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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raine Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reuben Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kincaid is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by REM - Orange Crush. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raine Lovelair!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reuben Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovelair was well out of range. Poor timing from Kincaid.
Kincaid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kincaid looks to land a right hand but Lovelair moved out of range.
Lovelair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Kincaid does it's job there.
Lovelair misses the shot to the body.
Kincaid swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kincaid lands a head shot.
Kincaid is looking to chop away at Lovelair's legs.
Kincaid wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lovelair circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kincaid lands with a straight right. Lovelair didn't see that one coming.
Lovelair has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kincaid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lovelair.
Kincaid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lovelair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kincaid.
A nice left hand lands by Lovelair.
Lovelair blocks an uppercut.
Kincaid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovelair.
Lovelair's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Kincaid on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kincaid misses with a punch on the inside.
Kincaid throws a head punch that misses.
Kincaid misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kincaid misses with the head strike.
A short left from Kincaid.
Kincaid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kincaid digs a right hand underneath Lovelair's ribcage. Lovelair let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kincaid misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Lovelair has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lovelair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Kincaid on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid lands a shot to the body.
Kincaid lands an elbow that stopped Lovelair in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Raine Lovelair has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lovelair jumps guard but Kincaid turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lovelair breaks the clinch.
Kincaid is looking to slow Lovelair down with leg kicks.
Kincaid sizes up Lovelair with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kincaid clinches up with Lovelair and pushes him back against the cage.
Kincaid lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Kincaid on the inside.
Lovelair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kincaid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kincaid misses with a body kick.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincaid feints and then cracks Lovelair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lovelair down.
Kincaid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kincaid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Lovelair misses.
Kincaid shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kincaid.
Lovelair connects with a right hand. Kincaid shakes it off.
Kincaid missing with a left hand there. Lovelair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reuben Kincaid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raine Lovelair's cut.
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.
Lovelair tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kincaid sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lovelair somewhat.
Lovelair shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kincaid has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kincaid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lovelair.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Kincaid is having none of it.
Kincaid misses with a looping left.
Lovelair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raine Lovelair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kincaid scores with a shot to the body.
Kincaid scores with a jab to the body.
Kincaid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Kincaid is having none of it.
Kincaid throws a counter combo.
Lovelair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kincaid manages to avoid it.
Kincaid lands a jab to the nose.
Lovelair clinches with his opponent.
Kincaid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lovelair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kincaid has him pressed against the cage.
Kincaid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kincaid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kincaid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lovelair's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Kincaid as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kincaid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kincaid.
Kincaid tries to throw a body punch but Lovelair avoids it by throwing Kincaid back against the cage.
Lovelair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lovelair throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kincaid counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Kincaid misses
and Lovelair counters with a left to the body.
Kincaid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kincaid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lovelair stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kincaid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lovelair blocks a body shot from Kincaid.
Lovelair effectively controlling the action here.
Reuben Kincaid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lovelair is trying to push Kincaid away but Kincaid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Kincaid lands a right hand.
Kincaid tries to work over Lovelair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lovelair avoiding damage as Kincaid throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kincaid.
Kincaid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kincaid looking to throw knees to the head but Lovelair is blocking nicely.
Kincaid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kincaid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kincaid instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kincaid.
Kincaid gets through Lovelair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kincaid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lovelair's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kincaid tries a body shot but Lovelair blocks it.
Lovelair looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kincaid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovelair takes an elbow to the temple.
Kincaid lands a shoulder strike.
Kincaid throws an elbow but it misses.
Lovelair blocks a body shot from Kincaid.
Lovelair prevents a body shot from Kincaid.
Lovelair jumps guard but Kincaid turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kincaid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lovelair tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raine Lovelair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kincaid missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reuben Kincaid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raine Lovelair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lovelair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lovelair throws a body punch but Kincaid moves out of range.
Lovelair misses with a combination
and Kincaid counters with a stiff right hand.
Lovelair is rocked!
Kincaid lands a jab to the nose.
Oh Lovelair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kincaid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lovelair seems to have got his legs back now.
Lovelair lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kincaid scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kincaid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincaid pushes off an throws an elbow but Lovelair leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lovelair is trying to push Kincaid away but Kincaid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair prevents a body shot from Kincaid.
Lovelair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lovelair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kincaid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovelair takes a shot to the head.
Kincaid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kincaid fails to land.
Kincaid can't find room to land a body shot as Lovelair controls the action.
Kincaid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kincaid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lovelair prevents a body shot from Kincaid.
Kincaid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid throws a jab when Lovelair was well out of range.
Kincaid jabs Lovelair to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kincaid stuffs the takedown.
Lovelair attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Kincaid is having none of it.
Kincaid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lovelair on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lovelair throws a right hand that misses
and Kincaid counters with a head kick.
Reuben Kincaid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kincaid, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kincaid throws a hook but Lovelair blocks it.
Lovelair takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kincaid moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Kincaid's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Lovelair scores with a four punch combination!
Kincaid throws a series of punches but Lovelair avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kincaid.
Raine Lovelair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Kincaid moves out of range.
Kincaid doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kincaid tries to close the distance and clinch but Lovelair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Kincaid finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jab from Lovelair.
Kincaid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lovelair slips under a jab from Kincaid.
Kincaid scores with a sloppy right hand. Lovelair should have avoided that one.
Raine Lovelair's cut is getting worse.
Lovelair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kincaid counters with a big uppercut that knocks Lovelair off his feet! Kincaid dives into side control looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kincaid in side control, throwing shots but Lovelair defends.
Kincaid moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lovelair stops Kincaid from passing to mount.
Kincaid avoids the strikes from the bottom by Lovelair.
Kincaid takes a little break here. Lovelair wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reuben Kincaid really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raine Lovelair's cut.
That's time! Lovelair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kincaid lands a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kincaid, right into the meat.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Kincaid is having none of it.
Lovelair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kincaid tries to bum rush Lovelair with a series of wild strikes but Lovelair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kincaid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lovelair checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lovelair is looking to wear down Kincaid with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid with a nice cross.
Lovelair fails to land with a series of punches.
Lovelair dodges the punch combination from Kincaid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kincaid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Kincaid.
Kincaid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kincaid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kincaid throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovelair.
Kincaid struggles to land a body shot inside as Lovelair controls his hands.
Kincaid scores with a shot to the side of Lovelair's head.
Kincaid lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kincaid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kincaid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lovelair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kincaid throws out the jab.
Reuben Kincaid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kincaid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kincaid tries to land a leg kick but Lovelair saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kincaid. Lovelair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lovelair avoids a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincaid misses with a looping left.
Kincaid scores with a jab.
Kincaid swats away the attempt to clinch by Lovelair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lovelair swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lovelair on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lovelair throws the kick towards the body but Kincaid avoids it.
Lovelair doesn't manage to clinch there - Kincaid circles away.
Lovelair connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kincaid momentarily.
Lovelair wants to clinch
and Kincaid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lovelair scores with a jab. Kincaid acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lovelair misses the target.
Kincaid replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lovelair blocks it well.
Kincaid lands a body shot.
Kincaid pushes Lovelair up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kincaid fails to land.
Lovelair is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kincaid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kincaid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kincaid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kincaid is working Lovelair over against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lovelair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kincaid presses Lovelair against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kincaid tries to work over Lovelair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lovelair has had enough of the clinch but Kincaid keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reuben Kincaid dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Raine Lovelair's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kincaid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lovelair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lovelair stuns Kincaid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lovelair takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kincaid. Lovelair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lovelair closes the distance and clinches.
Kincaid lands a right hand.
Kincaid lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair tries to circle away but Kincaid has him pinned against the cage.
Lovelair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kincaid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lovelair looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kincaid lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid tries to land a knee to the head but Lovelair blocks with his arms.
Lovelair pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kincaid has a couple of punches blocked by Lovelair.
Kincaid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kincaid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lovelair's elbow.
Kincaid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lovelair's efforts to push away.
Kincaid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lovelair is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kincaid.
Kincaid misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kincaid looks to throw the jab but Lovelair is out of range.
Lovelair drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kincaid sprawls and moves away.
Lovelair walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kincaid.
Kincaid scores with the left hand. Lovelair knows he should have avoided that one.
Kincaid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lovelair jabs Kincaid right on the nose. Kincaid blinks but takes it well.
Lovelair blocks the body kick.
Lovelair checks the leg kick.
Lovelair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kincaid.
Kincaid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid wants to land a leg kick but Lovelair is out of range.
Lovelair moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lovelair throws a right hand that Kincaid ducks under and follows up with a left that Kincaid also avoids with ease.
Lovelair misses with a two punch combination.
Kincaid throws out a loose jab but Lovelair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kincaid jabs Lovelair to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kincaid scores with a spinning back kick!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kincaid is looking to land body kicks.
Lovelair changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lovelair takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kincaid tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair tries to keep at a distance but Kincaid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kincaid tries to work over Lovelair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raine Lovelair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kincaid is leaning against Lovelair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kincaid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Kincaid.
Kincaid digs a right hand underneath Lovelair's ribcage. Lovelair let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Kincaid.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kincaid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kincaid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kincaid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kincaid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kincaid breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reuben Kincaid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kincaid has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reuben Kincaid! Reuben Kincaid retains his middleweight title!
Reuben Kincaid was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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