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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 530 p4p, 755 weight class) and Jihadi Joseph (ranked 47 p4p, 68 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Godefroy Courtial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jihadi Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Joseph misses the target.
Courtial paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Courtial connects with a crisp jab.
Joseph swings for the body but Courtial moves out of range.
Courtial has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A jab from Courtial misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Courtial.
Joseph throws a series of punches but Courtial avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick from Joseph misses.
Joseph just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCourtial.
Courtial scores with a decent looking hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joseph looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joseph lands with a cross.
Joseph lands a jab to the nose.
Courtial misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph scores with a nice right hand.
Joseph has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joseph misses with a short punch on the inside.
Courtial misses with the head strike.
Courtial digs a right hand into Joseph's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joseph's gas tank.
Joseph is looking to break free of the clinch but Courtial has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Courtial avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Joseph cracks Courtial with a nice body shot.
Courtial misses with a punch to the body.
Courtial prevents a body shot from Joseph.
Courtial breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Courtial staying out of range there.
Courtial tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joseph swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Courtial misses the jab.
Courtial misses with a hook.
Courtial looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joseph misses with a looping left.
It looked like Courtial was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Joseph.
Joseph swings for the body but Courtial moves out of range.
Joseph pushes Courtial up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Joseph.
Courtial struggles to land a body shot inside as Joseph controls his hands.
Joseph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joseph pushes Courtial back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joseph lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Joseph.
A right hand to the body from Courtial.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph lands a body shot.
Joseph can't break the clinch.
Courtial can't find room to land a body shot as Joseph controls the action.
Joseph throws a head punch that misses.
Joseph misses with a body punch.
Joseph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joseph has a couple of punches blocked by Courtial.
Joseph lands a body shot.
A short left from Courtial.
Joseph throws a punch but it's blocked by Courtial.
Courtial tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joseph misses with some punches.
Joseph effectively controlling the action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joseph.
Joseph tries to work over Courtial's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Courtial manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Joseph.
Courtial on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph is looking to clinch but Courtial is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Courtial throws a body shot but no joy.
Joseph tries a head kick but it misses.
Courtial throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Courtial keeps the fight on the outside.
Joseph looks to score with a jab to the body but Courtial is just out of range.
Joseph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Courtial blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Courtial tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joseph swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Courtial misses.
Courtial throws out a loose jab but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Courtial misses its intended target.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body. Courtial takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Courtial swinging wildly here.
Joseph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Courtial doesn't seem bothered though.
Courtial misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial staying out of range there.
Joseph misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Courtial keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Courtial misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joseph.
Joseph cracks Courtial with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Courtial throws a hook but Joseph avoids it easily.
Joseph now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Courtial keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Courtial throws a looping overhand right but Joseph ducks down to avoid it.
Courtial wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Courtial throws a body shot but no joy.
Courtial is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joseph.
Joseph looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Courtial misses with a wild body shot.
Courtial buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Courtial connects with a right hand. Joseph shakes it off.
Courtial misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joseph.
Courtial lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jihadi Joseph will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Joseph looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Courtial slips a straight right by Joseph.
Joseph swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joseph throws a lazy right hand but Courtial sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Courtial stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Courtial stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joseph.
Courtial 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.
Courtial throws a body shot but no joy.
Joseph appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Joseph throws a body punch but Courtial moves out of range.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Courtial throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A jab from Joseph finds it's way through Courtial's defenses.
Courtial on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joseph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Courtial manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Courtial was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Joseph.
Courtial cracks a nice hook into Joseph's ribs.
Courtial looks to land a combination but Joseph avoids it well.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Courtial paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Courtial went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph scores with a kick to the midsection.
Joseph scores with a crisp jab that stopped Courtial in his tracks.
Joseph scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial scores with a hook to the body. Joseph takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Courtial avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joseph keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joseph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Courtial manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Courtial slips a jab from Joseph.
Courtial ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Nice cross by Courtial.
Courtial thumps Joseph with a low kick.
Courtial throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joseph throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joseph misses with the combination.
Courtial ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Courtial scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Courtial needs to keep his hands up - Joseph had a free shot at his head there.
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 throws a body punch but Courtial moves out of range.
Joseph is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joseph misses with a hook.
It looked like Courtial was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joseph fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Courtial, pushing him back against the cage.
Courtial misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joseph lands a right hand that snaps the head of Courtial backwards.
Joseph blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Joseph.
Joseph misses with a punch to the body.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Courtial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Courtial lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Courtial struggles to land a body shot inside as Joseph controls his hands.
Joseph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Courtial tries to throw a body punch but Joseph avoids it by throwing Courtial back against the cage.
Courtial misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Courtial.
A short right from Joseph.
Courtial blocks a body shot from Joseph.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Courtial.
Joseph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial misses with a looping left.
Courtial throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph looks to throw the jab but Courtial is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Courtial on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Courtial changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joseph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Courtial.
Decent striking displayed by Joseph there.
Joseph takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Courtial throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Courtial misses with a straight right.
Joseph lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Courtial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Courtial misses with a straight left.
Joseph let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Courtial.
Joseph misses with a looping left.
Joseph throws a hook but Courtial avoids it easily.
Courtial lands with a right hand.
Joseph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Courtial manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joseph goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joseph digs a good hook to Courtial's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph moves out of range as Courtial throws a body kick.
Joseph looks to land a right hand but Courtial moved out of range.
Courtial works Joseph's body with a nice hook.
Joseph throws a hook but Courtial avoids it easily.
Courtial takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Courtial drives through and clinches with Joseph against the cage.
Joseph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joseph throws a sloppy head kick and Courtial moves out of range easily.
Joseph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Courtial has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Courtial misses.
Courtial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Courtial.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Courtial misses.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Courtial.
Joseph now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Courtial keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Courtial throws the left hand but Joseph avoids the punch easily.
Courtial throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Courtial takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Courtial throws a leg kick which misses Joseph's front leg but catches the back leg as Joseph tries to avoid it.
Courtial throws a hook to the side of Joseph's head but Joseph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joseph lands with a slapping head kick.
Courtial loads up on a big right hand but Joseph slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courtial. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Courtial uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joseph.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Joseph.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courtial. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Courtial scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Joseph gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joseph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joseph.
Joseph has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Courtial seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Joseph can turn it around.
Courtial lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joseph throws a punch but it's blocked by Courtial.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Courtial.
Joseph blocks a low kick nicely.
Joseph lands the left hand.
Joseph throws a hook but Courtial blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph connects with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Joseph misses its intended target.
Courtial misses the jab.
Courtial lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Courtial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph tries to clinch up but Courtial circles away and keeps his distance.
Courtial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Courtial looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range.
Joseph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Courtial throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joseph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Courtial throws a body shot but no joy.
Joseph fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joseph connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Joseph scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Courtial misses with an uppercut.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Courtial.
Joseph looks to land a left hand but Courtial moved out of range nicely.
Joseph cracks Courtial with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial avoids the head kick by Joseph.
Courtial with a nice calf kick.
Joseph throws a series of punches but Courtial avoids them all with ease.
Courtial throws a hook but Joseph blocks it.
Courtial keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joseph.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Courtial.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Courtial.
Joseph loads up on a big right hand but Courtial slips the punch.
Courtial misses with a straight right.
Courtial lands with a cross.
Joseph lands with a hook. Courtial tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Courtial looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joseph wants to clinch.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joseph looks to land a left hand but Courtial moved out of range nicely.
Jihadi Joseph is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Joseph.
Joseph lands with a shot to the body.
Courtial on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joseph looks to land a combination but Courtial avoids it well.
Courtial checks a leg kick nicely.
Courtial takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
Joseph flicks out a counter leg kick but Courtial steps away.
Courtial slips a straight right by Joseph.
No joy there for Joseph, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Courtial swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joseph takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Courtial tries a head kick but it misses.
Courtial keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Courtial misses its target.
Joseph lands a slapping body shot.
A nice leg kick from Joseph, right into the meat of the thigh.
Courtial connects with a body shot that sends Joseph's belly button to the back.
Courtial ducks right into an uppercut from Joseph.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph swinging wildly here.
A quick step to the side and Courtial tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Courtial looks to throw the jab but Joseph is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial lands a right hook to the body.
Courtial throws a solid leg kick but Joseph takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Courtial.
Courtial 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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Courtial throws a looping overhand right but Joseph ducks down to avoid it.
Courtial on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Joseph works Courtial's body with a nice hook.
Courtial moves out of range as Joseph strikes.
Joseph is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joseph scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Courtial connects with a crisp jab.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Joseph misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Courtial misses the target.
Courtial ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joseph lands a nice looking body shot.
Joseph tries a head kick but it misses.
Courtial is looking to counter punch.
Godefroy Courtial has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Courtial.
Courtial misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jihadi Joseph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joseph 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
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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