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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 237 p4p, 1014 weight class) and Bob Probert (ranked 21 p4p, 98 weight class). Ferkingstad comes into the arena with Try That In A Small Town blaring out of the sound system. Probert has chosen DNA as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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175 cm 37 156 34 - 24 - 0 |
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172 cm 34 155 25 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class boxer 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 34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Probert! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ferkingstad misses with a looping right. Ferkingstad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Probert looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferkingstad is just out of range. Probert misses with a looping right. Ferkingstad feints and then cracks Probert's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Probert down. Nice defenses there by Probert. Probert appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Ferkingstad misses with a low kick. It seemed like Probert was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ferkingstad ducks under a wild hook from Probert. Ferkingstad was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Ferkingstad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Nice defenses there by Ferkingstad. Probert tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferkingstad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A punch lands to the side of Probert 's head but he takes it in his stride. Probert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferkingstad.
Probert on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Ferkingstad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. A telegraphed right hand from Ferkingstad misses the target. Probert has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Ferkingstad tries to work over Probert's front leg with a kick but Probert checks it. Ferkingstad is looking to land body kicks. Ferkingstad backing away here, and Probert unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Probert checks a low kick from Ferkingstad. Probert misses with a straight left. Ferkingstad looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Probert misses with a leg kick. Ferkingstad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Ferkingstad throws a jab when Probert was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Probert pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Ferkingstad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Probert looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Probert on the wrong end of a nice jab. A jab lands there for Ferkingstad. Ferkingstad scores with a shot to the body.
Ferkingstad thows a left - swing and a miss! Probert blocks the body kick.
Ferkingstad scores with a jab. Ferkingstad looks to land a left hand but Probert moved out of range nicely. A big right from Probert misses. Ferkingstad throws the left hand but Probert avoids the punch easily. Probert has closed the distance and engaged Ferkingstad in a clinch.
Probert lands an uppercut. Probert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Probert lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. 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! Probert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferkingstad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ferkingstad. Ferkingstad blocks an uppercut.
Probert trying to control the position but instead, Ferkingstad has worked for underhooks and has pushed Probert into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Probert stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Ferkingstad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Probert has a couple of punches blocked by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad blocks an uppercut.
Probert looking to slow down the pace here. Probert cracks Ferkingstad with a nice body shot. Ferkingstad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Ferkingstad tries to work over Probert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Probert being controlled against the cage. Probert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Probert can't find room to land a body shot as Ferkingstad controls the action.
Ferkingstad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Ferkingstad blocks an uppercut.
Ferkingstad prevents a body shot from Probert. Probert pushes Ferkingstad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Probert misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Probert working aggressively here.
Ferkingstad takes a shot to the head. Ferkingstad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Proberts head. Ferkingstad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Ferkingstad can't find room to land a body shot as Probert controls the action.
Ferkingstad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Probert misses with the head strike.
Probert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Probert misses with a body punch.
Ferkingstad blocks a body shot from Probert. A short uppercut from Ferkingstad. Ferkingstad prevents a body shot from Probert. Probert can't find room to land a body shot as Ferkingstad controls the action.
Ferkingstad taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Probert misses with a punch to the body.
Ferkingstad throws a head punch that misses. Ferkingstad blocks a body shot from Probert. Ferkingstad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferkingstad pushes Probert back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Probert tries a body shot but Ferkingstad blocks it.
Ferkingstad digs a right hand into Probert's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Probert's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Probert tries to work over Ferkingstad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ferkingstad throws a punch but it's blocked by Probert. This has been an exciting period of action! Ferkingstad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Probert's elbow. Stalling in the clinch from Ferkingstad.
Probert blocking some punches.
Probert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ferkingstad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Bob Probert has been cut. Probert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Probert working some nice short punches in the clinch. Probert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferkingstad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Ferkingstad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Probert backwards. Probert swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferkingstad uses good head movement to avoid it. A short left from Ferkingstad. Ferkingstad misses with the head strike.
Probert tries to throw a body punch but Ferkingstad avoids it by throwing Probert back against the cage. Ferkingstad lands a hook that snaps the head of Probert backwards. A short right from Ferkingstad. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ferkingstad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Probert working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad dominated that round. The cut man is working on Bob Probert's cut. That's time! Ferkingstad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Probert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Probert lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has been cut. Probert moves out of range as Ferkingstad strikes. Ferkingstad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Ferkingstad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Probert can do to turn this around? Ferkingstad moves out of range of the leg kick from Probert. Ferkingstad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Ferkingstad lands with a hook. Probert tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Probert throws a wild body kick that Ferkingstad sees coming a mile off. A head kick misses from Probert. Ferkingstad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Probert lands a slapping body shot.
Probert on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Probert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. 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! Ferkingstad bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Probert's head backwards. Ferkingstad misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Probert to counter with a crisp jab. Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferkingstad moves away. Probert misses the body punch and Ferkingstad counters with a nice leg kick. Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad is winning the standup battle so far. Ferkingstad moves away from the strike by Probert. Ferkingstad throws a hook but Probert blocks it. Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ferkingstad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ferkingstad with a nice calf kick. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ferkingstad checks a leg kick. Ferkingstad cracks Probert with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Probert throws a leg kick but Ferkingstad checks it. Ferkingstad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Probert throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferkingstad counters with a thumping low kick. Ferkingstad avoids the body shot from Probert.
Ferkingstad fakes the leg kick and cracks Probert in the body. A good leg kick by Probert. Probert throws a hook to the side of Ferkingstad's head but Ferkingstad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Probert tries to keep at a distance but Ferkingstad has taken the fight into the clinch. Probert misses with a hook from the clinch. Ferkingstad working some nice short punches in the clinch. Probert misses with a body punch.
Probert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Probert scores with a nice short uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferkingstad. Probert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Probert creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Ferkingstad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Ferkingstad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Probert backwards. Probert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Ferkingstad on the inside. A head punch on the inside from Ferkingstad fails to land. Ferkingstad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Probert misses with a punch to the body.
Probert misses with a short punch on the inside. A body shot lands from Ferkingstad.
Probert misses with some punches.
Probert can't find room to land a body shot as Ferkingstad controls the action.
Probert lands with a short shot to the head. Probert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Probert misses with a hook from the clinch. A short body shot lands from Ferkingstad as the two fighters clinch.
Probert is breathing heavily. Probert takes a shot to the head. Ferkingstad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Probert backwards. Ferkingstad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Probert backwards. Probert tries to work over Ferkingstad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ferkingstad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Probert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferkingstad presses Probert against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A quick uppercut on the inside from Ferkingstad. Ferkingstad lands a shot to the body. Ferkingstad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Probert. A right hook to the body lands for Ferkingstad.
Probert's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A short right from Ferkingstad on the inside. Ferkingstad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Probert backwards. Ferkingstad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Still in the clinch, Ferkingstad scores with a nice short uppercut. A nice right hand lands inside from Ferkingstad. Ferkingstad lands a right hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ferkingstad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ferkingstad lands on the inside with an uppercut. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ferkingstad. Ferkingstad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ferkingstad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Probert is rocked! Ferkingstad working some nice short punches in the clinch. Probert is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferkingstad finish him? Probert blocking some punches.
Ferkingstad misses with the head strike.
Ferkingstad lands a big right hand that drops Probert! The killer instinct kicks in and Ferkingstad finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ferkingstad!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad! Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad thanked the fans post fight for their support. The defeated Bob Probert had this to say: 'I had COVID'.
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