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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love comes to the cage accompanied by Otherside by Mackemore X Ryan Lewis. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Can't be Touched. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Quinton Jackson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puppy Love!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Love swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Love. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Love.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Love closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Love counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Love lands a couple of elbows.
Love loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Love throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Love won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Love trying to move into half guard but instead Jackson has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pushes down on Love's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Love doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Love's head.
Love blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Jackson wants to control but Love is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love is doing well to control the position and prevent Jackson from advancing to side control.
Jackson trying to control the pace.
Love has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Love's thigh. Love counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jackson throws a strike but Love rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is trying to keep Love in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Love looking to pass the guard.
Jackson is controlling Love's posture.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Love's guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses. Love uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Love!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson is pulling down on Love's head. It's preventing any offense from Love, at least for the moment.
Love with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Love is one step ahead there.
Love trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big right from Love misses.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quinton Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Love throws a right hand that misses
and Love takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Love fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Love persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Love thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson is concentrating on defense, preventing Love from advancing position.
Jackson trying to hold on to Love's head to control him but Love postures up.
Love wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Love is controlling well.
Jackson trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jackson managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Love is one step ahead there.
Love pushing down on Jackson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Love has control of the leg.
Love is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Love is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson keeping control of the position.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Love working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Love scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Love.
Quinton Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Love pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Jackson pulls Love in close to his closed guard and prevents Love from doing any damage or advancing position.
Love throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Love is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson distracts Love with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Love is retaining full guard.
Love utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Love blocks nicely.
Jackson passes Love's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Love is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Love knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Quinton Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Love doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Love swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Love misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Love misses with an uppercut.
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Love sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Love closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Love lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Love postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Love wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson controlling the position.
Jackson controls Love momentarily but Love frees himself.
Love trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Love napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jackson trying to control the action but Love is working from the bottom.
Love tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson stands up.
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Love is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Love circles away and we're back to standing.
Love lands a head shot.
Love clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Love cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Love shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Love gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has Love pulled in close to control his posture.
Love slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jackson controls Love momentarily but Love frees himself.
Jackson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Love is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson controls Love momentarily but Love frees himself.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Quinton Jackson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Love.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Quinton Jackson just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Love's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Love fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Love moved out of range.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Puppy Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Love fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Love.
Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Love.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Love lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Love fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jackson to the ground. Love is now in Jackson's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Love controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson throws a strike but Love rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Love!
Love holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jackson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Love is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson tries to control but Love wriggling away.
Jackson misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking for a guillotine from mount but Love is having none of it.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Love can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Love to control.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Love?
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Love is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Love is out cold! Jackson jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Jackson! Quinton Jackson retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Quinton Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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