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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evan Flow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weezy Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Weezy Washington struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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204 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evan Flow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Weezy Washington!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flow tries to clinch but Washington moves out of range.
Flow fails with a takedown attempt.
Flow fails with the takedown.
Flow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Washington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Washington misses with a hook. Flow ducked under it nicely.
Flow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Washington.
Washington blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington.
Washington misses with an uppercut.
Flow misses with a low kick.
Flow closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Washington looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flow takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Flow's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Flow tries to stand and escape but Washington is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flow throwing shots but Washington is blocking nicely.
Washington is looking to escape.
Flow tries to pass the half guard into mount. Washington knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Flow is taking a breather. Washington says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Flow tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Washington.
Flow wants to pass the guard but Washington is defending well.
That's four 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Washington tries to clinch but Flow moves out of range.
Washington misses with a combination
so Flow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Flow is in close to Washington's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flow stays in close to Washington's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Flow dominated that 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.
Washington stuffs the takedown attempt from Flow. Flow gets slowly back to his feet.
Washington keeps the fight on the outside.
Some bone on bone action there as Washington checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Flow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Flow is just out of range.
Flow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Flow or perhaps it was just good defense by Washington which made him look bad.
Flow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Washington is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flow tries to close the distance and clinch but Washington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Washington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Washington throws a right and a left that Flow avoids nicely.
Washington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Washington stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Flow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flow misses with the combination.
Flow tries to clinch but Washington moves away
and Washington counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Evan Flow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flow misses with a few strikes there.
Flow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Flow lands a big shot there that rocks Washington but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flow controlling the position easily from mount.
Washington is controlling an arm, preventing Flow from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Flow takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Flow is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Flow slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Washington fending off the submission attempt from Flow.
Flow softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Flow is punishing Washington with strikes - can he finish him?!
Flow scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Flow is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Flow looking for the choke from the back.
Washington defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Flow's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Flow dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Flow is looking to clinch.
Flow pushes Washington up against the cage in a clinch.
Washington blocks an elbow strike.
Flow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Flow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Flow tries to pull guard but Washington won't allow it.
Flow successfully pulls guard.
Flow seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Washington preventing the sweep.
Washington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington wanted to stand there but Flow had control of the position.
Washington won't allow Flow to sweep him here.
Flow wants to get back to his feet but Washington is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Washington stopping the sweep attempt from Flow.
Flow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Flow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Flow stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Flow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Flow showed some decent athleticism there.
Flow not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flow wants to stand up but Washington is controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Washington can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Washington is staying active underneath Flow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Flow tries to pass to full mount but Washington defends it.
Flow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Flow throws a right and a left that Washington avoids nicely.
Flow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Washington swivels and escapes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Flow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flow, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Flow!
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