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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Superman's Song. Joseph has chosen TEARS FOR FEARS - SHOUT as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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174 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Joseph lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Joseph misses with a punch on the inside.
Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Joseph.
Joseph blocks a body shot from Smith.
Joseph misses with a punch to the body.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Smith misses.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Joseph counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Joseph is looking to clinch.
Joseph lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph lands a slapping body shot.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph wants to clinch.
A jab from Smith misses.
Joseph tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Joseph on that attempt.
Ricky Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Smith.
Joseph shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Joseph's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Joseph scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joseph.
Joseph takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like Joseph might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by William Joseph.
Joseph throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Joseph stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Joseph lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Joseph leaning against his opponent.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joseph lands with a right to the head.
Joseph has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Joseph has Smith pressed against the cage.
Joseph lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joseph.
Smith blocks a body shot from Joseph.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Joseph.
A nice left hand lands by Joseph.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Joseph takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Josephs head.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Joseph.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith blocking some punches.
Joseph lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph fails to land.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Joseph dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
William Joseph seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joseph lands with a left to the head.
Joseph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Joseph.
Joseph has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Joseph blocking some punches.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Joseph digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joseph lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Joseph.
Joseph is trying to stall.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Joseph has double underhooks.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph breaks the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Joseph. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joseph.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joseph wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Joseph tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Joseph clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Joseph presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Joseph.
Joseph has Smith pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Joseph pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of 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!
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Joseph holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Joseph tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Joseph.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Joseph seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Joseph is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Joseph sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Joseph throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Joseph working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Joseph is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joseph trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Joseph is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Joseph sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joseph missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Joseph trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Joseph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Joseph jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joseph gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joseph scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Joseph closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith taking a breather.
Joseph is struggling to control the position.
Joseph has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to stall but Joseph improves his position.
Joseph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joseph lands an uppercut.
Joseph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph slowing the pace effectively.
Joseph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Joseph.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joseph is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joseph gets the takedown into side control.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Joseph.
Joseph throwing strikes but Smith manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joseph wants to control but Smith postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Joseph has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
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!
Joseph wants to get back to full guard but Smith has mounted him!
Joseph bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Joseph pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joseph's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joseph engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Joseph has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
Joseph stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Joseph controls the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. William Joseph wasn't active enough on the ground.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Joseph closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joseph lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A short right from Joseph on the inside.
Good body shot from Smith.
Ricky Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Joseph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joseph 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Joseph!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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