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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Burt Guth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guth comes to the cage accompanied by Xasthur - Beauty Is Only Razor Deep. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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167 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Burt Guth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferguson.
Guth tries to clinch but Ferguson is having none of it.
Ferguson instigates a clinch.
Ferguson struggles to land a body shot inside as Guth controls his hands.
Ferguson has a couple of punches blocked by Guth.
Ferguson throws a head punch that misses.
Guth trying to land knees to the body.
Guth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ferguson's face.
Guth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferguson has a couple of punches blocked by Guth.
Guth scores with a knee to the head.
Ferguson misses with a punch to the body.
Guth lands a knee to the head.
Guth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ferguson.
Guth blocks a body shot from Ferguson.
Ferguson avoiding damage as Guth throws knees to the body.
Guth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferguson is working Guth over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Guth trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson avoiding damage as Guth throws knees to the body.
Guth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ferguson blocks it with crossed arms.
Guth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferguson avoids it.
Ferguson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guth lands a nice knee to the body.
Guth blocks a body shot from Ferguson.
Ferguson managing to block the knees to the body from Guth.
Guth lands a good knee to the midsection. Ferguson won't want to take too many of those.
Ferguson tries to work over Guth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ferguson misses with the head strike.
Guth misses with a knee strike.
Guth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferguson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guth goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ferguson prevents it.
Guth misses with a knee strike.
Guth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferguson avoids it.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferguson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson works on Guth's body with a couple of short punches.
Guth blocks an uppercut.
Ferguson misses with a punch on the inside.
Guth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson struggles to land a body shot inside as Guth controls his hands.
Ferguson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the body.
Guth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferguson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guth blocking some punches.
Guth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferguson throws a punch but it's blocked by Guth.
Ferguson throws a punch but it's blocked by Guth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a head punch that misses.
Guth trying to land knees to the body.
Guth landing knees to the head.
Ferguson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferguson working aggressively here.
Ferguson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ferguson misses with some punches.
Ferguson misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson throws a head punch that misses.
Guth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferguson can't find room to land a body shot as Guth controls the action.
Guth blocking some punches.
Guth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guth misses with a knee to the head.
Guth tries to land a knee to the head but Ferguson blocks with his arms.
Ferguson lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guth.
Ferguson misses with a body punch.
Guth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ferguson's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferguson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferguson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferguson throws a head punch that misses.
Ferguson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guth can't get the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Guth.
Ferguson misses with a body punch.
Ferguson struggles to land a body shot inside as Guth controls his hands.
Ferguson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees to the body from Guth.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferguson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ferguson avoiding damage as Guth throws knees to the body.
Ferguson tries to throw a body punch but Guth avoids it by throwing Ferguson back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferguson can't find room to land a body shot as Guth controls the action.
Guth prevents a body shot from Ferguson.
Ferguson swings wildly with an uppercut but Guth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferguson lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ferguson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Guth.
Guth connects with a knee to the head.
Guth lands a good knee to the midsection. Ferguson won't want to take too many of those.
Ferguson throws a head punch that misses.
Ferguson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferguson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferguson working aggressively here.
Ferguson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferguson throws a head punch that misses.
Ferguson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ferguson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ferguson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guth with a knee to the head.
Guth changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ferguson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Guth moves out of range.
Guth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferguson throws a lazy right hand but Guth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferguson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Guth scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Ferguson misses.
Tony Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson throws a jab but it's blocked by Guth.
Ferguson missing with a left hand there. Guth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferguson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guth on the side of the head.
Ferguson throws a looping overhand right but Guth ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ferguson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferguson lands a jab to Guth's midsection.
Ferguson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferguson throws a poor cross that misses
and Guth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
Guth misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Ferguson as Guth shoots in.
A shot to the liver by Ferguson. Beautiful body shot.
Guth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Ferguson misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Guth is just out of range.
Ferguson scores with the left hand. Guth knows he should have avoided that one.
Guth moves out of range as Ferguson strikes.
Ferguson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferguson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferguson throws out the jab.
Ferguson throws a shot from downtown. Guth moves away and avoids it.
Ferguson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferguson.
Ferguson lands with a hook. Guth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ferguson misses with a right hand
and Guth counters with a thumping low kick.
Guth avoids the body shot from Ferguson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a shot to the body
and Guth counters with an outside leg kick.
Ferguson throws the left hand but Guth avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Ferguson.
Ferguson misses the body punch
and Guth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ferguson's knee momentarily.
Ferguson scores with a three punch combo!
Guth misses with a head kick.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Guth moves out of range.
Ferguson takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson throws a body punch but Guth moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ferguson to score with a decent uppercut.
Ferguson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ferguson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Guth tests Ferguson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Guth is just out of range.
Ferguson misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Guth to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferguson thuds his right hand into Guth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guth slips under a jab from Ferguson.
Guth moves in looking to clinch but Ferguson pushes him off.
Tony Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferguson thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferguson throws a jab but it's blocked by Guth.
Ferguson throws a right and a left that Guth avoids nicely.
Ferguson looks to throw the jab but Guth is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson checks a low kick from Guth.
Ferguson throws a sloppy body shot
and Guth counters with a thumping low kick.
Guth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guth.
Ferguson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guth counters with a good low kick that Ferguson was not able to check.
Tony Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Ferguson throws an off balance right hand
and Guth counters with an outside leg kick.
Ferguson thows a body shot but no joy.
Guth drives through and clinches with Ferguson against the cage.
Guth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guth has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ferguson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ferguson prevents Guth from getting a body triangle.
Tony Ferguson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth is persistently looking for the submission but Ferguson is defending it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guth is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Burt Guth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ferguson wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson is squirming around, avoiding Guth's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burt Guth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ferguson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Ferguson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tony Ferguson waved his t-shirt featuring Hopkins Athletics's logo in front of the cameras.
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