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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcon Falconowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ford comes to the cage accompanied by Stand up - Ludacris. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacob Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Falcon Falconowski!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falconowski has a takedown stuffed.
Ford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ford tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Falconowski is defended easily by Ford.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ford.
Falconowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Ford.
Ford has managed to clinch.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Falconowski's elbow.
Nice body punch from Ford.
Ford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falconowski drops his hands momentarily and Ford takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ford tries to clinch there but Falconowski circles away.
Ford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ford jabs at Falconowski's body.
Falconowski throws the kick towards the body but Ford avoids it.
Jacob Ford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ford misses with a hook
and Falconowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ford tries to clinch up but Falconowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by Falconowski.
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 misses with a wild body shot.
Ford throws a combination that misses
enabling Falconowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Ford scores with a head kick.
Falconowski lands with a straight right. Ford didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Jacob Ford has been cut.
Falconowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Falconowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ford misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Falconowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falconowski misses with a body kick.
Falconowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falconowski looks for a takedown but Ford sprawls well.
Jacob Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Falcon Falconowski.
Falconowski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A head kick misses from Ford.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Ford throws an overhand right that lands on Falconowski's shoulder, as Falconowski tries to avoid the shot.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Falconowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws an off balance right hand
enabling Falconowski to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Falconowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falconowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ford swings widly with a right hand
and Falconowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Falconowski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Falconowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford is looking to wear down Falconowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Falconowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ford is fending him off so far but Falconowski persists. Nope, Ford circles away and we're back to standing.
Ford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ford closes the distance but Falconowski moves to the side
and Falconowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falconowski.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falconowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Falconowski misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Ford - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford scores with a crisp jab that stopped Falconowski in his tracks.
Falconowski looks to throw the jab but Ford is out of range.
Ford instigates a clinch.
Ford pushes Falconowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Falconowski leaning against his opponent.
Ford lands a right hand.
Ford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falconowski taking a breather.
Ford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ford digs a right hand into Falconowski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Falconowski's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ford lands an uppercut.
Falconowski tries to stall but Ford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Ford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Ford's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Falconowski misses with a looping left.
Falconowski stalks Ford and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ford's face. Ford staggers backwards, shaken.
Falconowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Falconowski loads up on a big right hand but Ford slips the punch.
Ford misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ford.
Ford missing with a left hand there. Falconowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falconowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falconowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jacob Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ford closes the distance but Falconowski moves to the side
and Falconowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Ford misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford pushes Falconowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Falconowski wants to take the fight to the mat but Ford manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Falconowski wants to take the fight to the mat but Ford manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Falconowski is breathing heavily.
Ford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Falconowski blocks a body shot from Ford.
Ford working aggressively here.
Ford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Falconowski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
Ford tries to circle away but Falconowski has him pinned against the cage.
Ford tries a body shot but Falconowski blocks it.
Ford lands a hook that snaps the head of Falconowski backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falconowski blocks an uppercut.
Ford is looking to break free of the clinch but Falconowski has double underhooks.
Ford is pressed up against the cage. Falconowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ford down to the mat. Ford avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jacob Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Falcon Falconowski.
Falconowski avoids the body shot from Ford.
Ford gets a clinch.
Ford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falconowski prevents a body shot from Ford.
Falconowski takes a shot to the head.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford tries to stall but Falconowski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Falconowski looking for a takedown.
Falconowski has Ford pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ford manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ford works on Falconowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Falconowski avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
Ford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jacob Ford is winning the standup battle so far.
Ford closes the distance and pushes Falconowski back into the cage.
Ford scores with a hook to the body.
Ford tries a body shot but Falconowski blocks it.
Falconowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Ford as he connects with a hook.
Ford lands a nice hook to Falconowski's body. Falconowski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ford moves in looking to clinch but Falconowski pushes him off.
Ford instigates a clinch.
Ford tries to break free but Falconowski pushes him back against the cage.
Ford misses with a body punch.
Ford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ford.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Falconowski wants a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ford lands a hook that snaps the head of Falconowski backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ford.
A right hand to the body from Ford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Ford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Ford's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ford cracks a nice hook into Falconowski's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Ford.
Ford moves in looking to clinch but Falconowski pushes him off.
Ford avoids the body shot from Falconowski.
Ford tries to clinch up.
Ford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ford is looking to clinch.
Ford cracks Falconowski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Falconowski blocks a head kick by Ford.
Ford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ford tries to clinch up but Falconowski circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Falconowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falconowski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ford throws a wild body kick that Falconowski sees coming a mile off.
Falconowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ford looks to land a right hand but Falconowski moved out of range.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falconowski.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ford.
Ford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Falconowski can do to turn this around?
A combination from Falconowski does no damage.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falconowski.
Ford lands a nice looking body shot.
Falconowski misses with a looping left.
Falconowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ford lands with a nice combination. Falconowski backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falconowski avoids the body shot from Ford.
Ford throws a shot to the body.
Ford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ford works Falconowski's body with a nice hook.
Ford slips under a jab from Falconowski.
Falconowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ford wants to clinch up but Falconowski keeps it at a distance.
Ford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Falconowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ford lands with a hook. Falconowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ford forces Falconowski back against the cage and clinches.
Ford tries to work over Falconowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ford.
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as Falconowski controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from Ford.
Ford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ford moves into the clinch.
Ford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacob Ford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Falconowski blocks a body shot from Ford.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ford as Falconowski tries to tie him up.
A short body shot lands from Ford as the two fighters clinch.
Falconowski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ford prevents it.
Ford breaks the clinch.
Falcon Falconowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falconowski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falconowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Falconowski throws a solid leg kick but Ford takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Falconowski.
Falconowski throws a big shot that misses.
Ford stuffs the takedown attempt from Falconowski. Falconowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Ford drops his hands momentarily and Falconowski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Falconowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ford pushes Falconowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Ford lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Ford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ford 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Ford!
Our winner, Jacob Ford, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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