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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jinder Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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196 cm
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185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Gerardo Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jinder Mahal!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahal tries for a takedown but Washington circles away easily
and Washington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Washington sprawls well. Washington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mahal gets slowly back to his feet.
Mahal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Washington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gerardo Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jinder Mahal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahal shoots for a double leg takedown but Washington sprawls well. He's pushed Mahal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Mahal looks to move away, Washington throws a big counter combo but Mahal just gets out of the way.
Mahal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A quick step to the side and Washington tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Washington tries to keep at a distance but Mahal has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington jumps guard but Mahal stands there with Washington around his waist. Washington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Washington wants a takedown but no success here.
Mahal is working for takedown but Washington is calmly controlling the position for now.
Washington tries for a takedown but Mahal manages to get underhooks.
Mahal decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washington is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Washington trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Washington might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Washington thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Washington looking to sit in guard and control but Mahal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Washington is trying to control the position but Mahal postures up.
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.
Mahal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Washington has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mahal has managed to get both his arms back between Washington's legs - danger averted.
Washington looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahal is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mahal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Washington's guard.
Mahal is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mahal looking to pass the guard.
Washington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mahal defends well.
Washington controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mahal shoots in but Washington avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Washington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Washington but Washington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Mahal backs away, Washington returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mahal misses with a takedown
and Washington counters with a nice body kick.
Mahal looks winded!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mahal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Washington defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerardo Washington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mahal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Washington swivels and escapes.
Mahal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Washington stuffs the takedown attempt from Mahal. Mahal gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Washington was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mahal.
Mahal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mahal tries for a takedown but Washington circles away easily
and Washington counters with a straight right hand.
Gerardo Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jinder Mahal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahal blocks a head kick by Washington.
Mahal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Washington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal tries to clinch up but Washington circles away and keeps his distance.
Mahal fails with the takedown.
Washington thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mahal tries to clinch but Washington is having none of it.
Mahal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Washington counter with a right hand.
Mahal is breathing heavily.
A combination from Mahal does no damage.
Washington slaps away a takedown attempt from Mahal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Washington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mahal throws a lazy head kick
and Washington makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mahal really felt that one!
Mahal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Washington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Washington takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Washington misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Mahal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Washington lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jinder Mahal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Washington lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Washington closes the distance and pushes Mahal back into the cage.
Washington is trying to trip Mahal. He has hold of a leg but Mahal is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Washington persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Washington jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Washington stands and steps away. Mahal gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Washington, right into the meat.
Mahal gets a clinch.
Washington tries to pull guard but Mahal won't allow it.
Washington is pushing Mahal up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington jumps guard but Mahal stands there with Washington around his waist. Washington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mahal gets through Washington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Washington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahal can do to turn this around?
Mahal prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mahal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahal takes the fight into the clinch.
Washington goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mahal prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerardo 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!
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.
Washington swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahal.
It looked like Washington wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Washington tries to clinch up
and Mahal counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Washington coming out on top.
Nice uppercut there from Mahal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
Washington throws a quick counter head kick but Mahal was just out of range.
Mahal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Washington is fending him off so far but Mahal persists. Nope, Washington circles away and we're back to standing.
Mahal has Washington up against the cage in a clinch.
Washington prevents the takedown attempt.
Mahal manages to break the clinch.
Washington stuffs the takedown attempt from Mahal. Mahal gets slowly back to his feet.
Gerardo Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jinder Mahal.
Mahal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mahal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mahal fails to land the takedown.
Jinder Mahal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington feints and then cracks Mahal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mahal down.
Mahal 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.
Mahal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mahal fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Washington on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahal.
Mahal moves out of range of the body kick.
Mahal darts in looking for a takedown but Washington gets double underhooks and turns Mahal into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahal moves out of range as Washington throws a body kick.
Mahal shoots in for a takedown but Washington shows good takedown defense.
Washington throws a big counter combination but Mahal scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Washington explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Washington lands a glancing blow to the side of Mahal's head.
Washington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahal fails to land the takedown.
Washington misses with a head kick.
Mahal is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with a body kick.
Washington lands with a nice body kick.
Mahal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Washington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahal takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Washington moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahal shoots in looking for a takedown. Washington tries to sprawl out of it but Mahal 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerardo Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Washington, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerardo Washington!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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