|
Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
|
Event:
AFA 3
Date: Dec 19, 2017 |
#R1# The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zimmerman checks a leg kick. Zimmerman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lovelair moves away. Lovelair moves forwards but Zimmerman connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT# It looks like Raistlin Lovelair has been cut.#TD2# Lovelair shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zimmerman is trying to defend but Lovelair finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB2# Lovelair is working for a kimura but Zimmerman is defending it quite comfortably.
Zimmerman is looking to escape. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES# Zimmerman kicks off Lovelair and gets to his feet. Zimmerman scores with a nice right hand.
Zimmerman throws a body punch but Lovelair moves out of range. Lovelair tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Zimmerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T1# Zimmerman throws a leg kick #TD2# and Lovelair counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zimmerman won't be happy with that. #ES# Zimmerman explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! Frankie Zimmerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lovelair just misses with a punch to the body.
Lovelair misses with a few strikes there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zimmerman. Zimmerman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovelair.
Lovelair is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Zimmerman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zimmerman checks a low kick from Lovelair. 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! Zimmerman cracks Lovelair with an open hand slap. Zimmerman misses with a kick to the body and Lovelair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2##TD2# Lovelair drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Zimmerman keeping full guard, as Lovelair tries to pass. Zimmerman is looking to stand up but Lovelair isn't so interested in that idea. Zimmerman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lovelair accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #ES# Zimmerman kicks Lovelair off and gets to his feet. Zimmerman misses with a hook. Lovelair ducked under it nicely. Lovelair tries to counter by closing the distance. Zimmerman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Zimmerman throws the left hand but Lovelair avoids the punch easily. Lovelair throws a jab but it's blocked by Zimmerman. Zimmerman throws a leg kick but Lovelair sees it coming and moves out of range. #T3# Lovelair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zimmerman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lovelair doesn't seem bothered though. Nice defenses there by Lovelair. Lovelair checks a leg kick nicely. Lovelair moves out of range of the body kick from Zimmerman.
Lovelair drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Zimmerman defends it well. Lovelair connects with a crisp jab. Zimmerman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Lovelair takes one on the button. Zimmerman stuffs the takedown. Lovelair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T4# Jab by Zimmerman. Lovelair misses with a low kick as Zimmerman jumps back. Zimmerman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zimmerman wants it to stay on the feet.#TD2# Lovelair looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zimmerman! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Zimmerman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lovelair has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SUB2# Lovelair tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lovelair has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Zimmerman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB2# Lovelair is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zimmerman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Zimmerman is pushing Lovelair's head away, looking to escape. Lovelair manages to hold on to the position though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Zimmerman dominated that round. The cut man is working on Raistlin Lovelair's cut. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Lovelair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zimmerman was well out of range. Poor timing from Lovelair. Lovelair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zimmerman. Zimmerman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lovelair can do to turn this around? Zimmerman cracks the inside of Lovelair's front leg. Zimmerman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Lovelair moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Zimmerman punishes Lovelair's body with a nice straight punch. A good leg kick by Zimmerman. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zimmerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Lovelair tries to counter it with a takedown but Zimmerman pushes his down on his head and steps out. Zimmerman misses with a head kick.
And Lovelair tries to counter it with a takedown but Zimmerman pushes his down on his head and steps out. Zimmerman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovelair was well out of range. Poor timing from Zimmerman. Zimmerman throws a body punch but Lovelair moves out of range. Lovelair wants to counter with a clinch but Zimmerman pushes him away.#T1# Lovelair throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Lovelair tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Lovelair takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Zimmerman misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Zimmerman misses. Zimmerman misses with a straight right. Lovelair misses with a hook. Zimmerman ducked under it nicely. Good work by Lovelair as he checks the leg kick. Zimmerman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A cross from Zimmerman lands.#T2# Zimmerman digs a good body shot into Lovelair's ribs. Lovelair changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zimmerman tries to avoid it but Lovelair manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zimmerman to the ground. Zimmerman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Zimmerman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zimmerman digs a good body shot into Lovelair's ribs. A decent looking cross lands there for Zimmerman.#CUT# That has opened up Raistlin Lovelair's cut even more. 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! A punch combination from Lovelair misses. Lovelair ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Zimmerman connects with a nice looking jab.
Zimmerman throws a leg kick and Lovelair counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T3# Nice shot by Zimmerman. Zimmerman is looking to land body kicks. Zimmerman tries to land a leg kick but Lovelair saw it coming and moves away.
Lovelair wants to counter the offense by Zimmerman and move into the clinch position. A looping hook to the body misses from Lovelair. Zimmerman does a little dance to reset his feet. A lazy left from Zimmerman finds it's target. Lovelair looks to throw the jab but Zimmerman is out of range. Raistlin Lovelair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. 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.
Lovelair tests Zimmerman's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT2# It looks like Frankie Zimmerman has been cut. Zimmerman pushes Lovelair away with a front kick.#T4# Lovelair takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zimmerman scores with a head kick. Lovelair tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT# The cut above Raistlin Lovelair's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Zimmerman throws a sloppy head kick and Lovelair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. This has been an exciting period of action! Lovelair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zimmerman. Lovelair tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Zimmerman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lovelair slips under a jab. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Zimmerman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zimmerman misses with a right hand and Lovelair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Zimmerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Lovelair tries to counter it with a takedown but Zimmerman pushes his down on his head and steps out. Zimmerman scores with a slapping inside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Zimmerman dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round! #R3# Zimmerman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lovelair. Zimmerman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lovelair if he has to take too many more of those.
A big right from Zimmerman misses. Lovelair is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Frankie Zimmerman is winning the standup battle so far. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zimmerman, as that shot connected.
Lovelair is looking to slow Zimmerman down with leg kicks. Zimmerman misses with a looping left. Lovelair takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zimmerman throws a lazy right hand but Lovelair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Zimmerman throws a chopping leg kick but Lovelair manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Lovelair on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T1# Lovelair blocks the body kick.
Lovelair is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Lovelair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zimmerman lands a body shot.
Zimmerman throws a half hearted mid kick. Lovelair looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Lovelair throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zimmerman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. A big right from Lovelair misses. Zimmerman misses with a kick to the body and Zimmerman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Zimmerman throws a shot from downtown. Lovelair moves away and avoids it. Lovelair moves out of range of the leg kick from Zimmerman. Lovelair is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Lovelair avoids a kick to the body.
Frankie Zimmerman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2# Zimmerman ducks under a wild hook from Lovelair. Lovelair is looking to score with low kicks. Lovelair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lovelair is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zimmerman with a body shot. Lovelair misses with a body shot.
Zimmerman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lovelair manages to circle out of the way. Lovelair scores with a nice head shot. Zimmerman looks for the body kick but Lovelair saw that one coming. Lovelair gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Zimmerman throws the kick towards the body but Lovelair avoids it. Lovelair flicks out a counter leg kick but Zimmerman steps away. Zimmerman misses with a kick to the body.
#T3# Zimmerman dips to his left and cracks Lovelair with an uppercut! Zimmerman lands with a shot to the body. Zimmerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zimmerman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lovelair is able to avoid easily. Frankie Zimmerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Crunch! Zimmerman slams his shin into Lovelair's torso. Zimmerman throws a body punch but Lovelair moves out of range. Lovelair throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Zimmerman to counter with a crisp jab. Zimmerman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lovelair's sensitive parts. Zimmerman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lovelair moves away. Lovelair falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL# and Zimmerman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zimmerman. #T4# Zimmerman can't break the clinch.
Zimmerman wants to break free but Lovelair has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovelair. 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 punch on the inside.
Raistlin Lovelair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Zimmerman can't break the clinch.
Lovelair is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Zimmerman is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC# Zimmerman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lovelair walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zimmerman. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A telegraphed right hand from Lovelair misses the target. Lovelair throws a series of punches but Zimmerman moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Frankie Zimmerman showed his dominance in that final round. Well Zimmerman 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Zimmerman! A relieved looking Frankie Zimmerman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
Event:
AFA 1
Date: Nov 21, 2017 |
#R1# Champion tries to clinch up but Lovelair circles away and keeps his distance. Champion is looking to clinch but Lovelair is avoiding it.
Lovelair unleashes a big counter combination but Champion bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Champion is looking to clinch but Lovelair is avoiding it.
#CL2# Lovelair closes the distance and clinches. Lovelair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Champion using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Champion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lovelair's elbow. Champion 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. Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lovelair managing to block the knees to the body from Champion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Champion with a knee to the head.
#CUT# It looks like Raistlin Lovelair has been cut. Lovelair blocks a body shot from Champion. With the fighters up against the cage, Champion throws an elbow but misses. Champion blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Champion's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Champion landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lovelair looks winded! Lovelair takes a knee right on the jaw!
Champion is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T1# Champion tries a knee to the head but Lovelair blocks it.
Champion scores with a nice hook to the head. Lovelair misses with a knee strike.
Lovelair blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Champion.
Lovelair lands with a short head shot on the inside. Champion tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Champion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Champion 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. Champion trying to land knees to the body.
Champion lands a nice elbow. Lovelair misses with some punches.
Champion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Champion throws an elbow but it misses.
Champion with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Champion tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T2# Lovelair throws a punch but it's blocked by Champion. Lovelair misses with a short punch on the inside. Lovelair gets through Champion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. 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! Lovelair misses with some punches.
Champion trying to land knees to the body.
Champion tries to land a knee to the head but Lovelair blocks with his arms.
Lovelair misses with a hook from the clinch. Champion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lovelair avoids it. Champion throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Champion.
Lovelair has a couple of punches blocked by Champion.
Champion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lovelair misses with a hook from the clinch. Champion misses with a knee strike.
Lovelair changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Champion fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL# Champion moves into the clinch.#T3# Lovelair misses with a punch on the inside.
Champion tries a knee to the head but Lovelair blocks it.
Champion lands with a left to the head. Champion throws a knee to the head but misses.
Champion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Champion scores with an uppercut up the middle. Lovelair lands on the inside with an uppercut. Champion misses with a knee strike.
Champion with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Champion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Champion obliges. Champion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Champion misses with a knee to the head. Lovelair misses with some punches.
Champion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4# Lovelair has a couple of punches blocked by Champion.
Champion misses with a knee strike.
Lovelair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovelair misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A head punch blocked on the inside by Champion. Champion gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lovelair.
Champion blocks an uppercut.
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Lovelair misses with a hook from the clinch. Lovelair makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Lovelair creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Champion's defenses. Champion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lovelair.
Champion blocks an uppercut.
Lovelair blocks an uppercut.
Champion blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Striking Champion dominated that 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. #R2# Champion throws a lazy right hand but Lovelair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Champion lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Champion tries to clinch but Lovelair moves out of range. Lovelair drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Champion defends it well.#TD2# Lovelair shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Champion napping and manages to drive through into side control!#ES# Champion throws Lovelair to one side and escapes! Champion tries to clinch and Lovelair counters with a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lovelair on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. A looping hook to the body misses from Lovelair. Champion does a little dance to reset his feet. A big left from Lovelair misses. Lovelair circles away from the clinch attempt and Lovelair counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1# Champion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lovelair doesn't seem bothered though. Champion throws a nice head kick!
Champion ducks under a wild hook from Lovelair.#CL# Champion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lovelair, pushing him back against the cage. Champion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lovelair can do to turn this around? Champion lands an elbow that stopped Lovelair in his tracks for a moment. #CUT# That has opened up Raistlin Lovelair's cut even more. Champion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Champion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lovelair. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovelair. Lovelair blocks an elbow strike. Champion misses with the head strike.
#T2# Champion crunches a lovely knee into Lovelair's ribcage. Lovelair is breathing heavily. Champion missing with knees to the body.
Lovelair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lovelair blocks the elbow strike.
#KD# Champion drops Lovelair with a big knee straight up the middle! Lovelair is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC# Lovelair is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. No joy there for Champion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lovelair is still on wobbly legs! Can Champion finish him? Lovelair gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Champion gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Lovelair is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Striking Champion! An out of breath and clearly excited Striking Champion thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
|
|
|
|
Event:
DFN#10 Bang vs Batista
Date: Jul 01, 2017 |
#R1# Lovelair tries to land a front kick but Grishin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#CL2# Lovelair has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC# Grishin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Grishin throws a leg kick and Lovelair counters with a three punch combo that has Grishin backing up. Grishin nods at Lovelair to acknowledge the strikes. Lovelair misses with a few strikes there.
#KD# Grishin drops Lovelair with a beautiful combination! Lovelair stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Grishin is looking for the KO!#CUT# It looks like Raistlin Lovelair has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Grishin throws a big shot that misses.#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Lovelair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grishin is trying to push Lovelair away but Lovelair has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T1# Grishin avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
Grishin lands a left hand.
Grishin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC# Grishin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Grishin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lovelair lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Lovelair moves in looking to clinch but Grishin pushes him off. It looked like Grishin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL2# Lovelair has managed to clinch.
Lovelair prevents Grishin from breaking the clinch. Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lovelair tries to work over Grishin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC# Grishin breaks the clinch.
Lovelair tries to clinch and Grishin counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2# Grishin circles away from the clinch attempt enabling Grishin to counter with a crisp jab. A head kick by Lovelair misses and Grishin counters with a lovely straight right hand! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lovelair throws an overhand right that lands on Grishin's shoulder, as Grishin tries to avoid the shot. Grishin circles away from the clinch attempt letting Grishin counter with a right hand. #CUT# That has opened up Raistlin Lovelair's cut even more.#T3# Lovelair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lovelair closes the distance looking to clinch #KD# and Grishin counters with a crisp one two that drops Lovelair! Grishin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lovelair to his feet! Lovelair is in big trouble!#ROC# Lovelair is rocked! Grishin weaves into range and cracks Lovelair right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Lovelair goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Grishin is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viktor Grishin! A relieved looking Viktor Grishin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
Event:
DUEL#72 oCrazy vs Harris
Date: Jun 03, 2017 |
#R1# Lovelair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Lovelair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL# Lovelair clinches. Lovelair definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC2# Smith breaks from the clinch.
Lovelair blocks a head kick by Smith.
#CL# Smith gets tackled into the cage by Lovelair. Lovelair maintains the clinch. #BC2# Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2# Smith darts in and clinches Lovelair up against the cage. Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#BC2# Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lovelair takes a kick to the side of the head. Smith throws a head kick but Lovelair moves out of range.
#T1# A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Lovelair does a little dance to reset his feet. Lovelair wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Smith throws a nice outside leg kick. Lovelair wants to clinch and Smith counters with a nice body shot. Mike Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lovelair wants to clinch.#CL# Lovelair rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage. Smith is trying to break the clinch but Lovelair is controlling him. Smith avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
#T2# Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Lovelair can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC2# Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lovelair takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lovelair tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL# Smith tries to keep at a distance but Lovelair has taken the fight into the clinch. Lovelair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head. Smith is leaning against Lovelair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. 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! Lovelair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Smith. #T3# Lovelair with a knee to the head.
#CUT# It looks like Mike Smith has been cut. Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards. #CUT2# It looks like Raistlin Lovelair has been cut. Lovelair tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body. #BC2# Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lovelair tries to clinch up. Lovelair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lovelair backing away here, and Smith unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Lovelair slips under a jab from Smith. Lovelair tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it. Lovelair throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot. Lovelair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lovelair takes a shot right to the bread basket. Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow. Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lovelair rather than just go for the knockout. Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T4# Smith lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice shot lands for Smith. Lovelair moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off. Smith throws a head kick that misses. Lovelair tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Smith manages to circle out of the way. Lovelair checks a leg kick nicely. Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lovelair misses with a looping left. Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Smith tries to get set, Lovelair tries to push him back and clinch up but Smith manages to avoid the attempt. Smith throws out a leg kick but Lovelair moves out of range and Smith only half commits. #CL# Lovelair clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. #R2# Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Lovelair tries to clinch up. Smith misses with a looping right. Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a big shot that misses. Mike Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup. Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lovelair throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
A left lands for Smith. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Smith scores with a head kick.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A shot to the body from Smith misses #CL# and Lovelair holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC2# Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1# Lovelair tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Lovelair missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Smith throws a big counter head kick but Lovelair avoids it with no problem. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lovelair seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Smith misses with a head kick.
Lovelair is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch. Lovelair checks a leg kick. Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Lovelair blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that misses. Lovelair connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Smith thumps Lovelair with a low kick. Lovelair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2# Smith misses with an uppercut. Lovelair wants to clinch and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Some wild striking there from Lovelair.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Lovelair tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range. #CL# Lovelair moves into the clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovelair. Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC2# Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith misses with a head kick.
#T3# Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith throws a right hand that Lovelair ducks under and follows up with a left that Lovelair also avoids with ease. Lovelair tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range. Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith throws a head kick that misses #CL# and Lovelair moves into the clinch. Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Raistlin Lovelair has scored more points in the clinch so far. Lovelair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovelair misses with a body punch.
#BC2# Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lovelair moves to clinch but Smith breaks away and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2# Raistlin Lovelair's cut is getting worse. Smith keeps the fight on the outside.#T4##CL# Smith gets tackled into the cage by Lovelair. Lovelair maintains the clinch. Lovelair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.#BC2# Smith manages to break the clinch.
Lovelair tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Lovelair down. Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lovelair is looking to take this fight into the clinch. It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lovelair went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith 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. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round! #R3# Lovelair wants to clinch. Smith lands with a right hand. Lovelair is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Lovelair tries to clinch up. Lovelair walks into a straight right hand from Smith. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lovelair wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance. Smith circles away from the clinch attempt and Smith counters with a straight right hand.#T1# Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith lands with a shot to the body. Lovelair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it. #KD2# Smith lands a big head kick that sends Lovelair tumbling to the mat! Smith takes a step backwards and waves Lovelair back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2# Lovelair is rocked!#CUT2# Raistlin Lovelair's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oh Lovelair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2# Smith closes the distance and pushes Lovelair back into the cage. Smith lands an elbow inside that Lovelair shrugs off. Lovelair throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith. Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Lovelair seems to have got his legs back now. Smith lands with a left to the head. Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T2# Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
#BC2# Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lovelair fails in his attempt to clinch. Lovelair throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2# Jeez, Raistlin Lovelair's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Lovelair misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut. Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lovelair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Smith misses with a hook. Lovelair ducked under it nicely. Lovelair blocks a jab.#T3# Smith connects with an inside leg kick. Smith tries to bum rush Lovelair with a series of wild strikes but Lovelair uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Lovelair tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance. Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Smith throws a hook but Lovelair blocks it. Lovelair moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raistlin Lovelair's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Smith! After the big win, Mike Smith made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Mohito Fightwear (Laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
|
|
|
|
Event:
DFN #2 Army vs Bang
Date: Apr 30, 2017 |
#R1# Lovelair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tuup manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Tuup pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tuup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tuup fails miserably with a takedown attempt. A nice side step and Lovelair releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Tuup shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lovelair sprawls well. Lovelair wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tuup gets slowly back to his feet. Tuup throws a sloppy head kick and Lovelair moves out of range easily. Tuup goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lovelair avoids the head kick by Tuup.
Tuup pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Tuup looks for a takedown but Lovelair sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Tuup. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1# Tuup throws a sloppy head kick and Lovelair moves out of range easily. Tuup lands with a kick to the ribs.
#CL2# Lovelair clinches up against the cage. A bit of stalling here from Tuup.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tuup.
#BC# Tuup pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Lovelair on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Lovelair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Tuup pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lovelair swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Tuup stuns Lovelair with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Lovelair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Lovelair steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tuup. That one must have hurt. Tuup tries a head kick but it misses.
#T2# Lovelair misses with a double jab.
It looked like Tuup was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lovelair tries to clinch up. Lovelair on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CUT# It looks like Raistlin Lovelair has been cut. Lovelair doesn't manage to clinch there - Tuup circles away.
A combination from Tuup does no damage. #CL2# Lovelair clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lovelair.
Tuup tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Tuup looking to throw knees to the head but Lovelair is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair tries to land knees in the clinch but Tuup avoids the damage to the body. Lovelair lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tuup is breathing heavily. Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tuup avoids it. Tuup using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lovelair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T3# Lovelair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Lovelair lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tuup backwards. Lovelair trying to land knees to the body.
Lovelair prevents Tuup from breaking the clinch.#BC# Tuup manages to break the clinch.
Tuup stalks Lovelair and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lovelair's face. Lovelair staggers backwards, shaken.#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC# Tuup breaks the clinch.
Tuup throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Lovelair counters with a left and a right that stings Tuup. Lovelair is looking to clinch. Lovelair staying out of range there. Tuup throws a sloppy head kick #CL2# and Lovelair counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T4# This has been an exciting period of action! Tuup wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC# Tuup's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Tuup has been working on his balance at Kung Fu Fighting Club ($299 entry fee), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Lovelair. Lovelair tries to clinch up but Tuup circles away and keeps his distance. Lovelair fails in his attempt to clinch. Tuup looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Lovelair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tuup paws at him with a jab and circles away. Tuup throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lovelair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Lovelair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Tuup closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CL2# Lovelair takes the fight into the clinch. Tuup is trying to force a seperation but Lovelair has the dominant position. Tuup wants to break free but Lovelair has control.
Lovelair tries to work over Tuup's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carl Tuup will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Raistlin Lovelair's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# A jab lands there for Tuup. A solid leg kick lands there for Tuup.
Tuup throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lovelair counters with a series of strikes. Tuup will be more careful next time no doubt. Lovelair wants to clinch up but Tuup keeps it at a distance. Tuup throws a half hearted mid kick. Lovelair doesn't manage to clinch there - Tuup circles away.
Tuup shoots in for a takedown but Lovelair shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. A head kick misses from Tuup. Lovelair tries to counter with a clinch but Tuup shakes him off and moves away. Lovelair avoids the head kick by Tuup.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lovelair in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tuup is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lovelair sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Tuup misses with a takedown attempt #KD2# and Lovelair counters with a series of strikes that sends Tuup to the canvas! Lovelair follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight! #ROC2# Tuup is rocked! That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Tuup. That's going to take a lot out of him. This has been an exciting period of action! Lovelair loads up on a big left hand. Tuup felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Lovelair looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Tuup can't hide his disappointment, as Lovelair celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raistlin Lovelair!
|
|
|
|
Event:
DUEL#59 Komaroff vs Puno
Date: Apr 09, 2017 |
#R1# Williams scores with a hook to the body. Lovelair takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL2# Williams clinches up with Lovelair and pushes him back against the cage. Williams lands a shoulder strike. Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lovelair or not. Lovelair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#CUT2# It looks like Raistlin Lovelair has been cut. A short right from Williams on the inside. Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head. Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lovelair is breathing heavily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lovelair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2# Williams breaks the clinch.
Lovelair walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Williams with a hook. Williams fails with the takedown#CL# and Lovelair counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T1# Williams lands a nice uppercut. Williams tries to throw a body punch but Lovelair avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage. Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms. Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Williams. Williams avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Williams has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Williams avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
Lovelair letting Williams take a breather here.#BC2# Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lovelair. Lovelair circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams delivers a nice body kick. Lovelair looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#T2# Lovelair looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lovelair throws a head kick that misses and Williams counters with a nice uppercut. Williams lands a high kick!
#TD2# Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into Lovelair's guard. Williams wants to stand and escape but instead Lovelair has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR# Lovelair throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Lovelair lands a couple of elbows. Williams looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Let's hope that Williams has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Lovelair throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely. #T3# Lovelair throws a big elbow that misses. Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Williams pulls Lovelair in close to prevent any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Williams wants to get back to his feet but Lovelair is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lovelair manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB# Williams postures up.
#T4# The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB# Lovelair working for submissions but it's allowed Williams to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lovelair keeps working. Lovelair is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard. Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Lovelair is trying to control but can't.
Williams prevents Lovelair from improving his position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Williams dominated that round. The cut man is working on Raistlin 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. #R2# Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Lovelair swinging wildly here.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A looping hook to the body misses from Lovelair. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet. A nice side step and Williams releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Lovelair off the cage and back into range. Lovelair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams lands with an overhand left. Lovelair misses with a body punch
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lovelair. Lovelair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lovelair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand! Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T1##CL# Lovelair clinches. Williams tries a body shot but Lovelair blocks it.
Williams lands an uppercut. Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lovelair or not. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Williams.
Lovelair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lovelair avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#TD2# Williams lands a takedown into guard.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lovelair's head. Lovelair wants to sweep but no luck. Williams landing with the ground and pound. Williams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #ROC2# Lovelair is rocked!#T2# Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Oh Lovelair is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Williams gets to his feet and stands over Lovelair, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Lovelair felt that one! Williams unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Lovelair from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ash Williams! An out of breath Ash Williams thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
Event:
DUEL#57 Silver vs Phoenix
Date: Apr 02, 2017 |
#R1# Norbit misses with an uppercut
and Lovelair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT# It looks like Dirk Norbit has been cut. Lovelair moves out of range of the strikes. Norbit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Lovelair lands a jab. Norbit looks to score with a jab to the body but Lovelair is just out of range. Lovelair wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL# Lovelair closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Norbit misses with some punches.
Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norbit is defending well for now. Norbit misses with a punch on the inside.
Norbit has Lovelair pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lovelair manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Norbit misses with some punches.
Norbit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norbit misses with a short punch on the inside. I was talking to Lovelair's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lovelair misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Norbit. Norbit misses with some punches.
Norbit is trying to force a seperation but Lovelair has the dominant position. Lovelair misses with a knee strike.
Norbit has Lovelair pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lovelair manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Norbit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards. #T1# Lovelair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Lovelair tries to land knees in the clinch but Norbit avoids the damage to the body. Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norbit avoids it. Lovelair lands a knee to the body.
Norbit looks winded! Lovelair lands a left hand.
Norbit managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Norbit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lovelair landing knees to the head.
Norbit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Lovelair.
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Lovelair tries a knee to the head but Norbit blocks it.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norbit avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
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! Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. A knee to the head by Lovelair.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
#T2# Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Norbit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Norbit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair prevents a takedown attempt there.
Raistlin Lovelair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirk Norbit. Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norbit avoids it. Norbit goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lovelair prevents it.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Norbit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Lovelair trying to land knees to the body.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Lovelair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Norbit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovelair. Norbit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lovelair avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T3# Lovelair with a knee to the head.
Norbit avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Norbit's ribcage. Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but Norbit blocks with his arms.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lovelair misses with a knee strike.
Lovelair tries to land knees in the clinch but Norbit avoids the damage to the body. Norbit avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lovelair lands a hook that snaps the head of Norbit backwards. Lovelair lands with a right to the head. Lovelair blocking some punches.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Norbit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. A right hand to the body from Lovelair.
This has been an exciting period of action! Norbit misses with a short punch on the inside. Norbit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norbit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T4# Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norbit avoids it. Lovelair trying to land knees to the body.
Norbit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norbit goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lovelair prevents it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Norbit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Lovelair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lovelair looking to throw knees to the head but Norbit is blocking nicely.
Norbit avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
Lovelair lands with a short head shot on the inside. Lovelair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lovelair keeps control of Norbit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Norbit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Lovelair tries a knee to the head but Norbit blocks it.
Lovelair is leaning against Norbit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Lovelair looking to throw knees to the head but Norbit is blocking nicely.
Lovelair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Dirk Norbit's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2# Lovelair is looking to take this fight into the clinch. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norbit! But no joy. Norbit has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Norbit throws a series of punches but Lovelair moves out of range. Lovelair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lovelair throws a head kick but Norbit moves out of range.
Lovelair is looking to clinch. Raistlin Lovelair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2# Norbit has managed to clinch.
Norbit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Lovelair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norbit can do to turn this around? Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norbit is defending well for now. Norbit avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Norbit misses with a short punch on the inside. Norbit is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norbit.
Norbit is breathing heavily. Norbit misses with a short punch on the inside. Lovelair is working Norbit over against the cage. Norbit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lovelair lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Norbit backwards. #T1# Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norbit misses with a punch on the inside.
Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Norbit throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovelair. Lovelair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norbit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norbit changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lovelair fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Norbit throws a jab when Lovelair was well out of range. Lovelair defending well as Norbit loads up on a big left hand. Norbit cracks Lovelair with a good jab. Norbit throws a leg kick and Lovelair counters with a two punch combo. #CL# Lovelair closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Norbit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovelair works on Norbit's body with a couple of short punches. Lovelair tries a knee to the head but Norbit blocks it.
Lovelair scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2# Lovelair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lovelair tries a knee to the head but Norbit blocks it.
A knee to the head by Lovelair.
Lovelair connects with a nasty looking knee right to Norbit's face.
#CUT# That has opened up Dirk Norbit's cut even more. Lovelair lands a good knee to the midsection. Norbit won't want to take too many of those. Norbit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lovelair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lovelair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Norbit managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Norbit misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lovelair.
Lovelair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Norbit takes a knee right on the jaw!
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. Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Lovelair lands a knee to the body.
Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norbit is defending well for now. Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norbit.
#T3# Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norbit is defending well for now. Lovelair is pressed up against the cage. Norbit has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lovelair down to the mat. Lovelair avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Raistlin Lovelair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirk Norbit. Lovelair fails in his attempt to clinch. Norbit misses with an uppercut. Lovelair stalks Norbit and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Norbit's face. Norbit staggers backwards, shaken.#CL# Lovelair clinches up against the cage. Norbit managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Raistlin Lovelair has scored more points in the clinch so far. Norbit throws a head punch that misses. #KD# Lovelair has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Norbit goes down! Lovelair pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
#ROC# Norbit is rocked! 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!#SUB# Lovelair in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Norbit is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raistlin Lovelair! Dirk Norbit was interviewed post fight and said 'lucky day for some but not for me...oh well I still got my looks'.
|
|
|
|
Event:
DUEL#52 Naga Wing vs Riccuito
Date: Mar 18, 2017 |
#R1# McGee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Lovelair moves forwards but McGee connects with a nice, crisp jab. Lovelair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lovelair misses with a few strikes there.
McGee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lovelair moves in looking to clinch but McGee pushes him off. McGee feinted with a counter takedown. McGee connects with the punch.#CUT# It looks like Raistlin Lovelair has been cut. Lovelair tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sloppy strikes from Lovelair. Those never looked like landing. McGee misses with a low kick.
McGee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lovelair doesn't seem bothered though. Lovelair on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T1# McGee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. A solid leg kick lands there for McGee.
Lovelair is looking to take this fight into the clinch. McGee misses with a body shot.
McGee shoots in looking for a takedown but Lovelair manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McGee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Lovelair swinging wildly here.
McGee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lovelair as he avoids it easily. Lovelair misses with the combination.
Lovelair moves in looking to clinch but McGee pushes him off.#T2# Lovelair blocks a head kick by McGee.
Lovelair is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. We've been hearing reports that McGee has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Raistlin Lovelair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Lovelair swinging wildly here.
Lovelair wants to clinch up but McGee keeps it at a distance. Lovelair stuffs the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy McGee. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lovelair tries to close the distance and clinch but McGee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Lovelair takes a shot right to the bread basket. Lovelair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. McGee connects with a crisp jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lovelair takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. McGee scores with a kick to the body.
McGee darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T3# Lovelair slips under a jab. McGee lands with a shot to the body. Lovelair ducks right into an uppercut from McGee. McGee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. McGee dips down and scores with a jab to the body. McGee scores with a nice body kick.
McGee throws a nice inside leg kick. McGee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lovelair is fending him off so far but McGee persists. Nope, Lovelair circles away and we're back to standing. McGee connects with a jab. McGee throws a body punch but Lovelair moves out of range. Lovelair takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. McGee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#ROC# Lovelair is rocked!#T4# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lovelair has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGee. Lovelair is still on wobbly legs! Can McGee finish him? McGee throws a monster overhand right that drops Lovelair! McGee follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timothy McGee! A victorious Timothy McGee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
Event:
DUEL#50 Overstreet vs Puno
Date: Mar 11, 2017 |
#R1# Kidd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CUT2# 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
#CL# 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. #T1# 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. #T2# 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.
#BC2# Kidd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Kidd punishes Lovelair's body with a nice straight punch.#T3# 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. #CL# 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.#T4# 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.
#BC2# 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! #R2# 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. #CL# 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.
#T1# 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.
#BC2# 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.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. Lovelair tries a body shot but Kidd blocks it.
#T2# 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. #T3# 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. #T4# 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! #R3# Kidd throws a nice looking combination but Lovelair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Kidd throws an off balance right hand
#CL# 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.
#BC2# 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.#T1# Lovelair on the wrong end of a nice hook. Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL# 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.#BC2# 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.#T2# 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.#CL# 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.#T3# 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. #BC2# 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
#CL# 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.#T4# 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.
#BC2# Kidd breaks from the clinch.
#CL# 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!
|
|
|
|
Event:
DUEL#46 Hardy vs Morgan
Date: Feb 25, 2017 |
#R1# Lovelair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lovelair throws a series of punches but Themistokles moves out of range. We've been hearing reports that Lovelair has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Themistokles avoids the head kick by Lovelair.
Despite the aggression on Themistokles's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Lovelair tries to clinch but Themistokles moves away and Themistokles counters with a lovely shot to the body. Themistokles throws a leg kick which misses Lovelair's front leg but catches the back leg as Lovelair tries to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2# Themistokles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Themistokles managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lovelair misses with a hook from the clinch. Themistokles lands a right hand. Lovelair looking to throw knees to the head but Themistokles is blocking nicely.
#T1# A shot in the inside from Themistokles. Lovelair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovelair. Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but Themistokles blocks with his arms.
Themistokles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Themistokles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #CUT2# It looks like Raistlin Lovelair has been cut. A nice right hand lands inside from Themistokles. Lovelair lands with a right to the head. Themistokles lands with a short shot to the head. A short left from Themistokles. A nice right hand lands inside from Themistokles. Themistokles lands a shoulder strike. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Themistokles pushes Lovelair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Still in the clinch, Themistokles scores with a nice short uppercut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Themistokles. Lovelair tries to throw a body punch but Themistokles avoids it by throwing Lovelair back against the cage. Lovelair tries to land knees in the clinch but Themistokles avoids the damage to the body. A short right from Themistokles on the inside. #ROC2# Lovelair is rocked! Still in the clinch, Themistokles scores with a nice short uppercut. Oh Lovelair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Themistokles lands with a short head shot on the inside. Themistokles unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lovelair! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Themistokles is unloading with more strikes now! Lovelair drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Strategos Themistokles! Strategos Themistokles bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
|
|
|
|
Event:
CCR 70
Date: Feb 17, 2017 |
#R1##CL# Lovelair moves into the clinch successfully.
I was talking to Lovelair's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Lovelair lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martinez looks winded! Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms. Lovelair connects with a knee to the head.
Lovelair landing knees to the head.
Lovelair lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martinez backwards. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lovelair. 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 with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #ROC# Martinez is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A short right from Lovelair on the inside. Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Lovelair finish him? Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms. Lovelair is working Martinez over against the cage. Lovelair jerks Martinez's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Martinez drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Lovelair goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Lovelair because Martinez was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Raistlin Lovelair!
|
|
|
|
Event:
CCR 67
Date: Jan 27, 2017 |
#R1# Chuvalo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lovelair swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chuvalo counters with a right hand to the body. Chuvalo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Lovelair walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Lovelair has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Lovelair fails in his attempt to clinch. Lovelair walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chuvalo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Lovelair fails in his attempt to clinch. Lovelair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chuvalo. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chuvalo throws a right and a left that both miss. A big right from Chuvalo misses. Lovelair tries to move into range but Chuvalo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CUT# It looks like Raistlin Lovelair has been cut.#T1# Chuvalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovelair was well out of range. Poor timing from Chuvalo. Lovelair tries to clinch up and Chuvalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Lovelair takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. George Chuvalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Chuvalo lands with a nice body punch. A slow jab from Chuvalo misses its intended target. Chuvalo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Lovelair unleashes a big counter combination but Chuvalo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Chuvalo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lovelair is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Chuvalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovelair was well out of range. Poor timing from Chuvalo. Chuvalo misses the body punch #CL2# and Lovelair moves into the clinch.#T2# Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Chuvalo lands with a short shot to the head. #BC# Chuvalo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lovelair tries to close the distance and clinch but Chuvalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Chuvalo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Chuvalo throws a hook but Lovelair blocks it. Chuvalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lovelair tries to clinch but fails miserably and Chuvalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Chuvalo misses with a body shot.
Chuvalo throws a body punch but Lovelair moves out of range. Lovelair throws a counter combo. A combination from Lovelair does no damage. Lovelair tries to clinch there but Chuvalo circles away.
Chuvalo scores with a hook to the body. Lovelair takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T3# Chuvalo lands a two punch combo.
Lovelair tries to clinch up and Chuvalo counters with a stiff right hand. Lovelair wants to clinch#KD# and Chuvalo counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Lovelair! We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Chuvalo tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lovelair controls his leg. Chuvalo missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Chuvalo trying to control the action but Lovelair is working from the bottom. #T4# Chuvalo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lovelair on the ground. Chuvalo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB# Chuvalo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lovelair moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. 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! Lovelair is trying to keep Chuvalo in close.
Chuvalo is stalling in the full guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chuvalo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Chuvalo dominated that round. The cut man is working on Raistlin Lovelair's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2# Chuvalo misses with a straight right. Lovelair takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. A swing and a miss from Chuvalo. Lovelair slips under a jab. Chuvalo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Chuvalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovelair manages to avoid it. Chuvalo misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chuvalo throws a shot to the body.
Lovelair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chuvalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Chuvalo throws a right and a left that Lovelair avoids nicely. Lovelair throws a right hand that Chuvalo ducks under and follows up with a left that Chuvalo also avoids with ease.#T1# Lovelair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chuvalo lands with a shot to the body. Nice uppercut lands for Chuvalo. That snapped Lovelair's head back.
Chuvalo closes the distance and lands a one-two. Chuvalo throws a series of punches but Lovelair avoids them all with ease. As Chuvalo backs off Lovelair throws a huge counter combo but Chuvalo manages to avoid it all. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chuvalo!
#CUT# That has opened up Raistlin Lovelair's cut even more. Lovelair tries to close the distance and clinch but Chuvalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Chuvalo misses with a series of wild punches.
Chuvalo lands a nice shot to the body.
Chuvalo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lovelair can do to turn this around?#T2# Chuvalo throws a right hand that Lovelair ducks under and follows up with a left that Lovelair also avoids with ease. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lovelair is looking to clinch but Chuvalo is avoiding it.
Chuvalo cracks Lovelair with a good jab. Chuvalo takes a swing at Lovelair's ribcage but misses. Lovelair throws a counter combo. A big right from Chuvalo misses. Chuvalo sets himself, and Lovelair steps forward looking for the clinch! Chuvalo avoids it this time. Chuvalo with a hook. Lovelair tries to clinch but Chuvalo is having none of it. Chuvalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T3# Lovelair tries to clinch but Chuvalo moves out of range. It looked like Chuvalo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lovelair. Lovelair defending well as Chuvalo loads up on a big left hand. Lovelair is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Lovelair tries to clinch up but Chuvalo circles away and keeps his distance. Chuvalo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Chuvalo lands with a hook. Lovelair tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Lovelair takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Chuvalo dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Lovelair misses with a double jab
and Chuvalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Chuvalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovelair.
Raistlin Lovelair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Lovelair looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#T4# Chuvalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovelair manages to avoid it. Lovelair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Lovelair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Chuvalo looks to land a combination but Lovelair avoids it well. Lovelair is looking to clinch. Chuvalo lands a jab-cross combination. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Chuvalo moves into range and connects with a jab. Chuvalo throws a right and a left that both miss. Lovelair unleashes a big counter combination but Chuvalo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Lovelair wants to clinch but Chuvalo slips to the side and Chuvalo counters with a nice uppercut. Chuvalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Lovelair. Lovelair tries to counter with a clinch but Chuvalo shakes him off and moves away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Chuvalo dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Raistlin Lovelair's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Chuvalo connects with a body shot. Chuvalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lovelair moves away. Lovelair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chuvalo lands with a good body shot. Lovelair has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Lovelair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chuvalo.
Chuvalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lovelair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Chuvalo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Chuvalo takes a swing at Lovelair's ribcage but misses. #T1##CL2# Lovelair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chuvalo, pushing him back against the cage. Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chuvalo.
Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chuvalo is defending well for now. Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chuvalo managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Chuvalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lovelair controls his hands.
Good body shot from Chuvalo.
Lovelair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lovelair looking to throw knees to the head but Chuvalo is blocking nicely.
Lovelair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Chuvalo scores with a shoulder strike. Lovelair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lovelair looking to throw knees to the head but Chuvalo is blocking nicely.
Chuvalo lands a body punch. #BC# Chuvalo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Chuvalo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2# Chuvalo tries to bum rush Lovelair with a series of wild strikes but Lovelair uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Chuvalo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lovelair throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chuvalo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lovelair thinking. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chuvalo. Chuvalo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lovelair back to the cage. Chuvalo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#ROC# Lovelair is rocked! Chuvalo feints with a jab and clips Lovelair right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Lovelair is sent crashing into the canvas and Chuvalo leaps in for the kill! Lovelair tries to get to his feet but Chuvalo is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Lovelair is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Chuvalo! As George Chuvalo got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: GET SOME!!!!!!!'.
|
|
|
|
Event:
CCR 64 LHW GP Round 2
Date: Jan 06, 2017 |
#R1# Collins shoots in but Lovelair avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL2# Lovelair clinches up with Collins and pushes him back against the cage. Collins is trying to pull guard but Lovelair turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Lovelair with a knee to the head.
#CUT2# It looks like Vince Collins has been cut. Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Collins blocks it with crossed arms. Lovelair misses with a body punch.
Lovelair lands a left hand.
Lovelair misses with a knee strike.
Collins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lovelair prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him. Collins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lovelair gets underhooks to prevent Collins's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Collins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lovelair walks away with a smile on his face. Collins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Lovelair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Collins paws at him with a jab and circles away. Collins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lovelair is fending him off so far but Collins persists. Nope, Lovelair circles away and we're back to standing. Lovelair turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Collins pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1##CL2# Lovelair gets in close and instigates a clinch. Lovelair lands a nice knee to the body. Collins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lovelair prevents it.
Collins is breathing heavily. Nice body punch from Lovelair - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Lovelair.
Lovelair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Lovelair with a knee to the head.
Lovelair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lovelair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Lovelair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lovelair scores with a knee to the head.
Lovelair scores with a knee to the head.
Collins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lovelair connects with a knee to the head.
Lovelair connects with a knee to the head.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Collins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head.
#T2# Good body shot from Lovelair.
Lovelair scores with a knee to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Collins has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Lovelair lands on the inside with an uppercut. Lovelair lands a knee to the body.
Collins is working for takedown but Lovelair is calmly controlling the position for now. Lovelair lands a knee to the head.
Lovelair presses Collins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Collins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Lovelair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A knee to the head by Lovelair.
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Collins takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT2# Vince Collins's cut is getting worse. Collins is working for takedown but Lovelair is calmly controlling the position for now. Lovelair working Collins over with knees to the body. Lovelair connects with a knee to the head.
Lovelair scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Lovelair.
#T3# Lovelair misses with a knee strike.
Collins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lovelair gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Collins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lovelair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Collins takes a shot to the head. Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lovelair lands on the inside with an uppercut. Lovelair is pressed up against the cage. Collins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lovelair down to the mat. Lovelair avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Lovelair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collins moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Lovelair lands with a kick to the temple. Collins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Collins fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Nice straight punches there by Lovelair. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lovelair. The crowd cheers as Collins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lovelair doesn't seem phased though. Raistlin Lovelair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. 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! Lovelair drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Collins throws a lazy uppercut
#CL2# and Lovelair counters by moving into the clinch. #T4# Lovelair prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lovelair is pressed up against the cage. Collins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lovelair down to the mat. Lovelair avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Collins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Nice body kick there by Lovelair. Lovelair lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#CL2# Lovelair closes the distance and clinches. Lovelair lands a knee to the body.
Collins takes a knee to the side of the body. A short body shot lands from Lovelair as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lovelair scores with a hook to the body. Lovelair tries a knee to the head but Collins blocks it.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Lovelair with a knee to the head.
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 Vince Collins's cut. That's time! Collins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# The fight stays on the outside here - Lovelair looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Lovelair is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Collins dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Lovelair doesn't manage to clinch there - Collins circles away.
Collins looks to land a combination but Lovelair avoids it well. Lovelair is looking for the big counter here. A nice leg kick lands there from Lovelair. Lovelair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lovelair misses with an attempted mid kick.
Collins scores with a jab. Lovelair acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Lovelair lands a two punch combo.
Collins misses with a hook. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Collins, right into the meat.
#T1# Lovelair tries to clinch but Collins is having none of it. Collins swings widly with a right hand
and Lovelair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Lovelair goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Horrible takedown attempt by Collins or perhaps it was just good defense by Lovelair, which made it look bad. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Collins missing with a left hand there. Lovelair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Collins lands a jab to the head.
Lovelair lands a jab-cross combination. Lovelair lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#ROC2# Collins is rocked! Lovelair has been the more effective fighter overall so far. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lovelair ducks under a wild hook from Collins. Lovelair steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Collins. Oh Collins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2# Lovelair clinches up against the cage. Collins seems to have got his legs back now.#KD2# Lovelair has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Collins goes down! Lovelair dives on top of him - Collins manages to get guard.
Lovelair throwing strikes from guard but Collins blocks nicely. Lovelair wants to pass the guard but Collins is keeping the position.#T2# Lovelair slips nicely into half guard. Collins is looking to improve his position.
Collins trying to control here.
Collins has hold of Lovelair's hands but Lovelair slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Collins has hold of Lovelair's hands but Lovelair slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Lovelair drops an elbow to the side of Collins's head. Lovelair slips a nice elbow through Collins's hands, connecting with Collins's forehead. Collins is trying to maintain the position but Lovelair is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB2# Lovelair is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Collins doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lovelair. #T3##SUB2# Lovelair is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Collins defends it well. Collins wants to control but Lovelair is keeping busy.
Lovelair works his way into side control. Collins is looking for a sweep.#T4# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Lovelair taking a breather here. Lovelair wants to control but Collins is keeping him busy. Collins is looking for a sweep. Collins gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Collins is pressing down on Lovelair's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Collins is looking to sweep but instead, Lovelair has passed into half guard.
Lovelair winds up and cracks Collins with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Collins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Lovelair working the head and body with strikes. Lovelair prevents Collins from improving his position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raistlin Lovelair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Vince Collins's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round! #R3# Collins throws a looping overhand right but Lovelair ducks down to avoid it. Collins throws an off balance right hand
and Lovelair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Lovelair throws a leg kick which misses Collins's front leg but catches the back leg as Collins tries to avoid it. Lovelair misses with a head kick.
Collins feinted with a counter takedown. Collins jabbing away but nothing is landing. Collins tests Lovelair's chin there with a solid looking shot. Collins misses with a double jab
and Lovelair counters with a left and a right that stings Collins. Collins shoots in looking for a takedown but Lovelair manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Collins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Collins sets himself, and Lovelair steps forward looking for the clinch! Collins avoids it this time.#CL2# Lovelair has Collins up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair looking to throw knees to the head but Collins is blocking nicely.
Collins is trying to drag Lovelair to the mat but Lovelair just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Collins's ribcage.#T1# Lovelair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A left hand lands to the body for Lovelair.
Collins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lovelair lands a good knee to the midsection. Collins won't want to take too many of those. Lovelair scores with a hook to the body. Lovelair lands a nice knee to the body. Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Lovelair.
Lovelair lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Collins backwards. Lovelair makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Lovelair stops a takedown attempt from Collins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lovelair looking to throw knees to the head but Collins is blocking nicely.
Collins can't get the takedown.
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Collins's ribcage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lovelair connects with a nasty looking knee right to Collins's face.
Lovelair connects with a nasty looking knee right to Collins's face.
#T2# Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but Collins blocks with his arms.
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 punch on the inside.
Lovelair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Collins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Collins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Collins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lovelair is defending well. Collins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lovelair gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lovelair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lovelair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Lovelair misses with a knee to the head. #T3# Collins is working for takedown but Lovelair is calmly controlling the position for now. Nice body punch from Lovelair. Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Collins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Collins tries to break the clinch but Lovelair is controlling the position. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lovelair obliges. Lovelair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Lovelair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lovelair with a knee to the head.
Lovelair scores with a knee to the head.
Collins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lovelair gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Collins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lovelair gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raistlin Lovelair is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4# Lovelair tries a knee to the head but Collins blocks it.
Raistlin Lovelair seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Lovelair prevents the takedown attempt.
Collins is looking for a takedown. Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A nice left hand lands by Lovelair.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair connects with a knee to the head.
#TD# Collins gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Raistlin Lovelair has got the better of the ground game so far. Lovelair keeps control of the position for the meantime. Lovelair is continuing to stall. Vince Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight! Raistlin Lovelair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Lovelair 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30 Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30 Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raistlin Lovelair!
|
|
|
|
Event:
CCR 61
Date: Dec 16, 2016 |
#R1##CL# Lovelair clinches with his opponent.
Adams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lovelair avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Lovelair blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land. Lovelair throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamss head. Good body shot from Adams.
Adams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but Adams blocks with his arms.
Lovelair lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT# It looks like Al Adams has been cut. Adams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lovelair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Adams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lovelair avoids it. Adams misses with a knee to the head. Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lovelair obliges. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lovelair misses with a knee strike.
Adams lands a shoulder strike. A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovelair. Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Lovelair.
Adams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Adams misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Lovelair scores with a nice short uppercut. Our sources have told us that Lovelair has been working on his elbows in the gym.#T1# The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Lovelair tries a knee to the head but Adams blocks it.
Lovelair scores with a nice hook to the head. Lovelair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lovelair lands on the inside with an uppercut. Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adams tries to work over Lovelair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short left from Lovelair. Lovelair blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Adams on the inside. Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head. Lovelair misses with a knee strike.
Lovelair lands a body shot. Lovelair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovelair uses good head movement to avoid it. Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Lovelair lands a good knee to the midsection. Adams won't want to take too many of those. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lovelair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T2# Knees in the clinch landing for Lovelair.
Adams looks winded! Lovelair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lovelair scores a nice knee to the body.
Lovelair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Lovelair connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adams's face.
#CUT# That has opened up Al Adams's cut even more. Lovelair pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Lovelair gets through Adams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Adams misses with a short punch on the inside. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams. Lovelair blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lovelair obliges. A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovelair. Lovelair blocks an uppercut.
Lovelair pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Adams takes an elbow to the forehead. Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Lovelair controls the action.
Adams takes a knee to the side of the body. Lovelair lands a shot to the body. Lovelair connects with a knee to the head.
#T3# Adams tries a body shot but Lovelair blocks it.
Lovelair lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adams. Adams misses with the head strike.
Lovelair connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adams's face.
#CUT# The cut above Al Adams's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Lovelair scores with a nice hook to the head. Lovelair tries a knee to the head but Adams blocks it.
Adams will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lovelair up against the cage. Lovelair lands a shot to the body. A body shot lands from Lovelair.
Adams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Lovelair landing knees to the head.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adams takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT# Al Adams's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. This has been an exciting period of action! Lovelair lands a hook to the side of the head. Lovelair stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adams pushes Lovelair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T4# Nice body punch from Lovelair - that landed with a thud.
Lovelair lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Lovelair scores with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Lovelair.
Lovelair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lovelair digs a right hand into Adams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adams's gas tank. Lovelair connects with a knee to the head.
Lovelair lands a good knee to the midsection. Adams won't want to take too many of those. Lovelair scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Al Adams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Raistlin Lovelair!
|
|
|
|
Event:
LKO18 Massacre
Date: Sep 03, 2016 |
#R1# Lovelair is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Lazar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL2# Lovelair has managed to clinch.
Lovelair prevents Lazar from breaking the clinch. Lovelair lands an elbow inside. A knee to the head by Lovelair.
#CUT2# It looks like Bob Lazar has been cut. Lovelair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Lazar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Lazar takes a knee to the side of the body. Lovelair lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Lovelair lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Lovelair stalling against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A nice right hand lands inside from Lovelair. Lovelair stalling the fight.
A knee to the head by Lovelair.
#T1# A short uppercut from Lovelair. Lazar takes an elbow to the temple. Lazar blocks an elbow strike. Lovelair is stalling here.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lazar.
Lazar takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2# Bob Lazar's cut is getting worse. Lovelair comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Lovelair lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lazar backwards. Lovelair lands with a right to the head. Lovelair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lazar is breathing heavily. Lazar takes an elbow to the forehead. Lazar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Lovelair is stalling here.
#T2# Lovelair landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lovelair lands an elbow inside. #CUT2# Bob Lazar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Lovelair lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lazar backwards. #CUT2# Jeez, Bob Lazar's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Lovelair lands a knee to the body.
Lovelair lands an uppercut. Lovelair lands a good knee to the midsection. Lazar won't want to take too many of those. A quick uppercut on the inside from Lovelair. Lovelair throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lazars head. Lovelair lands a nice shot to the body. Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bob Lazar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Raistlin Lovelair! Bob Lazar spoke after the fight, saying 'This sucks! I let down my family, friends, and team. I will be back better than ever, trust me!'.
|
|
|
|
Event:
LKO Fight Night 3
Date: Jul 13, 2016 |
#R1# Lovelair bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson 's head backwards.#CL# Lovelair gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lovelair won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Lovelair. Lovelair lands a nice elbow. Lovelair lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment. Lovelair working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Lovelair lands a nice elbow. Lovelair scores a nice knee to the body.
Lovelair lands a right hand. Lovelair controlling the action here for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lovelair as Johnson tries to tie him up. Johnson 's coach down at NYC Alpha (Conditioning and Sparring Gym) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johnson 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Lovelair lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Johnson tries to circle away but Lovelair has him pinned against the cage. Lovelair lands a shoulder strike. #T1# Lovelair pressing his opponent against the cage. Lovelair makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Lovelair comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Lovelair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A shot in the inside from Lovelair. Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Lovelair lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC# Johnson is rocked! Lovelair creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson 's defenses. Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lovelair finish him? Clinched against the cage, Lovelair lands a big elbow that drops Johnson ! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Johnson is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raistlin Lovelair! Ramen Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'I want a rematch '.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|