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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between bj Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparky Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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135 lbs
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139 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bj Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sparky Probert!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probert gets caught napping as Ferguson dives in and scores a takedown. Probert manages to retain guard.
Ferguson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ferguson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Probert is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bj Ferguson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ferguson shoots for a takedown but Probert saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ferguson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ferguson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Probert stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ferguson lands in his opponent's guard.
Ferguson trying to control but Probert is working from the bottom.
Ferguson wants to stand but Probert is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ferguson tries to free his leg and advance position but Probert is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Probert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because bj Ferguson just wasn't active enough.
Ferguson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ferguson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ferguson manages to end up in side control.
Probert tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ferguson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ferguson trying to control the position but Probert is working away.
Ferguson controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bj Ferguson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Probert punishes Ferguson's body with a nice straight punch.
Probert throws a shot to the body.
Probert scores with a jab to the jaw.
Probert lands a nice looking body shot.
Probert lands a right hook to the body.
Probert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Probert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Probert throws a series of punches but Ferguson moves out of range.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook 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!
Ferguson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Probert scores with a nice head shot.
Probert comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Probert stuns Ferguson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sparky Probert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Ferguson misses.
Probert connects with a body shot.
Probert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Probert.
Probert lands a jab to Ferguson's midsection.
Probert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferguson at a distance.
Probert lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferguson's sensitive parts.
Probert scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Probert listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Probert lands a slapping body shot.
Probert is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ferguson rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferguson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Probert dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ferguson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Probert.
Ferguson checks a low kick from Probert.
Probert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Probert.
Good exchange - Probert coming out on top.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferguson moves away.
Ferguson shoots in but Probert avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Probert throws a body kick that misses.
bj Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Probert cracks the inside of Ferguson's front leg.
Ferguson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferguson throws a sloppy head kick and Probert moves out of range easily.
Ferguson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Probert manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probert is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ferguson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ferguson forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to stand but Probert has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Probert avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ferguson.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Probert is not content to let Ferguson control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of bj Ferguson.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Probert lands with a nice body punch.
Probert slaps away a takedown attempt from Ferguson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Probert lands a nice hook to Ferguson's body. Ferguson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses.
Ferguson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Probert ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ferguson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Probert does it's job there.
Ferguson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Probert can pounce on him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ferguson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bj Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Probert scores with a punch to the head.
Ferguson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Probert lands a head shot.
Probert lands a nice hook to Ferguson's body. Ferguson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Probert lands with a shot to the body.
Probert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Probert lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Probert throws a solid leg kick but Ferguson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Probert.
Probert scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Probert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A jab from Probert does it's job there.
Ferguson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Ferguson. Those never looked like landing.
Probert ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Probert fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ferguson on the side of the head.
Ferguson is rocked!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferguson is defended easily by Probert.
Oh Ferguson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Probert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferguson seems to have got his legs back now.
Probert lands a slapping body shot.
Probert stalks Ferguson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ferguson's face. Ferguson staggers backwards, shaken.
Probert ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Probert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferguson at a distance.
Ferguson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Probert to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probert cracks a nice hook into Ferguson's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Probert.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert thuds a left hand into Ferguson's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferguson 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.
Ferguson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Probert lands a nice shot to the body.
Probert lands with a nice body punch.
Probert works Ferguson's body with a nice hook.
Probert scores with a kick to the body.
Probert stuns Ferguson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Probert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Probert, as that shot connected.
Probert fakes the leg kick and cracks Ferguson in the body.
Probert scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Ferguson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ferguson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Probert lands a nice hook to Ferguson's body. Ferguson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Probert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert scores with a three punch combo!
Probert throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Probert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Ferguson blocks the low kick.
Sparky Probert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Probert throws out a powerful jab.
Probert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Probert throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
Probert jabs at Ferguson's body.
Probert connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ferguson momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Probert.
Probert lands a jab-cross combination.
No luck for Ferguson with that takedown attempt.
Sparky Probert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferguson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Probert looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Probert scores with a hook to the body. Ferguson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferguson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Probert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Probert lands with a nice body punch.
Probert lands a right hook to the body.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bj Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Probert throws out a powerful jab.
Probert connects with a solid leg kick.
Probert displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Probert connects with a body shot.
Probert lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ferguson backs up against the cage.
Probert thuds a left hand into Ferguson's body.
Ferguson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four 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!
Probert lands a really nice looking cross but Ferguson seems unphased.
Probert scores with a nice strike.
Probert fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferguson.
Probert connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Probert smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ferguson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ferguson checks a leg kick nicely.
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good work by Ferguson as he checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ferguson blocks the leg kick.
Probert connects with a body shot that sends Ferguson's belly button to the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferguson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ferguson checks a low kick from Probert.
bj Ferguson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sparky Probert is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Probert uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferguson has time to react.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown but Probert shows good takedown defense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparky Probert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Probert winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparky Probert!
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