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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Ferrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Blackmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gators speech. Bill Ferrell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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172 cm
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181 lbs
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180 cm
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Ferrell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Blackmore! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blackmore displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ferrell. Blackmore lands the left hand. Blackmore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferrell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ferrell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Ferrell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. A lull in the action here. Ferrell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blackmore is avoiding damage well.
Blackmore avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ferrell. Ferrell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ferrell controlling the position from side mount. Ferrell scoring with punches from side control. Blackmore is letting Ferrell control him for a moment. Ferrell throwing shots but missing, from side control. Ferrell lands an elbow. Ferrell working the ground and pound. Ferrell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ferrell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Ferrell controls the position. Blackmore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ferrell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Blackmore wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Blackmore being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ferrell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Ferrell lands some shots froms side control. Blackmore is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Ferrell lands some shots froms side control. Ferrell content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Ferrell in side control, throwing shots but Blackmore defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ferrell working the head and body with strikes. You can see the frustration on Blackmore's face as Ferrell controls the position. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ferrell lands a decent elbow from side control. Ferrell working the ground and pound. Ferrell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ferrell controls the position. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Blackmore is not in a great position here, taking some shots. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Ferrell dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ferrell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Nice strikes from Ferrell there. Ferrell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Ferrell looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Ferrell stalling. Blackmore is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ferrell scores with a couple of nice shots. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Blackmore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ferrell not landing any meaningful shots this time. Blackmore is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ferrell scores with a couple of nice shots. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ferrell lands a nice short elbow. Ferrell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Ferrell 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. Ferrell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Blackmore has hold of Ferrell's hands but Ferrell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Ferrell not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ferrell working Blackmore over with strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ferrell controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blackmore is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ferrell scores with a couple of nice shots. Bill Ferrell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Well, if Ferrell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ferrell connects with a nice short shot to Blackmore's temple. Ferrell lands with a punch from half guard. Ferrell not landing any meaningful shots this time. Ferrell working Blackmore over with strikes. Ferrell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ferrell slows the pace down in half guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ground and pound from Ferrell. Ferrell scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Ferrell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ferrell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blackmore defending well though. Ferrell scoring with strikes to the body and head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Ferrell dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ferrell fails to land the takedown. Blackmore dives in and grabs Ferrell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferrell pushes down on Blackmore's head and hops out. Blackmore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chris Blackmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Blackmore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ferrell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Ferrell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ferrell lands in his opponent's guard. Ferrell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Ferrell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Ferrell controls from within his opponent's guard. Ferrell is working Blackmore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ferrell's corner is telling him to maintain position. Ferrell slips nicely into half guard. Still in half guard, Ferrell seems content to control. Ferrell slips a nice elbow through Blackmore's hands, connecting with Blackmore's forehead. Chris Blackmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ferrell drops an elbow to the side of Blackmore's head. Well, if Ferrell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ferrell lands with a punch from half guard. Blackmore has hold of Ferrell's hands but Ferrell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ferrell slips a nice elbow through Blackmore's hands, connecting with Blackmore's forehead. Ferrell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Ferrell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ferrell controlling the pace. Ferrell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackmore can do to turn this around? Ferrell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blackmore's head. Ferrell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Ferrell slips a nice elbow through Blackmore's hands, connecting with Blackmore's forehead. Ferrell missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Ferrell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Blackmore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Ferrell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blackmore is in trouble now - Ferrell has advanced to mount! Blackmore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Ferrell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blackmore looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Blackmore is in a horrible position here. Ferrell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ferrell is landing with some decent strikes but Blackmore is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ferrell landing strikes, looking to finish! Bill Ferrell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blackmore is rocked! Ferrell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blackmore hang on?
And that's the end of the fight! Bill Ferrell showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ferrell, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Ferrell! Bill Ferrell took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I like you man, but your crazy.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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