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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Joshua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Selby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Selby has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anthony Joshua's chin.
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230 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Selby!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selby will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joshua keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Selby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Joshua but Joshua pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anthony Joshua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Selby.
Selby takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Selby is trying hard to land a takedown here. Joshua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Selby stuffs the takedown.
Joshua tries to bum rush Selby with a series of wild strikes but Selby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Selby looks for a takedown but Joshua sprawls well.
Joshua leaves Selby with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Selby misses with a takedown attempt - Joshua sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selby is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Joshua.
Selby gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Joshua counters with a crisp one two that drops Selby! Joshua thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Selby to his feet! Selby is in big trouble!
Selby looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joshua misses with a two punch combination.
Selby looks for a takedown but Joshua sprawls well.
Selby takes a swing at Joshua's ribcage but misses.
Selby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joshua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Selby as he jumps to the side.
Joshua closes this distance looking for a takedown but Selby circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selby shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Joshua looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Selby lands strikes from half guard.
Joshua is looking to get back to full guard here but Selby has managed to pass to side control instead.
Selby scoring with punches from side control.
Selby is trying to get an arm triangle but Joshua is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selby working away.
Joshua manages to work his way to half guard, despite Selby's best efforts.
Selby throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Joshua to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Selby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joshua looking to control.
Joshua keeping moving, preventing Selby from controlling successfully.
Joshua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joshua wants to stand but Selby is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selby throwing strikes from guard but Joshua blocks nicely.
Selby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Selby with a nice head shot there.
Selby throws a strike but Joshua rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Joshua trying to control but Selby is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Joshua won't allow Selby to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Joshua dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Selby shoots and misses
and Selby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Selby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Joshua pinned against the cage. Joshua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Selby shoots in looking for a takedown but Joshua manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Selby's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anthony Joshua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Selby.
Selby doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Joshua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anthony Joshua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joshua lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joshua closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Selby's guard.
Joshua pushing down on Selby's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Selby is breathing heavily.
Joshua decides to return to a standing position.
Selby stuffs the takedown attempt from Joshua. Joshua gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshua throws a nice looking combination but Selby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Selby is trying hard to land a takedown here. Joshua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joshua moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Joshua drives through with a takedown into guard.
Selby being controlled here, momentarily.
Joshua wants to control from the top but Selby keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Anthony Joshua just wasn't active enough.
Joshua defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Selby.
Joshua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Selby is fending him off so far but Joshua persists. Nope, Selby circles away and we're back to standing.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Joshua here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Selby shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Joshua counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshua fails with a takedown attempt.
Joshua shoots in looking for a takedown but Selby manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Joshua's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Selby. No joy for Joshua on that attempt.
Selby shoots in but no luck this time.
Joshua just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Selby.
Rick Selby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Selby walks into a left hand.
Joshua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshua changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Selby looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joshua looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Joshua working away.
Selby is not content to let Joshua control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joshua decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Joshua 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Selby fails with a takedown attempt.
Selby misses with a takedown
and Joshua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Selby with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joshua counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Joshua.
Anthony Joshua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Selby.
Joshua trying to control the position from guard on top but Selby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joshua sitting in guard here, content to control.
Selby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Selby looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Joshua puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshua is looking for a kimura but Selby is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Joshua to get the leverage.
Joshua is controlling the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Selby can do anything to dispel that myth.
Joshua uses his free foot to push down on Selby's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Selby.
Selby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshua is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Selby has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Joshua gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Selby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joshua fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Selby avoids it really well and circles away.
Joshua fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Joshua as he avoids it easily.
Selby shoots for a double leg takedown but Joshua sprawls well. He's pushed Selby's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Selby.
Joshua stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Selby as Joshua shoots in.
Selby leaves Joshua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joshua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Selby is fending him off so far but Joshua persists. Nope, Selby circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshua throws a front kick aimed at Selby's knee but Selby avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joshua jumps guard.
Selby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anthony Joshua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Selby throws an elbow that misses. Joshua uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Selby's guard. Nice move by Joshua!
Selby is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joshua trying to control the position from guard on top but Selby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Joshua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joshua 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Joshua!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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