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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Tumenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darnell Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Tumenov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tumenov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tumenov throws the kick towards the body but Washington avoids it.
A low kick from Tumenov misses
and Washington counters with a two punch combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tumenov is defended easily by Washington.
Tumenov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Washington drops Tumenov with a nice combination! Washington dives into Tumenov's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Carlos Tumenov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington gets to his feet. Tumenov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Washington swinging wildly here.
Washington keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tumenov moves out of range of the body kick.
Tumenov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Washington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tumenov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tumenov throws a body kick that misses.
Washington scores with a spinning back kick!
Washington takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tumenov blocks a head kick by Washington.
Tumenov misses with a body kick.
Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tumenov circles away quickly and effectively.
Tumenov thows a leg kick but Washington checks it
and Washington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Washington definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tumenov looks to score with a jab to the body but Washington is just out of range.
Tumenov tries a low kick but Washington avoids it.
Tumenov throws a leg kick but Washington sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Washington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tumenov. Tumenov obviously looking to wear him down.
Washington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tumenov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tumenov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington moves out of range of the body kick from Tumenov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Tumenov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Washington is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tumenov.
Washington takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Carlos Tumenov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tumenov tries to land a front kick but Washington steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tumenov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tumenov just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington throws a shot from downtown. Tumenov moves away and avoids it.
Washington throws a right and a left that Tumenov avoids nicely.
Good work by Washington as he checks the leg kick.
Tumenov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Washington is out of range.
Washington moves out of range of the body kick from Tumenov.
Tumenov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Washington's head backwards.
Washington throws a head kick that half lands.
Tumenov is looking to land body kicks.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tumenov moves away.
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Tumenov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a sloppy head kick and Tumenov moves out of range easily.
Washington walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tumenov.
Tumenov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little feinted left hand from Washington on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tumenov is looking to land body kicks.
Tumenov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Washington's sensitive parts.
Washington blocks a head kick by Tumenov.
Washington went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Washington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tumenov blocks a head kick by Washington.
Tumenov connects with a solid leg kick.
Washington avoids the body shot from Tumenov.
Sloppy strikes from Washington. Those never looked like landing.
Washington scores with a three punch combo!
Washington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tumenov. Tumenov obviously looking to wear him down.
Washington throws a head kick but Tumenov moves out of range.
Washington takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tumenov misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington fails to land with a series of punches.
Tumenov feints a counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Tumenov misses
and Washington counters with a series of strikes. Tumenov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tumenov throws a leg kick but Washington moved away.
Tumenov connects with a solid leg kick.
Tumenov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Washington avoids a kick to the body.
Tumenov lands a nice shot that snaps Washington's head back.
Tumenov tried to score with a low kick but Washington checks it.
A punch combination from Washington misses.
Washington misses with the combination.
Washington moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tumenov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Washington has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Washington and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good work by Washington as he checks the leg kick.
Tumenov lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Washington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Tumenov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tumenov moves out of range of the body kick from Washington.
Tumenov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Washington defending well as Tumenov loads up on a big left hand.
Tumenov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Washington throws a nice looking combination but Tumenov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tumenov misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Washington blocks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tumenov.
Tumenov is looking to land body kicks.
Tumenov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Washington tries a head kick but it misses.
Tumenov misses with a body kick.
As Tumenov looks to move away, Washington throws a big counter combo but Tumenov just gets out of the way.
Washington throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Washington decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tumenov wants to control but Washington is keeping busy.
Washington prevents Tumenov from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tumenov controls his leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Washington stands up and beckons Tumenov to join him on the feet.
Tumenov throws a low kick but Washington avoids it.
Tumenov throws a lazy body kick
and Washington counters with a one-two to the body.
Washington checks a low kick from Tumenov.
Washington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tumenov can do to turn this around?
Washington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darnell Washington is winning the standup battle so far.
Tumenov throws a hook to the side of Washington's head but Washington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tumenov throws the left hand but Washington avoids the punch easily.
Tumenov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Washington avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tumenov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Washington went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Washington throws a head kick but Tumenov moves out of range.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tumenov.
Washington scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tumenov in his tracks.
Washington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Washington misses.
Washington checks the leg kick.
Tumenov dodges the punch combination from Washington.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tumenov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Washington.
Washington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tumenov looks to land a right hand but Washington moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Tumenov misses.
Tumenov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tumenov connects with the punch.
Tumenov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tumenov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washington was well out of range. Poor timing from Tumenov.
Tumenov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Washington's head backwards.
Tumenov dodges the punch combination from Washington.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tumenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington.
Washington throws a body punch but Tumenov moves out of range.
Tumenov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Washington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Washington throws a body shot but no joy.
Washington checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tumenov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tumenov looks to score with a jab to the body but Washington is just out of range.
Darnell Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Washington.
Washington blocks a head kick by Tumenov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tumenov misses with a body kick.
Tumenov delivers a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tumenov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tumenov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Washington is looking to wear down Tumenov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tumenov scores with a nice body kick.
Washington checks a leg kick nicely.
Tumenov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washington was well out of range. Poor timing from Tumenov.
Tumenov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tumenov looks to score with a jab to the body but Washington is just out of range.
Tumenov misses with an uppercut.
Tumenov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tumenov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Washington will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Washington displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tumenov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Tumenov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carlos Tumenov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Washington moves out of range as Tumenov throws a body kick.
No joy there for Washington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Washington throws a sloppy head kick and Tumenov moves out of range easily.
Tumenov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tumenov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Washington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tumenov throws a push kick but Washington slaps the foot to one side.
A punch combination from Washington misses.
Washington shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tumenov eats them both and turns towards Washington to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Washington moves into the clinch.
Washington avoids a wild elbow strike from Tumenov.
Washington wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tumenov pushes off an throws an elbow but Washington leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tumenov is stalling here.
Washington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Washington throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington scores with a decent looking hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Washington throws a series of punches but Tumenov avoids them all with ease.
Washington moves out of range of the body kick from Tumenov.
Tumenov is looking to land body kicks.
Washington went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Washington moves out of range of the body kick.
Tumenov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Washington.
Washington scores with a three punch combo!
Tumenov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Washington is able to avoid easily.
Tumenov is looking to score with low kicks.
Washington slips under a jab from Tumenov.
Tumenov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Washington.
Tumenov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Washington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tumenov throws a leg kick but Washington sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tumenov takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with a few strikes there.
Tumenov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tumenov looks for the body kick but Washington saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tumenov misses with a body kick.
Washington takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Washington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tumenov.
Washington went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Washington checks a low kick from Tumenov.
Washington is looking for a counter combo.
Washington lands a nice hook to Tumenov's body. Tumenov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tumenov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Washington throws a counter high kick but Tumenov was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tumenov throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tumenov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Washington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Washington looks to land a combination but Tumenov avoids it well.
Tumenov misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tumenov, right into the meat.
Washington misses with a series of wild punches.
Washington moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Washington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tumenov.
Washington blocks a low kick nicely.
Tumenov connects with a leg kick. Washington looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darnell Washington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Washington checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tumenov throws a lazy right hand but Washington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tumenov throws a wild body kick that Washington sees coming a mile off.
Tumenov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Washington counters with a one-two to the body.
Washington checks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Washington misses.
Tumenov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Washington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tumenov circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tumenov misses with a straight right.
Tumenov takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
Tumenov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Washington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tumenov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tumenov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tumenov throws a body kick that misses.
Washington blocks a low kick nicely.
Tumenov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tumenov throws a leg kick
and Washington counters with a left and a right that stings Tumenov.
Tumenov throws a push kick but Washington slaps the foot to one side.
Washington went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tumenov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washington was well out of range. Poor timing from Tumenov.
Washington tries to clinch there but Tumenov circles away.
Tumenov looks to land a body kick but Washington moved away.
Tumenov throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darnell Washington.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darnell Washington!
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RATING
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