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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ferguso Bambangan (ranked 1810 p4p, 248 weight class) and Ivan Lyubenov (ranked 2382 p4p, 304 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Ferguso Bambangan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Lyubenov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambangan gets a takedown into half guard.
Lyubenov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lyubenov keeping control of the position.
Bambangan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lyubenov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bambangan.
Lyubenov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lyubenov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bambangan trying to control the action but Lyubenov is working from the bottom.
Bambangan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyubenov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bambangan slips a nice elbow through Lyubenov's hands, connecting with Lyubenov's forehead.
Bambangan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lyubenov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bambangan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bambangan trying to control from half guard but Lyubenov is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambangan trying to mount his opponent but Lyubenov defends it.
Bambangan slips a nice elbow through Lyubenov's hands, connecting with Lyubenov's forehead.
We've been hearing good reports from Bambangan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lyubenov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bambangan.
Lyubenov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bambangan working the head and body with strikes.
Bambangan is thwarting Lyubenov's attempts to control the position.
Lyubenov trying to get back to full guard but Bambangan takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bambangan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lyubenov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bambangan.
Lyubenov is desperately trying to improve his position but Bambangan has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Lyubenov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
It looks like Ivan Lyubenov has been cut.
Lyubenov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lyubenov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bambangan working Lyubenov over with strikes here.
Bambangan working the ground and pound effectively.
Bambangan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lyubenov is rocked!
Bambangan looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Lyubenov covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ferguso Bambangan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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