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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lemmy Bang (ranked 94 p4p, 87 weight class) and Jihadi Joseph (ranked 10 p4p, 9 weight class). Bang's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lemmy Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jihadi Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Joseph darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joseph turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Bang.
Bang throws a leg kick but Joseph sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bang crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Joseph - the referee stops the clock and Bang gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Joseph. Bang manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A telegraphed right hand from Bang misses the target.
Bang moves into the clinch successfully.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Bang avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Joseph lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joseph.
Joseph misses with a punch on the inside.
Joseph breaks the clinch.
Joseph connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joseph is looking to slow Bang down with leg kicks.
Joseph takes a swing at Bang's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Bang misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Bang.
Joseph lands the left hand.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Joseph.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joseph darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joseph with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bang is looking to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joseph.
Bang avoids the body shot from Joseph.
Bang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bang checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Joseph lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Joseph connects with an inside leg kick.
Joseph slips under a jab from Bang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joseph.
Bang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Joseph to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Joseph, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joseph takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Joseph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joseph misses with a hook. Bang ducked under it nicely.
Joseph throws a nice head kick!
Bang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joseph. Joseph obviously looking to wear him down.
Bang throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Joseph lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bang doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph feints and then cracks Bang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bang down.
Joseph throws a solid leg kick but Bang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joseph.
Joseph connects with a nice looking jab.
Joseph throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Bang.
Joseph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bang drops his hands momentarily and Joseph takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Joseph scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Joseph connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bang momentarily.
Joseph missing with a left hand there. Bang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Joseph lands with a straight right. Bang didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bang.
Bang is looking to counter punch.
Bang moves out of range of the leg kick from Joseph.
Bang seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Joseph digs a good body shot into Bang's ribs.
Bang throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Bang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bang moves away.
A slow jab from Joseph misses its intended target.
Joseph slips under a jab from Bang.
Joseph clobbers Bang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch but Joseph swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi Joseph dominated that round.
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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joseph.
Nice shot by Joseph.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Joseph. Bang shrugs it off though.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joseph scores with a punch to the head.
Bang swings for the body but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph slips under a jab from Bang.
Bang walks into a stiff left hand from Joseph.
Bang takes one on the button.
Joseph throws a jab when Bang was well out of range.
It looked like Bang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Joseph.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joseph throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Bang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph throws an overhand right that lands on Bang's shoulder, as Bang tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Joseph, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang throws a hook to the side of Joseph's head but Joseph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bang misses with an uppercut
enabling Joseph to counter with a crisp jab.
Bang sizes up Joseph with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Joseph throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bang counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bang. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joseph lands with a good body shot.
Bang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joseph.
Bang swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Joseph connects with a solid leg kick.
Joseph connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bang's hands.
Joseph has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joseph misses with an uppercut. Bang saw that one coming.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joseph paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Joseph connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bang scrambles back to his feet.
Bang avoids the body shot from Joseph.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bang. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Bang cracks Joseph with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
It looked like Bang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joseph.
Joseph throws a hook but Bang blocks it.
Bang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Bang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Joseph misses with a hook. Bang ducked under it nicely.
Bang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Bang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Joseph scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joseph throws a leg kick but Bang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch but Joseph swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab by Joseph.
Bang throws a hook but Joseph blocks it.
Bang rushes Joseph and presses him up against the cage.
Joseph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bang tries to throw a body punch but Joseph avoids it by throwing Bang back against the cage.
Joseph lands a shot to the body.
Joseph tries to work over Bang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bang misses with a punch on the inside.
Bang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joseph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bang doesn't seem bothered though.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick lands for Joseph.
A good leg kick by Joseph.
Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bang.
Joseph's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bang under the eye.
Joseph tries a low kick but Bang avoids it.
Bang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joseph lands with a straight right. Bang didn't see that one coming.
Joseph throws a solid leg kick but Bang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joseph.
A counter left hand to the body from Bang misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi Joseph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lemmy Bang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joseph misses with an uppercut. Bang saw that one coming.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Joseph misses with a hook
and Bang counters with a three punch combo that has Joseph backing up. Joseph nods at Bang to acknowledge the strikes.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph looks to throw the jab but Bang is out of range.
Joseph throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Joseph buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph throws out a powerful jab.
Bang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joseph tries a quick counter leg kick but Bang is wise to it.
Bang misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Bang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Joseph.
Joseph fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bang checks it well.
Bang checks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Bang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph throws the left hand but Bang avoids the punch easily.
Joseph misses with a straight left.
Joseph looks to land a right hand but Bang moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Bang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bang.
Joseph walks into a straight right hand from Bang.
Bang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joseph counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph feints and then cracks Bang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bang down.
Joseph throws a push kick but Bang slaps the foot to one side.
Bang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joseph lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bang backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang throws a poor cross that misses
and Joseph cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joseph misses with a jab to the body
and Bang counters with a three punch combo that has Joseph backing up. Joseph nods at Bang to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Joseph. That snapped Bang's head back.
Joseph listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bang takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joseph.
An attempted straight right counter from Bang misses the target.
A jab from Joseph finds it's way through Bang's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang slips a straight right by Joseph.
Bang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joseph.
Joseph throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
An inside leg kick lands from Joseph.
Joseph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joseph swings for the body but Bang moves out of range.
Bang tried to counter with a leg kick but Joseph avoided it.
Joseph misses with a lunging right hand
and Bang counters with a straight right hand.
Bang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bang is looking to slow Joseph down with leg kicks.
Joseph throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joseph bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bang's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Joseph looks to throw the jab but Bang is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bang's hands.
A good leg kick by Joseph.
Joseph connects with a single shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joseph.
Joseph lands a nice shot that snaps Bang's head back.
Joseph misses with a low kick.
Bang is looking to counter punch.
Joseph throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Bang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joseph throws a body shot but no joy.
Bang tried to counter with a leg kick but Joseph avoided it.
Bang tries to clinch up but Joseph circles away and keeps his distance.
Joseph appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Joseph scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jihadi Joseph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Joseph winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jihadi Joseph!
A relieved looking Jihadi Joseph thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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