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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jally Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Natonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, SEX U UP. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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141 lbs
13 - 12 - 1 |
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146 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Jally Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Natonni!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph misses with the combination.
Joseph closes this distance looking for a takedown but Natonni circles away.
Natonni slaps away a takedown attempt from Joseph, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Natonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natonni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joseph. Joseph circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Joseph throws a low kick, looking for Natonni's leg but Natonni calmly moves out of range.
Joseph takes a swing at Natonni's ribcage but misses.
Natonni misses with a looping left.
Joseph swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Natonni.
Joseph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Natonni.
Joseph moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Joseph gets a double leg takedown into Natonni's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph stopping the sweep attempt from Natonni.
Joseph trying to control but Natonni is working from the bottom.
Natonni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joseph is one step ahead there.
Natonni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joseph slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Natonni pulls Joseph in close to his closed guard and prevents Joseph from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jally Joseph has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Joseph shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Natonni pinned against the cage. Natonni gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jally Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Natonni swings widly with a right hand
and Joseph counters with a shoot takedown. Natonni fights it but they end up in guard.
Natonni controls Joseph momentarily but Joseph frees himself.
Joseph is looking to work some ground and pound but Natonni has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Natonni trying to control the position.
Joseph wants to control from the top but Natonni keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natonni wants to sweep here but Joseph controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Joseph throws a looping overhand right but Natonni ducks down to avoid it.
Joseph misses with a straight right.
Natonni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Natonni wants it to stay on the feet.
Joseph scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Natonni is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Joseph.
Natonni misses with an uppercut
and Joseph counters with a three punch combo that has Natonni backing up. Natonni nods at Joseph to acknowledge the strikes.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natonni gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Joseph drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Joseph jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natonni wants to sweep here but Joseph controlling him for the moment.
Natonni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joseph.
Joseph content to stall in guard here.
Joseph wanted to stand there but Natonni had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joseph missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jally Joseph dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Joseph lands a jab to the head.
Joseph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Natonni.
Joseph lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Natonni at a distance.
A punch combination from Joseph misses.
Joseph keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joseph misses with a two punch combination.
Natonni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natonni.
Joseph bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Natonni's head backwards.
A combination from Joseph does no damage.
Joseph misses with a body kick.
Joseph throws a looping overhand right but Natonni ducks down to avoid it.
Natonni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joseph.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joseph throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Natonni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joseph shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Natonni defends it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Joseph.
Joseph throws a combination. Natonni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Natonni misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natonni. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paul Natonni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joseph takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Natonni struggling a bit here.
Natonni defending against the ground and pound.
Natonni dodges the ground and pound from Joseph.
Joseph throws a strike aimed at the side of Natonni's head but Natonni avoids it well.
Joseph 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Natonni is looking for a sweep.
Natonni is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Joseph misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Joseph content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Natonni taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natonni is not content to let Joseph control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph throwing strikes but Natonni manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Natonni working away.
Joseph is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Joseph throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Natonni wants to control but Joseph is keeping him busy.
Joseph flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Joseph wants to control but Natonni is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natonni is looking to take a break and control but Joseph is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joseph regains full guard. Nicely done.
Joseph controlling the position.
Joseph wants to stand and escape but Natonni is having none of it.
Joseph pulls Natonni in close to his closed guard and prevents Natonni from doing any damage or advancing position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Joseph looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jally Joseph wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Joseph is looking to score with low kicks.
Natonni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Natonni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jally Joseph dominated that second round.
That's time! Joseph's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Joseph is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Joseph looks to throw the jab but Natonni is out of range.
Joseph looks to land a left hand but Natonni moved out of range nicely.
Joseph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Natonni throws out the jab.
Joseph fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joseph looks to land a combination. Natonni sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Natonni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joseph pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Natonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joseph.
Natonni misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Joseph misses.
Natonni loads up on a big right hand but Joseph slips the punch.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Natonnis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Joseph cracks a nice hook into Natonni's ribs.
Jally Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph fails with a takedown attempt.
Joseph closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Natonni tries to buck Joseph off but Joseph is having none of it.
Joseph sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Natonni is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Joseph in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Joseph is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Natonni is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph working the ground and pound but Natonni is defending the strikes.
Joseph trying to control the position but Natonni is working away.
Natonni dodges the ground and pound from Joseph.
Natonni gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Natonni wants to get back to full guard.
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!
Joseph thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joseph is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Natonni for as long as he can get away with.
Joseph is looking to take a break and control but Natonni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Joseph thows a huge punch but Natonni dodges it nicely.
We're going to have a standup here because Jally Joseph wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Natonni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Natonni misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natonni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Natonni lands a nice looking body shot.
Natonni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joseph.
Natonni takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Natonni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joseph misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the liver by Natonni. Beautiful body shot.
Natonni thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Natonni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paul Natonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jally Joseph is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Natonni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Natonni.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jally Joseph showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joseph 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Jally Joseph!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Jally Joseph!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Jally Joseph!
Jally Joseph wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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