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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Howson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Howson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alan Ford's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Howson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Ford!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howson lands with a hook. Ford tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Alan Ford has been cut.
Ford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ford.
Howson cracks Ford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ford ducks right into an uppercut from Howson.
Alan Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Howson.
Howson tries to land a front kick but Ford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Howson blocks a head kick by Ford.
Howson scores with a decent looking hook.
Howson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Howson wants to slow Ford down by chopping away at his legs.
Howson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Ford misses.
Howson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ford.
Howson lands a jab to the nose.
Howson misses with a double jab
and Howson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Howson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford tries to clinch up.
Ford misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Howson misses the target.
Ford misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ford.
Donk. Ford catches Howson right on the button with a cross.
Dan Howson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ford.
Ford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ford throws a predictable looking body shot
and Howson counters with a straight right hand.
Howson misses with an uppercut. Ford saw that one coming.
Howson misses with an uppercut.
Ford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Howson misses with an uppercut. Ford saw that one coming.
Howson misses with the body kick
and Ford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ford blocking some punches.
Howson misses with a punch to the body.
Howson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Howson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howson avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Howson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Howson is pushing Ford up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ford misses with an elbow strike.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Howson avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howson misses with the head strike.
Ford throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Howson.
Ford being controlled against the cage.
Howson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howson stalling against the cage.
Howson takes an elbow to the temple.
Howson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ford misses with a looping left.
Howson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ford throws a big shot that misses.
It appears Howson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ford lands a glancing blow to the side of Howson's head.
Howson sizes up Ford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ford throws a low kick but Howson moves out of range easily.
Howson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howson pushes Ford away with a front kick.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ford avoids it.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howson manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Howson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Howson moves out of range as Ford throws a body kick.
A jab from Howson finds it's way through Ford's defenses.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Howson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Howson looks to land a left hand but Ford moved out of range nicely.
Oooooh!!! Howson has knocked Ford down with a huge combo! Howson steps away and waves a wobbly Ford back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ford is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howson lands a big right hand that sends Ford crashing to the mat! Howson stays standing though and waves Ford back to his feet!
Ford is still on wobbly legs! Can Howson finish him?
Ford slips under a jab from Howson.
A good leg kick by Howson.
Ford has Howson up against the cage in a clinch.
Howson lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Howson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alan Ford's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Howson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ford seems to have recovered his senses.
Howson thows a leg kick but Ford checks it
and Ford counters with a head kick.
Ford plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howson's sensitive parts.
Ford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Howson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Howson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Nice body kick there by Ford.
Ford connects with a body shot.
Howson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dan Howson is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Howson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howson.
A big left from Howson misses.
Ford is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Howson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ford looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howson.
Ford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howson misses with a low kick.
Howson throws a series of punches but Ford moves out of range.
Ford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Howson.
Ford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ford misses with a hook. Howson ducked under it nicely.
Howson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ford circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Howson.
Ford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That has opened up Alan Ford's cut even more.
Ford lands a jab to the nose.
Ford throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Howson counter with a right hand.
Howson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ford misses with a takedown
and Howson counters with a stiff right hand.
Ford tries a head kick but it misses.
Ford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Howson.
It looked like Howson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Howson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ford tries to clinch up
enabling Howson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ford if he has to take too many more of those.
Howson scores with a shot to the body.
Ford misses the shot to the body.
Howson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alan Ford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howson.
Howson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Howson looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
A clash of legs there as Ford blocks the low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Howson throws an off balance right hand
and Ford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ford has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Howson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ford can turn it around.
Howson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ford is keeping busy.
Howson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howson misses with a looping left.
Howson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Howson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howson blocks a leg kick.
Howson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howson misses with a straight right.
Howson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
Howson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Howson.
Ford staying out of range there.
Ford jabs Howson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alan Ford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alan Ford's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Howson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ford slips under a jab.
Ford doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ford throws a poor cross that misses
letting Howson counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Howson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Howson.
Howson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Ford was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howson moves away.
Howson misses with an uppercut.
Ford throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ford counters by clinching up.
Howson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Howson's brow.
Howson is stalling here.
I was talking to Howson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Howson's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ford as Howson tries to tie him up.
Ford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Dan Howson has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Howson's brow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Howson.
Howson blocks an elbow strike from Ford.
Howson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Howson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Howson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Ford.
Ford misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howson dodges an elbow strike from Ford.
Howson breaks from the clinch.
Howson slips a straight right by Ford.
Howson is looking to land body kicks.
Ford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howson.
Howson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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 bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Howson tries to work over Ford's front leg with a kick but Ford checks it.
Ford feints and then cracks Howson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Howson down.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howson throws a leg kick but Ford checks it.
Ford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Howson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ford.
Ford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ford decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ford is just content to waste time from the top position. Howson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Howson wants to control but Ford passes easily into half guard.
Howson trying to control but Ford postures up.
Ford missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford is just content to waste time from the top position. Howson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Howson looking for a guillotine here but Ford defends easily.
Ford sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ford wants to control from the top but Howson keeps moving.
Howson trying to keep a closed guard but Ford is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alan Ford.
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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Ford!
Alan Ford tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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