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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamari Powell (ranked 3727 p4p, 2547 weight class) and Alijah Ford (ranked 396 p4p, 296 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamari Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alijah Ford!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ford is looking to clinch but Powell is avoiding it.
Powell dodges the punch combination from Ford.
Powell connects with a single shot there.
Ford throws a head kick but Powell moves out of range.
Ford walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Powell misses with a straight right.
Ford misses with an uppercut
letting Powell counter with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Ford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ford ducks right into an uppercut from Powell.
Kamari Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell throws a hook but Ford avoids it easily.
Powell misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Powell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ford's hands.
Ford misses with a low kick.
Powell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Powell avoids the head kick by Ford.
Powell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ford with a jab.
Ford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Powell connects with a jab.
Powell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Powell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford looks to land a left hand but Powell moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Ford misses.
Powell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Powell.
Ford walks into a left hand.
Ford with a nice calf kick.
Ford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powell circles away quickly and effectively.
Powell misses the jab.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
Powell lunges at Ford with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ford's hand.
Powell misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Powell misses the target.
It looks like Powell has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Powell looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
Ford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ford's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Powell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ford scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ford's head backwards.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Powell.
Ford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ford misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell misses with an uppercut. Ford saw that one coming.
No joy there for Ford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Powell with a nice cross.
Powell misses with a looping right.
Powell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ford throws a right and a left that Powell avoids nicely.
Powell misses with a straight right.
Powell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ford closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powell.
Ford follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Powell.
Powell throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Ford is looking to clinch.
Powell lands a jab to Ford's midsection.
Powell gets tackled into the cage by Ford. Ford maintains the clinch.
Ford misses with a punch to the body.
Powell fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ford avoiding damage.
Ford breaks the clinch.
Powell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Powell throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford misses with a double jab.
Ford moves out of range of the strikes.
Ford tries to clinch but Powell is having none of it.
Powell throws a looping overhand right but Ford ducks down to avoid it.
Powell misses with a left hand
and Ford counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Powell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ford forces Powell back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ford tries a body shot but Powell blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Powell as Ford tries to tie him up.
Ford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Powell throws a shot from downtown. Ford moves away and avoids it.
Powell connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford moves away from the strike by Powell.
Ford misses with a head kick.
Powell lands a right hook to the body.
Ford scores with a sloppy right hand. Powell should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kamari Powell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Powell swings for the body but Ford moves out of range.
Ford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Powell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ford connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Powell checks a leg kick.
Powell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Powell.
Powell misses with an uppercut. Ford saw that one coming.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powell missing with a left hand there. Ford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Powell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford doesn't manage to clinch there - Powell circles away.
Powell punishes Ford's body with a nice straight punch.
Ford punishes Powell's body with a nice straight punch.
Alijah Ford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Powell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ford counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell connects with a nice looking jab.
Ford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Powell throws an off balance right hand
and Ford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Powell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ford misses with a head kick.
Ford goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ford moves out of range as Powell strikes.
Despite the aggression on Ford's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Powell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Powell digs a good body shot into Ford's ribs.
Ford pushes Powell up against the cage in a clinch.
Ford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ford. Powell shrugs it off though.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Powell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powell lands the left hand.
Ford throws a wild body kick that Powell sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Powell misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Powell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ford doesn't seem bothered though.
Powell jabs Ford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ford is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Ford finds it's way through Powell's defenses.
Powell throws an overhand right that lands on Ford's shoulder, as Ford tries to avoid the shot.
Ford looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Powell looks to throw the jab but Ford is out of range.
Powell throws the left hand but Ford avoids the punch easily.
Powell throws a lazy right hand but Ford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kamari Powell is winning the standup battle so far.
Powell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ford can pounce on him.
Ford keeps Powell at a distance using the push kick.
Ford connects with a looping right hand.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch but Powell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powell is looking to counter punch.
Powell looks to throw the jab but Ford is out of range.
Ford looks to land a combination but Powell avoids it well.
Ford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ford tries to clinch but Powell moves out of range.
Ford slips a straight right by Powell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a looping overhand right but Ford ducks down to avoid it.
Ford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ford lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Powell lands with a shot to the body.
Powell misses with a hook.
Powell clobbers Ford with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Powell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ford lands a right hand.
Ford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Powell is trying to pull guard but Ford has him pressed against the cage.
Ford breaks from the clinch.
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 scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ford can pounce on him.
A big right from Powell misses.
Powell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Powell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ford.
Powell missing with a left hand there. Ford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ford walks into a jab.
Powell throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Powell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ford lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Powell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ford.
Ford throws an overhand right that lands on Powell's shoulder, as Powell tries to avoid the shot.
Powell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell misses the jab.
Powell misses with a looping right.
Ford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Powell.
Powell looks to throw the jab but Ford is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alijah Ford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Powell throws a shot from downtown. Ford moves away and avoids it.
Ford misses with a series of wild punches.
Ford pushes Powell away with a front kick.
A slow jab from Powell misses its intended target.
Powell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ford moves out of range as Powell strikes.
Ford slips under a jab.
Powell lands a nice looking body shot.
Powell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford slips under a jab from Powell.
Ford tries a head kick but it misses.
Powell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ford's head backwards.
Powell misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Ford misses its intended target.
Powell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ford momentarily.
Ford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Powell.
Ford connects with an inside leg kick.
Ford with a nice calf kick.
Powell jabs at Ford's body.
Powell takes one to the side of the head.
Ford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ford is looking to clinch.
Powell connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Powell.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch but Powell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
Ford slips under a jab.
Ford slips a straight right by Powell.
As Powell backs off Ford throws a huge counter combo but Powell manages to avoid it all.
Powell punishes Ford's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Powell.
Ford misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford wants to clinch.
Ford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ford throws a right and a left that Powell avoids nicely.
Powell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ford throws a hook but Powell avoids it easily.
Ford slips a jab from Powell.
Powell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford cracks Powell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Powell misses the target.
Powell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Powell misses with an uppercut.
Powell throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Powell misses with an uppercut.
Ford tries a head kick but it misses.
Powell throwing a counter right hand but Ford manages to avoid it.
Powell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ford tries a head kick but it misses.
Ford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Powell misses its intended target.
Ford slips under a jab.
Ford moves out of range as Powell strikes.
Ford looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ford throws a shot from downtown. Powell moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Powell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ford shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Powell eats them both and turns towards Ford to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Powell lands a jab to the head.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ford was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
A combination from Ford does no damage.
Powell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powell digs a good hook to Ford's body.
Powell missing with a left hand there. Ford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Powell throws an overhand right that lands on Ford's shoulder, as Ford tries to avoid the shot.
Ford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ford was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell ducks under a wild hook from Ford.
Powell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
Powell works the jab nicely.
Powell looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
Powell misses with a hook.
Ford wants to clinch up but Powell keeps it at a distance.
Ford cracks Powell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Powell throws the left hand but Ford avoids the punch easily.
Powell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Powell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ford has time to react.
Good standup being displayed there by Powell as he connects with a hook.
Ford walks into a straight right hand from Powell.
Powell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ford. Ford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell throws a jab but it's blocked by Ford.
Powell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Powell.
Powell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Powell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ford tries to counter with a clinch but Powell shakes him off and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamari Powell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Powell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamari Powell!
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