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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Purell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Purell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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270 lbs
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230 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Floyd Purell!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
James takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
James has a takedown stuffed.
Purell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Purell tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Purell throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
James takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Purell misses.
Purell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Purell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Purell scores with a jab.
Purell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Purell's guard.
James prevents Purell from getting back to his feet.
Purell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purell has momentary wrist control but James slips an elbow through the middle.
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Purell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
James throws a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Purell can do anything to dispel that myth.
James trying to control but Purell is working from the bottom.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James won't allow Purell to get back to his feet.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James throws a big right hand that misses.
Purell keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Purell is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
James shoots in but no luck this time.
Purell avoids the body shot from James.
Purell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Purell looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
No joy there for Purell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Purell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purell scores with a nice right hand.
Purell throws a right and a left that both miss.
James dodges the punch combination from Purell.
Purell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Purell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Purell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
James closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Purell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
Purell is trying to maintain the position but James is very close to passing his half guard.
James sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Purell defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Purell pushes James off looking to stand but James dives back in and keeps control.
Purell kicks James off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Purell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
James landing strikes.
Purell is not content to let James control the position.
Purell dodges the ground and pound from James.
James scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Purell defending against the ground and pound.
James is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Purell has escaped the position, nice work there.
James scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Purell dominated that round.
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.
Purell works over James's head and body with a nice combination.
Purell just misses with a punch to the body.
James walks into a straight right hand from Purell.
Purell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Purell throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
Purell misses with a head kick.
Purell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Purell.
Purell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Purell throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James closes the distance and pushes Purell back into the cage.
James breaks the clinch.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Purell avoids it really well and circles away.
Purell throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Floyd Purell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Purell's waist but Purell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
Some wild striking there from Purell.
Floyd Purell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James dodges the punch combination from Purell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Purell scores with a four punch combination!
Purell jabs at James's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Purell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Purell wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Purell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
Purell misses with a double jab.
James looking to score a takedown here. Purell is defending well but James drives through and ends up in Purell's guard.
Purell wants to stand up but James is controlling him.
James working some strikes from top position.
Purell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James forces his way into half guard.
James throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Purell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. James is working away from the top position though.
James slips a nice elbow through Purell's hands, connecting with Purell's forehead.
Purell wants to get back to his feet.
Purell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James trying to control from half guard but Purell is working away.
James throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
James working Purell over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Purell tries to get to full guard but James has control of the leg.
James content to control rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James moves nicely into side control.
James working the ground and pound.
Purell tries to buck James off but James is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Purell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
James 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.
James trying to control the position but Purell is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Josh James will probably get the nod.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
James shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Purell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Purell defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from James crashes against the mat.
James landing strikes.
Josh James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
James working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Purell wants to control but James postures up.
Purell is not content to let James control the position.
Purell is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James in side control lands a decent elbow.
Purell is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a strong strike to the head of Purell. That's dazed him! James looking to finish here. Purell is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - James lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh James!
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