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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Smyth (ranked 24513 p4p, 24537 weight class) and William Roberts (ranked 700 p4p, 675 weight class). Roberts has chosen Phenomenal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. William Roberts will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, William Smyth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, William Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smyth moves into the clinch.
Smyth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smyth swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Roberts just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSmyth.
Smyth blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Smyth doesn't manage to clinch there - Roberts circles away.
Roberts has managed to clinch.
Smyth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smyth throws a lazy head kick
and Roberts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Smyth misses
and Roberts counters with a nice body shot.
Smyth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like William Roberts has been cut.
Smyth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roberts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smyth throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Smyth has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smyth throws a leg kick but Roberts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Roberts throws a body kick that misses.
Roberts has managed to clinch.
Smyth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smyth.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Smyth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smyth.
Smyth drops down looking for a counter takedown but Roberts sprawls and moves away.
Roberts gets a clinch.
Smyth manages to break the clinch.
Roberts lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Roberts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roberts jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smyth walks away with a smile on his face. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Roberts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smyth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Smyth circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Smyth.
Smyth swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Smyth wants to land a leg kick but Roberts is out of range.
Roberts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smyth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smyth cracks Roberts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smyth misses with a low kick.
Smyth shoots in for a double leg but Roberts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An inside leg kick from Smyth misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smyth is looking to chop away at Roberts's legs.
Smyth slips a jab and a cross from Roberts.
Smyth throws a front kick aimed at Roberts's knee but Roberts avoids it well.
Roberts clinches up against the cage.
Smyth managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
Roberts misses with a knee to the head.
Smyth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smyth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smyth avoids it really well and circles away.
Smyth has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Roberts takes the fight into the clinch.
Roberts is looking to take this one to the mat.
William Smyth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Roberts.
Smyth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Smyth pushes him off.
Smyth rushes Roberts and presses him up against the cage.
Smyth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smyth thumps Roberts with a low kick.
Smyth clinches up with Roberts and pushes him back against the cage.
Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smyth jabs Roberts right on the nose. Roberts blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smyth tried to score with a low kick but Roberts checks it.
Smyth throws the left hand but Roberts avoids the punch easily.
Smyth misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smyth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smyth thows a leg kick but Roberts checks it
and Roberts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smyth throws a leg kick but Roberts moved away.
Smyth throws a leg kick but Roberts moved away.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that William Smyth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Roberts's cut.
That's time! Smyth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
Roberts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smyth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts moves out of range as Smyth throws a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Roberts.
Smyth keeps the fight on the outside.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smyth.
Roberts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smyth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
William Smyth is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Smyth misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smyth tries a low kick but Roberts avoids it.
Roberts steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smyth.
Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smyth.
Roberts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyth breaks the clinch.
Smyth works the jab nicely.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smyth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smyth keeps the fight on the outside.
William Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts tries to clinch but Smyth moves out of range.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roberts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smyth is looking to counter with a body kick.
Smyth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Roberts.
Roberts tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Roberts instigates a clinch.
Smyth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smyth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smyth throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roberts.
Smyth misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Smyth.
Roberts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smyth connects with an inside leg kick.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smyth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smyth moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smyth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberts lands the left hand.
Roberts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Roberts.
Smyth has managed to clinch.
Roberts throws a punch but it's blocked by Smyth.
Roberts swings wildly with an uppercut but Smyth uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts pulls guard.
Roberts controls Smyth momentarily but Smyth frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smyth tries to free his leg and advance position but Roberts is retaining full guard.
Smyth thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smyth chips away with some ground and pound.
Smyth 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.
Smyth distracts Roberts with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smyth throwing strikes from guard but Roberts blocks nicely.
Roberts is trying to keep Smyth in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smyth landing some decent shots from guard.
Roberts keeping full guard, as Smyth tries to pass.
Smyth trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts is trying to keep Smyth in close.
Smyth trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smyth drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smyth jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA London inform us that Roberts has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Roberts is controlling Smyth's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Smyth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Roberts's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Roberts digs a good body shot into Smyth's ribs.
Roberts is looking to clinch.
Smyth misses with a low kick.
Smyth thumps Roberts with a low kick.
Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Smyth pushes him off.
As Roberts backs away, Smyth returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Smyth clinches up with Roberts and pushes him back against the cage.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Smyth avoids the damage to the body.
Smyth lands a hook that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Smyth prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smyth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyth swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Smyth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roberts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smyth throws a hook to the side of Roberts's head but Roberts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smyth misses with a low kick as Roberts jumps back.
Smyth misses with a wild combination.
Roberts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roberts darts in trying to clinch
and Smyth counters with an outside leg kick.
Roberts tries to clinch there but Smyth circles away.
Roberts's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roberts tries to clinch up.
Smyth fires out a quick counter leg kick but Roberts just manages to avoid it.
Roberts checks the leg kick.
Roberts is looking for the big counter here.
Roberts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smyth in his tracks.
Smyth looks to throw the jab but Roberts is out of range.
Smyth throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts pushes Smyth up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roberts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Smyth manages to break the clinch.
William Smyth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts takes the fight into the clinch.
William Roberts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roberts gets through Smyth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smyth misses with a punch on the inside.
Smyth manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smyth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roberts.
Smyth avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Smyth was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Smyth tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roberts! But no joy.
Smyth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smyth walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roberts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smyth is looking to slow Roberts down with leg kicks.
Roberts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smyth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smyth misses with a head kick.
Roberts closes the distance and pushes Smyth back into the cage.
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
William Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberts moves into the clinch.
William Smyth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smyth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roberts fails with the takedown
and Smyth counters with a left and a right that stings Roberts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roberts's corner calls for a 1-2. Roberts obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smyth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smyth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smyth closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smyth is pressing down on Roberts's thigh, looking to free his foot. Roberts is holding on for now.
Roberts trying to control from the bottom.
Smyth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Smyth seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Roberts for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Smyth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smyth, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Smyth!
During a confident post fight interview, William Smyth thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, William Roberts stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was obviously not fully prepared, I will not make the same mistake, bring on a rematch if you are worth it.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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