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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raistlin Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woo Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raistlin Lovelair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Woo Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Raistlin Lovelair has been cut.
Lovelair throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice combination there by Kidd.
A swing and a miss from Kidd.
Kidd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovelair manages to avoid it.
Kidd displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kidd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lovelair is looking to counter the offense by Kidd and move into the clinch.
Kidd throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lovelair counters by moving into the clinch.
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lovelair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Kidd avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Kidd is looking to break free of the clinch but Lovelair has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kidd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kidd looks winded!
Lovelair lands a knee to the head.
Lovelair landing knees to the body.
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kidd blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head.
Lovelair with a knee to the head.
Lovelair landing knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Lovelair has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kidd blocks a body shot from Lovelair.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lovelair obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lovelair.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lovelair tries to throw a body punch but Kidd avoids it by throwing Lovelair back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lovelair lands a nice knee to the body.
Kidd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lovelair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kidd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lovelair lands with a short shot to the head.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kidd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lovelair struggles to land a body shot inside as Kidd controls his hands.
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but Kidd blocks it.
Kidd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kidd punishes Lovelair's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kidd. Lovelair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lovelair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kidd.
Lovelair slips a jab from Kidd.
Lovelair swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kidd falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lovelair counters with a nice uppercut.
Lovelair moves into the clinch.
Lovelair prevents Kidd from breaking the clinch.
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Lovelair.
Kidd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lovelair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lovelair tries to throw a body punch but Kidd avoids it by throwing Lovelair back against the cage.
Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kidd is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but Kidd blocks it.
Kidd working hard to break the clinch.
Kidd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lovelair misses with a knee strike.
Lovelair landing knees to the head.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lovelair working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kidd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kidd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kidd manages to break the clinch.
Kidd lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raistlin Lovelair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raistlin Lovelair's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lovelair tries to clinch
and Kidd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kidd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lovelair.
Kidd misses with a body punch
and Lovelair counters with a straight right hand.
Kidd throws a combination that misses
and Lovelair counters with a two punch combo.
Lovelair closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kidd takes a shot to the head.
Raistlin Lovelair has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lovelair working Kidd over with knees to the body.
Kidd is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kidd avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head.
Kidd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lovelair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kidd can do to turn this around?
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair keeps control of Kidd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kidd blocks it with crossed arms.
Lovelair misses with a knee strike.
Lovelair 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.
Kidd can't break the clinch.
Kidd breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Kidd misses.
Kidd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lovelair tries a body shot but Kidd blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but Kidd blocks with his arms.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kidd.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kidd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lovelair scores with a shoulder strike.
Lovelair misses with a knee strike.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Lovelair controls his hands.
Lovelair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovelair looking to throw knees to the head but Kidd is blocking nicely.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but Kidd blocks with his arms.
Kidd is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lovelair tries to throw a body punch but Kidd avoids it by throwing Lovelair back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kidd wants to get back to striking at distance but Lovelair won't allow it.
Lovelair misses with a knee strike.
Lovelair tries to land knees in the clinch but Kidd avoids the damage to the body.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kidd's efforts to push away.
Kidd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kidd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kidd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lovelair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kidd blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kidd blocks a body shot from Lovelair.
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kidd blocks it with crossed arms.
Kidd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kidd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kidd working hard to break the clinch.
Lovelair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kidd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lovelair swings wildly with an uppercut but Kidd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd is trying to push Lovelair away but Lovelair has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kidd avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raistlin Lovelair dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raistlin Lovelair's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kidd throws a nice looking combination but Lovelair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kidd throws an off balance right hand
and Lovelair counters by clinching up.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lovelair looking to throw knees to the head but Kidd is blocking nicely.
Kidd tries to break the clinch but Lovelair is controlling the position.
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but Kidd blocks it.
Kidd managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Kidd breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Kidd misses.
Kidd looks to land a combination but Lovelair avoids it well.
Kidd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovelair manages to avoid it.
Kidd throws a nice looking combination but Lovelair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lovelair clinches with his opponent.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kidd blocks it with crossed arms.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kidd avoids it.
Kidd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kidd lands a body shot.
Lovelair throws a right hand that Kidd ducks under and follows up with a left that Kidd also avoids with ease.
Kidd throws a combination that misses
and Lovelair counters with a two punch combo.
Lovelair misses with a few strikes there.
Kidd thuds his right hand into Lovelair's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lovelair moves away.
Kidd thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lovelair has time to react.
Kidd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lovelair circles away quickly and effectively.
Raistlin Lovelair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lovelair forces Kidd back against the cage and clinches.
Kidd is trying to push Lovelair away but Lovelair has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kidd controlling the action here for a moment.
Lovelair looking to throw knees to the head but Kidd is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lovelair.
Kidd tries to circle away but Lovelair has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair misses with a knee strike.
Lovelair connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kidd's face.
Kidd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kidd is trying to force a seperation but Lovelair has the dominant position.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Kidd manages to break the clinch.
Kidd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lovelair stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kidd lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kidd misses with a jab to the body
and Lovelair counters by clinching up.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kidd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lovelair gets through Kidd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raistlin Lovelair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kidd.
Woo Kidd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kidd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but Kidd blocks it.
Kidd breaks from the clinch.
Lovelair closes the distance and pushes Kidd back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lovelair throws a head punch that misses.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kidd avoids it.
Kidd avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
Lovelair misses with a body punch.
Kidd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kidd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raistlin Lovelair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lovelair, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raistlin Lovelair!
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