Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: TOF 195
Date: Feb 01, 2025

#R1#
Pisswater scores with the left hand. Love knows he should have avoided that one.
Love slips under a jab from Pisswater.
Love throws a nice looking combination but Pisswater bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pisswater waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
Love scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pisswater doesn't seem bothered though.
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pisswater misses with a hook. Love ducked under it nicely.
Pisswater misses the body punch
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Natalia Pisswater has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love digs a good body shot into Pisswater's ribs.
Pisswater wants to clinch.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Pisswater. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pisswater listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pisswater lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sloppy strikes from Love. Those never looked like landing.
Natalia Pisswater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love throws the left hand but Pisswater avoids the punch easily.
Pisswater misses with an uppercut
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pisswater digs a good body shot into Love's ribs.
Pisswater takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Pisswater closes the distance and clinches.#T2#
Pisswater struggles to land a body shot inside as Love controls his hands.
Pisswater trying to stall but Love improves his position.
Love working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Pisswater.
Pisswater tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Love's elbow.
Pisswater tries to work over Love's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pisswater misses with a body punch.
Pisswater fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Pisswater pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pisswater scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Love doesn't seem bothered though.
Pisswater swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Love. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Love.
Love misses the jab.
Love showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pisswater. #T3#
Pisswater misses with a wild body shot.
As Pisswater looks to move away, Love throws a big counter combo but Pisswater just gets out of the way.
Pisswater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love misses with a left hand
and Pisswater counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pisswater shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Love as he jumps to the side.
Love keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pisswater.
Love was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Love slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Love throws an off balance right hand
enabling Pisswater to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
A jab from Pisswater misses.
Love is looking to counter punch.
Love misses with a few strikes there.
Love cracks a nice hook into Pisswater's ribs.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pisswater connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pisswater ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Love cracks Pisswater with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL2#
Pisswater clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pisswater fails to land.
Pisswater is trying to drag Love to the mat but Love just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Love definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T5#
Pisswater lands a right hand that snaps the head of Love backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pisswater.
Love blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pisswater misses with a punch on the inside.
Pisswater tries to throw a body punch but Love avoids it by throwing Pisswater back against the cage.
Love lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pisswater.
Love misses with a punch on the inside.
Pisswater can't find room to land a body shot as Love controls the action. #BC#
Love manages to break the clinch.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pisswater throws an overhand right that lands on Love's shoulder, as Love tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Love feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pisswaters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T6#
Pisswater waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
Love jabs Pisswater to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Love has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#It looks like Mason Love has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pisswater swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Pisswater misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Pisswater tries to score a power double leg takedown but Love sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pisswater somewhat.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Natalia Pisswater.
Love looks to throw the jab but Pisswater is out of range. #T7#
Pisswater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Love comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Love throws a lazy right hand but Pisswater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#KD#
Love feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pisswater sprawling to the canvas! Pisswater rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Love finish him?! #ROC#Pisswater is rocked!
Pisswater ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pisswater is still on wobbly legs! Can Love finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Love jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Love punishes Pisswater's body with a nice straight punch.
Pisswater lands a jab to Love's midsection.
Pisswater seems to have recovered his senses.
Love needs to keep his hands up - Pisswater had a free shot at his head there.
Mason Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T8#
Love takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Love misses with a shot to the body
and Pisswater counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pisswater smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pisswater sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Love swings for the body but Pisswater moves out of range.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pisswater was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Pisswater doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slow jab from Pisswater misses its intended target.
Love tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T9#
Pisswater lands a really nice looking cross but Love seems unphased.
Love throws a lazy uppercut
and Pisswater counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pisswater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Pisswater.
Pisswater misses with a body punch
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
Pisswater tries to close the distance and clinch up but Love swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Love appears to be looking for a big counter.
Love lands a nice hook to Pisswater's body. Pisswater takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pisswater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Love appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pisswater moves in looking to clinch but Love pushes him off.
Love is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pisswater wants to slow Love down by chopping away at his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mason Love will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Love's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Love takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Love fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pisswater stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pisswater gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Love.
Pisswater misses the shot to the body.
Love is looking to counter punch.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pisswater.
It looked like Love was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pisswater.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pisswater takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pisswater closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pisswater throws a right and a left that both miss.#T1#
Love tests Pisswater's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Love lands a jab to the nose.
Love fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Pisswater to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Pisswater looks to clinch but Love throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Pisswater taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mason Love!
Mason Love retains his bantamweight title!
Mason Love thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: TOF 187
Date: Jan 05, 2025

#R1#
Hernandez works the jab nicely.
Hernandez moves into range and connects with a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hernandez 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.
Hernandez jabs at Love's body.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hernandez throws a hook but Love blocks it.
Hernandez wants to clinch up but Love keeps it at a distance.
Love scores with a jab.
Love cracks Hernandez with an open hand slap.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hernandez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hernandez misses with a hook
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Love misses the shot to the body. #T1##CL2#
Hernandez clinches up against the cage.
Hernandez misses with some punches.
Hernandez working aggressively here.
Hernandez can't get the takedown.
Hernandez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hernandez misses with some punches.
Hernandez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hernandez has a couple of punches blocked by Love.
Love lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Love is trying to break the clinch but Hernandez is controlling him.
Hernandez digs a right hand into Love's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Love's gas tank.
Love lands a nice shot to the body.
Love wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Love tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hernandez looking for a takedown. #T2#
Love lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hernandez tries to throw a body punch but Love avoids it by throwing Hernandez back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hernandez.
Hernandez gets through Love's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with some punches.
Hernandez working aggressively here.
Love lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards. #BC2#
Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hernandez.
Hernandez lands a nice shot to the body.
Love definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Love tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hernandez's elbow.
Hernandez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Love scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Love stops a takedown attempt from Hernandez.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Hernandez.#T3#
Hernandez prevents a body shot from Love.
A nice left hand lands by Love.
A nice left hand lands by Love. #BC#
Love breaks from the clinch.
Hernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Love tries to avoid it but Hernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Love to the ground. Love escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hernandez swings widly with a right hand
and Love counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Love walks into a left hand. #CUT2#It looks like Mason Love has been cut.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Love throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Good exchange - Love coming out on top.#ROC#Hernandez is rocked!
Hernandez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Love counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mason Love!
Mason Love seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: TOF 179
Date: Dec 14, 2024

#R1#
Love dips to his left and cracks Kersikov with an uppercut!
Love works over Kersikov's head and body with a nice combination.
Kersikov scores with a decent looking hook.
Mason Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Love moved out of range.
Love swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Love takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, jab by Kersikov - just one landing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Love misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Love throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.#T1#
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov attempts a counter takedown but Love avoids it well and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Love misses the target.
Kersikov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A shot to the body from Love misses
and Kersikov counters with a series of strikes. Love will be more careful next time no doubt.
Love takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Love lands a nice hook to Kersikov's body. Kersikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to counter with a takedown but Love is quick to defend against it.
Kersikov misses with a hook
and Love counters with a nice body shot.
Love throws a combination that misses
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Love avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
Love ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#TD#
Kersikov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kersikov controlling the action here.
Love is trying to stand up here but Kersikov is controlling him well.
Kersikov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kersikov throwing strikes here but Love is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage. #T3#
Love wants to control but Kersikov is having none of it.
Love really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kersikov unloads with some shots from mount but Love bucks and avoids them well.
Kersikov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Love can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kersikov working Love over with strikes here.
Love looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Love bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Love trying to control but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Kersikov trying to keep a closed guard but Love is proving a slippery customer. #T4#
Love stopping the sweep attempt from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov throws a big elbow that misses.
Kersikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kersikov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kersikov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Love is pulling down on Kersikov's head. It's preventing any offense from Kersikov, at least for the moment.#T5#
Kersikov postures up in Love's guard and throws a big left but Love blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Love utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Love lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Kersikov wants to sweep but no luck.
Kersikov is working hard here to advance position.
Kersikov trying to keep a closed guard but Love is proving a slippery customer.
Love throws a big elbow that misses. #T6#
Kersikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kersikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Love.
Kersikov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Love is one step ahead there.
Love trying to control but Kersikov is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kersikov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kersikov there as he acknowledges the shot.#T7#
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Love's shoulder, as Love tries to avoid the shot.
Love stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Love wants it to stay on the feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Love misses.
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Love.
Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Love takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov tries to counter with a takedown but Love is quick to defend against it.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Love saw that one coming.#T8#
Love rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kersikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kersikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. Love was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kersikov misses with a straight right.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Love.
Kersikov slips a jab and a cross from Love.
Kersikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kersikov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T9#
Kersikov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big left from Love misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kersikov misses the target.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Love misses with a wild body shot.
Love fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Love misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Love lands a nice hook to Kersikov's body. Kersikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mason Love will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD#
Kersikov feints and as Love raises his hands in defense, Kersikov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Love uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Love's shoulder, as Love tries to avoid the shot.
Love paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mason Love seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Love jabs Kersikov right on the nose. Kersikov blinks but takes it well.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kersikov counters with a nice body shot. #T1#
Love takes one to the side of the head.
Kersikov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Love misses with a straight right.
Kersikov throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Kersikov attempts a counter takedown but Love avoids it well and moves away.
Love missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kersikov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Love's head but Love sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Kersikov backs off Love throws a huge counter combo but Kersikov manages to avoid it all.#T2#
Love avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Love lands a nice looking body shot.
Kersikov lands the left hand.
A swing and a miss from Love.
Kersikov dodges the punch combination from Love.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Love! But no joy.#T3#
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some wild striking there from Love.
Kersikov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Love sprawls and moves away.
Love falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kersikov counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov feinted with a counter takedown.#T4#
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov tries to counter with a takedown but Love is quick to defend against it.
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kersikov throws out the jab.
Kersikov misses with a straight right.
Kersikov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Love misses with a two punch combination.
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kersikov throws out the jab.
Kersikov moves out of range as Love strikes.#T5#
Kersikov lands a nice hook to Love's body. Love takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Love is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Love swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
A nice side step and Love releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Love swings and misses with a shot to the body#TD#
and Kersikov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Love's guard.
Love wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kersikov manages to pass to side control. #REVB#
Kersikov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Love holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kersikov trying to control from half guard but Love is working away. #T6#
Kersikov thows a huge punch but Love dodges it nicely.
Kersikov 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.
Kersikov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Love does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nykolai Kersikov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Love is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kersikov pulls his head out easily.
Kersikov thows a huge punch but Love dodges it nicely.
Kersikov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Love keeps working.
Kersikov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kersikov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Love is refusing to be controlled, as Kersikov sits in half guard. #T7#
Kersikov looks to land a strike but Love avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kersikov is pushing down on Love's leg trying to pass to half guard. Love is fighting to maintain full guard but Kersikov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Kersikov there.
Kersikov is thwarting Love's attempts to control the position.
Love on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kersikov is thwarting Love's attempts to control the position.
Kersikov thows a huge punch but Love dodges it nicely.
Kersikov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Love defending well though. #T8#
Love holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Love wants to control but Kersikov is keeping busy.
Kersikov drops an elbow to the side of Love's head.
Kersikov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kersikov is keen to just control but Love is a slippery customer.
Love trying to hold on to Kersikov's head to control him but Kersikov postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kersikov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kersikov trying to control from half guard but Love is working away. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kersikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T9#
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov shoots for a double leg takedown but Love sprawls well. He's pushed Kersikov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Love looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
A big left from Love misses.
Kersikov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nykolai Kersikov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
A big right from Kersikov misses.
Love throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kersikov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Love thinking.
Kersikov darts in looking for a takedown but Love gets double underhooks and turns Kersikov into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Love.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Love.
Kersikov trying to stall but Love improves his position.
Kersikov lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kersikov misses with a punch on the inside. #T1##BC#
Kersikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Kersikov misses the target.
Kersikov moves forwards but Love connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Love misses with a looping right.
Kersikov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Love slips a straight right by Kersikov.
Love looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.#T2#
Kersikov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kersikov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Love on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Love throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kersikov.
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
Love throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Kersikov lands a jab to the nose.#T3#
Love fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Love misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Love throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.#TD#
Kersikov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kersikov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Love is not content to let Kersikov control the position. #T4#
Kersikov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Love is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kersikov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kersikov lands a nice forearm strike.
Love is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kersikov is controlling him well.
Kersikov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kersikov working the ground and pound but Love is defending the strikes.
Love is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Love's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T5#
Love takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Love's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kersikov throws an elbow but Love slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kersikov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ground and pound from Kersikov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #T6#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kersikov laying and praying for a moment but Love takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kersikov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kersikov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kersikov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Love keeps working.
Love is trying to maintain the position but Kersikov is very close to passing his half guard.
Kersikov working over Love with some ground and pound. Love looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kersikov is trying to control. Love wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T7#
Love wants to improve his position but Kersikov is controlling well.
Kersikov wants to pass to mount but Love is defending the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kersikov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kersikov stalling away here and it's allowed Love to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kersikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kersikov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kersikov landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Love had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kersikov defends it easily.#T8##SUB2#
Love working for a triangle but Kersikov defends it easily.
Kersikov looking to sit in guard and control but Love gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Kersikov controlling Love's posture. #T9#
Love looking to sit in guard and control but Kersikov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Kersikov slips nicely into half guard.
Love is staying active underneath Kersikov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice strikes from Kersikov there. #SUB2#
Love looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nykolai Kersikov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kersikov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nykolai Kersikov!
Nykolai Kersikov retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Nykolai Kersikov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: TOF 173
Date: Nov 23, 2024

#R1#
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like James Johnson has been cut.
Love has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temple of Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but Love is having none of it.
It looked like Love was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson lands a head kick! #CUT2#It looks like Mason Love has been cut.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Love throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T1#
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Love throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Love wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson misses with a head kick. #CL#
Love clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Love lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Love throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson misses with the head strike. #T2#
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Love.
Love blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Love blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Love goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Love works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Love struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Love controls his hands. #BC2#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Love misses with a combination
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T3#
Johnson cracks Love with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Love off the cage and back into range.
Love sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Love listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CUT#That has opened up James Johnson's cut even more.
Love scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T4##KD#
Love feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Johnson sprawling to the canvas! Johnson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Love finish him?! #ROC#Johnson is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Love finish him?
Love fakes the body blow, causing Johnson to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Johnson goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mason Love!
During a confident post fight interview, Mason Love thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: TOF 165
Date: Oct 27, 2024

#R1#
Seal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Love stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Love moves out of range as Seal strikes.
Seal throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seal misses with a right hand
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Seal.
Love looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Seal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seal. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Seal.
Nice defenses there by Love.
It looked like Love was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Seal lands an overhand right.
Love definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Seal cracks Love with an open hand slap.
Love avoids the body shot from Seal.
Love appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love misses with a few strikes there.
Love on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT2#It looks like Mason Love has been cut.#T1#
Love misses with a hook. Seal ducked under it nicely.
Seal throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Love is looking to counter punch.
Seal with a hook.
Seal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Love throws the left hand but Seal avoids the punch easily.
Seal just misses with a punch to the body.
Love looks to land a combination but Seal avoids it well.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seal.
Seal throws a series of punches but Love moves out of range.
Seal misses with a right hand
and Love counters with a two punch combo.
Love slips a straight right by Seal.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seal.
Seal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seal lands the left hand.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seal misses with a hook.
Seal throws a hook but Love blocks it.
Love lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seal circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Seal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Seal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Love swings for the body but Seal moves out of range.
Seal misses with a hook to the body
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seal.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Love takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Seal takes one on the button.
Seal lands a nice shot that snaps Love's head back.
Love has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Seal finds it's way round the side to connect with Love's head. #T3#
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Love was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Seal.
A shot to the liver by Seal. Beautiful body shot.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seal.
Love cracks Seal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Seal.
Love has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Love there as he acknowledges the shot.
Love avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Love's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Seal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Love scrambles back to his feet.
Love on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #ROC2#Love is rocked!
Love misses with a body punch
and Seal counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Love is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seal needs to keep his hands up - Love had a free shot at his head there.
Love seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love avoids a punch combination nicely. #T4#
Seal misses the jab.
Seal misses with a body shot
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Love keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seal.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Love had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Seal throws a jab when Love was well out of range.
Seal misses with a straight right.
Seal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Love slips under a jab.
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
Seal misses with a lunging right hand
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Seal misses with a lunging right hand
and Love counters with a nice body shot. #T5#
Seal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Love momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Seal. That snapped Love's head back.
Love avoids the body shot from Seal.
Seal misses the body punch
and Love makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Love avoids the body shot from Seal.
Seal blocks a leg kick.
Seal misses with a body shot.
Love stuns Seal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Seal lands with a good body shot.
Love on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Love, as that shot connected.
Seal lands with a nice combination. Love backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Seal.#T6#
Seal scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Seal misses.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seal moves away from the strike by Love.
Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Love throwing a counter right hand but Seal manages to avoid it.
Seal lands the left hand.
Seal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Seal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
Love lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Seal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Love showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seal.
Love is looking to counter punch.
Love works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T7#
Seal throws a body shot but no joy.
Seal misses with a left hand
and Love counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Seal thinking.
Seal slips under a jab.
Seal misses with a right hand
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seal just misses with a punch to the body.
Love appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Seal scores with a hook.
Love slips a jab from Seal.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Love takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Seal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Seal takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Love. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Love.#T8#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love tries to move into range but Seal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Love throws out a loose jab but Seal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love avoids the body shot from Seal.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Seal just misses with a punch to the body.
Love avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Love wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Love looks to land a left hand but Seal moved out of range nicely.
Seal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Love on the side of the head.
Love staying out of range there.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matt Seal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Seal.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seal misses the jab.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Love dodges the punch combination from Seal. #T9#
Love lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Love misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Seal misses.
Love uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seal.
Seal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Love at a distance.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seal avoids the body shot from Love.
Love swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seal just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Love swings for the body but Seal moves out of range.
Seal stalks Love and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Love's face. Love staggers backwards, shaken.
Seal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Love. Love circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Seal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mason Love's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Love connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Seal misses with a wild body shot.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Love clobbers Seal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Love might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Seal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Love moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seal throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Love lunges at Seal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Seal's hand.
A jab from Seal finds it's way through Love's defenses.
Seal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seal throws out the jab.
Seal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Seal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seal misses with a looping left.
Matt Seal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Love throws a shot from downtown. Seal moves away and avoids it.
Seal unleashes a big counter combination but Love bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T1#
Love fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab lands there for Seal.
Seal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Love counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Seal is rocked!
Seal misses with a hook
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seal is still on wobbly legs! Can Love finish him?
Seal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Love misses with a straight right.
Seal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Love makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Seal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seal seems to have recovered his senses.
Seal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love is looking to counter punch.
Love takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seal lands with a nice body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Love misses. #T2#
Love misses the shot to the body.
Love misses with a combination
and Seal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seal throws a jab when Love was well out of range.
Seal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seal.
Seal misses with a hook #KD#
and Love counters with a crisp one two that drops Seal! Love thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Seal to his feet! Seal is in big trouble!
Love moves away from the strike by Seal.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Seal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seal. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seal throws a series of punches but Love moves out of range. #T3#
Nice jab there from Seal.
Seal digs a good body shot into Love's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Seal.
Love is looking to counter punch.
Seal throws a right and a left that Love avoids nicely.
Love is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Seal is breathing heavily.
Love connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Love shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Seal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Decent striking displayed by Seal there.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seal.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Seal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Seal.
Seal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
Seal blocks a jab.#T4#
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Love takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seal misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Love slips under a jab from Seal.
A jab from Love finds it's way through Seal's defenses.
Seal gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Love gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Seal is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Love!
Mason Love retains his bantamweight title!
Mason Love thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: TOF 156
Date: Sep 29, 2024

#R1#
Rurik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL2#
Rurik rushes Love and presses him up against the cage.
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Love.
A body shot lands from Rurik.
Rurik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rurik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rurik lands a shoulder strike.
Rurik misses with a body punch.
Love blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Love has had enough of the clinch but Rurik keeps him there for the moment.
Love misses with the head strike. #T1#
Love working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rurik is leaning against Love and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rurik lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Love breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rurik misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rurik.
Rurik blocks a jab.
Love rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rurik counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Mason Love has been cut.
Love checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Love falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rurik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
A jab from Love misses.
Rurik wants to counter the offense by Love and move into the clinch position.
Love scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rurik fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#CL2#
Rurik rushes Love and presses him up against the cage.
Love tries to throw a body punch but Rurik avoids it by throwing Love back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rurik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rurik can't find room to land a body shot as Love controls the action.
Love lands a left hand.
Love blocks an uppercut.
Rurik pushes Love back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Love blocks an uppercut.
Love tries to work over Rurik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
Rurik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rurik lands a hook that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Rurik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rurik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rurik throws a punch but it's blocked by Love.
Rurik can't find room to land a body shot as Love controls the action.
Rurik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Rurik.
Rurik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Rurik. #BC#
Love pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Love changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Love takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Love looks to throw the jab but Rurik is out of range. #T4#
Love loads up on a big right hand but Rurik slips the punch.
Love dodges the punch combination from Rurik.
Rurik has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rurik there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rurik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rurik with a hook.
Rurik throws a jab when Love was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Rurik.
Mason Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T5#
Rurik lands a jab to the head.
Rurik throws a hook but Love avoids it easily.
Love misses with a hook. Rurik ducked under it nicely.
Rurik swings widly with a right hand
and Rurik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Love throws a shot from downtown. Rurik moves away and avoids it.
Rurik wants to clinch.#T6#
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rurik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rurik lands with a good body shot.
Rurik tries to clinch up.
Love swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#CL2#
Rurik closes the distance and pushes Love back into the cage.#BC#
Love's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Love misses with an uppercut
and Rurik counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#Love is rocked!
Love misses with a straight right.
Rurik throws out a counter right but Love avoids it with no problem.#T7#
Love misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rurik.
Love throws a lazy uppercut
and Rurik counters with a body kick that stops Love in his tracks momentarily. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rurik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Love tries to break the clinch but Rurik is controlling the position.
Rurik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rurik misses with a punch on the inside.
Love blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rurik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rurik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Love's efforts to push away.
Love blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Love. #T8#
Rurik struggles to land a body shot inside as Love controls his hands. #BC#
Love manages to break the clinch.
Rurik tries to clinch
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Rurik tries to clinch but Love is having none of it.
Rurik has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rurik there as he acknowledges the shot.
Love scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Love takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Love.#T9#
A left and a right from Love both land. Nice combination. #ROC#Rurik is rocked!
Rurik throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mason Love!
Mason Love retains his bantamweight title!
Mason Love thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: TOF 145
Date: Aug 25, 2024

#R1#
Jackman throws a lazy uppercut
and Love counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackman throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Love lands a jab to the nose.
Jackman throws a right hand that misses
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Jimmy Jackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackman throws a poor cross that misses #KD#
and Love counters with a nice right hand that sends Jackman toppling to the canvas! Jackman scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Love finish him?!#ROC#Jackman is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Jimmy Jackman has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackman misses with a takedown attempt
and Love counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mason Love!
Mason Love is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Mason Love 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: TOF 134
Date: Jul 21, 2024

#R1#
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sang Hun.
Love has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temple of Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sang Hun. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sang Hun tries to bum rush Love with a series of wild strikes but Love uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Love misses with a series of wild punches.
Sang Hun was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sang Hun misses with a body shot.
Love throws an off balance right hand
and Sang Hun counters with a nice body shot.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sang Hun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sang Hun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sang Hun ducks under a wild hook from Love.#T1#
Sang Hun lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT2#It looks like Mason Love has been cut.
Love lands a nice looking body shot.
Sang Hun tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sang Hun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Sang Hun is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Love with a body shot.
Sang Hun throws a poor cross that misses
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
Sang Hun slips under a jab.
Sang Hun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Love crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sang Hun - the referee stops the clock and Love gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sang Hun. Love manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Decent striking displayed by Love there.
A swing and a miss from Sang Hun.#T2#
Love takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sang Hun digs a good hook to Love's body.
Sang Hun connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sang Hun.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sang Hun! But no joy.
Sang Hun on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Love tries to bum rush Sang Hun with a series of wild strikes but Sang Hun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sang Hun.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Sang Hun looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Sang Hun's shoulder, as Sang Hun tries to avoid the shot.
Sang Hun is looking for the big counter here.
Sang Hun throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Love counter with a right hand. #T3#
A slow jab from Sang Hun misses its intended target.
Sang Hun ducks under a wild hook from Love.
A slow jab from Sang Hun misses its intended target.
Love lands a right hook to the body.
Sang Hun takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Love is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Love takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Love lands with a nice body punch.
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
Sang Hun lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab lands there for Sang Hun.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sang Hun ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Love misses with a series of wild punches.
Love missing with a left hand there. Sang Hun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sang Hun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sang Hun misses the body punch
and Love counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sang Hun throws a big shot that misses.
Sang Hun moves out of range as Love strikes.
Love lands a head shot.#T5#
Sang Hun takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Love swings for the body but Sang Hun moves out of range.
Love uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sang Hun.
Love scores with a shot to the body.
Sang Hun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Sang Hun bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sang Hun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Love has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Love there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sang Hun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sang Hun moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T6#
Love misses with a hook. Sang Hun ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Sang Hun.
Love comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sang Hun walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Love checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Love darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Sang Hun responds with a good body kick, but Love manages to step out the way in time.
Sang Hun slips a jab from Love.
Sang Hun jabs Love to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T7#
Sang Hun feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Loves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sang Hun thumps Love with a low kick.
Love throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sang Hun makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Love moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Love was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun throws a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Love.
Love misses with a looping left.
Sang Hun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Love throws a body shot but no joy.
Love backing away here, and Sang Hun unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A big right from Love misses. #T8#
Love misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sang Hun misses with the body kick
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sang Hun. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sang Hun lands a right hook to the body.
Sang Hun throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Sang Hun scores with the left hand. Love knows he should have avoided that one.
Love lands an overhand right.#T9#
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sang Hun throws out the jab.
Love throws a hook but Sang Hun blocks it.
Sang Hun throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Love stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#ROC#Sang Hun is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Love! Sang Hun is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Love!
An out of breath Mason Love thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: TOF 124
Date: Jun 21, 2024

#R1#
Jackman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Love looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Jackman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackman has a takedown stuffed.
Jackman connects with a looping right hand.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Jackman.
Love moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice sprawl there from Love as Jackman shoots in.
It looked like Love wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Love slips under a jab from Jackman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackman misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Jackman.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Jackman slips the punch.
Jackman with the counter takedown but Love avoids it easily.
Love with a hook.#T1#
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackman slips under a jab from Love.
Jackman misses with a hook to the body
and Love counters with a right hand to the body.
No joy there for Jackman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Jackman.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A left and a right from Love both land. Nice combination.
Jackman throws a poor cross that misses
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Love uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackman has time to react.#ROC#Jackman is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Love moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Jackman! Love continues to tee off on Jackman, landing with a left and a right! Love connects with a right hand that leaves Jackman sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Love!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mason Love!
During a confident post fight interview, Mason Love thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: TOF 119
Date: Jun 02, 2024

#R1#
Seal misses the shot to the body.
Seal throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seal misses with a jab to the body
letting Love counter with a right hand.
Seal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.
Love misses with an uppercut
and Seal counters with a straight right hand.
Seal lands a nice hook to Love's body. Love takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Seal throws a right hand that misses
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Seal throws a right and a left that Love avoids nicely.
Seal throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seal misses with an uppercut
letting Love counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seal throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Love with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Seal to score with a decent uppercut.
Love looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T1#
Seal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Love throws out the jab.
Seal lands a jab to Love's midsection.
Love uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seal.
Love fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Seal misses with a lunging right hand
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seal misses with an uppercut. Love saw that one coming.
Seal misses with a hook. Love ducked under it nicely.
Seal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.
Seal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seal looks to land a right hand but Love moved out of range.
Seal scores with a shot to the body.
Love misses with a looping right.
Love throws a body shot but no joy.
Seal scores with a shot to the body. #T2#
Seal lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Love.
A slow jab from Seal misses its intended target.
Seal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Seal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A left lands for Seal.
Love uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Seal throws a shot to the body.
Seal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matt Seal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Love is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Love wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Love walks into a straight right hand from Seal.#T3#
Seal misses with a left hand
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seal throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Love throws a body punch but Seal moves out of range.
Love lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Love.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Seal finds it's target.
Love throws a body shot but no joy.
Seal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Love takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Love connects with a good right hand that stumbles Seal. Seal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Seal scores with a four punch combination!
Love misses with a body shot.
Seal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Seal throws a body punch but Love moves out of range. #T4#
Seal misses with a double jab
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Love.
Seal cracks Love with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Love, as that shot connected. #ROC#Seal is rocked!
Love dodges the punch combination from Seal.
Seal is still on wobbly legs! Can Love finish him?
Seal misses with a body punch #KD#
and Love counters with a nice right hand that sends Seal toppling to the canvas! Seal scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Love finish him?!
Seal gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Love gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Love!
A very excited looking Mason Love 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: TOF 111
Date: May 05, 2024

#R1#
Love misses with a hook.
Love moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bashir throws a shot to the body.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bashir changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Love misses with a hook
enabling Bashir to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Mason Love has been cut.
Bashir works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Love throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bashir.
Bashir misses with a hook.
Bashir cracks Love with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Love misses with a body shot
and Bashir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bashir misses with a right hand
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Love throws a shot from downtown. Bashir moves away and avoids it.
Love misses with a hook. Bashir ducked under it nicely.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Bashir.
Bashir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Love avoids the body shot from Bashir.
Love uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bashir.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mason Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bashir misses with a body punch
and Bashir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Love throws a hook but Bashir blocks it.
Love uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bashir has time to react.
Love throws a one two combo. #ROC#Bashir is rocked!
Bashir ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Bashir throws a hook to the side of Love's head but Love sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Bashir lands with a cross.
Julian Bashir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bashir lands with a right hand.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bashir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Love connects with a crisp jab.
Bashir misses with an uppercut. #T2#
Love avoids the body shot from Bashir.
Love connects with a crisp jab.
Love misses with a hook.
Love misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Love misses its intended target.
Bashir with the counter takedown but Love avoids it easily.
Love is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Love doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bashir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bashir misses the jab.
Bashir misses the shot to the body.
Bashir lands a right hook to the body.
Bashir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bashir has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bashir misses with a straight right. #T3#
Love rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bashir counters with a left to the body.
Bashir connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Love's hands.
Love scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bashir in his tracks.
Bashir staying out of range there.
Bashir scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A cross from Bashir lands.
Love misses with a hook
and Bashir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bashir clobbers Love with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #ROC2#Love is rocked!#TD2#
Love gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oh Love is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love trying to control the position here.
Bashir throwing strikes from guard but Love blocks nicely. #T4#
Love has his hands on Bashir's head, controlling the position.
Love seems to have got his legs back now.
Bashir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bashir 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.
Bashir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bashir content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Love controlling the position.#T5##SUB#
Love looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Love keeping moving, preventing Bashir from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#SUB2#
Bashir drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Bashir seems to have locked his on tight now - Love screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Bashir, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Julian Bashir!
Julian Bashir is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Julian Bashir thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: TOF 103
Date: Apr 19, 2024

#R1#
Love goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Love fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
Mesquita lands with a hook. Love tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mesquita closes this distance looking for a takedown but Love circles away.
Love cracks Mesquita with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mesquita looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Mesquita throws the left hand but Love avoids the punch easily.
Love shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mesquita throws out a powerful jab.
Love throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Mesquita is just out of range.
Love uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mesquita.
Love works over Mesquita's head and body with a nice combination.
Love throws a lazy uppercut
and Love takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Love looks to land a left hand but Mesquita moved out of range nicely.
Mesquita let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Love misses the body punch #TD2#
and Mesquita counters with a shoot takedown. Love fights it but they end up in guard.
Love is pulling down on Mesquita's head to control his posture.
Mesquita postures up in Love's guard and throws a big left but Love blocks it.
Mesquita distracts Love with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Mesquita drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Love dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Mesquita looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Love stays in close to Mesquita's body and controls the position. #T2#
Love's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mesquita looking to control.
Mesquita wants to sweep but no luck. #SU#
Love gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Love avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mesquita cracks Love with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mesquita looks to land a left hand but Love moved out of range nicely.
Love cracks Mesquita with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love misses with a wild body shot.
Mesquita connects with a good right hand that stumbles Love. Love circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T3#
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mesquita digs a good body shot into Love's ribs.
Mesquita misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mesquita scores with a punch to the head.
Love swings for the body but Mesquita moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mesquita! But no joy.
Mesquita throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Love throws a shot from downtown. Mesquita moves away and avoids it.
Mesquita throws a body shot but no joy.
Mesquita connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hugo Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut
letting Love counter with a right hand.
Mesquita throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.
Mesquita scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mesquita moves away from the strike by Love. #T4#
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Love's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mesquita under the eye.
Mesquita slips under a jab.
Mesquita's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Love connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mesquita scrambles back to his feet.
Mesquita staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Mesquita. That snapped Love's head back.
Love stuffs the takedown attempt from Mesquita. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet.
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mesquita ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Mesquita takes a shot right to the bread basket.#TD2#
Mesquita decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T5#
Love keeping hold of Mesquita's head, controlling as best he can.
Mesquita works his way into full mount!
Love is squirming around, avoiding Mesquita's attempts to control the action.
Mesquita scoring with strikes but Love is staying in there.
Mesquita throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mesquita lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mesquita scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mesquita looking to ground and pound but Love is blocking nicely. #T6#
Mesquita looking to ground and pound but Love is blocking nicely.
Mesquita looking to ground and pound but Love is blocking nicely.
Love wants to control but Mesquita is having none of it.
Mesquita lands a big elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mesquita is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Love is bucking up trying to escape but Mesquita cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Love sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mesquita trying to control from half guard but Love is working away. #T7#
Love keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Mesquita is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB2#
Mesquita is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Love is just riding it out for now. Mesquita eventually gives up the hold.
Love looks like he's trying to stand up. #T8#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mesquita frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mesquita looking to finish Love with some ground and pound. This is bad for Love!
Mesquita dominating with strikes here.
Mesquita landing strikes from the mount.
Mesquita lands a couple of good shots and Love has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#SUB2#
Love defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Mesquita somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Mesquita thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent. #T9#
Mesquita missing with strikes.
Mesquita lands shots from the back.
Mesquita misses with an elbow to the head. #SUB2#
Mesquita has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. #SUB2#
Love is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Mesquita is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Mesquita thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Mesquita dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Mesquita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Mesquita.
A slow jab from Love misses its intended target.
Mesquita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mesquita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Mesquita is just out of range.
It seemed like Mesquita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Mesquita. That snapped Love's head back.
Love ducks right into an uppercut from Mesquita.
Love throws a right hand that misses
and Mesquita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Love missing with a left hand there. Mesquita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love connects with the punch.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mesquita.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Mesquita cracks Love with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mesquita lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T1#
Love drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Love misses.
Love will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Love walks into a left hand. #TD2#
Mesquita drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Love has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Mesquita has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Mesquita pulls guard effortlessly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom. #T2##SUB2#
Mesquita had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Love defends it easily.
Mesquita is trying to control the position but Love postures up.
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Love from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Love avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mesquita controlling the position.#T3#
Mesquita looking to hit a scissor sweep but Love is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mesquita is defended easily by Love.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Mesquita throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Love throws a hook but Mesquita blocks it.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A slow jab from Mesquita misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Mesquita. Beautiful body shot.
Mason Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Love rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mesquita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD2#
Mesquita gets a double leg takedown into Love's guard.
Mesquita stands and throws Love's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Love managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mesquita.
Mesquita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #SUB2#
Mesquita tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Love's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T5#
Mesquita in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mesquita misses with the ground and pound.
Love struggling a bit here.
Love parries the strikes from Mesquita easily there. Mesquita is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Love to escape.
Mesquita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mesquita has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Love is pushing Mesquita's head away, looking to escape. Mesquita manages to hold on to the position though.
Mesquita throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mesquita creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#T6#
The ground and pound from Mesquita seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hugo Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mesquita throws an elbow but Love slips to the side and avoids it well.
Love wants to control but Mesquita postures up.
Check out the look on Mesquita's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mesquita lands some shots froms side control.
Love takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Love is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mesquita postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mesquita in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mesquita cracks Love with a big elbow. #ROC2#Love is rocked!#T7#
Love is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Oh Love is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mesquita in side control lands a decent elbow.
Love sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Love seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
Mesquita working over Love with some ground and pound. Love looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB2#
Love is defending against the submission attempts here by Mesquita.
Mesquita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T8#
Mesquita works his way into full mount!
Mesquita landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mesquita cracks Love with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena. #SUB2#
Mesquita goes for an armbar but Love turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Love.
Mesquita is trying to keep Love in close. #SUB2#
Love avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T9#
Mesquita trying to control the position. #SU#
Love stands up and waves to Mesquita to follow him.
Love comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mesquita misses with a right hand
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mesquita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Mesquita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
A cross from Mesquita lands.
Mesquita misses with a straight left.
Mesquita moves out of range as Love strikes.
Mesquita is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mesquita might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Love takes one to the side of the head.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Mesquita slips the punch.
Mesquita throws out a counter right but Love avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Mesquita is just out of range.
Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt.#T1#
Mesquita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mesquita slips a straight right by Love.
Mesquita misses with a takedown
and Love counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Mesquita.
Mesquita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Love scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mesquita misses with a looping left.
Love fails to land with a series of punches.
Mesquita dodges the punch combination from Love.
Love falls off balance throwing a combination #TD2#
and Mesquita decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Love's guard.

Love pushes Mesquita off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mason Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesquita moves away from the strike by Love.
Mesquita appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Love takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Love looks to land a right hand but Mesquita moved out of range.
Love keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mesquita.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mesquita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Love bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mesquita's head backwards.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Mesquita is just out of range.#T3#
Mesquita with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Mesquita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Love throws out the jab.
Mesquita let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Love misses with a double jab.
Love keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mesquita.
Mesquita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mesquita throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Love as he jumps to the side.
Love's corner calls for a 1-2. Love obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T4#
Mesquita connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mesquita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mesquita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mesquita slips under a jab from Love.
Love misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mesquita moves into range and connects with a jab.
Love misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mesquita.
Mesquita darts in looking for a takedown but Love gets double underhooks and turns Mesquita into the cage.
Love throwing a counter right hand but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Love misses its intended target.
Mason Love has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T5#
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but Love shows good takedown defense.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mesquita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Love stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Love wants it to stay on the feet.
Love slaps away a takedown attempt from Mesquita, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mesquita has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Love finds it's way round the side to connect with Mesquita's head.
Mesquita lands a body shot.
Mesquita works the jab nicely.
Mesquita throws a big shot that misses.
Love looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T6#
Mesquita tests Love's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Love looks to land a left hand but Mesquita moved out of range nicely.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mesquita.
Love throwing a counter right hand but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
Love takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mesquita lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Love avoids the body shot from Mesquita.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Mesquita.
Love lands with a cross.
Mesquita waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
Love appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mesquita looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mesquita moves away.#T7##TD2#
Mesquita drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Love pushes Mesquita off and scrambles back to his feet.
Love throws a body punch but Mesquita moves out of range.
Love listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Love throws a right hand that misses
and Mesquita counters with a nice uppercut.
Love connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesquita throws out a loose jab but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Love throws a hook to the side of Mesquita's head but Mesquita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Mesquita throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love throws an off balance right hand
and Mesquita counters with a left to the body.
Mesquita uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Love has time to react.#T8#
Mesquita dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Love swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mesquita darts in looking for a takedown but Love gets double underhooks and turns Mesquita into the cage.
Mesquita swings away with a body shot that misses
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Love misses with a two punch combination.
Mesquita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mesquita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Mesquita jabs Love right on the nose. Love blinks but takes it well.
Love lands with a good body shot.#T9#
Love throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mesquita on the side of the head.
Mesquita gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mesquita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#Mesquita is rocked!
Love drops Mesquita with a big left hand! Mesquita is injured, injured bad! Love jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Love!
Mason Love retains his bantamweight title!
Mason Love seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: TOF 95
Date: Mar 30, 2024

#R1#
Hunna misses with a body shot
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunna throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Love definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hunna misses the shot to the body.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunna has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Love finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunna's head.
Hunna misses with a body shot.
Hunna moves in looking to clinch but Love pushes him off.
Hunna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Hunna.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Love misses.
Hunna throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1##CL2#
Hunna darts in and clinches Love up against the cage.
Love prevents a body shot from Hunna.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunna.
Hunna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunna is looking for a takedown.
Love lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunna blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Love.
Hunna is looking to control Love's arms but Love gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunna has his back to the cage.
Hunna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunna holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hunna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Love fails to land.
Hunna can't find room to land a body shot as Love controls the action. #TD2#
Hunna has Love pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hunna pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Love tumbling to the mat - Hunna dives into Love's guard.
Hunna pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Love is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Love is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hunna trying to move into half guard but instead Love has managed to sweep!#REVR#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Hunna is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Hunna is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Love defends well.#SU#
Love stands and steps away. Hunna gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A telegraphed right hand from Love misses the target.
Hunna with the counter takedown but Love avoids it easily.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunna.
Hunna misses with a looping left.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunna. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love misses the jab.
Hunna misses with a jab to the body
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Love misses the jab.
Hunna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Hunna tries to close the distance and clinch but Love swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Love appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Love misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunna.
Hunna slips under a jab from Love.
Love paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Love clobbers Hunna with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #ROC#Hunna is rocked!
Hunna misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Love was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunna.#T4#
Hunna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Love.
A big right from Love misses.
Hunna tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Love throws a looping overhand right but Hunna ducks down to avoid it.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Hunna tries to counter it with a takedown but Love pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunna was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Love on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunna shoots in and drives through. Love sprawls well.
Hunna avoids the body shot from Love.
Hunna connects with a body shot.
Hunna paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Love misses with a hook. Hunna ducked under it nicely.
Love misses with an uppercut. #T5#
Love misses with an uppercut. Hunna saw that one coming.
Love throws a one two combo.
Hunna is still on wobbly legs! Can Love finish him?
Hunna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunna throws a looping overhand right but Love ducks down to avoid it.
Hunna seems to have recovered his senses.
Love looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunna tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hunna scores with a nice strike.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Love throws a hook but Hunna avoids it easily.
Love misses with a hook. Hunna ducked under it nicely.
Love clobbers Hunna with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hunna just misses with a punch to the body.
Love throwing a counter right hand but Hunna manages to avoid it.
Love closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T6#
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Hunna's shoulder, as Hunna tries to avoid the shot.
Hunna takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunna is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hunna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
Love misses with a looping right.
Love throws a hook to the side of Hunna's head but Hunna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Love misses with a double jab #TD2#
and Hunna counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Love is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hunna presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #T7#
Hunna struggles to land a body shot inside as Love controls his hands.
Love is trying to stall.
Hunna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loves head.
Love stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Love throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunnas head.
Hunna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunna struggles to land a body shot inside as Love controls his hands.
Love lands with a right to the head.
Hunna scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Love working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Hunna.
Love prevents a body shot from Hunna.
Love struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunna controls his hands.
Hunna lands a body shot in the clinch.
Love throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunna. #T8#
Hunna tries to work over Love's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunna creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunna. #BC#
Love breaks from the clinch.
Love misses the jab.
Love misses with a looping right.
Love dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunna with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hunna tries to clinch but Love moves out of range.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunna is just out of range.
Hunna looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Hunna lands with a right hand. #T9#
Hunna misses with a jab to the body
and Love counters with a nice uppercut.
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
Love is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hunna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL2#
Love gets tackled into the cage by Hunna. Hunna maintains the clinch.
Hunna cracks Love with a nice body shot.
Love lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunna backwards.
Hunna misses with a punch on the inside.
Love working aggressively here.
Hunna throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunna working aggressively here.
Love wants to break free but Hunna has control.
Hunna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Love's efforts to push away.
Hunna lands an uppercut.
Hunna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Love dominated that round.
That's time! Love's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Love throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mason Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Hunna misses.
Hunna lands a jab to the head.
Hunna misses with an uppercut. Love saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Love misses with an uppercut.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Hunna slips the punch.
Hunna drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Love defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love avoids the body shot from Hunna.
Nice defenses there by Love.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Hunna takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hunna lands a slapping body shot. #T1#
Hunna dodges the punch combination from Love.
Hunna feints the counter takedown.
Hunna moves in looking to clinch but Love pushes him off.
Mason Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunna slips a jab from Love.
Hunna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
Hunna misses with a wild body shot.
Love feints a jab promting Hunna to slip. Love then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hunna slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Love moves away from the strike by Hunna.
Hunna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hunna slips under a jab from Love.
Love looks to throw the jab but Hunna is out of range. #T2#
Hunna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Love keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunna.
Love swinging wildly here.
Love misses with a looping left.
Hunna drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Love defends it well.
Hunna is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Love rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice uppercut lands for Love. That snapped Hunna's head back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Love lands a slapping body shot.
Love misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Hunna.
Hunna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunna moves away.#T3#
Hunna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.
Love throws a nice looking combination but Hunna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunna's jab looks to have found its range, popping Love under the eye.
Hunna takes one on the button.
Hunna jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Love misses with a straight left.
Hunna with a jab.
Hunna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
It looked like Love wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Hunna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Hunna slips the punch.#T4#
Hunna misses with a body punch
and Love counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunna connects with a body shot that sends Love's belly button to the back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Love rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL2#
and Hunna holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Love blocks an uppercut.
Hunna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunna is looking to control Love's arms but Love gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunna has his back to the cage.
Hunna misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Love manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Hunna.
Hunna with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hunna throws a body shot but no joy. #T5#
Hunna avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Hunna lands a right hook to the body.
Hunna is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunna shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Love wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Love was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunna.
Love displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunna.
Love misses with a looping left.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunna sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T6#
A right-left combo lands from Love.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunna feints the counter takedown.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunna feints the counter takedown.
Love takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunna loads up on a big right hand but Love slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunna throws a jab but it's blocked by Love.
Hunna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunna connects with a body shot that sends Love's belly button to the back.
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.#CL2#
Hunna forces Love back against the cage and clinches.#T7#
Stalling in the clinch from Love.
Love wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunna won't allow it.
Hunna tries to work over Love's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Love misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunna misses with a punch to the body.
Hunna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loves head.
Love misses with the head strike.
Love tries to throw a body punch but Hunna avoids it by throwing Love back against the cage.
Hunna misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunna tries to throw a body punch but Love avoids it by throwing Hunna back against the cage. #BC#
Love manages to break the clinch.
Love with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunna.
Hunna misses with a straight right. #T8#
Hunna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunna jabs Love to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Love scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love throws a lazy right hand but Hunna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Love slips under a jab.
Hunna ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Hunna changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Love missing with a left hand there. Hunna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Hunna slips the punch.
Hunna scores with the left hand. Love knows he should have avoided that one. #T9#
Hunna shoots in but no luck this time.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pho Hunna.
Love misses with a hook. Hunna ducked under it nicely.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunna drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Love missing with a left hand there. Hunna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunna connects with a nice looking jab.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
A cross from Hunna lands.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Hunna slips the punch.
Hunna cracks Love with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mason Love will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Love on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Love manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunna takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunna punishes Love's body with a nice straight punch.
Love lands with a good body shot.
Hunna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Love swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Love was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunna.
Hunna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunna misses with a straight left.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunna is just out of range.#TD2#
Hunna looking to score a takedown here. Love is defending well but Hunna drives through and ends up in Love's guard.
Love is looking to stand back up but Hunna counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Love. #T1##REVR#
Hunna works his way into side control. #SUB2#
Hunna goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Love has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hunna but great work by Love.
Hunna is trying to improve his position.
Love trying to control the action but Hunna is working from the bottom.
Hunna tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T2#
Love gets to mount! Hunna was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hunna can't escape the position.
Hunna is still trying to improve position.
Hunna felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunna tries to lock up and control but Love gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hunna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Love wants to control the pace but Hunna is squirming around nicely.
Love prevents Hunna from getting the reversal.
Hunna tries to improve his position but instead Love has taken his back! #T3#
Love has good solid back control here.
Hunna tries to roll but Love sticks to his back.
What can Hunna do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight! #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hunna tries to roll but Love sticks to his back.
Love gets his hands free as Hunna looks to control.
Hunna is trying to break free.
Love not allowing Hunna to control his hands.
Hunna rolls, trying to escape but Love keeps control of the position.
Love trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hunna doesn't escape.
Love tries to get the hooks in deep but Hunna pushed the leg off.
Love trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hunna doesn't escape.
Hunna trying to control the action but Love just sinks the hooks in. #T5#
Love slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Hunna tries to escape the position.
Hunna keeps trying to improve his position.
Love is not going to allow Hunna to sit and survive in this position.
Hunna can't escape the position.
Love just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up. #T6#
Love continues to stall.
Hunna is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hunna trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hunna staying busy and making it hard for Love to control.
Love is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Hunna tries to break free. #T7#
Love just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hunna is really stuck here.
Hunna trying to control the action but Love just sinks the hooks in.
Love trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hunna doesn't escape.
Hunna trying to control but not successfully.
Hunna tries to escape but Love has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Pho Hunna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T8#
Hunna trying to control the hands but Love breaks the grip.
Love is riding his opponent, not letting Hunna buck him off.
Hunna tries to break free.
Love is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Hunna is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hunna trying to control but not successfully.
Love has the hooks in. Hunna is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T9#
Love biding his time, controlling Hunna.
Hunna can't escape the position.
Love is riding his opponent, not letting Hunna buck him off.
Hunna can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Love!
Mason Love retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Mason Love thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: TOF 82
Date: Feb 25, 2024

#R1#
Love keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Mason Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White misses with a right hand
and Love counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Love misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White misses the body punch
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Love throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Love counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love thuds a left hand into White's body.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Love misses with a looping right.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
White takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#T1#
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Love dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
White ducks right into an uppercut from Love.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Love misses with a left hand #TD2#
and White counters with a shoot takedown. Love fights it but they end up in guard.

Love scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love throws a sloppy body shot
and White counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
White shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Love as he avoids it easily.
Love scores with a body shot.
Love swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and White counters with a shoot takedown. Love fights it but they end up in guard.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Love controlling the position.
White trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.
White controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
White postures up in Love's guard and throws a big left but Love blocks it. #T3#
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White sitting in guard here, content to control. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Love throws a body shot but no joy.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Love throws a lazy uppercut
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White slips a jab from Love.
Love showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Love missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Love cracks White with a right hand to the side of the head.
Love is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Love circles away quickly and effectively.#T4#
White tries to move into range but Love moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
It looked like Love was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from White.#TD2#
White drives through with a takedown into Love's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Love gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
White controls Love momentarily but Love frees himself.
White wants to hit a sweep here but Love passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for White there!
Love controlling the pace for now. #T5#
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White wants to control but Love is having none of it.
White is in all sorts of trouble here.
White tries to lock up and control but Love gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Love content just to control the position here. #T6#
White is trying desperately to improve position.
Love controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Love is hanging on to White's back as he tries to escape.
Love controls the action.
Love is hanging on to White's back as he tries to escape. #T7#
Love controlling the position well here. White rolled but Love kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
White is trying to break free.
Love controls the position.
White is in bad spot here.
What can White do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
White tries to roll but Love sticks to his back. #T8#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Good control from Love.
Love gets his hands free as White looks to control.
Love has the hooks in. White is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
White breaks Love's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Love is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White controls from within his opponent's guard. #T9#
Love managing to control the position.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Love pulls White in to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
White engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
White throws out a loose jab but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Love dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
White misses with a straight left.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love scores with a punch to the head.
White connects with a body shot.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Mason Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Love scores with a jab. White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White slips a straight right by Love.
Love throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Love defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses the shot to the body.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Love counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
Love slips under a jab.#T1#
Love misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from White misses.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Love misses the shot to the body.
And White tries to counter it with a takedown but Love pushes his down on his head and steps out.
White misses with a hook. Love ducked under it nicely. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Love enables White to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Love manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Love has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes White off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Love scores with a nice right hand.
Love shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. White eats them both and turns towards Love to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
Love staying out of range there.
Donk. Love catches White right on the button with a cross.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Love counters with a nice body shot.
Love misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Love.
Love scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.
White drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Love defends it well.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love misses with a left hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Love lands.
Love is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?#T3#
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Love bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Love.
White misses with a two punch combination.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Love dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love misses with a hook.
White throws out a counter right but Love avoids it with no problem.
Love slaps away a takedown attempt from White, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T4#
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Love connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Love works White's body with a nice hook.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Love sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Love is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Love looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Love as he connects with a hook.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from White.
Love is looking to counter punch.#T5#
Good exchange - Love coming out on top.
Love scores with a nice right hand.
Love slips a jab from White.
Love scores with a jab. White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White looks to throw the jab but Love is out of range.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Love finds it's target.
Nice jab there from Love. #ROC#White is rocked!
Love swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and White counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by White.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T6#
White working the ground and pound but Love is defending the strikes.
Love wants to control but White postures up.#SUB2#
White is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Love knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Check out the look on White's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Love holding on.
White tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #T7#
White working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #SUB2#
White goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Love has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for White but great work by Love.
I wouldn't like to be where White is right now.
Love slows the pace down.
White is looking to regain half guard here but Love keeps moving and retains side control.
Mason Love overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T8#
White struggling a bit here.
Love controlling from side mount.
White is looking for a sweep.
Love advances to mount.
White is in all sorts of trouble here. #T9#
Love looking to control and managing it successfully.
White just holding on.
White tries to lock up and control but Love gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Love controlling from the full mount.
Love has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Love dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Love ducks under a wild hook from White.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Love lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love ducks under a wild hook from White.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Love misses. #T1#
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Love throws out the jab.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
White misses with a hook. Love ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Love throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Love throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White throws a hook but Love blocks it.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White staying out of range there.
White tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
White takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #T2#
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White blocks a jab.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Love takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking.
Love misses with a hook #TD2#
and White counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Love looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Love throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Love has wrist control.#T3#
White pushing down on Love's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
White thows a huge punch but Love dodges it nicely.
White winds up and cracks Love with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
White throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Love to regain full guard.
White slips nicely into half guard.
White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Love is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.#T4#
Love won't allow White to pass to mount.
White scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
White throws a strike but Love avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Love is trying to keep White in close.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Love keeping full guard, as White tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Love misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T5#
Love looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from White.
Love throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Love misses with a looping right.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Love misses with a few strikes there.
White changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
White throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T6#
White misses with a straight right.
White slips under a jab from Love.
Love throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Love swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Love misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
It looked like Love wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Love missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T7#
Love misses with a few strikes there.
White with the counter takedown but Love avoids it easily.
Love throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love slips a jab from White.
Love is looking to counter punch.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White with the counter takedown but Love avoids it easily.
White takes one on the button.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White slips a jab from Love.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
White moves away from the strike by Love.
Love throws a hook but White blocks it.
Ray White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T8#
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from White misses.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Love connects with a crisp jab.
Love lands a right hook to the body.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Love counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White with a poor takedown
and Love counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Love avoids it really well and circles away.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray White.#T9#
Love looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Love throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Love misses with a body shot.
Love jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
Love lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White defending well as Love loads up on a big left hand.
White drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Love defends it well.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Love counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White slips under a jab from Love.
Nice cross by White.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Love!
Mason Love retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Mason Love thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ray White spoke after the fight, saying 'Yo barney rubble - I should've known when they were double checkin your passport, that you'd be an eye pokin cheat and a bad sport, I waved to the ref but no, savin the chef you so, fake and a theft and low behold I know Im gonna break your arm off next time you show ho!'.

Event: TOF 78
Date: Feb 11, 2024

#R1#
Panda with a poor takedown
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panda walks into a straight right hand from Love.
Panda closes the distance and clinches up with Love, looking for a takedown. Panda pushes Love against the cage but Love circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Panda closes the distance and clinches up with Love, looking for a takedown. Panda pushes Love against the cage but Love circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Panda.
Panda slips a jab and a cross from Love.
Love lands a nice hook to Panda's body. Panda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panda was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
A big left from Love misses.
Panda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Love thuds his right hand into Panda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Love scores with a hook to the body. Panda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panda gets cracked there but stands up to it. #ROC#Panda is rocked!
Love pounces like a tiger and cracks Panda with a vicious hook! Panda is down but not out! Love follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mason Love!
Mason Love retains his bantamweight title!
Mason Love thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: TOF 71
Date: Jan 20, 2024

#R1##TD2#
Mesquita scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Love's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mesquita working the ground and pound.
Mesquita works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Love defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Love's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Love definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Love is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T1#
Mesquita cracks Love with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Love takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mesquita throws an elbow but Love slips to the side and avoids it well.
Love wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita drags him back down.
Love is looking for a sweep.
Love avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mesquita. #SUB2#
Mesquita tries for a kimura but Love is defending well. #SUB2#
Mesquita goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Love rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mesquita's guard! Nice work there by Love!
Love pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mesquita is keeping the position for now. #T2##SUB2#
Mesquita looking for a guillotine here but Love defends easily.
Love has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet. #SUB2#
Love avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Mesquita working for a triangle but Love defends it easily.
Love wanted to stand there but Mesquita had control of the position. #T3#
Mesquita wants to sweep here but Love controlling him for the moment.
Mesquita manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Love manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Mesquita with a nice head shot there.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mesquita sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving. #T4#
Mesquita throws a strike but Love rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.
Mesquita controls Love momentarily but Love frees himself.
Mesquita being controlled here, momentarily.
Mesquita is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T5#
Mesquita trying to control the position.
Love trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Love forces his way into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Love in particular looking to stall.
Mesquita is trying to get back to full guard.#T6#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mesquita throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mesquita loads up on a big right hand but Love slips the punch.
Mesquita ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Mesquita misses with a shot to the body
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mesquita lands with a right hand.
Mesquita with a poor takedown
letting Love counter with a right hand.
Love cracks Mesquita with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Love misses the target. #T7#
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Love cracks Mesquita with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Love misses with a looping right.
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Mesquita tries to clinch
and Love makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice jab there from Love.
Mason Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Love swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mesquita.
Love throws a series of strikes that have Mesquita backpedaling.
Love drops his hands momentarily and Mesquita takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T8#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love looks to land a right hand but Mesquita moved out of range.
Mesquita slips a jab from Love.
Love throws a hook but Mesquita blocks it.
Mesquita blocks a jab.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Love as he jumps to the side.
Mesquita takes one on the button.
Mesquita wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Love throws a body shot but no joy.
Love throws a big shot that misses.#T9#
Mesquita shoots and misses
and Love counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Mesquita.
Love displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mesquita.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Mesquita's shoulder, as Mesquita tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Love does no damage.
Mesquita ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Mesquita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Love avoids the body shot from Mesquita.
Love was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Mesquita is just out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Love throws a hook to the side of Mesquita's head but Mesquita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mesquita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Love misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Love dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Mesquita is just out of range.
Love moves away from the strike by Mesquita.
It looked like Love wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mesquita misses with a body punch
and Mesquita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mesquita throws a jab when Love was well out of range.
Mason Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mesquita.
Love is looking to counter punch.
Mason Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Love lands with a hook. Mesquita tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mesquita avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita lands with a straight right. Love didn't see that one coming.
Mesquita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mesquita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.#T1#
Mesquita takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love throws a hook to the side of Mesquita's head but Mesquita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mesquita momentarily.
Mesquita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Love takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Love misses with a looping right.
Mesquita tries to counter with a clinch but Love shakes him off and moves away.
A nice combination there by Love.
Mesquita looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Mesquita steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Love.#T2#
Love throws out a loose jab but Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mesquita throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Love is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mesquita can do to turn this around?
Mesquita misses with a left hand
and Love counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mesquita thinking.
Mesquita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Love counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Love looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range.
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Mesquita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A cross from Love lands.
Love fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Love uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mesquita.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Love feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mesquitas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mesquita just misses with a punch to the body.
Love throws a sloppy body shot
letting Mesquita counter with a right hand.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Love slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Love misses with a double jab.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mesquita.
Love lands with a nice body punch.
Love lands a body shot.
Mesquita takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mesquita gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T4#
Love throws the left hand but Mesquita avoids the punch easily.
Mesquita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love throws a big counter combination but Mesquita scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mesquita staying out of range there.
Mesquita now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mesquita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mesquita let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mesquita misses with a wild body shot.
Mesquita smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Love misses its intended target.
Love misses with an uppercut
letting Mesquita counter with a right hand.
Mesquita takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Love misses with a hook.#T5#
Love misses with a right hand
and Mesquita counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Love stuns Mesquita with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mesquita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Mesquita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Love punishes Mesquita's body with a nice straight punch.
Mesquita scores with a crisp jab that stopped Love in his tracks.
Love cracks Mesquita with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mesquita drops his hands momentarily and Love takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mesquita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mesquita drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Love throws the left hand but Mesquita avoids the punch easily.#T6#
Mesquita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Mesquita changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mesquita closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesquita just misses with a punch to the body.
Love looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range.
Love sets himself, and Mesquita steps forward looking for the clinch! Love avoids it this time.
Love throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mesquita counters with a nice uppercut.
Mesquita has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mesquita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Mesquita misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Mesquita.
Love takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Love lands with an overhand left.#T7#
Love lands a body shot.
Love throws a lazy uppercut
and Mesquita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Love misses with an uppercut.
Mesquita slips under a jab.
Mesquita now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Love takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch but Love swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mesquita throws out the jab.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Love dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love throws a big shot that misses.#T8#
Mesquita connects with a right hand. Love shakes it off.
Love comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mesquita throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mesquita moves away.
Love fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
Mesquita wants to counter with a clinch but Love pushes him away.
Love is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mesquita throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love throws the left hand but Mesquita avoids the punch easily.
Mesquita lands a body shot.
Love moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#T9#
Mesquita digs a good hook to Love's body.
Love throws a hook to the side of Mesquita's head but Mesquita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Mesquita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Love cracks Mesquita with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mesquita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mesquita throws a body shot but no joy.
Love swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mesquita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Mesquita. That snapped Love's head back.
Mesquita blocks a jab.
And Mesquita tries to counter it with a takedown but Love pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A big left from Love misses.
A little jabbing left from Mesquita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Love dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Love avoids the body shot from Mesquita. #CL2#
Mesquita moves into range and clinches up with Love.
A head punch on the inside from Love fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Love.
Mesquita fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Love misses with a punch on the inside.
Love lands a hook that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
A shot in the inside from Love.
Mesquita misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love has a couple of punches blocked by Mesquita. #BC#
Love's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
A big right from Love misses. #T1#
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Love throws a body shot but no joy.
Mesquita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mesquita wants to clinch
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
Mesquita takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Love misses with a hook to the body
and Mesquita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Love misses with a body shot.
Love throws out a loose jab but Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Mesquita slips the punch.
Love sets himself, and Mesquita steps forward looking for the clinch! Love avoids it this time.
Mesquita gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Love.#T2#
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but Love shows good takedown defense.
Mesquita has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Love finds it's way round the side to connect with Mesquita's head.
Love takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Love misses with an uppercut. Mesquita saw that one coming.
Mesquita blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mesquita dips to his left and cracks Love with an uppercut!
Love swings for the body but Mesquita moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Mesquita misses.
Mesquita wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mesquita tries to clinch but Love moves out of range. #T3#
Love cracks Mesquita with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mesquita misses with a hook.
Love misses with a body shot.
Mesquita wants to counter the offense by Love and move into the clinch position.
Mesquita scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mesquita is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Mesquita.
Love throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Love throws a right hand that Mesquita ducks under and follows up with a left that Mesquita also avoids with ease.
Mesquita walks into a stiff left hand from Love.
Love throws a lazy uppercut
and Mesquita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Love misses with a combination
and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Love throws a looping overhand right but Mesquita ducks down to avoid it.
Love misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love misses with an uppercut
and Mesquita counters with a straight right hand.
Mesquita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love works over Mesquita's head and body with a nice combination.
Love misses with a body shot.
Mesquita shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T5#
Mesquita doesn't manage to clinch there - Love circles away.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Love defends it nicely.
Mesquita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Mesquita misses the shot to the body.
Mesquita lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Love misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Love misses with a hook.#T6#
Love scores with a one two! Mesquita had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Love misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Mesquita counters by moving into the clinch.
Mesquita lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Love fails to land.
Love tries to circle away but Mesquita has him pinned against the cage.
Love blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mesquita slows down the pace here.
Mesquita drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mesquita misses with a body punch. #T7#
A left hand lands to the body for Love.
Mesquita being controlled against the cage.
Love lands a left hand. #TD2#
Mesquita drags the fight down to the ground. #SU#
Mesquita is working an open guard so Love takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mesquita.
Mesquita throws a sloppy body shot
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mesquita needs to keep his hands up - Love had a free shot at his head there.
A combination from Love does no damage. #T8#
Love lunges at Mesquita with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mesquita's hand.
Love misses with a double jab
and Mesquita counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Love thinking.
Love looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a takedown. Love tries to sprawl out of it but Mesquita keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Love manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Mesquita.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mesquita on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Love stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Love wants it to stay on the feet.#T9#
Love connects with a nice looking jab.
Love clobbers Mesquita with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Mesquita tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Love misses with the combination.
Love avoids the body shot from Mesquita.
Love is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Love doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hugo Mesquita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mesquita takes one to the chin there.
Mesquita tries to clinch but Love is having none of it.
It looked like Love was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mesquita.
Love darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Love!
Mason Love retains his bantamweight title!
Mason Love decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: TOF 60
Date: Dec 10, 2023

#R1#
Bang shoots in for a double leg but Love sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Love. No joy for Bang on that attempt.
No luck for Bang with that takedown attempt.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bing Bang.
Love fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bang on the side of the head.
Love digs a good hook to Bang's body.
Love lands a jab to Bang's midsection.
A jab lands there for Love.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Love to score with a decent uppercut.
Love misses with a hook. Bang ducked under it nicely.
Bang with the counter takedown but Love avoids it easily.
Bang blocks a jab.
Bang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T1#
A swing and a miss from Love.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bang! But no joy.
Bang takes one to the side of the head.
Bang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Love tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love takes a swing at Bang's ribcage but misses.
Bang tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bang shoots in looking for a takedown but Love manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bang's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bang blocks a jab.
Love throws a hook to the side of Bang's head but Bang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bang manages to avoid it.
Bang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Love has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bang.
Bang misses with a body kick.#T2#
Bang slips under a jab.
Mason Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Love punishes Bang's body with a nice straight punch.
Bang tries to clinch there but Love circles away.
A swing and a miss from Love.
Bang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Love slaps away a takedown attempt from Bang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bang fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Love avoids it really well and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bang.
Bang throws a leg kick but Love checks it. #T3#
Bang closes the distance and clinches up with Love, looking for a takedown. Bang pushes Love against the cage but Love circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Love definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Love lands with a cross.
Bang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Bang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bang scores with a jab to the body.
Love checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Love circles away.
Bang slips under a jab.
Love throws out a loose jab but Bang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bang shoots and misses
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Bang throws a body kick that misses
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck for Bang with that takedown attempt.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Love as he avoids it easily.
Love scores with a hook.#ROC#Bang is rocked!
Love is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Love ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Bang out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mason Love!
Mason Love retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Mason Love thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: TOF 53
Date: Nov 12, 2023

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Fassett. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fassett walks into a stiff left hand from Love.
Love with a jab.
Fassett misses the jab.
Love avoids the body shot from Fassett.
Love scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fassett misses with a lunging right hand
and Love counters with a right hand to the body.
Fassett ducks right into an uppercut from Love.
Love avoids the body shot from Fassett.
Love was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Love lands a nice looking body shot.
Fassett looks to throw the jab but Love is out of range.
Love scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fassett throws a hook but Love blocks it.
Fassett lands an overhand right.
Fassett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T1#
Love scores with a punch to the head.
Fassett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fassett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Love lands a really nice looking cross but Fassett seems unphased.
Fassett misses with a straight left.
It looks like Love has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Fassett throws a looping overhand right but Love ducks down to avoid it.
Fassett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Love swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fassett tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fassett digs a good body shot into Love's ribs.
Love slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fassett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Love cracks a nice hook into Fassett's ribs.
Love swings for the body but Fassett moves out of range.
Fassett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.#T2#
Fassett lands a glancing blow to the side of Love's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fassett throws a looping overhand right but Love ducks down to avoid it.
Fassett throws out a loose jab but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love thuds a left hand into Fassett's body.
Love misses with a straight right.
Love stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fassett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Fassett.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Fassett as he connects with a hook.
Fassett closes the distance and clinches up with Love, looking for a takedown. Fassett pushes Love against the cage but Love circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Love blocks a jab.
Fassett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fassett moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Fassett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T3#
Love lands a jab to the nose.
Love swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and Fassett counters with a shoot takedown. Love fights it but they end up in guard.
Love working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fassett.
Fassett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fassett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fassett lands a couple of digs.
Fassett preventing the sweep.
Love avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fassett prevents Love from getting back to his feet.
Fassett throwing strikes but missing.
Fassett is looking to work some ground and pound but Love has wrist control.#T4#
Fassett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fassett won't allow Love to sweep him here.
Fassett stops Love from standing up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fassett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Love sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Love throws out a powerful jab.
Fassett moves away from the strike by Love.
Love misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Love 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fassett takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Love rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fassett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fassett throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Love misses its target.
Love's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fassett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Love scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Fassett does it's job there.#T5#
Fassett defending well as Love loads up on a big left hand.
Fassett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Love rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
and Fassett counters with a takedown into side control. #SUB2#
Fassett is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Love is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
Fassett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Love knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Fassett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fassett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Love is not content to let Fassett control the position. #T6#
Love dodges the ground and pound from Fassett.
Fassett misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fassett working the body and head with strikes.
Fassett is working Love over with some ground and pound from side control. #SUB2#
Fassett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Love knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fassett working away.#T7#
Fassett is trying to ground and pound but Love uses the momentary lack of control by Fassett to regain half guard.
Fassett is looking to advance position but Love won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fassett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fassett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Fassett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Love has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fassett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T8#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fassett is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Love!
Fassett lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fassett connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fassett throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fassett trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Love wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fassett.
Fassett trying to control but Love is having none of it. #T9#
Fassett raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fassett trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fassett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Love hang on?
Fassett landing strikes from the mount and Love is in trouble!
Fassett punching from mount but Love doing a good job of avoiding damage. #SUB2#
Fassett moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Love has worked his arm free - good work by Love!
Fassett in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Fassett dominated that round.
That's time! Love's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Love looks to throw the jab but Fassett is out of range.
Love misses with a looping right.
Fassett takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Love misses with a straight right.
Fassett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fassett dodges the punch combination from Love.
Love scores with a decent looking hook.
Love throws out a powerful jab.
Fassett throws an overhand right that lands on Love's shoulder, as Love tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love misses the jab.
Fassett throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Fassett looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
No luck for Fassett with that takedown attempt.
Fassett dips to his left and cracks Love with an uppercut!
Fassett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fassett throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.
Fassett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Love lands with a nice body punch.
Mason Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Fassett shoots in looking for a takedown but Love manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fassett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fassett misses with a wild body shot.
Fassett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Fassett.
Love moves out of range as Fassett strikes.#T2#
Love on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fassett misses the body punch
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fassett throws a poor cross that misses
letting Love counter with a right hand.
Love lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love misses the shot to the body.
Fassett misses with a body shot
and Love counters with a nice uppercut.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Fassett slips a straight right by Love.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fassett. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fassett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Fassett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Fassett.
Fassett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fassett misses with a wild body shot.
Fassett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Fassett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fassett takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Love avoids the body shot from Fassett.
Fassett throws a sloppy body shot
and Love counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fassett thinking.
Love slaps away a takedown attempt from Fassett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Love lands with a nice body punch.
Love avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Love's corner calls for a 1-2. Love obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Love misses with a straight left.
Fassett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Love darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fassett walks into a jab.#T4#
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fassett.
Love missing with a left hand there. Fassett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Love.
Fassett misses with a body shot.
Love thuds a left hand into Fassett's body.
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 Fassett misses.
Love lands a body shot.
Love scores with a punch to the head.
Love connects with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Love. Those never looked like landing.
Love missing with a left hand there. Fassett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Love misses the target. #T5#
Love connects with the punch.
Fassett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fassett goes for a double leg but Love avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Love continues to drive forward.
Fassett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Love is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fassett misses with a body shot.
Fassett throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Fassett throws a sloppy body shot
and Love counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fassett. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Fassett.
Love throws a body punch but Fassett moves out of range.
Fassett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Love connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fassett momentarily.
Love throws a body shot but no joy.
Fassett changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Love slips a jab from Fassett.#T6#
Fassett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Love throws a lazy right hand but Fassett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fassett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Love misses with a body shot.
Love uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fassett.
Fassett with a poor takedown
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fassett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Love throws a lazy right hand but Fassett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fassett misses with a body punch
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Fassett is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Love rather than just go for the knockout.
Fassett throws a body shot but no joy.
Fassett lands with a good body shot.
Fassett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
Love misses the shot to the body. #T7#
Love defending well as Fassett loads up on a big left hand.
Mason Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fassett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice sprawl there from Love as Fassett shoots in.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love connects with the punch.
Fassett throws a looping overhand right but Love ducks down to avoid it.
Fassett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Love.
Love lands a right hook to the body.
Fassett moves away from the strike by Love.
Fassett with the counter takedown but Love avoids it easily.
Love missing with a left hand there. Fassett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Love misses with a left hand
and Fassett counters with a nice body shot.
Fassett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T8#
Fassett throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Love throws a hook but Fassett blocks it.
Fassett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fassett can do to turn this around?
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fassett throws out the jab.
Love throwing a counter right hand but Fassett manages to avoid it.
Love scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love connects with a nice looking jab.
Fassett misses with a hook.
Love avoids the body shot from Fassett.
A big left from Fassett misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Love rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fassett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fassett throws out a counter right but Love avoids it with no problem.
Fassett misses with a body shot.
Fassett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Love but Love pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T9#
A swing and a miss from Love.
Love jabs Fassett right on the nose. Fassett blinks but takes it well.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fassett.
Fassett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Fassett misses.
Love misses with a straight right.
Fassett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Love.
Fassett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
Love's corner calls for a 1-2. Love obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fassett throws a poor cross that misses
and Fassett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Love scores with a nice right hand.
Love misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Love dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Fassett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love tries to move into range but Fassett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Love works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fassett throws a body shot but no joy.
Fassett sizes up Love with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fassett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love slips a straight right by Fassett.
Love lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fassett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fassett circles away quickly and effectively.
Fassett misses with a hook to the body
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
Fassett with a poor takedown
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fassett moves into range and connects with a jab. #T1#
Love misses with a looping right.
Fassett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A shot to the liver by Fassett. Beautiful body shot.
Love looks to land a left hand but Fassett moved out of range nicely.
Love throws the left hand but Fassett avoids the punch easily.
Love slips a jab from Fassett.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Fassett.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Love, as that shot connected.
Love scores with a nice strike.
Love throws a hook but Fassett avoids it easily.
Fassett moves away from the strike by Love.
Fassett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fassett misses with a body shot. #T2#
A big right from Fassett misses.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Fassett is just out of range.
Nice cross by Love.
Love scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Love misses.
Love missing with a left hand there. Fassett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fassett tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fassett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fassett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fassett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.
A big left from Love misses.
Fassett misses with a looping left.#T3#
Fassett throws a hook but Love avoids it easily.
Fassett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Love smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#TD2#
Fassett is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Love's half guard.#SUB2#
Fassett wants to work for an arm triangle but Love is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fassett is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Love working to try and regain half guard. #T4#
Fassett trying to control but Love is having none of it.
Fassett is landing with some decent strikes but Love is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Love is working to get back to half guard.
Love is squirming around, avoiding Fassett's attempts to control the action.
Fassett scoring with strikes but Love is staying in there. #T5#
Love has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Fassett's lack of action.
Love is refusing to be controlled, as Fassett sits in half guard.
Fassett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Love is refusing to be controlled, as Fassett sits in half guard.
Love keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fassett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T6#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fassett is keen to just control but Love is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fassett lands a nice short elbow.
Love keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fassett is keen to just control but Love is a slippery customer.
Fassett tries to pass to full mount but Love defends it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Love throws a hook but Fassett blocks it.
Fassett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Fassett.
Fassett throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Love lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T7#
Love uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fassett.
Fassett avoids the body shot from Love.
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
Fassett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Love slips a jab from Fassett.
Fassett scores with a sloppy right hand. Love should have avoided that one.
Fassett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Love wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fassett throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Fassett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fassett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Love.
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Love throws a series of punches but Fassett moves out of range.
Fassett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T8#
Love connects with a body shot that sends Fassett's belly button to the back.
Love misses with a hook.
Fassett misses the shot to the body.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Fassett misses with a hook. Love ducked under it nicely.
Love swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Love misses with a hook. Fassett ducked under it nicely.
Fassett fails to land the takedown.
Fassett takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love throws a jab when Fassett was well out of range.
Love scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fassett doesn't seem bothered though.
Fassett walks into a stiff left hand from Love.#T9#
Fassett lands a nice shot that snaps Love's head back.
Fassett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fassett throws a shot to the body.
Fassett dives in and grabs Love's left leg, looking for a takedown. Love pushes down on Fassett's head and hops out.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Fassett.
No luck for Fassett with that takedown attempt.
Fassett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fassett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Love throws a good cross that connects.
Fassett lands with a nice body punch.
Fassett slips under a jab from Love.
Fassett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Love showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Love has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Love!
Mason Love retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Mason Love, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: TOF 47
Date: Oct 22, 2023

#R1#
Njagi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Love counters with a right hand to the body.
Love connects with a nice looking jab.
Njagi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Njagi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Love finds it's way round the side to connect with Njagi's head.
Njagi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Love.
Njagi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Love coming out on top.
Njagi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Njagi shoots in but Love avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abasi Njagi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Njagi with a poor takedown
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Love scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Love scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1#
Njagi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Njagi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Love stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Love wants it to stay on the feet.
Love lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Njagi at a distance.
Njagi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Love counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Njagi thinking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Njagi.
Njagi takes a jab right on the kisser. #ROC2#Njagi is rocked!
Love darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Njagi's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Love before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mason Love!
Mason Love is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Mason Love thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: TOF 42
Date: Oct 01, 2023

#R1#
Love misses with an uppercut. Bang saw that one coming.
Love misses with a straight right.
Bang misses with a leg kick.
Love fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bang thumps Love with a low kick.
Bang scores with a leg kick.
Bang throws a leg kick that misses.
Love now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Bang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Bang backs off Love throws a huge counter combo but Bang manages to avoid it all.
Bang 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Love cracks Bang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Love looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bang throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Bang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Love's waist but Love gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bang off to one side. #TD#
Bang shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bang showed some decent athleticism there.
Love avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bang. #ES2#
Love manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Love rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Love lands a jab to the nose.
Love dips to his left and cracks Bang with an uppercut!
Mason Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bang shoots in but no luck this time.
Love looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bing Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good work by Love as he checks the leg kick.#T2#
Love throws a body punch but Bang moves out of range.
Love throws a body punch but Bang moves out of range.
Love scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
Love misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bang.
A leg kick checked by Love.
Sloppy strikes from Bang. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Bang does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Love backs away, Bang returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bang slips a jab from Love.
Bang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Love throws a right hand that misses
and Bang counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Bang avoids the body shot from Love.
Bang swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Love jabs Bang right on the nose. Bang blinks but takes it well.
Bang wants to slow Love down by chopping away at his legs.
Bang tries to land a front kick but Love steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#TD#
Bang looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Love!

Love sneaks out the side door and pushes Bang away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Bang misses the shot to the body.
Bang scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love lands with a shot to the body.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bang. #T4#
A swing and a miss from Love.
Bang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Love.
Bang throws a leg kick but Love sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bang or perhaps it was just good defense by Love, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Love! But no joy.
Love's corner calls for a 1-2. Love obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Love takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bang has his takedown stuffed
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T5#
Love misses with a right hand
and Bang counters with a thumping low kick.
Bang just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Love does no damage.
Bang looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Love.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bang slips a jab from Love.
Love comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bang tries to score with a low kick but Love moves his leg out of the way.
Bang throws a lazy uppercut
and Love counters with a right hand to the body.
Bang fails with a takedown attempt.#T6#
Decent striking displayed by Love there.
Love lands a right hook to the body.
Bang looks to land a body kick but Love moved away.
Love swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Bang was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bang drops his hands momentarily and Love takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T7#
Bang with a hook.
Bang throws a jab when Love was well out of range.
Love throws a body punch but Bang moves out of range.
Bang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Love connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bang scrambles back to his feet.
Bang misses with a low kick.
A big left from Love misses.
Mason Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Love misses with a body punch
and Bang counters with an inside leg kick.
Bang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Love looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Love throws a hook but Bang avoids it easily.
It looked like Bang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Love.
Love looks to land a combination but Bang avoids it well. #T8#
Bang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Love scores with a sloppy right hand. Bang should have avoided that one.
Love connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Bang.
A quick step to the side and Bang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Love coming out on top.
Love swings widly with a right hand
and Bang counters with a three punch combo that has Love backing up. Love nods at Bang to acknowledge the strikes.
Love connects with a body shot.
Love throws a shot to the body.
Bang avoids the body shot from Love. #T9##CL#
Bang rushes Love and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Love gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Love prevents a body shot from Bang.
Love prevents a takedown attempt there.
The referee is keeping an eye on Love - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #BC#
Bang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Love misses with a looping left.
Bang tries to counter with a takedown but Love is quick to defend against it.
Bang ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Bang tries to counter with a takedown but Love is quick to defend against it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Love dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Love lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Love misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Love throws a hook but Bang blocks it.
Love moves out of range of the leg kick from Bang.
Bang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Love takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bang tries to clinch there but Love circles away.
Bang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bang.
Bang is looking for a counter combo.
Bang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Love throws the left hand but Bang avoids the punch easily.
Love has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bang sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Bang has managed to clinch.
Love goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Love breaks the clinch.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Bang's shoulder, as Bang tries to avoid the shot.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bang has his takedown stuffed
and Love counters with a two punch combo.
A jab from Love misses.
Bang is looking to wear down Love with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Bang slips the punch.
Love works the jab nicely.#T2#
Bang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.#TD#
Bang closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bang working the body and head with strikes.
Bang tries to move to mount but Love blocks the move with his legs.
Bang trying to control the position but Love is working away.
Love tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Love avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bang.
Love is trying to stand.#T3#
Bang throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Love because Bang loaded up on that one. #SUB#
Bang jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Love is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Love and Bang has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bang wants to control but Love is keeping him busy. #ES2#
Love sneaks out the side door and pushes Bang away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Mason Love seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Love misses with a looping right.
Bang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Love defends it nicely.#T4#
Love scores with a nice head shot.
Love uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#ROC2#Bang is rocked!
Love checks a low kick from Bang.
Oh Bang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bang is aggressively charging in as Love backs up avoiding any damage. Love tosses out a jab and Bang runs right into it face first! Bang is out cold! Love dropped down on all fours and is barking in Bang's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mason Love!
A very excited looking Mason Love 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: TOF 34
Date: Sep 03, 2023

#R1#
Brunson shoots for a takedown but Love saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Love stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Love wants it to stay on the feet.
Love throws out a powerful jab.
Love connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brunson. Brunson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brunson avoids the body shot from Love.
Brunson dives in and grabs Love's left leg, looking for a takedown. Love pushes down on Brunson's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blonde Brunson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brunson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Love sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brunson somewhat.
Nice takedown defense from Love. No joy for Brunson on that attempt.
Love works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunson tries to clinch but Love moves away
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brunson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Love darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brunson tries to clinch
and Love counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Love keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T1#
Brunson closes the distance and clinches up with Love, looking for a takedown. Brunson pushes Love against the cage but Love circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Love throws a jab when Brunson was well out of range.
Love slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brunson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Love scores with a jab to the body.
Love moves into range and connects with a jab.
Love is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brunson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Brunson has his takedown stuffed
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Love misses with a body shot.
Brunson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brunson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Brunson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Brunson is breathing heavily.
Love scores with a body shot.
Brunson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Love counter with a right hand. #ROC2#Brunson is rocked!
Brunson wants to clinch but Love slips to the side
and Love counters with a crisp right that sends Brunson to the canvas! Love follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Love!
Mason Love thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: TOF 29
Date: Aug 12, 2023

#R1#
Fassett closes the distance and clinches up with Love, looking for a takedown. Fassett pushes Love against the cage but Love circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Love staying out of range there.
Love misses with a straight right.
Fassett tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Love cracks Fassett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fassett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Love.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Love lands a lovely overhand right.
Love avoids the body shot from Fassett.
Love with a hook.
Fassett throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Fassett misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love throws a hook but Fassett blocks it.
Love keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fassett.
Fassett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Love tries to avoid it but Fassett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Love to the ground. Love escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Love looks to land a combination but Fassett avoids it well.
Love throws a hook but Fassett avoids it easily.
Love definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Fassett lands a lovely overhand right.
Love misses with a right hand
and Fassett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Love throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Love throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Fassett decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Love's guard.
Love wants to get back to his feet but Fassett passes into half guard. #REVR#
Fassett working the head and body with strikes.
Fassett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Love manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fassett throwing strikes but missing.
Love working a defensive guard here. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Love escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fassett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fassett trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Love is adopting a defensive guard.
Fassett wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
Fassett working some strikes from top position.#T3#
Love can't keep his opponent in guard - Fassett advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fassett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Love's head.
Fassett wants to take a breather but Love is having none of it. #SUB2#
Fassett looking for a submission but Love manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt. #ES#
Love uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fassett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Fassett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fassett is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Love rather than just go for the knockout.
Love checks a low kick from Fassett.
A cross from Love lands.#TD2#
Fassett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Love napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fassett landing strikes. #T4#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Love is trying to control Fassett's posture but Fassett avoids it.
Fassett lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Love down.
Love is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Love is not content to let Fassett control the position.
Love tries to bench press Fassett off him but Fassett keeps the position. #SUB2#
Fassett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fassett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T5#
Love tries to buck Fassett off but Fassett is having none of it.
Fassett is looking to take a break and control but Love is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Love wants to get back to his feet but Fassett drags him back down.
Fassett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fassett throws an elbow but Love slips to the side and avoids it well.
Check out the look on Fassett's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Love avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fassett.
Fassett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Love is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #T6#
Love is looking to regain half guard here but Fassett keeps moving and retains side control.
Love is working hard here to advance position.
Love regains half guard there - taking advantage of Fassett's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Fassett 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.
Fassett working over Love with some ground and pound. Love looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fassett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fassett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T7#
Love scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Fassett manages to mount him!
Fassett is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fassett content just to control the position here.
Fassett with the ground and pound from mount.
Fassett dominating with strikes here.
Fassett lands a nice shot to the head.
Fassett avoids the attempt from Love to control.
Fassett trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fassett is landing with some decent strikes but Love is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#T8#
Love is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fassett working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Love is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fassett putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fassett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Love is trying desperately to improve position.
Love is squirming around, avoiding Fassett's attempts to control the action. #T9#
Fassett landing strikes, looking to finish!
Love wants to control but Fassett is having none of it.
The referee warns Love that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fassett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fassett trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Love tries to hold on but Fassett postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Fassett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Love lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fassett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Fassett slips the punch.
Love slips a jab from Fassett.
Fassett dives in and grabs Love's left leg, looking for a takedown. Love pushes down on Fassett's head and hops out.
Fassett moves out of range as Love strikes.
Fassett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fassett takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Fassett just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Fassett bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Love can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Fassett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #T1#
Love can't do much from the bottom here.
Love is letting Fassett control him for a moment.
Love tries to buck Fassett off but Fassett is having none of it.
Eric Fassett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fassett landing strikes.
Love is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Love parries the strikes from Fassett easily there. Fassett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Love to escape.
Fassett tries to move into full mount but can't pass Love's legs. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fassett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fassett trying to control the position but Love is working away.
You can see the frustration on Love's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Love prevents Fassett from moving into mount.
Fassett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fassett working away.
Fassett is looking to take a break and control but Love is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T3#
Love gets back to half guard.
Love is refusing to be controlled, as Fassett sits in half guard.
Fassett drops an elbow to the side of Love's head.
Fassett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Love is not content to let Fassett control the position.
Love controlling the position well. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fassett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fassett throws an overhand right that lands on Love's shoulder, as Love tries to avoid the shot.
Love is looking to counter punch.
Love misses the shot to the body.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
Fassett is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Love throws a hook to the side of Fassett's head but Fassett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mason Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Love throws a body punch but Fassett moves out of range.
Fassett tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fassett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Love.
Fassett misses with a straight left.
Love is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Love misses the jab.
Fassett tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fassett misses with a lunging right hand
letting Love counter with a right hand.
Love stuffs the takedown attempt from Fassett. Fassett gets slowly back to his feet. #T5#
Fassett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Fassett.
Fassett misses the shot to the body.
Fassett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fassett throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.
Love connects with the punch.
Fassett ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Fassett throws a hook but Love blocks it.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fassett.
Fassett misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Love tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Fassett.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fassett takes a jab right on the kisser. #T6#
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Fassett.
Fassett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Love with a body shot.
Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fassett throws a hook to the side of Love's head but Love sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Love dips to his left and cracks Fassett with an uppercut!
Love cracks Fassett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fassett throws a hook but Love avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Love. No joy for Fassett on that attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fassett misses with a wild body shot.
Fassett looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Fassett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Fassett looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Fassett misses with a hook to the body
and Fassett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fassett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Love sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #T7##TD2#
Fassett scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Love can't do much from the bottom here.
Fassett trying to control the action but Love is working from the bottom.
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Love is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fassett cracks Love with an elbow. That is naaassty.#T8#
Fassett tries to advance to mount but can't.
Fassett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Love parries the strikes from Fassett easily there. Fassett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Love to escape.
Fassett lands a nice forearm strike.
Fassett landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Love's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fassett throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#T9#
Love struggling a bit here.
Fassett working the strikes but Love uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Fassett thows a huge punch but Love dodges it nicely.
Love keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fassett is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Love!
Fassett throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fassett with shots to the head and body - Love looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fassett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Love hang on?
Love wants to control but Fassett is having none of it.
Fassett dominating with strikes here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Fassett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Fassett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Love as he jumps to the side.
Love takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fassett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Love slips a jab from Fassett.
Fassett misses with a takedown
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Fassett closes the distance and clinches up with Love, looking for a takedown. Fassett pushes Love against the cage but Love circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Fassett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love throws a lazy right hand but Fassett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Love.
Fassett throws a looping overhand right but Love ducks down to avoid it.
Love ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fassett goes for a double leg but Love avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Love continues to drive forward.#T1#
Fassett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Fassett throws a hook to the side of Love's head but Love sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fassett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fassett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fassett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Love fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fassett manages to avoid it.
Fassett looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD2#
Love gets caught flat footed, as Fassett shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fassett throws a strike but Love rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Love sitting in guard here, content to control. #T2#
Love is pushing down on Fassett's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fassett is fighting to maintain full guard but Love has managed to sneak the leg through.
Love is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Love continues to stall.
Fassett felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Fassett preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #SUB2#
Fassett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T3#
Love trying to control the pace.
Love is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Fassett being controlled here, momentarily. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Love wants to get up but he can't break Fassett's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fassett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Love throws out the jab.
Love cracks Fassett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fassett tries to move into range but Love moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fassett shoots in looking for a takedown. Love tries to sprawl out of it but Fassett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Love manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice sprawl there from Love as Fassett shoots in.
Fassett is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.#T5#
A jab from Love does it's job there.
Love throws a jab when Fassett was well out of range.
Mason Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
Fassett drops his hands momentarily and Love takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Fassett misses its intended target.
Fassett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fassett. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fassett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Fassett.
Love swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fassett moves away from the strike by Love.
Love throws a hook but Fassett avoids it easily.
Love fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fassett manages to avoid it.
Fassett with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T6#
Love ducks under a wild hook from Fassett.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fassett. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Love dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love misses the shot to the body.
Fassett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fassett lands with an uppercut that bounces Love off the cage and back into range.
Fassett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.
Love cracks a nice hook into Fassett's ribs.
Fassett misses with an uppercut
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Love scores with a shot to the body.
Fassett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Love keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fassett.#T7#
A swing and a miss from Fassett.
Love scores with a nice right hand.
Fassett shoots in for a takedown but Love shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Love wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fassett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fassett throws a hook to the side of Love's head but Love sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love scores with a punch to the head.
Love moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Love misses with an uppercut.
Fassett misses with a straight right.
Love misses the jab.
Fassett feints the counter takedown.
Fassett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Love counters with a right hand to the body.
Fassett misses with a looping right.
Eric Fassett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T8#
Love dodges the punch combination from Fassett.
It looked like Love was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fassett.
Love throws a body punch but Fassett moves out of range.
Fassett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fassett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Love.
Love swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fassett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Love lands a jab to Fassett's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fassett misses with a jab to the body
and Fassett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fassett looks to throw the jab but Love is out of range.
Love scores with a three punch combo!
Fassett looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.#T9#
Fassett throws a hook but Love avoids it easily.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Fassett is just out of range.
Fassett fails to land the takedown.#TD2#
Fassett drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Love scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mason Love has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Love throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fassett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Love.
Fassett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.
A telegraphed right hand from Love misses the target.
It seemed like Fassett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Love showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fassett 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Fassett!
Post fight, an emotional Eric Fassett said 'Pekka Pouta is a very nice and respectable person, glad I had the honor to kick his ass! (:'.

Event: TOF 23
Date: Jul 09, 2023

#R1#
Jackman moves out of range as Love strikes.
Love slips under a jab from Jackman.
Love connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackman. Jackman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've been hearing reports that Jackman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jackman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Love misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackman misses the target.
Love fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackman manages to avoid it.
Love connects with a body shot that sends Jackman's belly button to the back.
Jackman misses with a takedown attempt
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Love fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackman manages to avoid it.
Jackman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Love is fending him off so far but Jackman persists. Nope, Love circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackman swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Love swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackman.
Jackman staying out of range there.
Jackman misses with a takedown
and Jackman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Love lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jackman connects with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Love - just one landing. #ROC2#Jackman is rocked!
Love drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Jackman right on the button. Jackman goes down! Love follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Love gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Love!
Mason Love seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: TOF 16
Date: May 21, 2023

#R1#
A jab from Love misses.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Faith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Faith lands a jab to Love's midsection.
Love misses with a looping left.
Love throws a lazy uppercut
and Faith counters with a left to the body.
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Faith throws out the jab.
Faith throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Love looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Faith slips under a jab from Love.
Faith tries to counter by clinching up but Love breaks away and moves out of range.
Love lands a lovely overhand right.
Love slips a straight right by Faith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love works Faith's body with a nice hook.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faith moves away.
Love moves out of range of the leg kick from Faith.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Love misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Faith was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Love.
Love scores with a nice right hand.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Faith just misses with a punch to the body.
Faith misses with a hook. Love ducked under it nicely.
Faith throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Love ducks right into an uppercut from Faith.
Love takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faith.
Love walks into a jab.
Love slips a straight right by Faith.
Faith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faith connects with a right hand. Love shakes it off.
Faith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T2#
Love misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faith misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Love on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Faith looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Love staying out of range there.
Faith just misses with a punch to the body.
Faith misses with a hook. Love ducked under it nicely.
Love misses with a hook.
Love throws out a loose jab but Faith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love needs to keep his hands up - Faith had a free shot at his head there.
Faith misses with a body shot.
Faith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Faith slips under a jab from Love.
Love throws a body punch but Faith moves out of range.
Faith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T3#
Love staying out of range there.
Faith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Faith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Faith looks to land a right hand but Love moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Faith.
Faith loads up on a big right hand but Love slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Faith.
Faith ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Faith throws a body shot but no joy.
Love uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Faith has time to react.
A swing and a miss from Faith.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Love! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Faith misses the target.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Love jabs Faith right on the nose. Faith blinks but takes it well.#T4#
A jab from Love does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Faith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Faith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Love checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mason Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Faith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faith swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Love throws a lazy right hand but Faith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Faith throws out the jab.
Love looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Faith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Love.
An attempted straight right counter from Faith misses the target.
Love throws a body punch but Faith moves out of range.
Faith swings widly with a right hand
and Faith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Faith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC2#Faith is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jarron Faith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Faith swings widly with a right hand
and Love counters with a crisp right that sends Faith to the canvas! Love follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Love!
During a confident post fight interview, Mason Love thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: TOF 12
Date: Apr 23, 2023

#R1#
Donk. Love catches Njagi right on the button with a cross.
Njagi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Love is fending him off so far but Njagi persists. Nope, Love circles away and we're back to standing.
Njagi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Love as he avoids it easily.
Njagi shoots in but no luck this time.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abasi Njagi.
Njagi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Love to score with a decent uppercut.
Love lands with a hook. Njagi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Love's jab looks to have found its range, popping Njagi under the eye.
Njagi fails with the takedown.
Njagi with a poor takedown
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Njagi's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Njagi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Njagi tries for a takedown but Love sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Love connects with a body shot that sends Njagi's belly button to the back.
Njagi needs to keep his hands up - Love had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Njagi looks for a takedown but Love sprawls well.#T1#
Nice uppercut lands for Love. That snapped Njagi's head back.
Love is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Njagi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Love as he jumps to the side.
Love is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Njagi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Love avoids it really well and circles away.
Love lands with a nice body punch.
It looks like Love has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Love lands with a right hand.
Love thuds a left hand into Njagi's body.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Njagi moves away.
Njagi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Love avoids it really well and circles away.#T2#
Njagi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Love tries to avoid it but Njagi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Love to the ground. Love escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Njagi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Love scores with a punch to the head.
Love smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Love stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Love wants it to stay on the feet.#TD2#
Love tries to sprawl but Njagi drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Njagi is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB2#
Njagi is looking for a kimura but Love is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Njagi to get the leverage. #T3#
Love tries to roll over but Njagi keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Njagi in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Love tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Njagi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abasi Njagi!

Event: HFC 74 - Fermi vs Hunt
Date: Mar 18, 2023

#R1#
Smith lands with a right hand.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Love pinned against the cage. Love gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A quick step to the side and Love tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Love lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith dives in for a single leg takedown but Love sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smith slips under a jab.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Love misses with an uppercut.
Love takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Love keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Love has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Love there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Smith throws a series of punches but Love moves out of range.
Love stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Love throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Love gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Love saw that one coming.#TD2#
Smith throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Love tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Smith is in Love's guard.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Love works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T2#
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Love seems keen to control Smith's posture.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Love's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Love is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Love working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Love has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Love keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully. #T3#
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Love looking to control.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Love blocks nicely.
Love has control of Smith's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Love moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Love misses the shot to the body. #TD2#
Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Love is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Love has one foot on Smith's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#T4#
A jab from Love misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Love looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Love saw that one coming.#TD2#
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Love holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Love keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
A decent looking cross lands there for Love.
Love takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Love sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Love throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Smith closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Love quickly recovers to half guard.
Love works his way to full guard. Good work.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Love's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love trying to control the position here.
Love is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T1#
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith cracks Love with a solid left hand.
Smith won't allow Love to sweep him here.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Love is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Love is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.
Love seems keen to control Smith's posture.#T2#
Smith cracks Love with a solid left hand.
John Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Love is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Smith felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Love has control of the leg.
Love slows the pace down in half guard.
Love prevents Smith from improving his position.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Love is working away from the top position though.#T3#
Smith is looking for a sweep. Love is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Love is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
Love is fighting to break Smith's control of his arms but Smith is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SU#
Love decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Love.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.#T4#
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Love defends it nicely.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Love defends it well.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Love as Smith shoots in.
Love leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Love connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Love's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Love dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
A swing and a miss from Love.
Smith changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Love takes one to the chin there.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Love counters with a huge left! Smith is in big trouble! He's backing up but Love isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Smith from any more damage. A dominating finish by Love!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Love!
During a confident post fight interview, Mason Love thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: HFC 69 - Ivanovic vs Hernandez
Date: Feb 12, 2023

#R1#
Scato shoots and misses
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Love stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Love wants it to stay on the feet.
Love lands a nice shot that snaps Scato's head back.
Scato needs to keep his hands up - Love had a free shot at his head there.
Scato with a poor takedown
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mo Scato.
Love lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#ROC#Scato is rocked!
Love fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Scato out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Mason Love!
Mason Love spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: HFC 66: Saneuji vs Farman
Date: Jan 22, 2023

#R1#
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hawthorne.
Morello Hawthorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Hawthorne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawthorne swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Hawthorne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hawthorne misses with a hook. Love ducked under it nicely.
Hawthorne misses with a low kick.
Hawthorne lands a head kick. Love smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hawthorne misses the shot to the body.
Hawthorne lands a leg kick that knocks Love off balance momentarily.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne misses with a hook.
Hawthorne missing with a left hand there. Love was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Love misses its target.
Love slips a straight right by Hawthorne.
Love throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawthorne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Love. That did some damage!
Hawthorne misses with a straight left.
Love throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T1#
Hawthorne swats away the attempt to clinch by Love.
Hawthorne scores with a hook to the body. Love takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hawthorne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawthorne cracks Love with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Love misses the target.
Hawthorne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Love swings for the body but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Love misses with a hook.
Hawthorne delivers a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Hawthorne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawthorne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - Hawthorne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawthorne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawthorne jabs Love right on the nose. Love blinks but takes it well.
Love slips a straight right by Hawthorne.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Love throws a series of strikes that have Hawthorne backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawthorne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hawthorne scores with a punch to the head.#T2#
Hawthorne throws an overhand right that lands on Love's shoulder, as Love tries to avoid the shot.
Love is looking to counter punch.
Some wild striking there from Hawthorne.
As Hawthorne looks to move away, Love throws a big counter combo but Hawthorne just gets out of the way.
Hawthorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hawthorne with the inside leg kick.
Hawthorne lands with a straight right. Love didn't see that one coming.
Hawthorne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut. Love saw that one coming.
Love rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawthorne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawthorne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Hawthorne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawthorne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hawthorne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Love darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hawthorne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Love doesn't seem bothered though.
Love is looking to wear down Hawthorne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big right from Hawthorne misses.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3#
Hawthorne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Love misses with a hook.
Love walks into a left hand.
Hawthorne connects with the punch.
Hawthorne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hawthorne connects with a crisp jab.
Hawthorne misses with a right hand
and Love counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hawthorne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Love throwing a counter right hand but Hawthorne manages to avoid it.
Hawthorne looks to land a combination. Love sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawthorne lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love misses with a straight left.
Love misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hawthorne is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Love had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hawthorne works the jab nicely.
Hawthorne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawthorne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Love takes a kick to the side of the head.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Love has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hawthorne finds it's way round the side to connect with Love's head. #T4#
A jab from Love finds it's way through Hawthorne's defenses.
Hawthorne misses with a hook.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Love looks to land a combination but Hawthorne avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Hawthorne.
Love chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawthorne can pounce on him.
Hawthorne ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Hawthorne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Hawthorne catches Love right on the button with a cross.
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawthorne throws out the jab.
Hawthorne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Love.
Love misses with a hook.
Hawthorne misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne cracks Love with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Love throws a hook but Hawthorne blocks it.
Hawthorne is looking to slow Love down with leg kicks.
Hawthorne loads up on a big right hand but Love slips the punch.
Hawthorne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Morello Hawthorne dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Love chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawthorne can pounce on him.
Hawthorne throws a series of strikes that have Love backpedaling.
Hawthorne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Love looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hawthorne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawthorne works the jab nicely.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but Love is out of range.
Hawthorne lands a glancing blow to the side of Love's head.
Morello Hawthorne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawthorne misses with a hook.
It looked like Love was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
Love misses with a hook.
Hawthorne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawthorne lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Love misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawthorne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hawthorne.
Love motions for Hawthorne to come forward. Love throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hawthorne takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Hawthorne jabs Love to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Love missing with a left hand there. Hawthorne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Hawthorne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Love takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Love uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawthorne.
Love uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne throws a hook to the side of Love's head but Love sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love slips a straight right by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Love's head.
Love takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hawthorne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Hawthorne misses.
Hawthorne tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawthorne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Love might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Love misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawthorne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Love sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Love looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Love lands with a shot to the body.
Love connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Hawthorne.
Love takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
A combination from Love does no damage.
Hawthorne connects with a solid leg kick.
Hawthorne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawthorne lands with a shot to the body.
Love moves into range and connects with a jab.
Love blocks a jab.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hawthorne throws a looping overhand right but Love ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A jab from Love misses.
Hawthorne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Love misses with a low kick.
Love takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Love takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Love smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Love keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawthorne.
Love is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hawthorne.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hawthorne in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawthorne. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Love throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T3#
Love misses with a wild body shot.
Hawthorne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hawthorne misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Love there.
Love avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Love uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawthorne.
Love slips a straight right by Hawthorne.
Love 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.
Hawthorne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Love is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hawthorne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hawthorne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hawthorne misses the body punch
and Hawthorne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawthorne throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Love was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lunges at Love with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Love's hand.
Hawthorne feints and then cracks Love's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Love down.
Hawthorne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a body punch
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Love.#T4##CL#
Love has Hawthorne up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawthorne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Love can't find room to land a body shot as Hawthorne controls the action.
Hawthorne is trying to break the clinch but Love has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Hawthorne manages to break the clinch.
Love has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hawthorne, as that shot connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawthorne. That's going to slow Love down.
Love darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Love moves out of range as Hawthorne strikes.
Love was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hawthorne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut. Love saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Hawthorne misses
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Love strikes.
Love looks to throw the jab but Hawthorne is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Love.
Hawthorne swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Morello Hawthorne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawthorne is just out of range.
Hawthorne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawthorne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Love has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Love chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawthorne can pounce on him.
Love misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot.
Love swings for the body but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Love takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hawthorne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hawthorne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawthorne swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne throws a hook to the side of Love's head but Love sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawthorne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hawthorne throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawthorne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawthorne connects with a solid leg kick. #T1#
Love ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
As Hawthorne tries to get set, Love tries to push him back and clinch up but Hawthorne manages to avoid the attempt.
Love stuns Hawthorne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Love missing with a left hand there. Hawthorne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Love blocks a head kick by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawthorne checks a leg kick.
Love throws a hook but Hawthorne blocks it.
Hawthorne missing with a left hand there. Love was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawthorne misses with a wild combination.
Love is looking for a counter combo.
A big left from Hawthorne misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hawthorne.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawthorne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Love showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawthorne. #T2#
Hawthorne tries a low kick but Love avoids it.
Hawthorne throws a hook but Love blocks it.
Love is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Hawthorne misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Love.
No joy there for Love, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Love misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love checks a leg kick.
Love blocks a jab.
Hawthorne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hawthorne moves out of range of the leg kick from Love.
Love slips a straight right by Hawthorne.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Love misses with a hook.
Love takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hawthorne lands a nice hook to Love's body. Love takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hawthorne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawthorne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab by Hawthorne.#T3#
Hawthorne scores with a leg kick.
Hawthorne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Love's head.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot.
Hawthorne misses with a straight right.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Love strikes.
Hawthorne misses with a straight left.
It looked like Love wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawthorne is looking to slow Love down with leg kicks.
Hawthorne misses with a straight left.
Hawthorne swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Love tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne throws a leg kick which misses Love's front leg but catches the back leg as Love tries to avoid it.
Hawthorne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Love misses.
Hawthorne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Love scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawthorne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Love throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawthorne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T4#
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawthorne connects with a leg kick.
Hawthorne lands with a nice body punch.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawthorne moves away.
Love 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.
Hawthorne lands with a hook. Love tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawthorne swats away the attempt to clinch by Love.
Love ducks right into an uppercut from Hawthorne.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Love moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A good leg kick by Hawthorne.
Love comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hawthorne slips a jab from Love.
Mason Love has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morello Hawthorne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but Love is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morello Hawthorne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hawthorne 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 Ian Loll scores the fight for Morello Hawthorne!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Morello Hawthorne!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Morello Hawthorne!

Morello Hawthorne wins by unanimous decision!

Event: HFC 46: Colson vs Harris
Date: Nov 05, 2022

#R1#
Mataratsi goes for a double leg but Love avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Love continues to drive forward.
Mataratsi misses the shot to the body.
Love works Mataratsi's body with a nice hook.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Love is looking to score with low kicks.
Mataratsi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Love manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Love tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mataratsi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Love pinned against the cage. Love gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Love stuffs the takedown attempt from Mataratsi. Mataratsi gets slowly back to his feet.
Love appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Mataratsi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mataratsi throws a body kick that misses.
Love blocks a leg kick.
Love tries a low kick but Mataratsi avoids it.
Mataratsi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T1#
Love bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mataratsi's head.#CL#
Love closes the distance and clinches.
Mataratsi being controlled against the cage.
Mataratsi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mataratsi tries to circle away but Love has him pinned against the cage.
Love stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Love tries to work over Mataratsi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mataratsi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mataratsi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Love after a bit of a struggle.
Mataratsi blocks a body shot from Love.
A left hand lands to the body for Love. #T2#
A short left from Love.
Mataratsi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Love doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mataratsi is looking to break free of the clinch but Love has double underhooks.
Love is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Love struggles to land a body shot inside as Mataratsi controls his hands.
Love lands a nice shot to the body.
Love misses with a hook from the clinch.
Love tries to work over Mataratsi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Love lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mataratsi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Love goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Mataratsi breaks from the clinch.
Love throws a leg kick but Mataratsi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love looks to land a combination but Mataratsi avoids it well. #CL#
Love clinches with his opponent. #T3#
Mataratsi blocks a body shot from Love.
Mataratsi stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Love - that landed with a thud.
Love is pushing Mataratsi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've been informed that Mataratsi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Love works on Mataratsi's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2#
Mataratsi manages to break the clinch.
Mataratsi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Love misses with a series of wild punches.
Mataratsi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T4#
Love misses with a right hand
and Mataratsi counters with a nice uppercut.
Love lands a nice hook to Mataratsi's body. Mataratsi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL2#
Mataratsi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Love, pushing him back against the cage.
Love working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Love.
Mataratsi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mataratsi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mataratsi blocks a body shot from Love.
Love stalling against the cage.
Mataratsi is trying to pull guard but Love turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mataratsi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Love just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mataratsi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Love tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mataratsi's elbow.
A short right from Love.
Mataratsi can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Love dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Mataratsi cracks a nice hook into Love's ribs.
Love takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Love looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mataratsi jabs at Love's body.
Mason Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Mataratsi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mataratsi shoots in and drives through. Love sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mataratsi.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Mataratsi.
Mataratsi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Love tries to avoid it but Mataratsi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Love to the ground. Love escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Love scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mataratsi is looking to clinch but Love is avoiding it.
Mataratsi shoots in for a double leg but Love sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Love pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mataratsi is out of range and Love settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Mataratsi blocks the leg kick. #T1#
Love misses with a body shot
and Mataratsi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Love thinking.
Brendan Mataratsi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mataratsi throws a low kick, looking for Love's leg but Love calmly moves out of range.
Mataratsi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mataratsi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Love circles away.
Love misses with a low kick.
Mataratsi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Love does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mataratsi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Love blocks a leg kick.
Love scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mataratsi fails with a takedown attempt.
Love has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Love scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mataratsi doesn't seem bothered though.
Mataratsi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.#T2##CL#
Love closes the distance and pushes Mataratsi back into the cage.
Love doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Love - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Love is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Love tries to throw a body punch but Mataratsi avoids it by throwing Love back against the cage.
Mataratsi is trying to drag Love to the mat but Love just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Love tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Love scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mason Love has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mataratsi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Mataratsi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Love throws a looping overhand right but Mataratsi ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Mataratsi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Love swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mataratsi throws a jab but it's blocked by Love.
Mataratsi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.
Mataratsi wants to clinch.
Mason Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Mataratsi with that takedown attempt.
Mataratsi shoots for a takedown but Love saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Love half committed to a counter leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Love. Beautiful body shot.
Love throws a nice looking combination but Mataratsi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Love checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Love misses with a low kick.#T4#
A swing and a miss from Love.
Mataratsi tries to clinch up.
Mataratsi has a takedown stuffed.
Love lands a nice shot to the body.
Mataratsi checks a leg kick.
Mataratsi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Love sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Love feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Love is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mataratsi can do to turn this around?
Mataratsi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Love slaps away a takedown attempt from Mataratsi, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD2#
Mataratsi drives through with a takedown into guard.

Love manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Love dominated that second round.
That's time! Love's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Mataratsi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Love counters with a left to the body.
Mataratsi checks the leg kick.
Love connects with an inside leg kick.
Mataratsi has his takedown stuffed
and Love counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mataratsi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Mataratsi has a takedown stuffed.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Mataratsi.
Love throws a leg kick which misses Mataratsi's front leg but catches the back leg as Mataratsi tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love cracks a nice hook into Mataratsi's ribs.
Love lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mataratsi avoids the body shot from Love.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mataratsi was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Mataratsi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T1#
Love fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mataratsi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No luck for Mataratsi with that takedown attempt.
Mataratsi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Love scores with a sloppy right hand. Mataratsi should have avoided that one.
Mataratsi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Love counters with a leg kick.
Mataratsi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mataratsi tries to clinch but Love moves out of range.
Love lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Love scoring well with a low kick there.
Love lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mataratsi looks to land a body kick but Love moved away.#T2##CL#
Love clinches with his opponent.
Love softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mataratsi blocks a body shot from Love.
Love lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mataratsi blocks a body shot from Love.
Love is working Mataratsi over against the cage.
Love tries a body shot but Mataratsi blocks it.
Love lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mataratsi or not.
Love works on Mataratsi's body with a couple of short punches.
Mataratsi is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Mataratsi tries to pull guard but Love holds him up against the cage and eventually Mataratsi drops back down to his feet.
Love lands a hook that snaps the head of Mataratsi backwards.
Love prevents Mataratsi from breaking the clinch.
Mataratsi prevents a body shot from Love. #T3#
Love digs a right hand into Mataratsi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mataratsi's gas tank.
A short right from Love on the inside.
Love misses with a hook from the clinch.
Love has a couple of punches blocked by Mataratsi.
Love tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Love tries to throw a body punch but Mataratsi avoids it by throwing Love back against the cage.
Love lands a nice shot to the body.
Love lands with a light punch inside.
Love tries to work over Mataratsi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mataratsi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Love goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mataratsi is trying to force a seperation but Love has the dominant position.
Mataratsi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Love after a bit of a struggle.
Mataratsi blocks a body shot from Love.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mataratsi. #T4#
Love misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Love fails to land.
Love is leaning against Mataratsi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Love tries a body shot but Mataratsi blocks it.
Love is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Love lands a nice uppercut.
Love is pressed up against the cage. Mataratsi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Love down to the mat. Love avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Love walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mataratsi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mataratsi feints the counter takedown.
Mataratsi has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Love counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Love.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mataratsi prevents a body shot from Love.
Mataratsi wants to get back to striking at distance but Love won't allow it.
Love makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brendan Mataratsi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mason Love is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mataratsi tries to land knees in the clinch but Love avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Love showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Love has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight for Mason Love!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Mason Love!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Mason Love!

Mason Love wins by unanimous decision!
Mason Love decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: HFC 37: Nuorempi vs Abarai
Date: Oct 01, 2022

#R1##CL#
Love has managed to clinch.
Brown tries to circle away but Love has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Love. #CUT#It looks like LaTravius Brown has been cut.
Love presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown tries to break free but Love pushes him back against the cage.
Love prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Love goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Love lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Love.
Love lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Love is controlling him.
Love lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Love as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Love - that landed with a thud.
Love lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Love lands a body shot in the clinch.
Love stalls.
A right handed body shot lands from Love.
Love lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
Love scores with a hook to the body.
Love throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Love lands a left hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Love stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Love scores with a hook to the body.
Love tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Love lands a hook to the side of the head.
Love is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Love is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Love creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Love.
Love lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
A right hook to the body lands for Love.
Love works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Love stalling against the cage. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love lands a body punch in the clinch.
Love scores with a hook to the body.
Love makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Love.
Love digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Love taking a breather.
Love working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Love is controlling him.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Love gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Love has the dominant position.
Love throws an elbow but it misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Love.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Love has him pressed against the cage.
Love lands a nice shot to the body.
Love throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
A left hand lands to the body for Love. #T3#
Love lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#Brown is rocked!
Love throws a big uppercut that drops Brown! More strikes from Love and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Brown lies dazed against the cage as Love celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Love!
Mason Love decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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