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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph comes into the arena with TEARS FOR FEARS - SHOUT blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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169 lbs
26 - 12 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bob!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob sizes up Joseph with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bob connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joseph misses with a series of wild punches.
Bob has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bob throws a body kick that misses.
Joseph moves into the clinch.
Joseph trying to land knees to the body.
Joseph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Bob.
Bob lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bob.
Joseph tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bob avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joseph.
We've been hearing reports that Joseph has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Joseph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joseph scores with a shot to the side of Bob's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joseph.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph trying to land knees to the body.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph wants to stall.
Bob scores with a hook to the body.
Bob is trying to stall.
Bob lands with a left to the head.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
Bob misses with a punch on the inside.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob lands with a short shot to the head.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Joseph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joseph is looking to control Bob's arms but Bob gets an underhook and turns him. Now Joseph has his back to the cage.
Bob lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Bob digs a right hand underneath Joseph's ribcage. Joseph let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joseph utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bob goes for a takedown attempt but Joseph pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Joseph clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob is trying to trip Joseph. He has hold of a leg but Joseph is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bob persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Joseph wants to sweep but no luck.
Joseph looking for a guillotine here but Bob defends easily.
Joseph keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bob accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bob looking to pass the guard.
Joseph controls Bob momentarily but Bob frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joseph wants to sweep here but Bob controlling him for the moment.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Joseph is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bob postures up.
Bob forces his way into half guard.
Joseph trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bob manages to pass to mount!
Joseph is trying desperately to improve position.
Bob with shots to the head and body - Joseph looks very uncomfortable down there.
Joseph is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob looking to control but Joseph is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bob landing strikes, looking to finish!
Joseph gets back to half guard.
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!
Bob is nestled in close to Joseph, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Joseph tries to get to full guard but Bob has control of the leg.
Bob is trying to control. Joseph wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bob is pressing down on Joseph's thigh, looking to free his foot. Joseph is holding on for now.
Joseph is looking to control Bob's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Joseph avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Joseph is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bob pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Joseph takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joseph dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joseph thows a body shot but no joy.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bob.
Bob throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Bob fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joseph throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joseph drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Bob.
Bob with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bob keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Billy Bob has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bob thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joseph regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bob got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joseph has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bob has managed to get both his arms back between Joseph's legs - danger averted.
Joseph has momentary wrist control but Bob slips an elbow through the middle.
Bob tries to free his leg and advance position but Joseph is retaining full guard.
Bob wants to control from the top but Joseph keeps moving.
Bob slips nicely into half guard.
Joseph is looking to improve his position.
Bob is pressing down on Joseph's thigh, looking to free his foot. Joseph is holding on for now.
Joseph manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob preventing the sweep.
Joseph keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Bob looking to pass the guard.
Joseph is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Joseph throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bob escapes and throws Joseph's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Joseph tries to improve position but can't.
Bob trying to control the position but Joseph is working away.
Bob tries for a kimura but Joseph is defending well.
Joseph is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bob tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bob has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph is looking to regain half guard here but Bob keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob trying to control the action but Joseph is working from the bottom.
Bob lands some shots froms side control.
Bob wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joseph keeps working.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Joseph is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bob moves into the clinch.
Joseph tries to land knees in the clinch but Bob avoids the damage to the body.
Bob 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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joseph.
Bob tries to score a body lock takedown but Joseph shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Joseph controls the action.
Joseph misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Joseph - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Joseph misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph digs a right hand into Bob's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bob's gas tank.
Joseph lands a body punch.
Joseph struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Joseph prevents a body shot from Bob.
Bob lands a body punch.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Bob lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joseph or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joseph.
Joseph is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Joseph misses with a body punch.
Joseph tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joseph misses with a body punch.
Bob blocks a body shot from Joseph.
Bob avoiding damage as Joseph throws knees to the body.
Bob lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Joseph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bob doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Bob.
Bob lands with a light punch inside.
Bob doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joseph cracks Bob with a nice body shot.
Bob struggles to land a body shot inside as Joseph controls his hands.
Billy Bob is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with the head strike.
Bob misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bob prevents a body shot from Joseph.
Joseph misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bob.
Bob prevents a body shot from Joseph.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bob.
Still in the clinch, Bob scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bob tries for a takedown but Joseph manages to get underhooks.
William Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Bob.
Bob goes for a takedown in the clinch but Joseph prevents it.
Joseph softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joseph working Bob over with knees to the body.
Bob takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joseph scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joseph lands a good knee to the midsection. Bob won't want to take too many of those.
A right hook to the body lands for Joseph.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob being controlled against the cage.
Joseph looking to slow down the pace here.
Bob scores with a shoulder strike.
Joseph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joseph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Joseph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Bob lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joseph or not.
Joseph working Bob over with knees to the body.
Bob tries to stall but Joseph uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bob dodges an elbow strike from Joseph.
Bob managing to block the knees to the body from Joseph.
William Joseph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bob takes a knee to the side of the body.
Joseph unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph presses Bob against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
William Joseph has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joseph digs a right hand underneath Bob's ribcage. Bob let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Joseph.
Joseph struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bob is defending well for now.
Bob tries for a takedown but Joseph manages to get underhooks.
Bob throws a head punch that misses.
Joseph manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bob lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob works on Joseph's body with a couple of short punches.
Joseph lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Joseph showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bob has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bob!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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