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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darken Rahl (ranked 4424 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Ferguson (ranked 4280 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150 lbs
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170 cm
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darken Rahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferguson.
Ferguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson lands with an uppercut that bounces Rahl off the cage and back into range.
Ferguson lands a nice hook to Rahl's body. Rahl takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rahl feints and as Ferguson raises his hands in defense, Rahl changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rahl connects with a couple of short punches.
Rahl scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rahl is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferguson has wrist control.
Rahl sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rahl content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ferguson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ferguson is looking to stand up but Rahl isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahl throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferguson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rahl throwing strikes but missing.
Rahl in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rahl postures up in Ferguson's guard and throws a big left but Ferguson blocks it.
Ferguson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rahl slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rahl throws a big right hand that misses.
Rahl throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferguson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rahl lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rahl throwing strikes but missing.
Rahl 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.
Ferguson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rahl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahl is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferguson has wrist control.
Rahl with a nice head shot there.
Rahl throws a big right hand that misses.
Rahl is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ferguson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rahl controls the pace.
Rahl with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rahl throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferguson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rahl throwing strikes but missing.
Rahl postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rahl loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rahl controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rahl missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahl missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rahl trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rahl cracks Ferguson with a solid left hand.
Rahl throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ferguson looks winded!
Rahl content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rahl slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rahl is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferguson has wrist control.
Ferguson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rahl is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ferguson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rahl. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rahl works over Ferguson with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahl scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rahl is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rahl with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rahl distracts Ferguson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rahl keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ferguson's head.
Rahl scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rahl passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rahl stalling.
Rahl is nestled in close to Ferguson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darken Rahl dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rahl gets a takedown into half guard.
Rahl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferguson can do to turn this around?
Rahl is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rahl thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ferguson's head.
Rahl is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rahl looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rahl content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson is trying to stand up here but Rahl is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahl not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ferguson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rahl.
Rahl with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rahl seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ferguson for as long as he can get away with.
Ground and pound from Rahl.
Rahl slips a nice elbow through Ferguson's hands, connecting with Ferguson's forehead.
Rahl throwing shots but Ferguson is blocking nicely.
Rahl is nestled in close to Ferguson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rahl lands strikes from half guard.
Rahl trying to control the pace.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Rahl lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahl content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rahl lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rahl working over Ferguson with some ground and pound. Ferguson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rahl drops an elbow to the side of Ferguson's head.
Ferguson has hold of Rahl's hands but Rahl slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rahl wants to control but Ferguson is keeping him busy.
Rahl working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahl looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ferguson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Rahl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahl performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ground and pound from Rahl.
Rahl scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rahl lands strikes from half guard.
Still in half guard, Rahl seems content to control.
Rahl lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rahl content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahl seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rahl lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Rahl there.
Nice strikes from Rahl there.
Rahl thows a huge punch but Ferguson dodges it nicely.
Rahl is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ferguson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rahl scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ferguson is rocked!
Ferguson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rahl scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ferguson is still in real trouble! Can Rahl finish him?
Rahl scores with a big shot! Ferguson's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Ferguson! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darken Rahl!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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