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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Medina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whitey Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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137 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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165 cm
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144 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Medina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Whitey Ford!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford misses with a hook. Medina ducked under it nicely.
Medina throws a hook but Ford avoids it easily.
Ford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Medina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Medina misses with a few strikes there.
Medina connects with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Ford. Those never looked like landing.
Ford doesn't manage to clinch there - Medina circles away.
Medina lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ford misses with a hook.
Medina moves out of range of the strikes.
Ford jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ford misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Medina is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ford.
Ford walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheers as Ford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Medina doesn't seem phased though.
Ford looks to land a left hand but Medina moved out of range nicely.
Medina scores with a nice strike.
Medina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Medina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medina swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
Ford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Medina.
Medina connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ford. Ford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Medina misses with a two punch combination.
Medina fails to land with a series of punches.
Ford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Medina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Ford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Medina!
Ford lands a slapping body shot.
Medina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Medina 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Medina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ford.
Ford throws a series of punches but Medina moves out of range.
Ford connects with a nice looking jab.
Medina is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medina throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ford throws the left hand but Medina avoids the punch easily.
Ford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Medina. Those never looked like landing.
Ford misses with an uppercut.
Medina throws the left hand but Ford avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Medina misses its intended target.
Roberto Medina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford misses with a hook.
Medina misses with a double jab.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Ford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Medina drops his hands momentarily and Ford takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Medina definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Medina scores with a four punch combination!
The fighters circle momentarily. Medina darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Medina misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Medina moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ford just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford throws an overhand right that lands on Medina's shoulder, as Medina tries to avoid the shot.
Ford throws out a loose jab but Medina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ford throws a jab when Medina was well out of range.
Medina getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Medina slips under a jab from Ford.
Medina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ford circles away quickly and effectively.
Ford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Medina takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Medina is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Medina was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheers as Medina lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ford doesn't seem phased though.
Medina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Medina moves forwards but Ford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Medina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medina throws a right hand that Ford ducks under and follows up with a left that Ford also avoids with ease.
Ford closes the distance and clinches.
Ford throws a head punch that misses.
Medina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Medina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ford drops Medina with a straight right hand, right on the button! Ford follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whitey Ford!
Whitey Ford seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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RATING
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