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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demarco Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OJ Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by It's My Time. Black is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ja Rule feat. Fat Joe & Jadakiss - New York. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demarco Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OJ Black!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Black misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Black.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. Black didn't expect that.
Black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Black's head.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Williams 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.
Williams wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Black controls from within his opponent's guard.
Black wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there.
Black is standing up over Williams. Williams looks to escape but Black dives into side control.
Williams takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Williams tries to bench press Black off him but Black keeps the position.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Black wants to stand but Williams has his arm trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Williams is trying to control Black's posture but Black avoids it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice combination there by Black.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Williams takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black moves into range and connects with a jab.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demarco Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
OJ Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Black looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams misses with a combination
and Black counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
It looks like Demarco Williams has been cut.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams misses with a shot to the body
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams tries to clinch but Black moves away
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams scores with a jab.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like OJ Black has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Black is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Williams working some strikes from top position.
Williams thows a big elbow that misses.
Williams stands and steps away. Black gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Williams wants to clinch but Black slips to the side
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Williams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demarco Williams dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Williams defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Black throws out a powerful jab.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Williams takes one on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Williams tries to move into range but Black moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Williams takes one on the button.
Black connects with a nice looking jab.
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Williams is rocked!
Demarco Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Demarco Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooh a lovely combination from Black sends Williams down but not out. Black dives into side control looking to finish.
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!
Black takes a little break here. Williams wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Black has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Black slows the pace down.
Black lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Williams down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
Black content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Black prevents Williams from escaping the position.
Williams tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Black presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Black wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
Black looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, OJ Black just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black 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.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black counters with a two punch combo.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Black defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Williams takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams scores with a three punch combo!
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demarco Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
Williams swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Black counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Black takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Black lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Black.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Black misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
OJ Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Black makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Black against the cage but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams looks to throw a body kick
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Black misses with a looping left.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Black walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Williams works Black's body with a nice hook.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Williams backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Black counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Demarco Williams's cut is getting worse.
A head kick by Williams misses
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Black lands with a big left! Williams is wobbled badly! Black comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Williams to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). OJ Black!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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