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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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161 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Garza!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson misses with a hook. Garza ducked under it nicely.
Ferguson misses with a hook.
Ferguson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Garza on his heels. He'll look to pass Garza's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ferguson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ferguson content to stall in guard here.
Garza wants to sweep but no luck.
Ferguson throwing strikes but missing.
Ferguson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ferguson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza controls Ferguson momentarily but Ferguson frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Garza moves out of range of the strikes.
Tony Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson misses with a lunging right hand
and Garza counters with a three punch combo that has Ferguson backing up. Ferguson nods at Garza to acknowledge the strikes.
Ferguson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferguson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ferguson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Garza sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Garza takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ferguson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ferguson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ferguson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ferguson gets to mount! Garza was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ferguson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Garza's face.
Garza tries to lock up and control but Ferguson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ferguson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ferguson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ferguson unloading with bombs!
Garza wants to control but Ferguson is having none of it.
Garza is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garza taking shots to the head.
Garza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ferguson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Garza?
Ferguson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ferguson landing shots from mount.
Garza is bucking up trying to escape but Ferguson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Garza is rocked!
Garza wants to hold on but Ferguson pushes him away.
Ferguson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Garza is still in real trouble! Can Ferguson finish him?
It looks like Pablo Garza has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson landing punches.
Ferguson lands a big shot to the head and Garza winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tony Ferguson!
Tony Ferguson took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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