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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ishmael Egyptian (ranked 555 p4p, 990 weight class) and Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 50 p4p, 91 weight class). Bam Bam Joshy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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17 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishmael Egyptian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Joshy. Egyptian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egyptian takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Egyptian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joshy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bam Bam Joshy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joshy throws a head kick that misses
and Egyptian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Egyptian dives in and scores a takedown into Joshy's guard.
Egyptian trying to control but Joshy is working from the bottom.
Joshy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Egyptian uses it to pass to side control.
Joshy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Joshy is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Egyptian has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've been hearing good reports from Egyptian's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Egyptian is working Joshy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Egyptian taking a break here but Joshy is having none of it and regains half guard.
Egyptian wants to control but Joshy is keeping him busy.
Egyptian lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Egyptian lands a nice short elbow.
Egyptian tries to pass the half guard into mount. Joshy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian lands with a punch from half guard.
Joshy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Egyptian looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Joshy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Joshy is defending against the submission attempts here by Egyptian.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Joshy wants to get back to full guard.
Joshy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Egyptian 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian trying to control from half guard but Joshy is working away.
Joshy looking for submissions off his back.
Egyptian seems to be working for a kimura but Joshy defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egyptian looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Egyptian moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Joshy.
Egyptian lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian is looking to take a break and control but Joshy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joshy is trying to improve his position.
Egyptian lands a decent elbow from side control.
Egyptian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joshy keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ishmael Egyptian dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Joshy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Egyptian doesn't seem bothered though.
Joshy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joshy scores with a jab to the body.
Joshy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joshy throws a series of strikes that have Egyptian backpedaling.
Egyptian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshy throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Joshy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Egyptian throws out a powerful jab.
Joshy lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian dives in for a single leg takedown but Joshy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Egyptian has Joshy pushed against the cage.
Egyptian will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Joshy up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Joshy.
Egyptian avoiding damage.
A body shot lands from Joshy.
Joshy throws a head punch that misses.
Joshy misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joshy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Egyptian looking to stall.
Egyptian fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Egyptian takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Egyptian jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Joshy walks away with a smile on his face. Egyptian gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ishmael Egyptian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian goes for a double leg but Joshy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Joshy continues to drive forward.
Joshy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joshy lands a body shot.
Egyptian managing to block the knees to the body from Joshy.
Joshy tries to pull guard but Egyptian holds him up against the cage and eventually Joshy drops back down to his feet.
Joshy throws a punch but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Egyptian tries to pull guard but Joshy holds him up against the cage and eventually Egyptian drops back down to his feet.
Egyptian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Joshy is keeping busy.
Egyptian prevents a body shot from Joshy.
Egyptian trying to stall but Joshy improves his position.
Joshy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Egyptian gets control of Joshy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Egyptian will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joshy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Egyptian manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Joshy has Egyptian in his guard.
Joshy has his foot on Egyptian's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Egyptian works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy working for a triangle but Egyptian defends it easily.
Ishmael Egyptian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Egyptian passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Joshy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joshy tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Egyptian looking to control but instead Joshy has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Joshy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Egyptian trying to control the action but Joshy is working from the bottom.
Egyptian landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Egyptian stalling.
Egyptian wants to free his trapped foot but Joshy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Joshy actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam Joshy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Joshy as Egyptian shoots in.
Joshy swings widly with a right hand
and Egyptian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
Joshy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Egyptian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Egyptian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joshy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Joshy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joshy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joshy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshy throws a jab but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Bam Bam Joshy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joshy misses with a hook.
Egyptian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joshy misses with a hook
and Egyptian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Bam Bam Joshy has been cut.
Egyptian jabs Joshy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Joshy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Joshy - that will leave a mark!
Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joshy.
Egyptian scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Egyptian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Egyptian is trying to get an arm triangle but Joshy is defending well.
Joshy tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian working the ground and pound.
Egyptian is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Joshy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Egyptian trying to control the action but Joshy is working from the bottom.
Joshy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Egyptian wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Joshy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Egyptian is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Joshy sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Joshy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Egyptian pulls his head out easily.
Egyptian is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Egyptian seems to be looking for submissions.
Joshy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Egyptian pulls his head out easily.
Joshy is refusing to be controlled, as Egyptian sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Joshy taking some punishment here, with Egyptian in his half guard.
Joshy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Egyptian is trying to control the action in half guard but Joshy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Joshy looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Egyptian misses with an uppercut. Joshy saw that one coming.
Joshy avoids the body shot from Egyptian.
Egyptian is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Egyptian shoots in and drives through. Joshy sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ishmael Egyptian showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Egyptian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ishmael Egyptian!
A relieved looking Ishmael Egyptian thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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