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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Albert Ford enters the ring!
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185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
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185 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Ford!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little connects with an inside leg kick.
We've been told by Little's head coaches at Team Listerman that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ford wants to clinch.
Little chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Little feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ford's calf.
Ford wants to clinch but Little slips to the side
and Little counters with a good low kick that Ford was not able to check.
A jab from Little does it's job there.
Little fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Little throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ford tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Little manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Little lands.
Ford rushes Little and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ford manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Little passes Ford's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford tries to kick Little off but Little keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Little with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ford tries to get to full guard but Little has control of the leg.
Little takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ford won't allow Little to pass to mount.
Little wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ford keeps working.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ford wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Little connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good exchange - Ford coming out on top.
Ford rushes Little and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Ford is blocking nicely.
Little lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
Ford is trying to stall.
Little connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ford's face.
It looks like Albert Ford has been cut.
Little with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Little with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ford tries to break the clinch but Little is controlling the position.
Little lands a good knee to the midsection. Ford won't want to take too many of those.
Ford jumps guard but Little stands there with Ford around his waist. Ford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Little smiles and moves away.
Ford's coach down at Mo's ($499) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ford's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Little throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ford moves into the clinch successfully.
Little breaks the clinch.
Ford tries to clinch
and Little counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Little connects with a leg kick. Ford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ford tries to clinch but Little is having none of it.
Little looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Little.
Ford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a glancing blow to the side of Little's head.
Little delivers a nice body kick.
Ford closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Little scoring well with a low kick there.
Ford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
Ford has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Little after a bit of a struggle.
Omar Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Ford.
Little looking to stall.
Knees to the body from Little.
Ford is looking to control Little's arms but Little gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ford has his back to the ropes.
Ford jumps guard but Little stands there with Ford around his waist. Ford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ford fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Little misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Little dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Ford's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Little throws a front kick that sends Ford stumbling back into the ropes.
Little is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ford can do to turn this around?
Ford's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Little connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ford scrambles back to his feet.
Little lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Little swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
Omar Little is winning the standup battle so far.
Ford keeps the fight on the outside.
Little works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ford throws a right hand that misses
and Little counters with an inside leg kick.
Little delivers a nice body kick.
Little changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick from Little lands but Ford takes it in his stride.
Ford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Little can pounce on him.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Little turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Little - that will leave a mark!
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Little scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ford is rocked!
Little drops Ford with a straight right hand, right on the button! Little follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Little!
Omar Little bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
48% |
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