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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Caldwell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
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221 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Ford both land. Nice combination.
Ford darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to de liver by Ford. Beautiful body shot.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caldwell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ford!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford tries to hold on but Caldwell postures up.
Caldwell with good strikes from the mount here!
Caldwell cracks Ford with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Caldwell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Caldwell is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ford can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
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.
Caldwell looks gassed!
Ford tries to hold on but Caldwell pushes him away.
Caldwell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Caldwell on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford is working hard here to advance position.
Caldwell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Caldwell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ford is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caldwell looking to finish Ford with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ford!
Ford tries to hold on but Caldwell postures up.
Caldwell prevents Ford from getting the reversal.
Caldwell with shots to the head and body - Ford looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ford is desperately trying to improve his position but Caldwell has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ford is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Caldwell throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ford because Caldwell loaded up on that one.
Caldwell throws some wild stikes that Ford manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Caldwell trying to control but Ford is having none of it.
Ford really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Caldwell has control of Ford's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ford regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ford is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ford tries to hold on but Caldwell pushes him away.
Ford is desperately trying to improve his position but Caldwell has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell working Ford over with strikes here.
Caldwell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ford can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Caldwell working the ground and pound effectively.
Ford is looking to get to half guard.
Caldwell is landing with some decent strikes but Ford is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Caldwell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Caldwell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Caldwell landing punches.
Caldwell looking to control but Ford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ford sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Caldwell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ford has managed to free his arm - good work.
Caldwell seems to be working for a kimura but Ford defends the submission attempt.
Ford is looking to improve his position.
Caldwell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ford is looking for a sweep. Caldwell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ford missing with punches from the bottom.
Ford taking some punishment here, with Caldwell in his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ford lands a body shot.
Caldwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Ford scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Christian Caldwell will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ford connects with the punch.
Ford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ford throws out a powerful jab.
Ford tried to score with a low kick but Caldwell checks it.
Caldwell tries to clinch up.
Caldwell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ford scores with a body shot.
Ford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caldwell on the side of the head.
Caldwell throws a right hand that Ford ducks under and follows up with a left that Ford also avoids with ease.
Caldwell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ford looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ford gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ford tries to get to full guard but Caldwell has control of the leg.
Ford moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell stopping the sweep attempt from Ford.
Caldwell is breathing heavily.
Ford is trying to control the position but Caldwell postures up.
Caldwell won't allow Ford to get back to his feet.
Ford is trying to control the position but Caldwell postures up.
Caldwell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Caldwell is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ford is looking to improve his position but Caldwell isn't that keen on the idea.
Ford tries to hold on but Caldwell postures up.
Ford working to try and regain half guard.
Caldwell scoring with strikes but Ford is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford wants to control but Caldwell is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Caldwell.
Ford is looking to get to half guard.
Ford tries to hold on but Caldwell pushes him away.
Caldwell landing strikes from the mount.
Caldwell avoids the attempt from Ford to control.
Ford is squirming around, avoiding Caldwell's attempts to control the action.
Ford can't escape the position.
Caldwell avoids the attempt from Ford to control.
Caldwell is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ford can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Caldwell wants to control the pace but Ford is squirming around nicely.
Ford is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Caldwell has hold of Ford's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ford manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Caldwell working for a submission but Ford is keeping him at bay.
Caldwell throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Christian Caldwell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ford can't escape the position.
Ford is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Ford wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ford is desperately trying to improve his position but Caldwell has a good base and remains in mount.
Caldwell avoids the attempt from Ford to control.
Caldwell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ford working to try and regain half guard.
Ford has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Caldwell is trying to stick to Ford's back but Ford is turning into Caldwell. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Caldwell's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ford.
Ford looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alan Ford will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ford throws a jab when Caldwell was well out of range.
Ford looks to land a combination but Caldwell avoids it well.
Ford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ford blocks the body kick.
Ford jabs at Caldwell's body.
Caldwell shoots in for a takedown but Ford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab, jab by Ford - just one landing.
A shot to de liver by Ford. Beautiful body shot.
A left lands for Ford.
Ford tried to score with a low kick but Caldwell checks it.
Ford tries to land a leg kick but Caldwell saw it coming and moves away.
Caldwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ford can pounce on him.
A combination from Caldwell does no damage.
Caldwell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caldwell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Christian Caldwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caldwell takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford lands a jab to Caldwell's midsection.
Caldwell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ford lands a glancing blow to the side of Caldwell's head.
Ford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Caldwell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caldwell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Caldwell is rocked!
Alan Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Ford.
Caldwell is still on wobbly legs! Can Ford finish him?
Ford is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Caldwell hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alan Ford!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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