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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 1302 p4p, 1110 weight class) and Senger Line (ranked 114 p4p, 149 weight class). Line comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Senger Line!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Line.
Line throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A combination from Line does no damage.
Line has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Joshy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Senger Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Line swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Line tried to score with a low kick but Joshy checks it.
Joshy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Joshy throws a wild body kick that Line sees coming a mile off.
Joshy misses with a body shot.
Joshy throws a body shot but no joy.
Line steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Joshy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Line.
Line is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Joshy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line misses with a wild combination.
Joshy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Line throws a sloppy head kick
and Joshy counters with a straight right hand.
Line throws out a loose jab but Joshy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line throws an overhand right that lands on Joshy's shoulder, as Joshy tries to avoid the shot.
Line attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Line waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joshy.
A big right from Joshy misses.
Joshy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
Line cracks Joshy with a good jab.
Line chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Line lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joshy misses with a head kick.
Line misses with a hook
letting Joshy counter with a right hand.
Line gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Line tests Joshy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Line tries a low kick but Joshy avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Line. That's going to slow Joshy down.
Joshy scores with a hook to the body. Line takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Line throws a head kick that misses.
Joshy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Joshy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Line.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joshy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Line connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joshy scrambles back to his feet.
Line scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joshy in his tracks.
Joshy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Line dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joshy. That did some damage!
Line lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Line misses with a looping left.
Line tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joshy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joshy throws out a powerful jab.
Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joshy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joshy moves out of range as Line strikes.
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Line.
Joshy scores with a jab. Line acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Line scores with a jab.
Line slips a jab from Joshy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line fakes the leg kick and cracks Joshy in the body.
Line lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joshy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joshy looks to land a right hand but Line moved out of range.
Line scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Line misses with a combination
and Joshy counters by clinching up.
Line escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Line moves out of range as Joshy throws a body kick.
Line throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joshy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Line counters with a straight right hand.
Line misses with a hook
and Joshy counters with a nice uppercut.
Line throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Joshy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joshy slips under a jab from Line.
Line misses with a straight right.
Joshy looks to throw the jab but Line is out of range.
Line is looking for the big counter here.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Line misses.
Line showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joshy.
Line throws a right hand that misses
and Joshy counters with a good low kick that Line was not able to check.
Line tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joshy was well out of range. Poor timing from Line.
Joshy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Line throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joshy is looking to counter punch.
Line connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joshy misses with a looping left.
Joshy lands a jab-cross combination.
Joshy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Line connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Line jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Line throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joshy connects with a nice looking jab.
Line tries a head kick but it misses.
Joshy misses with a lunging right hand
and Joshy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Senger Line dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A combination from Joshy does no damage.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
Line pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joshy is out of range and Line settles back down.
Joshy 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.
Line gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joshy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Line throws the left hand but Joshy avoids the punch easily.
Line takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Line avoids the body shot from Joshy.
A head kick misses from Line.
Line swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Line with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Joshy to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line throws a big shot that misses.
Line scores with a jab to the jaw.
Line uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Joshy misses.
Line throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Line sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joshy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Joshy misses with a straight left.
Line waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joshy.
Senger Line seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Line ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Line misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Line takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Line defending well as Joshy loads up on a big left hand.
Joshy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joshy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
Line staying out of range there.
Line slips a jab from Joshy.
Joshy misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Joshy.
Joshy misses with a leg kick
and Line counters with a stiff right hand.
Line misses with a hook. Joshy ducked under it nicely.
Joshy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line takes a swing at Joshy's ribcage but misses.
Joshy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Line counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joshy cracks a nice hook into Line's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Line. Those never looked like landing.
Line swings for the body but Joshy moves out of range.
Joshy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Line throws a low kick but it's checked well by Joshy.
Joshy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Line throws out a counter right but Joshy avoids it with no problem.
Joshy tries a low kick but Line avoids it.
Line misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Line lands but Joshy takes it in his stride.
Joshy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Line attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Line waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joshy.
Line throws out a leg kick but Joshy moves out of range and Line only half commits.
Joshy scores with a one two! Line had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joshy.
Line smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Line tries a head kick but it misses.
Joshy throws a looping overhand right but Line ducks down to avoid it.
Line flicks out a counter leg kick but Joshy steps away.
Line ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
A swing and a miss from Line.
Good exchange - Joshy coming out on top.
Line moves out of range as Joshy strikes.
Joshy with the inside leg kick.
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Joshy is just out of range.
Joshy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joshy misses with an uppercut. Line saw that one coming.
Line is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Line connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Joshy momentarily.
Joshy tries a low kick but Line avoids it.
Joshy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joshy counters with a left to the body.
Joshy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Line avoids the head kick by Joshy.
Joshy throws a sloppy head kick and Line moves out of range easily.
Joshy throws a looping overhand right but Line ducks down to avoid it.
Line tries a head kick but it misses.
As Line tries to get set, Joshy tries to push him back and clinch up but Line manages to avoid the attempt.
Line misses with a straight right.
Joshy misses with a looping right.
Line counters with a body kick.
Joshy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Line.
The fighters circling - Line throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Line misses with a low kick.
Joshy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Line throws a hook to the side of Joshy's head but Joshy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Line looks for the body kick but Joshy saw that one coming.
Line misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bam Bam Joshy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down 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.
Line misses with a straight left.
Joshy throws a hook but Line blocks it.
Line takes a jab right on the kisser.
Line slips a straight right by Joshy.
Joshy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Joshy.
Line gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Line bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joshy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
Joshy avoids the body shot from Line.
Joshy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joshy misses with a few strikes there.
Joshy scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joshy throws the left hand but Line avoids the punch easily.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy misses with a body shot.
A jab from Line misses.
Joshy loads up on a big right hand but Line slips the punch.
Joshy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Line counters with a straight right hand.
Line chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joshy can pounce on him.
Jab, jab by Line - just one landing.
Joshy misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Joshy finds it's way through Line's defenses.
Joshy misses with an uppercut.
Joshy misses with a hook. Line ducked under it nicely.
Joshy misses with an uppercut.
Joshy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Line lands a jab to the nose.
A low kick lands for Line.
Joshy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Line.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line throws a lazy head kick
and Joshy counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joshy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joshy throws the left hand but Line avoids the punch easily.
Line throws a head kick but Joshy moves out of range.
Joshy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Line tests Joshy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Line throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joshy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Line misses.
Line steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
Line throws a lazy uppercut
and Joshy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Line.
Joshy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Line at a distance.
Joshy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Line just misses with a punch to the body.
Joshy loads up on a big right hand but Line slips the punch.
Joshy misses with a hook. Line ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy moves out of range of the strikes.
Line tries to land a front kick but Joshy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Joshy tries to land a leg kick but Line saw it coming and moves away.
Line scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Line fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joshy manages to avoid it.
Joshy is looking to counter the offense by Line and move into the clinch.
Joshy connects with a looping right hand.
Line slips a jab from Joshy.
Line lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joshy's sensitive parts.
Line throws a leg kick
and Joshy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Line loads up on a big right hand but Joshy slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joshy. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
Line has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Line pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Line takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Joshy throws a combination. Line tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Joshy takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Line gets tackled into the cage by Joshy. Joshy maintains the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Joshy as the two fighters clinch.
Joshy tries to pull guard but Line forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Line breaks the clinch.
Line blocks a head kick by Joshy.
Line blocks a jab.
Joshy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Line throws an overhand right that lands on Joshy's shoulder, as Joshy tries to avoid the shot.
Line ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Line, as that shot connected.
Joshy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Line moves out of range of the strikes.
Line is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Line.
A jab from Joshy does it's job there.
Joshy with a nice calf kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Bam Joshy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Joshy 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bam Bam Joshy!
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energy
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hype
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