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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Dedick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jericho Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams's choice of entrance music: Infinite Mass - Bullet. Eddie Dedick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Dedick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jericho Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Dedick moves out of range easily.
Williams feints and then cracks Dedick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dedick down.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams throws a head kick but Dedick moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Williams. Dedick shrugs it off though.
Williams scores with a head kick. Dedick tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Eddie Dedick has been cut.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Dedick's head.
Dedick takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams clobbers Dedick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dedick moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Dedick cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Dedick throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Dedick. Dedick gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dedick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dedick scrambles back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Dedick dodges the punch combination from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams tries to clinch up but Dedick circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Dedick is controlling him.
Williams tries to break free but Dedick pushes him back against the cage.
Dedick goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A jab lands there for Williams.
Williams tries to clinch up.
A head kick by Williams misses
and Dedick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dedick clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jericho Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dedick tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Dedick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dedick wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Dedick backs away looking to recover.
Dedick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jericho Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dedick fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Dedick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dedick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dedick off to one side.
Williams with a jab.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Dedick moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dedick's head.
Williams has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dedick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dedick tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Dedick backpedaling.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dedick. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Williams throws a series of punches but Dedick avoids them all with ease.
Dedick shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Dedick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dedick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Dedick avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dedick is defended easily by Williams.
Dedick avoids the head kick by Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dedick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams looks for the body kick but Dedick saw that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dedick is defended easily by Williams.
Dedick moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Dedick tries a head kick but it misses.
Dedick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams darts in and clinches Dedick up against the cage.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dedick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jericho Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Dedick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Dedick 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williams misses with a low kick as Dedick jumps back.
Williams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Dedick moves his leg out of the way.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Dedick's ribs.
Dedick avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dedick circles away quickly and effectively.
Dedick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dedick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dedick has a takedown stuffed.
Eddie Dedick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dedick takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dedick shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Dedick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dedick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dedick, pushing him back against the cage.
Dedick jumps guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Williams tries to stand but Dedick is controlling from the bottom.
Dedick throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Williams escapes and throws Dedick's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Williams tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams stands up and beckons Dedick to his feet.
Williams throws a one two combo.
Eddie Dedick's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dedick has time to react.
Dedick is rocked!
Dedick tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Oh Dedick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick by Williams - that's a beauty! Dedick is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Williams can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jericho Williams!
During a confident post fight interview, Jericho Williams thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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