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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph comes to the cage accompanied by TEARS FOR FEARS - SHOUT. Lee has chosen Wiley - Take That as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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174 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Joseph moved out of range nicely.
Joseph moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joseph.
Joseph on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee rushes Joseph and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Joseph.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joseph is defending well for now.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joseph.
Lee cracks Joseph with a nice body shot.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Joseph throws an elbow that misses.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the body.
Joseph lands with a right to the head.
Joseph has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lee clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph is looking to control Lee but Lee is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Lee. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Joseph keeps control of the position easily here as Lee tries to buck him off.
Joseph lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joseph tries to get the hooks in deep but Lee pushed the leg off.
Lee trying to get back to his feet but Joseph is in full control for now.
Joseph working for a choke but Lee is defending well.
Lee trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is really stuck here.
Lee is keeping busy.
Joseph looking to break Lee's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Lee remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Joseph will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Joseph looking for the RNC.
Joseph connects with a big shot to the side of Lee's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Joseph has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Joseph trying to control momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Lee as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Joseph!
Lee defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Joseph lands shots from the back.
Lee wants to escape the position.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lee wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph struggling to land strikes to the head as Lee covers up.
A lull in the action here.
Joseph is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Lee rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lee is looking to control Joseph's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lee avoid being mounted?
Lee taking some punishment here, with Joseph in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joseph is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Joseph seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Joseph dominated that round.
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.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joseph tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Joseph tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Joseph throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Joseph.
Joseph tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Joseph dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee taking a breather.
Joseph'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.
Joseph using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like William Joseph has been cut.
Joseph scores with a knee to the head.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Joseph's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Joseph.
Lee pushes Joseph back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joseph is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jason Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joseph goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lee misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Joseph. Joseph gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws a hook but Joseph blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Joseph's shoulder, as Joseph tries to avoid the shot.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Joseph misses with a low kick.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Joseph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joseph drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Joseph's guard.
Joseph is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joseph is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee 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.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Joseph here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Joseph counters with a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Joseph there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee throws a right and a left that Joseph avoids nicely.
Joseph slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Joseph saw that one coming.
Lee wants to clinch up but Joseph keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Joseph.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Joseph throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Joseph shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lee pulls Joseph in close to his closed guard and prevents Joseph from doing any damage or advancing position.
William Joseph overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joseph is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joseph postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that William Joseph will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Joseph's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Joseph jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Joseph lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Lee misses.
Joseph shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Joseph connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joseph is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Joseph tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Joseph moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jason Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee defending well as Joseph loads up on a big left hand.
Joseph darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee wants to control but Joseph is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Joseph wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Joseph is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
Joseph is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lee is controlling Joseph's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lee tries to kick Joseph off but Joseph keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jason Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Joseph wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.
Joseph is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Joseph is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lee tries to roll over but Joseph keeps him under control.
Joseph slows the pace down in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lee for as long as he can get away with.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Joseph.
Joseph attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joseph dives in and scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee trying to control the position.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joseph stands and steps away. Lee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Joseph wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joseph throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Joseph counters with a leg kick.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Joseph ducks down to avoid it.
Joseph takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee 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.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joseph makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joseph uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joseph scoring well with a low kick there.
Joseph connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Joseph showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Joseph, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Joseph!
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energy
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RATING
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