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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Mateo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ford comes into the arena with Marijanne blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mateo's choice of entrance music: impuls- dla was. Ryan Ford could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Don Mateo's chin.
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262 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Mateo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mateo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mateo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ford tries to clinch but Mateo moves away
and Mateo counters by moving into the clinch.
Mateo blocks a body shot from Ford.
Mateo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Mateo avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford avoiding damage as Mateo throws knees to the body.
Mateo blocks a body shot from Ford.
Mateo tries for a takedown but Ford manages to get underhooks.
Mateo blocks an uppercut.
Mateo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mateo prevents a body shot from Ford.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A shot in the inside from Ford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mateo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ford misses with a body punch.
Ford lands an uppercut.
Ford is pressed up against the cage. Mateo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ford down to the mat. Ford avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mateo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Ford.
Ford with a poor takedown
and Mateo moves into the clinch.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mateo's elbow.
Mateo pushes off an throws an elbow but Ford leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford managing to block the knees to the body from Mateo.
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.
Ford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ford scores with a shoulder strike.
Ford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mateo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ryan Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Mateo.
Mateo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ford is defending well for now.
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mateo trying to land knees to the body.
Mateo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ford's defenses.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford tries to work over Mateo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mateo lands an elbow inside that Ford shrugs off.
Ford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ford lands a hook that snaps the head of Mateo backwards.
Mateo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mateo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ford lands a body punch.
Mateo looks gassed!
Ford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mateo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ford.
Ford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Ford on the inside.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mateo's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford cracks Mateo with a nice body shot.
Ford pushes Mateo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ford.
Ford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Ford.
Ford digs a right hand underneath Mateo's ribcage. Mateo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ford throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Ford on the inside.
Ford is leaning against Mateo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ford.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Ford.
Ford struggles to land a body shot inside as Mateo controls his hands.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mateo just leaning against Ford, taking a breather.
Ford is working Mateo over against the cage.
Ford works on Mateo's body with a couple of short punches.
Ford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mateo blocks a body shot from Ford.
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mateo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ford.
Ford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mateo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ford.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ford.
Ford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Ford.
Mateo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ford lands a nice uppercut.
Ford misses with a body punch.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Ford.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ford.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ford.
Ford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mateo or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Ford.
Ford lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short body shot lands from Ford as the two fighters clinch.
Ford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mateo.
Mateo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as Mateo controls the action.
Mateo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Ford dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ford with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mateo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ford's guard now.
Mateo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ford wants to get back to his feet but Mateo drags him back down.
Mateo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ford is trying to get back to his feet.
Mateo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ford is pushing Mateo's head away, looking to escape. Mateo manages to hold on to the position though.
Mateo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mateo clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford throws a punch but it's blocked by Mateo.
Mateo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ford avoids it.
Mateo drags the fight down to the ground.
Ford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mateo on the ground.
Mateo pulls Ford in close to his closed guard and prevents Ford from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ford throws a strike but Mateo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mateo postures up in Ford's guard and throws a big left but Ford blocks it.
Mateo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mateo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Ford is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mateo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mateo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mateo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mateo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ford fails with the takedown
and Mateo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mateo.
Mateo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ford walks away with a smile on his face. Mateo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mateo shoots in and bounces Ford 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mateo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mateo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mateo thows a big elbow that misses.
Ford wants to stand and escape but Mateo is having none of it.
Mateo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mateo thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mateo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ford is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ford misses with a takedown
and Mateo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mateo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ford uses from the top position.
Mateo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ford defends it easily.
Ford postures up in Mateo's guard and throws a big left but Mateo blocks it.
Mateo has his foot on Ford's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ford works his way back into a safe position though.
Ford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mateo managing to control the position.
Mateo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ford defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Mateo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mateo tries to clinch up but Ford circles away and keeps his distance.
Mateo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mateo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ford closes the distance but Mateo moves to the side
and Mateo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ford's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mateo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ford wants to stand up but Mateo is controlling him.
Mateo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mateo throwing strikes but missing.
Mateo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mateo stops Ford from standing up.
Mateo throwing strikes from guard but Ford blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mateo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mateo rushes Ford and presses him up against the cage.
Mateo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ford is defending well for now.
Mateo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ford.
Mateo misses with an elbow over the top.
Mateo pulls Ford into guard.
Ford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ford avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mateo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mateo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mateo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ford doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ford manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mateo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ford can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ford with a nice head shot there.
Mateo trying to keep a closed guard but Ford is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Ford preventing the sweep.
Ford trying to control but Mateo is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mateo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ford has his takedown stuffed
and Mateo moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mateo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ford uses from the top position.
Mateo pushes a forearm under Ford's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ford is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don Mateo!
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