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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Washington (ranked 3262 p4p, 3515 weight class) and Sleep Tight (ranked 383 p4p, 401 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Washington might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Rising. Sleep Tight will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sleep Tight !
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Washington landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Tight 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Washington stands up and beckons Tight to his feet.
Tight closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Washington quickly recovers to half guard.
Washington kicks Tight off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington lands a really nice looking cross but Tight seems unphased.
Tight shoots in and drives through. Washington sprawls well.
Tight shoots and misses
and Washington counters with a left and a right that stings Tight .
Washington displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tight .
Michael Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sleep Tight .
Washington decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Washington gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Washington bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington wants to control but Tight is keeping him busy.
Washington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tight tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Washington is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Tight is trying to control Washington's posture but Washington avoids it.
Washington decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tight tries to clinch
and Tight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tight scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Washington trying to control here.
Washington slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Washington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Washington looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tight with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Washington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tight tries to stand but Washington is controlling from the bottom.
Tight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Washington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Washington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tight defends well.
Washington working for a triangle but Tight defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tight is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Washington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tight defends well.
Tight throws a big right hand that misses.
Washington is trying to keep Tight in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Washington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tight has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tight ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
We've been informed that Tight has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tight checks a low kick from Washington.
Nice takedown defense from Washington. No joy for Tight on that attempt.
Washington wants to land a leg kick but Tight is out of range.
Washington leaves Tight with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tight looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Washington is fending him off so far but Tight persists. Nope, Washington circles away and we're back to standing.
Michael Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sleep Tight .
Tight shoots in but no luck this time.
Washington slaps away a takedown attempt from Tight , before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tight circles away quickly and effectively.
Washington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick lands for Washington.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tight .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tight has a takedown stuffed.
Washington seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Washington misses with an attempted mid kick.
Washington tries to bum rush Tight with a series of wild strikes but Tight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sleep Tight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington rushes Tight and presses him up against the cage.
Tight tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Washington smiles and moves away.
Michael Washington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tight shoots for a takedown but Washington saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Washington feinted with a counter takedown.
Washington displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tight .
Tight shoots in and drives through. Washington sprawls well.
Washington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Washington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tight circles away quickly and effectively.
Washington throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Washington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tight shoots and misses
and Washington counters with a takedown into side control.
Tight bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tight steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Washington.
Washington misses with a low kick as Tight jumps back.
Tight was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
No joy there for Washington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Washington enables Tight to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Washington manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Washington manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Washington decides to pull guard.
Washington wants to stand but Tight is controlling the position.
Washington managing to control the position.
Tight avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington controls Tight momentarily but Tight frees himself.
Tight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Washington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Washington is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Washington keeping moving, preventing Tight from controlling successfully.
Washington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tight can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tight forces his way into half guard.
Washington works his way to full guard. Good work.
Washington controls Tight momentarily but Tight frees himself.
Tight looking to pass the guard.
Washington is trying to keep Tight in close.
Tight postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Washington dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tight shoots in for a takedown but Washington shows good takedown defense.
Tight misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Washington appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tight throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Washington was covering up waiting for the punch and Tight finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tight thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tight won't allow Washington to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tight wants to control from the top but Washington keeps moving.
Tight trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington is pulling down on Tight 's head. It's preventing any offense from Tight , at least for the moment.
Washington is trying to control the position but Tight postures up.
Tight wants to pass the guard but Washington is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Washington throws a series of punches but Tight moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Tight 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Washington tries a low kick but Tight avoids it.
Washington has closed the distance and engaged Tight in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tight wants to pass the guard but Washington is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tight trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tight trying to stand up but can't free himself from Washington's guard.
Washington is pulling down on Tight 's head to control his posture.
Tight stops Washington from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tight trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Washington has Tight pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Washington misses with the combination.
Tight tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Washington throws a series of punches but Tight moves out of range.
Tight changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tight fails with the takedown.
Michael Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sleep Tight .
Washington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tight dodges an elbow strike from Washington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tight manages to pull guard.
Tight looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Washington puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tight tries to get to full guard but Washington has control of the leg.
Washington is trying to control. Tight wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tight is looking for a sweep. Washington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Washington controlling the action here.
Washington is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sleep Tight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Washington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tight looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Washington!
Our winner, Michael Washington, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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