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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josie Jo Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ford has chosen Mötley Crüe - Wild Side as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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168 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Paulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josie Jo Ford!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson misses with the combination.
Ford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paulson ducks right into an uppercut from Ford.
Nice body kick from Ford.
Paulson thows a body shot but no joy.
Ford scores with a hook.
John Paulson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paulson swinging wildly here.
Paulson lands a slapping body shot.
Ford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paulson.
Ford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ford thuds his shin into the meat of Paulson's side.
Ford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Paulson if he has to take too many more of those.
Ford moves away from the strike by Paulson.
Ford throws a head kick that Paulson semi-blocks.
Paulson swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Paulson misses.
Ford closes the distance and pushes Paulson back into the cage.
Ford landing knees to the head.
It looks like John Paulson has been cut.
Ford scores a nice knee to the body.
Paulson looking to stall.
Ford digs a right hand underneath Paulson's ribcage. Paulson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paulson is breathing heavily.
Ford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Ford.
Knees to the body from Ford.
Ford lands a good knee to the midsection. Paulson won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford landing knees to the body.
Ford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paulson's face.
A right handed body shot lands from Ford.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ford.
Ford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ford lands a nice knee to the body.
Ford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paulson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ford.
Knees to the body from Ford.
Ford scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Ford is controlling him.
Ford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson can't break the clinch.
Ford misses with an elbow strike.
Ford lands a knee to the head.
Paulson tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.
Ford misses with a knee to the head.
Paulson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ford has him pressed against the cage.
Paulson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Ford has him pressed against the cage.
Ford working Paulson over with knees to the body.
Ford lands a shot to the body.
Ford works on Paulson's body with a couple of short punches.
Paulson stalling in the clinch but Ford improves position.
Ford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paulson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Paulson takes an elbow to the temple.
Paulson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paulson's elbow.
Paulson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ford scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Ford.
Ford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paulson or not.
Paulson jumps guard but Ford stands there with Paulson around his waist. Paulson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Paulson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Ford is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a nice knee to the body.
Paulson decides to pull guard.
Ford showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ford is fighting to break Paulson's control of his arms but Paulson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ford controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paulson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josie Jo Ford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Paulson'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.
Paulson misses with a hook.
Crunch! Ford slams his shin into Paulson's torso.
Ford staying out of range there.
A big right from Paulson misses.
Paulson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ford clinches up with Paulson and pushes him back against the cage.
Paulson tries to break free but Ford pushes him back against the cage.
Ford has Paulson pressed against the cage, preventing Paulson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ford.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Ford.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ford lands a knee to the body.
Ford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paulson's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Ford.
Ford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ford lands with a right to the head.
Ford crunches a lovely knee into Paulson's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ford landing knees to the head.
Paulson takes a shot to the head.
Paulson goes for a takedown attempt but Ford pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paulson misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely.
Paulson throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
A nice combination there by Paulson.
Ford throws a leg kick which misses Paulson's front leg but catches the back leg as Paulson tries to avoid it.
Ford lands a nice looking body kick.
Ford closes the distance and pushes Paulson back into the cage.
Josie Jo Ford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ford lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford digs a right hand underneath Paulson's ribcage. Paulson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ford with a knee to the head.
Ford scores with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ford.
Paulson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paulson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Paulson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paulson has had enough of the clinch but Ford keeps him there for the moment.
Ford lands a good knee to the midsection. Paulson won't want to take too many of those.
Paulson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ford prevents Paulson from breaking the clinch.
Paulson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paulson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paulson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ford has double underhooks.
Ford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ford scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ford obliges.
Paulson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paulson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson tries to break free but Ford pushes him back against the cage.
Ford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paulson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ford.
Paulson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ford lands a body punch.
Ford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paulson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Ford is controlling him.
Ford stalling the fight.
Paulson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ford is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Paulson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford crunches a lovely knee into Paulson's ribcage.
Paulson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ford landing knees to the head.
Paulson tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.
Ford is working Paulson over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Paulson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paulson tries to circle away but Ford has him pinned against the cage.
Ford lands a nice knee to the body.
Ford landing knees to the head.
Ford connects with a knee to the head.
Ford keeps control of Paulson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ford crunches a lovely knee into Paulson's ribcage.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ford lands a good knee to the midsection. Paulson won't want to take too many of those.
Paulson tries for a takedown but Ford manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paulson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ford pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ford digs a good hook to Paulson's body.
Paulson missing with a left hand there. Ford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Paulson misses.
Paulson throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Ford plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Paulson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ford.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Ford.
Paulson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josie Jo Ford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Paulson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ford slips under a jab.
Paulson loads up on a big right hand but Ford slips the punch.
Paulson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ford, right into the meat.
Ford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paulson throws out the jab.
Ford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paulson.
Paulson connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the body from Paulson misses
and Ford counters with a nice body kick.
Ford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paulson throws out the jab.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulson.
Paulson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Paulson takes a step back to recover.
Ford rushes Paulson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ford.
Paulson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ford's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paulson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paulson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ford scores with a knee to the head.
Ford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ford landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ford.
Paulson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ford has double underhooks.
Ford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ford scores with a knee to the head.
Paulson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ford prevents Paulson from breaking the clinch.
Ford working Paulson over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Paulson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ford.
Ford working Paulson over with knees to the body.
Ford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short body shot lands from Ford as the two fighters clinch.
Ford presses Paulson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paulson tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ford.
Ford lands a knee to the body.
Ford has Paulson pressed against the cage, preventing Paulson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paulson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ford keeps control of Paulson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paulson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Ford.
Ford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ford.
Paulson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ford won't allow it.
Ford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paulson jumps guard.
Ford must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ford is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
John Paulson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford pushes down on Paulson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Paulson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Josie Jo Ford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paulson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paulson is trying to get back to full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josie Jo Ford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ford winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josie Jo Ford!
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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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