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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power comes into the arena with Max is coming, better be ready... blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Joseph's choice of entrance music: TEARS FOR FEARS - SHOUT. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, William Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Power jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joseph avoids the head kick by Power.
Joseph is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joseph tries to clinch up.
Joseph sizes up Power with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Joseph needs to keep his hands up - Power had a free shot at his head there.
Joseph throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joseph.
Power scores with a head kick.
Joseph looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Joseph cracks Power with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Power as he avoids it easily.
Joseph throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joseph fails with an attempt to clinch.
Power thuds his right hand into Joseph's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joseph slips under a jab from Power.
Power looks to land a right hand but Joseph moved out of range.
Jab from Power.
Power lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joseph at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Joseph.
Power lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Power connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joseph. Joseph circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Max Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joseph tries for a takedown but Power sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Joseph fails with an attempt to clinch.
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Power.
Joseph misses with an uppercut.
Power swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Power throws an overhand right that lands on Joseph's shoulder, as Joseph tries to avoid the shot.
Power fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joseph looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joseph looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
No luck for Joseph with that takedown attempt.
Max Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Joseph.
Joseph digs a good hook to Power's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Power ducks right into an uppercut from Joseph.
Power lets loose with a powerful body kick. Joseph will feel that in the morning.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Joseph chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
Power throws out a loose jab but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joseph slips a jab from Power.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Power.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a leg kick but Joseph checks it.
Joseph tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joseph wants to clinch
and Power counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph tries a low kick but Power avoids it.
Joseph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power.
Power connects with a looping right hand.
Power lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That kick from Joseph tenderised Power's leg. Power is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is looking to clinch.
That kick from Power tenderised Joseph's leg. Joseph is trying to keep his angry face on.
Power fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joseph has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joseph misses with a looping right.
Power looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joseph misses with an uppercut.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Joseph sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Power swings away with a body shot that misses
and Joseph cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Power scores with a sloppy right hand. Joseph should have avoided that one.
Joseph is trying desperately to land a takedown but Power is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Joseph.
Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Joseph wants to clinch.
Power on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Joseph misses with a hook.
Joseph has Power up against the cage in a clinch.
Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Power gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Joseph.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power throws a chopping leg kick but Joseph manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Power finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Power lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joseph throws a nice inside leg kick.
Joseph slips a straight right by Power.
Power throws a leg kick but Joseph sees it coming and moves out of range.
Power is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Joseph throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Power throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Power misses the target.
Joseph avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joseph.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joseph.
Joseph misses with a looping left.
Power throws a leg kick but Joseph checks it.
Power stuns Joseph with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joseph thows a body shot but no joy.
Joseph throws a low kick but Power avoids it.
A jab from Joseph misses.
Good leg kick by Power there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph misses with the combination.
Power fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Joseph fails with a takedown attempt.
Power lands a slapping body shot.
Joseph closes this distance looking for a takedown but Power circles away.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Power.
Power fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Power checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Power throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Power dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Joseph.
Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joseph swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Power counters with a nice leg kick.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joseph checks the leg kick.
Power chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joseph walks into a stiff left hand from Power.
Power misses with a hook.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Power manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Power jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Power.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joseph.
Joseph throws a big shot that misses.
Joseph lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Joseph lands a nice leg kick that just misses Power's sensitive parts.
Power misses with a shot to the body
and Joseph counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Power is looking for a triangle but Joseph pushes his legs off easily.
Joseph loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Joseph is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Power has Joseph pulled in close to control his posture.
Power keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
Power has his hands on Joseph's head, controlling the position.
Joseph is looking to work some ground and pound but Power has wrist control.
Joseph stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Power swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Max Power wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Power scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joseph in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Joseph uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power.
Joseph takes a jab right on the kisser.
Joseph throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joseph tries to score with a low kick but Power moves his leg out of the way.
Joseph shoots for a double leg takedown but Power sprawls well. He's pushed Joseph's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joseph tries to clinch but Power is having none of it.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joseph.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power connects with a leg kick. Joseph looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Joseph closes this distance looking for a takedown but Power circles away.
Max Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Joseph.
Joseph throws a low kick, looking for Power's leg but Power calmly moves out of range.
Joseph checks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Power.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joseph bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Power misses with an uppercut. Joseph saw that one coming.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a low kick.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joseph wants to clinch up but Power keeps it at a distance.
Power misses with a left hand
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joseph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Power walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joseph checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph lands a nice leg kick that just misses Power's sensitive parts.
Power throws a chopping leg kick but Joseph manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Power - just one landing.
Joseph scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Joseph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power.
Power scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Power connects with an inside leg kick.
Power thuds a left hand into Joseph's body.
Max Power is winning the standup battle so far.
Power lands a glancing blow to the side of Joseph's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Power. Beautiful body shot.
Joseph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Power.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a double jab.
Joseph works the jab nicely.
Power throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
Power throws a lazy head kick
letting Joseph counter with a right hand.
Power goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Joseph misses with a looping left.
Power misses the jab.
Power keeps the fight on the outside.
Joseph turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Joseph tries to clinch but Power moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Power. That's going to slow Joseph down.
Joseph lands a glancing blow to the side of Power's head.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joseph.
Joseph clinches with his opponent.
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 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Joseph with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Power lands a shot to the body.
Joseph with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joseph is breathing heavily.
Joseph tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Joseph has a couple of punches blocked by Power.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Joseph with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joseph looking to throw knees to the head but Power is blocking nicely.
Power breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Joseph takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joseph moves forwards but Power connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Joseph has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Power cracks Joseph with a right hand to the side of the head.
Joseph scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Power dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joseph is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Power fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joseph has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Power throws a right and a left that Joseph avoids nicely.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Power motions for Joseph to come forward. Power throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph misses with a straight right.
Joseph stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Power.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joseph takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Joseph looks for a takedown but Power sprawls well.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Joseph keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Power lands a nice hook to Joseph's body. Joseph takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joseph drives through and clinches with Power against the cage.
Joseph misses with a knee strike.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Power, right into the meat.
Joseph takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joseph tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Power swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joseph wants to land a leg kick but Power is out of range.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
Power takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Joseph misses.
Power throws a lazy head kick
and Joseph counters with a slapping leg kick.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Power misses.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Power.
Joseph showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Power.
Joseph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a looping right.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power misses with a body shot.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Power defending well as Joseph loads up on a big left hand.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Power.
Joseph scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a low kick.
Joseph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Power lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joseph backs up against the cage.
Joseph blocks the body kick.
Power's jab looks to have found its range, popping Joseph under the eye.
Power throws a sloppy body shot
and Joseph counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joseph lands a jab-cross combination.
Joseph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Power manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Power keeps the fight on the outside.
Power keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
Joseph gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Power tries to break free but Joseph pushes him back against the cage.
Joseph misses with a knee strike.
Joseph with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joseph with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joseph has a couple of punches blocked by Power.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power tries to circle away but Joseph has him pinned against the cage.
Power breaks the clinch.
Power swats away the attempt to clinch by Joseph.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Power lands a nice looking body shot.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Power paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Power stuns Joseph with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Power avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Power throws a sloppy head kick
and Joseph counters with a three punch combo that has Power backing up. Power nods at Joseph to acknowledge the strikes.
Power checks a low kick from Joseph.
A telegraphed right hand from Joseph misses the target.
Joseph misses with a left hand
and Power counters with a leg kick.
Max Power is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Joseph fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Power throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph drives through and clinches with Power against the cage.
Joseph using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Power has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Power lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Power can't break the clinch.
Power effectively controlling the action here.
Joseph tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.
Joseph tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joseph tries to land knees in the clinch but Power avoids the damage to the body.
Power takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Joseph pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power misses with a jab, cross combination.
Power chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joseph can pounce on him.
Joseph closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Joseph misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
William Joseph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Power breaks the clinch.
Joseph takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph clinches up with Power and pushes him back against the cage.
Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Power prevents a body shot from Joseph.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Max Power.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Power, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Max Power!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Max Power!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Max Power!
Max Power wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Max Power made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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