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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Forclit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forclit is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cypress Hill-Trouble. 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.

Ford
vs
Forclit

185 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

195 cm
26
211 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francis Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Forclit!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Forclit misses.
Ford slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ford looks to throw the jab but Forclit is out of range.
Ford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ford misses with the combination.
Forclit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Forclit misses with a straight right.
Forclit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Ford takes one to the chin there.
Ford misses with an uppercut.
Ford throws an off balance right hand
enabling Forclit to counter with a crisp jab.
Ford throws a lazy uppercut
and Forclit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Forclit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forclit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Forclit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ford.
An elbow from Ford crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford wants to stand but Forclit has his arm trapped.
Forclit tries to buck Ford off but Ford is having none of it.
Forclit manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ford's best efforts.
Ford is looking to take a break and control but Forclit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forclit regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ford.
Ford preventing the sweep.
Ford has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Forclit is proving hard to escape from.
Forclit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Ford's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Forclit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ford wants to control from the top but Forclit keeps moving.

Forclit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Forclit is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Forclit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Forclit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ford wants to sweep here but Forclit controlling him for the moment.
Ford has momentary wrist control but Forclit slips an elbow through the middle.
Forclit trying to control the position from guard on top but Ford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Forclit postures up and lands a big shot to Ford's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ford is on top in guard.

Forclit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ford is one step ahead there.
Ford looking to sit in guard and control but Forclit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Forclit wants to control from the top but Ford keeps moving.
Forclit stopping the sweep attempt from Ford.
Forclit slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Ford has his foot on Forclit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Forclit works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Happy Forclit will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Forclit to score with a decent uppercut.
A cross from Ford lands.
Ford lands a jab.
Ford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Forclit.
Happy Forclit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Forclit takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Forclit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Forclit scoring with punches to the head and body.

Ford looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Ford looking for a guillotine here but Forclit defends easily.
Forclit is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forclit wants to control from the top but Ford keeps moving.

Ford is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Forclit defends well.
Forclit throws a big right hand that misses.
Ford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Forclit wants to control from the top but Ford keeps moving.
Forclit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Forclit landing with the ground and pound.

Ford had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Forclit defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Forclit trying to control but Ford is working from the bottom.
Ford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Forclit is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Forclit throws out the jab.
Forclit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ford misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ford.
Ford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Forclit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a hook but Forclit blocks it.
Forclit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Forclit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Forclit throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Forclit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Forclit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Forclit moves out of range as Ford strikes.
Ford needs to keep his hands up - Forclit had a free shot at his head there.
Forclit scores with a hook to the body. Ford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ford is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Forclit lands a glancing blow to the side of Ford's head.
Forclit tries to clinch but Ford is having none of it.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Forclit moves away.
Donk. Ford catches Forclit right on the button with a cross.
Francis Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford throws a combination that misses
and Forclit counters with a stiff right hand.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forclit.
Forclit ducks under a wild hook from Ford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Forclit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ford 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 misses with a hook
and Forclit counters with a straight right hand.
Ford misses with a lunging right hand
and Ford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Forclit jabs at Ford's body.
Ford jabs Forclit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Forclit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ford walks into a left hand.
Forclit tests Ford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ford avoids the head kick by Forclit.
Some wild striking there from Forclit.
Forclit lunges at Ford with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ford's hand.
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happy Forclit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Forclit misses with a hook.
Forclit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Forclit moves out of range as Ford strikes.
Ford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Forclit counters with a nice uppercut.
Ford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Forclit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Forclit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Forclit throws a sloppy head kick and Ford moves out of range easily.
Forclit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Forclit.
Forclit throws out a counter right but Ford avoids it with no problem.
Forclit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ford's head backwards.
Forclit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Forclit throws the kick towards the body but Ford avoids it.
Forclit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Forclit is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford lands a jab to Forclit's midsection.
Forclit looks for a takedown but Ford sprawls well.
Forclit clobbers Ford with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Forclit staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Forclit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ford scrambles back to his feet.
Ford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Forclit steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Forclit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ford checks it well.
Forclit throws an off balance right hand
letting Ford counter with a right hand.
Forclit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ford looks to land a right hand but Forclit moved out of range.
Forclit throws out a counter right but Ford avoids it with no problem.
Ford throws a big shot that misses.
Ford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Forclit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Forclit lands with a straight right. Ford didn't see that one coming.
Ford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Forclit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Forclit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ford was well out of range. Poor timing from Forclit.
Ford jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Ford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ford is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ford blocking some punches.
Ford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Forclit throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
Ford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ford lands with a right to the head.
Ford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Forclit.
Forclit misses with a punch on the inside.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Forclit cracks Ford with a nice body shot.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Forclit backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Forclit.
Ford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Forclit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Forclit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ford is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Francis Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Happy Forclit.
Ford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Forclit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Forclit - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Ford fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford prevents Forclit from breaking the clinch.
Forclit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ford lands an uppercut.
Francis Ford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Forclit goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ford prevents it.
Ford is pushing Forclit up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Forclit avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
Forclit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Forclit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ford throws a punch but it's blocked by Forclit.
Francis Ford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Forclit lands with a short shot to the head.
Forclit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ford.
Forclit lands a left hand.
Ford misses with a punch to the body.
Happy Forclit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford trying to stall but Forclit improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ford.
Ford tries to work over Forclit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ford.
Ford is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ford stalling in the clinch but Forclit improves position.
Ford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Forclit smiles and moves away.
Ford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forclit throws an overhand right that lands on Ford's shoulder, as Ford tries to avoid the shot.
Ford misses the body punch
and Forclit counters with a nice uppercut.

Forclit clinches.
Forclit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ford is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Forclit is keeping busy.
Forclit scores with a shoulder strike.
Forclit lands a hook that snaps the head of Ford backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Happy Forclit.
Well Forclit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happy Forclit!
A relieved looking Happy Forclit thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

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