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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chevy Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonaparte comes into the arena with Alizee - J'en Ai Marre blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Napoleon Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chevy Ford!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford closes the distance and clinches up with Bonaparte, looking for a takedown. Ford pushes Bonaparte against the cage but Bonaparte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bonaparte shoots in looking for a takedown but Ford manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bonaparte's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No joy there for Ford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Napoleon Bonaparte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonaparte has managed to clinch.
Bonaparte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonaparte has a takedown stuffed.
Bonaparte swings for the body but Ford moves out of range.
Bonaparte scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Chevy Ford has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonaparte shoots in looking for a takedown but Ford manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bonaparte's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Napoleon Bonaparte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford throws a combination. Bonaparte tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bonaparte shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ford but Ford pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bonaparte moves out of range of the body kick.
Ford lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ford.
Bonaparte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonaparte tries to close the distance and clinch but Ford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ford.
Bonaparte swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
Ford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonaparte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bonaparte closes the distance and clinches.
Bonaparte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Ford being controlled against the cage.
Bonaparte lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte goes for a takedown attempt but Ford pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ford connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonaparte momentarily.
Bonaparte closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ford circles away.
Bonaparte is breathing heavily.
Bonaparte closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ford's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford wants to sweep but no luck.
Bonaparte trying to control but Ford is working from the bottom.
Ford tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ford pulls Bonaparte in to control the position.
Ford scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A left lands for Ford.
Ford lands with a good body shot.
Bonaparte misses with a right hand
and Ford counters with a right hand to the body.
Bonaparte tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ford sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bonaparte somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Ford scores with a four punch combination!
Ford tries to clinch up but Bonaparte circles away and keeps his distance.
Ford shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bonaparte eats them both and turns towards Ford to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bonaparte fails to land with a series of punches.
Ford scores with a jab to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ford!
Ford lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonaparte gets caught flat footed, as Ford shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bonaparte has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ford is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Ford is looking to control Bonaparte's arms but Bonaparte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ford has his back to the cage.
Bonaparte looking for a takedown.
Ford looking to slow down the pace here.
Bonaparte tries to pull guard but Ford forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ford throws a sloppy head kick and Bonaparte moves out of range easily.
Ford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bonaparte darts in looking for a takedown but Ford gets double underhooks and turns Bonaparte into the cage.
Ford wants a takedown.
Ford prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bonaparte tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonaparte has him pressed against the cage.
Bonaparte is trying to drag Ford to the mat but Ford just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ford wants to break free but Bonaparte has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chevy Ford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chevy Ford's cut.
That's time! Bonaparte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonaparte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonaparte moves into the clinch successfully.
Bonaparte works on Ford's body with a couple of short punches.
Bonaparte wants the takedown. Ford is fighting it off but Bonaparte persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ford's guard against the cage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ford can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bonaparte connects with a couple of short punches.
Ford wants to stand but Bonaparte is controlling the position.
Ford has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bonaparte trying to control the position from guard on top but Ford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ford is trying to keep Bonaparte in close.
Ford is breathing heavily.
Bonaparte working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte wants to stand and escape but instead Ford has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bonaparte might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bonaparte wants to stand up but Ford is controlling him.
Ford is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bonaparte keeping moving, preventing Ford from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chevy Ford has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ford is looking to clinch but Bonaparte is avoiding it.
Ford scores with a jab to the body.
Bonaparte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ford circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonaparte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ford is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bonaparte is looking to clinch but Ford is avoiding it.
Ford jabs Bonaparte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bonaparte shoots in for a double leg but Ford sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ford connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonaparte momentarily.
Good work by Bonaparte as he checks the leg kick.
Ford lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Napoleon Bonaparte has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford throws a shot to the body.
Ford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bonaparte pinned against the cage. Bonaparte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chevy Ford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ford looking to score a takedown here. Bonaparte is defending well but Ford drives through and ends up in Bonaparte's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a big right hand that misses.
Bonaparte wants to get back to his feet but Ford is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bonaparte being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chevy Ford wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ford throws a series of strikes that have Bonaparte backpedaling.
Bonaparte has a takedown stuffed.
Ford shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bonaparte defends it nicely.
Ford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ford thuds a left hand into Bonaparte's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonaparte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonaparte avoids the head kick by Ford.
Ford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bonaparte rather than just go for the knockout.
Bonaparte is looking to clinch but Ford is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chevy Ford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Bonaparte doesn't manage to clinch there - Ford circles away.
Ford cracks Bonaparte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ford digs a good body shot into Bonaparte's ribs.
Bonaparte looks to throw the jab but Ford is out of range.
Ford throws a head kick that misses.
Bonaparte looks to throw the jab but Ford is out of range.
Ford is looking to clinch but Bonaparte is avoiding it.
Bonaparte misses with a straight left.
Ford stuffs the takedown attempt from Bonaparte. Bonaparte gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonaparte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonaparte checks the leg kick nicely there.
Napoleon Bonaparte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonaparte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ford.
Ford throws a push kick but Bonaparte slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte leaves Ford with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bonaparte goes for a double leg but Ford avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ford continues to drive forward.
Ford wants to stall.
Ford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonaparte avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Bonaparte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ford takes a shot to the head.
Ford drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bonaparte pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bonaparte fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Napoleon Bonaparte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonaparte shoots in and drives through. Ford sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ford cracks a nice hook into Bonaparte's ribs.
Bonaparte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice combination there by Ford.
Ford keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonaparte fails to land the takedown.
A shot to the liver by Ford. Beautiful body shot.
Ford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ford gets tackled into the cage by Bonaparte. Bonaparte maintains the clinch.
Bonaparte wants a takedown but no success here.
Bonaparte is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bonaparte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonaparte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonaparte breaks from the clinch.
Ford shoots for a takedown but Bonaparte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bonaparte.
Ford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ford is looking to clinch.
Ford connects with a nice looking jab.
Bonaparte bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ford is trying to improve his position.
Bonaparte creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte advances to mount.
Bonaparte looking to control but Ford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonaparte dominating with strikes here.
Ford is in a horrible position here. Bonaparte smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ford is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ford is trying to escape the mount.
Napoleon Bonaparte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ford is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Napoleon Bonaparte.
I think Ford has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chevy Ford!
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