Post by The Sandmen on Mar 9, 2020 21:42:04 GMT -5
Tony Ferguson is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Demian Maia is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Tony Ferguson and Demian Maia touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Demian Maia tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Ferguson is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Ferguson tries to close his guard around Maia
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
0:35 Round 1 and Maia is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Demian Maia looks to posture up and open Tony Ferguson's guard...
Demian Maia forces Tony Ferguson to open his guard.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia tries to finish with a leg lock!
Punishing hold!
Ferguson is able to break the lock.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Ferguson tries to close his guard around Maia
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Ferguson launches a few weak punches
Maia blocks them effectively.
Ferguson clumsily fails here and it's time for Demian Maia to fight back!
Maia moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia goes for an americana!
Ferguson breaks free.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Ferguson is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Tony Ferguson attempts to move to full guard
Demian Maia keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Tony Ferguson attempts to move to full guard
Demian Maia keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Demian Maia pushes Ferguson's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Maia who is in full mount! Ferguson is in trouble now!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Demian Maia is in full mount over Tony Ferguson
Ferguson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Maia's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Tony Ferguson is in half guard over Maia
Ferguson sits over his knees and pushes away Maia's leg!
Tony Ferguson is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Tony Ferguson is in side mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia attempts to trap Tony Ferguson in his guard.
Demian Maia manages to switch to full guard.
Tony Ferguson is in closed guard over Maia
Ferguson is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Tony Ferguson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Tony Ferguson is in closed guard over Maia
Tony Ferguson tries to better his position on the ground...
Maia holds Tony Ferguson's head against his chin in the closed guard.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Colosseum (Rome, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demian Maia
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Maia moves on the ground
Maia cannot take advantage in the ground
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Maia is in open guard over Ferguson... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Ferguson rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Demian Maia and Ferguson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Maia launches a flurry of punches
Ferguson slips out of danger.
Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demian Maia
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia tries to finish with a leg lock!
Ferguson is able to break the lock.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Ferguson tries to close his guard around Maia
He succeeds!
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Maia is in closed guard... Ferguson tries to roll on the ground!
Demian Maia uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Maia is trying to counter now!
Demian Maia looks to posture up and open Tony Ferguson's guard...
Tony Ferguson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Ferguson works on the ground with his fingers over Maia's face
Maia shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Maia is in closed guard... Ferguson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Tony Ferguson is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Demian Maia creates enough space to control Tony Ferguson's leg.
Tony Ferguson is in half guard over Maia
Demian Maia tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Tony Ferguson looks to counter!
Ferguson tries to get a side mount...
Maia wraps his leg around Tony Ferguson leg and prevents him from moving.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Demian Maia tries to bring the fight to the ground
Ferguson goes down.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Terrible one sided match... Ferguson was not ready to fight a fighter of Demian Maia caliber.
Demian Maia tries to finish with a leg lock!
Ferguson is able to break the lock.
Ferguson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ferguson tries to close his guard around Maia
He succeeds!
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Maia tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Ferguson leans and gets Demian Maia's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Maia is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Demian Maia for headbutt.
John McCarthy allows Ferguson time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Demian Maia goes with a looping right hand while Tony Ferguson jumps back and jabs
Maia seems staggered and Tony Ferguson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Maia looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Tony Ferguson's punches
Maia measures the resilience of Ferguson's chin with an uppercut while Ferguson lands some great crosses.
Tony Ferguson is opening up on Maia and raining down combinations!
Maia's corner looks worried!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is opening up on Ferguson and raining down combinations!
Ferguson's corner looks worried!
Ferguson is swinging for the fences!
Maia backpedals and creates space. Tony Ferguson is asking him if he is going to fight!
Demian Maia attempts a sweep single...
Demian Maia catches Tony Ferguson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Maia.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Maia is in closed guard... Ferguson tries to roll on the ground!
Demian Maia uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Maia is trying to counter now!
Maia struggles on the ground and tries to break Tony Ferguson's guard...
Ferguson doesn't want to free his opponent and Maia continues in closed guard
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia looks to posture up and open Tony Ferguson's guard...
Tony Ferguson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Maia is in closed guard... Ferguson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Tony Ferguson is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Tony Ferguson in his guard...
Tony Ferguson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Tony Ferguson is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll on the ground...
Ferguson knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Ferguson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Tony Ferguson rolls Demian Maia to his stomach and takes his back!
Ferguson is in rear mount over Maia
Maia has Ferguson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Ferguson is unable to move under Maia control.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Colosseum (Rome, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
Ferguson is swinging for the fences!
Maia backpedals and creates space. Tony Ferguson is asking him if he is going to fight!
Tony Ferguson gets sloppy and Demian Maia tries to take advantage...
Maia is holding Tony Ferguson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tony Ferguson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Demian Maia is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Demian Maia isolates Tony Ferguson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Tony Ferguson is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Demian Maia is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Terrible one sided match... Ferguson was not ready to fight a fighter of Demian Maia caliber.
Tony Ferguson attempts to trap Demian Maia in his guard.
Demian Maia keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Demian Maia was tooling Tony Ferguson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Tony Ferguson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Ferguson tries to show some ground skills
Tony Ferguson put Maia in half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Tony Ferguson tries to turn into his oponent...
Demian Maia tries to sprawl back but he is too slow. Ferguson scrammbles out and gets back to his feet!
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demian Maia
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia tries to finish with a leg lock!
Ferguson is able to break the lock.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia tries to pass to half guard...
Tony Ferguson's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Tony Ferguson launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Demian Maia uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Maia is trying to counter now!
Maia tries to escape from the closed guard
Demian Maia any adventage in the ground.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Maia use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in The Colosseum (Rome, Italy) is cheering him!
Demian Maia is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Ferguson tries to show some ground skills
Tony Ferguson put Maia in half guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia tries to pass Tony Ferguson's guard...
Demian Maia manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Demian Maia, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Maia looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Tony Ferguson's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Tony Ferguson swings...
...no good.
Demian Maia and Ferguson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Demian Maia closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Maia is holding Tony Ferguson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tony Ferguson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Demian Maia is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson attempts to trap Demian Maia in his guard.
Tony Ferguson manages to switch to full guard.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia tries to pass to half guard...
Tony Ferguson's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Maia is in open guard over Ferguson... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Ferguson rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Maia clumsily fails here and it's time for Tony Ferguson to fight back!
Ferguson reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Maia blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Ferguson is moving on the ground...
Maia tries to counter Ferguson's moves on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Demian Maia looks to counter!
Maia tries to free his leg...
Ferguson doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Tony Ferguson attempts to move to full guard
Demian Maia keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Tony Ferguson attempts to move to full guard
Demian Maia keeps good control and remains in half guard.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Colosseum (Rome, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Tony Ferguson throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Maia.
Ferguson goes to the body...
his punches graze Maia's arm.
Ferguson misses a step and Demian Maia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Maia tries to grapple
He puts Ferguson in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maia is working in the clinch and suddenly tries to pull guard!
Maia brings Tony Ferguson to the ground and quickly closes guard.
Tony Ferguson is in closed guard over Maia
Ferguson tries to escape from closed guard...
Maia waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Tony Ferguson! He is reversed and nor Demian Maia is on half guard!
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia hooks Ferguson's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Tony Ferguson manages to kick Maia away and scrambles on top!
Tony Ferguson is in open guard over Maia
Maia switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Ferguson struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Maia misses a step and Tony Ferguson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Ferguson tries to move to full mount
Ferguson's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Tony Ferguson is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Ferguson
He is not able to do it
Tony Ferguson is in open guard over Maia
Ferguson tries to improve position.
Maia adjusts and closes his guard.
John McCarthy 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.
Maia decides to launch some tentative punches
Tony Ferguson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Maia tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Maia is clinching with Ferguson.
Ferguson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Demian Maia embrace and tries to move away...
Demian Maia pushes Ferguson forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maia struggles and launches a few punches to Ferguson's head
Those punches are hitting! Ferguson covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ferguson has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Ferguson launches a few hard punches to Demian Maia's ribs!
Maia struggles and protects himself.
Poorly executed technique. Demian Maia looks to counter!
Maia struggles and launches a few punches to Ferguson's head
Nothing from this... Demian Maia seems frustrated.
Demian Maia pushes away Ferguson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Ferguson doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Demian Maia
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ferguson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Demian Maia embrace and tries to move away...
Demian Maia pushes Ferguson forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Maia is trying to counter now!
Demian Maia gets control of Tony Ferguson's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Tony Ferguson shakes him off and staves off danger.
Maia doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Tony Ferguson embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Maia who put distance between them
Demian Maia goes with a looping right hand while Tony Ferguson jumps back and jabs
Maia only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Solid jabs from Tony Ferguson.
Maia defends.
Maia steps backwards away from Tony Ferguson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Demian Maia dives for Tony Ferguson's left leg and turns it into a foot lock attempt!
That Diving Foot Lock from Demian Maia appears to be unbreakable
Ferguson struggles to free himself
Ferguson struggles to free himself
That Diving Foot Lock from Demian Maia appears to be unbreakable
That Diving Foot Lock looks tight...
Maia secures the lock while Tony Ferguson refuses to tap... John McCarthy jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Demian Maia by Submission (Diving Foot Lock) at 5:00 Round 3
Statistics: Tony Ferguson
Punches 24/36 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 567 s
Statistics: Demian Maia
Punches 2/18 (11%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/7 (43%)
Takedowns 8/8 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 13/13 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 567 s
Nice sub finish. Sub of the night fo' sho'. Maybe sub of the year? Definitely sub of the year nominee.
Demian Maia is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Tony Ferguson and Demian Maia touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Demian Maia tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Ferguson is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Ferguson tries to close his guard around Maia
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
0:35 Round 1 and Maia is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Demian Maia looks to posture up and open Tony Ferguson's guard...
Demian Maia forces Tony Ferguson to open his guard.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia tries to finish with a leg lock!
Punishing hold!
Ferguson is able to break the lock.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Ferguson tries to close his guard around Maia
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Ferguson launches a few weak punches
Maia blocks them effectively.
Ferguson clumsily fails here and it's time for Demian Maia to fight back!
Maia moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia goes for an americana!
Ferguson breaks free.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Ferguson is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Tony Ferguson attempts to move to full guard
Demian Maia keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Tony Ferguson attempts to move to full guard
Demian Maia keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Demian Maia pushes Ferguson's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Maia who is in full mount! Ferguson is in trouble now!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Demian Maia is in full mount over Tony Ferguson
Ferguson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Maia's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Tony Ferguson is in half guard over Maia
Ferguson sits over his knees and pushes away Maia's leg!
Tony Ferguson is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Tony Ferguson is in side mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia attempts to trap Tony Ferguson in his guard.
Demian Maia manages to switch to full guard.
Tony Ferguson is in closed guard over Maia
Ferguson is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Tony Ferguson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Tony Ferguson is in closed guard over Maia
Tony Ferguson tries to better his position on the ground...
Maia holds Tony Ferguson's head against his chin in the closed guard.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Colosseum (Rome, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demian Maia
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Maia moves on the ground
Maia cannot take advantage in the ground
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Maia is in open guard over Ferguson... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Ferguson rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Demian Maia. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Demian Maia and Ferguson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Maia launches a flurry of punches
Ferguson slips out of danger.
Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demian Maia
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia tries to finish with a leg lock!
Ferguson is able to break the lock.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Ferguson tries to close his guard around Maia
He succeeds!
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Maia is in closed guard... Ferguson tries to roll on the ground!
Demian Maia uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Maia is trying to counter now!
Demian Maia looks to posture up and open Tony Ferguson's guard...
Tony Ferguson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Ferguson works on the ground with his fingers over Maia's face
Maia shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Maia is in closed guard... Ferguson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Tony Ferguson is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Demian Maia creates enough space to control Tony Ferguson's leg.
Tony Ferguson is in half guard over Maia
Demian Maia tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Tony Ferguson looks to counter!
Ferguson tries to get a side mount...
Maia wraps his leg around Tony Ferguson leg and prevents him from moving.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Demian Maia tries to bring the fight to the ground
Ferguson goes down.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Terrible one sided match... Ferguson was not ready to fight a fighter of Demian Maia caliber.
Demian Maia tries to finish with a leg lock!
Ferguson is able to break the lock.
Ferguson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ferguson tries to close his guard around Maia
He succeeds!
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Maia tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Ferguson leans and gets Demian Maia's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Maia is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Demian Maia for headbutt.
John McCarthy allows Ferguson time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Demian Maia goes with a looping right hand while Tony Ferguson jumps back and jabs
Maia seems staggered and Tony Ferguson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Maia looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Tony Ferguson's punches
Maia measures the resilience of Ferguson's chin with an uppercut while Ferguson lands some great crosses.
Tony Ferguson is opening up on Maia and raining down combinations!
Maia's corner looks worried!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is opening up on Ferguson and raining down combinations!
Ferguson's corner looks worried!
Ferguson is swinging for the fences!
Maia backpedals and creates space. Tony Ferguson is asking him if he is going to fight!
Demian Maia attempts a sweep single...
Demian Maia catches Tony Ferguson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Maia.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Maia is in closed guard... Ferguson tries to roll on the ground!
Demian Maia uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Maia is trying to counter now!
Maia struggles on the ground and tries to break Tony Ferguson's guard...
Ferguson doesn't want to free his opponent and Maia continues in closed guard
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia looks to posture up and open Tony Ferguson's guard...
Tony Ferguson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Maia is in closed guard... Ferguson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demian Maia!
Tony Ferguson is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and trap Tony Ferguson in his guard...
Tony Ferguson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Tony Ferguson is in full mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia tries to roll on the ground...
Ferguson knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Ferguson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Demian Maia tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Tony Ferguson rolls Demian Maia to his stomach and takes his back!
Ferguson is in rear mount over Maia
Maia has Ferguson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Ferguson is unable to move under Maia control.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Colosseum (Rome, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
Ferguson is swinging for the fences!
Maia backpedals and creates space. Tony Ferguson is asking him if he is going to fight!
Tony Ferguson gets sloppy and Demian Maia tries to take advantage...
Maia is holding Tony Ferguson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tony Ferguson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Demian Maia is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Demian Maia isolates Tony Ferguson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Tony Ferguson is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Demian Maia is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Terrible one sided match... Ferguson was not ready to fight a fighter of Demian Maia caliber.
Tony Ferguson attempts to trap Demian Maia in his guard.
Demian Maia keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Demian Maia was tooling Tony Ferguson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Tony Ferguson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Ferguson tries to show some ground skills
Tony Ferguson put Maia in half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Tony Ferguson tries to turn into his oponent...
Demian Maia tries to sprawl back but he is too slow. Ferguson scrammbles out and gets back to his feet!
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Maia grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demian Maia
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia tries to finish with a leg lock!
Ferguson is able to break the lock.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia tries to pass to half guard...
Tony Ferguson's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Tony Ferguson launches a few punches to Maia's cheek from the guard.
Demian Maia uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Maia is trying to counter now!
Maia tries to escape from the closed guard
Demian Maia any adventage in the ground.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Ferguson
Maia use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in The Colosseum (Rome, Italy) is cheering him!
Demian Maia is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Ferguson tries to show some ground skills
Tony Ferguson put Maia in half guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia tries to pass Tony Ferguson's guard...
Demian Maia manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Demian Maia, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Maia looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Tony Ferguson's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Tony Ferguson swings...
...no good.
Demian Maia and Ferguson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Demian Maia closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Maia is holding Tony Ferguson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tony Ferguson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Demian Maia is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson attempts to trap Demian Maia in his guard.
Tony Ferguson manages to switch to full guard.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia tries to pass to half guard...
Tony Ferguson's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Ferguson
Maia is in open guard over Ferguson... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Ferguson rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Maia clumsily fails here and it's time for Tony Ferguson to fight back!
Ferguson reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Maia blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Ferguson is moving on the ground...
Maia tries to counter Ferguson's moves on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Demian Maia looks to counter!
Maia tries to free his leg...
Ferguson doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Tony Ferguson attempts to move to full guard
Demian Maia keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Tony Ferguson attempts to move to full guard
Demian Maia keeps good control and remains in half guard.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Colosseum (Rome, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Tony Ferguson throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Maia.
Ferguson goes to the body...
his punches graze Maia's arm.
Ferguson misses a step and Demian Maia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Maia tries to grapple
He puts Ferguson in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maia is working in the clinch and suddenly tries to pull guard!
Maia brings Tony Ferguson to the ground and quickly closes guard.
Tony Ferguson is in closed guard over Maia
Ferguson tries to escape from closed guard...
Maia waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Tony Ferguson! He is reversed and nor Demian Maia is on half guard!
Demian Maia is in half guard over Ferguson
Demian Maia hooks Ferguson's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Tony Ferguson manages to kick Maia away and scrambles on top!
Tony Ferguson is in open guard over Maia
Maia switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Ferguson struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Maia misses a step and Tony Ferguson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Ferguson tries to move to full mount
Ferguson's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Tony Ferguson is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Ferguson
He is not able to do it
Tony Ferguson is in open guard over Maia
Ferguson tries to improve position.
Maia adjusts and closes his guard.
John McCarthy 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.
Maia decides to launch some tentative punches
Tony Ferguson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Maia tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Maia is clinching with Ferguson.
Ferguson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Demian Maia embrace and tries to move away...
Demian Maia pushes Ferguson forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maia struggles and launches a few punches to Ferguson's head
Those punches are hitting! Ferguson covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ferguson has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Ferguson launches a few hard punches to Demian Maia's ribs!
Maia struggles and protects himself.
Poorly executed technique. Demian Maia looks to counter!
Maia struggles and launches a few punches to Ferguson's head
Nothing from this... Demian Maia seems frustrated.
Demian Maia pushes away Ferguson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Ferguson doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Demian Maia
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ferguson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Demian Maia embrace and tries to move away...
Demian Maia pushes Ferguson forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Maia is trying to counter now!
Demian Maia gets control of Tony Ferguson's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Tony Ferguson shakes him off and staves off danger.
Maia doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Tony Ferguson embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Maia who put distance between them
Demian Maia goes with a looping right hand while Tony Ferguson jumps back and jabs
Maia only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Solid jabs from Tony Ferguson.
Maia defends.
Maia steps backwards away from Tony Ferguson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Demian Maia dives for Tony Ferguson's left leg and turns it into a foot lock attempt!
That Diving Foot Lock from Demian Maia appears to be unbreakable
Ferguson struggles to free himself
Ferguson struggles to free himself
That Diving Foot Lock from Demian Maia appears to be unbreakable
That Diving Foot Lock looks tight...
Maia secures the lock while Tony Ferguson refuses to tap... John McCarthy jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Demian Maia by Submission (Diving Foot Lock) at 5:00 Round 3
Statistics: Tony Ferguson
Punches 24/36 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 567 s
Statistics: Demian Maia
Punches 2/18 (11%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/7 (43%)
Takedowns 8/8 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 13/13 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 567 s
Nice sub finish. Sub of the night fo' sho'. Maybe sub of the year? Definitely sub of the year nominee.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!