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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Ferdinand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felipe Pontes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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201 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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199 lbs
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Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Ferdinand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferdinand swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Felipe Pontes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pontes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pontes has closed the distance and engaged Ferdinand in a clinch.
Ferdinand is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pontes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ferdinand jumps guard but Pontes stands there with Ferdinand around his waist. Ferdinand gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pontes tries for a takedown but Ferdinand manages to get underhooks.
Pontes drags the fight down to the ground.
Ferdinand passes Pontes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ferdinand passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ferdinand dominating with strikes here.
You get the feeling that Pontes really doesn't like being in this position too much.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferdinand trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdinand is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pontes is surviving well by controlling Ferdinand's body position as best he can.
Ferdinand 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.
Pontes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ferdinand controlling from the full mount.
Ferdinand throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pontes is squirming around, avoiding Ferdinand's attempts to control the action.
Pontes is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ferdinand looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pontes is looking to improve his position but Ferdinand isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand controlling from mount.
Pontes bucks up and throws Ferdinand to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Pontes instigates a clinch.
Pontes tries to pull guard but Ferdinand holds him up against the cage and eventually Pontes drops back down to his feet.
Pontes jumps guard and drags Ferdinand to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferdinand working some strikes from top position.
Ferdinand postures up.
Ferdinand trying to control the position from guard on top but Pontes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes is trying to keep Ferdinand in close.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Felipe Pontes.
Pontes with a hook.
Ferdinand ducks under a wild hook from Pontes.
Pontes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ferdinand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pontes tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferdinand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pontes tries to clinch there but Ferdinand circles away.
Pontes cracks Ferdinand with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ferdinand counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pontes!
Pontes wants to hold on but Ferdinand pushes him away.
Ferdinand swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pontes is now in Ferdinand's guard. A big mistake from Ferdinand there, giving up the dominant position!
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!
Pontes stopping the sweep attempt from Ferdinand.
Pontes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ferdinand is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferdinand working for submissions but it's allowed Pontes to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob Ferdinand will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pontes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pontes is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pontes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pontes tests Ferdinand's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Bob Ferdinand has been cut.
Ferdinand shoots for a double leg takedown but Pontes sprawls well. He's pushed Ferdinand's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ferdinand moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdinand shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pontes but Pontes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ferdinand takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pontes moves to clinch but Ferdinand breaks away
and Ferdinand counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pontes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pontes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ferdinand is working away from the top position though.
Ferdinand prevents Pontes from improving his position.
Pontes pushes Ferdinand off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pontes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pontes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferdinand wants to take the fight to the mat but Pontes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Ferdinand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pontes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ferdinand pulls Pontes into guard.
Ferdinand working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pontes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pontes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pontes gets to his feet - Ferdinand follows without any prompting.
Pontes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ferdinand to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pontes pushes Ferdinand off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes looks to clinch
and Ferdinand counters with a takedown into side control.
Ferdinand creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ferdinand with the ground and pound but Pontes regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ferdinand seems to be working for a kimura but Pontes defends the submission attempt.
Pontes is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ferdinand in particular looking to stall.
Ferdinand is thwarting Pontes's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ferdinand prevents Pontes from improving his position.
Bob Ferdinand overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Felipe Pontes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ferdinand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pontes.
Pontes throws a hook but Ferdinand blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pontes wants to clinch but Ferdinand slips to the side
so Ferdinand counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ferdinand is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pontes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pontes has escaped and now he's on top!
Pontes wants to get up but he can't break Ferdinand's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bob Ferdinand will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bob Ferdinand's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pontes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferdinand swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pontes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pontes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ferdinand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pontes tries to clinch but Ferdinand moves away
and Ferdinand counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ferdinand prevents Pontes from standing back up.
Pontes tries to get to full guard but Ferdinand has control of the leg.
Pontes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand trying to pass the guard but Pontes defending well.
Ferdinand wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pontes keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdinand moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferdinand working away.
Pontes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ferdinand wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ferdinand trying to control the position but Pontes is working away.
Pontes wants to control but Ferdinand postures up.
Ferdinand working the ground and pound.
Ferdinand looking to control but instead Pontes has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Ferdinand throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Felipe Pontes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand trying to control the action but Pontes is working from the bottom.
Ferdinand wants to work for an arm triangle but Pontes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pontes wants to get back to his feet.
Ferdinand is looking to advance position but Pontes won't allow it.
Ferdinand missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ferdinand is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferdinand is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pontes defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes is refusing to be controlled, as Ferdinand sits in half guard.
Pontes is holding on to half guard well.
Ferdinand is looking to stall here but Pontes recovers full guard.
Pontes trying to control the position here.
Let's hope that Pontes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand forces his way into half guard.
Ferdinand looking for a submission but Pontes manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Ferdinand won't allow Pontes to get back to his feet.
Pontes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ferdinand wants to pass the guard but Pontes is keeping the position.
Pontes controls Ferdinand momentarily but Ferdinand frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pontes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ferdinand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Ferdinand showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ferdinand, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bob Ferdinand!
Bob Ferdinand was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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