Post by The Sandmen on May 5, 2019 1:56:10 GMT -5
Tony Ferguson glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Al Iaquinta is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Tony Ferguson is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Tony Ferguson and Al Iaquinta touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Tony Ferguson fakes a punch and launches himself over Iaquinta!
Al Iaquinta is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Ferguson and pushes him away!
Ferguson clumsily fails here and it's time for Al Iaquinta to fight back!
Iaquinta is holding Tony Ferguson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tony Ferguson shows great balance while pushing away Al Iaquinta
Tony Ferguson moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Iaquinta's right thigh
Al Iaquinta chases Ferguson and launches a few perfect strikes
Ferguson ducks backwards and avoids them.
Tony Ferguson charges at Iaquinta throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Iaquinta is rocked!
Iaquinta studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Tony Ferguson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Iaquinta's chin
Iaquinta's Chin is beginning to swell
Iaquinta and Ferguson circle around the center of the cage.
Al Iaquinta swings...
hard impact to Ferguson's face!
Ferguson tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Ferguson is clinching with Iaquinta.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Al Iaquinta tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Ferguson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ferguson struggles and launches a few punches to Iaquinta's head
Those punches are hitting! Iaquinta covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Al Iaquinta!
That one almost breaks Ferguson's chin! He is knocked down!
Iaquinta is standing while Ferguson is on the ground on his back
Iaquinta opts to jump inside Ferguson's guard.
Ferguson fights back with his feet, forcing Iaquinta to try something else.
Iaquinta is standing while Ferguson is on the ground on his back
Tony Ferguson doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Tony Ferguson is on his feet again.
Iaquinta decides to launch some tentative punches
Tony Ferguson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Iaquinta decides to launch some tentative punches
Ferguson launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Iaquinta with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
There is a small laceration on Al Iaquinta's Left eye
Tony Ferguson has found an opening in the defense of Iaquinta, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Iaquinta is wobbling!
Al Iaquinta takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Ferguson.
Ferguson is holding Al Iaquinta's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Al Iaquinta loses balance and goes to the ground.
Iaquinta's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Tony Ferguson is in side mount over Al Iaquinta
Tony Ferguson looks to mount Al Iaquinta...
Al Iaquinta sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Tony Ferguson is in half guard over Iaquinta
Al Iaquinta attempts to move to full guard
Al Iaquinta manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Tony Ferguson is in closed guard over Iaquinta
Ferguson is in closed guard... Iaquinta tries to roll on the ground!
Tony Ferguson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ferguson is trying to counter now!
Tony Ferguson is looking to pass Al Iaquinta's guard...
Tony Ferguson gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Tony Ferguson is in half guard over Iaquinta
Al Iaquinta attempts to move to full guard
Tony Ferguson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Tony Ferguson is in half guard over Iaquinta
Ferguson tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Iaquinta from the side mount!
Tony Ferguson is in side mount over Al Iaquinta
Al Iaquinta attempts to trap Tony Ferguson in his guard.
Al Iaquinta manages to switch to full guard.
Tony Ferguson is in closed guard over Iaquinta
Iaquinta breaths deeply while on the ground
Tony Ferguson is in closed guard over Iaquinta
Ferguson tries to escape from the closed guard
Ferguson succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Tony Ferguson.
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Round 2
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Ferguson tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Iaquinta moves backwards and circles around Tony Ferguson.
Ferguson clumsily fails here and it's time for Al Iaquinta to fight back!
Al Iaquinta gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Ferguson spins out, but Al Iaquinta was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Ferguson is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Tony Ferguson. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Iaquinta throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Al Iaquinta throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Ferguson's chin! That stops Ferguson in his tracks!
Ferguson's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Al Iaquinta has found an opening in the defense of Ferguson, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Ferguson's ribs.
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Iaquinta is holding Tony Ferguson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tony Ferguson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ferguson Hyper-extended his left arm
Al Iaquinta is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson attempts to trap Al Iaquinta in his guard.
Al Iaquinta keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Al Iaquinta is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Al Iaquinta is cooling the fight on the ground
Al Iaquinta is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Ferguson tries to move on the ground and shows Al Iaquinta a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Ferguson's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Al Iaquinta is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Al Iaquinta is cooling the fight on the ground
Al Iaquinta is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Al Iaquinta looks to mount Tony Ferguson...
Al Iaquinta slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Al Iaquinta is in full mount over Tony Ferguson
Al Iaquinta throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Ferguson breaks the lock showing some skills...
Al Iaquinta gets sloppy and Tony Ferguson tries to take advantage...
Ferguson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Al Iaquinta pushes Tony Ferguson down and prevents his attempts to escape
Al Iaquinta is in full mount over Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson launches a few punches to Iaquinta's cheek from the guard.
Al Iaquinta uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Iaquinta throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Iaquinta seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Al Iaquinta is opening up on Ferguson and raining down combinations!
Ferguson's corner looks worried!
There is a small laceration on Tony Ferguson's Left cheek
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Tony Ferguson throws a combo
Al Iaquinta ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Ferguson swings again, only to get countered once more! Ferguson is looking bad here!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
There is a small laceration on Tony Ferguson's Mouth
Ferguson moves backwards and Al Iaquinta is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Al Iaquinta is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Tony Ferguson throws a looping left hand...
Iaquinta moves aside and dodges.
Tony Ferguson launches a body shot
Iaquinta dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
That brutal impact left Ferguson laid out on the mat! Al Iaquinta's corner pours in to congratulate him!
Ferguson has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Al Iaquinta by KO (Punch) at 3:39 Round 2
Statistics: Tony Ferguson
Punches 10/14 (71%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/3 (33%)
Time on the ground 178 s
Statistics: Al Iaquinta
Punches 19/26 (73%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 153 s
Good fight. Tony dominated round 1, Al came back hard in round 2, and took it. Epic comeback, yo.
Al Iaquinta is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Tony Ferguson is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Tony Ferguson and Al Iaquinta touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Tony Ferguson fakes a punch and launches himself over Iaquinta!
Al Iaquinta is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Ferguson and pushes him away!
Ferguson clumsily fails here and it's time for Al Iaquinta to fight back!
Iaquinta is holding Tony Ferguson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tony Ferguson shows great balance while pushing away Al Iaquinta
Tony Ferguson moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Iaquinta's right thigh
Al Iaquinta chases Ferguson and launches a few perfect strikes
Ferguson ducks backwards and avoids them.
Tony Ferguson charges at Iaquinta throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Iaquinta is rocked!
Iaquinta studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Tony Ferguson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Iaquinta's chin
Iaquinta's Chin is beginning to swell
Iaquinta and Ferguson circle around the center of the cage.
Al Iaquinta swings...
hard impact to Ferguson's face!
Ferguson tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Ferguson is clinching with Iaquinta.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Al Iaquinta tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Ferguson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ferguson struggles and launches a few punches to Iaquinta's head
Those punches are hitting! Iaquinta covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Al Iaquinta!
That one almost breaks Ferguson's chin! He is knocked down!
Iaquinta is standing while Ferguson is on the ground on his back
Iaquinta opts to jump inside Ferguson's guard.
Ferguson fights back with his feet, forcing Iaquinta to try something else.
Iaquinta is standing while Ferguson is on the ground on his back
Tony Ferguson doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Tony Ferguson is on his feet again.
Iaquinta decides to launch some tentative punches
Tony Ferguson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Iaquinta decides to launch some tentative punches
Ferguson launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Iaquinta with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
There is a small laceration on Al Iaquinta's Left eye
Tony Ferguson has found an opening in the defense of Iaquinta, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Iaquinta is wobbling!
Al Iaquinta takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Ferguson.
Ferguson is holding Al Iaquinta's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Al Iaquinta loses balance and goes to the ground.
Iaquinta's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Tony Ferguson is in side mount over Al Iaquinta
Tony Ferguson looks to mount Al Iaquinta...
Al Iaquinta sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Tony Ferguson is in half guard over Iaquinta
Al Iaquinta attempts to move to full guard
Al Iaquinta manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Tony Ferguson is in closed guard over Iaquinta
Ferguson is in closed guard... Iaquinta tries to roll on the ground!
Tony Ferguson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ferguson is trying to counter now!
Tony Ferguson is looking to pass Al Iaquinta's guard...
Tony Ferguson gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Tony Ferguson is in half guard over Iaquinta
Al Iaquinta attempts to move to full guard
Tony Ferguson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Tony Ferguson is in half guard over Iaquinta
Ferguson tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Iaquinta from the side mount!
Tony Ferguson is in side mount over Al Iaquinta
Al Iaquinta attempts to trap Tony Ferguson in his guard.
Al Iaquinta manages to switch to full guard.
Tony Ferguson is in closed guard over Iaquinta
Iaquinta breaths deeply while on the ground
Tony Ferguson is in closed guard over Iaquinta
Ferguson tries to escape from the closed guard
Ferguson succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Tony Ferguson.
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Round 2
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Ferguson tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Iaquinta moves backwards and circles around Tony Ferguson.
Ferguson clumsily fails here and it's time for Al Iaquinta to fight back!
Al Iaquinta gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Ferguson spins out, but Al Iaquinta was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Ferguson is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Tony Ferguson. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Iaquinta throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Al Iaquinta throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Ferguson's chin! That stops Ferguson in his tracks!
Ferguson's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Al Iaquinta has found an opening in the defense of Ferguson, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Ferguson's ribs.
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Iaquinta is holding Tony Ferguson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tony Ferguson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ferguson Hyper-extended his left arm
Al Iaquinta is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson attempts to trap Al Iaquinta in his guard.
Al Iaquinta keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Al Iaquinta is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Al Iaquinta is cooling the fight on the ground
Al Iaquinta is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Ferguson tries to move on the ground and shows Al Iaquinta a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Ferguson's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Al Iaquinta is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Al Iaquinta is cooling the fight on the ground
Al Iaquinta is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Al Iaquinta looks to mount Tony Ferguson...
Al Iaquinta slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Al Iaquinta is in full mount over Tony Ferguson
Al Iaquinta throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Ferguson breaks the lock showing some skills...
Al Iaquinta gets sloppy and Tony Ferguson tries to take advantage...
Ferguson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Al Iaquinta pushes Tony Ferguson down and prevents his attempts to escape
Al Iaquinta is in full mount over Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson launches a few punches to Iaquinta's cheek from the guard.
Al Iaquinta uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Iaquinta throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Iaquinta seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Al Iaquinta is opening up on Ferguson and raining down combinations!
Ferguson's corner looks worried!
There is a small laceration on Tony Ferguson's Left cheek
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Tony Ferguson throws a combo
Al Iaquinta ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Ferguson swings again, only to get countered once more! Ferguson is looking bad here!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
There is a small laceration on Tony Ferguson's Mouth
Ferguson moves backwards and Al Iaquinta is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Al Iaquinta is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Tony Ferguson throws a looping left hand...
Iaquinta moves aside and dodges.
Tony Ferguson launches a body shot
Iaquinta dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
That brutal impact left Ferguson laid out on the mat! Al Iaquinta's corner pours in to congratulate him!
Ferguson has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Al Iaquinta by KO (Punch) at 3:39 Round 2
Statistics: Tony Ferguson
Punches 10/14 (71%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/3 (33%)
Time on the ground 178 s
Statistics: Al Iaquinta
Punches 19/26 (73%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 153 s
Good fight. Tony dominated round 1, Al came back hard in round 2, and took it. Epic comeback, yo.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!