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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shea Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pal Ohmsford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ford comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Off To Boston by Dropkick Murphys. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shea Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pal Ohmsford!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohmsford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ohmsford shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ford's guard.
Ohmsford pushes down on Ford's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ohmsford is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohmsford's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohmsford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ohmsford in particular looking to stall.
Ford avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ohmsford.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ohmsford is taking a breather. Ford says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ohmsford dives in and grabs Ford's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ford pushes down on Ohmsford's head and hops out.
That's two 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.
Ford keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shea Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pal Ohmsford.
Ohmsford takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A shot to the liver by Ford. Beautiful body shot.
Ford lands a right hook to the body.
Donk. Ford catches Ohmsford right on the button with a cross.
Nice body punch from Ford.
Ohmsford shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ford is trying to keep Ohmsford in close.
Ohmsford is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Ohmsford might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Ohmsford is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Let's hope that Ohmsford has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ohmsford clinches with his opponent.
Ford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ohmsford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ohmsford or not.
Ohmsford tries for a takedown but Ford manages to get underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ford leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ohmsford is trying to drag Ford to the mat but Ford just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ford cracks Ohmsford with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pal Ohmsford will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ford scores with a hook to the body. Ohmsford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ohmsford tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ford swivels and escapes.
Ford tries to clinch up.
Ford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ford closes the distance and clinches.
Ford lands an elbow inside that Ohmsford shrugs off.
Ohmsford prevents a body shot from Ford.
Ohmsford avoiding damage as Ford throws knees to the body.
Ohmsford has Ford pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ford manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Ford.
Ohmsford wants a takedown but no success here.
Shea Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pal Ohmsford.
Ford works on Ohmsford's body with a couple of short punches.
Ford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ford.
Good body shot from Ford.
Ford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohmsford takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Pal Ohmsford has been cut.
Nice body punch from Ford.
Ohmsford is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Ford.
Ford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ohmsford can do to turn this around?
A right hook to the body lands for Ford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ohmsford managing to block the knees to the body from Ford.
Ford displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ohmsford up against the cage.
Ford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Ford.
Ford stalling against the cage.
Ford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ford works on Ohmsford's body with a couple of short punches.
Ford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ford scores with a hook to the body. Ohmsford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shea Ford is winning the standup battle so far.
Ford forces Ohmsford back against the cage and clinches.
Ohmsford managing to block the knees to the body from Ford.
Ford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ohmsford avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford digs a right hand into Ohmsford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ohmsford's gas tank.
Ford lands a body shot.
Ford digs a right hand underneath Ohmsford's ribcage. Ohmsford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ohmsford as Ford tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ohmsford as Ford tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ford lands a body shot in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shea Ford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ohmsford tries to score a body lock takedown but Ford shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shea Ford.
Ford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ford digs a good hook to Ohmsford's body.
Ford digs a good hook to Ohmsford's body.
Ford dips to his left and cracks Ohmsford with an uppercut!
Ford closes the distance and pushes Ohmsford back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford is working Ohmsford over against the cage.
Ford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ford is struggling to control the position.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ohmsford's elbow.
Ohmsford managing to block the knees to the body from Ford.
Ford lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ford.
Ford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ford tries to clinch up but Ohmsford circles away and keeps his distance.
Ohmsford lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ohmsford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ohmsford swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
Ohmsford takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ohmsford shoots in looking for a takedown but Ford manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ohmsford's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ford lands with a shot to the body.
Ford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ford pushes Ohmsford up against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ford manages to break the clinch.
Ford throws a shot to the body.
Ford gets a clinch.
Ford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ohmsford's defenses.
Ford lands a body punch.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.
Ford looking to stall.
Ford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Ford as the two fighters clinch.
Ford digs a right hand into Ohmsford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ohmsford's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Ford - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shea Ford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pal Ohmsford's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ohmsford gets tackled into the cage by Ford. Ford maintains the clinch.
Ford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ford lands an elbow inside that Ohmsford shrugs off.
Ford lands a damaging elbow.
Ford is pressed up against the cage. Ohmsford has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ford down to the mat. Ford avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ford scores with a body shot.
Ford clinches up with Ohmsford and pushes him back against the cage.
Ford lands a good knee to the midsection. Ohmsford won't want to take too many of those.
Ford presses Ohmsford against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ford scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Ford.
Ford works on Ohmsford's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Ford.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Ford.
Ford lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ford.
Ford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ohmsford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ford lands with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ford lands a jab to Ohmsford's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ford. Beautiful body shot.
Ford scores with a shot to the body.
Ford takes the fight into the clinch.
Ford scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Ford.
Ohmsford avoiding damage as Ford throws knees to the body.
Ford lands a shot to the body.
Ford is working Ohmsford over against the cage.
Ford landing knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ford as the two fighters clinch.
Ford is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ford taking a breather.
Ohmsford tries for a takedown but Ford manages to get underhooks.
Ford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ohmsford's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ford is working Ohmsford over against the cage.
Ford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ohmsford or not.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ford scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ford.
Nice body punch from Ford.
Ford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ford is trying to stall.
Ford lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ford.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ohmsford wants to take the fight to the mat but Ford manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shea Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pal Ohmsford.
Ohmsford prevents a body shot from Ford.
Ford holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ford works on Ohmsford's body with a couple of short punches.
Ford lands an elbow that stopped Ohmsford in his tracks for a moment.
Ohmsford blocks a body shot from Ford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ford digs a right hand into Ohmsford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ohmsford's gas tank.
Ford is looking to control Ohmsford's arms but Ohmsford gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ford has his back to the cage.
Ford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ford presses Ohmsford against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ohmsford avoids it.
Ohmsford takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ohmsford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ford is looking to wear down Ohmsford with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ford.
Ohmsford shoots in and drives through. Ford sprawls well.
Ford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford lands a jab to Ohmsford's midsection.
Pal Ohmsford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ohmsford. That did some damage!
Ohmsford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ford fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford cracks a nice hook into Ohmsford's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ohmsford's calf.
Pal Ohmsford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohmsford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shea Ford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ohmsford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ohmsford misses with a takedown attempt - Ford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ohmsford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ohmsford on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ford throws a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ford.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ford connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shea Ford showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ford has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bishop scores the fight 29:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shea Ford!
A very excited looking Shea Ford rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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