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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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177 lbs
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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ADCC Champion
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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energy
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hype
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RATING
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