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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Grill (ranked 6907 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Ferguson (ranked 4888 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Grill has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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194 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Grill! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Ferguson! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A swing and a miss from Grill. Good standup being displayed there by Grill as he connects with a hook. Kevin Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ferguson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Ferguson cracks Grill with a nice body shot. A head punch blocked on the inside by Grill. Ferguson lands a right hand. Grill tries a body shot but Ferguson blocks it.
Grill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Grill as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ferguson lands with a short shot to the head. Ferguson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Grill throws a head punch that misses. Ferguson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Grill scores with a nice short uppercut. Ferguson working aggressively here.
A short right from Ferguson on the inside. Grill tries to circle away but Ferguson has him pinned against the cage. Grill tries to throw a body punch but Ferguson avoids it by throwing Grill back against the cage. Ferguson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grill's elbow. Ferguson misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson prevents Grill from breaking the clinch. Ferguson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Ferguson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grill. Grill blocking some punches.
Ferguson pushes Grill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Grill takes a shot to the head. Ferguson working aggressively here.
Ferguson blocks an uppercut.
Ferguson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grill. Grill prevents a body shot from Ferguson. Ferguson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grill's elbow. Grill blocks a body shot from Ferguson. Ferguson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ferguson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Grill fails to land. Grill blocks a body shot from Ferguson.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ferguson tries to throw a body punch but Grill avoids it by throwing Ferguson back against the cage. Ferguson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grill's elbow. Ferguson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Grill blocks an uppercut.
Ferguson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferguson manages to break the clinch.
Ferguson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Ferguson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grill. Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Grill. Ferguson tries to counter with a clinch but Grill shakes him off and moves away. Ferguson closes the distance and clinches. Grill blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Ferguson. We've been informed that Ferguson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ferguson misses with a short punch on the inside. Ferguson has a couple of punches blocked by Grill.
Ferguson working some nice short punches in the clinch. Grill can't find room to land a body shot as Ferguson controls the action.
Ferguson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Ferguson scores with a shoulder strike. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A short left from Ferguson. Ferguson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grill backwards. Ferguson presses Grill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferguson. Ferguson scores with a hook to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Ferguson dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grill tries to keep at a distance but Ferguson has taken the fight into the clinch. Ferguson lands a body punch in the clinch. Grill misses with a short punch on the inside. Nice body punch from Ferguson. Ferguson lands a hook to the side of the head. Ferguson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grill backwards. Still in the clinch, Ferguson scores with a nice short uppercut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ferguson lands a body shot. Ferguson lands a nice uppercut. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ferguson. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Ferguson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice body punch from Ferguson. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ferguson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A short right hand to the side of the head by Ferguson. Ferguson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Ferguson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferguson. Ferguson lands a hook to the side of the head. Ferguson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A head punch on the inside from Ferguson fails to land. Ferguson cracks Grill with a nice body shot. Ferguson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grill backwards. Ferguson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ferguson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Ferguson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ferguson digs a right hand underneath Grill's ribcage. Grill let out a lung full of air as it connected. Grill misses with a body punch.
Ferguson lands with a right to the head. Ferguson lands with a right to the head. Ferguson lands with a light punch inside. Ferguson has a couple of punches blocked by Grill.
Still in the clinch, Ferguson scores with a nice short uppercut. Ferguson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferguson swings wildly with an uppercut but Grill uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferguson. Ferguson blocking some punches.
Ferguson working some nice short punches in the clinch. Grill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Ferguson. Grill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferguson has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Ferguson working aggressively here.
Kevin Ferguson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Ferguson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grill or not. Ferguson tries to throw a body punch but Grill avoids it by throwing Ferguson back against the cage. Ferguson misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ferguson taking a breather. Ferguson has a couple of punches blocked by Grill.
Ferguson scores with a shot to the side of Grill's head. Grill is pressed up against the cage. Ferguson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grill down to the mat. Grill avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Ferguson clinches up with Grill and pushes him back against the cage. Ferguson can't find room to land a body shot as Grill controls the action.
Ferguson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Still in the clinch, Ferguson scores with a nice short uppercut. Ferguson lands with a right to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ferguson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Ferguson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ferguson misses the body punch and Grill counters with a left to the body. Ferguson throws a poor cross that misses
and Grill counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Ferguson drives through and clinches with Grill against the cage.
Ferguson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ferguson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Grill is looking to break free of the clinch but Ferguson has double underhooks. Nice body punch from Ferguson - that landed with a thud.
Grill takes a shot to the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ferguson misses with some punches.
Ferguson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferguson blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ferguson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Ferguson misses with a hook from the clinch. A hook to the body from Ferguson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ferguson. Ferguson lands a shoulder strike. Ferguson has a couple of punches blocked by Grill.
Ferguson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ferguson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Ferguson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grills head. Ferguson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Grill throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferguson.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ferguson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grill backwards. Ferguson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Ferguson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grill's efforts to push away. Ferguson lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ferguson digs a right hand into Grill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grill's gas tank. Grill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ferguson working some nice short punches in the clinch. Ferguson can't find room to land a body shot as Grill controls the action.
Ferguson tries a body shot but Grill blocks it.
Ferguson gets through Grill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ferguson struggles to land a body shot inside as Grill controls his hands.
Ferguson lands a nice uppercut.
Grill is rocked! Ferguson misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Grill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Ferguson misses with a short punch on the inside. Ferguson swings wildly with an uppercut but Grill uses good head movement to avoid it. Grill blocking some punches.
Ferguson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grill seems to have got his legs back now. Ferguson scores with a shot to the side of Grill's head. Kevin Ferguson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Grill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grill.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ferguson lands a shoulder strike. A nice left hand lands by Ferguson.
Ferguson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grill's efforts to push away. Grill blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! Kevin 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30 Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Ferguson!
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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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