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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Moura (ranked 575 p4p, 1002 weight class) and Khabib Ferguson (ranked 27 p4p, 55 weight class). Khabib Ferguson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harry Moura's chin.
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190 cm 35 240 14 - 7 - 0 |
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200 cm 32 275 20 - 12 - 1 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler Excellent MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Moura! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khabib Ferguson! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ferguson throws a jab when Moura was well out of range. Moura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fergusons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Moura wants to clinch but Ferguson slips to the side and Ferguson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Harry Moura has been cut. Moura delivers a nice body kick. Ferguson moves forwards but Moura connects with a nice, crisp jab. Moura misses with a straight right. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moura. Moura is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Ferguson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Harry Moura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ferguson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. A swing and a miss from Moura. Ferguson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferguson.
Moura tries to land a body kick and Ferguson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Moura throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Ferguson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moura. Ferguson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moura with a body shot. Moura misses with a looping right. Ferguson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moura circles away quickly and effectively. Moura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferguson manages to avoid it. Ferguson blocks a head kick by Moura.
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Moura is just out of range. Ferguson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moura throws out the jab. Ferguson looks like he wants to counter punch here. Nice defenses there by Ferguson. A shot to the body from Moura misses and Ferguson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moura.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moura. Moura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Some wild striking there from Ferguson.
Moura misses the shot to the body. Moura misses with an uppercut. Ferguson saw that one coming. Moura scores with a sloppy right hand. Ferguson should have avoided that one. Moura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A jab from Moura misses. Moura closes the distance and clinches. Ferguson wants to get back to striking at distance but Moura won't allow it.
Ferguson blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Moura misses with some punches.
A short right from Ferguson. Ferguson tries to throw a body punch but Moura avoids it by throwing Ferguson back against the cage. Ferguson lands with a short shot to the head.
Harry Moura's cut is getting worse. Moura misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Moura scores with a nice short uppercut. Ferguson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moura backwards. Moura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Moura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moura. Ferguson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Moura lands a nice shot to the body. Ferguson prevents a body shot from Moura. Ferguson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferguson. Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moura dodges the punch combination from Ferguson.
Moura appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Moura scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Moura misses with a right hand and Ferguson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Ferguson slips a straight right by Moura. Moura misses with a kick to the body and Ferguson counters with a nice right hand that sends Moura toppling to the canvas! Moura scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ferguson finish him?!
Moura is rocked!
Harry Moura's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Moura throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Oh Moura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Moura is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Moura bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferguson's head. Moura seems to have got his legs back now. Ferguson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Moura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferguson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Moura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Moura catches Ferguson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! A looping hook to the body misses from Moura. Ferguson does a little dance to reset his feet. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Moura dominated that round. The cut man is working on Harry Moura's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Moura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ferguson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Moura takes one on the button. Moura throws the kick towards the body but Ferguson avoids it. A nice side step and Ferguson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. A shot to the body from Ferguson misses and Moura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Moura scores with a jab. Ferguson acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Moura lands a really nice looking cross but Ferguson seems unphased.
Ferguson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Moura throws a wild body kick that Ferguson sees coming a mile off. Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moura. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Moura scores with a jab to the head.
Moura avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Moura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A jab from Ferguson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moura misses with a kick to the body.
Ferguson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Ferguson moves out of range of the body kick. Ferguson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moura. Moura moves in looking to clinch but Ferguson pushes him off. Moura gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Ferguson gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Ferguson! Khabib Ferguson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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