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bott moves to clinch but Love breaks away
and Love counters with a good low kick that Bott was not able to check.
Bott throws an off balance right hand
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bott gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Love counters with a nice right hand that sends Bott toppling to the canvas! Bott scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Love finish him?!
Dr Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Za Bott.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love connects with an inside leg kick.
Bott misses with a straight left.
Bott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Love counters with an outside leg kick.
Bott misses with a two punch combination.
Love lands a big head kick that sends Bott tumbling to the mat! Love takes a step backwards and waves Bott back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bott misses with a looping right.
Bott misses with a hook to the body
and Love counters with a good, hard body kick but Bott shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bott misses its intended target.
Dr Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Love.
Love looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body punch from Love.
Bott scores with a body shot.
Love throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bott's head.
Bott misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bott doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Love connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Love lands a brutal head kick. Bott looks out on his feet and Love throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Dr Love!
Dr Love looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'd like to apologize to absolutely nobody!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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