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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raine Lovelair (ranked 5051 p4p, 551 weight class) and Tugg Speedman (ranked 6262 p4p, 614 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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195 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raine Lovelair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tugg Speedman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speedman throws a push kick but Lovelair slaps the foot to one side.
Speedman is looking to slow Lovelair down with leg kicks.
Speedman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lovelair slips a jab from Speedman.
Lovelair tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Speedman manages to circle out of the way.
Speedman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lovelair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lovelair moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lovelair is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Speedman throws a sloppy head kick and Lovelair moves out of range easily.
Lovelair looks to land a left hand but Speedman moved out of range nicely.
Speedman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Speedman misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Lovelair on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Speedman lands but Lovelair takes it in his stride.
Lovelair lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tugg Speedman has been cut.
A combination from Lovelair does no damage.
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!
Speedman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Speedman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lovelair will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Speedman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speedman 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.
Speedman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lovelair throws a looping overhand right but Speedman ducks down to avoid it.
Speedman keeps the fight on the outside.
Lovelair misses with an uppercut.
Lovelair throws a leg kick
and Speedman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lovelair moves out of range as Speedman strikes.
Speedman cracks Lovelair with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Speedman.
Lovelair really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lovelair 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedman tries to bum rush Lovelair with a series of wild strikes but Lovelair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lovelair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Speedman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speedman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Donk. Lovelair catches Speedman right on the button with a cross.
Tugg Speedman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speedman connects with a body shot.
Speedman is looking to land body kicks.
Speedman punishes Lovelair's body with a nice straight punch.
Speedman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Speedman misses with a hook.
Speedman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Speedman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Speedman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lovelair throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Speedman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Speedman lands a nice shot to the body.
Speedman slips a jab and a cross from Lovelair.
Speedman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Speedman dodges the punch combination from Lovelair.
Speedman throws a head kick that half lands.
Speedman just misses with a punch to the body.
Lovelair seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Speedman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lovelair appears to be looking for a big counter.
A jab from Speedman misses.
Lovelair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speedman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Speedman loads up on a big right hand but Lovelair slips the punch.
Speedman misses with a hook.
Lovelair takes a swing at Speedman's ribcage but misses.
Lovelair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Speedman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Speedman misses the target.
Lovelair looks to land a combination but Speedman avoids it well.
Speedman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Speedman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Speedman tries to get set, Lovelair tries to push him back and clinch up but Speedman manages to avoid the attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovelair looks to land a combination but Speedman avoids it well.
Lovelair slips a jab from Speedman.
Speedman connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tugg Speedman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tugg Speedman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lovelair moves out of range as Speedman throws a body kick.
Lovelair misses with a body shot.
Speedman fails to land with a series of punches.
Lovelair seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lovelair misses with a hook. Speedman ducked under it nicely.
Speedman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lovelair.
Speedman throws a wild body kick that Lovelair sees coming a mile off.
Lovelair throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lovelair misses with the combination.
Speedman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Speedman throws a combination that misses
and Lovelair counters by moving into the clinch.
Lovelair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Speedman manages to break the clinch.
Lovelair tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Speedman is able to avoid easily.
Lovelair looks to land a body kick but Speedman moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedman misses with the combination.
Lovelair seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lovelair wants to slow Speedman down by chopping away at his legs.
Lovelair chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Speedman can pounce on him.
Lovelair takes the fight into the clinch.
Speedman breaks the clinch.
Lovelair avoids the head kick by Speedman.
Lovelair 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.
Speedman throws a push kick but Lovelair slaps the foot to one side.
As Speedman tries to get set, Lovelair tries to push him back and clinch up but Speedman manages to avoid the attempt.
Lovelair tries to clinch there but Speedman circles away.
Speedman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lovelair backs up against the cage.
It looks like Raine Lovelair has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedman loads up on a big right hand but Lovelair slips the punch.
Speedman lands the left hand.
Lovelair throws a body punch but Speedman moves out of range.
Lovelair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Speedman circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Speedman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Speedman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lovelair tried to counter with a leg kick but Speedman avoided it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lovelair clinches up against the cage.
Speedman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Speedman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Speedman misses with a leg kick.
Speedman throws a body shot but no joy.
Speedman misses the shot to the body.
Lovelair is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Speedman.
Lovelair takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Speedman is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Speedman is having none of it.
Speedman cracks a nice hook into Lovelair's ribs.
Lovelair tried to score with a low kick but Speedman checks it.
Speedman raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Speedman!
Raine Lovelair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Speedman throws a hook but Lovelair blocks it.
Speedman throws an off balance right hand
and Lovelair counters by clinching up.
Speedman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Speedman lands with a short shot to the head.
Lovelair tries to land knees in the clinch but Speedman avoids the damage to the body.
Speedman pushes Lovelair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Speedman.
Speedman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lovelair walks into a stiff left hand from Speedman.
Speedman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Speedman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair misses with a low kick.
Speedman throws a head kick but Lovelair moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lovelair blocks a leg kick.
Lovelair tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Speedman manages to circle out of the way.
Speedman stalks Lovelair and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lovelair's face. Lovelair staggers backwards, shaken.
Speedman connects with a jab.
Speedman throws a head kick but Lovelair moves out of range.
Speedman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Speedman checks the leg kick.
Nice jab there from Speedman.
Lovelair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Speedman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid body kick from Speedman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tugg Speedman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lovelair takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lovelair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Speedman.
Speedman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speedman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lovelair catches Speedman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lovelair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Speedman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Speedman throws a head kick but Lovelair moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Speedman.
Speedman throws a leg kick which misses Lovelair's front leg but catches the back leg as Lovelair tries to avoid it.
Speedman scoring well with a low kick there.
Speedman throws a hook but Lovelair avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedman closes the distance and pushes Lovelair back into the cage.
Speedman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Speedman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Speedman avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
Speedman breaks the clinch.
Speedman has closed the distance and engaged Lovelair in a clinch.
Speedman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lovelair pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Speedman back to the cage. Lovelair follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lovelair walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Speedman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Speedman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Speedman ducks under a wild hook from Lovelair.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Speedman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lovelair.
Speedman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovelair.
Lovelair slips under a jab.
Lovelair wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Speedman throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tugg Speedman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Speedman throws out a leg kick but Lovelair moves out of range and Speedman only half commits.
As Speedman tries to get set, Lovelair tries to push him back and clinch up but Speedman manages to avoid the attempt.
Speedman misses with a wild body shot.
Lovelair is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Speedman misses
and Lovelair holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speedman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Speedman.
Lovelair scores with a hook to the body.
Speedman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Speedman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Speedman throws a leg kick which misses Lovelair's front leg but catches the back leg as Lovelair tries to avoid it.
Speedman connects with a nice looking jab.
Lovelair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lovelair misses with a series of wild punches.
Tugg Speedman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lovelair defending well as Speedman loads up on a big left hand.
Lovelair looks to land a combination but Speedman avoids it well.
Lovelair throws a head kick but Speedman moves out of range.
Lovelair takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Lovelair misses its intended target.
Lovelair gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Speedman blocking some punches.
Speedman breaks the clinch.
Speedman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lovelair slips under a jab from Speedman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedman lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Speedman.
Lovelair gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Speedman looks to land a left hand but Lovelair moved out of range nicely.
Lovelair drops his hands momentarily and Speedman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speedman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lovelair blocks a body shot from Speedman.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lovelair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Speedman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lovelair tries to throw a body punch but Speedman avoids it by throwing Lovelair back against the cage.
Raine Lovelair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Lovelair scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tugg Speedman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Speedman 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tugg Speedman!
During a confident post fight interview, Tugg Speedman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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