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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niall Ferguson (ranked 72 p4p, 386 weight class) and Patrick Van Kerckhoven (ranked 11 p4p, 54 weight class). Van Kerckhoven has chosen Neo Cortex - Elements (Daniel Cain Remix) as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niall Ferguson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Van Kerckhoven!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Van Kerckhoven with a nice calf kick.
Van Kerckhoven takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Ferguson.
Ferguson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Van Kerckhoven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Kerckhoven throws out a counter right but Ferguson avoids it with no problem.
Van Kerckhoven throws the left hand but Ferguson avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Kerckhoven throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferguson.
It looked like Ferguson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ferguson misses with a hook to the body
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Niall Ferguson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven cracks Ferguson with a good jab.
Van Kerckhoven walks into a stiff left hand from Ferguson.
Van Kerckhoven moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Kerckhoven flicks out a counter leg kick but Ferguson steps away.
Van Kerckhoven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Kerckhoven defending well as Ferguson loads up on a big left hand.
Ferguson swings for the body but Van Kerckhoven moves out of range.
Van Kerckhoven only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Van Kerckhoven tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ferguson is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Ferguson has knocked Van Kerckhoven down with a huge combo! Ferguson steps away and waves a wobbly Van Kerckhoven back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Patrick Van Kerckhoven has been cut.
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 misses with a few strikes there.
Ferguson throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Van Kerckhoven misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Kerckhoven was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws out a leg kick but Van Kerckhoven moves out of range and Ferguson only half commits.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Kerckhoven misses.
Ferguson throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Van Kerckhoven misses its intended target.
Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Kerckhoven.
Ferguson throws a lazy right hand but Van Kerckhoven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Kerckhoven with a jab.
Ferguson loads up on a big right hand but Van Kerckhoven slips the punch.
Ferguson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven scores with the left hand. Ferguson knows he should have avoided that one.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Van Kerckhoven on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ferguson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Kerckhoven.
Ferguson throws a right and a left that Van Kerckhoven avoids nicely.
Van Kerckhoven 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Ferguson backs off Van Kerckhoven throws a huge counter combo but Ferguson manages to avoid it all.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niall Ferguson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ferguson checks a low kick from Van Kerckhoven.
Ferguson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Kerckhoven tries to land a front kick but Ferguson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferguson lands a jab to the nose.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Kerckhoven was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Kerckhoven defending well as Ferguson loads up on a big left hand.
Van Kerckhoven is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ferguson misses with a hook to the body
and Van Kerckhoven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson swings for the body but Van Kerckhoven moves out of range.
Van Kerckhoven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Niall Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson misses with a looping left.
Van Kerckhoven connects with a nice looking jab.
Ferguson misses with a looping right.
Van Kerckhoven lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
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.
Van Kerckhoven needs to keep his hands up - Ferguson had a free shot at his head there.
Van Kerckhoven has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ferguson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Kerckhoven clobbers Ferguson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crunch! Van Kerckhoven slams his shin into Ferguson's torso.
Ferguson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ferguson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses.
Van Kerckhoven looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Kerckhoven lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ferguson takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven lands with a straight right. Ferguson didn't see that one coming.
Niall Ferguson's cut is getting worse.
Van Kerckhoven explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Kerckhoven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ferguson throwing a counter right hand but Van Kerckhoven manages to avoid it.
Van Kerckhoven pushes Ferguson away with a front kick.
Ferguson moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Kerckhoven catches Ferguson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Van Kerckhoven.
Van Kerckhoven keeps Ferguson at a distance using the push kick.
Van Kerckhoven lands a big uppercut and Ferguson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ferguson looks OK. Van Kerckhoven waves Ferguson back to his feet!
Ferguson is rocked!
Niall Ferguson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Kerckhoven. Van Kerckhoven obviously looking to wear him down.
Oh Ferguson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ferguson slips a straight right by Van Kerckhoven.
Ferguson seems to have got his legs back now.
Ferguson swings for the body but Van Kerckhoven moves out of range.
Van Kerckhoven shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ferguson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a big left hand that crumples Ferguson! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Van Kerckhoven!
Patrick Van Kerckhoven is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Patrick Van Kerckhoven made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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