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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raymundo Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferguson has chosen Malandramente as his entrance music. Tony Ferguson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raymundo Dale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dale moves into the clinch.
Dale goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ferguson prevents it.
Ferguson working hard to break the clinch.
Dale decides to pull guard.
Ferguson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dale is proving hard to escape from.
Ferguson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ferguson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dale keeping moving, preventing Ferguson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ferguson is controlling him.
Dale throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dale keeping moving, preventing Ferguson from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Good exchange - Ferguson coming out on top.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ferguson. Dale shrugs it off though.
Ferguson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ferguson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dale checks a low kick from Ferguson.
Dale is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ferguson misses the body punch
and Dale counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ferguson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dale. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dale lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dale might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ferguson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dale.
Ferguson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dale has passed into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dale lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale tries to score with some ground and pound. Ferguson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dale grinds an elbow into Ferguson's temple.
Dale really is a fat lump.
Ferguson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dale working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dale working the ground and pound but Ferguson is defending the strikes.
Ferguson dodges the ground and pound from Dale.
Ferguson wants to control but Dale postures up.
An elbow from Dale crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale tries to score with some ground and pound. Ferguson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dale throws a strike aimed at the side of Ferguson's head but Ferguson avoids it well.
Dale working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ferguson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ferguson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dale throws a strike aimed at the side of Ferguson's head but Ferguson avoids it well.
Ferguson is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymundo Dale dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dale fails with a takedown attempt.
Ferguson tries to bum rush Dale with a series of wild strikes but Dale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ferguson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferguson jabs Dale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick by Ferguson misses
and Dale counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dale.
Dale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ferguson throws a right and a left that Dale avoids nicely.
Ferguson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferguson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dale breaks from the clinch.
Ferguson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dale counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ferguson!
Dale connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ferguson some visible discomfort.
Dale in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dale is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ferguson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dale scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet.
Ferguson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Can Ferguson hold on?! Dale is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dale with shots to the head and body - Ferguson looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Dale connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dale landing strikes from the mount and Ferguson is in trouble!
Dale lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ferguson hang on?
Dale working the ground and pound effectively.
Raymundo Dale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dale lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale landing strikes from the mount and Ferguson is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dale working Ferguson over with strikes here.
Ferguson bucks up and throws Dale to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Ferguson connects with a body shot.
Dale takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferguson can do to turn this around?
Ferguson misses with a leg kick.
Dale on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dale misses with a takedown
enabling Ferguson to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymundo Dale dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dale shoots for a takedown but Ferguson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tony Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferguson clinches with his opponent.
Dale gets control of Ferguson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dale will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ferguson is stalling in the full guard.
Dale working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dale bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ferguson's guard.
Dale stopping the sweep attempt from Ferguson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale won't allow Ferguson to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dale lands a couple of elbows.
Dale postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dale has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ferguson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dale.
Ferguson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dale manages to pass to side control.
Dale decides to stand up.
Ferguson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dale rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferguson gets a clinch.
Dale tries to pull guard but Ferguson won't allow it.
Dale is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ferguson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tony Ferguson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymundo Dale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dale jumps guard and drags Ferguson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson won't allow Dale to sweep him here.
Ferguson being controlled here momentarily.
Ferguson wants to control from the top but Dale keeps moving.
Dale trying to control the position.
Dale doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ferguson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ferguson won't allow Dale to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ferguson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ferguson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferguson throws a nice looking combination but Dale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferguson throws a series of strikes that have Dale backpedaling.
Ferguson scores with a push kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good leg kick by Ferguson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A low kick from Ferguson is predictable there
and Dale holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Raymundo Dale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dale pulls Ferguson into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Raymundo Dale.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dale, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymundo Dale!
The defeated Tony Ferguson had this to say: 'I may be down but I will learn something new from this fight and come out with the victory next time out'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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