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Event:
RMMA 13 - Muszkowski v Casteel
Date: Apr 05, 2025 |
#R1#
Mclovin fails to land with a series of punches.
Mclovin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alro defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Alro as Mclovin shoots in.
Alro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mclovin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alro throws a solid leg kick but Mclovin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alro.
Mclovin thuds his right hand into Alro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mclovin stalks Alro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alro's face. Alro staggers backwards, shaken.#ROC2#Alro is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Juan Alro has been cut.
Mclovin throws a shot to the body.
Oh Alro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mclovin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alro is fending him off so far but Mclovin persists. Nope, Alro circles away and we're back to standing.
Alro seems to have got his legs back now.
Juan Alro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conner Mclovin.#CL#
Alro clinches up with Mclovin and pushes him back against the cage.
Mclovin is trying to maintain a safe position but Alro gets an underhook and turns Mclovin into the cage.
Alro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alro is looking for a takedown.#BC2#
Mclovin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alro throws a head kick that misses.
Mclovin shoots in for a takedown but Alro shows good takedown defense.
A little feinted left hand from Alro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mclovin.
Alro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mclovin circles away quickly and effectively.
Mclovin connects with a crisp jab.
Conner Mclovin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mclovin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #T1#
Mclovin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Alro.
Mclovin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alro is fending him off so far but Mclovin persists. Nope, Alro circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Alro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mclovin shoots for a double leg takedown but Alro sprawls well. He's pushed Mclovin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alro blocks a jab.
Alro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Alro.
Alro moves out of range of the strikes.
Mclovin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alro tries to clinch but Mclovin is having none of it.
Alro blocks a head kick by Mclovin.
#CL2#
Mclovin takes the fight into the clinch.
Alro has Mclovin pressed against the cage, preventing Mclovin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alro misses with an elbow over the top.
Mclovin wants a takedown but no success here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alro obliges.
Mclovin tries for a takedown. No joy.
#BC#
Alro breaks from the clinch.
#T2#
Alro lands a leg kick that knocks Mclovin off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mclovin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mclovin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL2#
Mclovin forces Alro back against the cage and clinches.
Alro can't get the takedown.
#BC#
Alro breaks from the clinch.
Alro thows a body kick. Mclovin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mclovin throws a hook but Alro avoids it easily.
Alro looks to land a left hand but Mclovin moved out of range nicely.
Mclovin avoids a punch combination nicely.
And Mclovin tries to counter it with a takedown but Alro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mclovin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alro as he avoids it easily.
Alro throws a good cross that connects.
Mclovin throws a series of punches but Alro avoids them all with ease.
Alro tries to close the distance and clinch but Mclovin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alro throws a leg kick that misses.
Mclovin lands a glancing blow to the side of Alro's head.
Mclovin tries to clinch but Alro moves out of range. #TD2#
Mclovin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mclovin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T3#
Alro tries to kick Mclovin off in order to stand up. Mclovin Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Check out the look on Mclovin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mclovin lands an elbow.
Mclovin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Alro some visible discomfort.
Mclovin in side control, throwing shots but Alro defends.
Mclovin cracks Alro with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Alro takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Alro parries the strikes from Mclovin easily there. Mclovin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Alro to escape.
Mclovin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Alro wants to control but Mclovin postures up.
Mclovin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
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.
Alro parries the strikes from Mclovin easily there. Mclovin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Alro to escape.
#T4#
Mclovin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mclovin tries to score with some ground and pound. Alro controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mclovin working the ground and pound but Alro is defending the strikes.
Alro is breathing heavily.
Mclovin prevents Alro from escaping the position.#SUB2#
Mclovin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alro is trying to control Mclovin's posture but Mclovin avoids it.
Alro avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mclovin. #SUB2#
Mclovin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Mclovin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Alro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Mclovin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mclovin throws a lazy right hand but Alro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mclovin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alro.
Alro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mclovin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alro defends it well.
Alro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Mclovin misses. #CL2#
Mclovin pushes Alro up against the cage in a clinch.
Alro lands an elbow inside that Mclovin shrugs off.
Mclovin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mclovin's defenses.
Mclovin avoids the elbow strike from Alro, against the cage.
#BC#
Alro breaks from the clinch.
Mclovin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Mclovin blocks the leg kick.
Mclovin misses with a double jab.
Alro is looking to clinch. #T1#
Mclovin shoots in for a takedown but Alro shows good takedown defense.
Alro lands a really nice looking cross but Mclovin seems unphased.
Mclovin misses with a two punch combination.
Mclovin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alro connects with a looping right hand.
Mclovin lands a really nice looking cross but Alro seems unphased.
Alro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mclovin.
Mclovin walks into a left hand. #ROC#Mclovin is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mclovin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mclovin is still on wobbly legs! Can Alro finish him?
Mclovin slips a jab and a cross from Alro.
Alro tries to clinch but Mclovin is having none of it.
Mclovin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mclovin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mclovin there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mclovin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alro. That did some damage!
Alro misses with a body kick.
Juan Alro is winning the standup battle so far.
Mclovin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alro under the eye.
Crunch! Alro slams his shin into Mclovin's torso.
Mclovin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Juan Alro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conner Mclovin.
Alro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mclovin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alro seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mclovin is breathing heavily.#T2#
Mclovin misses with a right hand
and Alro counters with a nice uppercut.
Mclovin misses with a straight left. #CL#
Alro has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alro throws an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Mclovin breaks the clinch.
Mclovin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alro moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mclovin, as that shot connected.
Mclovin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mclovin slips a jab and a cross from Alro.
Nice uppercut there from Alro.
Mclovin throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alro walks into a left hand.
Alro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Mclovin does no damage.
Alro tries to clinch but Mclovin moves out of range.
Mclovin throws a counter combo.
Mclovin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CL#
Alro moves into range and clinches up with Mclovin.
Alro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mclovin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mclovin seems to have recovered his senses.#BC2#
Mclovin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mclovin looks to land a right hand but Alro moved out of range.#T3##TD2#
Mclovin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mclovin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alro is trying to control but can't.
Mclovin is stalling here. Alro is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mclovin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Alro has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mclovin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Alro off and has taken his back!#SUB2#
Alro defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mclovin's arms.
Mclovin is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Alro is trying to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Mclovin looking to break Alro's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Alro remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Mclovin will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#T4#
Alro avoids the strikes from Mclovin.
Mclovin lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK. #SUB2#
Mclovin looking for the choke from the back.
Mclovin struggling to land strikes to the head as Alro covers up.
Mclovin lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Mclovin.
Alro is trapped and Mclovin is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Mclovin is punishing Alro with strikes - can he finish him?!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mclovin throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Mclovin working for a choke but Alro is defending well.
Mclovin scores with punches from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Mclovin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Alro'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#
Mclovin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alro finds it's way round the side to connect with Mclovin's head.
Mclovin slips a straight right by Alro.
Mclovin throws a counter combo.
Mclovin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alro scoring well with a low kick there.
Alro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mclovin can pounce on him.
Mclovin swinging wildly here.
Alro tests Mclovin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclovin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alro is able to avoid easily.
Alro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alro moves out of range of the strikes.
Alro throws a hook but Mclovin blocks it.
Mclovin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mclovin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T1#
Mclovin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alro is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mclovin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alro.
Alro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alro.
Mclovin throws a series of punches but Alro avoids them all with ease.
Alro cracks Mclovin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mclovin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mclovin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mclovin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Mclovin.
Mclovin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alro is fending him off so far but Mclovin persists. Nope, Alro circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Juan Alro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alro lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mclovin falls backwards - clearly groggy! Alro dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Alro!
A determined Juan Alro didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
Conner Mclovin spoke after the fight, saying 'Times like these you learn to be gracefull so i gotta do just that'. |
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Event:
RMMA - New York
Date: Mar 08, 2025 |
#R1#
The fighters circle momentarily. Mclovin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mclovin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klen's waist but Klen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mclovin off to one side.
Klen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mclovin has his takedown stuffed#CL2#
and Klen counters by clinching up.
Klen trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Klen.
Klen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC2#
Klen breaks the clinch.
Mclovin throws a leg kick which misses Klen's front leg but catches the back leg as Klen tries to avoid it. #TD#
Mclovin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Klen on his heels. He'll look to pass Klen's guard now, I'm sure.
Mclovin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mclovin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mclovin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB2#
Mclovin stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Klen throws up his legs and catches Mclovin in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Mclovin tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Klen! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Loris Klen!
In defeat, Conner Mclovin stepped up to the mic, saying 'FUuuuuCKkkK oooooffff Mannn SHIET!'. |
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Event:
RMMA - Fight Night 2
Date: Feb 15, 2025 |
#R1#
Hawkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mclovin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mclovin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mclovin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hawkins throws a sloppy head kick and Mclovin moves out of range easily.
Mclovin looks for a takedown but Hawkins sprawls well.
Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mclovin.#TD#
Mclovin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hawkins to the mat! Hawkins manages to get full guard.
Hawkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hawkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mclovin passes into half guard.
Hawkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mclovin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hawkins is trying to control but can't.
Mclovin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawkins's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mclovin lands a nice short elbow.
Mclovin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T1#
Mclovin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawkins defending well though.
Hawkins tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mclovin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mclovin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mclovin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mclovin drops an elbow to the side of Hawkins's head.
Hawkins wants to control but Mclovin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Hawkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mclovin pulls his head out easily.
Hawkins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mclovin is working away from the top position though.
Hawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawkins is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkins is looking to control Mclovin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hawkins avoid being mounted?
Mclovin lands with a punch from half guard. #T2#
Mclovin working over Hawkins with some ground and pound. Hawkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mclovin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawkins wants to get back to full guard.
Mclovin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mclovin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mclovin working Hawkins over with strikes.
Mclovin trying to control the action but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
Hawkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Mclovin is thwarting Hawkins's attempts to control the position.
Hawkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mclovin.
Hawkins tries to kick Mclovin off but Mclovin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hawkins tries to get to full guard but Mclovin has control of the leg. #T3#
Mclovin working Hawkins over with strikes.
Hawkins tries to roll over but Mclovin keeps him under control.
Mclovin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mclovin throwing shots but Hawkins is blocking nicely.
Mclovin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hawkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hawkins is doing well to control the position and prevent Mclovin from advancing to side control.
Mclovin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hawkins is looking to get back to full guard here but Mclovin has managed to pass to side control instead.
Hawkins is looking to reverse the position.
Hawkins avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mclovin.
Hawkins takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T4#
Hawkins managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mclovin.
Mclovin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hawkins is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mclovin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mclovin landing strikes.
Mclovin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hawkins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mclovin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mclovin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hawkins is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Mclovin crashes against the mat.
Mclovin works to advance to full mount. Hawkins defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mclovin cracks Hawkins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hawkins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hawkins is squirming around, avoiding Mclovin's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Mclovin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Mclovin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawkins misses with a takedown attempt - Mclovin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hawkins moves out of range as Mclovin strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Mclovin misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mclovin.
Mclovin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mclovin fails to land the takedown.
Mclovin misses with a body shot.
Hawkins dives in and grabs Mclovin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mclovin pushes down on Hawkins's head and hops out.
It looked like Mclovin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Conner Mclovin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mclovin or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawkins, which made it look bad.
Hawkins throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclovin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hawkins tries to avoid it but Mclovin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hawkins to the ground. Hawkins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conner Mclovin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mclovin misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawkins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mclovin misses with a takedown attempt - Hawkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hawkins is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mclovin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawkins can do to turn this around?#T1##CL#
Mclovin closes the distance and pushes Hawkins back into the cage.
Mclovin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mclovin tries to score a body lock takedown but Hawkins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mclovin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
Hawkins is stalling here.
Mclovin is trying to break the clinch but Hawkins has him pressed against the cage.
Mclovin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hawkins lands an uppercut.
Hawkins prevents Mclovin from breaking the clinch.
Hawkins wants to take the fight to the mat but Mclovin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mclovin misses with a punch on the inside.
Mclovin scores with a shot to the side of Hawkins's head. #BC#
Mclovin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawkins stuns Mclovin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hawkins fails with a takedown attempt. #T2#
Mclovin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hawkins sprawls well. Hawkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mclovin gets slowly back to his feet.
Hawkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hawkins throws a sloppy head kick and Mclovin moves out of range easily.
Hawkins dives in for a single leg takedown but Mclovin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mclovin shoots in but no luck this time.
Hawkins lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mclovin stuffs the takedown attempt from Hawkins. Hawkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hawkins!
Mclovin misses with a looping left.
Hawkins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mclovin lands a leg kick that knocks Hawkins off balance momentarily.
Mclovin fails to land with a series of punches.
#T3#
Mclovin with a poor takedown #CL2#
and Hawkins counters by clinching up.
Hawkins stalling the fight.
Hawkins has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mclovin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hawkins can turn it around.
Hawkins prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mclovin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Hawkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mclovin misses with a takedown attempt - Hawkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL#
Mclovin clinches with his opponent.
Mclovin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mclovin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mclovin tries to throw a body punch but Hawkins avoids it by throwing Mclovin back against the cage.
Hawkins fails to pull guard.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but Mclovin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mclovin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawkins's elbow. #T4##TD2#
Hawkins has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mclovin uses from the top position. #SUB2#
Hawkins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mclovin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mclovin throwing strikes but missing.
Mclovin wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mclovin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hawkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hawkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mclovin connects with a couple of short punches.
Mclovin lands a couple of elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Mclovin dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Mclovin tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Mclovin rushes Hawkins and presses him up against the cage.
Mclovin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hawkins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from Mclovin.
Hawkins is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jab by Hawkins.
Mclovin avoids the head kick by Hawkins.
Hawkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mclovin circles away.
The fighters circling - Mclovin throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
Hawkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Mclovin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mclovin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conner Mclovin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mclovin dives in and grabs Hawkins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hawkins pushes down on Mclovin's head and hops out.
Mclovin looks to clinch
and Hawkins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Matthew Hawkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Mclovin wants to land a leg kick but Hawkins is out of range.
Hawkins is looking to clinch but Mclovin is avoiding it.
#T1#
Hawkins shoots in looking for a takedown. Mclovin tries to sprawl out of it but Hawkins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mclovin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mclovin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mclovin misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Hawkins counters by clinching up.
Mclovin keeps control of Hawkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mclovin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hawkins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conner Mclovin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Mclovin manages to break the clinch.
#TD#
Mclovin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hawkins on his heels. He'll look to pass Hawkins's guard now, I'm sure.
Hawkins is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mclovin dives into side control.
#REVB#
Hawkins is looking to regain half guard here but Mclovin keeps moving and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Mclovin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #T2#
Mclovin working the head and body with strikes.
Mclovin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawkins keeps working.
Hawkins takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins is looking for a sweep.
Mclovin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hawkins's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hawkins struggling a bit here.
Mclovin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Mclovin working the ground and pound.
Mclovin landing strikes. #T3#
Hawkins managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mclovin.
Hawkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Mclovin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mclovin working the strikes but Hawkins uses the opportunity to regain half guard. #SUB#
Mclovin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mclovin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawkins defending well though.
Hawkins wants to improve his position but Mclovin is controlling well.
#T4#
Mclovin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawkins defending well though.
Hawkins trying to control but Mclovin postures up.
Hawkins has his hands clasped together around Mclovin's back. He's all about the action.
Mclovin slips a nice elbow through Hawkins's hands, connecting with Hawkins's forehead.
Mclovin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hawkins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hawkins is trying to control but can't.
Conner Mclovin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mclovin throwing shots but Hawkins is blocking nicely.
Matthew Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mclovin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mclovin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conner Mclovin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mclovin, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conner Mclovin!
A pretty intense looking Conner Mclovin took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title. |
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Event:
RMMA 2 - Yurchon v Mclovin
Date: Jan 25, 2025 |
#R1#
Mclovin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yurchon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yurchon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mclovin 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.
Mclovin goes for a double leg but Yurchon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yurchon continues to drive forward.
Nice body punch from Yurchon. #KD#
Yurchon cracks Mclovin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Yurchon has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mclovin to stand back up!#ROC#Mclovin is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Yurchon lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Mclovin - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Yurchon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nazar Yurchon!
Nazar Yurchon is the new lightweight champion!
As Nazar Yurchon got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: You really thought this Mclovin wannabe could beat me? ME? Fuck outta here man.'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 07, 2025 |
#R1#
Robertson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mclovin.
Mclovin swinging wildly here.
#CL2#
Mclovin takes the fight into the clinch.
Robertson looking to stall.
Mclovin just leaning against Robertson, taking a breather. #TD2#
Mclovin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mclovin is thwarting Robertson's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mclovin.
Mclovin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Robertson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mclovin working Robertson over with strikes. #T1#
Robertson wants to control but Mclovin is keeping busy.
Robertson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mclovin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mclovin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robertson defending well though.
Robertson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Robertson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mclovin is working away from the top position though.
Mclovin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Robertson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mclovin blocks the strikes from Robertson.
Robertson pushes Mclovin off looking to stand but Mclovin dives back in and keeps control.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mclovin is trying to control the action in half guard but Robertson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Robertson is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mclovin lands with a punch from half guard.
Mclovin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mclovin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mclovin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Robertson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mclovin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mclovin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mclovin working over Robertson with some ground and pound. Robertson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mclovin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T3#
Robertson taking some punishment here, with Mclovin in his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Robertson is pressing down on Mclovin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mclovin trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Mclovin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robertson wants to control but Mclovin passes easily into half guard.
Mclovin is trying to control. Robertson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Robertson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mclovin throwing shots but Robertson is blocking nicely. #SUB#
Robertson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T4#
Mclovin throwing shots but Robertson is blocking nicely.
Mclovin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mclovin is keen to just control but Robertson is a slippery customer.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Robertson moves away from the strike by Mclovin.
Robertson shoots in but no luck this time.
Robertson is breathing heavily.
Mclovin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mclovin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robertson circles away.#CL2#
Mclovin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robertson, pushing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Mclovin successfully pulls guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Mclovin dominated that round.
That's time! Robertson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##KD2#
Mclovin lands a big head kick that sends Robertson tumbling to the mat! Mclovin takes a step backwards and waves Robertson back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Robertson is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!#CUT2#It looks like Xzavier Robertson has been cut.
Robertson leaves his chin hanging out and Mclovin seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Robertson crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conner Mclovin! |
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