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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grant Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin TimeBurger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 St Petersburg, Grant Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin TimeBurger!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TimeBurger tries to clinch there but Ferguson circles away.
TimeBurger misses with a jab, cross combination.
TimeBurger tries to bum rush Ferguson with a series of wild strikes but Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
TimeBurger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
TimeBurger swinging wilding here.
TimeBurger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ferguson advances position into side control!
Ferguson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
TimeBurger tries to escape but Ferguson is in control.
Ferguson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
TimeBurger is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ferguson is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson cracks TimeBurger with a big right hand but TimeBurger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
TimeBurger is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ferguson working the ground and pound but TimeBurger is defending the strikes.
Ferguson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ferguson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but TimeBurger is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ferguson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Ferguson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ferguson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ferguson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by TimeBurger, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TimeBurger wants to get back to his feet.
Ferguson is chipping away with strikes.
Ferguson tries for a kimura but TimeBurger is defending well.
TimeBurger wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
TimeBurger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferguson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
TimeBurger fails with an attempt to clinch.
TimeBurger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
TimeBurger misses with a kick to the body.
Ferguson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
TimeBurger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferguson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from TimeBurger.
Ferguson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. TimeBurger did well to prevent Ferguson getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ground and pound from Ferguson.
Ferguson stops TimeBurger from getting back to his feet.
Ferguson moves nicely into side control.
TimeBurger defending against the ground and pound.
Ferguson cracks TimeBurger with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ferguson works to advance to full mount. TimeBurger defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
TimeBurger is trying to stand up.
Ferguson is landing with some decent strikes but TimeBurger is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Ferguson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
TimeBurger throws a front kick aimed at Ferguson's knee but Ferguson avoids it well.
TimeBurger throws a big shot that misses.
TimeBurger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Ferguson as he checks the leg kick.
TimeBurger throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Ferguson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferguson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ferguson lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TimeBurger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ferguson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ferguson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ferguson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
TimeBurger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ferguson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ferguson looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from TimeBurger misses.
TimeBurger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
TimeBurger moves in looking to clinch but Ferguson pushes him off.
Ferguson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
TimeBurger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ferguson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ferguson tries to pass the half guard into mount. TimeBurger knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ferguson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson stops TimeBurger from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Ferguson.
Ferguson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for TimeBurger!
Ferguson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of TimeBurger's face.
Ferguson with shots to the head and body - TimeBurger looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Ferguson.
Ferguson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ferguson is landing with some decent strikes but TimeBurger is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ferguson working for a guillotine from mount but TimeBurger is in no mood to give up.
Ferguson looking to finish TimeBurger with some ground and pound. This is bad for TimeBurger!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to finish this one by submission but TimeBurger is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ferguson.
TimeBurger is trying to stand.
TimeBurger is in a horrible position here. Ferguson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ferguson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferguson looking to secure an arm triangle but TimeBurger defends it well.
Ferguson raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Ferguson dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ferguson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Grant Ferguson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferguson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
TimeBurger is trying to stand up.
Ferguson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but TimeBurger is surviving well by controlling Ferguson's body position as best he can.
TimeBurger is trying to stand.
Ferguson punching from mount but TimeBurger doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferguson punching from mount but TimeBurger doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Ferguson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TimeBurger squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ferguson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ferguson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can TimeBurger hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ferguson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ferguson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
TimeBurger takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Ferguson.
TimeBurger takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ferguson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ferguson raining down shots from the mount!
Ferguson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TimeBurger trying desperately to get to his feet.
TimeBurger in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns TimeBurger that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ferguson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. TimeBurger can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ferguson working for a guillotine from mount but TimeBurger is in no mood to give up.
Ferguson looking to secure an arm triangle but TimeBurger defends it well.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson with the ground and pound from mount.
Ferguson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ferguson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ferguson unloading with bombs!
Ferguson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BOOM! Ferguson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ferguson with shots to the head and body - TimeBurger looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ferguson won't let TimeBurger get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
TimeBurger takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ferguson looking to finish TimeBurger with some ground and pound. This is bad for TimeBurger!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
TimeBurger is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ferguson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, TimeBurger has worked his arm free - good work by TimeBurger!
Ferguson 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 is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, TimeBurger has escaped the position, nice work there.
TimeBurger wants to get back to his feet.
Ferguson cracks TimeBurger with a big right hand but TimeBurger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Justin TimeBurger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferguson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but TimeBurger sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Ferguson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferguson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Ferguson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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