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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niall Ferguson (ranked 1935 p4p, 1722 weight class) and Animo Anito (ranked 247 p4p, 220 weight class). Niall Ferguson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niall Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Animo Anito!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anito looks to land a right hand but Ferguson moved out of range.
Ferguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anito misses the jab.
A head kick by Anito misses
and Ferguson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anito thinking.
Ferguson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anito checks it well.
A jab from Anito finds it's way through Ferguson's defenses.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anito throws out a counter right but Ferguson avoids it with no problem.
Anito misses with a head kick.
Anito tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferguson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Anito avoids the body shot from Ferguson.
Ferguson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ferguson.
Jab, jab by Anito - just one landing.
Anito works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anito misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anito. That did some damage!
Ferguson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anito misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Ferguson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferguson motions for Anito to come forward. Ferguson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson feints and then cracks Anito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anito down.
Ferguson misses with a straight right.
As Ferguson backs off Anito throws a huge counter combo but Ferguson manages to avoid it all.
Jab from Anito.
Ferguson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anito connects with a jab.
It looks like Niall Ferguson has been cut.
Anito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferguson manages to avoid it.
Anito has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slow jab from Anito misses its intended target.
Ferguson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anito throws the left hand but Ferguson avoids the punch easily.
Anito checks a leg kick.
Anito has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ferguson misses with a low kick as Anito jumps back.
Ferguson avoids the head kick by Anito.
Anito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Anito.
Anito might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Anito swings widly with a right hand
and Ferguson counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ferguson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Anito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson works Anito's body with a nice hook.
Ferguson punishes Anito's body with a nice straight punch.
Anito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferguson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anito is out of range.
Anito throws a right hand that Ferguson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferguson also avoids with ease.
Anito throws a hook but Ferguson blocks it.
Ferguson blocks a head kick by Anito.
Anito scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ferguson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anito, pushing him back against the cage.
Ferguson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferguson throws a wild body kick that Anito sees coming a mile off.
Anito misses with a straight right.
Anito looks to land a left hand but Ferguson moved out of range nicely.
Ferguson walks into a jab.
Anito takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anito scores with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Anito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ferguson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anito cracks Ferguson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick from Anito lands but Ferguson takes it in his stride.
Anito looks to land a combination but Ferguson avoids it well.
Ferguson closes the distance and clinches.
Anito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anito scores with a head kick. Ferguson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ferguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anito tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferguson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Anito swinging wildly here.
Anito misses the jab.
Anito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferguson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Anito does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anito at a distance.
Anito works over Ferguson's head and body with a nice combination.
Anito misses with a straight right.
Anito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anito's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anito duly obliges.
Anito slips a jab and a cross from Ferguson.
Anito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anito throws a looping overhand right but Ferguson ducks down to avoid it.
Anito keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ferguson throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferguson.
Nice straight punches there by Anito. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anito.
Ferguson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferguson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Anito misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Animo Anito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niall Ferguson's cut.
That's time! Ferguson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferguson.
And Ferguson counters with a quick kick to the body but Anito blocks it.
Anito throws a hook but Ferguson avoids it easily.
Anito misses with an uppercut. Ferguson saw that one coming.
Anito tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferguson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ferguson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ferguson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anito. That did some damage!
Anito throws a jab when Ferguson was well out of range.
Ferguson avoids the head kick by Anito.
Ferguson swings for the body but Anito moves out of range.
Ferguson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferguson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ferguson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anito has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ferguson 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.
Anito throws a leg kick
enabling Ferguson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferguson blocks a head kick by Anito.
Ferguson takes the fight into the clinch.
Ferguson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anito, as that shot connected.
Ferguson slips a jab from Anito.
Anito swings widly with a right hand
and Ferguson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Animo Anito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anito tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferguson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anito.
Ferguson throws a hook but Anito avoids it easily.
Anito misses with a straight right.
Anito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferguson counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anito was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a sloppy head kick
and Anito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Animo Anito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anito throws a right and a left that Ferguson avoids nicely.
Ferguson is looking to wear down Anito with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ferguson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ferguson throws a head kick but Anito moves out of range.
Anito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anito throws out a loose jab but Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but Anito pushes him off.
Anito throws out a counter right but Ferguson avoids it with no problem.
Ferguson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anito throws a sloppy head kick and Ferguson moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Anito.
Ferguson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferguson blocks a jab.
Anito wants to land a leg kick but Ferguson is out of range.
Ferguson misses with a hook.
Ferguson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anito.
A little feinted left hand from Ferguson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anito misses with a looping right.
Anito misses with a double jab
and Ferguson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anito's knee momentarily.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anito.
Ferguson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anito throws a combination that misses
and Ferguson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anito works Ferguson's body with a nice hook.
Ferguson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anito counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ferguson's knee momentarily.
Anito throws a sloppy head kick and Ferguson moves out of range easily.
Ferguson lands with a good body shot.
Ferguson throws a leg kick which misses Anito's front leg but catches the back leg as Anito tries to avoid it.
Anito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferguson. Ferguson obviously looking to wear him down.
Anito misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson throws an overhand right that lands on Anito's shoulder, as Anito tries to avoid the shot.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferguson blocks a jab.
Ferguson swings for the body but Anito moves out of range.
Anito throws a nice looking combination but Ferguson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferguson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anito circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferguson misses with a low kick as Anito jumps back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ferguson. That's going to slow Anito down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anito misses with an uppercut.
Ferguson tried to counter with a leg kick but Anito avoided it.
Ferguson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anito scores with a nice strike.
Ferguson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferguson. Ferguson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferguson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anito misses with a lunging right hand
letting Ferguson counter with a right hand.
Ferguson slips a jab and a cross from Anito.
Ferguson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anito tries to move into range but Ferguson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anito throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
Anito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferguson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Anito just manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Niall Ferguson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Niall Ferguson's cut.
That's time! Ferguson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Anito misses with a right hand
and Ferguson counters with a low kick, right behind Anito 's knee.
Ferguson with a nice calf kick.
Anito throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ferguson scores with a hook.
Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferguson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Ferguson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Ferguson.
Ferguson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anito throws a right hand that Ferguson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferguson also avoids with ease.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ferguson. Anito shrugs it off though.
Anito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferguson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anito misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anito was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
A clash of legs there as Anito blocks the low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ferguson - that will leave a mark!
Anito on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ferguson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A right-left combo lands from Anito.
Anito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferguson closes the distance and clinches.
Anito breaks from the clinch.
Ferguson's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Ferguson throws a series of strikes that have Anito backpedaling.
Ferguson dodges the punch combination from Anito.
Anito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anito misses with a series of wild punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick from Ferguson lands but Anito takes it in his stride.
Anito misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ferguson.
Ferguson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anito raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ferguson misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Anito to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferguson lands with a shot to the body.
Ferguson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Anito misses.
Anito throws a series of punches but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ferguson connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferguson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anito finds it's way round the side to connect with Ferguson's head.
Ferguson lands a jab to Anito's midsection.
Jab, jab by Ferguson - just one landing.
Anito throws a hook to the side of Ferguson's head but Ferguson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferguson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anito misses with a few strikes there.
Ferguson tries to land a front kick but Anito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson defending well as Anito loads up on a big left hand.
Ferguson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anito misses with a left hand
and Ferguson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Anito is just out of range.
No joy there for Ferguson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferguson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anito looks to land a right hand but Ferguson moved out of range.
Ferguson darts in trying to clinch
and Ferguson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Anito.
Anito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anito walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ferguson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferguson with a hook.
Anito lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ferguson misses with a head kick.
Ferguson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAnito.
Anito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferguson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anito at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferguson.
Anito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferguson. Ferguson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferguson wants to land a leg kick but Anito is out of range.
Ferguson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anito manages to avoid it.
Ferguson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anito misses with an uppercut.
Ferguson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ferguson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ferguson walks into a jab.
Anito motions for Ferguson to come forward. Anito throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niall Ferguson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ferguson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Niall Ferguson!
Niall Ferguson gave a mention to Conquer in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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