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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Peter Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peko Talalelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Peko Talalelei was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peko Talalelei!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph takes a swing at Talalelei's ribcage but misses.
Joseph throws a lazy right hand but Talalelei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joseph throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joseph scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joseph looks to throw the jab but Talalelei is out of range.
Joseph scores with a hook.
Joseph connects with a looping right hand.
Joseph feints a jab promting Talalelei to slip. Joseph then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Talalelei slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Talalelei swinging wildly here.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talalelei instigates a clinch.
Joseph wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Talalelei has him pressed against the ropes.
Talalelei lands a body shot.
Talalelei lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Talalelei scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talalelei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Joseph.
Joseph has had enough of the clinch but Talalelei keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Talalelei.
Joseph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joseph tries a body shot but Talalelei blocks it.
Joseph tries to land knees in the clinch but Talalelei avoids the damage to the body.
Talalelei lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joseph or not.
Talalelei avoiding damage as Joseph throws knees to the body.
Talalelei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Talalelei stalling the fight.
Joseph throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Talalelei.
Talalelei blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Talalelei is defending well for now.
Talalelei pushes Joseph back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joseph tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joseph throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joseph is breathing heavily.
Talalelei is pushing Joseph up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Talalelei.
Joseph misses with a body punch.
Talalelei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talalelei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Talalelei lands a body punch.
Talalelei avoiding damage as Joseph throws knees to the body.
Talalelei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Joseph letting Talalelei take a breather here.
Talalelei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Talalelei pushes Joseph back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Talalelei works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Talalelei has Joseph pressed against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Talalelei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talalelei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Talalelei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Talalelei.
Talalelei taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Talalelei.
A short right from Talalelei.
Joseph with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Talalelei digs a right hand underneath Joseph's ribcage. Joseph let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joseph is trying to maintain a safe position but Talalelei gets an underhook and turns Joseph into the ropes.
Talalelei digs a right hand underneath Joseph's ribcage. Joseph let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Talalelei lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Talalelei.
Talalelei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Talalelei lands a left hand.
Talalelei lands a shot to the body.
Talalelei's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Talalelei throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talalelei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Joseph using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Talalelei has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Talalelei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joseph.
Talalelei digs a right hand into Joseph's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joseph's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Talalelei as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Talalelei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Talalelei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Talalelei works on Joseph's body with a couple of short punches.
Talalelei lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Talalelei.
Talalelei works on Joseph's body with a couple of short punches.
Talalelei throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talalelei scores with a shot to the side of Joseph's head.
Talalelei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Talalelei pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Talalelei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Josephs head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peko Talalelei dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Joseph gets tackled into the ropes by Talalelei. Talalelei maintains the clinch.
Talalelei lands with a short shot to the head.
Joseph trying to land knees to the body.
Joseph tries to break the clinch but Talalelei is controlling the position.
Joseph takes a shot to the head.
Talalelei lands a shot to the body.
Talalelei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Talalelei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Talalelei.
Good body shot from Talalelei.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Talalelei lands a shoulder strike.
Talalelei stalling in the clinch.
Talalelei lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Talalelei.
Talalelei lands a nice shot to the body.
Talalelei lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joseph or not.
Talalelei cracks Joseph with a nice body shot.
Talalelei is leaning against Joseph and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Talalelei lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Talalelei.
Nice body punch from Talalelei.
Peko Talalelei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Talalelei.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Talalelei.
Talalelei lands with a left to the head.
Talalelei digs a right hand underneath Joseph's ribcage. Joseph let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talalelei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Talalelei pushes Joseph back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Talalelei's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Talalelei.
Talalelei lands a nice uppercut.
Talalelei digs a right hand into Joseph's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joseph's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Talalelei as the two fighters clinch.
Talalelei holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Joseph tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Talalelei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talalelei displaying some good clinch control by pressing Joseph up against the ropes.
Talalelei lands a nice uppercut.
Talalelei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Josephs head.
Talalelei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Talalelei leaning against his opponent.
Talalelei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Talalelei lands with a short shot to the head.
Talalelei presses Joseph against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Talalelei presses Joseph against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Talalelei digs a right hand into Joseph's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joseph's gas tank.
Talalelei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Talalelei stalling in the clinch.
Talalelei digs a right hand into Joseph's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joseph's gas tank.
Talalelei scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Talalelei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talalelei is leaning against Joseph and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Talalelei lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Talalelei is working Joseph over against the ropes.
Talalelei scores with a shoulder strike.
Talalelei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Josephs head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Talalelei.
A nice left hand lands by Talalelei.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Talalelei cracks Joseph with a nice body shot.
Talalelei lands with a short shot to the head.
Talalelei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Talalelei has Joseph pushed against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Talalelei.
Talalelei works on Joseph's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talalelei lands with a left to the head.
Joseph struggles to land a body shot inside as Talalelei controls his hands.
Talalelei lands a body shot in the clinch.
Talalelei lands a body punch in the clinch.
Talalelei lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Talalelei.
The referee calls for Talalelei to work.
Talalelei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Talalelei lands a body shot.
Joseph tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Talalelei.
Talalelei will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Joseph up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peko Talalelei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Talalelei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Talalelei moves into the clinch.
Joseph is trying to break the clinch but Talalelei is controlling him.
Talalelei stalls.
A right hook to the body lands for Talalelei.
Talalelei is stalling here.
Talalelei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Talalelei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Talalelei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Talalelei is struggling to control the position.
Talalelei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Joseph misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talalelei controlling the action here for a moment.
Talalelei lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee calls for Talalelei to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Peko Talalelei.
Joseph takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joseph is rocked!
Talalelei rushes Joseph and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Talalelei lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Joseph is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Talalelei scores with a hook to the body.
Talalelei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Talalelei creates a bit of distance and cracks Joseph with a big uppercut! Joseph goes down! The referee pushes Talalelei away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Joseph make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Talalelei takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Peko Talalelei!
Peko Talalelei made sure to mention his sponsor, Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry in his post fight interview.
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