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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darryl Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lanius Marius Taurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Darryl Ford has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darryl Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lanius Marius Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marius Taurus clinches with his opponent.
Marius Taurus prevents the takedown attempt.
Marius Taurus works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marius Taurus's guard.
Ford wanted to stand there but Marius Taurus had control of the position.
Ford throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marius Taurus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ford stands and steps away. Marius Taurus gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Marius Taurus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ford did well to prevent Marius Taurus getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marius Taurus prevents Ford from improving his position.
Ford is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marius Taurus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marius Taurus's back!
Marius Taurus trying to control the action but Ford just sinks the hooks in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford has Marius Taurus flattened out and is raining down punches.
Marius Taurus fending off the submission attempt from Ford.
Marius Taurus trying to control the hands but Ford breaks the grip.
Marius Taurus is keeping busy.
Marius Taurus tries to roll but Ford sticks to his back.
Ford patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Ford is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Marius Taurus defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ford controlling well, preventing Marius Taurus from escaping the position.
Ford could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ford is persistently looking for the submission but Marius Taurus is defending it well.
Marius Taurus is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius Taurus holding both Ford 's hands and preventing any damage.
Marius Taurus rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Marius Taurus is trying to control but can't.
Marius Taurus moves into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ford wants to stand but Marius Taurus is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marius Taurus wants to sweep here but Ford controlling him for the moment.
Ford scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Los Angeles inform us that Marius Taurus has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Ford tries to stand but Marius Taurus is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Marius Taurus holds on and takes a little breather.
Ford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ford trying to stand up but can't free himself from Marius Taurus's guard.
Ford throws a big elbow that misses.
Marius Taurus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ford darts in looking for a takedown but Marius Taurus gets double underhooks and turns Ford into the cage.
Ford sets himself, and Marius Taurus steps forward looking for the clinch! Ford avoids it this time.
Marius Taurus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ford's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius Taurus is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ford is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ford has escaped and now he's on top!
Ford would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marius Taurus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marius Taurus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Ford dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marius Taurus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ford manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ford scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ford shoots for a double leg takedown but Marius Taurus sprawls well. He's pushed Ford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marius Taurus tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ford scores with a one two! Marius Taurus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marius Taurus darts in trying to clinch
and Ford counters with a nice body shot.
Ford stalks Marius Taurus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marius Taurus's face. Marius Taurus staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius Taurus shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ford napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ford wants to get back to his feet but Marius Taurus is dominant here and he's now got Ford's back!
Ford manages to reverse the position and now he's in Marius Taurus's guard. Nice work there by Ford.
Ford has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marius Taurus is proving hard to escape from.
Marius Taurus wants to sweep but no luck.
Marius Taurus managing to control the position.
Darryl Ford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ford would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ford is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ford tries to stand but Marius Taurus is controlling from the bottom.
Marius Taurus controls Ford momentarily but Ford frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marius Taurus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ford can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ford is looking to stand up but Marius Taurus won't let him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ford's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ford trying to stand up but can't free himself from Marius Taurus's guard.
Ford being controlled here momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford wanted to stand there but Marius Taurus had control of the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius Taurus is controlling Ford's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ford closes the distance and clinches.
Ford misses with a punch on the inside.
Marius Taurus decides to pull guard.
Ford gets to his feet - Marius Taurus follows without any prompting.
Ford rushes Marius Taurus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ford lands a damaging elbow.
Ford misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius Taurus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marius Taurus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marius Taurus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ford's guard.
Marius Taurus prevents Ford from getting back to his feet.
Marius Taurus trying to control the position from guard on top but Ford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ford looking for a sweep. Not yet Ford, not yet.
Marius Taurus engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Marius Taurus trying to control the position from guard on top but Ford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Ford dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marius Taurus throws a lazy head kick
and Ford counters with a left and a right that stings Marius Taurus.
Ford connects with a single shot there.
Ford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marius Taurus 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 tries to bench press Marius Taurus off him but Marius Taurus keeps the position.
Ford can't do much from the bottom here.
Marius Taurus passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ford!
Marius Taurus throwing strikes here but Ford is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Marius Taurus throws some wild stikes that Ford manages to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius Taurus moves to the back position.
A lull in the action here.
Ford is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Marius Taurus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marius Taurus is not going to allow Ford to sit and survive in this position.
Marius Taurus is trying to stick to Ford's back but Ford is turning into Marius Taurus. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Marius Taurus's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius Taurus is pulling down on Ford's head. It's preventing any offense from Ford, at least for the moment.
Ford is in close to Marius Taurus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ford wanted to stand there but Marius Taurus had control of the position.
Ford working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marius Taurus's head.
Ford has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marius Taurus is proving hard to escape from.
Marius Taurus looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford won't allow Marius Taurus to sweep him here.
Marius Taurus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marius Taurus trying to control the position here.
Ford is working Marius Taurus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marius Taurus is trying to keep Ford in close.
Ford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marius Taurus can do to turn this around?
Ford is looking to stand up but Marius Taurus won't let him.
Marius Taurus is trying to keep Ford in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lanius Marius Taurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marius Taurus.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ford misses with a punch on the inside.
Ford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marius Taurus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marius Taurus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marius Taurus blocks an elbow strike.
Ford has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marius Taurus after a bit of a struggle.
Ford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ford is looking to break free of the clinch but Marius Taurus has double underhooks.
Ford misses with a punch on the inside.
Lanius Marius Taurus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darryl Ford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ford has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marius Taurus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darryl Ford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ford has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darryl Ford!
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