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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Pick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francis Ford is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
27
210 lbs
7 - 5 - 2 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 3 - 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
7 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Pick!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Pick misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pick has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ford misses with a hook
enabling Pick to counter with a crisp jab.
Ford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pick.
Pick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford lands a jab.
Ford misses the shot to the body.
Pick throws a counter combo.
Pick walks into a straight right hand from Ford.
Ford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ford throws a big shot that misses.
Ford feints and as Pick raises his hands in defense, Ford changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ford throwing strikes from guard but Pick blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pick avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pick keeping moving, preventing Ford from controlling successfully.
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.
Pick has momentary wrist control but Ford slips an elbow through the middle.
Pick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ford.
Ford trying to control the position from guard on top but Pick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ford slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pick keeping moving, preventing Ford from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ford throwing strikes from guard but Pick blocks nicely.
Ford pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pick is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ford throws a strike but Pick rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ford throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pick uses it to pass to side control.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ford is working hard here to advance position.
Ford wants to control but Pick postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pick remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ford tries to buck Pick off but Pick is having none of it.
Pick trying to control the action but Ford is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ford trying to remain calm as Pick controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Ford dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pick.
Ford scores with a hook to the body. Pick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ford misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ford thinking.
Ford checks a leg kick.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pick moves away.
Pick loads up on a big right hand but Ford slips the punch.
Ford looks to land a combination but Pick avoids it well.
Pick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pick looks to score with a jab to the body but Ford is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Ford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pick throws the left hand but Ford avoids the punch easily.
Pick looks to throw the jab but Ford is out of range.
Ford was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ford missing with a left hand there. Pick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Ford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ford misses with an uppercut.
Ford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pick can do to turn this around?
Ford closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pick bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pick.
Ford shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pick as he avoids it easily.
Pick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ford moves away.
Ford takes one on the button.
Ford throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Pick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steve Pick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford scores with a sloppy right hand. Pick should have avoided that one.
It looks like Steve Pick has been cut.
Ford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pick throws an overhand right that lands on Ford's shoulder, as Ford tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Ford misses the target.
Francis Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford throws a jab when Pick was well out of range.
Ford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steve Pick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pick looks to clinch
and Ford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Pick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ford scores with a hook to the body. Pick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pick throws a hook to the side of Ford's head but Ford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ford throws an off balance right hand
and Pick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ford thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford connects with a single shot there.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pick.
Ford uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pick has time to react.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pick.
Pick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pick cracks Ford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ford throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Ford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ford misses the shot to the body.
As Ford backs off Pick throws a huge counter combo but Ford manages to avoid it all.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ford checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a looping left.
Ford misses with a takedown
and Pick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pick connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford punishes Pick's body with a nice straight punch.
Pick tries to bum rush Ford with a series of wild strikes but Ford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ford was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ford's head backwards.
Ford throws an overhand right that lands on Pick's shoulder, as Pick tries to avoid the shot.
Ford walks into a jab.
Ford lands a nice shot that snaps Pick's head back.
Pick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pick lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steve Pick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steve Pick's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ford swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ford.
Pick moves out of range as Ford strikes.
Pick doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pick throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Pick misses with a low kick.
Pick just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Pick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford gets tackled into the cage by Pick. Pick maintains the clinch.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Pick uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Ford.
Ford misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pick has a couple of punches blocked by Ford.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Pick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ford has a couple of punches blocked by Pick.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Pick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pick prevents the takedown attempt.
Pick misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pick.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Pick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pick being controlled against the cage.
Ford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ford misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Pick.
Pick is pressed up against the cage. Ford has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pick down to the mat. Pick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Ford.
Ford walks into a left hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ford.
Ford takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pick circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pick tries to score with a low kick but Ford moves his leg out of the way.
Pick lands a jab to the head.
Ford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pick punishes Ford's body with a nice straight punch.
Ford swats away the attempt to clinch by Pick.
Pick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ford.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pick, right into the meat.
Pick lands a glancing blow to the side of Ford's head.
Pick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ford is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ford misses with a lunging right hand
and Pick counters with a good low kick that Ford was not able to check.
Ford checks a leg kick nicely.
Ford misses with a left hand
letting Pick counter with a right hand.
Pick thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford throws an overhand right that lands on Pick's shoulder, as Pick tries to avoid the shot.
Pick feints a counter leg kick.
Ford throws a lazy uppercut
and Ford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pick tries to sprawl but Ford drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Pick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pick 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Pick!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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