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IP XXIV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Corvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corvia comes into the arena with Al Kapone - You ain't stoppin me blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as John Jones enters the cage!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Corvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corvia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Corvia.
No joy there for Corvia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones avoids the head kick by Corvia.
Sloppy strikes from Corvia. Those never looked like landing.
Jones lands a nice hook to Corvia's body. Corvia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Corvia avoids the head kick by Jones.
John Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corvia.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Corvia scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Corvia. That snapped Jones's head back.
Corvia avoids the body shot from Jones.
Corvia throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corvia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corvia was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corvia manages to avoid it.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones wants to clinch up but Corvia keeps it at a distance.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corvia manages to avoid it.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Corvia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Corvia - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corvia.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Corvia rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Corvia shows good takedown defense.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones works his foot free and advances to mount.
Corvia stops Jones from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Jones looking for a guillotine from mount but Corvia is having none of it.
Jones working for a guillotine from mount but Corvia is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to finish with strikes here!
Jones is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Corvia to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Corvia shrugs it off.
Jones misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Corvia manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Corvia is breathing heavily.
Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Corvia is defending well.
Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jones trying to control the action but Corvia is working from the bottom.
Corvia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Corvia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Corvia is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jones yanks on the arm and Corvia is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Jones!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Booze Hound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Booze Hound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Mann!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hound gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hound.
Mann tries to pull guard but Hound won't allow it.
Mann is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mann gets control of Hound's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mann will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mann had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hound defends it easily.
Hound is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mann is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mann has escaped and now he's on top!
Hound trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann stopping the sweep attempt from Hound.
Hound has a closed guard, preventing Mann from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hound looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mann prevents Hound from getting back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Booze Hound has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hound misses with a jab to the body
and Mann counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mann stands up from Hound's guard - Mann perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hound tries to clinch up.
Hound misses with a takedown
and Mann counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann is trying to maintain a safe position but Hound gets an underhook and turns Mann into the cage.
Mann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hound with a poor takedown
and Mann counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hound's guard now.
Hound wants to sweep but no luck.
Mann decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hound forces Mann back against the cage and clinches.
Mann manages to break the clinch.
Mann tries to clinch up but Hound circles away and keeps his distance.
Mann gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hound to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hound stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hound knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mann on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hound defends it easily.
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!
Hound got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mann has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hound has managed to get both his arms back between Mann's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hound preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Mann dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hound tries to close the distance and clinch but Mann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mann has Hound up against the cage in a clinch.
Hound will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mann up against the cage.
Hound breaks from the clinch.
Hound digs a good hook to Mann's body.
Mann with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hound counters with a takedown into side control.
Mann is trying to get back to half guard.
Mann stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Hound in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hound is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mann knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Mann's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hound is looking to take a break and control but Mann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Mann wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hound with the ground and pound but Mann regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bobby Mann has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hound is thwarting Mann's attempts to control the position.
Hound slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hound trying to advance position but Mann counters by regaining guard.
Mann has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hound off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Booze Hound seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hound misses with a takedown
and Mann counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mann has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Hound works to full guard.
Mann stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hound counters with a three punch combo that has Mann backing up. Mann nods at Hound to acknowledge the strikes.
Hound doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mann counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mann is thwarting Hound's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mann is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Mann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hound moves into the clinch.
Mann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hound shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mann counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hound won't be happy with that.
Mann decides to stand back up. Mann steps back and let's Hound get back to his feet.
Mann is looking to clinch.
Hound feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hound is one step ahead there.
Hound gets to his feet - Mann follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hound gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mann moves into the clinch.
Mann has clasped his hands together around Hound's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mann stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A shot to the body from Hound misses
and Mann counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mann gets to his feet. Hound looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hound throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mann.
Mann gets tackled into the cage by Hound. Hound maintains the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hound.
Mann working hard to break the clinch.
Mann pulls Hound into guard.
Mann looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann keeping moving, preventing Hound from controlling successfully.
Hound's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hound is one step ahead there.
Hound postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Booze Hound wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hound scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann is not content to let Hound control the position.
Mann wants to control but Hound postures up.
Mann gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mann looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hound working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Hound is trying to control the action in half guard but Mann is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mann manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hound got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mann has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hound has managed to get both his arms back between Mann's legs - danger averted.
Hound in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Booze Hound has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hound drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mann manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hound has Mann in his guard.
Hound is striking but Mann is not phased and passes to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Mann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mann winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Mann!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Whoopass Orrobpeople (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gio Van Der Hoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gio Van Der Hoef has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Whoopass Orrobpeople's chin.
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
3 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Whoopass Orrobpeople!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gio Van Der Hoef!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orrobpeople slips under a jab from Van Der Hoef.
Orrobpeople closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Orrobpeople lands in his opponent's guard.
Orrobpeople thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Orrobpeople drops back looking for a leg! Van Der Hoef is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Van Der Hoef manages to kick Orrobpeople off! Orrobpeople jumps back into Van Der Hoef's guard.
Orrobpeople stands and throws Van Der Hoef's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Orrobpeople working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orrobpeople in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Van Der Hoef is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Whoopass Orrobpeople!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kavon Lovve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kavon Lovve!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson digs a good hook to Lovve's body.
Lovve looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lovve's hands.
It looks like Kavon Lovve has been cut.
Jackson steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Lovve is out on his feet! Jackson sets himself and nearly takes Lovve's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jeff Jackson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Bradstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmy Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drake Bradstone!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bradstone's hands.
Bradstone clinches up against the cage.
Riddle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bradstone has clasped his hands together around Riddle's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Riddle manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riddle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Riddle actively working from the bottom here.
Riddle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bradstone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bradstone is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Riddle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Bradstone there.
Riddle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bradstone there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradstone is working for a kimura but Riddle is defending it quite comfortably.
Bradstone lands strikes from half guard.
Riddle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bradstone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bradstone working the head and body with strikes.
Bradstone is looking for a kimura but Riddle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bradstone to get the leverage.
Bradstone wants to pass to mount but Riddle is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bradstone working over Riddle with some ground and pound. Riddle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone seems to be looking for submissions.
Riddle manages to get to full guard.
Bradstone trying to control but Riddle is working from the bottom.
Riddle being controlled here, momentarily.
Riddle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bradstone defends it easily.
Bradstone wants to pass the guard but Riddle is keeping the position.
Bradstone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bradstone with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle is looking for a triangle but Bradstone pushes his legs off easily.
Riddle throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bradstone uses it to pass to side control.
Riddle tries to buck Bradstone off but Bradstone is having none of it.
Riddle is breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Bradstone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bradstone cracks Riddle with a big elbow.
Bradstone 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 Riddle's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bradstone trying to control the action but Riddle is working from the bottom.
Bradstone landing a few strikes.
Bradstone cracks Riddle with a big right hand but Riddle just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bradstone lands a few punches from side control.
Riddle being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone working the ground and pound from side control.
Bradstone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bradstone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Riddle is trying to improve his position.
Bradstone is working Riddle over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bradstone trying to control the action but Riddle is working from the bottom.
Bradstone working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradstone scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Bradstone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Riddle throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradstone counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Riddle's guard now.
Riddle keeping moving, preventing Bradstone from controlling successfully.
Riddle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bradstone defends well.
Bradstone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riddle's head.
Bradstone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bradstone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bradstone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bradstone wants to control from the top but Riddle keeps moving.
Bradstone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Riddle's head.
Riddle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradstone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bradstone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bradstone scores with punches from side control.
Bradstone controls the position.
Riddle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Drake Bradstone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riddle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bradstone lands a nice forearm strike.
Riddle being controlled for a moment.
Bradstone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Riddle down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle manages to get back to half guard.
Riddle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riddle taking some punishment here, with Bradstone in his half guard.
Bradstone controlling the action here.
Bradstone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bradstone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Riddle is defending against the submission attempts here by Bradstone.
Bradstone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riddle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bradstone slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone lands strikes from half guard.
Bradstone working Riddle over with strikes.
Riddle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bradstone content to control rather than advance.
Riddle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bradstone is controlling the pace.
Bradstone is trying to control the action in half guard but Riddle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bradstone controlling the action here.
Bradstone is trying to control the action in half guard but Riddle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bradstone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Riddle wants to improve his position but Bradstone is controlling well.
Bradstone perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bradstone is looking to take a break and control but Riddle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradstone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bradstone in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Riddle tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bradstone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Drake Bradstone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruiner Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gjergj Kastrioti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes to the cage accompanied by canceled forever. The key to victory for Ruiner Barnett has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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206 lbs
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22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruiner Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gjergj Kastrioti!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kastrioti throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Barnett tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kastrioti is in Barnett's guard.
Barnett is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Kastrioti from controlling successfully.
Kastrioti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kastrioti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnett escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kastrioti gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barnett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barnett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kastrioti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Kastrioti from controlling successfully.
Kastrioti throwing strikes from guard but Barnett blocks nicely.
Kastrioti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kastrioti stands up over Barnett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kastrioti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kastrioti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kastrioti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kastrioti scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kastrioti scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kastrioti sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Barnett doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Kastrioti paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Barnett - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ruiner Barnett!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carl Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bold and Beautiful. This should be fireworks!
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160 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross's corner calls for a 1-2. Ross obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ross connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Ross counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Ross counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Ross lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Ross makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Ross counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Ross lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy left from Ross finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Ross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A left lands for Ross.
Rick Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Ross coming out on top.
Gracie is rocked!
Ross explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Ross throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ross scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carl Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross pounces like a tiger and cracks Gracie with a vicious hook! Gracie is down but not out! Ross follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rick Ross!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jon Phenomenon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parnell Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calhoun has chosen "Big Pimpin" by Jay Z as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jon Phenomenon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parnell Calhoun!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calhoun connects with a nice looking jab.
Phenomenon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Calhoun is out of range and Phenomenon settles back down.
Calhoun throws a poor cross that misses
and Phenomenon counters with a left and a right that stings Calhoun.
Phenomenon throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Calhoun to counter with a crisp jab.
Phenomenon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Calhoun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Calhoun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phenomenon counters with a nice uppercut.
Calhoun moves out of range as Phenomenon throws a body kick.
Phenomenon throws a sloppy body shot
and Calhoun counters with a crisp hook 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!
Phenomenon misses with a hook.
Calhoun throws an off balance right hand
and Phenomenon counters with a three punch combo that has Calhoun backing up. Calhoun nods at Phenomenon to acknowledge the strikes.
Calhoun slips under a jab from Phenomenon.
Phenomenon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun 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.
Calhoun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phenomenon counters with a straight right hand.
Calhoun will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Calhoun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calhoun walks into a left hand.
Calhoun throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phenomenon counters with a good low kick that Calhoun was not able to check.
Phenomenon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phenomenon swings widly with a right hand
and Calhoun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calhoun misses with a body shot.
Calhoun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phenomenon counters with a straight right hand.
Calhoun jabs Phenomenon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calhoun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phenomenon throws out the jab.
Jon Jon Phenomenon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phenomenon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calhoun misses with a left hand
and Phenomenon counters with a straight right hand.
Calhoun 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.
Phenomenon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Calhoun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phenomenon.
Phenomenon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Calhoun misses with a wild body shot.
Phenomenon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Phenomenon connects with a leg kick. Calhoun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Calhoun moves away from the strike by Phenomenon.
Phenomenon throws a shot from downtown. Calhoun moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phenomenon misses with a body punch
and Phenomenon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calhoun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phenomenon was well out of range. Poor timing from Calhoun.
Phenomenon scores with a hook.
Calhoun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Phenomenon throws a body punch but Calhoun moves out of range.
Calhoun connects with a looping right hand.
Calhoun misses with a hook
and Phenomenon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calhoun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phenomenon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calhoun.
Calhoun shoots in looking for a takedown. Phenomenon tries to sprawl out of it but Calhoun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Phenomenon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Phenomenon throws a poor cross that misses
and Calhoun counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phenomenon.
Phenomenon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Calhoun.
Phenomenon cracks Calhoun with a right hand to the side of the head.
Phenomenon takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calhoun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phenomenon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Calhoun misses with a shot to the body
and Phenomenon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Phenomenon throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calhoun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calhoun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phenomenon was well out of range. Poor timing from Calhoun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jon Phenomenon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Calhoun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phenomenon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phenomenon misses with a right hand
and Calhoun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phenomenon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Calhoun throws a right hand that misses
and Phenomenon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calhoun thinking.
Calhoun connects with a body shot that sends Phenomenon's belly button to the back.
Calhoun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phenomenon.
Calhoun throws a left and a right that both miss
and Calhoun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calhoun throws a jab when Phenomenon was well out of range.
Calhoun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phenomenon throws the left hand but Calhoun avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun misses with a left hand
letting Phenomenon counter with a right hand.
Phenomenon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Calhoun is breathing heavily.
Phenomenon misses with a hook
and Calhoun counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phenomenon thinking.
Phenomenon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Calhoun makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Calhoun misses with a hook to the body
and Phenomenon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phenomenon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Calhoun counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phenomenon throws a wild body kick that Calhoun sees coming a mile off.
Phenomenon throws a leg kick but Calhoun checks it.
Phenomenon scores with a jab. Calhoun acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Calhoun has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calhoun shoots for a takedown but Phenomenon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Phenomenon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phenomenon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phenomenon misses with a hook
and Calhoun counters with a nice body shot.
Calhoun lands with a right hand.
Calhoun checks a leg kick.
Phenomenon misses with a hook
and Calhoun counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Phenomenon's guard now.
Phenomenon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phenomenon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calhoun.
Phenomenon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Calhoun moves out of range as Phenomenon throws a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phenomenon.
Phenomenon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Phenomenon tries to land a front kick but Calhoun steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Calhoun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Phenomenon.
Phenomenon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phenomenon, right into the meat.
Calhoun lands with a straight right. Phenomenon didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phenomenon misses with a two punch combination.
Phenomenon misses with a double jab.
Phenomenon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calhoun throws a body punch but Phenomenon moves out of range.
Calhoun throws a body punch but Phenomenon moves out of range.
Phenomenon slips a jab from Calhoun.
Phenomenon misses with a left hand
and Calhoun counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phenomenon throws a lazy body kick
and Calhoun counters with a straight right hand.
Phenomenon throws a right hand that misses
and Calhoun counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calhoun lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Parnell Calhoun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Calhoun fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phenomenon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phenomenon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calhoun misses with a body shot.
Calhoun throws a jab when Phenomenon was well out of range.
Calhoun misses with a right hand
and Phenomenon counters with a nice uppercut.
Calhoun throws a hook to the side of Phenomenon's head but Phenomenon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calhoun cracks Phenomenon with an open hand slap.
Calhoun has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Calhoun tries for a takedown but Phenomenon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Calhoun misses with a straight right.
Calhoun slips under a jab from Phenomenon.
Calhoun's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Phenomenon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phenomenon throws a poor cross that misses
and Calhoun counters with a right hand to the body.
Calhoun shoots for a takedown but Phenomenon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Calhoun blocks a head kick by Phenomenon.
Phenomenon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Calhoun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phenomenon was well out of range. Poor timing from Calhoun.
Phenomenon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Calhoun throws a poor cross that misses
and Phenomenon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calhoun lunges at Phenomenon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Phenomenon's hand.
Phenomenon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Phenomenon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Calhoun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun tests Phenomenon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Calhoun rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phenomenon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phenomenon throws a one two combo.
Calhoun looks to throw the jab but Phenomenon is out of range.
Calhoun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Phenomenon is looking to score with low kicks.
Calhoun lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Calhoun. Beautiful body shot.
Calhoun takes a swing at Phenomenon's ribcage but misses.
Calhoun doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Calhoun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jon Jon Phenomenon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Parnell Calhoun.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phenomenon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Calhoun looks to land a left hand but Phenomenon moved out of range nicely.
Calhoun misses the shot to the body.
Calhoun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calhoun changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Phenomenon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Calhoun connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Phenomenon some visible discomfort.
Phenomenon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Phenomenon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Calhoun.
Phenomenon is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Calhoun scores with a couple of short elbows.
Phenomenon wants to control but Calhoun postures up.
Calhoun sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Phenomenon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Calhoun creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Phenomenon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Calhoun throws an elbow but Phenomenon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Calhoun is chipping away with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An elbow from Calhoun crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phenomenon is not content to let Calhoun control the position.
Calhoun postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Parnell Calhoun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Calhoun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Parnell Calhoun!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ready Go (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Loveladdy's choice of entrance music: PANTERA - F*CKING HOSTILE. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Ready Go!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forrest Loveladdy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Go misses with a hook to the body
and Loveladdy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Go won't be happy with that.
Go is trying to get back to half guard.
Loveladdy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Go keeps working.
Go knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Loveladdy on the ground.
Loveladdy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Loveladdy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Loveladdy working away.
Go is not content to let Loveladdy control the position.
Loveladdy tries for a kimura but Go is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy trying to control the action but Go is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Loveladdy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Loveladdy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Loveladdy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Go is avoiding damage well.
Loveladdy is trying to get an arm triangle but Go is defending well.
Loveladdy trying to control the position but Go is working away.
Loveladdy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Go, who protects the arm well.
Loveladdy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Go knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Loveladdy trying to control the position but Go is working away.
Go taking punishment in the form of punches.
Loveladdy throws a strike aimed at the side of Go's head but Go avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Loveladdy.
Go is trying to control Loveladdy's posture but Loveladdy avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Go has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loveladdy wants to take a breather but Go manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Loveladdy.
Loveladdy trying to control but Go is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Loveladdy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Go misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by Go as he connects with a hook.
Loveladdy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Go to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Go might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Loveladdy managing to control the position.
Loveladdy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Loveladdy controls Go momentarily but Go frees himself.
Loveladdy is looking for a triangle but Go pushes his legs off easily.
Go wants to control from the top but Loveladdy keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Go looking to pass the guard.
Loveladdy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Go is one step ahead there.
Go wants to control from the top but Loveladdy keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ready Go wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Loveladdy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Go shoots in but no luck this time.
Loveladdy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Forrest Loveladdy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Go misses the body punch
and Loveladdy counters with a nice body shot.
Loveladdy slips under a jab.
Go misses with a wild body shot.
Go misses with a shot to the body
and Loveladdy counters with a one-two to the body.
Go throws a jab but it's blocked by Loveladdy.
Go throws a shot to the body.
Go throws a hook to the side of Loveladdy's head but Loveladdy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loveladdy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Go misses with a hook
and Loveladdy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Go missing with a left hand there. Loveladdy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Go throws a predictable looking body shot
and Loveladdy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Go throws out a loose jab but Loveladdy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Go misses its intended target.
Loveladdy slips a jab from Go.
Loveladdy blocks a jab.
Go connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Go misses with a left hand
and Loveladdy counters with a left and a right that stings Go.
Go shoots in and bounces Loveladdy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loveladdy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy with shots to the head and body - Go looks very uncomfortable down there.
Loveladdy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Go has managed to escape the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loveladdy looking to finish Go with some ground and pound. This is bad for Go!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loveladdy controlling the position easily from mount.
Forrest Loveladdy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Go avoids a series of strikes thrown by Loveladdy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Loveladdy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Go throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loveladdy slips a straight right by Go.
Go misses the shot to the body.
Go is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Loveladdy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Go throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loveladdy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy throws a strike but Go rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Loveladdy keeping moving, preventing Go from controlling successfully.
Loveladdy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Go defends well.
Loveladdy wants to control the position but Go says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy wants to control but Go is keeping busy.
Loveladdy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Go looking to pass the guard.
Go in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Loveladdy pulls Go in to control the position.
Loveladdy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Go stays in close to Loveladdy's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Go seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Loveladdy for as long as he can get away with.
Go advances position into side control!
Loveladdy can't do much from the bottom here.
Loveladdy regains half guard.
Loveladdy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Go is working away from the top position though.
Go thows a huge punch but Loveladdy dodges it nicely.
Loveladdy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go uses his free foot to push down on Loveladdy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Loveladdy.
Go looking to finish Loveladdy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Loveladdy!
Go trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Loveladdy is desperately trying to improve his position but Go has a good base and remains in mount.
Loveladdy tries to hold on but Go postures up.
Go tries to control but Loveladdy wriggling away.
Loveladdy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy tries to roll over but Go keeps him under control.
Loveladdy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Go is working away from the top position though.
Loveladdy gets back to full guard.
Loveladdy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Loveladdy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Loveladdy really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Go takes a swing at Loveladdy's ribcage but misses.
Loveladdy fails to land with a series of punches.
Go misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Loveladdy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Loveladdy moves out of range as Go strikes.
Go keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Go swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Go misses with a left hand
and Go takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Go has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy avoids the body shot from Go.
Go misses with a hook
and Loveladdy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy scores with a shot to the body.
Loveladdy is looking to land body kicks.
Nice jab there from Loveladdy.
It looks like Ready Go has been cut.
Jab by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy doesn't manage to clinch there - Go circles away.
Loveladdy lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loveladdy fails to land the takedown.
Loveladdy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Loveladdy lands a slapping body shot.
Loveladdy lands with a slapping head kick.
Loveladdy closes the distance and clinches up with Go, looking for a takedown. Loveladdy pushes Go against the cage but Go circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Go throws a lazy uppercut
and Loveladdy counters with a right hand to the body.
Loveladdy digs a good body shot into Go's ribs.
Go avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loveladdy avoids the body shot from Go.
Forrest Loveladdy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Go takes a swing at Loveladdy's ribcage but misses.
Go throws a right hand that misses
and Loveladdy counters with a takedown into side control.
Loveladdy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Loveladdy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Go is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
An elbow from Loveladdy crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy wants to control but Go is keeping him busy.
Loveladdy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Go some visible discomfort.
Loveladdy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Loveladdy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Loveladdy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Loveladdy trying to control the action but Go is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Go parries the strikes from Loveladdy easily there. Loveladdy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Go to escape.
Loveladdy tries for a kimura but Go is defending well.
Loveladdy in side control, throwing shots but Go defends.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loveladdy controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Loveladdy dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ready Go's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Go looks for a takedown but Loveladdy sprawls well.
Go swings widly with a right hand
and Loveladdy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Go misses with a shot to the body
and Loveladdy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Go throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loveladdy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Go waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loveladdy.
Loveladdy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Go misses with a body shot.
Go just misses with a punch to the body.
Go punishes Loveladdy's body with a nice straight punch.
Go misses with a wild body shot.
Go slaps away a takedown attempt from Loveladdy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Loveladdy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy dives in and grabs Go's left leg, looking for a takedown. Go pushes down on Loveladdy's head and hops out.
Go lands a jab to Loveladdy's midsection.
Go feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Go tries to free his leg and advance position but Loveladdy is retaining full guard.
Loveladdy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Go is working Loveladdy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Loveladdy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Go stacks Loveladdy on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Go!
Loveladdy struggling a bit here.
Forrest Loveladdy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Go wants to control but Loveladdy is keeping him busy.
Loveladdy tries to improve position but can't.
Loveladdy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Go off and has taken his back!
Loveladdy missing with strikes.
Loveladdy tries to keep control of the position but Go is staying busy.
Loveladdy looking to break Go's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Go remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Loveladdy will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go covering up well under a series of strikes from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy biding his time, controlling Go.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Loveladdy scores with punches from the back.
Go has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Loveladdy.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Loveladdy's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Loveladdy trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Go doesn't escape.
Loveladdy lands a shot to the body.
Loveladdy is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Ready Go has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Loveladdy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Loveladdy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 44:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 44:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Loveladdy! Forrest Loveladdy retains his welterweight title!
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