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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meyer Lansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph comes to the cage accompanied by The Rover. Lansky has chosen Rag’n’Bone Man - Wolves as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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232 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
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245 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meyer Lansky!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lansky moves to clinch but Joseph breaks away
and Joseph counters with a left to the body.
Lansky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Joseph counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lansky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joseph throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lansky tries to clinch up but Joseph circles away and keeps his distance.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lansky.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lansky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Joseph wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lansky takes the fight into the clinch.
Joseph throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lanskys head.
Lansky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansky misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Lansky.
Joseph tries to land knees in the clinch but Lansky avoids the damage to the body.
Joseph can't break the clinch.
Joseph with a knee to the head.
Joseph avoiding damage.
Joseph lands a right hand.
Joseph blocking some punches.
Lansky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lansky fails to land.
Lansky lands a right hand.
Lansky swings wildly with an uppercut but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joseph softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lansky working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansky swings wildly with an uppercut but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joseph.
Joseph scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Meyer Lansky has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph blocks an uppercut.
Lansky misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lansky fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Lansky fails to land.
Joseph lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lansky lands a right hand.
Lansky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Lansky throws a punch but it's blocked by Joseph.
Lansky misses with a punch on the inside.
Joseph lands a nice uppercut.
Joseph lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Joseph.
Joseph lands an elbow that stopped Lansky in his tracks for a moment.
Joseph scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansky.
Joseph taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lansky lands with a right to the head.
Lansky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Lansky.
Lansky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Joseph as the two fighters clinch.
Lansky throws a punch but it's blocked by Joseph.
Joseph manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lansky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joseph lands with a left to the head.
Joseph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lansky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joseph.
Lansky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lansky blocking some punches.
Joseph lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lansky backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lansky's elbow.
Lansky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lansky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansky.
Lansky misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Joseph.
Joseph pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lansky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Joseph counters with a thumping low kick.
Lansky clinches.
Joseph lands a nice knee to the body.
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 Anthony Joseph will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Meyer Lansky's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lansky tries to clinch but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph keeps the fight on the outside.
Lansky tries to close the distance and clinch but Joseph swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joseph throws a big counter combination but Lansky scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lansky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joseph manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meyer Lansky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Joseph misses its target.
Joseph circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lansky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lansky closes the distance and clinches.
Joseph lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansky.
Lansky misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Joseph on the inside.
Lansky misses with a punch on the inside.
Lansky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meyer Lansky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lansky working aggressively here.
Joseph lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lansky fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lansky fails to land.
Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lansky throws a head punch that misses.
Joseph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lansky has a couple of punches blocked by Joseph.
Lansky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joseph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lansky fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansky.
Lansky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lansky lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansky.
Lansky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lansky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lansky throws a punch but it's blocked by Joseph.
Lansky throws a punch but it's blocked by Joseph.
Lansky working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansky has Joseph pressed against the cage, preventing Joseph from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Joseph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lansky prevents a body shot from Joseph.
Lansky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lansky throws a head punch that misses.
Lansky misses with the head strike.
Lansky lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lansky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lansky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joseph.
Lansky throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Lansky.
A head punch on the inside from Lansky fails to land.
Joseph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lansky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lansky avoids it.
Lansky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lansky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansky.
Lansky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joseph displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lansky up against the cage.
Joseph blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Joseph - that landed with a thud.
Joseph is looking to control Lansky's arms but Lansky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Joseph has his back to the cage.
Lansky blocking some punches.
Lansky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lansky throws a punch but it's blocked by Joseph.
Lansky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joseph blocks an uppercut.
Lansky has a couple of punches blocked by Joseph.
Lansky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joseph lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joseph blocks an uppercut.
Lansky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lansky fails to land.
Lansky scores with a shot to the side of Joseph's head.
Lansky misses with a punch on the inside.
Lansky working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Joseph.
Joseph blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lansky misses with some punches.
Lansky misses with some punches.
Lansky lands an uppercut.
Joseph lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joseph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joseph blocks an uppercut.
Joseph blocks an uppercut.
Lansky pushes Joseph back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lansky misses with a punch on the inside.
Joseph makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lansky lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meyer Lansky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Meyer Lansky's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Joseph avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lansky tries to clinch but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph keeps the fight on the outside.
Lansky is looking to clinch.
Lansky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joseph paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joseph avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lansky has Joseph up against the cage in a clinch.
Joseph tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lansky avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansky.
Joseph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lansky swings wildly with an uppercut but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lansky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lansky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joseph throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lanskys head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansky.
A head punch on the inside from Lansky fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansky working aggressively here.
Lansky swings wildly with an uppercut but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph breaks the clinch.
BOOM! Joseph lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lansky. Lansky tries to recover but Joseph is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lansky lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Joseph!
After winning the bout, Anthony Joseph thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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