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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jihadi Joseph (ranked 285 p4p, 321 weight class) and Michael Aalto (ranked 35 p4p, 42 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jihadi Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph throws a leg kick but Aalto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Joseph misses with a hook
and Aalto counters with a good, hard body kick but Joseph shrugs it off.
Joseph lands a slapping body shot.
Aalto swings for the body but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aalto! But no joy.
Joseph misses with a hook. Aalto ducked under it nicely.
Joseph lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joseph moves out of range of the strikes.
Aalto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aalto there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've been told by Joseph's head coaches at Just a bunch of gays that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Joseph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aalto.
Joseph takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joseph jabs Aalto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aalto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joseph thuds his right hand into Aalto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph scores with a jab.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Aalto tries a quick counter leg kick but Joseph is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph blocks a leg kick.
Jihadi Joseph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aalto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aalto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Joseph on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Joseph listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Joseph finds it's way through Aalto's defenses.
Joseph swings widly with a right hand
and Aalto counters with a leg kick.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Aalto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch lands to the side of Aalto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aalto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joseph.
Aalto ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Aalto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Joseph to score with a decent uppercut.
Joseph throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Joseph uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aalto.
Joseph digs a good body shot into Aalto's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Joseph misses.
Joseph connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aalto momentarily.
A lazy left from Joseph finds it's target.
Joseph's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aalto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joseph scrambles back to his feet.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aalto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joseph cracks Aalto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aalto was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Aalto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice sprawl there from Joseph as Aalto shoots in.
Aalto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joseph. Joseph obviously looking to wear him down.
Joseph swings widly with a right hand
and Aalto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Joseph won't be happy with that.
Aalto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Aalto goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Joseph rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Aalto's guard! Nice work there by Joseph!
Joseph is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph won't allow Aalto to sweep him here.
Joseph controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aalto being controlled here, momentarily.
Aalto keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
Joseph controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aalto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi Joseph dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aalto looks to land a body kick but Joseph moved away.
Joseph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aalto doesn't seem bothered though.
Joseph swings widly with a right hand
and Aalto counters with a straight right hand.
Joseph looks to throw the jab but Aalto is out of range.
Joseph cracks Aalto with an open hand slap.
Joseph scores with a leg kick.
Aalto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Joseph is fending him off so far but Aalto persists. Nope, Joseph circles away and we're back to standing.
Joseph throws an overhand right that lands on Aalto's shoulder, as Aalto tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aalto! But no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Aalto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Joseph connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joseph misses with a series of wild punches.
Aalto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Joseph with a body shot.
Aalto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aalto throws a jab but it's blocked by Joseph.
Aalto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joseph.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aalto was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Aalto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joseph throws a hook to the side of Aalto's head but Aalto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joseph listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aalto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aalto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aalto thuds his right hand into Joseph's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aalto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Joseph throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Aalto to counter with a crisp jab.
Joseph throws an off balance right hand
and Aalto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Joseph!
Aalto fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph throws an off balance right hand
and Aalto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Joseph scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a straight right.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aalto.
A left and a right from Joseph both land. Nice combination.
Joseph takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joseph is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aalto can do to turn this around?
Joseph throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joseph rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aalto counters with a right hand to the body.
Joseph throws a lazy right hand but Aalto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aalto throws a wild body kick that Joseph sees coming a mile off.
Joseph connects with a right hand. Aalto shakes it off.
Aalto moves into the clinch.
Joseph lands a body punch.
Aalto is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Joseph can't fight it off and eventually Aalto manages to take the fight to the floor. Joseph looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Joseph keeping full guard, as Aalto tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joseph looking to control.
Aalto throwing strikes from guard but Joseph blocks nicely.
Joseph trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aalto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aalto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Aalto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aalto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aalto tries to free his leg and advance position but Joseph is retaining full guard.
Aalto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jihadi Joseph is winning the standup battle so far.
Joseph throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aalto staying out of range there.
Joseph digs a good body shot into Aalto's ribs.
Aalto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Joseph wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aalto checks a low kick from Joseph.
Nice shot lands for Joseph.
Aalto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joseph scores with a nice right hand.
A shot to the body from Joseph misses
and Aalto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joseph thinking.
Joseph misses with a hook. Aalto ducked under it nicely.
Aalto slips a straight right by Joseph.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi Joseph dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Aalto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joseph throws out the jab.
Joseph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aalto.
Aalto ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Aalto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Michael Aalto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aalto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joseph.
A low kick from Joseph misses
and Aalto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Joseph throws a lazy right hand but Aalto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joseph misses the jab.
Aalto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aalto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aalto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joseph connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aalto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Joseph defends it well.
Joseph lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aalto throws out a powerful jab.
Joseph swings for the body but Aalto moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto scores with a leg kick.
Aalto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Joseph defends well and Aalto ends up having to push Joseph into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aalto needs to keep his hands up - Joseph had a free shot at his head there.
Aalto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aalto misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph throws an overhand right that lands on Aalto's shoulder, as Aalto tries to avoid the shot.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aalto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joseph.
A right-left combo lands from Joseph.
A telegraphed right hand from Aalto misses the target.
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aalto was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
A swing and a miss from Joseph.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aalto.
A nice side step and Aalto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Joseph misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph misses with a straight left.
Joseph throws an overhand right that lands on Aalto's shoulder, as Aalto tries to avoid the shot.
Aalto steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Joseph scores with a nice strike.
Aalto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joseph.
Joseph thuds a left hand into Aalto's body.
Joseph attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph takes a jab right on the kisser.
Joseph lands a lovely overhand right.
Joseph avoids the head kick by Aalto.
Joseph misses with a looping left.
Aalto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big right from Joseph misses.
Aalto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph scores with a nice strike.
Joseph with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Joseph with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joseph looks to score with a jab to the body but Aalto is just out of range.
Joseph fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aalto moves out of range of the strikes.
Aalto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aalto walks into a stiff left hand from Joseph.
An inside leg kick lands from Joseph.
Joseph scores with a jab.
Joseph will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joseph scores with a jab.
Joseph throws a lazy right hand but Aalto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aalto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aalto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aalto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aalto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joseph lands with a good body shot.
Aalto blocks a jab.
Joseph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aalto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Aalto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Joseph throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aalto replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Joseph blocks it well.
Joseph misses with a looping right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joseph darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joseph catches Aalto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Joseph scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jihadi Joseph showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Joseph, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jihadi Joseph!
Our winner, Jihadi Joseph, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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