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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Ready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). AJ Adams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Don Ready's chin.
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Ready!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Adams!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams throws a head kick but Ready moves out of range.
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Ready, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adams leaves Ready with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Adams misses with the combination.
Adams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Adams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Adams showed some decent athleticism there.
Adams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ready does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams trying to pass the guard but Ready defending well.
Ready moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ready pulls Adams in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams postures up in Ready's guard and throws a big left but Ready blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adams has gone for a leg lock! Ready slips out almost immediately though and dives into Adams's guard.
Ready is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ready in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ready working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ready loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ready throws and elbow that misses. Adams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ready's guard. Nice move by Adams!
Adams postures up.
Adams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ready swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams pushes down on Ready's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ready wants to control but Adams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ready is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adams pulls his head out easily.
Ready slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ready avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adams postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Adams is looking to work some ground and pound but Ready has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adams postures up in Ready's guard and throws a big left but Ready blocks it.
Adams wants to control from the top but Ready keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A shot to de liver by Adams. Beautiful body shot.
Adams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ready counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Adams!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but AJ Adams will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adams with a poor takedown
and Ready decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Adams's guard.
Ready postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ready throws a big right hand that misses.
Ready is working Adams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ready scoring with some ground and pound.
Ready cracks Adams with a solid left hand.
Ready throws a big right hand that misses.
Adams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ready!
Adams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ready is looking to escape.
Adams moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ready has worked his arm free - good work by Ready!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Adams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Adams is breathing heavily.
Ready is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Adams off and has taken his back!
Adams looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Ready is working the ground and pound. Can Adams escape?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ready throwing damaging strikes from the back! Adams could be in trouble here!
The referee is taking a good look at Adams as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Ready!
Ready has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Adams.
Adams rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ready lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Adams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ready landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ready not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ready missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ready working the head and body with strikes.
Still in half guard, Ready seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ready slips a nice elbow through Adams's hands, connecting with Adams's forehead.
Ready sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adams defending well though.
Ready scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Adams has hold of Ready's hands but Ready slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ready lands with a punch from half guard.
Adams is trying to control but can't.
Ready lands strikes from half guard.
Ready takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ready drops an elbow to the side of Adams's head.
Ground and pound from Ready.
Adams wants to control but Ready is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ready scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ready missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adams throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Adams on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ready working the head and body with strikes.
Ready lands with a punch from half guard.
Adams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ready 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.
Ready content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ready is thwarting Adams's attempts to control the position.
Adams is looking to improve his position.
Adams taking some punishment here, with Ready in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Ready dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ready closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ready lands in his opponent's guard.
Ready missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ready is squirming around, avoiding Adams's attempts to control the action.
Ready holds of for dear life.
Ready working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams misses with some ground and pound and Ready recovers position to half guard.
Ready wants to get back to full guard.
Adams is looking to advance position but Ready won't allow it.
Adams misses with a head shot. Ready uses the momentum to regain guard.
Adams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Ready can't keep his opponent in guard - Adams advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ready is trying to maintain the position but Adams is very close to passing his half guard.
Ready keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adams is thwarting Ready's attempts to control the position.
Adams is trying to control. Ready wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ready is controlling Adams's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ready manages to get to full guard.
Ready keeping full guard, as Adams tries to pass.
That's four 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.
Adams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adams slips nicely into half guard.
Ready manages to get to full guard.
Adams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ready manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adams manages to get himself to full guard.
Don Ready overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ready is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Ready showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ready has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Don Ready!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Don Ready!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Don Ready!
Don Ready wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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