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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Money Billiards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money Billiards is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grant Ferguson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Money Billiards!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ferguson wants it to stay on the feet.
Billiards displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ferguson .
Ferguson digs a good hook to Billiards's body.
Ferguson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Money Billiards has been cut.
Billiards shoots in and drives through. Ferguson sprawls well.
Ferguson misses with a series of wild punches.
Billiards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ferguson .
Ferguson lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Ferguson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Billiards shoots in but no luck this time.
Ferguson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ferguson .
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt.
Ferguson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ferguson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson stuffs the takedown attempt from Billiards. Billiards gets slowly back to his feet.
Billiards shoots in and drives through. Ferguson sprawls well.
Grant Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Billiards shoots in and gets a takedown into Ferguson 's guard.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet but Billiards is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Billiards works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Billiards is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ferguson is trying to stand.
Billiards controlling from mount.
Billiards throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billiards controlling the pace for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You get the feeling that Ferguson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Billiards takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Money Billiards wasn't active enough on the ground.
Billiards closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Billiards is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ferguson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billiards's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Money Billiards.
Ferguson tries to bum rush Billiards with a series of wild strikes but Billiards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferguson leaves Billiards with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Billiards shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ferguson 's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billiards seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Billiards stops Ferguson from standing up.
Billiards is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Money Billiards hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Billiards closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ferguson to the mat! Ferguson manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Billiards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ferguson wants to stand and escape but Billiards is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billiards is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Money Billiards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Money Billiards's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ferguson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Billiards misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Billiards with that takedown attempt.
Billiards displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ferguson .
Billiards displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ferguson .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Ferguson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Billiards fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billiards tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ferguson swivels and escapes.
Billiards closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Billiards content to control rather than advance.
Let's hope that Billiards has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Billiards works his way into full mount!
Money Billiards has got the better of the ground game so far.
Billiards controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billiards looking to finish Ferguson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ferguson !
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Billiards controlling from the full mount.
Ferguson really wants to buck Billiards off and get back to his feet.
Billiards looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billiards punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ferguson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Billiards sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ferguson 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Billiards is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Ferguson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Billiards sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Billiards shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billiards looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Billiards tries to pass to full mount but Ferguson defends it.
Billiards is taking a breather. Ferguson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Money Billiards has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ferguson misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Billiards shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ferguson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Billiards advances nicely into full mount.
Billiards takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Money Billiards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Money Billiards's cut.
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!
Billiards shoots in looking for a takedown but Ferguson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Billiards's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Billiards drives through with a takedown into Ferguson 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ferguson is looking to stand up but Billiards isn't so interested in that idea.
Billiards looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Billiards landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Billiards dives into side control.
Billiards controls the position from side control.
Billiards wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ferguson , who protects the arm well.
Billiards controls the position.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet but Billiards drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billiards is staying tight to Ferguson 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Money Billiards hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Billiards shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson shows good takedown defense.
Ferguson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Billiards sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ferguson somewhat.
Ferguson fails with the takedown.
Billiards shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Billiards is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Billiards stands and throws Ferguson 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Billiards controlling the position.
Billiards works to advance to full mount. Ferguson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ferguson has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billiards controls the position.
Billiards thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Billiards is looking for the choke from the back position but Ferguson is controlling his hands well.
Ferguson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Billiards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Money Billiards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Billiards 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Money Billiards!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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