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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Ben Joshua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Normand Cleveland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Joshua comes to the cage accompanied by Krav Maga- KABANOS. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Normand Cleveland was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caleb Ben Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Normand Cleveland!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Ben Joshua as he connects with a hook.
Cleveland drops his hands momentarily and Ben Joshua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've been told by Ben Joshua's head coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cleveland should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cleveland fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ben Joshua lands a jab to the head.
Ben Joshua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ben Joshua.
Ben Joshua lands a head shot.
Cleveland closes the distance and clinches up with Ben Joshua, looking for a takedown. Cleveland pushes Ben Joshua against the cage but Ben Joshua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cleveland shoots in but Ben Joshua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Caleb Ben Joshua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Normand Cleveland.
Ben Joshua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cleveland fails with a takedown attempt.
Ben Joshua is looking to counter punch.
Ben Joshua lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Joshua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ben Joshua lands a two punch combo.
Ben Joshua misses with a wild combination.
Cleveland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ben Joshua.
Ben Joshua throws a right and a left that Cleveland avoids nicely.
Ben Joshua looks to land a combination but Cleveland avoids it well.
Ben Joshua takes a swing at Cleveland's ribcage but misses.
Ben Joshua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ben Joshua lands with a nice body punch.
Ben Joshua connects with a body shot.
Ben Joshua scores with a jab to the body.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Cleveland has eaten all the pies!
Ben Joshua throws a combination. Cleveland tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ben Joshua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cleveland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben Joshua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ben Joshua stuffs the takedown.
Ben Joshua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cleveland misses with a takedown attempt - Ben Joshua sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cleveland tries to move into range but Ben Joshua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ben Joshua goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ben Joshua stuffs the takedown.
Ben Joshua appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ben Joshua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cleveland circles away quickly and effectively.
Good shot there by Ben Joshua.
Ben Joshua is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cleveland shoots in for a takedown but Ben Joshua shows good takedown defense.
Caleb Ben Joshua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Ben Joshua does it's job there.
Ben Joshua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cleveland moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Joshua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Ben Joshua. Beautiful body shot.
Ben Joshua lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cleveland at a distance.
Cleveland closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ben Joshua moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ben Joshua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Ben Joshua scores with a four punch combination!
Ben Joshua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleveland.
Ben Joshua is looking to wear down Cleveland with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ben Joshua looks to throw the jab but Cleveland is out of range.
Cleveland dives in and grabs Ben Joshua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ben Joshua pushes down on Cleveland's head and hops out.
Cleveland takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cleveland takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ben Joshua is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ben Joshua leaves Cleveland with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleveland scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cleveland throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ben Joshua is refusing to be controlled, as Cleveland sits in half guard.
Ben Joshua is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cleveland looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cleveland seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cleveland sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ben Joshua defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ben Joshua manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Ben Joshua dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ben Joshua lands with a nice combination. Cleveland backs away looking to recover.
Cleveland takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Caleb Ben Joshua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ben Joshua swings for the body but Cleveland moves out of range.
Ben Joshua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cleveland can do to turn this around?
Ben Joshua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ben Joshua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ben Joshua misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Ben Joshua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ben Joshua connects with a body shot that sends Cleveland's belly button to the back.
Ben Joshua lands a body shot.
Cleveland dodges the punch combination from Ben Joshua.
Caleb Ben Joshua is winning the standup battle so far.
Ben Joshua throws a series of strikes that have Cleveland backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleveland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ben Joshua.
Ben Joshua cracks Cleveland with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleveland looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ben Joshua is fending him off so far but Cleveland persists. Nope, Ben Joshua circles away and we're back to standing.
Cleveland dodges the punch combination from Ben Joshua.
Ben Joshua just misses with a punch to the body.
Ben Joshua throws a series of punches but Cleveland avoids them all with ease.
Cleveland drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ben Joshua is adopting a defensive guard.
Ben Joshua will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cleveland working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cleveland trying to control but Ben Joshua is working from the bottom.
Cleveland throws a big elbow that misses.
Ben Joshua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cleveland postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleveland makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cleveland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cleveland postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ben Joshua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cleveland throws a big right hand that misses.
Cleveland with a nice head shot there.
Cleveland sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ben Joshua keeping moving, preventing Cleveland from controlling successfully.
Cleveland throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cleveland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ben Joshua is trying to control the position but Cleveland postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleveland prevents Ben Joshua from getting back to his feet.
Cleveland stays in close to Ben Joshua's body and controls the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleveland won't allow Ben Joshua to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ben Joshua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Ben Joshua.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cleveland or perhaps it was just good defense by Ben Joshua, which made it look bad.
Ben Joshua's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ben Joshua duly obliges.
Ben Joshua connects with a looping right hand.
Cleveland has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot lands for Ben Joshua.
Ben Joshua cracks Cleveland with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ben Joshua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cleveland counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ben Joshua!
Normand Cleveland has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ben Joshua on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ben Joshua takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleveland scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ben Joshua to see if he's OK.
Cleveland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ben Joshua wants to get back to his feet but Cleveland drags him back down.
Cleveland lands an elbow.
Ben Joshua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cleveland on the ground.
Ben Joshua is looking for a sweep.
Ben Joshua takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ben Joshua is looking to reverse the position.
Cleveland working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cleveland lands a few punches from side control.
Ben Joshua takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cleveland working the ground and pound from side control.
Cleveland lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ben Joshua down.
Cleveland lands a nice forearm strike.
Ben Joshua is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Ben Joshua dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Ben Joshua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cleveland takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ben Joshua lands a two punch combo.
Ben Joshua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cleveland.
Ben Joshua misses with a wild combination.
Cleveland feints the counter takedown.
Ben Joshua just misses with a punch to the body.
Cleveland slips a jab and a cross from Ben Joshua.
Some wild striking there from Ben Joshua.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleveland slips under a jab.
Cleveland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ben Joshua throws a series of punches but Cleveland avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleveland closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cleveland misses with the ground and pound.
Ben Joshua taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cleveland scoring with punches from side control.
Cleveland lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ben Joshua down.
Ben Joshua wants to get back to his feet.
Cleveland trying to control the position but Ben Joshua is working away.
Ben Joshua is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cleveland landing strikes.
Ben Joshua takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ben Joshua taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ben Joshua is rocked!
Ben Joshua seems a little lost for a moment, as Cleveland dominates the positioning.
Oh Ben Joshua is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cleveland scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Ben Joshua is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Cleveland can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Normand Cleveland!
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