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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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168 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franklin Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia misses with a takedown
enabling Ford to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Franklin Garcia has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Ford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ford lands a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Garcia or perhaps it was just good defense by Ford which made him look bad.
Max Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Garcia.
Ford displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcia.
Ford lands with a cross.
Ford swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Franklin Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia shoots and misses
letting Ford counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Ford ducks down to avoid it.
Ford lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcia looks gassed!
Ford catches Garcia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ford scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ford lands a nice shot that snaps Garcia's head back.
Ford throws a good cross that connects.
Ford fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia on the side of the head.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Max Ford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ford scores with a nice head shot.
Ford is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ford's waist but Ford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcia off to one side.
Ford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ford jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ford stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ford lands with a good body shot.
Ford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Ford.
Ford lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcia ducks right into an uppercut from Ford.
Ford is looking to wear down Garcia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Ford - just one landing.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Decent striking displayed by Ford there.
Garcia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford clobbers Garcia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ford cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
Ford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ford scores with a nice strike.
Ford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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 jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ford cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford cracks Garcia with a right hand to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Ford. Beautiful body shot.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Ford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
Ford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Ford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ford stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ford stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ford lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Ford just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ford is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Garcia.
Ford throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Ford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franklin Garcia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Max Ford is winning the standup battle so far.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Ford stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ford looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ford is fending him off so far but Garcia persists. Nope, Ford circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ford jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ford as he jumps to the side.
Max Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Garcia.
Ford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ford cracks Garcia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ford lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Ford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab by Ford.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garcia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ford scores with a shot to the body.
Ford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ford jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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 thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Ford.
Ford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands with a nice body punch.
Ford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garcia.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Ford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia takes one on the button.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
A jab lands there for Ford.
Ford jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That has opened up Franklin Garcia's cut even more.
Ford thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia tries to move into range but Ford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ford connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Ford finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia shoots and misses
and Ford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia seems to have recovered his senses.
Ford lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ford works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Ford lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Ford connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Ford swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Horrible takedown by Garcia or perhaps it was just good defense by Ford which made him look bad.
Ford lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
Nice cross by Ford.
Ford lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ford looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Ford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Ford counters with a nice body shot.
Ford misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A jab from Ford does it's job there.
Ford defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garcia.
Ford 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.
Ford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ford cracks Garcia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Ford cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
Ford misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Ford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Franklin Garcia's cut.
That's time! Ford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Garcia fails with the takedown.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Ford pushes him off.
Ford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donk. Ford catches Garcia right on the button with a cross.
Ford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ford misses the body punch
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Ford looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Ford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ford lands an overhand right.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia tries to clinch but Ford moves out of range.
Ford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ford thows a body shot but no joy.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford leaves Garcia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Ford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Max Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Garcia.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Ford circles away.
Garcia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ford's waist but Ford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcia off to one side.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ford cracks Garcia with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands with a shot to the body.
Ford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Ford.
Ford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
Ford connects with the punch.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and Ford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ford jabs at Garcia's body.
A shot to the body from Ford misses
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ford makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ford.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Garcia has his hands clasped together but Ford extends an breaks Garcia's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ford.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Ford!
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