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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Steele (ranked 6523 p4p, 48 weight class) and Riley Ferguson (ranked 7131 p4p, 50 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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142 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferguson slips a straight right by Steele.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferguson staying out of range there.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
We've been told by Steele's head coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Steele looks to land a right hand but Ferguson moved out of range.
Ferguson has managed to clinch.
Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Ferguson saw that one coming.
Steele throws a jab when Ferguson was well out of range.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Ferguson slips the punch.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut.
Ferguson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steele, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferguson.
Ferguson breaks the clinch.
Steele swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ferguson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but Steele pushes him off.
Steele misses with a hook. Ferguson ducked under it nicely.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a body shot but no joy.
Steele misses with a hook. Ferguson ducked under it nicely.
Steele stuns Ferguson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Steele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steele throws a hook but Ferguson avoids it easily.
Ferguson slips under a jab.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Ferguson forces Steele back against the ropes and clinches.
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Steele.
Ferguson takes one on the button.
Steele misses with a hook.
Ferguson has managed to clinch.
Ferguson misses with some punches.
Ferguson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Sami Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Ferguson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson moves away from the strike by Steele.
Steele avoids the body shot from Ferguson.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Steele throws an overhand right that lands on Ferguson's shoulder, as Ferguson tries to avoid the shot.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferguson.
Ferguson staying out of range there.
Steele misses the jab.
Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
Steele throws a hook but Ferguson avoids it easily.
Steele throws a lazy right hand but Ferguson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steele defending well as Ferguson loads up on a big left hand.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson lands with a cross.
Steele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Steele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ferguson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Ferguson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferguson slips under a jab.
Ferguson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slow jab from Steele misses its intended target.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Ferguson saw that one coming.
Steele misses with a straight right.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Ferguson moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Ferguson.
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferguson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steele throws out the jab.
Ferguson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Steele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steele misses with a hook. Ferguson ducked under it nicely.
Ferguson has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferguson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferguson.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele slips a straight right by Ferguson.
Ferguson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Sloppy strikes from Ferguson. Those never looked like landing.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferguson misses with a hook
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Ferguson misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Steele misses the target.
Steele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steele is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ferguson lands a jab to the nose.
Ferguson loads up on a big right hand but Steele slips the punch.
Steele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ferguson throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Ferguson wants to clinch.
Ferguson slips a jab from Steele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sami Steele will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Steele moves out of range as Ferguson strikes.
Steele misses with a hook. Ferguson ducked under it nicely.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Ferguson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ferguson throws a good cross that connects.
Ferguson throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Ferguson moves away from the strike by Steele.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
Steele is looking to counter punch.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but Steele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but Steele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferguson defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Ferguson missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferguson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but Steele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steele scores with a nice head shot.
Steele scores with a body shot.
Ferguson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steele momentarily.
Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Ferguson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ferguson breaks the clinch.
Sami Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferguson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferguson staying out of range there.
Ferguson throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Ferguson scores with a one two! Steele had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ferguson staying out of range there.
Ferguson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Steele is having none of it.
Steele is looking to counter punch.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferguson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steele misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steele is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ferguson.
Steele is rocked!
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oh Steele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ferguson moves away from the strike by Steele.
Ferguson rushes Steele with punches - Steele moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Steele goes down! Ferguson follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riley Ferguson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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