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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Graham Mantle (ranked 184 p4p, 241 weight class) and Jihadi Joseph (ranked 14 p4p, 18 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Graham Mantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jihadi Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph dips to his left and cracks Mantle with an uppercut!
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mantle was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Joseph thumps Mantle with a low kick.
Mantle ducks right into an uppercut from Joseph.
Joseph lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Mantle blocks the low kick.
Mantle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Mantle has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Joseph thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mantle feinted with a counter takedown.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mantle.
Joseph throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph throws a front kick aimed at Mantle's knee but Mantle avoids it well.
Joseph has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mantle is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Joseph scores with a jab. Mantle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Joseph tries to clinch there but Mantle circles away.
It looked like Mantle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph throws a right and a left that Mantle avoids nicely.
A combination from Joseph does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mantle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mantle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joseph swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joseph throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Joseph tries to get set, Mantle tries to push him back and clinch up but Joseph manages to avoid the attempt.
Joseph fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mantle manages to avoid it.
Joseph shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Joseph stuns Mantle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mantle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mantle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joseph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joseph is looking to score with low kicks.
Joseph lunges at Mantle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mantle's hand.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mantle scores with a takedown into Joseph's guard.
Mantle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Joseph pulls Mantle in close to prevent any damage.
Mantle wants to control from the top but Joseph keeps moving.
Mantle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Joseph is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mantle was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Joseph throws a hook but Mantle avoids it easily.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Mantle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph looks to score with a jab to the body but Mantle is just out of range.
Joseph scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Joseph takes a swing at Mantle's ribcage but misses.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mantle.
Mantle is looking to counter punch.
Joseph throws a poor cross that misses
and Mantle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mantle misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Joseph releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Joseph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mantle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mantle. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph misses with an uppercut. Mantle saw that one coming.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mantle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joseph misses with a hook.
Joseph swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mantle counters by clinching up.
Mantle scores with a shot to the side of Joseph's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Mantle.
Joseph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mantle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joseph breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Mantle.
Joseph slips a jab and a cross from Mantle.
Joseph flicks out a counter leg kick but Mantle steps away.
Joseph is looking to clinch.
Joseph scores with a leg kick.
Joseph fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mantle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mantle was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Joseph throws an overhand right that lands on Mantle's shoulder, as Mantle tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mantle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joseph misses with a looping left.
Mantle gets a double leg takedown into Joseph's guard.
Mantle wants to control from the top but Joseph keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is looking to stand up but Mantle isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Joseph working a defensive guard here.
Mantle distracts Joseph with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mantle 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.
Mantle cracks Joseph with a solid left hand.
Mantle trying to control but Joseph is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mantle connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Joseph is trying to control the position but Mantle postures up.
Mantle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi Joseph dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Joseph misses.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joseph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Mantle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mantle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joseph's waist but Joseph gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mantle off to one side.
Joseph slaps away a takedown attempt from Mantle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mantle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joseph.
Joseph loads up on a big right hand but Mantle slips the punch.
Joseph throws a wild body kick that Mantle sees coming a mile off.
Joseph thumps Mantle with a low kick.
Joseph with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mantle blocks the body kick.
Joseph fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantle works Joseph's body with a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Joseph. Those never looked like landing.
Joseph throws a poor cross that misses
and Mantle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joseph is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mantle rather than just go for the knockout.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch but Mantle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mantle throwing a counter right hand but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Joseph closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mantle lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a hook. Mantle ducked under it nicely.
Joseph stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joseph wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Mantle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joseph throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice defenses there by Joseph.
Joseph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mantle.
A jab from Joseph does it's job there.
Mantle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Joseph has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mantle prevents Joseph from improving his position.
Mantle controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Mantle.
Mantle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mantle is nestled in close to Joseph, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantle is trying to control. Joseph wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Joseph looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mantle passes to full mount!
Joseph is trying to stand up.
Joseph is bucking up trying to escape but Mantle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mantle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Joseph is looking to improve his position but Mantle isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle looking to finish Joseph with some ground and pound. This is bad for Joseph!
Joseph tries to hold on but Mantle pushes him away.
Mantle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mantle fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mantle lands a heavy elbow.
Mantle cracks Joseph with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mantle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Joseph is looking to escape.
Mantle lands a heavy elbow.
Joseph is rocked!
Joseph in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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!
Mantle controlling his opponent.
Joseph is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mantle with good strikes from the mount here!
Joseph is still in real trouble! Can Mantle finish him?
The referee warns Joseph that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mantle controlling from mount.
Mantle putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Joseph is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mantle has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Joseph's face.
Joseph is desperately trying to improve his position but Mantle has a good base and remains in mount.
Joseph tries to hold on but Mantle postures up.
Mantle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mantle lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph tries to lock up and control but Mantle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mantle postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Joseph bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Mantle and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Graham Mantle!
Graham Mantle thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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FIGHT
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