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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Ritchie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Ritchie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Albert Ford!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritchie misses with a series of wild punches.
Ford avoids the head kick by Ritchie.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ritchie.
Ford stuffs the takedown attempt from Ritchie. Ritchie gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Ford misses the target.
Ritchie looks to land a body kick but Ford moved away.
Ford takes a swing at Ritchie's ribcage but misses.
Ford moves out of range of the leg kick from Ritchie.
Ford misses with a body punch
and Ford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ritchie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ford manages to break the clinch.
Ford lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford thows a body shot but no joy.
Ritchie tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Ford.
Ritchie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ford defends well and Ritchie ends up having to push Ford into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ritchie is trying to break free.
Ritchie stops a takedown attempt from Ford.
Ritchie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ford is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Ritchie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford breaks the clinch.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ritchie moves away.
Ford swinging wildly here.
Ritchie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ford swivels and escapes.
Ritchie goes for a double leg but Ford avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ford continues to drive forward.
Ritchie tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford is leaning against Ritchie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ford manages to break the clinch.
Ford misses the jab.
Ritchie looks to score with a jab to the body but Ford is just out of range.
Ford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ford throws a hook but Ritchie blocks it.
Ritchie misses with a takedown attempt
and Ford counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ritchie is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritchie shoots in but no luck this time.
Ford rushes Ritchie and presses him up against the cage.
Ford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ritchie or not.
Ford's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ford tries to pull guard but Ritchie forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritchie is trying to pull guard but Ford has him pressed against the cage.
Ford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ritchie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ritchie rather than just go for the knockout.
Ford throws a shot to the body.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ritchie manages to avoid it.
Ford connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ritchie. Ritchie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford throws a hook but Ritchie avoids it easily.
Ford slips a jab and a cross from Ritchie.
Ford thows a body shot but no joy.
Ford has Ritchie up against the cage in a clinch.
Ford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ritchie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Ford moves away
and Ford counters by moving into the clinch.
Ford ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ford no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ford keeping moving, preventing Ritchie from controlling successfully.
Ritchie stops Ford from standing up.
Ford wants to sweep but no luck.
Ford wants to stand up but Ritchie is controlling him.
Ford working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ritchie prevents Ford from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Ford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Ford misses
and Ritchie counters with a nice uppercut.
Ritchie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ford swivels and escapes.
Ritchie dodges the punch combination from Ford.
Ford misses with an uppercut.
Ritchie shoots in and drives through. Ford sprawls well.
Ford blocks a head kick by Ritchie.
Ritchie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ritchie slips a straight right by Ford.
Ritchie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ford's waist but Ford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ritchie off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Ritchie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Ford moves away
and Ford moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ford fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford successfully pulls guard.
Ritchie stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ritchie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ritchie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ritchie. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ford slaps away a takedown attempt from Ritchie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ritchie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ford avoids it really well and circles away.
Ritchie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ford.
Ford looks to score with a jab to the body but Ritchie is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritchie gets tackled into the cage by Ford. Ford maintains the clinch.
Ford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ritchie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ford defends it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ford scores with a shot to the body.
Ford closes the distance and clinches.
Ford manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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 wants to stand up but Ritchie is controlling him.
Ford tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ford wants to stand up but Ritchie is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ritchie has passed into side control.
Ford wants to get back to his feet.
Ritchie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ford, who protects the arm well.
Ford is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ritchie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritchie decides to stand back up. Ritchie steps back and let's Ford get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford throws an off balance right hand
so Ritchie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford is wriggling around but Ritchie manages to pass to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Albert Ford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ford throws out a loose jab but Ritchie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritchie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ritchie misses with a takedown attempt - Ford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ritchie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ford moves into the clinch.
Ford pulls guard effortlessly.
Ritchie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ritchie won't allow Ford to get back to his feet.
Ford keeping moving, preventing Ritchie from controlling successfully.
Ford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ritchie advances to half guard.
Ford tries to kick Ritchie off in order to stand up. Ritchie Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Ritchie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ritchie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ritchie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ford bucks up and tries to throw Ritchie off but instead Ritchie has got his back!
Ford wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ford fending off the submission attempt from Ritchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford can't escape the position.
Ford showing good submission defense here.
Ritchie is hanging on to Ford's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Ritchie gets his hands free as Ford looks to control.
Ford has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ritchie's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Ford has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Ford tries to roll but Ritchie sticks to his back.
Nathan Ritchie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford staying busy and making it hard for Ritchie to control.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ford looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Ritchie looking for the choke from the back.
Ford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ritchie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ford has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Ritchie.
Nathan Ritchie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford rolls, trying to escape but Ritchie keeps control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nathan Ritchie.
I think Ford has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for Albert Ford!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Albert Ford!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Albert Ford!
Albert Ford wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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