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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Versace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josie Jo Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Versace comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ford's choice of entrance music: Mötley Crüe - Wild Side . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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175 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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191 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Versace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josie Jo Ford!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Versace drops his hands momentarily and Ford takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ford throws a good cross that connects.
Ford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Versace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Versace just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford scores with a jab to the head.
Versace misses with a straight left.
Ford is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Versace misses with a series of wild punches.
Versace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ford moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Versace cracks Ford with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Versace.
Ford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marko Versace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Versace.
Ford works the jab nicely.
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!
Ford digs a good hook to Versace's body.
Versace walks into a left hand.
Versace throws a lazy right hand but Ford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ford throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Marko Versace has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Versace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Versace throws a series of punches but Ford avoids them all with ease.
Ford darts in and clinches Versace up against the cage.
Ford scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ford.
Ford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Ford as the two fighters clinch.
Versace is breathing heavily.
Ford has Versace pressed against the cage, preventing Versace from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good body shot from Ford.
Ford is working Versace over against the cage.
Versace is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ford's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Versace or not.
Ford works on Versace's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
Ford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ford taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ford pushes Versace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a body shot.
Ford is working Versace over against the cage.
Ford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Versace or not.
Ford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Versace.
Versace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ford lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
Ford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ford lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Ford.
Ford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Versace or not.
Ford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ford stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ford.
Ford gets through Versace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ford gets through Versace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ford stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ford.
A right handed body shot lands from Ford.
Ford pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ford scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Ford on the inside.
Ford scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Versace backwards.
Ford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Versace takes a shot to the head.
Ford lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Versace backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Ford.
Versace is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Ford.
Ford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
Ford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ford lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Come on Ford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ford receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Ford lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josie Jo Ford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Versace's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Ford does it's job there.
Versace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ford circles away quickly and effectively.
Marko Versace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Versace takes one on the button.
Josie Jo Ford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Versace misses with a series of wild punches.
Ford lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Versace misses with a hook to the body
and Ford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ford, right into the meat.
Nice shot lands for Ford.
Ford closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ford tries to land knees in the clinch but Versace avoids the damage to the body.
Ford lands a nice uppercut.
Versace tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.
Ford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Versace's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ford scores with a shot to the side of Versace's head.
Josie Jo Ford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ford works on Versace's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ford.
Ford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Versaces head.
Ford throws a head punch that misses.
Ford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
Ford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ford leaning against his opponent.
Ford presses Versace against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ford digs a right hand into Versace's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Versace's gas tank.
Come on Ford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right hand to the body from Ford.
Versace takes a shot to the head.
Versace wants to get back to striking at distance but Ford won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Ford.
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ford lands a nice uppercut.
Ford digs a right hand into Versace's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Versace's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Versace.
Ford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Versace backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
Ford is working Versace over against the cage.
Ford will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Versace up against the cage.
Ford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Versace backwards.
Ford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Ford.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
Ford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ford cracks Versace with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford lands a body shot.
Ford cracks Versace with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Ford.
Ford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Versace.
Ford taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ford is working Versace over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Ford.
Ford lands a nice uppercut.
Ford presses Versace against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Ford - that landed with a thud.
Ford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Ford as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Ford on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ford - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Ford.
Ford lands a body punch.
Ford lands a hook that snaps the head of Versace backwards.
Ford will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Versace up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Ford's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ford lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ford avoiding damage.
Ford gets through Versace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ford lands a shot to the body.
Versace takes a shot to the head.
Ford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ford.
Ford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Versace backwards.
Ford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ford is leaning against Versace and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ford pushes Versace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ford connects with a knee to the head.
Ford displaying some good clinch control by pressing Versace up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josie Jo Ford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marko Versace's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ford scores with a body shot.
Ford scores with a nice head shot.
Ford throws a shot to the body.
Versace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ford counters with a good, hard body kick but Versace shrugs it off.
Ford has Versace up against the cage in a clinch.
Ford scores with a hook to the body.
Ford scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
Ford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Versaces head.
Ford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Versace.
Ford avoiding damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ford continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Ford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ford.
Ford lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Ford.
A short right from Ford.
Ford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ford.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ford.
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Versace backwards.
Ford stalling the fight.
A knee to the head by Ford.
Ford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Ford on the inside.
Marko Versace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Versace backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ford.
Versace takes a shot to the head.
Ford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Ford on the inside.
Ford cracks Versace with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Versace or not.
Ford is stalling here.
Ford lands with a left to the head.
Ford controlling the action here for a moment.
Ford lands a shot to the body.
Ford is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a nice shot to the body.
Ford scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Ford.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Versace lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Versace tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Josie Jo Ford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Versace has had enough of the clinch but Ford keeps him there for the moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good body shot from Ford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Versace's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Versace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Versace uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josie Jo Ford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ford 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josie Jo Ford!
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