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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Robertson (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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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194 cm
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168 lbs
8 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josie Jo Ford!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson avoids the body shot from Ford.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robertson is looking to clinch.
Ford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Robertson swings for the body but Ford moves out of range.
Ford takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Robertson misses with a kick to the body
and Ford counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Robertson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ford jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ford throws out a leg kick but Robertson moves out of range and Ford only half commits.
Robertson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robertson tries to clinch but Ford moves out of range.
Robertson throws a big shot that misses.
Ford throws a head kick but Robertson moves out of range.
Robertson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robertson.
A head kick misses from Robertson.
Robertson misses with a body punch
and Ford counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Robertson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson misses with the body kick
and Ford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Robertson's knee momentarily.
Jab, jab by Robertson - just one landing.
Robertson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ford scores with a leg kick.
Robertson throws a right hand that Ford ducks under and follows up with a left that Ford also avoids with ease.
A low kick from Ford misses
and Robertson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ford's knee momentarily.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
A good leg kick by Robertson.
Robertson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ford moves away.
Ford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Robertson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ford.
Robertson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robertson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson throws a lazy head kick
and Ford makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Robertson misses.
Ford thows a leg kick but Robertson checks it
and Robertson counters with a stiff right hand.
Ford tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Robertson is able to avoid easily.
Robertson motions for Ford to come forward. Robertson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robertson is looking to clinch.
Ford moves into the clinch.
Robertson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ford is defending well for now.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.
Robertson trying to control the position but instead, Ford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Robertson into the cage.
Robertson misses with an elbow over the top.
Robertson being controlled against the cage.
Ford tries to stall but Robertson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ford as Robertson tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Robertson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson avoiding damage as Ford throws knees to the body.
Ford looks gassed!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Robertson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ford crunches a lovely knee into Robertson's ribcage.
Ford avoids a wild elbow strike from Robertson.
Robertson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ford stalling the fight.
Robertson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Robertson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Robertson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ford or not.
Ford takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ford tries to land knees in the clinch but Robertson avoids the damage to the body.
Robertson looking to slow down the pace here.
Ford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robertson.
Ford misses with an elbow over the top.
Robertson trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robertson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ford managing to block the knees to the body from Robertson.
Ford avoids the elbow strike from Robertson, against the cage.
Robertson throws an elbow but it misses.
Robertson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ford tries to land knees in the clinch but Robertson avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robertson is keeping busy.
Ford is looking to break free of the clinch but Robertson has double underhooks.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.
Robertson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ford avoids the damage to the body.
Robertson lands an elbow that stopped Ford in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Josie Jo Ford has been cut.
Robertson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ford avoiding damage as Robertson throws knees to the body.
Robertson lands a nice shot to the body.
Robertson lands a damaging elbow.
Ford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ford seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Ford taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Robertson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robertson misses with a knee strike.
Robertson avoiding damage as Ford throws knees to the body.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Robertson lands an elbow inside that Ford shrugs off.
Robertson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ford avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Robertson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josie Jo Ford's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A left and a right from Robertson both land. Nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robertson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ford swats away the attempt to clinch by Robertson.
Robertson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Ford misses
and Robertson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robertson.
Robertson checks a leg kick.
Ford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Robertson throws a head kick that misses
and Ford counters with a low kick, right behind Robertson 's knee.
Ford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ford scores with a jab to the body.
Robertson throws and low kick but Ford moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Robertson misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ford tries to clinch up but Robertson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ford throws a leg kick
and Robertson counters with a low kick, right behind Ford 's knee.
Robertson checks a low kick from Ford.
Robertson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Ford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Robertson.
Ford scores with a jab. Robertson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ford moves in looking to clinch but Robertson pushes him off.
Robertson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Robertson.
Ford is looking to clinch.
Robertson throws a leg kick which misses Ford's front leg but catches the back leg as Ford tries to avoid it.
Ford is breathing heavily.
A big right from Robertson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson dips to his left and cracks Ford with an uppercut!
Ford slips under a jab.
Robertson thows a body shot but no joy.
Ford throws a leg kick but Robertson checks it.
Robertson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ford tries to score with a low kick but Robertson moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Robertson is predictable there
and Ford counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robertson throws out the jab.
Robertson catches Ford with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ford misses with a kick to the body
and Robertson moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ford tries a knee to the head but Robertson blocks it.
Robertson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.
Ford tries a knee to the head but Robertson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Robertson.
Robertson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ford missing with knees to the body.
Robertson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Robertson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ford leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ford takes an elbow to the temple.
Ford is working Robertson over against the cage.
Ford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robertson avoids it.
Robertson lands an elbow inside that Ford shrugs off.
Robertson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ford blocks it with crossed arms.
Robertson lands an elbow inside that Ford shrugs off.
Ford managing to block the knees to the body from Robertson.
Robertson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ford managing to block the knees to the body from Robertson.
Ford letting Robertson take a breather here.
Robertson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ford lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ford.
Ford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford stalling in the clinch but Robertson improves position.
Robertson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Robertson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Robertson missing with knees to the body.
Ford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robertson lands an uppercut.
Robertson is trying to maintain a safe position but Ford gets an underhook and turns Robertson into the cage.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.
Robertson avoiding damage as Ford throws knees to the body.
Robertson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ford missing with knees to the body.
Robertson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robertson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robertson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Robertson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robertson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ford's defenses.
Ford managing to block the knees to the body from Robertson.
Ford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robertson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Robertson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josie Jo Ford's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Robertson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robertson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ford counters with a straight right hand.
Robertson misses with a hook.
Robertson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
George Robertson is winning the standup battle so far.
Robertson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Robertson misses with a body shot
and Ford counters with a right hand to the body.
Robertson throws a front kick aimed at Ford's knee but Ford avoids it well.
A low kick from Ford misses
and Robertson counters with a three punch combo that has Ford backing up. Ford nods at Robertson to acknowledge the strikes.
Good shot there by Ford.
Robertson throws a lazy head kick
and Ford counters with a nice body kick.
Ford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ford slips a jab from Robertson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ford.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Robertson checks a leg kick.
Robertson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ford.
Robertson tries to clinch but Ford moves out of range.
Robertson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
Ford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ford.
A head kick misses from Ford.
Robertson misses with a looping right.
That's two 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 cracks Robertson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Robertson misses with an uppercut.
A head kick by Robertson misses
and Ford counters with a low kick, right behind Robertson 's knee.
Robertson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Robertson misses with a kick to the body.
Ford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Robertson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Robertson tries to clinch but Ford is having none of it.
Ford lands with a kick to the ribs.
Robertson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ford. Ford obviously looking to wear him down.
Ford with a jab.
Ford scores with a push kick.
Ford scores with a leg kick.
Robertson scores with a hook to the body. Ford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robertson staying out of range there.
Robertson throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson feints and then cracks Ford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ford down.
Robertson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Robertson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ford counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Robertson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ford slips a jab from Robertson.
Robertson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Robertson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ford moves out of range as Robertson throws a body kick.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick.
Ford slips under a jab from Robertson.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robertson moves away.
Robertson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ford doesn't manage to clinch there - Robertson circles away.
Josie Jo Ford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson looks to throw a body kick
and Ford makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
George Robertson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ford with a nice cross.
Robertson scores with a hook to the body. Ford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robertson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ford.
Ford thows a leg kick but Robertson checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ford cracks the inside of Robertson's front leg.
Robertson thuds his right hand into Ford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ford throws a low kick, looking for Robertson's leg but Robertson calmly moves out of range.
Ford throws a body kick that misses.
Robertson darts in and clinches Ford up against the cage.
Robertson lands a body punch.
Ford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ford pushes Robertson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josie Jo Ford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robertson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Robertson!
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RATING
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