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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher comes to the cage accompanied by Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James. The crowd seem to be enjoying Joe's choice of entrance music: Sitting Sideways . Samoa Joe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rmarkas Fletcher's chin.
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146 lbs
25 - 15 - 0 |
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29
139 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Samoa Joe!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Joe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown but Joe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fletcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Fletcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Joe is looking to score with low kicks.
Joe throws a lazy right hand but Fletcher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joe misses with a low kick as Fletcher jumps back.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Joe.
Fletcher lands a glancing blow to the side of Joe's head.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch but Fletcher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fletcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
Fletcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fletcher slips under a jab.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fletcher drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Joe keeping full guard, as Fletcher tries to pass.
Joe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fletcher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fletcher wants to pass the guard but Joe is keeping the position.
Fletcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fletcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joe is keeping the position for now.
Fletcher is fighting to break Joe's control of his arms but Joe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Samoa Joe wasn't active enough on the ground.
Joe lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fletcher circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fletcher counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe kicks Fletcher off and gets to his feet.
Fletcher with a hook.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
Fletcher misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fletcher misses with an uppercut.
Fletcher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Joe under the eye.
Fletcher looks to land a body kick but Joe moved away.
Nice jab there from Fletcher.
Fletcher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fletcher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fletcher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher prevents Joe from improving his position.
Joe is staying active underneath Fletcher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Joe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fletcher lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fletcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joe is keeping the position for now.
Joe wants to sweep here but Fletcher controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joe managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rmarkas Fletcher will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Joe misses.
Joe defending well as Fletcher loads up on a big left hand.
Joe closes the distance and clinches up with Fletcher, looking for a takedown. Joe pushes Fletcher against the cage but Fletcher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fletcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fletcher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fletcher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Joe jabs at Fletcher's body.
Joe tries to clinch but Fletcher is having none of it.
Fletcher cracks Joe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Fletcher there.
Joe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fletcher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Joe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by Fletcher.
Fletcher shoots in for a double leg but Joe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Joe.
Joe swings for the body but Fletcher moves out of range.
Joe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher looks to land a right hand but Joe moved out of range.
Fletcher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Joe pinned against the cage. Joe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fletcher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Fletcher.
Fletcher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Joe tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe. Fletcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fletcher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Samoa Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fletcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe throws a hook to the side of Fletcher's head but Fletcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fletcher defending well as Joe loads up on a big left hand.
Samoa Joe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joe is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Fletcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch lands to the side of Joe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fletcher misses with a body shot.
Fletcher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joe.
Joe thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fletcher.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rmarkas Fletcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fletcher lands a nice shot that snaps Joe's head back.
Fletcher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
Joe connects with a single shot there.
Fletcher throws a one two combo.
Fletcher misses with a takedown attempt - Joe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fletcher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Joe or perhaps it was just good defense by Fletcher which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Samoa Joe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Joe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fletcher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fletcher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Joe won't allow Fletcher to pass to mount.
Joe is not content to let Fletcher control the position.
Fletcher passes to full mount!
Joe tries to reverse the position but Fletcher maintains control.
Joe wants to control but Fletcher is having none of it.
Joe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fletcher raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fletcher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Joe is looking to escape.
Fletcher landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fletcher thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Joe sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fletcher is looking for a kimura but Joe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fletcher to get the leverage.
Fletcher is pressing down on Joe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Joe is holding on for now.
Joe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fletcher scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe is concentrating on defense, preventing Fletcher from advancing position.
Fletcher wants to pass to mount but Joe is defending the position.
Fletcher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Joe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fletcher is pressing down on Joe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Joe is holding on for now.
Fletcher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Joe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Joe wants to control but Fletcher is keeping busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fletcher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Joe misses
letting Fletcher counter with a right hand.
Fletcher is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fletcher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fletcher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Joe on the side of the head.
Fletcher looks to land a left hand but Joe moved out of range nicely.
Joe with a nice cross.
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fletcher.
Joe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Fletcher is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Joe. Those never looked like landing.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Fletcher is just out of range.
No luck for Fletcher with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Fletcher misses with a hook.
Fletcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
Fletcher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fletcher drops an elbow to the side of Joe's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fletcher wants to pass to mount but Joe is defending the position.
Fletcher is thwarting Joe's attempts to control the position.
Joe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rmarkas Fletcher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fletcher 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rmarkas Fletcher!
Post fight, Rmarkas Fletcher stared into the camera and said 'This is my belt, the Champ is here! Who is next? '.
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hype
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