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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Ford (ranked 1879 p4p, 2588 weight class) and Ernest Durham (ranked 217 p4p, 288 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adonis Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ernest Durham!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford closes the distance and clinches.
Ford tries to pull guard but Durham forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Durham.
Durham looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ford is trying to pull guard but Durham has him pressed against the cage.
Durham lands with a light punch inside.
Durham lands a left hand.
Ford tries to pull guard but Durham holds him up against the cage and eventually Ford drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adonis Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford is trying to pull guard but Durham turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ford jumps guard but Durham turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ford tries to pull guard but Durham won't allow it.
Ford manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ford is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Durham gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Durham connects with a nice looking jab.
Durham bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford closes the distance and clinches.
Durham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Durham digs a right hand into Ford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ford's gas tank.
Ford jumps guard but Durham turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Durham smiles and moves away.
Durham fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ford on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Durham taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Durham lands a shot to the body.
Durham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ford is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Durham to keep the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Durham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durham.
Ford tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Durham just stands there and leans against the cage.
Durham lands a body shot.
Durham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ford or not.
Durham manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Durham digs a right hand underneath Ford's ribcage. Ford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Durham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Durham digs a right hand underneath Ford's ribcage. Ford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ford is breathing heavily.
Durham digs a right hand underneath Ford's ribcage. Ford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ford is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Durham to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Durham stalling.
Ford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Durham smiles and moves away.
Ford clinches up with Durham and pushes him back against the cage.
Durham effectively controlling the action here.
Durham lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durham.
Ford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Durham.
Ford jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Durham walks away with a smile on his face. Ford gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Durham looks to land a left hand but Ford moved out of range nicely.
Ford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ford is trying to pull guard but Durham turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ford tries to pull guard but Durham won't allow it.
Durham lands an uppercut.
Durham digs a right hand underneath Ford's ribcage. Ford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford is trying to pull guard but Durham turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Durham.
A right hook to the body lands for Durham.
A shot in the inside from Durham.
Durham lands a nice uppercut.
Durham lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Durham on the inside.
Durham is struggling to control the position.
Ford tries to pull guard but Durham won't allow it.
Durham displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ford up against the cage.
Durham lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durham.
Ford jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Durham walks away with a smile on his face. Ford gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Durham is struggling to control the position.
Ford jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Durham walks away with a smile on his face. Ford gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durham.
Durham cracks Ford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ford has managed to clinch.
A short left from Durham.
Ford definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right from Durham.
Durham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Durham lands a left hand.
Durham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ford is rocked!
Ford is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Durham to keep the fight standing.
Oh Ford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Durham slows down the pace here.
Ford seems to have got his legs back now.
Durham just leaning against Ford, taking a breather.
Ford jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Durham walks away with a smile on his face. Ford gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Adonis Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford defending well as Durham loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durham looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
Ford moves into the clinch.
Durham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ford jumps guard but Durham turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Durham works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernest Durham dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Durham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ford closes the distance and clinches.
Durham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Durham smiles and moves away.
Ford moves into the clinch.
Durham lands with a left to the head.
Durham lands a nice uppercut.
Durham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ford tries to pull guard but Durham holds him up against the cage and eventually Ford drops back down to his feet.
Durham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ford being controlled against the cage.
Durham lands a body shot in the clinch.
Durham taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Durham smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adonis Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford drives through and clinches with Durham against the cage.
Ford tries to pull guard but Durham won't allow it.
Ford tries to pull guard but Durham holds him up against the cage and eventually Ford drops back down to his feet.
Durham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Durham.
Durham presses Ford against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ford is trying to pull guard but Durham turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ford jumps guard but Durham turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ford is trying to pull guard but Durham turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Durham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Durham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Durham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Durham lands a right hand.
Durham pushes Ford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durham 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.
Nice body punch from Durham - that landed with a thud.
Durham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ford or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Durham smiles and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durham finds it's way round the side to connect with Ford's head.
Ford rushes Durham and presses him up against the cage.
Durham lands a body punch.
Durham lands an uppercut.
A short right from Durham.
Durham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Durham lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Durham.
Durham lands with a light punch inside.
Ford jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Durham walks away with a smile on his face. Ford gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Durham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durham closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Ford! Durham dives in looking to finish! Ford is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernest Durham!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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