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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicolosi comes to the cage accompanied by A Fistful Of Dollars by Ennio Morricone. Joseph is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Rover. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Anthony Joseph was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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276 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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232 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Nicolosi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicolosi.
Nicolosi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nicolosi wants to clinch.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Nicolosi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Joseph avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nicolosi. Joseph shrugs it off though.
Nicolosi throws a body kick that misses
and Joseph counters with a body kick.
We've been informed that Joseph has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Joseph throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nicolosi.
Joseph throws a body punch but Nicolosi moves out of range.
Nicolosi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Joseph misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolosi throws an off balance right hand
and Joseph counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joseph throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nicolosi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joseph lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A shot to the liver by Nicolosi. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph swings for the body but Nicolosi moves out of range.
Joseph closes the distance and pushes Nicolosi back into the cage.
Nicolosi lands a body punch.
Joseph looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nicolosi.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nicolosi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nicolosi lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
Joseph misses with a punch on the inside.
Joseph just leaning against Nicolosi, taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nicolosi controlling the action here for a moment.
Nicolosi keeps control of Joseph as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nicolosi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joseph has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joseph is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nicolosi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nicolosi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Joseph up against the cage.
A short left from Nicolosi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolosi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nicolosi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joseph scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nicolosi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joseph or not.
Nicolosi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joseph is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Nicolosi.
Nicolosi prevents Joseph from breaking the clinch.
Nicolosi lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nicolosi taking a breather.
Nicolosi trying to land knees to the body.
Joseph prevents a body shot from Nicolosi.
A short uppercut from Nicolosi.
Joseph trying to stall but Nicolosi improves his position.
Nicolosi is struggling to control the position.
Nicolosi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nicolosi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nicolosi lands with a light punch inside.
Nicolosi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joseph blocks a body shot from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Joseph is keeping busy.
Joseph is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joseph tries to break free but Nicolosi pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Nicolosi controls the action.
Nicolosi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joseph's elbow.
Nicolosi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nicolosi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joseph taking a breather.
Nicolosi lands a good knee to the midsection. Joseph won't want to take too many of those.
Nicolosi looking to throw knees to the head but Joseph is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Nicolosi - that landed with a thud.
Nicolosi can't find room to land a body shot as Joseph controls the action.
Nicolosi scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nicolosi as Joseph tries to tie him up.
Joseph misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nicolosi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joseph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joseph scores with a shot to the side of Nicolosi's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Nicolosi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nicolosi doesn't manage to clinch there - Joseph circles away.
Joseph walks into a stiff left hand from Nicolosi.
Joseph avoids a kick to the body.
Nicolosi throws a jab when Joseph was well out of range.
Nicolosi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joseph.
Nicolosi misses with a hook. Joseph ducked under it nicely.
Nicolosi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joseph's hands.
Nicolosi doesn't manage to clinch there - Joseph circles away.
Joseph closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nicolosi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joseph's face.
Nicolosi works on Joseph's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph being controlled against the cage.
Nicolosi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nicolosi presses Joseph against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolosi working Joseph over with knees to the body.
Joseph is breathing heavily.
Nicolosi is leaning against Joseph and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nicolosi lands with a light punch inside.
Nicolosi looking to throw knees to the head but Joseph is blocking nicely.
Nicolosi lands an elbow inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nicolosi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Joseph misses with an elbow over the top.
Nicolosi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joseph's elbow.
Joseph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joseph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nicolosi has Joseph pushed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joseph can do to turn this around?
Joseph throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hand to the body from Nicolosi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nicolosi is struggling to control the position.
Nicolosi is stalling here.
Nicolosi seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Nicolosi misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nicolosi lands a damaging elbow.
Nicolosi stalling the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicolosi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Nicolosi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nicolosi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Joseph swings wildly with an uppercut but Nicolosi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicolosi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nicolosi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joseph prevents a body shot from Nicolosi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph wants to break free but Nicolosi has control.
Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi tries to land a knee to the head but Joseph blocks with his arms.
Nicolosi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nicolosi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nicolosi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nicolosi lands a hook that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Nicolosi slows down the pace here.
Nicolosi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nicolosi works on Joseph's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nicolosi.
That has opened up Anthony Joseph's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolosi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nicolosi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nicolosi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nicolosi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joseph lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nicolosi leaning against his opponent.
Nicolosi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Joseph pushes Nicolosi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joseph misses with some punches.
Nicolosi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joseph or not.
Nicolosi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Nicolosi missing with knees to the body.
Nicolosi drops Joseph with a big knee straight up the middle! Joseph is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Joseph is rocked!
The cut above Anthony Joseph's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nicolosi cracks a nice hook into Joseph's ribs.
Joseph is still on wobbly legs! Can Nicolosi finish him?
Nicolosi darts in and clinches Joseph up against the cage.
Nicolosi gets through Joseph's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Nicolosi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Nicolosi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nicolosi moves in close and cracks Joseph with a massive right hand! Joseph, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Nicolosi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Nicolosi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Frank Nicolosi thanked Sun-Tzu for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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