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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Vallely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, TEARS FOR FEARS - SHOUT. Vallely has chosen CKY - 96 Quite Bitter Beings as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, William Joseph!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Vallely!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vallely lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vallely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joseph circles away quickly and effectively.
Joseph walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vallely checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No joy there for Vallely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Vallely misses.
Joseph walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vallely checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vallely throws a jab but it's blocked by Joseph.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vallely swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vallely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joseph lands a jab to the nose.
Vallely steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joseph.
Good shot there by Joseph.
Vallely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joseph circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Joseph.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Vallely blocks the leg kick.
Joseph dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joseph tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vallely sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Joseph somewhat.
Vallely misses with a shot to the body
and Joseph counters with a solid body kick.
Vallely misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some bone on bone action there as Vallely checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vallely throws a series of punches but Joseph moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Joseph there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vallely falls off balance throwing a combination
and Joseph counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joseph looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice defenses there by Vallely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallely throws a sloppy head kick and Joseph moves out of range easily.
Joseph shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vallely defends it nicely.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph loads up on a big right hand but Vallely slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vallely scores with a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Vallely.
Vallely throws a left and a right that both miss
and Joseph counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vallely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands a lovely overhand right.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Joseph.
Joseph dodges the punch combination from Vallely.
Joseph fails to land the takedown.
Vallely throws a left and a right that both miss
and Joseph connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vallely moves out of range of the strikes.
Joseph scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vallely taking some punishment here, with Joseph in his half guard.
Joseph is keen to just control but Vallely is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph working over Vallely with some ground and pound. Vallely looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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!
Vallely is trying to get back to full guard.
Joseph sitting and controlling from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joseph is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vallely sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Joseph dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Joseph closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vallely to the mat! Vallely manages to get full guard.
Joseph passes Vallely's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Joseph.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joseph thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vallely's head.
Vallely is trying to stand back up but Joseph is controlling him
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vallely can do anything to dispel that myth.
Joseph takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Joseph throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Joseph thows a huge punch but Vallely dodges it nicely.
Joseph 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.
Joseph wants to control but Vallely is keeping him busy.
Joseph is controlling the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Joseph thows a huge punch but Vallely dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vallely tries to kick Joseph off but Joseph keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Joseph working the head and body with strikes.
Joseph is taking a breather. Vallely says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of William Joseph.
Joseph swings away with a body shot that misses
and Joseph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph has a takedown stuffed.
Vallely lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like William Joseph has been cut.
Vallely misses the shot to the body.
Joseph tries to clinch but Vallely is having none of it.
Vallely misses with a looping left.
Vallely looks to land a combination. Joseph sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slow jab from Joseph misses its intended target.
Joseph moves out of range of the strikes.
Joseph with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vallely tries to bum rush Joseph with a series of wild strikes but Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph looks to throw the jab but Vallely is out of range.
Vallely throws a jab when Joseph was well out of range.
Joseph closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vallely tries to break free but Joseph pushes him back against the cage.
Vallely tries to break free but Joseph pushes him back against the cage.
Vallely is trying to break the clinch but Joseph has him pressed against the cage.
Vallely escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vallely throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Joseph stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joseph looks to score with a jab to the body but Vallely is just out of range.
Joseph tries a low kick but Vallely avoids it.
Vallely clobbers Joseph with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Joseph dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Joseph's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vallely moves out of range of the strikes.
Vallely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joseph.
Joseph throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vallely's waist but Vallely gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joseph off to one side.
Joseph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Vallely misses.
Vallely looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joseph tries to clinch but Vallely moves out of range.
Vallely throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joseph counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vallely fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vallely slips a jab from Joseph.
Vallely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joseph circles away quickly and effectively.
Mike Vallely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Vallely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Joseph defending well as Vallely loads up on a big left hand.
Vallely slips under a jab from Joseph.
Joseph with a jab.
Vallely displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joseph throws out the jab.
Vallely swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joseph dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vallely. That did some damage!
Vallely might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vallely throws a right and a left that Joseph avoids nicely.
Vallely takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vallely gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joseph.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallely takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mike Vallely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vallely misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph dives in and grabs Vallely's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vallely pushes down on Joseph's head and hops out.
Joseph thows a body shot but no joy.
Vallely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joseph closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Vallely wants to get back to his feet but Joseph is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Joseph not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joseph accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joseph slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vallely is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Joseph is controlling him well.
Joseph working the ground and pound.
Joseph working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph wants to control but Vallely is keeping him busy.
Joseph is putting a hurting on Vallely here, landing some big shots from side control.
Joseph tries for a kimura but Vallely is defending well.
Vallely is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Joseph clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on William Joseph's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Joseph looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown but Vallely shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vallely on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vallely takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Joseph dodges the punch combination from Vallely.
William Joseph is winning the standup battle so far.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Joseph here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Joseph dodges the punch combination from Vallely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallely throws a hook but Joseph blocks it.
Vallely looks to land a right hand but Joseph moved out of range.
Vallely misses with a two punch combination.
Joseph shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Vallely.
Vallely swats away the attempt to clinch by Joseph.
Jab, jab by Joseph - just one landing.
Joseph closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vallely quickly recovers to half guard.
Joseph prevents Vallely from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Joseph looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
William Joseph overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joseph is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph stops Vallely from getting back to his feet.
Vallely is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is nestled in close to Vallely, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vallely is looking to escape.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vallely has hold of Joseph's hands but Joseph slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vallely sees it coming and defends easily.
Joseph missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vallely looks like he's trying to stand up.
Joseph is working for a kimura but Vallely is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Joseph had his way with Mike Vallely in that round.
The cut man is working on William Joseph's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Vallely takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch combination from Vallely misses.
Vallely walks into a jab.
Vallely throws a jab when Joseph was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Joseph.
Vallely misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joseph feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vallelys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vallely misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Vallely misses.
Vallely moves out of range as Joseph throws a body kick.
Joseph feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joseph pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vallely is keeping the position for now.
Joseph throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vallely works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joseph trying to control but Vallely is working from the bottom.
Joseph prevents Vallely from getting back to his feet.
Joseph looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph advances to half guard.
Joseph thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vallely keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Joseph connects with a nice short shot to Vallely's temple.
Joseph is trying to control. Vallely wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Joseph with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Joseph thows a huge punch but Vallely dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallely wants to get back to his feet.
Vallely is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Vallely is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Joseph takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Joseph content to control rather than advance.
Vallely blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joseph.
Joseph has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Vallely defend it? Joseph steps over the head and cranks it - Vallely is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Joseph!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). William Joseph!
William Joseph is the new middleweight champion!
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