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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Joshua (ranked 4434 p4p, 4539 weight class) and Jose Linn (ranked 153 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Linn!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linn throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Linn with that takedown attempt.
Linn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joshua looking for a takedown.
The referee calls for Linn to work.
Linn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joshua wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Linn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anthony Joshua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Linn.
Linn stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linn drags the fight down to the ground.
Linn managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joshua is pushing down on Linn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Linn is fighting to maintain full guard but Joshua has managed to sneak the leg through.
Joshua seems to be working for a kimura but Linn defends the submission attempt.
Joshua wants to take a breather but Linn is having none of it.
Joshua is working for a submission of some sort.
Joshua trying to control from half guard but Linn is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linn holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Linn is looking for a sweep. Joshua is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linn trying to control from the bottom.
Joshua wants to take a breather but Linn is having none of it.
Linn tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Joshua has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Joshua looking to ground and pound but Linn is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linn tries to improve his position but instead Joshua has taken his back!
Linn is really stuck here.
Linn defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
I really don't envy Linn right now.
Linn is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Joshua struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshua keeps control of the position as Linn tries to break free.
Linn is holding onto Joshua's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Linn trying to control the action but Joshua just sinks the hooks in.
Linn tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Linn trying to control the action but Joshua just sinks the hooks in.
Joshua is breathing heavily.
Linn can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Joshua dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Joshua tries to close the distance and clinch but Linn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Linn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Linn showed some decent athleticism there.
Joshua trying to control here.
Joshua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Joshua's head.
Joshua trying to control but Linn postures up.
Linn is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Joshua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Linn.
Linn trying to mount his opponent but Joshua defends it.
Linn tries to stand and escape but Joshua actually recovers to full guard.
Linn throws an elbow that misses. Joshua uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Linn's guard. Nice move by Joshua!
Linn is looking for a triangle here but Joshua uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Anthony Joshua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshua trying to control the action but Linn is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Linn is trying to improve his position.
Joshua has control of an arm but Linn manages to advance to Joshua's back!
Linn working for a choke but Joshua is defending well.
Linn controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshua wants to control his opponent's hands but Linn gets his hands free.
Joshua tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Linn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Linn landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Linn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Linn avoids the attempt from Joshua to control.
Linn throwing strikes here but Joshua is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Linn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Linn working the ground and pound effectively.
Linn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Linn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Linn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Joshua quickly recovers to half guard.
Joshua wants to improve his position but Linn is controlling well.
Linn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Joshua is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Linn pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Linn seems content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Linn.
Linn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Linn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Linn decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Joshua slips a jab and a cross from Linn.
Linn tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Linn.
Joshua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Linn is fending him off so far but Joshua persists. Nope, Linn circles away and we're back to standing.
Linn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Joshua tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Linn is in Joshua's guard.
Linn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Linn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Joshua trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linn controlling from the top position.
Linn gets to his feet - Joshua follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linn scores with a nice head shot.
Linn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Linn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Joshua avoids it really well and circles away.
As Linn looks to move away, Joshua throws a big counter combo but Linn just gets out of the way.
Linn dives in and grabs Joshua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Joshua pushes down on Linn's head and hops out.
Anthony Joshua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Linn.
Linn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Linn closes the distance and clinches up with Joshua, looking for a takedown. Linn pushes Joshua against the cage but Joshua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Linn misses with a head kick.
Linn tries for a takedown but Joshua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshua blocks a head kick by Linn.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Linn is defended easily by Joshua.
Joshua goes for a double leg but Linn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Linn continues to drive forward.
Linn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Linn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Donk. Linn catches Joshua right on the button with a cross.
Anthony Joshua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Linn shoots in looking for a takedown but Joshua manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Linn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joshua shoots in for a double leg but Linn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Joshua gets tackled into the cage by Linn. Linn maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Linn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Linn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Linn!
In defeat, Anthony Joshua stepped up to the mic, saying 'I been a hon our to fight this match but I promise to win the next one
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hype
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FIGHT
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