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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington has chosen Snuffed Out by Streetlife as his entrance music. Evander Holyfield is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Washington!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
Holyfield defending well as Washington loads up on a big left hand.
Washington throws a shot from downtown. Holyfield moves away and avoids it.
Holyfield wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holyfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holyfield tries to clinch up.
Washington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holyfield scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
Washington has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Washington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holyfield looking to throw knees to the head but Washington is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
We've been hearing reports that Holyfield has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Holyfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Washington avoids it.
Washington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Holyfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Washington avoids the damage to the body.
Holyfield missing with knees to the body.
Holyfield is working for takedown but Washington is calmly controlling the position for now.
Still in the clinch, Holyfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Washington lands a right hand.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holyfield throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
Washington taking a breather.
Holyfield misses with an elbow strike.
Holyfield has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Washington after a bit of a struggle.
Washington misses with some punches.
Come on Holyfield - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Holyfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Washington lands a shoulder strike.
Washington tries to work over Holyfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holyfield is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Washington is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington blocks the elbow strike.
Holyfield looking for a takedown.
Washington scores with a hook to the body.
Washington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holyfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holyfield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Washington's brow.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington displaying some good clinch control by pressing Holyfield up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holyfield throws an elbow but misses.
Washington lands a right hand.
Washington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holyfield drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holyfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands with a right to the head.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Holyfield.
Washington is pressed up against the cage. Holyfield has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Washington down to the mat. Washington avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Washington is looking to land body kicks.
Washington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holyfield moves away from the strike by Washington.
Holyfield was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Washington.
Washington throws a leg kick but Holyfield moved away.
Holyfield tries to clinch but Washington is having none of it.
Holyfield takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Washington throws a nice inside leg kick.
Washington scores with a kick to the body.
Washington lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington connects with a solid leg kick.
Washington scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holyfield in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyfield shoots in looking for a takedown. Washington tries to sprawl out of it but Holyfield keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Washington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot by Washington.
Washington takes a swing at Holyfield's ribcage but misses.
Washington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Washington uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holyfield has time to react.
Evander Holyfield's cut is getting worse.
Washington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Washington dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Washington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Washington working aggressively here.
Holyfield tries for a takedown but Washington manages to get underhooks.
Washington avoids a wild elbow strike from Holyfield.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holyfield.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
Washington scores with a shot to the side of Holyfield's head.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Washington tries to work over Holyfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Washington lands a nice elbow.
Holyfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
Washington trying to control the position but instead, Holyfield has worked for underhooks and has pushed Washington into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holyfield is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short left from Holyfield.
Holyfield trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield lands an elbow inside that Washington shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holyfield.
Washington lands a hook that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Washington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Washington avoids the elbow strike from Holyfield, against the cage.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holyfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Washington's defenses.
Holyfield drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Washington gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holyfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Leonard Washington's cut even more.
Holyfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Holyfield.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
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!
Holyfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington avoiding damage as Holyfield throws knees to the body.
Washington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holyfield has picked Washington up - he's going for a ride! Holyfield dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Holyfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Washington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Holyfield is thwarting Washington's attempts to control the position.
Holyfield missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Washington slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holyfield accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holyfield has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Holyfield throwing strikes but missing.
Washington is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holyfield throwing strikes from guard but Washington blocks nicely.
Washington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holyfield is one step ahead there.
Holyfield sitting in guard here, content to control.
Holyfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holyfield won't allow Washington to sweep him here.
Holyfield throws a big elbow that misses.
Holyfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Washington pulls Holyfield in to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Holyfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Washington, pushing him back against the cage.
Holyfield wants a takedown but no success here.
Holyfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington blocks an elbow strike from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands a knee to the head.
Holyfield gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Holyfield sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Washington defending well though.
Holyfield is trying to work for a kimura but Washington is defending well.
Washington wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington keeps trying to improve his position.
Holyfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Holyfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Washington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Holyfield looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Washington is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Holyfield dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Holyfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holyfield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Washington.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Holyfield tries to clinch there but Washington circles away.
Holyfield blocks a leg kick.
A low kick from Washington is predictable there
and Holyfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holyfield wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Washington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield tries a knee to the head but Washington blocks it.
Holyfield has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Washington avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Holyfield.
Washington blocks an elbow strike from Holyfield.
Washington lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Washington.
Holyfield lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Holyfield blocks an uppercut.
Washington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Washington is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holyfield is trying to drag Washington to the mat but Washington just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Washington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Washington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Washington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with a punch on the inside.
Leonard Washington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Holyfield.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holyfield.
Washington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
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!
Holyfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Washington takes a knee to the side of the body.
Washington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holyfield working Washington over with knees to the body.
Holyfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Washington controls his hands.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington blocks an elbow strike from Holyfield.
Holyfield tries to score a body lock takedown but Washington shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a nice uppercut.
Holyfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Washington avoids it.
Washington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holyfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Washington misses with the head strike.
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Leonard Washington's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Washington dodges an elbow strike from Holyfield.
Washington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Washington lands a shot to the body.
Washington trying to stall but Holyfield improves his position.
Washington misses with some punches.
Washington working aggressively here.
Washington struggles to land a body shot inside as Holyfield controls his hands.
Holyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Washington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Washington is defending well.
Holyfield misses with an elbow over the top.
Holyfield has Washington pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Washington manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holyfield.
Holyfield blocks an uppercut.
Washington misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Holyfield blocks an uppercut.
Holyfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holyfield is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Holyfield lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Washington.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holyfield wants to take the fight to the mat but Washington manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Holyfield goes for a takedown attempt but Washington pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Holyfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington.
As Washington looks to move away, Holyfield throws a big counter combo bu Washington just gets out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Washington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Washington has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Washington!
Leonard Washington managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BeastMode, into his post fight interview.
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hype
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