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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Glass Joe (ranked 1317 p4p, 65 weight class) and Pinched Nerve (ranked 2470 p4p, 115 weight class). Joe comes to the cage accompanied by La Marseillaise. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Glass Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pinched Nerve!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nerve has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nerve tries to land knees in the clinch but Joe avoids the damage to the body.
Joe scores with a hook to the body.
Joe tries to break free but Nerve pushes him back against the cage.
Joe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nerve has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Joe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Joe is trying to break free.
Joe working aggressively here.
Joe is looking to control Nerve's arms but Nerve gets an underhook and turns him. Now Joe has his back to the cage.
Nerve with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe wants to get back to striking at distance but Nerve won't allow it.
Nerve looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nerve keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joe's efforts to push away.
Joe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe is trying to break the clinch but Nerve is controlling him.
Joe swings wildly with an uppercut but Nerve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nerve changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Joe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nerve doesn't manage to clinch there - Joe circles away.
Joe blocks a jab.
Joe is looking for a counter combo.
Nerve clinches up with Joe and pushes him back against the cage.
Nerve has Joe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Joe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Glass Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinched Nerve.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nerve.
Nerve fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Joe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nerve drops down looking for an ankle pick but Joe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nerve takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Joe lunges at Nerve with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nerve's hand.
Nerve ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
A little jabbing left from Nerve on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nerve is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nerve.
Nerve closes the distance and pushes Joe back into the cage.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Joe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nerve fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nerve manages to break the clinch.
Nerve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joe scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nerve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Nerve is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Joe avoids the head kick by Nerve.
Nerve throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Joe counters with a straight right hand.
Nerve just misses with a punch to the body.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nerve fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nerve misses the body punch
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.
Nerve throws a right hand that misses
and Joe counters with a left to the body.
Nerve misses with a body shot.
Joe seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Joe digs a good body shot into Nerve's ribs.
Pinched Nerve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe takes a swing at Nerve's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe checks a leg kick.
It looked like Joe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nerve tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joe throws a good cross that connects.
Joe scores with a nice strike.
Nerve slips under a jab from Joe.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nerve.
Joe throws a shot from downtown. Nerve moves away and avoids it.
Joe misses with a wild combination.
Joe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Nerve misses.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by Nerve.
Joe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Nerve is just out of range.
Nerve throws a series of punches but Joe avoids them all with ease.
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nerve.
Joe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nerve swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joe jabs Nerve right on the nose. Nerve blinks but takes it well.
Nerve tries to clinch up but Joe circles away and keeps his distance.
Nerve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nerve fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nerve takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Nerve has managed to clinch.
Nerve breaks from the clinch.
Nerve misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Joe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Joe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nerve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joe.
Nerve attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joe misses with a punch on the inside.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice cross by Nerve.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nerve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nerve.
Joe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nerve can do to turn this around?
Nerve swinging wildly here.
Joe misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nerve throws a series of punches but Joe moves out of range.
Joe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nerve misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nerve throws out a leg kick but Joe moves out of range and Nerve only half commits.
Nerve tries to clinch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe loads up on a big right hand but Nerve slips the punch.
Joe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nerve.
Glass Joe is winning the standup battle so far.
Joe stuns Nerve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Joe connects with a body shot.
Joe misses the jab.
Joe gets tackled into the cage by Nerve. Nerve maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
Joe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nerve just leaning against Joe, taking a breather.
Joe wants to get back to striking at distance but Nerve won't allow it.
Nerve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe digs a good hook to Nerve's body.
Nerve uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joe.
Nerve throws a leg kick
and Joe counters with a series of strikes. Nerve will be more careful next time no doubt.
Joe missing with a left hand there. Nerve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nerve is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Joe rather than just go for the knockout.
Nerve rushes Joe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nerve prevents Joe from breaking the clinch.
Joe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Joe tries a body shot but Nerve blocks it.
Glass Joe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joe tries to break the clinch but Nerve is controlling the position.
Joe struggles to land a body shot inside as Nerve controls his hands.
Nerve keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joe's efforts to push away.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Joe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joe is looking to break free of the clinch but Nerve has double underhooks.
Nerve holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nerve jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Joe walks away with a smile on his face. Nerve gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nerve darts in and clinches Joe up against the cage.
Nerve wants to take the fight to the mat but Joe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Joe gets underhooks to prevent Nerve's takedown attempt.
Glass Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinched Nerve.
Nerve pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nerve is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Joe to keep the fight standing.
Nerve ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nerve no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Joe controlling from the top position.
Nerve is looking to stand up but Joe isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nerve wriggles free and stands up.
Nerve tries to clinch but Joe moves away
and Joe counters with a nice body shot.
Nerve misses with a wild body shot.
Nerve drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nerve throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nerve tries to clinch there but Joe circles away.
Nerve misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Joe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A combination from Joe does no damage.
Nerve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nerve darts in trying to clinch
and Joe counters with a nice body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nerve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joe is looking to counter punch.
Nerve rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nerves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nerve throws a body punch but Joe moves out of range.
Nerve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from Nerve.
Joe connects with a nice looking jab.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Joe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nerves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nerve.
Joe gets tackled into the cage by Nerve. Nerve maintains the clinch.
Nerve is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nerve stalling against the cage.
Joe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nerve swings for the body but Joe moves out of range.
Nerve just misses with a punch to the body.
Joe lands a jab to the nose.
Nerve tries to clinch up.
Joe scores with a jab. Nerve acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nerve tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Joe counters with a one-two to the body.
Nerve is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nerve is still on wobbly legs! Can Joe finish him?
Nerve tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Nerve does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by Nerve.
Good work by Joe as he checks the leg kick.
Nerve seems to have recovered his senses.
Joe misses with the combination.
Nerve is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Joe misses with a double jab.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Nerve lands a right hook to the body.
Nerve uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joe.
Nerve darts in and clinches Joe up against the cage.
Joe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
Pinched Nerve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Joe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nerve has him pressed against the cage.
Joe is trying to break free.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nerve goes for a takedown in the clinch but Joe prevents it.
Nerve blocking some punches.
Nerve pulls Joe into guard.
Nerve wants to stand up but Joe is controlling him.
Nerve controls Joe momentarily but Joe frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nerve wants to stand up but Joe is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe tries to free his leg and advance position but Nerve is retaining full guard.
Glass Joe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nerve wants to stand but Joe is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glass Joe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Joe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glass Joe!
An out of breath Glass Joe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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