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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rual Ferdinand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferdinand comes to the cage accompanied by Fluorecent Adolecent. Powell has chosen Stepping Razor as his entrance music. 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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200 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rual Ferdinand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Powell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ferdinand throws the kick towards the body but Powell avoids it.
A big right from Ferdinand misses.
Powell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Powell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ferdinand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Powell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ferdinand - that will leave a mark!
Ferdinand connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Powell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand looks to land a body kick but Powell moved away.
Ferdinand pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rual Ferdinand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell digs a good body shot into Ferdinand's ribs.
Ferdinand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferdinand throws a head kick but Powell moves out of range.
Ferdinand blocks a low kick nicely.
Powell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powell moves out of range of the body kick.
Powell blocks a head kick by Ferdinand.
Ferdinand wants to slow Powell down by chopping away at his legs.
Powell lands with a hook. Ferdinand tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferdinand thows a leg kick but Powell checks it
and Powell counters with an outside leg kick.
Good work by Powell as he checks the leg kick.
Ferdinand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Powell looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferdinand is just out of range.
Powell scores with a decent looking hook.
Powell misses with the combination.
Ferdinand throws a lazy head kick
and Powell counters with a right hand to the body.
Powell moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferdinand throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ferdinand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferdinand misses with a low kick.
Powell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Powell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Powell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferdinand can pounce on him.
Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferdinand was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferdinand moves away.
Powell 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.
Ferdinand takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand misses with a double jab
and Powell counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ferdinand throws a head kick that misses
and Powell makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ferdinand really felt that one!
Ferdinand is breathing heavily.
Ferdinand misses with a wild body shot.
Ferdinand checks a leg kick.
Powell motions for Ferdinand to come forward. Powell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Powell connects with a solid leg kick.
Powell cracks a nice hook into Ferdinand's ribs.
Powell lands a leg kick that knocks Ferdinand off balance momentarily.
Nice body punch from Powell.
Powell digs a good body shot into Ferdinand's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Powell, right into the meat.
Powell connects with a right hand. Ferdinand shakes it off.
Jab from Powell.
Powell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferdinand at a distance.
Nice body punch from Powell.
A nice leg kick lands there from Powell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ferdinand in his tracks.
Powell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ferdinand has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Powell.
Powell lands a nice shot that snaps Ferdinand's head back.
Powell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferdinand.
Ferdinand takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Powell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ferdinand had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Powell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferdinand takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Powell misses the shot to the body.
Ferdinand takes one to the chin there.
Ferdinand lands with a nice body punch.
Powell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferdinand.
Powell connects with a crisp jab.
Ferdinand is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ferdinand throws a wild body kick that Powell sees coming a mile off.
Ferdinand stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Powell.
Powell scores with a jab.
Powell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ferdinand is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Powell.
Oh Ferdinand is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A chopping leg kick lands by Powell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Powell.
Ferdinand seems to have got his legs back now.
Powell tests Ferdinand's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Powell.
Powell throws a head kick but Ferdinand moves out of range.
Powell lands with a good body shot.
Ferdinand misses with a body kick.
Powell lunges at Ferdinand with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ferdinand's hand.
A low kick from Ferdinand misses
and Powell makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ferdinand really felt that one!
A shot to the liver by Powell. Beautiful body shot.
Powell lands with a shot to the body.
Powell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferdinand circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferdinand avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferdinand.
Powell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferdinand was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
Ferdinand throws a leg kick
and Powell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferdinand thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Powell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Powell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ferdinand looks to throw a body kick
and Powell counters with an outside leg kick.
Ferdinand 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.
Ferdinand looks to throw a body kick
and Powell counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Powell feints and then cracks Ferdinand's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ferdinand down.
Powell lands a body shot.
Powell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powell cracks Ferdinand with an open hand slap.
Powell scores with a shot to the body.
Powell thows a body shot but no joy.
Powell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ferdinand takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Powell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Powell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Powell connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Powell. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Powell.
Powell lands with a hook. Ferdinand tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Powell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powell cracks Ferdinand with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Ferdinand falls to his knees and Powell doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Powell!
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