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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chevy Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank White is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 cm
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280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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201 cm
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240 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chevy Ford! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank White! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot. Ford lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Ford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. A solid leg kick lands there for Ford.
Ford throws a shot to the body.
Ford cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Ford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ford cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Chevy Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ford gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ford is adopting a defensive guard. Ford on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ford tries to get out of the position. White has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ford is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round. White is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw White working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though. Ford looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. White with a nice head shot there. Ford pulls White in to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Ford tried to score with a low kick but White checks it. White darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ford is not content to let White control the position. White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. White with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Ford misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ford is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ford keeps working. White not landing any meaningful shots this time. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ford has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. White is working away from the top position though. Ford blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ford defending well though. White looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Ford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground. Ford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. White throwing shots but Ford is blocking nicely. Ford is pressing down on White's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Ford pulls White in close to his closed guard and prevents White from doing any damage or advancing position. Ford wants to sweep but no luck. White scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. White is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. White stands and throws Ford's legs to the side, diving into side control. White trying to control the position but Ford is working away. An elbow from White crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by White. Ford wants to control but White postures up. White landing a few strikes. White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ford keeps working. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Ford manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! White controlling the position well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank White will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
Ford misses with a low kick.
White feints the counter takedown. White gets a clinch. Ford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Good work by White as he checks the leg kick. Nice takedown defense from Ford. No joy for White on that attempt. Ford appears to be looking for a big counter. Nice uppercut there from Ford. White keeps the fight on the outside. White pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ford is out of range and White settles back down. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. White shoots for a double leg takedown but Ford sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. White fails with the takedown. Chevy Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank White. White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ford cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Chevy Ford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. White fails with a takedown attempt. Ford scores with a nice strike. The crowd cheers as Ford lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though. Ford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around? Ford drops White with a straight left! Oh this is bad for White! Ford dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chevy Ford! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chevy Ford made sure he mentioned Big Bear Nutrition 160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
38% |
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