Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Skrap Fights 54
Date: Jun 08, 2019

#R1#
Simmons slips under a jab from Love .
Love misses with a hook
and Simmons counters with a straight right hand.
Love shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Simmons sprawls well. Simmons wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Love gets slowly back to his feet.
Simmons fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons lands with a nice body punch.
Love avoids the body shot from Simmons.
Ben Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Simmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simmons looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Simmons ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Simmons throws out a powerful jab.
Love avoids the body shot from Simmons.
Love misses with a combination
and Simmons counters with a nice uppercut.
Love throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Love darts in and clinches Simmons up against the ropes.
Love wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've been hearing reports that Simmons has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#T2#
Simmons pushes Love back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Love is trying to pull guard but Simmons has him pressed against the ropes.
Simmons lands with a short shot to the head.
Love pushes off an throws an elbow but Simmons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Love wants to break the clinch but can't.
Simmons misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love is trying to break the clinch but Simmons has him pressed against the ropes. #BC#
Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simmons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Love throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Love on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#ROC#
Love is rocked!
Simmons is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Love backs away from a small jab... but Simmons lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Love crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Simmons with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ben Simmons!
Ben Simmons thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Skrap Fights 44
Date: May 03, 2019

#R1#
Trippa jabs Love to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trippa throws a head kick that misses.
Trippa throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trippa.
Trippa throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD#
Love shoots in and bounces Trippa off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Trippa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Love is aware though and is defending well.#SU#
Love gets to his feet - Trippa follows without any prompting.
Trippa scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trippa. That's going to slow Love down.
Trippa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Love clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trippa tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #TD#
Love ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Love no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Trippa wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving. #SUB#
Trippa is posturing up here but Love has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Trippa tries to roll out but it's too tight and Trippa has to tap! Slick submission there by Love !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buddy Love !

Event: Skrap Fights 37
Date: Apr 06, 2019

#R1##TD#
Trippa gets caught napping as Love dives in and scores a takedown. Trippa manages to retain guard.
Trippa wants to stand but Love is controlling the position.
Love controlling from the top position.
Trippa wants to stand and escape but Love is having none of it.
Love trying to control but Trippa is working from the bottom.
Trippa wants to stand but Love is controlling the position.
Trippa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trippa is looking to stand up but Love isn't so interested in that idea. #ES2#
Trippa has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the ropes to get back to his feet. Love has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the ropes.#BC#
Love manages to break the clinch.
Trippa swings widly with a right hand #TD#
and Love counters with a single leg into guard. Trippa didn't expect that. #T1#
Trippa wants to stand but Love is controlling the position.
Love throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trippa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Love content to stall in guard here.
Love looking to pass the guard.
Trippa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Love .
We've been hearing reports that Love has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Love is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Love fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT#
It looks like Jack Trippa has been cut.
Trippa walks into a jab.
Love wants to clinch.
Donk. Trippa catches Love right on the button with a cross.
Trippa misses with a wild combination.
Love is looking for a counter combo.
Trippa scoring well with a low kick there.
Trippa misses with a body shot.
Trippa throws a sloppy head kick and Love moves out of range easily.
Love blocks a head kick by Trippa. #T3#
Trippa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Buddy Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trippa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love . Trippa does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD#
Love looking to score a takedown here. Trippa is defending well but Love drives through and ends up in Trippa's guard.
Trippa keeping moving, preventing Love from controlling successfully.
Trippa wants to stand but Love is controlling the position.
Trippa wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Love manages to pass to side control.
Love thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trippa's head.
Love stops Trippa from getting back to his feet.
Trippa wants to stand back up but Love manages to pass into side control. #SUB#
Love wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Trippa, who protects the arm well.
Trippa is trying to buck Love off.#T4##SUB#
Love is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Trippa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Trippa is trying to buck Love off.
Trippa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Love connects with a decent elbow.
Trippa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Trippa prevents Love from moving into mount.
Love wants to control but Trippa is keeping him busy.
Trippa tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Trippa is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddy Love dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Trippa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Trippa throws a combination. Love tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT2#
It looks like Buddy Love has been cut.
Love is looking to clinch.
Trippa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Love .
Love is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trippa can do to turn this around?
A combination from Love does no damage.
Trippa throws a nice head kick!
Trippa throws a push kick but Love slaps the foot to one side.
Love fails in his attempt to clinch.
Love looks to land a left hand but Trippa moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trippa throws a sloppy head kick and Love moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Love .
Buddy Love is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Love drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T1#
Love won't allow Trippa to get back to his feet.
Trippa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Trippa wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Love manages to pass to side control.
Buddy Love overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trippa pushes Love off looking to stand but Love dives back in and keeps control. #SUB#
Love is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Love is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Trippa is trying to stand up here but Love is controlling him well.
Trippa is not content to let Love control the position.
Trippa looks like he's trying to stand up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Love thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Love is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Trippa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Love .
Trippa is trying to stand. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trippa looks to land a combination but Love avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Love .#T3#
Trippa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Love tries to counter with a takedown but Trippa is quick to defend against it.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trippa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Love backs up against the ropes.
Trippa pulls out of a head kick attempt. #TD#
Love closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Trippa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB#
Love is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trippa has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Love tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Love has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Trippa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB#
Love tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T4#
Trippa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Love asserts his dominance and retains side control.#SUB#
Love wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Trippa, who protects the arm well.
Trippa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Love asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Trippa is looking to get back to his feet here but Love is keeping cool and he's managed to take Trippa's back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Buddy Love will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Trippa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Trippa throws a sloppy head kick and Love moves out of range easily.
Love misses with a two punch combination.
Love looks to land a left hand but Trippa moved out of range nicely.
Love looks to land a combination but Trippa avoids it well.
Love shoots in for a takedown but Trippa shows good takedown defense. #TD#
Trippa gets caught flat footed, as Love shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Love won't allow Trippa to get back to his feet.
Love throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but Trippa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Love stops Trippa from standing up.
Love trying to stand up but can't free himself from Trippa's guard.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but Trippa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Trippa wants to stand up but Love is controlling him. #SU#
Love stands up from Trippa's guard - Love perhaps looking for a knockout.
Good standup being displayed there by Love as he connects with a hook.
Love blocks a head kick by Trippa.
Love drops down looking for a counter takedown but Trippa sprawls and moves away.#CL#
Love rushes Trippa and presses him up against the ropes.#TD#
Love wants the takedown. Trippa is fighting it off but Love persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Trippa's guard against the ropes.
Love trying to control but Trippa is working from the bottom.
Trippa wants to get back to his feet but Love is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Love sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Trippa's guard.
Love prevents Trippa from standing back up. #T2##SUB#
Trippa is defending against the submission attempts here by Love .
Trippa scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Love manages to mount him! #SUB#
Love working for a guillotine from mount but Trippa is in no mood to give up.
Trippa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Trippa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Love .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trippa is trying to get back to his feet but can't. #T3##SUB#
Love has hold of Trippa's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Trippa manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger. #SUB#
Love working for a guillotine from mount but Trippa is in no mood to give up.
Love wants to take his opponent's back but Trippa doesn't allow it. #SUB#
Love is working for a guillotine from mount but Trippa frees his head quite easily. #SUB#
Love with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Trippa is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jack Trippa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Love controlling his opponent. #T4#
Trippa wants to try and get back to his feet.#SU#
Love gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Love takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jack Trippa seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Love gets a takedown into half guard.
Trippa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Love prevents Trippa from standing back up.
Love keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Trippa missing with punches from the bottom.
Trippa missing with punches from the bottom.
Love sitting and controlling from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buddy Love showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Love , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Buddy Love !
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Buddy Love !
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Buddy Love !

Buddy Love wins by unanimous decision!

Event: Skrap Fights 23
Date: Feb 16, 2019

#R1#
Love is looking to slow Bielefeld down with leg kicks. #KD#
Bielefeld connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Love to the floor! Bielefeld dives in looking for the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Buddy Love has been cut.#SUB#
Bielefeld is working for a submission of some sort.
Bielefeld sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Love defending well though.
Love keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bielefeld missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Love actively working from the bottom here.
Bielefeld is thwarting Love 's attempts to control the position.
Bielefeld prevents Love from improving his position.
Bielefeld passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bielefeld throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Bielefeld 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bielefeld 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.
Love blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T1#
Love working to try and regain half guard.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Bielefeld ! Love is hurt baaadly! Bielefeld is firing away with more strikes - Love is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arminia Bielefeld !
After the fight, Arminia Bielefeld was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 10, 2019

#R1#
A right-left combo lands from Halkias. #CUT#
It looks like Buddy Love has been cut.
Halkias misses with a series of wild punches.
Love stuffs the takedown attempt from Halkias. Halkias gets slowly back to his feet.
Love throws a nice head kick! #CUT2#
It looks like Stavros Halkias has been cut.
Halkias misses with a two punch combination.
Love and Halkias are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Love throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Halkias into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Love knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Buddy Love !

Event: MMAHelsinki - 28
Date: Dec 29, 2018

#R1#
Schaub misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Love .
Love throws a big counter combination but Schaub scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schaub.
Schaub moves out of range as Love throws a body kick.
Schaub misses the shot to the body.
Love needs to keep his hands up - Schaub had a free shot at his head there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Schaub, as that shot connected.
Love takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Love throws a combination that misses
enabling Schaub to counter with a crisp jab.
Love moves in looking to clinch but Schaub pushes him off.
A nice side step and Schaub releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Schaub lands with a straight right. Love didn't see that one coming.
Love throws a right and a left that both miss.
Love fails with an attempt to clinch.
Love throws a sloppy head kick and Schaub moves out of range easily.
Love misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #TD2#
Love gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Schaub to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Schaub advances position into side control!#T1#
Schaub wants to lay and pray for a moment but Love keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Schaub looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Love wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB2#
Schaub working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Schaub working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Schaub is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Love is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T2##SUB2#
Schaub tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schaub has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Schaub trying to control the position but Love is working away. #SUB2#
Schaub is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Love is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Love is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Schaub has hold of Love 's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Love seems comfortable defending it but Schaub has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Love is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Love is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Schaub couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bryan Schaub!

Event: MMAHelsinki - 23
Date: Nov 24, 2018

#R1#
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawthorne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Love shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawthorne sprawls well. He's pushed Love 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Love misses with a two punch combination.
Hawthorne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hawthorne.
Hawthorne has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A lazy left from Hawthorne finds it's target.
Love tries for a takedown but Hawthorne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Love has a takedown stuffed.
Ladera Hawthorne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Love .
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Hawthorne - just one landing.
and Hawthorne counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Love ! He's just covering up as Hawthorne starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ladera Hawthorne!
A very excited looking Ladera Hawthorne made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 19
Date: Nov 04, 2018

#R1#
Love loads up on a big right hand but Mutku slips the punch.
Mutku looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Love is fending him off so far but Mutku persists. Nope, Love circles away and we're back to standing.
Love throws a right and a left that Mutku avoids nicely.
Love scores with a hook.#CUT#
It looks like Noku Mutku has been cut.#CL2#
Mutku gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Love pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Love working a defensive guard here.
Mutku working some strikes from top position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mutku working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Mutku being controlled here momentarily.
Mutku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Love swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Love is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mutku defends well.#T1#
Mutku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Love is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Love looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mutku forces his way into half guard.
Love has hold of Mutku's hands but Mutku slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mutku takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
Mutku seems to be working for a kimura but Love defends the submission attempt.
Mutku tries to pass the half guard into mount. Love knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mutku drops an elbow to the side of Love 's head. #T2#
Love has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mutku is working away from the top position though.
Mutku is nestled in close to Love , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#SUB#
Love looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Mutku is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Love doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mutku. #SUB2#
Mutku seems to be working for a kimura but Love defends the submission attempt.
Love wants to control but Mutku is keeping busy.
Love tries to get to full guard but Mutku has control of the leg. #T3##SUB#
Love actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Love wants to control but Mutku is keeping busy.
Mutku looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mutku looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Love with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB2#
Love is defending against the submission attempts here by Mutku. #SUB2#
Mutku is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mutku passes the guard and advances to mount!
Love tries to hold on but Mutku postures up.#T4#
Mutku tries to control but Love wriggling away.
Mutku looking to finish Love with some ground and pound. This is bad for Love !
Love sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#SUB2#
Mutku is trying to work for a kimura but Love is defending well.
Mutku passes to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee warns Love that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Love is trying desperately to improve position.
Love regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noku Mutku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noku Mutku's cut.
That's time! Love 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Love lands a jab-cross combination.
Mutku lands with a right hand.
Love shoots in for a takedown but Mutku shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mutku tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mutku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love .
Mutku takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Love misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Love . #CL2#
Mutku fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Love , pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutku tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Love just stands there and leans against the cage.
Love wants to get back to striking at distance but Mutku won't allow it.
Love is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T1#
Love is trying to pull guard but Mutku has him pressed against the cage.
Mutku avoiding damage.
Love tries to stall but Mutku uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mutku tries to score a body lock takedown but Love shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Love tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Love wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mutku has him pressed against the cage.
Love tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Love . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mutku dodges an elbow strike from Love . #TD#
Love successfully pulls guard.
Mutku is in close to Love 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mutku wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
Mutku keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Love 's head.#T2##SUB#
Love is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Love looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Love throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mutku postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mutku is pushing down on Love 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Love is fighting to maintain full guard but Mutku has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mutku lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Love quite badly. Love pulls Mutku in close trying to recover. Mutku postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Love on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Love doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noku Mutku!

Event: MMAHelsinki - 13
Date: Sep 30, 2018

#R1#
Love takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CUT#
It looks like Buddy Love has been cut.
Cosby takes a swing at Love 's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Cosby throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD2#
Love shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cosby manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Love preventing the sweep.
Cosby manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Love manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Love has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cosby can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cosby content to stall in guard here. #SUB2#
Love is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cosby controlling from the top position.
Love pulls Cosby in close to his closed guard and prevents Cosby from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cosby looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1#
Cosby looking to pass the guard.
Cosby stays in close to Love 's body and controls the position.
Love throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cosby's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Love is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cosby content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cosby won't allow Love to get back to his feet. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Love throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cosby controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cosby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Love swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cosby seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cosby throws a hook but Love blocks it.
Cosby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cosby scores with a shot to the body.
Cosby misses with a body shot #TD2#
and Love counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cosby won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Love is looking to take a break and control but Cosby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cosby is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Love 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cosby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Love is looking to take a break and control but Cosby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Cosby gets full guard.
Cosby is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Love stopping the sweep attempt from Cosby.
Cosby pulls Love in close to prevent any damage.
Cosby lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Love trying to keep a closed guard but Cosby is proving a slippery customer.
Cosby is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Love is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cosby is aware though and is defending well.#T4#
Cosby looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Love has his foot on Cosby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cosby works his way back into a safe position though.
Love being controlled here, momentarily.
Cosby definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Love is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cosby defends well.
Cosby 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. #SUB2#
Love is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Cosby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buddy Love 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Cosby throws a jab when Love was well out of range.
Love shoots for a takedown but Cosby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Love rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cosby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#KD#
Cosby cracks Love with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Love looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cosby finish him?
Cosby swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Love walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Cosby swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bill Cosby!
Bill Cosby is the new heavyweight champion!
Bill Cosby was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 8
Date: Sep 02, 2018

#R1#
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #TD2#
Wakabayashi gets caught flat footed, as Love shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Love throwing strikes but missing.
Love is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wakabayashi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SU2#
Love gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wakabayashi misses with a double jab.
Wakabayashi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CUT#
It looks like Buddy Love has been cut.#CL#
Wakabayashi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wakabayashi is leaning against Love and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wakabayashi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Love jumps guard but Wakabayashi stands there with Love around his waist. Love gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #BC#
Wakabayashi breaks the clinch.
Wakabayashi slips a straight right by Love .
Wakabayashi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T1##TD2#
Love looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wakabayashi is wriggling around but Love manages to pass to half guard. #REVR#
Wakabayashi pushes Love off looking to stand but Love dives back in and keeps control.
Wakabayashi wants to improve his position but Love is controlling well. #SUB2#
Love has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Wakabayashi defend it? Love steps over the head and cranks it - Wakabayashi is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Love !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buddy Love !

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