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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jihadi Joseph (ranked 1821 p4p, 2868 weight class) and Thad Thayer (ranked 146 p4p, 190 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Thad Thayer enters the cage!
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145
29 - 16 - 2 |
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134
11 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jihadi Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thad Thayer!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thayer shoots in for a takedown but Joseph shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joseph scores with a leg kick.
Joseph rushes Thayer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Joseph lands a shoulder strike.
Thayer tries to pull guard but Joseph won't allow it.
Joseph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick there by Joseph.
Joseph scores with a leg kick.
Joseph connects with a solid leg kick.
Joseph connects with a high kick.
Joseph connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thayer walks into a jab.
Joseph closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Joseph - that landed with a thud.
Joseph lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Thad Thayer has been cut.
Joseph has Thayer pressed against the cage, preventing Thayer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Joseph pushes Thayer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thayer takes a shot to the head.
Joseph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thayer backwards.
Joseph lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
I was talking to Joseph's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Joseph.
Thayer looks winded!
Joseph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thayer doesn't seem bothered though.
Joseph lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joseph throws a head kick that Thayer semi-blocks.
Joseph connects with a body shot.
Thayer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Joseph lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jihadi Joseph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thayer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thayer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Joseph is fending him off so far but Thayer persists. Nope, Joseph circles away and we're back to standing.
Jihadi Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thad Thayer.
Joseph throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thayer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joseph lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joseph jabs Thayer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joseph rushes Thayer and presses him up against the cage.
Thayer missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joseph creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thayer throws a head punch that misses.
Thayer takes a shot to the head.
Joseph lands with a right to the head.
Thayer gets control of Joseph's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thayer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thayer working for submissions but it's allowed Joseph to get to half guard.
Joseph controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph wants to pass to mount but Thayer is defending the position.
Joseph looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Thayer throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Joseph stands up out of the half guard.
Joseph lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thayer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thayer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joseph can pounce on him.
Joseph is looking to wear down Thayer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Joseph has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joseph lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joseph lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Joseph.
Joseph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thayer backwards.
Joseph lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joseph gets through Thayer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body.
Joseph is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Joseph lands with a right to the head.
Joseph lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thayer backwards.
Joseph breaks from the clinch.
Joseph scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joseph connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph stuns Thayer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crunch! Joseph slams his shin into Thayer's torso.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thayer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joseph connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi Joseph dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thad Thayer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Joseph scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joseph thumps Thayer with a low kick.
Thayer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joseph lands with a shot to the body.
Thayer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Joseph manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jihadi Joseph is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thayer tries to clinch up.
Thayer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've been informed that Thayer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Joseph chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thayer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joseph fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Joseph finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Joseph pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thayer back to the cage. Joseph follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Joseph lands a body shot.
Joseph scores with a nice strike.
Joseph clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph lands a right hand.
Thayer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Joseph pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thayer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joseph.
Thayer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thayer tries to clinch up but Joseph circles away and keeps his distance.
Thayer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joseph takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joseph.
Thayer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joseph is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thayer can do to turn this around?
Thayer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Joseph gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Joseph as the two fighters clinch.
Joseph manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thayer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thayer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thayer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joseph scores with a shot to the body.
Thayer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Joseph lands a head kick!
Thayer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joseph lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Joseph.
Joseph lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thayer dives in and scores a takedown into Joseph's guard.
Joseph is looking to stand back up but Thayer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Joseph.
Joseph is trying to stand back up but Thayer is controlling him
Joseph manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Thayer keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thayer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Joseph is defending well.
Thayer jumps guard and drags Joseph to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Joseph gets to his feet. Thayer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Joseph gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thayer jumps guard but Joseph stands there with Thayer around his waist. Thayer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jihadi Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thad Thayer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joseph.
Joseph pushes Thayer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Joseph.
Thayer is breathing heavily.
Joseph lands a left hand.
Joseph lands a body shot.
Joseph lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thayer backwards.
Joseph pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 forces Thayer back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thayer backwards.
Joseph lands with a light punch inside.
Joseph is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joseph lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joseph lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thayer is looking to control Joseph's arms but Joseph gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thayer has his back to the cage.
Joseph lands with a short shot to the head.
Joseph lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Joseph.
Thayer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Joseph lands with a light punch inside.
Joseph effectively controlling the action here.
Thayer is looking to break free of the clinch but Joseph has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joseph cracks Thayer with a nice body shot.
Joseph lands a shoulder strike.
Thayer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Joseph avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi Joseph dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thad Thayer's cut.
That's time! Joseph's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thayer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joseph.
Joseph works over Thayer's head and body with a nice combination.
Thayer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thayer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thad Thayer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joseph scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Joseph wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thayer 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.
Joseph lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck for Thayer with that takedown attempt.
Thayer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thayer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joseph.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Joseph.
Joseph darts in and clinches Thayer up against the cage.
Joseph gets through Thayer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thayer tries to circle away but Joseph has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Joseph.
Thayer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joseph presses Thayer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Joseph lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joseph lands an uppercut.
Joseph effectively controlling the action here.
Joseph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thayer backwards.
A short right from Joseph.
Joseph lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thayer is rocked!
Joseph working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thayer is still on wobbly legs! Can Joseph finish him?
Joseph lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joseph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thayer backwards.
Joseph lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thayer backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Joseph.
Nice body punch from Joseph - that landed with a thud.
Joseph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thayer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joseph lands with an overhand left.
Joseph gets a clinch.
Joseph throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Joseph on the inside.
Thayer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Joseph is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Joseph works on Thayer's body with a couple of short punches.
Joseph lands a nice uppercut.
Joseph lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joseph lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jihadi Joseph has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joseph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joseph lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thayer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joseph counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jihadi Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thad Thayer.
Joseph connects with a leg kick.
Jihadi Joseph is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a shot to the body.
Thayer seems to have recovered his senses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joseph.
Joseph lands with a nice body kick.
Joseph scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thayer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joseph. Joseph obviously looking to wear him down.
Joseph scores with a jab. Thayer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Joseph lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Thayer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joseph has Thayer up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thayer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thayer tries to pull guard but Joseph forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Joseph scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joseph stuns Thayer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joseph thuds his right hand into Thayer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joseph thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thayer if he has to take too many more of those.
Joseph throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thayer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thayer tries to clinch up but Joseph circles away and keeps his distance.
Joseph misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joseph connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thayer. Thayer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thad Thayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joseph scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jihadi Joseph showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joseph has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:25
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jihadi Joseph!
An out of breath Jihadi Joseph thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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