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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julio Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Joseph is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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140 lbs
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133 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Julio Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Joseph is fending him off so far but Thomas persists. Nope, Joseph circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joseph.
Thomas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thomas showed some decent athleticism there.
Joseph tries to roll over but Thomas keeps him under control.
Joseph moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thomas is stalling in the full guard.
Joseph looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas postures up.
Joseph trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Thomas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Joseph's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thomas blocks the strikes from Joseph.
Thomas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Joseph does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Joseph looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thomas tries to pass to full mount but Joseph defends it.
Thomas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joseph has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thomas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Joseph looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Joseph is trying to stand back up but Thomas is controlling him
Thomas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Joseph trying to control but Thomas postures up.
Joseph could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thomas seems to be working for a kimura but Joseph defends the submission attempt.
Joseph gets back to full guard.
Joseph is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Joseph preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joseph is trying to keep Thomas in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph looking for a guillotine here but Thomas defends easily.
Joseph trying to control the position.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thomas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joseph has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thomas has managed to get both his arms back between Joseph's legs - danger averted.
Thomas throws a big right hand that misses.
Thomas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Joseph gets back to full guard.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Joseph is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thomas is fighting to break Joseph's control of his arms but Joseph is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Joseph tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thomas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Joseph is breathing heavily.
Joseph looking for a guillotine here but Thomas defends easily.
Joseph looking to control but Thomas passes into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joseph regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Thomas 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.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Joseph is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
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.
Thomas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Joseph pulls his leg out and moves away.
Joseph fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Julio Joseph is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph leaves Thomas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joseph thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas clinches up against the cage.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joseph.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Joseph leaning against his opponent.
Thomas wants a takedown.
Julio Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Thomas.
Joseph slowing the pace effectively.
Thomas is stalling here.
Thomas has Joseph pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Joseph manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Joseph manages to get underhooks.
Thomas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Joseph - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joseph taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Joseph leaning his opponent against the cage.
Joseph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas goes for a takedown attempt but Joseph pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joseph throws a big counter combination but Thomas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Joseph moves out of range.
Thomas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomas gets a clinch.
Joseph tries to stall but Thomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Joseph pressing his opponent against the cage.
Joseph looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Joseph is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Joseph has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas gets control of Joseph's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thomas will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Joseph throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joseph is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thomas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Joseph controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joseph is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thomas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Joseph tries to avoid it but Thomas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Joseph to the ground. Joseph escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Joseph as he jumps to the side.
Joseph tries for a takedown but Thomas circles away easily
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Joseph shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Julio Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Thomas.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
As Thomas looks to move away, Joseph throws a big counter combo but Thomas just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joseph sprawls well. Joseph wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thomas was covering up waiting for the punch and Joseph finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joseph working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thomas's head.
Joseph pushes down on Thomas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Joseph is trying to control. Thomas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Joseph missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thomas is trying to stand.
Thomas makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Joseph shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thomas sprawls well. Thomas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Joseph gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Joseph sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Joseph, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joseph.
Joseph shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Joseph's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas gets a clinch.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joseph has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joseph has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Joseph has Thomas pushed against the cage.
Joseph swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph stops a takedown attempt from Thomas.
Joseph looking to stall.
Joseph keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Thomas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Joseph pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Joseph taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Joseph.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Joseph for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Joseph misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Joseph is controlling him.
Thomas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Joseph gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Joseph displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thomas up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joseph is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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 Julio Joseph.
I think Thomas 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Thomas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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