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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Snead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph comes to the cage accompanied by The Rover. 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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232 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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192 cm
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275 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Snead!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snead avoids the body shot from Joseph.
Snead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snead looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Snead does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snead now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A punch lands to the side of Snead 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Snead misses with a right hand
and Joseph counters with a straight right hand.
Snead scores with a jab.
It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph throws a leg kick which misses Snead's front leg but catches the back leg as Snead tries to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Snead blocks the leg kick.
Snead tries to score with a low kick but Joseph moves his leg out of the way.
Joseph throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Joseph lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joseph fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Snead throws out a loose jab but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph jabs Snead right on the nose. Snead blinks but takes it well.
Joseph moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snead.
Joseph lands with an overhand left.
Snead throws a shot from downtown. Joseph moves away and avoids it.
As Snead backs away, Joseph returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Snead throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
Snead jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Snead lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Snead.
Snead throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joseph fires out a quick counter leg kick but Snead just manages to avoid it.
Snead with a hook.
Snead throws the left hand but Joseph avoids the punch easily.
Joseph seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Joseph misses with a low kick.
Joseph throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands a jab to the head.
Snead 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.
A low kick from Joseph is predictable there
and Joseph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joseph moves out of range as Snead strikes.
Joseph scores with a punch to the head.
Snead throws a predictable looking body shot
and Joseph counters with a nice kick to the body.
Joseph chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joseph lands a nice looking kick to the body. Snead takes a step back to recover.
Joseph ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Snead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joseph scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joseph connects with a high kick.
It looks like Sam Snead has been cut.
Joseph connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joseph scores with a jab to the body.
Joseph chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Snead lands an impressive looking overhand right. Joseph doesn't seem phased though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joseph. That's going to slow Snead down.
Joseph wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donk. Joseph catches Snead right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joseph.
Joseph scores with a jab to the jaw.
Snead rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joseph cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Joseph.
Joseph scores with a hook.
Joseph is looking to score with low kicks.
Joseph will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joseph misses with a kick to the body.
Joseph is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Joseph slips under a jab.
Snead's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Snead misses.
Joseph is looking to counter punch.
Joseph lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Snead.
Joseph is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Joseph lets loose with a powerful body kick. Snead will feel that in the morning.
A jab from Joseph does it's job there.
Snead swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Snead looks winded!
Joseph ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Snead on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joseph fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Snead scores with a jab to the body.
Joseph scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph lands a really nice looking cross but Snead seems unphased.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snead 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.
Anthony Joseph dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Snead has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Joseph.
Joseph digs a good hook to Snead's body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Snead might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Joseph has got the better of the exchanges.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snead manages to avoid it.
Joseph scores with a spinning back kick!
Joseph lands with an overhand left.
Snead on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joseph. Joseph obviously looking to wear him down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Joseph, as that shot connected.
Joseph throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joseph lands a nice leg kick that just misses Snead's sensitive parts.
Joseph connects with a nice looking jab.
Joseph is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joseph thuds a left hand into Snead's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joseph thuds a left hand into Snead's body.
Snead is breathing heavily.
Snead stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joseph.
Joseph lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Snead throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joseph counters with a nice low kick that buckles Snead's knee momentarily.
Joseph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Snead has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joseph lets loose with a powerful body kick. Snead will feel that in the morning.
Joseph looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Joseph!
Crunch! Joseph slams his shin into Snead's torso.
Joseph lands a body shot.
Joseph dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Snead. That did some damage!
Joseph looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Joseph here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Joseph lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snead throws out the jab.
Joseph stalks Snead and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Snead's face. Snead staggers backwards, shaken.
Snead takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anthony Joseph is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a shot to the body.
Snead takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joseph feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Snead's calf.
Joseph connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joseph takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Joseph cracks the inside of Snead's front leg.
Snead has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Joseph.
Joseph dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Snead. That did some damage!
Joseph lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joseph buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Snead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the body.
Snead loads up on a big right hand but Joseph slips the punch.
It looked like Joseph was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Snead.
Joseph throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Joseph finds it's way through Snead's defenses.
Joseph fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snead.
Joseph cracks a nice hook into Snead's ribs.
Joseph scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Joseph.
Joseph lands with a nice body punch.
Joseph turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joseph bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Snead's head backwards.
Snead drops his hands momentarily and Joseph takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Joseph connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snead takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Joseph moves out of range as Snead strikes.
Snead swings away with a body shot that misses
and Joseph cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a body punch
letting Snead counter with a right hand.
Joseph connects with a solid leg kick.
Snead misses the body punch
and Joseph counters with an inside leg kick.
Snead on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joseph. Joseph obviously looking to wear him down.
Snead doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Snead doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Snead stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joseph.
Joseph bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Snead takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Snead is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Snead crumples to the floor! Joseph milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anthony Joseph!
A victorious Anthony Joseph thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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