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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Crusher (ranked 90 p4p, 1118 weight class) and Niall Ferguson (ranked 15 p4p, 138 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Crusher !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niall Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
Ferguson looks to land a right hand but Crusher moved out of range.
Crusher appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crusher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
Crusher appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Crusher feinted with a counter takedown.
Crusher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ferguson throws out a loose jab but Crusher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crusher drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ferguson sprawls and moves away.
Ferguson throws a hook to the side of Crusher 's head but Crusher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferguson lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Ferguson misses.
Crusher appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Crusher misses its target.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut. Crusher saw that one coming.
Ferguson catches Crusher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a jab when Crusher was well out of range.
Ferguson tries a head kick but it misses.
Crusher is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ferguson.
Ferguson cracks Crusher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ferguson throws a sloppy head kick and Crusher moves out of range easily.
A combination from Ferguson does no damage.
Ferguson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A left lands for Ferguson.
Ferguson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Ferguson does no damage.
Crusher feinted with a counter takedown.
Crusher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheers as Ferguson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crusher doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crusher moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferguson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crusher momentarily.
Ferguson throws a right hand that Crusher ducks under and follows up with a left that Crusher also avoids with ease.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut. Crusher saw that one coming.
Crusher wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ferguson throws a right hand that misses
and Crusher counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferguson throws a hook but Crusher blocks it.
Ferguson throws a lazy uppercut
and Crusher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferguson thinking.
A jab lands there for Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a double jab.
Crusher is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ferguson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Ferguson both land. Nice combination.
Ferguson throws a right hand that misses
and Crusher counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Crusher is putting a hurting on Ferguson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ferguson is looking for a sweep.
Ferguson prevents Crusher from moving into mount.
Crusher trying to control the position but Ferguson is working away.
Crusher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The referee asks Crusher politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Crusher prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher scoring with punches and elbows.
Ferguson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Crusher fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Crusher off and has taken his back!
Crusher tries to escape the position.
Ferguson doesn't have the hooks in and Crusher manages to turn into his guard.
Ferguson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crusher .
Ferguson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crusher keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ferguson's head.
Ferguson keeping full guard, as Crusher tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niall Ferguson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice jab there from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws an off balance right hand
and Crusher counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Crusher throws an elbow that misses. Ferguson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crusher 's guard. Nice move by Ferguson!
Ferguson wants to control from the top but Crusher keeps moving.
Crusher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusher looking for a guillotine here but Ferguson defends easily.
Crusher wants to sweep here but Ferguson controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher is working hard here to advance position.
Crusher wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Crusher is trying to keep Ferguson in close.
Crusher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Crusher isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ferguson stacks Crusher on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ferguson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crusher struggling a bit here.
Crusher tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ferguson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Crusher is looking to get to half guard.
Crusher tries to lock up and control but Ferguson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crusher is trying to get back to full guard.
Crusher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Crusher wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ferguson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crusher wants to control but Ferguson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferguson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crusher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Ferguson.
Crusher swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferguson throws an off balance right hand
and Crusher decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ferguson's guard.
Ferguson has his feet on Crusher 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ferguson throws a hook but Crusher blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niall Ferguson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ferguson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferguson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferguson misses with a combination
and Crusher counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferguson connects with a crisp jab.
Ferguson tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Ferguson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferguson throws a head kick but Crusher moves out of range.
Crusher changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ferguson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Niall Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson throws a poor cross that misses
and Crusher counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ferguson won't be happy with that.
Crusher tries to score with some ground and pound. Ferguson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
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!
Crusher landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jack Crusher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher trying to control the position but Ferguson is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson tries to bench press Crusher off him but Crusher keeps the position.
Crusher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Check out the look on Crusher 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Crusher passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ferguson!
Crusher unloads with some shots from mount but Ferguson bucks and avoids them well.
Crusher working Ferguson over with strikes here.
Ferguson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Crusher .
It looks like Niall Ferguson has been cut.
Crusher landing shots from mount.
Ferguson is trying to escape the mount.
Crusher tries to control but Ferguson wriggling away.
Ferguson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ferguson is rocked!
That has opened up Niall Ferguson's cut even more.
Crusher is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Ferguson goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Crusher !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Crusher !
Jack Crusher retains his heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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