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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Washington (ranked 4401 p4p, 24931 weight class) and Joshua Nolan (ranked 428 p4p, 513 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Washington might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to King Crimson - Sleepless. Rudolf Washington had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudolf Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joshua Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nolan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nolan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Washington checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Washington shoots in for a takedown but Nolan shows good takedown defense.
Washington shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nolan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Washington lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Washington working the ground and pound.
Nolan taking a bit of punishment here - Washington scoring with strikes.
Washington blocks the strikes from Nolan.
Washington cracks Nolan with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Washington's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Washington creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nolan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nolan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan is looking to reverse the position.
Nolan is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Washington is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Nolan is desperately trying to improve his position but Washington has a good base and remains in mount.
Nolan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Washington cracks Nolan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Washington with good strikes from the mount here!
Nolan is in a horrible position here. Washington smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Washington putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Washington raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
Nolan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Washington working the ground and pound effectively.
Nolan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Washington working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Washington connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Washington working the ground and pound effectively.
Washington is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nolan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nolan regains half guard.
Washington takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington working over Nolan with some ground and pound. Nolan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Washington prevents Nolan from standing back up.
Washington controlling the action here.
Washington looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nolan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nolan 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.
Washington is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Washington scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Washington scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nolan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Washington lands a couple of elbows.
Washington working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Washington looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Washington with a nice head shot there.
Washington makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Washington cracks Nolan with a solid left hand.
Washington might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Washington not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Washington with a nice head shot there.
Washington is pushing down on Nolan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nolan is fighting to maintain full guard but Washington has managed to sneak the leg through.
Washington seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Washington takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nolan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Washington seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Washington working over Nolan with some ground and pound. Nolan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rudolf Washington dominated that round.
That's time! Washington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Washington shoots in looking for a takedown. Nolan tries to sprawl out of it but Washington keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nolan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Washington throws a jab when Nolan was well out of range.
Washington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Washington gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nolan counters with a stiff right hand.
Joshua Nolan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Washington misses with a looping left.
Washington misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nolan! But no joy.
Washington drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nolan is looking to stand up but Washington isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Washington makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nolan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Washington controls the pace.
Nolan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Washington is working Nolan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Washington seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Washington working some strikes from top position.
Washington with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Washington slips nicely into half guard.
Nolan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nolan taking some punishment here, with Washington in his half guard.
Nolan wants to get back to full guard.
Washington lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Washington lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington content to control rather than advance.
Nolan has hold of Washington's hands but Washington slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Washington with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Washington is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Washington lands with a punch from half guard.
Nolan is in trouble now - Washington has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a couple of good shots and Nolan has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Washington lands punches and elbows.
Nolan covers up after that shot from Washington.
Washington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nolan can do to turn this around?
Nolan is trapped and Washington is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Can Nolan hold on?! Washington is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Washington lands with a hammerfist to the side of Nolan's head.
Nolan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nolan covers up after that shot from Washington.
Nolan is still in real trouble! Can Washington finish him?
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Washington.
Washington softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Washington gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Rudolf Washington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nolan is breathing heavily.
Washington lands strikes from the back and Nolan isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rudolf Washington!
A victorious Rudolf Washington thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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