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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Isaiah Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Isaiah Ferguson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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150 lbs
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130 lbs
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Excellent boxer
KO power
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Brawler
Knockout power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floyd Howard!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard has Ferguson up against the cage in a clinch.
Howard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferguson is looking to clinch but Howard is avoiding it.
Howard instigates a clinch.
Howard should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Howard breaks from the clinch.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Howard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferguson throws the kick towards the body but Howard avoids it.
Ferguson tries to clinch up
and Howard counters by clinching up.
Howard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howard throws a sloppy head kick and Ferguson moves out of range easily.
Ferguson closes the distance but Howard moves to the side
and Howard counters by clinching up.
Ferguson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howard has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Howard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard rushes Ferguson and presses him up against the cage.
Howard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Howard manages to break the clinch.
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but Howard pushes him off.
Ferguson closes the distance but Howard moves to the side
and Howard counters by clinching up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Howard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Howard breaks the clinch.
Ferguson doesn't manage to clinch there - Howard circles away.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Howard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferguson wants to land a leg kick but Howard is out of range.
Ferguson darts in trying to clinch
and Howard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Howard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Howard receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ferguson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Howard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard motions for Ferguson to come forward. Howard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferguson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferguson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howard moves into the clinch.
Howard manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Howard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Howard closes the distance and pushes Ferguson back into the cage.
Howard tries to throw a body punch but Ferguson avoids it by throwing Howard back against the cage.
Howard manages to break the clinch.
Ferguson jabs Howard right on the nose. Howard blinks but takes it well.
Howard misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Howard.
Howard moves into the clinch successfully.
Howard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howard throws a lazy right hand but Ferguson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferguson.
Howard closes the distance and pushes Ferguson back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ferguson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Howard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Howard blocks the body kick.
Isaiah Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferguson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Ferguson.
Howard swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferguson.
Howard throws a head kick that misses.
Ferguson tries to clinch
and Howard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Howard.
Howard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ferguson's efforts to push away.
Ferguson takes a shot to the head.
Howard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Howard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferguson is looking to clinch but Howard is avoiding it.
Ferguson scores with a big combo that sends Howard crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Howard flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Ferguson jumps onto the cage and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaiah Ferguson!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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