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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Henry Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg gets the takedown into side control.
Goldberg controls the position.
Goldberg wants to control but Joseph is keeping him busy.
Goldberg is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Henry Goldberg just wasn't active enough.
Joseph decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Joseph throwing shots but Goldberg is blocking nicely.
Goldberg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Joseph is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Goldberg!
Joseph sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Joseph wants to control the pace but Goldberg is squirming around nicely.
Joseph moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Goldberg has worked his arm free - good work by Goldberg!
You can see the frustration on Goldberg's face as Joseph controls the position.
Goldberg can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph trying to control the position but Goldberg is working away.
Goldberg manages to work his way to half guard, despite Joseph's best efforts.
Joseph looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Goldberg is concentrating on defense, preventing Joseph from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is working for a kimura but Goldberg is defending it quite comfortably.
Goldberg tries to get to full guard but Joseph has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joseph is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Goldberg has managed to free his arm - good work.
Goldberg is staying active underneath Joseph, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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 Henry Goldberg will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Goldberg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Joseph's guard.
Goldberg trying to control but Joseph is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Goldberg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Henry Goldberg just wasn't active enough.
Goldberg drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Joseph keeping full guard, as Goldberg tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Goldberg trying to control but Joseph is working from the bottom.
Goldberg controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Henry Goldberg.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Joseph napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg taking a breather here.
Goldberg tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Goldberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joseph keeps working.
Joseph managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Goldberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg trying to control the position but Joseph is working away.
Joseph is trying to escape the position but Goldberg is controlling the position.
Goldberg decides to stand up, so the ref orders Joseph to his feet.
Joseph gets caught flat footed, as Goldberg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Goldberg dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Joseph shoots in and bounces Goldberg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Joseph is working Goldberg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Joseph throwing strikes but missing.
Joseph is looking to work some ground and pound but Goldberg has wrist control.
Joseph preventing the sweep.
Henry Goldberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joseph postures up.
Joseph wants to control from the top but Goldberg keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph scoring with punches to the head and body.
Joseph postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joseph wants to control from the top but Goldberg keeps moving.
Goldberg keeping full guard, as Joseph tries to pass.
Goldberg keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goldberg scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is looking for a sweep.
Goldberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joseph keeps working.
Joseph is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Joseph manages to work his way to half guard, despite Goldberg's best efforts.
Goldberg content to control rather than advance.
We're going to have a standup here because Henry Goldberg wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Goldberg manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Joseph on his heels. He'll look to pass Joseph's guard now, I'm sure.
Goldberg content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Joseph is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe Joseph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry Goldberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Henry Goldberg wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Joseph drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Joseph.
Well Goldberg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Goldberg!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
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