|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alphonse Fuguego (ranked 562 p4p, 297 weight class) and Jihadi Joseph (ranked 38 p4p, 23 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 165 cm
28
145
14 - 8 - 1 |
|
175 cm
34
145
27 - 13 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Alphonse Fuguego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jihadi Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuguego closes the distance and clinches up with Joseph, looking for a takedown. Fuguego pushes Joseph against the cage but Joseph circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joseph takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fuguego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fuguego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joseph throws a lazy head kick
and Fuguego counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Joseph!
Joseph tries to buck Fuguego off but Fuguego is having none of it.
Joseph is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fuguego has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fuguego controlling from side mount.
Joseph parries the strikes from Fuguego easily there. Fuguego is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Joseph to escape.
Joseph tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fuguego in side control, throwing shots but Joseph defends.
Joseph takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Joseph wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Joseph's face as Fuguego controls the position.
Fuguego working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Joseph wants to get back to his feet but Fuguego drags him back down.
Fuguego working the ground and pound.
Joseph is trying to get back to his feet.
Fuguego looks up at the clock and then as Joseph takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fuguego smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fuguego prevents Joseph from escaping the position.
Fuguego happy to just control the position for now.
Fuguego in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Joseph wants to get back to his feet but Fuguego drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuguego wants to control but Joseph is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego takes a little break here. Joseph wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fuguego has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Joseph wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've been hearing that Fuguego has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fuguego is trying to get an arm triangle but Joseph is defending well.
Fuguego blocks the strikes from Joseph.
Joseph is not content to let Fuguego control the position.
Fuguego is working Joseph over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Joseph's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fuguego is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Joseph will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Joseph wants to get back to his feet but Fuguego drags him back down.
Fuguego lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fuguego working the ground and pound.
Fuguego is working Joseph over with some ground and pound from side control.
Joseph is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fuguego has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fuguego working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fuguego in side control lands a decent elbow.
Joseph is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fuguego has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is looking to reverse the position.
Joseph is not content to let Fuguego control the position.
Fuguego connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Joseph some visible discomfort.
Joseph gets back to half guard.
Fuguego is controlling the pace.
Fuguego is thwarting Joseph's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuguego is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonse Fuguego dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Joseph keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fuguego shoots in but Joseph avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joseph misses with a low kick.
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuguego was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Fuguego scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fuguego swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fuguego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fuguego takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joseph bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fuguego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph lands with a shot to the body.
Joseph catches Fuguego with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Joseph moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph moves out of range of the body kick.
Fuguego looks to land a right hand but Joseph moved out of range.
Joseph on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fuguego. Fuguego obviously looking to wear him down.
Joseph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fuguego doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick from Fuguego, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuguego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph throws a right and a left that Fuguego avoids nicely.
A jab from Fuguego does it's job there.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fuguego.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alphonse Fuguego. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joseph jabs Fuguego to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joseph throws out a loose jab but Fuguego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jihadi Joseph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Joseph lands.
Fuguego looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range.
Fuguego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuguego lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Joseph misses.
Joseph swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joseph steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fuguego. That one must have hurt.
Fuguego looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range.
Fuguego loads up on a big right hand but Joseph slips the punch.
Joseph takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuguego checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left and a right from Joseph both land. Nice combination.
Fuguego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuguego.
Fuguego dodges the punch combination from Joseph.
Fuguego feinted with a counter takedown.
Fuguego keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuguego misses the jab.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuguego manages to avoid it.
Fuguego fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Fuguego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A quick step to the side and Fuguego tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuguego staying out of range there.
Joseph scores with a decent looking hook.
Good shot there by Joseph.
Joseph cracks Fuguego with a good jab.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Fuguego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Fuguego.
Joseph misses with a hook. Fuguego ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph clobbers Fuguego with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fuguego keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joseph looks to throw a body kick
and Fuguego counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joseph misses the body punch
and Fuguego counters with a left to the body.
Joseph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fuguego.
Joseph misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joseph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fuguego.
Joseph shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Joseph.
Joseph on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fuguego throws a head kick but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph scores with a leg kick.
Joseph takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Joseph throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuguego scores with a nice body kick.
Fuguego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joseph.
Joseph throws a right hand that Fuguego ducks under and follows up with a left that Fuguego also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Fuguego misses.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph defending well as Fuguego loads up on a big left hand.
Joseph throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fuguego stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph throws the left hand but Fuguego avoids the punch easily.
Joseph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joseph only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Joseph loads up on a big right hand but Fuguego slips the punch.
Fuguego throws a quick counter kick to the body but Joseph avoids it.
Joseph slips under a jab from Fuguego.
Joseph has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Fuguego swats away the attempt to clinch by Joseph.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph blocks a jab.
Joseph misses with a hook. Fuguego ducked under it nicely.
Joseph scores with a head kick.
Fuguego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuguego was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
That kick from Joseph tenderised Fuguego's leg. Fuguego is trying to keep his angry face on.
Joseph misses with a low kick.
Joseph connects with the punch.
Fuguego digs a good hook to Joseph's body.
Joseph dips to his left and cracks Fuguego with an uppercut!
Joseph throws a body punch but Fuguego moves out of range.
Fuguego throws an overhand right that lands on Joseph's shoulder, as Joseph tries to avoid the shot.
Fuguego misses with a straight left.
Fuguego fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No joy there for Joseph, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joseph throws a solid leg kick but Fuguego takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joseph.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuguego is looking to slow Joseph down with leg kicks.
Fuguego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuguego drops down looking for a counter takedown but Joseph sprawls and moves away.
Joseph throws a lazy uppercut
and Fuguego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuguego looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Joseph. Those never looked like landing.
A good leg kick by Joseph.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph staying out of range there.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuguego.
Fuguego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joseph.
Fuguego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fuguego sets himself, and Joseph steps forward looking for the clinch! Fuguego avoids it this time.
Joseph misses with a looping left.
Joseph buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fuguego works Joseph's body with a nice hook.
Fuguego shoots in for a double leg but Joseph sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuguego. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuguego is trying hard to land a takedown here. Joseph sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fuguego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joseph misses with an uppercut. Fuguego saw that one coming.
Fuguego throws an overhand right that lands on Joseph's shoulder, as Joseph tries to avoid the shot.
Joseph changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joseph fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fuguego will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alphonse Fuguego. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands with a nice body punch.
Fuguego slips under a jab from Joseph.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Joseph checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fuguego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph swings for the body but Fuguego moves out of range.
Fuguego looks to land a left hand but Joseph moved out of range nicely.
Fuguego throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Joseph counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Joseph looks to land a right hand but Fuguego moved out of range.
Fuguego throws a low kick, looking for Joseph's leg but Joseph calmly moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Joseph lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fuguego doesn't seem phased though.
Joseph takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joseph feints and then cracks Fuguego's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fuguego down.
Joseph lands a slapping body shot.
Fuguego takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fuguego has Joseph up against the cage in a clinch.
Fuguego wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Joseph.
Fuguego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joseph digs a right hand underneath Fuguego's ribcage. Fuguego let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fuguego tries to break free but Joseph pushes him back against the cage.
Joseph working aggressively here.
Joseph softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joseph blocks an uppercut.
Joseph keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fuguego's efforts to push away.
Joseph misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph lands a body punch.
Fuguego pressing his opponent against the cage.
Joseph lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuguego breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph takes a swing at Fuguego's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joseph.
Joseph swings widly with a right hand
and Fuguego counters with a shoot takedown. Joseph fights it but they end up in guard.
Fuguego is standing up over Joseph. Joseph looks to escape but Fuguego dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuguego looks up at the clock and then as Joseph takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fuguego smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Joseph's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Joseph is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fuguego asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fuguego lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Joseph down.
Alphonse Fuguego overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joseph controls the position for a moment.
Fuguego prevents Joseph from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jihadi Joseph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Joseph has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jihadi Joseph!
Jihadi Joseph seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
63% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
