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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Shouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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116 lbs
16 - 17 - 0 |
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128 lbs
21 - 20 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple 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
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Shouse !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shouse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shouse scores with a takedown into Ferguson's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shouse preventing the sweep.
Shouse controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shouse has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ferguson is proving hard to escape from.
Shouse pushing down on Ferguson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shouse not doing much here.
Shouse trying to pass the guard but Ferguson defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shouse in particular looking to stall.
Shouse is looking to take a break and control but Ferguson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joshua Shouse wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ferguson with a poor takedown
and Shouse counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shouse .
Shouse dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shouse is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ferguson to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shouse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferguson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shouse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Shouse with that takedown attempt.
Ferguson closes the distance and clinches.
Shouse is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shouse looking to slow down the pace here.
Shouse missing with knees to the body.
Ferguson tries to pull guard but Shouse won't allow it.
Joshua Shouse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Ferguson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shouse drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ferguson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ferguson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shouse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shouse tries to clinch up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ferguson enables Shouse to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ferguson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Shouse controlling from the top position.
Ferguson looking for subs off his back but Shouse has passed one foot through into half guard.
Shouse seems to be working for a kimura but Ferguson defends the submission attempt.
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.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet.
Shouse throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ferguson wants to control but Shouse passes into side.
Ferguson tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shouse decides to stand back up. Shouse steps back and let's Ferguson get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Shouse dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shouse shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shouse shoots in looking for a takedown. Ferguson tries to sprawl out of it but Shouse keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ferguson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ferguson with a poor takedown
and Shouse counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ferguson!
Shouse looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ferguson struggling a bit here.
Shouse knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ferguson on the ground.
Shouse has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ferguson!
Ferguson gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shouse moves nicely into side control.
Shouse stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shouse rushes Ferguson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ferguson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shouse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferguson drives through and clinches with Shouse against the cage.
Shouse tries to pull guard but Ferguson holds him up against the cage and eventually Shouse drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Shouse . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ferguson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ferguson blocks the strikes from Shouse .
Ferguson trying to mount his opponent but Shouse defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson stops Shouse from getting back to his feet.
Ferguson tries to pass to full mount but Shouse defends it.
Ferguson is trying to control the action in half guard but Shouse is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shouse makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson has a takedown stuffed.
Ferguson looks to land a combination. Shouse sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ferguson.
Shouse manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is thwarting Shouse 's attempts to control the position.
Shouse looking for a kimura from the bottom but Ferguson passes into side control!
Shouse sneaks back into half guard.
Ferguson wants to stand up but Shouse has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Shouse has his hands clasped together around Ferguson's back. He's all about the action.
Ferguson trying to control the action but Shouse is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shouse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ferguson.
Shouse tries to get to full guard but Ferguson has control of the leg.
Shouse blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ferguson.
Shouse trying to control here.
Ferguson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shouse doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ferguson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shouse punching from the bottom.
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 Joshua Shouse will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ferguson shoots in and bounces Shouse off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shouse is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ferguson is controlling him.
Shouse keeping moving, preventing Ferguson from controlling successfully.
Shouse controlling the position.
Ferguson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ferguson rushes Shouse and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson wants a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ferguson.
Ferguson breaks from the clinch.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Shouse keeps it at a distance.
Shouse displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ferguson.
Ferguson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferguson moves into the clinch.
Shouse 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shouse throws a sloppy head kick and Ferguson moves out of range easily.
Ferguson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shouse to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Shouse wants to control from the top but Ferguson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is trying to keep Shouse in close.
Shouse trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ferguson's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ferguson trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ferguson tries to keep at a distance but Shouse has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ferguson pulls guard effortlessly.
Ferguson being controlled here, momentarily.
Shouse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ferguson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shouse is controlling him.
Shouse is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ferguson controls Shouse momentarily but Shouse frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Joshua Shouse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Ferguson.
Ferguson closes the distance and pushes Shouse back into the cage.
Ferguson lands an elbow just above Shouse 's eye.
Shouse has had enough of the clinch but Ferguson keeps him there for the moment.
Ferguson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ferguson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shouse slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Joshua Shouse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shouse would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Josh Ferguson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joshua Shouse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shouse controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Ferguson.
I think Shouse has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Shouse !
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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