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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Mugabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Loe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mugabe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Zimbabwean National Anthem. Loe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE "bulls on parade". Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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210 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Mugabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Loe!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loe slips a jab from Mugabe.
Loe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Loe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mugabe throws a right hand that Loe ducks under and follows up with a left that Loe also avoids with ease.
Mugabe connects with a body shot.
Rob Mugabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mugabe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mugabe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loe.
Loe slips under a jab from Mugabe.
Mugabe stalks Loe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Loe's face. Loe staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Harald Loe has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Mugabe.
Mugabe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mugabe lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loe is looking to clinch.
Loe slips a jab from Mugabe.
Loe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mugabe throws a right hand that Loe ducks under and follows up with a left that Loe also avoids with ease.
Loe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mugabe is able to avoid easily.
Loe has managed to clinch.
Mugabe avoids the elbow strike from Loe, against the cage.
Good body shot from Mugabe.
Loe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mugabe is trying to force a seperation but Loe has the dominant position.
Mugabe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mugabe is breathing heavily.
Loe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mugabe.
Mugabe wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mugabe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Loe tries to land a knee to the head but Mugabe blocks with his arms.
Mugabe tries a body shot but Loe blocks it.
Loe lands a body shot.
Loe prevents Mugabe from breaking the clinch.
Mugabe avoiding damage as Loe throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mugabe.
Mugabe wants to break free but Loe has control.
Loe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mugabe is defending well for now.
Loe lands with a left to the head.
Loe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Loe tries to land knees in the clinch but Mugabe avoids the damage to the body.
Mugabe scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mugabe tries to throw a body punch but Loe avoids it by throwing Mugabe back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe avoiding damage as Loe throws knees to the body.
Loe manages to break the clinch.
Mugabe avoids the head kick by Loe.
Rob Mugabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mugabe slips under a jab from Loe.
Loe tries a head kick but it misses.
Mugabe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loe circles away quickly and effectively.
Mugabe takes a swing at Loe's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loe. That's going to slow Mugabe down.
Loe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mugabe will feel that in the morning.
Loe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loe moves into the clinch successfully.
Loe working Mugabe over with knees to the body.
Loe misses with an elbow over the top.
Mugabe avoids a wild elbow strike from Loe.
With the fighters up against the cage, Loe throws an elbow but misses.
Mugabe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loe lands an elbow just above Mugabe 's eye.
It looks like Rob Mugabe has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loe lands an elbow just above Mugabe 's eye.
Loe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Loe lands an elbow just above Mugabe 's eye.
Loe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mugabe is looking to control Loe's arms but Loe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mugabe has his back to the cage.
Loe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mugabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mugabe.
Loe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Loe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Loe looking to throw knees to the head but Mugabe is blocking nicely.
Loe lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Loe.
Loe breaks from the clinch.
Loe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mugabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Loe.
Good leg kick by Loe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Loe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mugabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Loe.
Loe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Loe connects with a solid leg kick.
Loe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Loe has closed the distance and engaged Mugabe in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe misses with the head strike.
Loe with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Loe.
Loe lands a knee to the body.
Loe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Loe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mugabe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Loe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mugabe's defenses.
Loe misses with a knee strike.
Loe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Loe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mugabe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Loe throws an elbow but misses.
Loe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mugabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Loe.
Knees to the body from Loe.
Loe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mugabe's face.
Loe lands an elbow that stopped Mugabe in his tracks for a moment.
Loe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mugabe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mugabe misses with a body punch.
Mugabe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mugabe avoiding damage as Loe throws knees to the body.
Loe misses with an elbow over the top.
Loe has Mugabe pressed against the cage, preventing Mugabe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Loe missing with knees to the body.
Loe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mugabe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Loe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Mugabe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mugabe stuffs the takedown.
Loe tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mugabe. Loe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mugabe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Loe is looking to land body kicks.
Mugabe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loe slips a jab from Mugabe.
Loe has closed the distance and engaged Mugabe in a clinch.
Mugabe lands a left hand.
Loe with a knee to the head.
Mugabe tries to circle away but Loe has him pinned against the cage.
Mugabe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mugabe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loe scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mugabe.
Mugabe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Loe is keeping busy.
Mugabe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mugabe's defenses.
Loe tries to land a knee to the head but Mugabe blocks with his arms.
Loe tries to land knees in the clinch but Mugabe avoids the damage to the body.
Mugabe tries to break the clinch but Loe is controlling the position.
Loe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mugabe avoids it.
Loe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Loe wants a takedown.
Loe trying to land knees to the body.
Mugabe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mugabe lands a body shot.
Mugabe managing to block the knees to the body from Loe.
Mugabe digs a right hand into Loe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Loe's gas tank.
Mugabe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mugabe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mugabe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mugabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mugabe has had enough of the clinch but Loe keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Mugabe.
Mugabe breaks the clinch.
Loe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Loe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mugabe lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mugabe. That did some damage!
Mugabe throws a right and a left that Loe avoids nicely.
Mugabe misses with a straight right.
Rob Mugabe is winning the standup battle so far.
Loe moves out of range as Mugabe strikes.
Loe closes the distance and clinches.
Mugabe managing to block the knees to the body from Loe.
Loe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mugabe's defenses.
Loe missing with knees to the body.
Loe looking to throw knees to the head but Mugabe is blocking nicely.
Mugabe cracks Loe with a nice body shot.
Mugabe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mugabe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Loe.
Mugabe is trying to break free.
Mugabe scores with a shoulder strike.
Mugabe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loe lands an elbow inside that Mugabe shrugs off.
Harald Loe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mugabe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mugabe has a couple of punches blocked by Loe.
Mugabe avoids the elbow strike from Loe, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mugabe throws a right and a left that Loe avoids nicely.
Mugabe misses with the combination.
Mugabe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Mugabe misses
and Loe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mugabe tries a body shot but Loe blocks it.
Mugabe lands a body shot.
Loe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mugabe avoids it.
Loe misses with a knee to the head.
Mugabe lands a left hand.
Loe tries to land a knee to the head but Mugabe blocks with his arms.
Mugabe pushes Loe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mugabe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loe misses with a head kick.
Loe lands a head kick. Mugabe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mugabe misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mugabe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Loe throws the kick towards the body but Mugabe avoids it.
Loe walks into a stiff left hand from Mugabe.
Loe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mugabe checks it well.
Loe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loe scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mugabe misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Mugabe dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Mugabe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mugabe throws a right and a left that Loe avoids nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Loe.
Loe slips a jab and a cross from Mugabe.
Loe slips under a jab.
Loe shoots in for a takedown but Mugabe shows good takedown defense.
Mugabe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mugabe.
Mugabe works over Loe's head and body with a nice combination.
Mugabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loe moves away.
Loe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mugabe misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Loe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mugabe throws an overhand right that lands on Loe's shoulder, as Loe tries to avoid the shot.
Loe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mugabe.
Loe takes a swing at Mugabe's ribcage but misses.
Rob Mugabe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mugabe keeps the fight on the outside.
Mugabe misses with a combination
and Loe counters with a head kick. That will keep Mugabe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Loe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mugabe.
Loe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mugabe connects with a looping right hand.
Mugabe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Loe staying out of range there.
Loe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mugabe's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loe has managed to clinch.
Loe lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Loe.
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!
Mugabe managing to block the knees to the body from Loe.
Loe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Loe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mugabe backwards.
Loe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mugabe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Loe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees to the body from Loe.
Mugabe dodges an elbow strike from Loe.
Nice elbow from Loe.
Loe lands a nice knee to the body.
Mugabe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mugabe avoids a wild elbow strike from Loe.
Loe lands a good knee to the midsection. Mugabe won't want to take too many of those.
Loe is working Mugabe over against the cage.
Loe tries a knee to the head but Mugabe blocks it.
Loe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Loe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loe scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mugabe looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loe throwing strikes but missing.
Loe wants to control from the top but Mugabe keeps moving.
Loe wants to get up but he can't break Mugabe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mugabe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mugabe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Loe.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loe trying to control but Mugabe is working from the bottom.
Loe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mugabe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Loe throws a body punch but Mugabe moves out of range.
Mugabe throws a series of punches but Loe avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loe. That's going to slow Mugabe down.
A swing and a miss from Mugabe.
Mugabe avoids the head kick by Loe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harald Loe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Loe 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald Loe!
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