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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - I Want It All. Frank Martin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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223 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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190 cm
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215 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Martin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Washington pinned against the cage. Washington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leonard Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington misses with an uppercut.
Martin tries to bum rush Washington with a series of wild strikes but Washington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington lands a nice shot that snaps Martin's head back.
Martin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Washington back to the cage. Martin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
Jab, jab by Washington - just one landing.
It looks like Frank Martin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin slips a jab from Washington.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Washington as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin scores with a hook to the body. Washington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donk. Martin catches Washington right on the button with a cross.
Washington walks into a left hand.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martin thuds a left hand into Washington's body.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Washington tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Washington.
Washington staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Washington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Martin connects with a looping right hand.
Washington swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Washington defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Washington throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Washington throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin avoids the head kick by Washington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Washington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Washington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Martin throws a hook but Washington avoids it easily.
Martin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Washington's half guard.
Washington tries to roll over but Martin keeps him under control.
Martin tries to pass to full mount but Washington defends it.
Martin working the head and body with strikes.
Martin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington is pressing down on Martin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Washington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martin is one step ahead there.
Martin throwing strikes from guard but Washington blocks nicely.
Washington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martin.
Martin throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washington is trying to keep Martin in close.
Washington 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Washington wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Martin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Washington slips under a jab.
Leonard Washington is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin thuds his right hand into Washington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Washington moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin scores with a jab. Washington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Martin lands the left hand.
Washington avoids the body shot from Martin.
Washington lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
Washington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Washington's shoulder, as Washington tries to avoid the shot.
Martin slaps away a takedown attempt from Washington, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Martin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Washington is fending him off so far but Martin persists. Nope, Washington circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Washington misses.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Washington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martin. Martin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.
Martin drops his hands momentarily and Washington takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Washington misses with a leg kick.
Washington connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Martin slips under a jab from Washington.
Martin lands a nice shot that snaps Washington's head back.
Martin scores with a hook.
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martin lands the left hand.
Washington scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Washington drops Martin with a naaaaasty hook - Martin is in real trouble here! Washington dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Washington!
Leonard Washington bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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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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