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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleophus Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by Roundabout. Washington is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Way I Feel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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166 cm
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136 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cleophus Washington!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson misses with a hook. Washington ducked under it nicely.
Washington scores a takedown into full mount!
Henderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henderson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Washington is looking to advance position but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Henderson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Washington!
Washington defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Henderson.
Washington is trying to stand up.
Henderson controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Henderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Washington wants to try and get back to his feet.
Washington is squirming around, avoiding Henderson's attempts to control the action.
Washington really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Washington defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Henderson.
Washington has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washington finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Washington is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Henderson thowing shots but they're missing.
Henderson has control of Washington's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Washington regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Washington can't escape the position.
Washington really wants to buck Henderson off and get back to his feet.
Washington is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Henderson seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Washington is holding on tight.
Washington tries to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
Washington is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Washington is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Henderson tries to control but Washington wriggling away.
Henderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Washington really wants to buck Henderson off and get back to his feet.
Washington blocking the ground and pound.
Washington is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Washington is squirming around, avoiding Henderson's attempts to control the action.
Henderson landing shots from mount.
Henderson looking to secure an arm triangle but Washington defends it well.
Washington wants to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
Henderson fails to take his opponent's back.
Washington is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson controlling the pace for now.
Henderson tries to control but Washington wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Henderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Andy Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Washington circles away easily
and Washington counters with a takedown into side control.
Washington stands up and beckons Henderson to his feet.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson fails with the takedown
and Washington counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Henderson!
Henderson tries to hold on but Washington postures up.
Henderson is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington is looking to stand but Washington has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Henderson is working to get back to half guard.
Henderson has given up his back here.
Henderson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Washington tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Henderson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Washington tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Henderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Washington with the ground and pound from mount.
Henderson can't escape the position.
Washington stands up from mount. Strange move.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Washington counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Henderson's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Henderson trying to control the position here.
Henderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Washington trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Washington stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Henderson takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
Henderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Washington moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Washington lands with a short shot to the head.
Henderson has a couple of punches blocked by Washington.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Washington breaks the clinch.
Washington is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Henderson takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
Washington shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington won't allow Henderson to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is working hard here to advance position.
Henderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Washington is desperately trying to improve his position but Henderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Henderson looking to control but Washington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Washington is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Henderson trying to control but Washington is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Washington working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleophus Washington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Henderson lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson gets a takedown into half guard.
Washington is trying to stand up here but Henderson is controlling him well.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but Washington defending well.
Henderson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Washington reverses the position - he's now on top in Henderson's guard.
Washington trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Henderson controlling the action here.
Henderson is just content to waste time from the top position. Washington takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Henderson stops Washington from standing up.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Washington is keeping the position.
Washington is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Henderson rolls with it to try and escape but Washington cranks on the arm and Henderson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cleophus Washington!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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