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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damari Small (ranked 3816 p4p, 5449 weight class) and Jack Washington (ranked 238 p4p, 290 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damari Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Washington!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small avoids the head kick by Washington.
Small moves into the clinch.
Small swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Small scores with a shoulder strike.
Small definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Small fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Washington blocking some punches.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Washington.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Washington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Small lands a body shot.
Small lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small misses with some punches.
Washington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Small misses with the head strike.
Small misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Small working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Small tries a body shot but Washington blocks it.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Small throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Washington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Small lands a nice uppercut.
Small misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Small managing to block the knees to the body from Washington.
Washington misses with a knee strike.
Small swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Small swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Small.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Small throws a head punch that misses.
Washington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Small is keeping busy.
Small lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Small gets through Washington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Small keeps control of Washington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Small scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Washington is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Washington.
Small misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.
Small misses with some punches.
Small lands a shot to the body.
Small fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Washington is looking to break free of the clinch but Small has double underhooks.
Small swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Small goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Small throws a head punch that misses.
Washington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Washington wants to break free but Small has control.
Small misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Small.
Small working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've been informed that Washington has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Washington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Small.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Small avoids it by throwing Washington back against the cage.
Small misses with a punch to the body.
Small lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Small lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Small.
Small swings wildly with an uppercut but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Washington.
Small misses with some punches.
Washington wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Small managing to block the knees to the body from Washington.
Washington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Small lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damari Small dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Small clinches up with Washington and pushes him back against the cage.
Washington tries to break free but Small pushes him back against the cage.
Small lands a shoulder strike.
Small can't find room to land a body shot as Washington controls the action.
Washington can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Small lands a left hand.
Washington has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Damari Small has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Washington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Washington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small misses with some punches.
Small lands a left hand.
Small throws a head punch that misses.
Small misses with the head strike.
Small scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small lands a left hand.
Small has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Small lands a body shot.
Small swings wildly with an uppercut but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small lands with a left to the head.
Small working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Small is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Washington can do to turn this around?
Small goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Small tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Washington's elbow.
Washington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Small.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Small.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
Washington is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Small tries to work over Washington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.
Small makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Small lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Small.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Small lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.
Washington blocking some punches.
Washington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Small misses with some punches.
Small working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Small scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Small throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Small swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington blocks an uppercut.
Washington wants to break the clinch but can't.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Small.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Washington trying to land knees to the body.
Washington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Small working aggressively here.
Small is working Washington over against the cage.
Washington is trying to break the clinch but Small has him pressed against the cage.
Small misses with a short punch on the inside.
Small pushes Washington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Small on the inside.
Small lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Small misses with a body punch.
Washington wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Small has him pressed against the cage.
Small throws a punch but it's blocked by Washington.
Small misses with the head strike.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Small swings wildly with an uppercut but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington throws a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Small.
A nice right hand lands inside from Small.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington can't find room to land a body shot as Small controls the action.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington is trying to break the clinch but Small is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damari Small dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Washington.
Small rushes Washington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Small scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Small - that landed with a thud.
Small softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Small.
Washington is trying to push Small away but Small has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Small - that landed with a thud.
Small scores with a nice hook to the head.
Washington blocks an uppercut.
Washington tries to break the clinch but Small is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Small blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Small misses with the head strike.
Washington is trying to break free.
Small tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Washington's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Small.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Small working aggressively here.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Washington.
Small lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Small lands a body punch.
Small throws a head punch that misses.
Small working aggressively here.
Small lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Small struggles to land a body shot inside as Washington controls his hands.
Washington blocking some punches.
Washington misses with a body punch.
Small tries a body shot but Washington blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Small on the inside.
Small lands with a short shot to the head.
Washington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smalls head.
A short left from Small.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Small lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Small.
Small misses with some punches.
Small gets through Washington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Washington takes a shot to the head.
Washington blocks an uppercut.
Small pushes Washington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Small lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Jack Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Small softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Small blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Small.
Washington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Small scores with a shoulder strike.
Small lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
A short left from Small.
Small throws a punch but it's blocked by Washington.
A short right from Small on the inside.
Small scores with a nice hook to the head.
Small softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Washington.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Small working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Small as Washington tries to tie him up.
Washington wants to break free but Small has control.
Small managing to block the knees to the body from Washington.
A short left from Small.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Washington.
Small lands a shoulder strike.
Small swings wildly with an uppercut but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Small.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Small.
Washington trying to land knees to the body.
Small softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Small working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Small blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damari Small showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Small, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damari Small!
A relieved looking Damari Small 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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