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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph comes to the ring accompanied by TEARS FOR FEARS - SHOUT. Peterson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mastodon - Oblivion kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, William Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Peterson, right into the meat.
Peterson tries to clinch
and Joseph counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Joseph paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peterson throws a right hand that Joseph ducks under and follows up with a left that Joseph also avoids with ease.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Joseph is avoiding it.
Joseph shoots for a takedown but Peterson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Joseph forces Peterson back against the ropes and clinches.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joseph avoids it.
Joseph lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Peterson wants to stall.
Joseph avoiding damage as Peterson throws knees to the body.
Joseph avoids the elbow strike from Peterson, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Joseph on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joseph tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Joseph is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Joseph wants a takedown.
Peterson is looking to control Joseph's arms but Joseph gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peterson has his back to the ropes.
Peterson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Joseph.
Peterson breaks the clinch.
Peterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph rushes Peterson and presses him up against the ropes.
Peterson effectively controlling the action here.
Peterson pushes off an throws an elbow but Joseph leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Joseph stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but Joseph blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from Joseph.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson breaks the clinch.
Joseph lands a nice hook to Peterson's body. Peterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Adrian Peterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Peterson wants to clinch
and Joseph counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peterson thinking.
Joseph thows a body shot but no joy.
Peterson wants to clinch up but Joseph keeps it at a distance.
Peterson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peterson tries to clinch but Joseph is having none of it.
Joseph swings away with a body shot that misses
and Peterson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Joseph is looking to wear down Peterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph thows a body shot but no joy.
Peterson darts in trying to clinch
and Joseph makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the body from Joseph misses
and Peterson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Joseph trying to control the position but instead, Peterson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Joseph into the ropes.
Peterson lands a nice elbow.
It looks like William Joseph has been cut.
Peterson lands a good knee to the midsection. Joseph won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Joseph - that landed with a thud.
Peterson is pushing Joseph up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Joseph takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Joseph.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson tries to land knees in the clinch but Joseph avoids the damage to the body.
Joseph lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Joseph tries to score a body lock takedown but Peterson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph is working Peterson over against the ropes.
The referee calls for Joseph to work.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Peterson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Joseph content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Joseph lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Joseph is avoiding it.
Joseph takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Joseph circles away from the clinch attempt
so Joseph counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that William Joseph will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Joseph's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adrian Peterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peterson tries to clinch up
and Joseph counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Joseph rushes Peterson and presses him up against the ropes.
Joseph is trying to drag Peterson to the mat but Peterson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Peterson controlling the action here for a moment.
Peterson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Joseph is trying to drag Peterson to the mat but Peterson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Joseph throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.
Peterson lands an elbow that stopped Joseph in his tracks for a moment.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Joseph controls his hands.
Peterson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joseph.
Joseph managing to block the knees to the body from Peterson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Joseph takes a knee to the side of the body.
Joseph goes for a takedown in the clinch but Peterson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joseph moves into the clinch.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joseph avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Joseph changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Peterson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Peterson darts in trying to clinch
and Joseph counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands a nice elbow.
Joseph is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Joseph has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Peterson missing with knees to the body.
Peterson lands with a short shot to the head.
Joseph lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joseph lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joseph misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joseph.
A hook to the body from Joseph.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Peterson.
Adrian Peterson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joseph makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joseph struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Joseph misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
Peterson trying to control the position but instead, Joseph has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peterson into the ropes.
Joseph works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Joseph.
Joseph lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Joseph works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Peterson lands an uppercut.
Joseph is working for takedown but Peterson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peterson darts in trying to clinch
and Joseph counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
William Joseph is winning the standup battle so far.
Joseph wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph rushes Peterson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from Joseph.
Joseph pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Joseph wants to stall.
Joseph blocks an elbow strike.
Peterson letting Joseph take a breather here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Peterson avoiding damage as Joseph throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterson manages to break the clinch.
Peterson tries to clinch up but Joseph circles away and keeps his distance.
Peterson closes the distance but Joseph moves to the side
and Joseph counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Joseph dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Joseph's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Peterson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Joseph manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson moves to clinch but Joseph breaks away
and Joseph counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peterson thinking.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Joseph is avoiding it.
Joseph darts in and clinches Peterson up against the ropes.
Joseph turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Peterson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Joseph has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Joseph throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Peterson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The strikes coming from Joseph are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Joseph wants to take a breather but Peterson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Joseph.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Joseph passes Peterson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Joseph wants to take a breather but Peterson is having none of it.
Joseph not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is keen to just control but Peterson is a slippery customer.
Peterson pushes Joseph off looking to stand but Joseph dives back in and keeps control.
Joseph with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Joseph trying to control from half guard but Peterson is working away.
Joseph is really struggling to control Peterson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. William Joseph wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Joseph takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Joseph misses the body punch
and Peterson counters by clinching up.
Peterson takes a shot to the head.
Joseph misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson working Joseph over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peterson lands a good knee to the midsection. Joseph won't want to take too many of those.
Peterson trying to land knees to the body.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Joseph.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Peterson is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Joseph has denied him.
Joseph looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph tries to score a body lock takedown but Peterson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Peterson lands a knee to the body.
Joseph struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Peterson prevents the takedown attempt.
Joseph changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Peterson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Joseph circles away.
Peterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joseph is working for takedown but Peterson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Joseph blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Peterson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adrian Peterson.
I think Joseph 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for William Joseph!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for William Joseph!
William Joseph wins by majority decision!
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