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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Shouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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128 lbs
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116 lbs
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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
25 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Shouse !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shouse looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shouse throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ferguson counters with a right hand to the body.
Shouse tries for a takedown but Ferguson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shouse gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ferguson closes the distance and clinches up with Shouse , looking for a takedown. Ferguson pushes Shouse against the cage but Shouse circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt.
Shouse gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shouse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shouse dives in and grabs Ferguson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferguson pushes down on Shouse 's head and hops out.
Josh Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Shouse .
Ferguson drives through and clinches with Shouse against the cage.
Ferguson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shouse s head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shouse wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shouse takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shouse is trying to trip Ferguson. He has hold of a leg but Ferguson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Shouse persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ferguson keeping moving, preventing Shouse from controlling successfully.
Ferguson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ferguson trying to keep a closed guard but Shouse is proving a slippery customer.
Ferguson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Josh Ferguson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ferguson shoots for a takedown but Shouse saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ferguson rushes Shouse and presses him up against the cage.
Shouse gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Shouse must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ferguson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shouse seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shouse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shouse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferguson is keeping the position for now.
Ferguson keeping moving, preventing Shouse from controlling successfully.
Ferguson looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferguson, not yet.
Shouse won't allow Ferguson to get back to his feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joshua Shouse wasn't active enough on the ground.
Shouse darts in and clinches Ferguson up against the cage.
Ferguson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferguson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ferguson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shouse trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shouse keeping moving, preventing Ferguson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson landing with the ground and pound.
Ferguson stops Shouse from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shouse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferguson 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.
That was a close round but I would say that Josh Ferguson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ferguson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shouse tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ferguson is in Shouse 's guard.
Shouse really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ferguson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ferguson won't allow Shouse to sweep him here.
Shouse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shouse is working an open guard so Ferguson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Shouse is looking to land body kicks.
Ferguson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shouse instigates a clinch.
Shouse avoiding damage.
Shouse is working for takedown but Ferguson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ferguson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shouse .
Shouse tries to pull guard but Ferguson won't allow it.
Josh Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Shouse .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shouse gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Joshua Shouse has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ferguson is trying to control but can't.
Shouse scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ferguson trying to control from the bottom.
Shouse takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ferguson trying to hold on to Shouse 's head to control him but Shouse postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Josh Ferguson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ferguson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ferguson scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ferguson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shouse fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shouse rushes Ferguson and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shouse decides to pull guard.
Shouse looking for a sweep. Not yet Shouse , not yet.
Shouse keeping moving, preventing Ferguson from controlling successfully.
Shouse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ferguson is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shouse looking to control.
Ferguson trying to control the position from guard on top but Shouse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shouse pulls Ferguson in close to prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but Shouse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferguson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shouse fails to land the takedown.
Shouse moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shouse tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shouse displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ferguson up against the cage.
Shouse has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shouse tries to pull guard but Ferguson holds him up against the cage and eventually Shouse drops back down to his feet.
Ferguson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shouse .
Ferguson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shouse after a bit of a struggle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shouse is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ferguson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Shouse to the mat. Shouse regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joshua Shouse will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shouse tries to work over Ferguson's front leg with a kick but Ferguson checks it.
Shouse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shouse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferguson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shouse dives in and scores a takedown into Ferguson's guard.
Shouse seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shouse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferguson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shouse wants to stand but Ferguson is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Shouse won't allow Ferguson to get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shouse not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joshua Shouse was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Shouse manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ferguson on his heels. He'll look to pass Ferguson's guard now, I'm sure.
Ferguson looking to control.
Ferguson looking for a guillotine here but Shouse defends easily.
Ferguson wants to sweep here but Shouse controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shouse passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A lull in the action here.
Shouse wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ferguson, who protects the arm well.
Shouse prevents Ferguson from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shouse trying to control the position but Ferguson is working away.
Ferguson prevents Shouse from moving into mount.
Shouse scoring with punches and elbows.
Shouse stands up.
Ferguson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Josh Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shouse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferguson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shouse has a takedown stuffed.
Shouse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ferguson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferguson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shouse did well to prevent Ferguson getting side control.
Ferguson trying to mount his opponent but Shouse defends it.
Ferguson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ferguson is looking to advance position but Shouse won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shouse is looking for a sweep. Ferguson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Shouse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shouse 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joshua Shouse !
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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