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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josie Jo Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scheisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ford might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mötley Crüe - Wild Side . Josie Jo Ford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josie Jo Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Scheisse!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ford. That's going to slow Scheisse down.
Sloppy strikes from Scheisse. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Scheisse finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scheisse connects with an inside leg kick.
Ford throws a body punch but Scheisse moves out of range.
Ford throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scheisse counters with a stiff right hand.
Ford blocks a head kick by Scheisse.
Scheisse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scheisse misses the body punch
and Ford counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ford.
Ford looking to throw knees to the head but Scheisse is blocking nicely.
Scheisse lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scheisse lands a shot to the body.
Ford is breathing heavily.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the head but Ford blocks with his arms.
Scheisse tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Scheisse back against the cage.
Scheisse looking to throw knees to the head but Ford is blocking nicely.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but Ford blocks it.
Scheisse lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Scheisse fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ford trying to control the position but instead, Scheisse has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ford into the cage.
Ford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scheisse lands a good knee to the midsection. Ford won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Scheisse as the two fighters clinch.
Ford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Scheisse 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 avoiding damage as Scheisse throws knees to the body.
Scheisse lands a right hand.
Ford lands a good knee to the midsection. Scheisse won't want to take too many of those.
Ford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scheisse.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the head but Ford blocks with his arms.
Ford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scheisse tries to land knees in the clinch but Ford avoids the damage to the body.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scheisse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ford connects with a knee to the head.
Ford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Scheisse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Ford - that landed with a thud.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but Ford blocks it.
Ford scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford has Scheisse pressed against the cage.
Ford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scheisse blocks it with crossed arms.
Scheisse lands a body punch in the clinch.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the head but Ford blocks with his arms.
Ford has Scheisse pushed against the cage.
Ford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Scheisse in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ford leaning against his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scheisse.
Ford lands a knee to the body.
Scheisse 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.
Knees to the body from Ford.
Ford taking a breather.
A short right from Scheisse.
Ford managing to block the knees to the body from Scheisse.
Ford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Ford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scheisse backwards.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Scheisse misses with a punch to the body.
Scheisse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ford scores with a jab.
Josie Jo Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scheisse's calf.
Scheisse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ford, pushing him back against the cage.
Ford working Scheisse over with knees to the body.
Scheisse misses with a punch to the body.
Scheisse looking to throw knees to the head but Ford is blocking nicely.
Ford connects with a knee to the head.
Scheisse tries to land knees in the clinch but Ford avoids the damage to the body.
Scheisse tries to land knees in the clinch but Ford avoids the damage to the body.
Scheisse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Scheisse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Scheisse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ford.
Ford misses with a knee strike.
Scheisse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Ford.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but Scheisse blocks with his arms.
Ford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ford blocking some punches.
Ford lands a nice knee to the body.
Ford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ford.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Scheisse as Ford tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Scheisse - that landed with a thud.
Scheisse looking to throw knees to the head but Ford is blocking nicely.
Ford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Scheisse.
Ford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scheisse avoids it.
Scheisse tries to work over Ford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scheisse misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Scheisse.
A knee to the head by Ford.
Scheisse misses with a knee strike.
Ford breaks from the clinch.
Ford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Ford.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford swats away the attempt to clinch by Scheisse.
Ford throws a low kick, looking for Scheisse's leg but Scheisse calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Josie Jo Ford will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ford throws a nice head kick!
Ford cracks Scheisse with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ford throws a front kick aimed at Scheisse's knee but Scheisse avoids it well.
Ford thows a leg kick but Scheisse checks it
and Scheisse counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Scheisse clinches with his opponent.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Scheisse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford tries to land knees in the clinch but Scheisse avoids the damage to the body.
Scheisse connects with a knee to the head.
Ford with a knee to the head.
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scheisse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ford scores a nice knee to the body.
Scheisse crunches a lovely knee into Ford's ribcage.
Scheisse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scheisse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Scheisse avoiding damage as Ford throws knees to the body.
Scheisse tries to land knees in the clinch but Ford avoids the damage to the body.
Ford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Scheisse.
Scheisse utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Scheisse throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but Ford blocks it.
Scheisse working aggressively here.
Ford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scheisse trying to land knees to the body.
Ford tries a knee to the head but Scheisse blocks it.
Ford lands a knee to the head.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scheisse misses with a knee to the head.
Ford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Michael Scheisse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Scheisse tries to land knees in the clinch but Ford avoids the damage to the body.
Ford prevents a body shot from Scheisse.
Scheisse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scheisse working aggressively here.
Ford looking to throw knees to the head but Scheisse is blocking nicely.
Scheisse lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Scheisse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scheisse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ford lands a knee to the head.
Ford misses with a knee strike.
Scheisse lands a body punch.
Scheisse struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
Ford lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a knee to the head.
Scheisse misses with a knee to the head.
Ford misses with a knee to the head.
Ford managing to block the knees to the body from Scheisse.
Ford stalling in the clinch but Scheisse improves position.
Scheisse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the head but Ford blocks with his arms.
Ford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scheisse throws a head punch that misses.
Scheisse misses with a knee to the head.
Ford misses with a knee strike.
Scheisse lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scheisse.
Ford breaks from the clinch.
Ford misses with a leg kick
and Scheisse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Scheisse.
Scheisse goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ford is looking to chop away at Scheisse's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a sloppy body shot
and Scheisse counters with a solid body kick.
Ford is looking to score with low kicks.
Scheisse cracks a nice hook into Ford's ribs.
Scheisse throws a leg kick but Ford checks it.
Scheisse throws a push kick but Ford slaps the foot to one side.
Scheisse has Ford up against the cage in a clinch.
Scheisse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scheisse is defending well for now.
Scheisse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but Ford blocks it.
Ford prevents a body shot from Scheisse.
Ford scores with a knee to the head.
Scheisse lands a body punch.
Scheisse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ford slows down the pace here.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scheisse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford missing with knees to the body.
Ford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Scheisse as Ford tries to tie him up.
Ford missing with knees to the body.
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but Scheisse blocks with his arms.
Ford blocking some punches.
Scheisse tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Scheisse back against the cage.
Scheisse tries to work over Ford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scheisse tries to land knees in the clinch but Ford avoids the damage to the body.
Ford crunches a lovely knee into Scheisse's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Ford.
Scheisse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scheisse is defending well for now.
Scheisse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scheisse tries to land knees in the clinch but Ford avoids the damage to the body.
Scheisse takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ford leaning his opponent against the cage.
Scheisse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ford lands a knee to the body.
Scheisse misses with a knee strike.
Ford manages to break the clinch.
Donk. Ford catches Scheisse right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Josie Jo Ford will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Scheisse scores with a head kick.
Ford throws a leg kick
and Scheisse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A thudding body kick lands there by Scheisse!
Scheisse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scheisse was well out of range. Poor timing from Ford.
Nice body kick there by Ford.
Scheisse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ford tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scheisse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ford loads up on a big right hand but Scheisse slips the punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ford 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.
Ford throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ford checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Scheisse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scheisse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ford tries to land a leg kick but Scheisse saw it coming and moves away.
Ford throws a solid leg kick but Scheisse takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ford.
Scheisse goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ford connects with a solid leg kick.
Scheisse throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scheisse keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ford misses with a kick to the body
and Ford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scheisse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scheisse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ford throws a lazy body kick
and Scheisse counters with a series of strikes. Ford will be more careful next time no doubt.
Scheisse closes the distance and pushes Ford back into the cage.
Scheisse trying to land knees to the body.
Ford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scheisse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ford misses with a looping right.
Scheisse tries to clinch up.
Ford throws a push kick but Scheisse slaps the foot to one side.
Scheisse avoids the body shot from Ford.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scheisse looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Michael Scheisse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse checks the leg kick nicely there.
Scheisse blocks a head kick by Ford.
Scheisse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ford at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ford.
Scheisse misses with a body shot.
Scheisse lands with a cross.
Scheisse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Josie Jo Ford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ford throws a hook but Scheisse blocks it.
Ford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ford feints and then cracks Scheisse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scheisse down.
Ford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Scheisse pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ford is out of range and Scheisse settles back down.
Ford blocks a head kick by Scheisse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ford misses with a hook. Scheisse ducked under it nicely.
Good shot there by Ford.
Ford scores with a nice right hand.
Ford goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Scheisse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scheisse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ford misses with a body kick.
Scheisse throws a lazy head kick
and Ford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scheisse has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ford.
Scheisse misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josie Jo Ford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ford, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josie Jo Ford!
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hype
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