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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Junior!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ferguson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferguson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Junior fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Junior has his takedown stuffed
and Ferguson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Junior's guard now.
Isaiah Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Junior.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ferguson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ferguson pushing down on Junior's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ferguson is looking for a kimura but Junior is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ferguson to get the leverage.
Ferguson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Junior doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ferguson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Junior defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior looking for submissions off his back.
Junior wants to improve his position but Ferguson is controlling well.
Junior keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ferguson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Junior defending well though.
Junior trying to control from the bottom.
Ferguson throwing shots but Junior is blocking nicely.
Junior avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ferguson.
Ferguson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ferguson decides to stand up.
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range.
Junior moves out of range as Ferguson throws a body kick.
Junior fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson avoids it really well and circles away.
Ferguson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior looking for subs off his back but Ferguson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ferguson wants to work for an arm triangle but Junior is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferguson pulls his head out easily.
Ferguson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ferguson trying to control from half guard but Junior is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ferguson prevents Junior from improving his position.
Ferguson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Junior keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ferguson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior is looking to get back to full guard here but Ferguson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ferguson tries for a kimura but Junior is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaiah Ferguson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ferguson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Junior tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ferguson is in Junior's guard.
Junior is looking for a triangle here but Ferguson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ferguson is trying to get an arm triangle but Junior is defending well.
Junior is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ferguson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Junior stops Ferguson from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Ferguson with the ground and pound from mount.
Junior is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Junior bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ferguson and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaiah Ferguson!
A very excited looking Isaiah Ferguson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
91% |
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