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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devil Jho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devil Jho!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jho just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington connects with a solid leg kick.
Washington takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Washington throws a head kick that misses.
Jho throws a leg kick
and Washington counters with a leg kick.
Xavier Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Washington.
Jho lands with an overhand left.
Jho looks to land a body kick but Washington moved away.
Jho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jho tries to land a body kick
and Washington counters with a low kick, right behind Jho 's knee.
Jho looks to land a left hand but Washington moved out of range nicely.
Washington connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Washington misses.
Washington thows a leg kick but Jho checks it
and Jho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Washington throws a sloppy head kick and Jho moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington clinches.
Washington manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Washington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Washington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jho working aggressively here.
Jho working hard to break the clinch.
Jho taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jho wants to break the clinch but can't.
Washington misses with a body punch.
Washington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jho.
Washington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jho is defending well for now.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jho's elbow.
Washington controlling the action here for a moment.
Jho misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jho is defending well for now.
Jho lands a nice uppercut.
Washington lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Jho.
Washington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Washington lands a body punch.
Washington slows down the pace here.
Washington connects with a knee to the head.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Jho avoids it by throwing Washington back against the cage.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Washington misses with a punch to the body.
Washington dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jho.
Jho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jho takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Washington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a hook that snaps the head of Jho backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Washington as Jho tries to tie him up.
Jho is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Washington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Washington tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Washington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Washington manages to break the clinch.
Washington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jho clinches with his opponent.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jho's elbow.
Washington looking to slow down the pace here.
Washington slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jho.
Jho misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Washington has him pressed against the cage.
Washington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jho wants to stall.
Jho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jho is trying to break the clinch but Washington is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Washington.
Jho is trying to push Washington away but Washington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jho is trying to break the clinch but Washington has him pressed against the cage.
Washington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington prevents Jho from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Washington to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jho.
Washington wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Washington dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Washington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick by Jho misses
and Washington counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Washington connects with a high kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Jho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Washington 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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That kick from Washington tenderised Jho's leg. Jho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jho throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Jho jabs at Washington's body.
Jho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jho swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Washington pushes Jho up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington misses with a punch on the inside.
Jho missing with knees to the body.
Washington avoiding damage.
Washington struggles to land a body shot inside as Jho controls his hands.
Jho just leaning against Washington, taking a breather.
Washington cracks Jho with a nice body shot.
Washington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jho works on Washington's body with a couple of short punches.
Washington trying to stall but Jho improves his position.
Jho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jho is trying to break the clinch but Washington is controlling him.
Jho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Washington trying to control the position but instead, Jho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Washington into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jho misses with a punch to the body.
That's two 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 throws a head punch that misses.
Washington takes a shot to the head.
Jho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Washington looking to slow down the pace here.
Washington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Washington prevents Jho from breaking the clinch.
Jho manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Washington tries a body shot but Jho blocks it.
Jho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jho stalling in the clinch but Washington improves position.
Jho seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Washington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jho throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington 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.
Jho misses with a jab to the body
and Washington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Xavier Washington is winning the standup battle so far.
Washington scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jho in his tracks.
Washington moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Washington - that landed with a thud.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Washington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jho stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Washington.
Jho is breathing heavily.
Jho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington blocks an uppercut.
Jho blocks a body shot from Washington.
Jho gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Washington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jho looking to slow down the pace here.
Washington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Washington.
Jho blocks a body shot from Washington.
Washington taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jho.
Washington pressing his opponent against the cage.
Washington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Washington's elbow.
Jho working aggressively here.
Washington stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Washington trying to land knees to the body.
Jho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Washington taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Washington dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jho connects with a looping right hand.
Jho gets tackled into the cage by Washington. Washington maintains the clinch.
Washington digs a right hand underneath Jho's ribcage. Jho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Washington lands an elbow inside that Jho shrugs off.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jho pushes Washington back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jho gets through Washington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Washington prevents Jho from breaking the clinch.
Washington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jho is trying to stall.
Jho blocks a body shot from Washington.
Washington presses Jho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jho stalling in the clinch but Washington improves position.
Jho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jho being controlled against the cage.
Jho tries to work over Washington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho is trying to maintain a safe position but Washington gets an underhook and turns Jho into the cage.
Washington lands a hook that snaps the head of Jho backwards.
Washington struggles to land a body shot inside as Jho controls his hands.
Washington's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Xavier Washington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Washington blocks a body shot from Jho.
Jho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Washington takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jho takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jho throws a sloppy head kick
and Washington counters with a nice leg kick.
Jho throws a head kick that misses
and Washington counters with a big head kick but Jho shrugs it off.
Jho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Washington scores with a head kick. Jho tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Washington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washington was well out of range. Poor timing from Jho.
A low kick from Jho misses
and Washington counters with a head kick. That will keep Jho thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jho.
Washington throws a head kick but Jho moves out of range.
Washington is looking to slow Jho down with leg kicks.
Jho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A low kick from Jho is predictable there
and Washington counters with a head kick. That will keep Jho thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice shot lands for Washington.
Jho gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Washington counters with a low kick, right behind Jho 's knee.
Washington throws a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Washington, right into the meat.
Jho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Washington.
A head kick misses from Washington.
A left lands for Washington.
Washington connects with a high kick.
Jho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Washington has time to react.
Jho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Washington throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jho.
Xavier Washington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jho swings away with a body shot that misses
and Washington counters with a good low kick that Jho was not able to check.
Jho misses with an uppercut. Washington saw that one coming.
Jho throws a lazy head kick
and Washington counters with a low kick, right behind Jho 's knee.
Devil Jho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington feints and then cracks Jho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jho down.
Washington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Washington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Washington pressing his opponent against the cage.
Washington prevents Jho from breaking the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Washington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Washington lands a shoulder strike.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Washington trying to stall but Jho improves his position.
Jho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Washington's elbow.
Washington taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Washington has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Washington!
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