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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jericho Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Infinite Mass - Bullet. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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219 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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217 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jericho Williams!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Martin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
Williams lands with a right to the head.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Danny Martin has been cut.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Martin in his tracks for a moment.
Martin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams has Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams rushes Martin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martin throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Martin misses the jab.
Martin lands with a good body shot.
Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.
Williams landing knees to the body.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Martin shrugs off.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Martin lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Jericho Williams has been cut.
Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Martin shrugs off.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Williams wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
Martin tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Williams drives through and clinches with Martin against the cage.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Williams.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a head kick that Martin semi-blocks.
Danny Martin's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin misses with a low kick.
Martin throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
Martin throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
A big left from Martin misses.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Martin sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams gets a clinch.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martins head.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams working Martin over with knees to the body.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin takes a shot to the head.
Danny Martin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jericho Williams dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Williams wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Martin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Martin throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Nice body kick there by Williams.
Williams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Williams wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams rushes Martin and presses him up against the cage.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams looks to land a combination. Martin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.
Martin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Martin tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Jericho Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good work by Williams as he checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams scores with a head kick.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Martin misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams moves away from the strike by Martin.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martin cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Martin misses.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams connects with a high kick.
Williams thumps Martin with a low kick.
Williams moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Williams digs a good body shot into Martin's ribs.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams scores with a head kick. Martin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Danny Martin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jericho Williams 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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Martin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Martin misses.
Martin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Martin tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martin's face.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Danny Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams rushes Martin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Nice body kick there by Williams.
Williams wants to clinch.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Martin looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Martin throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
A head kick from Williams lands but Martin takes it in his stride.
Williams gets a clinch.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martin is trying to break free.
Danny Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.
Martin takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short uppercut from Williams.
Jericho Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Martin throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Williams avoids the body shot from Martin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
Martin misses with a hook.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Martin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Martin 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.
Williams is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin scores with a body shot.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martin swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jericho Williams.
Well Williams 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jericho Williams!
A victorious Jericho Williams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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