PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Josh Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Duane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Ferguson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ferguson
vs
Duane

165 cm
28
128 lbs
15 - 15 - 1

156 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

Brawler
KO power

Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Duane !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ferguson clinches up against the cage.
Duane is looking to break free of the clinch but Ferguson has double underhooks.

Duane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duane walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duane paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ferguson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferguson wants to break free but Duane has control.
Ferguson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ferguson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ferguson looking to slow down the pace here.
Ferguson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ferguson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Duane manages to break the clinch.
Duane takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ferguson misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Ferguson closes the distance and clinches.
Ferguson is trying to maintain a safe position but Duane gets an underhook and turns Ferguson into the cage.

Duane 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ferguson has Duane up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferguson tries to stall but Duane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Duane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ferguson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ferguson has Duane pushed against the cage.

Duane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Duane takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duane is trying to break the clinch but Ferguson is controlling him.
Ferguson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duane backwards.
Duane trying to stall but Ferguson improves his position.
Ferguson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duane 's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ferguson.
Duane is struggling to control the position.

Duane manages to break the clinch.
Duane tries to clinch up.
Ferguson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Ferguson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duane keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferguson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duane throws a sloppy head kick and Ferguson moves out of range easily.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Duane is having none of it.
Ferguson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferguson is looking to clinch.
Duane 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Duane duly obliges.

It looks like Josh Ferguson has been cut.
Duane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duane throws a head kick that misses.
Ferguson misses with a two punch combination.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Duane keeps it at a distance.
Ferguson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duane lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ferguson backs up against the cage.

Ferguson is rocked!
Duane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oh Ferguson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duane tries to clinch but Ferguson is having none of it.
Ferguson seems to have got his legs back now.
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but Duane pushes him off.
Ferguson lands with a hook. Duane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duane avoids the body shot from Ferguson.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Duane moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ferguson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferguson.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Duane gets tackled into the cage by Ferguson. Ferguson maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Ferguson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Ferguson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Duane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Josh Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duane throws a lazy head kick
and Ferguson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Duane tries to keep at a distance but Ferguson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duane tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferguson avoids the damage to the body.
Ferguson is trying to force a seperation but Duane has the dominant position.
Duane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferguson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ferguson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Duane up against the cage.

Ferguson manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duane moves in looking to clinch but Ferguson pushes him off.
Ferguson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferguson throws a series of punches but Duane avoids them all with ease.
Ferguson misses with a series of wild punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Duane .
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferguson keeps Duane at a distance using the push kick.
Duane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferguson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferguson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duane swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a combination. Duane tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ferguson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duane tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson swinging wildly here.
Duane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ferguson has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is trying to break the clinch but Duane is controlling him.

Duane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferguson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duane 's sensitive parts.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ferguson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferguson is trying to force a seperation but Duane has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Duane - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Ferguson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Duane moves out of range.

Ferguson closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ferguson.
Duane stalling against the cage.
Duane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ferguson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Duane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ferguson rushes Duane and presses him up against the cage.
Ferguson managing to block the knees to the body from Duane .
Ferguson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Ferguson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Ferguson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Duane keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duane wants to clinch.
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but Duane pushes him off.
Ferguson jabs Duane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Duane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferguson has time to react.
Duane throws a low kick but Ferguson avoids it.
Ferguson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Duane takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferguson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ferguson drives through and clinches with Duane against the cage.
Ferguson takes a shot to the head.
Duane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferguson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ferguson keeps control of Duane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duane wants to get back to striking at distance but Ferguson won't allow it.
Ferguson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson digs a right hand into Duane 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duane 's gas tank.
Ferguson is looking to break free of the clinch but Duane has double underhooks.
Ferguson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Duane is trying to break the clinch but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage.

Duane manages to break the clinch.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Duane is having none of it.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but Duane circles away.
Ferguson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duane is looking to clinch.
Duane doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferguson circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Duane tries to keep at a distance but Ferguson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ferguson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferguson lands with a nice body kick.
Ferguson lands with an uppercut that bounces Duane off the cage and back into range.
Duane tries to clinch but Ferguson is having none of it.
Ferguson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ferguson stalks Duane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Duane 's face. Duane staggers backwards, shaken.
Ferguson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duane tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferguson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duane misses with a hook. Ferguson ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Duane does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is looking to clinch.
Ferguson scores with a one two! Duane had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duane goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Duane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Duane wants to clinch.
Duane tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferguson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferguson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Ferguson rushes Duane and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson working hard to break the clinch.

Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mark Duane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josh Ferguson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duane circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Ferguson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferguson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Ferguson!
Josh Ferguson looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I new coming in he was gonna be tough. But tonight I was tougher. We need a flyweight division! Do it! Make it happen please. (16-14-1)'.