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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ferris Lovelace (ranked 4331 p4p, 4345 weight class) and Akashinga Maphosa (ranked 443 p4p, 447 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ferris Lovelace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akashinga Maphosa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovelace scores with a head kick.
It looks like Akashinga Maphosa has been cut.
Maphosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maphosa throws a body punch but Lovelace moves out of range.
Lovelace avoids the head kick by Maphosa.
Lovelace throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maphosa delivers a nice body kick.
Maphosa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lovelace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Maphosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maphosa misses with a body shot.
Maphosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lovelace throws a body punch but Maphosa moves out of range.
Lovelace misses with an uppercut.
Lovelace works Maphosa's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maphosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovelace.
Lovelace ducks under a wild hook from Maphosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maphosa digs a good body shot into Lovelace's ribs.
Lovelace ducks under a wild hook from Maphosa.
Maphosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lovelace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Lovelace on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maphosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lovelace.
Maphosa throws a head kick but Lovelace moves out of range.
Maphosa misses with a hook. Lovelace ducked under it nicely.
Lovelace was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lovelace lands with a good body shot.
Maphosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lovelace lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maphosa takes a step back to recover.
Maphosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lovelace moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Lovelace misses the target.
Maphosa throws a head kick that Lovelace semi-blocks.
Lovelace moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maphosa throws a front kick that sends Lovelace stumbling back into the cage.
Maphosa misses with an uppercut. Lovelace saw that one coming.
Lovelace swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slow jab from Lovelace misses its intended target.
Maphosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lovelace throws a head kick but Maphosa moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Maphosa.
Lovelace slips a straight right by Maphosa.
Maphosa throws a hook but Lovelace blocks it.
Lovelace lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Maphosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lovelace scores with a head kick. Maphosa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Maphosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Lovelace throws a sloppy head kick and Maphosa moves out of range easily.
Maphosa lands a leg kick that knocks Lovelace off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maphosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lovelace is looking to wear down Maphosa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lovelace throws a nice head kick!
Lovelace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maphosa follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Lovelace blocks the low kick.
Lovelace swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maphosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lovelace throws a body punch but Maphosa moves out of range.
Maphosa avoids the head kick by Lovelace.
Lovelace misses with a head kick.
Lovelace throws a jab when Maphosa was well out of range.
Maphosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maphosa!
Lovelace blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maphosa shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Maphosa.
Lovelace misses with a low kick.
Maphosa throws a sloppy head kick and Lovelace moves out of range easily.
Maphosa slips under a jab.
Lovelace scores with the left hand. Maphosa knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maphosa thumps Lovelace with a low kick.
Lovelace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maphosa.
Lovelace throws a body punch but Maphosa moves out of range.
Lovelace throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lovelace throws a half hearted mid kick.
That kick from Maphosa tenderised Lovelace's leg. Lovelace is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maphosa thumps Lovelace with a low kick.
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 Ferris Lovelace will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Akashinga Maphosa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Maphosa!
Maphosa looks to throw the jab but Lovelace is out of range.
Lovelace throws the kick towards the body but Maphosa avoids it.
Lovelace swings for the body but Maphosa moves out of range.
Maphosa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lovelace throws a body punch but Maphosa moves out of range.
Maphosa feints and then cracks Lovelace's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lovelace down.
Lovelace scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Lovelace misses.
Maphosa misses with a hook. Lovelace ducked under it nicely.
Lovelace fires out a quick counter leg kick but Maphosa just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelace loads up on a big right hand but Maphosa slips the punch.
Maphosa checks a leg kick.
Maphosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Maphosa.
Maphosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lovelace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maphosa.
Lovelace misses with a head kick.
Lovelace scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lovelace scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lovelace swings for the body but Maphosa moves out of range.
Maphosa blocks a head kick by Lovelace.
Lovelace lands a nice hook to Maphosa's body. Maphosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maphosa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lovelace misses with a looping left.
Lovelace looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lovelace throws a head kick that misses.
Maphosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovelace manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maphosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lovelace misses with a head kick.
Maphosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lovelace moves away.
Lovelace throws a shot from downtown. Maphosa moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maphosa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Maphosa.
A big right from Maphosa misses.
Maphosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lovelace moves away.
Maphosa throws a leg kick but Lovelace checks it.
Lovelace misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Lovelace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace blocks a head kick by Maphosa.
Maphosa throws a push kick but Lovelace slaps the foot to one side.
Lovelace tried to counter with a leg kick but Maphosa avoided it.
Maphosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maphosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maphosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferris Lovelace is winning the standup battle so far.
Maphosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovelace manages to avoid it.
Lovelace swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lovelace scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maphosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Maphosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lovelace moves away.
Maphosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maphosa misses with a looping left.
Maphosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maphosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maphosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maphosa avoids the body shot from Lovelace.
Maphosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Lovelace misses the target.
Maphosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lovelace.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lovelace. Maphosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maphosa moves away from the strike by Lovelace.
Lovelace missing with a left hand there. Maphosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maphosa misses with a wild body shot.
Maphosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maphosa avoids a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maphosa.
Lovelace explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lovelace misses with a shot to the body
and Maphosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maphosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Ferris Lovelace will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Akashinga Maphosa's cut.
That's time! Lovelace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lovelace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maphosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maphosa throws a lazy right hand but Lovelace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lovelace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Maphosa.
Lovelace misses with a left hand
and Maphosa counters with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Lovelace 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lovelace throws a head kick that misses.
Maphosa slips a straight right by Lovelace.
Maphosa shapes to counter with a head kick.
Maphosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maphosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lovelace fires out a quick counter leg kick but Maphosa just manages to avoid it.
Maphosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lovelace appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lovelace throws a leg kick but Maphosa moved away.
And Maphosa responds with a good body kick, but Lovelace manages to step out the way in time.
Lovelace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maphosa. Lovelace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maphosa misses with an uppercut. Lovelace saw that one coming.
Maphosa misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Lovelace misses its target.
Lovelace is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lovelace scores with a head kick.
Maphosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maphosa throws a head kick that misses.
Lovelace jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Maphosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maphosa misses the body punch
and Lovelace counters with a nice leg kick.
Lovelace punishes Maphosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Lovelace lands a jab.
Lovelace misses with a head kick.
A big right from Lovelace misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maphosa moves out of range of the body kick from Lovelace.
Lovelace takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maphosa misses with a head kick.
Maphosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lovelace throws a body punch but Maphosa moves out of range.
Lovelace misses with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lovelace.
A nice leg kick from Lovelace, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lovelace digs a good hook to Maphosa's body.
A head kick misses from Lovelace.
Lovelace scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maphosa avoids the head kick by Lovelace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lovelace takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lovelace throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lovelace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maphosa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lovelace's head.
Lovelace takes a swing at Maphosa's ribcage but misses.
Maphosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lovelace. That did some damage!
Lovelace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maphosa.
Lovelace throws a hook but Maphosa avoids it easily.
Maphosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maphosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Lovelace.
Maphosa looks to land a body kick but Lovelace moved away.
Maphosa swings for the body but Lovelace moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maphosa if he has to take too many more of those.
Lovelace throws a body punch but Maphosa moves out of range.
Maphosa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lovelace fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maphosa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maphosa. Lovelace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lovelace misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Maphosa misses.
Maphosa misses with a head kick.
Maphosa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lovelace clobbers Maphosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maphosa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Akashinga Maphosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferris Lovelace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lovelace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maphosa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ferris Lovelace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lovelace 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferris Lovelace!
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