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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hollis Ferguson (ranked 8491 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Aliev (ranked 5789 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollis Ferguson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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161 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hollis Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Aliev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliev clinches.
Aliev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferguson avoids it.
Aliev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aliev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferguson misses with a takedown attempt - Aliev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ali Aliev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aliev drives through with a takedown into Ferguson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Aliev 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aliev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Aliev working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aliev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Aliev is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Aliev pushes down on Ferguson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Aliev seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aliev misses with a series of wild punches.
Aliev bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliev stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ferguson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aliev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aliev decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Aliev trying to advance position but Ferguson counters by regaining guard.
Ferguson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aliev on the ground.
Aliev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ferguson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aliev controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aliev slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Ferguson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Aliev dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aliev avoids the body shot from Ferguson.
Aliev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ferguson!
Aliev controls the position from side control.
Ali Aliev has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aliev has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ferguson!
Aliev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Aliev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Aliev lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Aliev looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliev lands a big shot there that rocks Ferguson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ferguson is rocked!
Aliev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Ferguson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aliev connects with a bit shot that sees Ferguson covering up! More strikes from Aliev and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Aliev is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Aliev!
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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
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