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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hardh Heeta (ranked 1708 p4p, 1603 weight class) and Jihadi Joseph (ranked 134 p4p, 130 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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27
140
8 - 4 - 0 |
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175 cm
40
145
30 - 16 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful |
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hardh Heeta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jihadi Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph looks to land a body kick but Heeta moved away.
Heeta went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fighters circling - Heeta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heeta misses with a two punch combination.
Joseph bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joseph throws a lazy right hand but Heeta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joseph misses with a low kick as Heeta jumps back.
Joseph throws a low kick but Heeta avoids it.
Joseph throws an overhand right that lands on Heeta's shoulder, as Heeta tries to avoid the shot.
Heeta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joseph.
Joseph throws a looping overhand right but Heeta ducks down to avoid it.
As Joseph looks to move away, Heeta throws a big counter combo but Joseph just gets out of the way.
Heeta moves out of range of the strikes.
Heeta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Joseph avoids it really well and circles away.
A slow jab from Joseph misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Heeta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Joseph.
Joseph throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Heeta misses the target.
Heeta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heeta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joseph slips under a jab from Heeta.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heeta scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heeta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heeta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Joseph as he connects with a hook.
Heeta throws a hook to the side of Joseph's head but Joseph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heeta moves out of range as Joseph strikes.
Joseph misses with a straight left.
Heeta throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Joseph throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heeta throws a jab when Joseph was well out of range.
Joseph circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jihadi Joseph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heeta throws a shot from downtown. Joseph moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Heeta.
Joseph lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Heeta is rocked!
Heeta tries to bum rush Joseph with a series of wild strikes but Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heeta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heeta closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Heeta.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heeta controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joseph taking punishment in the form of punches.
Joseph is being controlled here.
Heeta tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Heeta.
Joseph manages to work his way to half guard, despite Heeta's best efforts.
Heeta perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Joseph moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Joseph bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heeta's guard.
Joseph preventing the sweep.
Heeta wants to get back to his feet but Joseph is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Joseph tries to stand but Heeta is controlling from the bottom.
Heeta is working an open guard so Joseph takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body. Heeta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heeta closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Joseph's guard.
Joseph can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Heeta controls the pace.
Heeta seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Joseph for as long as he can get away with.
Joseph trying to keep a closed guard but Heeta is proving a slippery customer.
Joseph wants to sweep here but Heeta controlling him for the moment.
Heeta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Heeta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Heeta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Heeta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Heeta seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Joseph looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Heeta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Joseph's head.
Joseph missing with a left hand there. Heeta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heeta cracks Joseph with a right hand to the side of the head.
Joseph throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heeta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Joseph looks to move away, Heeta throws a big counter combo but Joseph just gets out of the way.
Joseph misses with a straight left.
Heeta is looking for a counter combo.
Joseph blocks a jab.
Heeta connects with a nice looking jab.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heeta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Heeta scores with the left hand. Joseph knows he should have avoided that one.
Heeta throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Heeta throws the left hand but Joseph avoids the punch easily.
Heeta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardh Heeta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
A cross from Joseph lands.
Joseph displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Heeta.
Joseph lands a nice shot that snaps Heeta's head back.
Joseph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heeta.
Joseph looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heeta instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph digs a right hand into Heeta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heeta's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heeta.
Joseph manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Joseph misses.
Joseph rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heeta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heeta blocks a jab.
Heeta connects with a looping right hand.
Heeta lands a jab.
Joseph is looking to land body kicks.
Heeta moves into the clinch successfully.
Joseph breaks the clinch.
Joseph drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardh Heeta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joseph tries to bum rush Heeta with a series of wild strikes but Heeta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joseph gets tackled into the cage by Heeta. Heeta maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heeta's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Still in the clinch, Heeta scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Heeta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heeta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joseph working hard to break the clinch.
Heeta lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Heeta.
Heeta tries to throw a body punch but Joseph avoids it by throwing Heeta back against the cage.
Joseph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heeta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joseph blocks it with crossed arms.
Heeta slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from Heeta.
Heeta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heeta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joseph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heeta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heeta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heeta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joseph is trying to break the clinch but Heeta is controlling him.
Joseph is trying to break the clinch but Heeta is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph tries to circle away but Heeta has him pinned against the cage.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Heeta avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Heeta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joseph wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heeta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heeta landing knees to the head.
Heeta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heeta prevents Joseph from breaking the clinch.
Joseph's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heeta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joseph doesn't seem bothered though.
Heeta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joseph can do to turn this around?
Heeta shoots in for a takedown but Joseph shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Heeta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heeta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Heeta misses the shot to the body.
Heeta missing with a left hand there. Joseph was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heeta has his takedown stuffed
and Joseph counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hardh Heeta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heeta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heeta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joseph.
Heeta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Heeta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heeta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joseph cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heeta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joseph defending well as Heeta loads up on a big left hand.
Joseph throws a looping overhand right but Heeta ducks down to avoid it.
Joseph is pawing at Heeta, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Heeta's nose. Heeta is badly hurt! Joseph pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Heeta tries desperately to hold on but Joseph is relentless in his assault! As Heeta receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Joseph away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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G |
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B |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
68% |
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