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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickey Scheiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Joshua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scheiner comes to the cage accompanied by Rob Zombie - Living Dead Girl (REMIX) . The crowd seem to be enjoying Joshua's choice of entrance music: Parklife- Blur. This should be a great matchup!
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190 cm
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200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm
23
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickey Scheiner! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Joshua! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Joshua misses with a body shot.
Scheiner just misses with a punch to the body.
Scheiner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joshua counters with a lovely straight right hand! Scheiner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Joshua tried to score with a low kick but Scheiner checks it. Joshua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Joshua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. It seemed like Joshua was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Scheiner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joshua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Scheiner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scheiner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joshua manages to avoid it. Joshua looks like he wants to counter punch here. Scheiner scores with a jab to the body. Scheiner looks to throw the jab but Joshua is out of range. Scheiner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Joshua swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Scheiner. Scheiner misses with a hook
and Joshua counters with a stiff right hand. Scheiner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joshua. Scheiner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Joshua momentarily.
Joshua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joshua ducks under a wild hook from Scheiner. Scheiner digs a good hook to Joshua's body.
Good exchange - Scheiner coming out on top. A slow jab from Joshua misses its intended target. Scheiner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joshua was well out of range. Poor timing from Scheiner. Scheiner misses with a wild body shot. Scheiner lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Joshua. Scheiner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Joshua counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Joshua ducks under a wild hook from Scheiner.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Scheiner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Scheiner throws a lazy right hand but Joshua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Scheiner misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Some wild striking there from Scheiner.
Joshua's corner calls for a 1-2. Joshua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Joshua cracks Scheiner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Joshua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joshua avoids the body shot from Scheiner.
Joshua lands a nice hook to Scheiner's body. Scheiner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. A punch combination from Scheiner misses. Scheiner clinches up with Joshua and pushes him back against the cage. Scheiner has a couple of punches blocked by Joshua.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Joshua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joshua lands on the inside with an uppercut. Joshua breaks the clinch.
Scheiner lands a jab to Joshua's midsection. Rickey Scheiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Scheiner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Joshua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Scheiner's head. Joshua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Joshua missing with a left hand there. Scheiner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Scheiner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Scheiner misses its intended target. Joshua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Scheiner slips a straight right by Joshua. Scheiner misses with a body punch
and Joshua counters with a slapping leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Scheiner moves into the clinch. Joshua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joshua throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Scheiner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joshua backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Joshua misses with some punches.
Scheiner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scheiner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joshua. Joshua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Joshua takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Joshua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Scheiner swings widly with a right hand
and Joshua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Scheiner wants to clinch and Joshua counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Scheiner is breathing heavily. Scheiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joshua.
Joshua jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Scheiner throws an overhand right that lands on Joshua's shoulder, as Joshua tries to avoid the shot. Joshua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Scheiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joshua looks like he wants to counter punch here. Joshua walks into a jab. Joshua dips down and scores with a jab to the body. 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 Rickey Scheiner will probably get the nod. That's time! Scheiner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Joshua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Joshua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scheiner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joshua.
Joshua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joshua there as he acknowledges the shot. A combination from Scheiner does no damage. Joshua keeps the fight on the outside. Scheiner misses with a lunging right hand
and Joshua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Scheiner swings widly with a right hand
letting Joshua counter with a right hand. Scheiner missing with a left hand there. Joshua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A punch combination from Joshua misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Joshua throws a jab but it's blocked by Scheiner. Scheiner slips under a jab from Joshua. Scheiner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Joshua slips a jab from Scheiner. Scheiner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joshua counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. A decent looking body kick lands there for Joshua. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Joshua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joshua throws a leg kick which misses Scheiner's front leg but catches the back leg as Scheiner tries to avoid it. A jab from Joshua finds it's way through Scheiner's defenses. Scheiner throws a body shot but no joy. Joshua throws out a counter right but Scheiner avoids it with no problem. Joshua cracks Scheiner with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Scheiner looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Joshua finish him?
Scheiner is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Scheiner misses with a wild body shot. Oh Scheiner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Scheiner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Joshua. Scheiner misses with a shot to the body and Joshua counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Joshua! A victorious Daniel Joshua thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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