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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imperial Washington (ranked 531 p4p, 641 weight class) and Juju Baraka (ranked 78 p4p, 93 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Baraka's choice of entrance music: Burning Spear. This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Imperial Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juju Baraka!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Washington misses its intended target.
Baraka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
Washington misses with a hook.
Baraka follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Washington misses with a looping left.
Baraka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Washington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baraka.
Washington misses with a hook to the body
and Baraka counters with a nice uppercut.
Washington throws a nice looking combination but Baraka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baraka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Washington misses with a combination
and Baraka counters with a low kick, right behind Washington 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baraka throws an off balance right hand
and Washington counters with a two punch combo.
Imperial Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington misses with a right hand
and Baraka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baraka cracks Washington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baraka has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington misses the jab.
Washington is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Baraka.
Baraka scores with a nice strike.
Baraka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Washington manages to avoid it.
Washington misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Baraka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington. Baraka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baraka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by Baraka.
Nice cross by Baraka.
Baraka misses with a hook.
Baraka scores with a leg kick.
Washington with a jab.
Washington throws a solid leg kick but Baraka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Washington.
Baraka is trying to counter with his kicks.
Washington moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington jabs Baraka right on the nose. Baraka blinks but takes it well.
Washington cracks Baraka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baraka tries to land a leg kick but Washington saw it coming and moves away.
A cross from Washington lands.
Washington is looking to chop away at Baraka's legs.
Washington misses the jab.
Washington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baraka at a distance.
Jab by Washington.
Baraka misses with a body punch
and Washington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baraka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baraka drops his hands momentarily and Washington takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baraka moves out of range as Washington strikes.
Washington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Washington ducks right into an uppercut from Baraka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a body punch but Baraka moves out of range.
Baraka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baraka throws the left hand but Washington avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Washington wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baraka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Washington.
Washington checks the leg kick.
Washington's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baraka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Washington scrambles back to his feet.
Washington swings for the body but Baraka moves out of range.
Baraka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Washington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baraka counters with a straight right hand.
Washington swings widly with a right hand
enabling Baraka to counter with a crisp jab.
Baraka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Washington takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baraka lands a nice hook to Washington's body. Washington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baraka manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baraka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Baraka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Baraka.
Washington throws a leg kick but Baraka checks it.
Washington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baraka takes one to the chin there.
Baraka takes one on the button.
Baraka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Washington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Washington.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Washington coming out on top.
Baraka throws a jab but it's blocked by Washington.
Washington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baraka.
Baraka throws a body kick that misses
and Washington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Imperial Washington will probably get the nod.
That's time! Washington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Washington moves out of range as Baraka throws a body kick.
Washington throws a looping overhand right but Baraka ducks down to avoid it.
Baraka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Washington.
Washington misses with a right hand
and Baraka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Washington looks to land a left hand but Baraka moved out of range nicely.
Washington tried to score with a low kick but Baraka checks it.
A big right from Washington misses.
Baraka scores with a nice body kick.
Washington definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington throws a hook but Baraka avoids it easily.
Baraka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Washington connects with the punch.
Washington misses with an uppercut. Baraka saw that one coming.
Imperial Washington is winning the standup battle so far.
Baraka misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baraka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baraka throws a wild body kick that Washington sees coming a mile off.
Baraka moves forwards but Washington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Washington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Washington misses with a shot to the body
and Baraka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Washington takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Washington throws a leg kick that misses.
Baraka 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 misses the shot to the body.
Baraka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Washington throws out the jab.
Baraka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Washington seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Baraka throws a front kick that sends Washington stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baraka misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baraka misses with a hook.
As Baraka backs away, Washington returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baraka misses with a looping left.
Baraka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Washington on the side of the head.
Baraka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Washington throws out a loose jab but Baraka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baraka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Washington as he checks the leg kick.
Washington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Washington catches Baraka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Washington misses.
Baraka follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Baraka jabs Washington right on the nose. Washington blinks but takes it well.
Baraka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Washington finds it's way through Baraka's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baraka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Washington.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baraka.
Baraka misses with a hook
and Washington counters with a two punch combo.
Washington throws a poor cross that misses
and Baraka counters with a stiff right hand.
Baraka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington.
Washington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baraka is out of range.
Washington scores with a sloppy right hand. Baraka should have avoided that one.
Washington misses with a right hand
letting Baraka counter with a right hand.
Baraka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Washington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baraka lands a big head kick that sends Washington tumbling to the mat! Baraka takes a step backwards and waves Washington back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Washington is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington thumps Baraka with a low kick.
Oh Washington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Washington misses with an uppercut
and Baraka counters with a huge left! Washington is in big trouble! He's backing up but Baraka isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Washington from any more damage. A dominating finish by Baraka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juju Baraka!
A relieved looking Juju Baraka thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant 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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RATING
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