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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marrio Marselli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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145 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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143 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marrio Marselli !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garrett Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ferguson controlling the action here for a moment.
Ferguson scores with a knee to the head.
Ferguson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marselli lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ferguson throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Ferguson to work.
Marselli has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ferguson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the head but Marselli blocks with his arms.
Ferguson scores with a knee to the head.
Marselli tries to work over Ferguson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferguson connects with a knee to the head.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but Marselli blocks it.
Ferguson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marselli in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marselli has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ferguson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marselli is trying to break the clinch but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage.
Ferguson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marselli 's face.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marselli really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marselli is trying to force a seperation but Ferguson has the dominant position.
Ferguson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ferguson landing knees to the head.
Ferguson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marselli 's face.
Ferguson scores with a knee to the head.
Ferguson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marselli 's face.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ferguson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson with a knee to the head.
Ferguson connects with a knee to the head.
Ferguson looks winded!
Marselli tries to pull guard but Ferguson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marrio Marselli . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marselli wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Ferguson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marselli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferguson avoids the body shot from Marselli .
Ferguson clinches with his opponent.
Ferguson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marselli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but Marselli blocks it.
Ferguson misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ferguson landing knees to the head.
Marselli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the head but Marselli blocks with his arms.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marselli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marselli drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ferguson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marselli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ferguson is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marselli avoids it.
Ferguson with a knee to the head.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Marselli is blocking nicely.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marselli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Marselli is blocking nicely.
Marselli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ferguson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marselli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
Marselli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marselli goes for a takedown attempt but Ferguson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ferguson throws a head kick but Marselli moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Marselli or perhaps it was just good defense by Ferguson which made him look bad.
Marselli shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ferguson is trying to defend but Marselli finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marselli trying to control from half guard but Ferguson is working away.
Ferguson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marselli wants to pass the guard but Ferguson is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Ferguson dominated that round.
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.
Ferguson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marselli tries to clinch but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ferguson landing knees to the head.
Ferguson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
Come on Ferguson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marselli tries to land a knee to the head but Ferguson blocks with his arms.
Ferguson is stalling here.
Ferguson lands a nice knee to the body.
Ferguson landing knees to the head.
Ferguson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson crunches a lovely knee into Marselli 's ribcage.
Ferguson lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marselli is looking to control Ferguson's arms but Ferguson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marselli has his back to the cage.
Ferguson landing knees to the head.
Ferguson landing knees to the head.
Ferguson misses with a knee to the head.
Ferguson lands a nice knee to the body.
Ferguson has Marselli pressed against the cage, preventing Marselli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ferguson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marselli 's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ferguson.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the head but Marselli blocks with his arms.
Marselli misses with the head strike.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferguson obliges.
Ferguson trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marselli is trying to push Ferguson away but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
Garrett Ferguson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marselli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marselli lands a takedown into guard.
Marselli wants to pass the guard but Ferguson is keeping the position.
Marselli wants to get up but he can't break Ferguson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Marselli wants to control from the top but Ferguson keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ferguson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marselli is controlling him.
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 Marrio Marselli .
Marselli moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
Marselli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferguson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marselli tries to pull guard but Ferguson won't allow it.
Ferguson misses with a knee to the head.
Marselli takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marselli tries to pull guard but Ferguson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Marselli avoids the damage to the body.
Ferguson scores a nice knee to the body.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
Marselli wants to take the fight to the mat but Ferguson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marrio Marselli . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marselli lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marselli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marselli shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson forces Marselli back against the cage and clinches.
Ferguson lands a nice knee to the body.
Ferguson scores a nice knee to the body.
Ferguson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marselli blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Marselli is blocking nicely.
Marselli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ferguson smiles and moves away.
Ferguson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but Marselli blocks it.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Ferguson 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ferguson moves into range and clinches up with Marselli .
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
It looks like Marrio Marselli has been cut.
Ferguson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marselli 's face.
Marselli tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ferguson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marselli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Marselli is blocking nicely.
Ferguson misses with a knee to the head.
Marselli is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ferguson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marrio Marselli . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marselli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferguson lands a good knee to the midsection. Marselli won't want to take too many of those.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Marselli is blocking nicely.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marselli drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ferguson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marselli wants to stall.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Marselli is blocking nicely.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferguson with a knee to the head.
Marselli jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ferguson walks away with a smile on his face. Marselli gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ferguson has Marselli up against the cage in a clinch.
Marselli is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ferguson to keep the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
Ferguson gets underhooks to prevent Marselli 's takedown attempt.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Marselli is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head.
Marselli is trying to pull guard but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage.
Ferguson lands a nice knee to the body.
Ferguson crunches a lovely knee into Marselli 's ribcage.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ferguson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marselli 's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from Ferguson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson scores a nice knee to the body.
Garrett Ferguson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ferguson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marselli blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marselli lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marselli takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Marselli is blocking nicely.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
Ferguson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ferguson landing knees to the head.
Marselli tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marselli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ferguson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head.
Marselli will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ferguson up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marselli 's face.
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marselli blocks it with crossed arms.
Marselli is trying to pull guard but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage.
Ferguson lands a good knee to the midsection. Marselli won't want to take too many of those.
Marselli working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marselli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marrio Marselli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferguson lands a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garrett Ferguson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ferguson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrett Ferguson!
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energy
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hype
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