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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 2051 p4p, 2083 weight class) and Landon Ford (ranked 213 p4p, 217 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Landon Ford!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter looks for a takedown but Ford sprawls well.
Ford shapes to counter with a head kick.
Karter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ford tries to clinch but Karter moves out of range.
Karter misses with a lunging right hand
and Ford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ford tries to clinch but Karter moves out of range.
Ford misses with a low kick.
Ford leaves Karter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Karter misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ford counters with a body kick.
Ford blocks a jab.
Ford steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter clinches up with Ford and pushes him back against the cage.
Karter tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Karter back against the cage.
I was talking to Karter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Karter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford has a couple of punches blocked by Karter.
Karter has a couple of punches blocked by Ford.
Ford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Karter.
Karter manages to break the clinch.
Karter connects with an inside leg kick.
Karter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ Karter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford moves out of range of the strikes.
Karter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford doesn't manage to clinch there - Karter circles away.
Karter wants to land a leg kick but Ford is out of range.
Ford throws out a counter right but Karter avoids it with no problem.
Karter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ford was well out of range. Poor timing from Karter.
Ford appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ford appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karter lands a slapping body shot.
Ford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karter misses with a kick to the body.
Ford gets caught napping as Karter dives in and scores a takedown. Ford manages to retain guard.
Ford has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Karter off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Karter misses with a wild body shot.
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Ford.
Ford was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karter throws an overhand right that lands on Ford's shoulder, as Ford tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jesus Christ Karter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karter fails with a takedown attempt.
Ford blocks a head kick by Karter.
Karter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ford was covering up waiting for the punch and Karter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Karter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karter.
Karter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford keeping full guard, as Karter tries to pass.
Ford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karter distracts Ford with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ford has control of Karter's left arm, preventing Karter from doing any damage.
Karter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Karter wants to control from the top but Ford keeps moving.
Karter throwing strikes from guard but Ford blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Christ Karter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karter lands a nice shot that snaps Ford's head back.
Karter throws a low kick, looking for Ford's leg but Ford calmly moves out of range.
Karter clobbers Ford with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karter looks to throw the jab but Ford is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ford has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ford and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick lands for Karter.
Karter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely.
Ford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ford moves into the clinch.
Ford scores with a shot to the side of Karter's head.
Karter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karter lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford lands with a light punch inside.
Ford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karter has picked Ford up - he's going for a ride! Karter dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jesus Christ Karter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Karter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ford's head.
Ford wants to improve his position but Karter is controlling well.
Karter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ford's head.
Karter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ford wants to control the action here but instead Karter manages to pass to full mount!
Karter misses with a head shot.
Karter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Karter.
Karter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Karter throws some wild stikes that Ford manages to avoid easily.
Karter misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Karter throwing strikes here but Ford is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Karter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Karter wants to control the pace but Ford is squirming around nicely.
Karter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Karter misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Karter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ford has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Karter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karter throws some wild stikes that Ford manages to avoid easily.
Karter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Karter throws some wild stikes that Ford manages to avoid easily.
Ford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karter avoids the attempt from Ford to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter throwing strikes here but Ford is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ford wants to hold on but Karter pushes him away.
Ford holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Karter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Karter misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ford is looking to improve his position but Karter isn't that keen on the idea.
Karter misses with a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Christ Karter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Karter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ford tries to clinch but Karter is having none of it.
Ford doesn't manage to clinch there - Karter circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Ford as Karter shoots in.
Karter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ford doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab from Karter.
Ford has managed to clinch.
Ford misses with a punch on the inside.
Ford lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford tries a body shot but Karter blocks it.
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karter misses with a body punch.
Karter lands with a left to the head.
Landon Ford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ford lands a left hand.
Karter blocks an uppercut.
Karter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ford gets underhooks to prevent Karter's takedown attempt.
Ford gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ Karter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karter wants a takedown but no success here.
Ford is working Karter over against the cage.
Ford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ford misses with a body punch.
Karter is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Karter.
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as Karter controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Karter.
Ford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karter lands a shot to the body.
Ford working aggressively here.
Karter is working for takedown but Ford is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a nice uppercut.
Ford lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Karter as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Ford.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
Karter can't find room to land a body shot as Ford controls the action.
Karter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karter misses with a leg kick
and Ford counters with a good low kick that Karter was not able to check.
Ford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ford blocks the body kick.
Karter moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFord.
Karter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ford blocks a body shot from Karter.
Ford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karter blocking some punches.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ford.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
Karter is looking for a takedown.
Come on Karter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ford tries a body shot but Karter blocks it.
Karter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ford working aggressively here.
Karter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ford can do to turn this around?
Ford is fighting off a takedown attempt but Karter is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ford to the mat. Ford regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karter.
Ford keeping moving, preventing Karter from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karter is one step ahead there.
Ford keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Landon Ford.
I think Karter 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Christ Karter!
During a confident post fight interview, Jesus Christ Karter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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