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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Ford (ranked 1625 p4p, 218 weight class) and Holger The Dane (ranked 1227 p4p, 162 weight class). Holger The Dane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holger The Dane!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford avoids the head kick by The Dane.
Some bone on bone action there as Ford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Dane throws a sloppy head kick and Ford moves out of range easily.
Ford misses with a head kick.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick from The Dane.
The Dane just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dane throws a leg kick but Ford sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from The Dane tenderised Ford's leg. Ford is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Dane looks to land a combination but Ford avoids it well.
The Dane throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holger The Dane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford misses with a head kick.
The Dane thinks about the counter body kick.
The Dane checks a low kick from Ford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ford throws a half hearted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from The Dane misses.
The Dane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dane throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Ford lands but The Dane takes it in his stride.
A left lands for The Dane.
Ford misses with a straight left.
The Dane flicks out a counter leg kick but Ford steps away.
The Dane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Dane throws a jab but it's blocked by Ford.
Ford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Dane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ford misses with a looping right.
The Dane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
The Dane lands an uppercut.
The Dane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ford.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Dane's elbow.
Ford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Dane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ford has him pressed against the cage.
Ford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Dane misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Dane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ford looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Dane throws a shot from downtown. Ford moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Ford.
Ford connects with a right hand. The Dane shakes it off.
It looks like Holger The Dane has been cut.
The Dane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
An inside leg kick from The Dane misses.
The Dane tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Ford.
Ford was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Dane.
Ford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Dane now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The Dane thows a body kick. Ford tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The Dane fakes the leg kick and cracks Ford in the body.
The Dane lands with a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Dane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ford has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ford and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Dane scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for The Dane.
A low kick from The Dane misses
and Ford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Dane throws a body kick that misses.
Ford seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A good leg kick by The Dane.
Ford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ford dodges the punch combination from The Dane.
The Dane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Dane digs a good body shot into Ford's ribs.
The Dane misses with a body shot.
Ford is looking to counter punch.
Ford lands a really nice looking cross but The Dane seems unphased.
The Dane shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Dane lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ford sets himself, and The Dane steps forward looking for the clinch! Ford avoids it this time.
Ford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Dane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Dane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dane throws an overhand right that lands on Ford's shoulder, as Ford tries to avoid the shot.
Ford avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Dane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Dane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ford scores with a nice head shot.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Ford was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ford looks for the body kick but The Dane saw that one coming.
The Dane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Dane moves out of range as Ford strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Dane throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Dane, right into the meat.
The Dane throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holger The Dane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Holger The Dane's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The Dane swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
Ford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Dane throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Dane lands with a nice body punch.
Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Dane swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ford counters with a nice body shot.
The Dane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ford.
The Dane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Dane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A combination from The Dane does no damage.
The Dane takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from The Dane.
The Dane throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ford.
Crunch! Ford slams his shin into The Dane's torso.
Ford tries to clinch but The Dane moves out of range.
The Dane dodges the punch combination from Ford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dane throws a big shot that misses.
As The Dane looks to move away, Ford throws a big counter combo but The Dane just gets out of the way.
Ford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Dane flicks out a counter leg kick but Ford steps away.
Ford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Dane to score with a decent uppercut.
Ford tries to clinch there but The Dane circles away.
Ford misses with a body kick.
The Dane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Dane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ford is out of range.
The Dane shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Dane tries a low kick but Ford avoids it.
Ford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Dane throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Ford.
The Dane misses with a hook.
Ford connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by The Dane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Dane throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Alan Ford has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dane throws a nice looking combination but Ford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ford has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The Dane throws a body punch but Ford moves out of range.
The Dane misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Ford was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The Dane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ford seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ford defending well as The Dane loads up on a big left hand.
Holger The Dane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on The Dane if he has to take too many more of those.
The Dane tries to clinch up but Ford circles away and keeps his distance.
The Dane takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick from Ford lands but The Dane takes it in his stride.
The Dane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A counter left hand to the body from Ford misses its target.
Ford looks to land a right hand but The Dane moved out of range.
Ford throws a shot from downtown. The Dane moves away and avoids it.
The Dane throws out a leg kick but Ford moves out of range and The Dane only half commits.
Ford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ford checks a low kick from The Dane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dane misses with a body kick.
Ford just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dane slips a jab and a cross from Ford.
The Dane counters with a body kick.
Ford tries to clinch there but The Dane circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Dane! But no joy.
The Dane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ford checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ford lands with a slapping head kick.
The Dane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from The Dane.
Ford avoids the head kick by The Dane.
The Dane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ford.
The Dane keeps the fight on the outside.
The Dane avoids the body shot from Ford.
The Dane throws a chopping leg kick but Ford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ford misses with a hook.
The Dane throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dane staying out of range there.
Ford misses with a kick to the body
and The Dane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford misses with a body kick.
Ford lands with a nice combination. The Dane backs away looking to recover.
The Dane tries a head kick but it misses.
Ford dodges the punch combination from The Dane.
The Dane wants to slow Ford down by chopping away at his legs.
Ford misses the body punch
and The Dane counters by clinching up.
The Dane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Dane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Dane blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Dane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ford looks to land a left hand but The Dane moved out of range nicely.
Ford jabs The Dane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ford looks to score with a jab to the body but The Dane is just out of range.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The Dane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ford's calf.
Ford looks to throw the jab but The Dane is out of range.
The Dane motions for Ford to come forward. The Dane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Dane moves away.
The Dane only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ford closes the distance and clinches.
Ford misses with a punch to the body.
Ford is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Dane's defenses.
The Dane breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ford.
Ford lands a jab to the nose.
Ford lands a jab.
Ford checks a leg kick.
The Dane misses with a kick to the body.
Ford takes one to the chin there.
Nice straight punches there by The Dane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Dane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford tries a head kick but it misses.
Ford staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dane moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from The Dane.
The Dane misses with a body kick.
The Dane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dane throws a push kick but Ford slaps the foot to one side.
The Dane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Dane throws a leg kick which misses Ford's front leg but catches the back leg as Ford tries to avoid it.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Dane moves away.
Ford throws a lazy right hand but The Dane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Dane throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Dane avoids the body shot from Ford.
Ford throws a shot from downtown. The Dane moves away and avoids it.
Ford misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ford.
The Dane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Dane.
Ford seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ford lands a jab to The Dane's midsection.
The Dane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. The Dane does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Dane is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Dane counters with a straight right hand.
Ford darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Dane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ford slips a jab from The Dane.
Ford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Dane manages to avoid it.
The Dane takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Dane.
Ford just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dane connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ford.
The Dane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ford is looking to counter punch.
Ford throws a push kick but The Dane slaps the foot to one side.
The Dane misses with a low kick.
The Dane slips under a jab.
The Dane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ford.
Ford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Dane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ford.
The Dane scores with a jab to the body.
The Dane tries to clinch but Ford moves out of range.
Ford loads up on a big right hand but The Dane slips the punch.
Ford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Dane.
Some wild striking there from The Dane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford tries to bum rush The Dane with a series of wild strikes but The Dane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ford.
Ford will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ford throws a combination. The Dane tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Dane 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.
The Dane tries a head kick but it misses.
The Dane moves out of range as Ford throws a body kick.
The Dane throws a nice looking combination but Ford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body punch from Ford.
Ford blocks a head kick by The Dane.
Ford tries to counter by clinching up but The Dane breaks away and moves out of range.
The Dane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ford.
The Dane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
An attempted straight right counter from Ford misses the target.
Ford swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Dane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Dane was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alan Ford.
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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alan Ford!
During a confident post fight interview, Alan Ford thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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