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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Vinyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Jared Hudson - Metal Gear May Cry. Vinyard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Here comes the pain. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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194 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Washington !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Vinyard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vinyard.
Washington blocks a head kick by Vinyard.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vinyard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Vinyard misses.
Vinyard misses with a looping left.
Vinyard lands with a kick to the temple. Washington shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Samuel Washington has been cut.
Washington checks a low kick from Vinyard.
A swing and a miss from Washington .
A chopping leg kick lands by Vinyard.
Vinyard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Washington 's hands.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinyard was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington .
Vinyard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vinyard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Washington throws out the jab.
Washington scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Washington lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Washington .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinyard tries a head kick but it misses.
Washington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Samuel Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington lands a nice hook to Vinyard's body. Vinyard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Washington wants to clinch up but Vinyard keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vinyard staying out of range there.
Vinyard moves away from the strike by Washington .
A jab lands there for Washington .
Vinyard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Washington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vinyard instigates a clinch.
Vinyard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Washington misses with some punches.
Vinyard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Washington or not.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinyard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vinyard pushes Washington back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vinyard lands a shot to the body.
Washington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Vinyard as the two fighters clinch.
Washington is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinyard is trying to maintain a safe position but Washington gets an underhook and turns Vinyard into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vinyard.
Vinyard blocks an uppercut.
Vinyard lands a body shot.
Washington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Washington takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard lands a left hand.
Washington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Washington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vinyard lands an elbow inside.
Vinyard works on Washington 's body with a couple of short punches.
Vinyard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vinyard darts in and clinches Washington up against the cage.
Vinyard lands with a light punch inside.
Vinyard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vinyard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington takes a shot to the head.
Washington misses with a body punch.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vinyard.
Washington takes a shot to the head.
Washington tries to stall but Vinyard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vinyard is leaning against Washington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vinyard.
Vinyard prevents a body shot from Washington .
A short left from Vinyard.
A right hand to the body from Vinyard.
Vinyard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vinyard presses Washington against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vinyard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Vinyard.
Vinyard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vinyard.
Vinyard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Washington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinyard throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Vinyard lands with a nice combination. Washington backs away looking to recover.
Vinyard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Washington has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vinyard clinches.
Vinyard is leaning against Washington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vinyard.
Vinyard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Washington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vinyard lands a nice knee to the body.
Vinyard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Washington avoids it.
Washington tries to work over Vinyard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vinyard.
Vinyard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Washington .
Vinyard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Washington up against the cage.
Washington can't find room to land a body shot as Vinyard controls the action.
Washington throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Washington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vinyard scores with a shoulder strike.
Vinyard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Samuel Washington 's cut is getting worse.
Vinyard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Washington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vinyard scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Vinyard.
Vinyard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vinyard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vinyard lands a shot to the body.
Vinyard works on Washington 's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Vinyard.
Washington takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vinyard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Washington or not.
A right hand to the body from Vinyard.
Vinyard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Washington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vinyard scores with a hook to the body.
Vinyard stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd are getting on Vinyard's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard manages to break the clinch.
Vinyard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vinyard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Washington 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vinyard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vinyard tries to clinch up but Washington circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington . Vinyard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinyard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vinyard counters by moving into the clinch.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinyard breaks the clinch.
Vinyard rushes Washington and presses him up against the cage.
Vinyard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Washington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Vinyard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vinyard pushes Washington back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vinyard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinyard has closed the distance and engaged Washington in a clinch.
Washington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vinyard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Washington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vinyard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Washington misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vinyard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vinyard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vinyard drives through and clinches with Washington against the cage.
Vinyard effectively controlling the action here.
Vinyard trying to land knees to the body.
Washington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Washington .
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinyard.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
Vinyard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vinyard stalling in the clinch but Washington improves position.
Vinyard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vinyard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Washington is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vinyard.
Washington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Washington scores with a punch to the head.
Washington misses with a straight left.
Vinyard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Washington .
Washington misses with a looping right.
Washington closes the distance but Vinyard moves to the side
and Vinyard counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Washington .
Vinyard scores with a push kick.
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Vinyard!
Washington avoids the head kick by Vinyard.
Vinyard thumps Washington with a low kick.
Vinyard has managed to clinch.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Washington 's defenses.
Vinyard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Washington managing to block the knees to the body from Vinyard.
Washington missing with knees to the body.
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vinyard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
A right hand to the body from Vinyard.
Vinyard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vinyard has closed the distance and engaged Washington in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vinyard.
A left hand lands to the body for Vinyard.
Vinyard breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vinyard throws a head kick that misses.
Washington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinyard connects with a high kick.
Samuel Washington 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vinyard tries to bum rush Washington with a series of wild strikes but Washington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vinyard connects with a solid leg kick.
Vinyard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinyard blocks a jab.
Washington takes one on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vinyard.
Washington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vinyard.
Derek Vinyard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Washington throws a hook but Vinyard avoids it easily.
Vinyard takes the fight into the clinch.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington trying to land knees to the body.
Vinyard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vinyard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vinyard ducks under a wild hook from Washington .
Vinyard throws a head kick that Washington semi-blocks.
Vinyard throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Vinyard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vinyard connects with an inside leg kick.
Washington misses with a straight left.
Vinyard doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.
Washington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vinyard.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinyard moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinyard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vinyard. That's going to slow Washington down.
Vinyard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samuel Washington 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Washington moves out of range of the body kick from Vinyard.
Vinyard just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington throws a sloppy body shot
and Vinyard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Washington misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Washington trying to land knees to the body.
Vinyard scores with a shoulder strike.
Washington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vinyard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Washington or not.
Washington stalling in the clinch but Vinyard improves position.
Vinyard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Washington .
Vinyard is working Washington over against the cage.
Vinyard scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Vinyard.
Vinyard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Vinyard digs a right hand into Washington 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Washington 's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Vinyard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vinyard.
Vinyard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Washington is defending well for now.
Vinyard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vinyard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vinyard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinyard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard scores with a hook to the body.
Vinyard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vinyard counters with a nice body kick.
Washington tries to keep at a distance but Vinyard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vinyard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Washington .
Vinyard blocks a body shot from Washington .
Vinyard crunches a lovely knee into Washington 's ribcage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vinyard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vinyard obliges.
A short uppercut from Vinyard.
Vinyard scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vinyard is working Washington over against the cage.
Vinyard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vinyard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinyard presses Washington against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vinyard digs a right hand underneath Washington 's ribcage. Washington let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vinyard is leaning against Washington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vinyard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinyard throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Washington will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good leg kick by Vinyard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Washington takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Washington throws out the jab.
Washington misses with an uppercut.
Vinyard slips under a jab from Washington .
Washington has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vinyard. Washington shrugs it off though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vinyard.
Vinyard lands with a nice body kick.
Vinyard moves into range and clinches up with Washington .
Vinyard breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Washington misses
and Vinyard counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vinyard scores with a hook to the body. Washington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vinyard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Washington misses with a combination
and Vinyard counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Washington 's calf.
Vinyard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vinyard scores with a punch to the head.
Vinyard lands a leg kick that knocks Washington off balance momentarily.
Vinyard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jeez, Samuel Washington 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Vinyard thows a body kick. Washington tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vinyard lands a jab to the head.
Vinyard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Washington throws out a loose jab but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard moves into the clinch successfully.
Washington misses with some punches.
Vinyard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
A short right from Vinyard on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington misses with a body punch.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washington misses with a body punch.
Vinyard slows down the pace here.
Vinyard works on Washington 's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vinyard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinyard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Washington .
Derek Vinyard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vinyard throws a nice head kick!
Washington throws an overhand right that lands on Vinyard's shoulder, as Vinyard tries to avoid the shot.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
Vinyard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Washington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Washington lands a shoulder strike.
Vinyard lands a nice shot to the body.
Vinyard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Washington or not.
Vinyard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinyard clinches up with Washington and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vinyard lands an elbow inside that Washington shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Samuel Washington 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Derek Vinyard! Derek Vinyard retains his middleweight title!
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