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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthoniiii Joshua (ranked 4332 p4p, 4366 weight class) and Charles Poney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthoniiii Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Poney!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poney forces Joshua back against the cage and clinches.
Joshua can't find room to land a body shot as Poney controls the action.
Poney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshua misses with a punch to the body.
Poney misses with a punch on the inside.
Poney blocks a body shot from Joshua.
Poney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joshuas head.
Poney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joshua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Poney blocks a body shot from Joshua.
Poney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joshua tries a body shot but Poney blocks it.
Joshua blocks an uppercut.
Poney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua blocking some punches.
Poney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joshua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Joshua misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Joshua.
Poney stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poney as Joshua tries to tie him up.
Joshua misses with some punches.
Joshua tries to work over Poney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joshua blocks a body shot from Poney.
Joshua blocks a body shot from Poney.
Joshua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joshua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joshua throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Poney lands a shoulder strike.
Joshua is trying to maintain a safe position but Poney gets an underhook and turns Joshua into the cage.
Poney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joshua working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joshua.
Joshua throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Joshua.
Poney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshua tries a body shot but Poney blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joshua.
Joshua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joshua swings wildly with an uppercut but Poney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joshua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Joshua.
Poney lands with a right to the head.
Poney digs a right hand into Joshua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joshua's gas tank.
Poney throws a punch but it's blocked by Joshua.
A short right from Poney on the inside.
Poney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poney lands with a light punch inside.
Joshua stalling in the clinch but Poney improves position.
Poney misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Poney as the two fighters clinch.
Poney blocks an uppercut.
Joshua misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joshua.
A short right from Joshua on the inside.
Joshua digs a right hand underneath Poney's ribcage. Poney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Poney swings wildly with an uppercut but Joshua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joshua backwards.
Poney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poney prevents a body shot from Joshua.
Poney gets through Joshua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joshua misses with some punches.
Poney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poney misses with the head strike.
Poney lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joshua or not.
Joshua has a couple of punches blocked by Poney.
Poney blocks a body shot from Joshua.
Poney misses with a punch to the body.
Poney misses with the head strike.
Poney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Poney.
Joshua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poney.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joshua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshua blocks an uppercut.
Poney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poney working aggressively here.
Poney blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Joshua working aggressively here.
Poney lands a nice uppercut.
Poney misses with a body punch.
Poney digs a right hand into Joshua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joshua's gas tank.
Poney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshua blocks an uppercut.
Poney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joshua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Joshua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joshua tries a body shot but Poney blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poney.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Poney dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Poney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joshua.
Nice jab there from Poney.
Poney throws out a powerful jab.
Poney clinches with his opponent.
Poney has a couple of punches blocked by Joshua.
A shot in the inside from Poney.
A right hook to the body lands for Poney.
Poney pushes Joshua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joshua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poney misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua can't find room to land a body shot as Poney controls the action.
Joshua lands an uppercut.
Joshua blocking some punches.
Poney working aggressively here.
Poney lands with a right to the head.
Poney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joshua working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poney throws a punch but it's blocked by Joshua.
Poney misses with the head strike.
Poney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joshua just leaning against Poney, taking a breather.
Poney breaks from the clinch.
Joshua takes one to the side of the head.
Joshua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Poney moves into the clinch successfully.
Poney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poney blocks a body shot from Joshua.
Joshua tries to throw a body punch but Poney avoids it by throwing Joshua back against the cage.
Joshua throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Poney - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poney.
Joshua misses with a body punch.
Poney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poney lands with a light punch inside.
Joshua misses with a punch to the body.
Poney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Poney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joshua tries to throw a body punch but Poney avoids it by throwing Joshua back against the cage.
Charles Poney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poney cracks Joshua with a nice body shot.
Poney swings wildly with an uppercut but Joshua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poney lands with a short shot to the head.
Joshua misses with a body punch.
Joshua struggles to land a body shot inside as Poney controls his hands.
Joshua has a couple of punches blocked by Poney.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poney.
Joshua just leaning against Poney, taking a breather.
Poney lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poney works on Joshua's body with a couple of short punches.
Poney throws a punch but it's blocked by Joshua.
Poney has a couple of punches blocked by Joshua.
Poney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joshua backwards.
Poney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joshua backwards.
Poney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joshua is trying to maintain a safe position but Poney gets an underhook and turns Joshua into the cage.
Joshua blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Poney on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Poney.
Poney lands a body punch.
Poney scores with a shoulder strike.
Joshua is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Poney is keeping busy.
Joshua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joshua misses with a body punch.
Joshua struggles to land a body shot inside as Poney controls his hands.
Poney working aggressively here.
Joshua gets through Poney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Joshua misses with the head strike.
Joshua lands a hook that snaps the head of Poney backwards.
Poney misses with the head strike.
Joshua is working Poney over against the cage.
Joshua can't find room to land a body shot as Poney controls the action.
Poney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poney lands an uppercut.
Poney tries a body shot but Joshua blocks it.
Joshua blocks an uppercut.
Poney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joshua throws a punch but it's blocked by Poney.
Poney working aggressively here.
Joshua blocking some punches.
Joshua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshua lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Poney or not.
Poney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joshua'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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Poney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Poney pushes Joshua up against the cage in a clinch.
Poney prevents a body shot from Joshua.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joshua.
Poney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poney stalling in the clinch.
Poney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joshua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poney's elbow.
Poney lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Poney.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poney as Joshua tries to tie him up.
Joshua misses with a punch to the body.
Poney lands a hook that snaps the head of Joshua backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poney prevents a body shot from Joshua.
Poney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poney has a couple of punches blocked by Joshua.
Poney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joshua backwards.
Joshua can't find room to land a body shot as Poney controls the action.
Poney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joshua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poney working aggressively here.
Joshua lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joshua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Poney gets through Joshua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poney swings wildly with an uppercut but Joshua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joshua throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poney lands a left hand.
Poney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joshua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshua is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Joshua lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poney lands a shot to the body.
Poney throws a punch but it's blocked by Joshua.
Poney throws a punch but it's blocked by Joshua.
Poney takes a shot to the head.
Poney blocks a body shot from Joshua.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poney.
Poney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joshua blocking some punches.
Joshua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Joshua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Poney swings wildly with an uppercut but Joshua uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poney goes for a takedown attempt but Joshua pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Poney scores with a nice right hand.
Poney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joshua swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Charles Poney is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Poney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joshua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joshua was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Poney gets a clinch.
Poney lands a shoulder strike.
Poney prevents a body shot from Joshua.
Poney misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poney throws a punch but it's blocked by Joshua.
A short right from Poney.
Poney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joshua misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Joshua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poney's elbow.
Joshua tries to work over Poney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joshua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anthoniiii Joshua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joshua throws a punch but it's blocked by Poney.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Poney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Poney has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Poney!
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