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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Flo Holl (ranked 210 p4p, 388 weight class) and Jihadi Joseph (ranked 22 p4p, 40 weight class). Jihadi Joseph acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Flo Holl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jihadi Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holl has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shut Up & Train! in the buildup to the fight.
Holl attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Joseph scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joseph throws a leg kick but Holl checks it.
Holl throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joseph. Joseph obviously looking to wear him down.
Holl circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holl throws a chopping leg kick but Joseph manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joseph misses with a looping left.
Joseph throws a low kick but Holl moves out of range easily.
Joseph tries to move into range but Holl moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joseph fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holl on the side of the head.
Joseph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holl.
Joseph takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A low kick lands for Holl.
Holl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joseph. Joseph obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph looks to throw the jab but Holl is out of range.
Holl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Joseph is out of range.
Joseph is looking for the big counter here.
Joseph lands a leg kick that knocks Holl off balance momentarily.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Joseph misses with a body punch.
Holl lands an elbow that stopped Joseph in his tracks for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Joseph.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joseph misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph swings wildly with an uppercut but Holl uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joseph.
Holl throws an elbow but it misses.
Holl misses with some punches.
Holl working aggressively here.
Joseph dodges an elbow strike from Holl.
Joseph swings wildly with an uppercut but Holl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holl misses with an elbow strike.
Joseph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holl backwards.
Joseph's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holl lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joseph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joseph blocks the elbow strike.
Joseph lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holl lands with a right to the head.
Holl throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joseph blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joseph lands with a light punch inside.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joseph throws a punch but it's blocked by Holl.
Joseph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holl with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joseph misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holl.
Joseph tries a body shot but Holl blocks it.
Holl blocking some punches.
Holl lands a nice elbow.
Joseph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holl scores with a knee to the head.
Joseph has a couple of punches blocked by Holl.
Holl tries to land a knee to the head but Joseph blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a punch but it's blocked by Holl.
Holl misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holl.
A shot in the inside from Holl.
Holl looking to slow down the pace here.
Holl throws an elbow but it misses.
Joseph lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Joseph - that landed with a thud.
Holl connects with a knee to the head.
Holl misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Holl fails to land.
Holl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holl lands a damaging elbow.
Holl lands an elbow just above Joseph 's eye.
Holl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joseph misses with the head strike.
Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holl trying to stall but Joseph improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holl blocks an uppercut.
Holl lands an elbow just above Joseph 's eye.
Joseph is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holl misses with a punch to the body.
Holl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joseph has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Holl seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Joseph can turn it around.
Joseph manages to break the clinch.
Holl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joseph misses with a straight left.
Holl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Holl.
Holl tries to land a front kick but Joseph steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Joseph misses with a looping right.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joseph jabs at Holl's body.
A big right from Holl misses.
Holl lands a jab to Joseph's midsection.
Joseph fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Flo Holl will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Joseph throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joseph throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holl misses with a looping right.
Joseph moves out of range of the leg kick from Holl.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Holl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph connects with a right hand. Holl shakes it off.
Joseph avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holl avoids the body shot from Joseph.
Holl is looking to counter the offense by Joseph and move into the clinch.
Joseph fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joseph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joseph tries to keep at a distance but Holl has taken the fight into the clinch.
Holl blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holl lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Joseph takes a shot to the head.
Joseph misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flo Holl has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holl is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holl is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holl throws an elbow but misses.
Holl slows down the pace here.
Joseph tries to work over Holl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holl throws an elbow but misses.
Holl stalling.
Holl lands a nice knee to the body.
Holl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joseph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joseph throws out a loose jab but Holl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holl has closed the distance and engaged Joseph in a clinch.
Joseph dodges an elbow strike from Holl.
Holl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joseph.
Holl throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph blocks the elbow strike.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Holl controls the action.
Joseph tries to work over Holl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joseph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holl misses with a body punch.
Joseph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph fails to land.
Holl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph fails to land.
Joseph pushes Holl back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holl with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holl.
Joseph's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joseph tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holl blocks a low kick nicely.
Holl was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Holl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph misses with a few strikes there.
Holl 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 jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holl takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joseph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holl with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Joseph to score with a decent uppercut.
Joseph with the inside leg kick.
Holl takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Holl misses with a kick to the body.
Holl throws a low kick, looking for Joseph's leg but Joseph calmly moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Holl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joseph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holl avoids the head kick by Joseph.
Joseph throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Holl tries to clinch up
and Joseph counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joseph misses with a body shot
and Holl counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Holl.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holl lands with a light punch inside.
Holl blocks an uppercut.
Joseph misses with a body punch.
Joseph tries a body shot but Holl blocks it.
Holl trying to land knees to the body.
Holl tries to land knees in the clinch but Joseph avoids the damage to the body.
Holl misses with a knee strike.
Holl lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holl misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Joseph.
Good body shot from Joseph.
Joseph throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holls head.
Joseph scores with a shot to the side of Holl's head.
A head punch on the inside from Holl fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holl.
Holl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joseph avoids it.
Joseph lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holl.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jihadi Joseph will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Joseph swinging wildly here.
Holl forces Joseph back against the cage and clinches.
Holl lands an uppercut.
Joseph blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joseph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holl blocks a body shot from Joseph.
A head punch on the inside from Holl fails to land.
A short right from Holl.
Holl is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Joseph's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holl misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Joseph.
Joseph is trying to force a seperation but Holl has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joseph.
Holl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Joseph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joseph misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holl lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joseph lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Holl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joseph avoids it.
Joseph pushes Holl back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joseph takes an elbow to the temple.
Joseph's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joseph checks it well.
A nice leg kick from Joseph, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joseph keeps the fight on the outside.
Joseph swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holl staying out of range there.
Holl was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joseph.
Holl misses with a straight left.
Holl lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph moves out of range of the strikes.
Holl closes the distance and clinches.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Holl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Joseph lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holl blocking some punches.
Joseph works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Joseph.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Holl avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Joseph throws a punch but it's blocked by Holl.
Joseph softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joseph lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holl.
Holl tries a knee to the head but Joseph blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holl throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joseph blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joseph.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holl.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joseph cracks Holl with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holl missing with knees to the body.
Joseph's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holl throws out a leg kick but Joseph moves out of range and Holl only half commits.
Joseph chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holl can pounce on him.
Joseph lands a head shot.
Joseph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holl doesn't seem bothered though.
Holl is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Holl throws a looping overhand right but Joseph ducks down to avoid it.
Joseph is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A left and a right from Joseph both land. Nice combination.
An inside leg kick from Holl misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Holl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph misses the jab.
Holl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joseph checks it well.
An inside leg kick from Joseph misses.
Holl motions for Joseph to come forward. Holl throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Joseph throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Holl misses.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Holl misses with a straight right.
Joseph looks to land a left hand but Holl moved out of range nicely.
Joseph with a nice calf kick.
Holl connects with a single shot there.
Joseph walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Holl.
Joseph wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joseph missing with a left hand there. Holl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holl throws a looping overhand right but Joseph ducks down to avoid it.
Joseph cracks Holl with a good jab.
Holl closes the distance and clinches.
Joseph avoids a wild elbow strike from Holl.
Joseph working aggressively here.
Joseph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holl lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holl misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Flo Holl.
I think Holl has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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