Liberian Wins Fifth Mixed Martial Arts Bout

Liberia's Dwight Joseph has continued his phenomenal feat in the Mixed Martial Arts scene in America. In five duels, Joseph has come up victorious.   The recent Spring Brawl in Lincoln, NE on April 12, 2013 was an awe-inspiring victory for Joseph when he knocked out opponent Tony Ortega with a kick to the body at the end of the second round.

A US based publication, AEO Alpha Entertainment Online, vividly captured the fight: “One of the more interesting referee stoppages was due to Tony Ortega being unable to continue into the third round.

After going back and forth with an aggressive Dwight Joseph, Tony seemed to be a tad roughed up, but more than capable of another 5 minutes of competition, until the spinning back-kick came.

“Nobody really expected it, nor did anyone really think it had done as much damage as it really had. With only 2, maybe 3, seconds left in the second round, Tony was circling away from Dwight alongside the cage when, as if stopping on a dime, Dwight performed a well-placed spinning back-kick to the lower ribs, which forced Tony to wince, thus the second round came to a close”, report says.

As Dwight headed back to his corner, Tony immediately dropped to the canvas and was in complete agony. The kick must have done a lot more than just land successfully, it ended the fight. The crowd, bewildered by what was happening, began to erupt when they realized what had just transpired as announcer Mike Kendall informed them of Tony’s inability to continue on with the fight. Dwight on the other hand, wasn’t too surprised.

Mixed Martial Arts is a combat sport that mixes a variety of Martial Art disciplines that includes striking, grappling and submissions.

Son of one of Liberia’s premier CPAs Theo Joseph of Baker Tilly, Dwight Joseph, BA holder in Business Management.