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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Jared Hudson - Metal Gear May Cry. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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194 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Washington !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Reed!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington moves away from the strike by Reed.
Nice uppercut there from Washington .
Washington doesn't manage to clinch there - Reed circles away.
Washington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reed misses the jab.
Washington thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Washington , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Washington stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Washington wants it to stay on the feet.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Reed closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Washington quickly recovers to half guard.
Reed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reed is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Washington wants to get back to full guard.
Reed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Washington tries to roll over but Reed keeps him under control.
Reed is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed thows a huge punch but Washington dodges it nicely.
Washington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reed is working away from the top position though.
Reed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reed working Washington over with strikes.
Reed is thwarting Washington 's attempts to control the position.
Washington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reed is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Washington has managed to free his arm - good work.
Reed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Washington avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reed.
Reed is nestled in close to Washington , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Washington is looking to improve his position.
Washington regains full guard. Nicely done.
Washington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reed throwing strikes from guard but Washington blocks nicely.
Reed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Reed is looking to work some ground and pound but Washington has wrist control.
Reed looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reed distracts Washington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Washington has control of Reed's left arm, preventing Reed from doing any damage.
Washington controls Reed momentarily but Reed frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Washington manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Washington with the ground and pound from mount.
Reed gets back to half guard.
Washington lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Washington takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Washington connects with a nice short shot to Reed's temple.
Reed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Reed is defending against the submission attempts here by Washington .
Reed blocking the ground and pound attempt from Washington .
Reed on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Washington pulls his head out easily.
Washington blocks the strikes from Reed.
Washington wants to pass to mount but Reed is defending the position.
Reed looking for submissions off his back.
Reed taking some punishment here, with Washington in his half guard.
Reed gets full guard.
Reed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Washington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reed is looking for a triangle but Washington pushes his legs off easily.
Reed will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Reed dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Washington lands with a straight right. Reed didn't see that one coming.
Reed swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington .
Washington scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reed in his tracks.
Reed shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Washington lands a jab.
Reed takes a swing at Washington 's ribcage but misses.
Samuel Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington tries to clinch up.
Washington defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
Washington misses with a double jab.
Washington misses with a two punch combination.
Reed throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Reed shoots in and bounces Washington off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Reed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Washington keeping full guard, as Reed tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Washington has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reed drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Reed jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Washington looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Washington pulls Reed in close to prevent any damage.
Reed tries to free his leg and advance position but Washington is retaining full guard.
Reed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Samuel Washington wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Reed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reed misses with a body punch
enabling Washington to counter with a crisp jab.
Reed closes the distance and clinches up with Washington , looking for a takedown. Reed pushes Washington against the cage but Washington circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Washington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Samuel Washington has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Washington but Washington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reed is breathing heavily.
Washington lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reed backs up against the cage.
Washington throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington connects with a nice looking jab.
Reed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Washington .
Washington scores with a nice strike.
Reed shoots for a takedown but Washington saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Samuel Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Reed.
Washington lands a nice looking body shot.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Washington clinches up with Reed and pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Washington .
Washington lands an elbow that stopped Reed in his tracks for a moment.
Washington breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a shot to the body.
Washington digs a good hook to Reed's body.
Washington misses with a double jab.
Washington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Washington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Washington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Washington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reed circles away quickly and effectively.
Washington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A left lands for Washington .
Washington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Samuel Washington is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Washington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Washington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reed misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington connects with a body shot that sends Reed's belly button to the back.
Washington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reed. Reed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Washington throws a series of strikes that have Reed backpedaling.
Washington stuns Reed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Washington scores with a body shot.
Reed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reed walks into a left hand.
Reed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Washington scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Washington to score with a decent uppercut.
Reed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Washington . That snapped Reed's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington wants to clinch.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Washington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Washington 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Reed throws an overhand right that lands on Washington 's shoulder, as Washington tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Reed.
Reed thuds a left hand into Washington 's body.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington .
Washington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Washington throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Washington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Washington works the jab nicely.
A big left from Washington misses.
Washington dips to his left and cracks Reed with an uppercut!
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed moves away from the strike by Washington .
Reed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Washington trying to keep a closed guard but Reed is proving a slippery customer.
Reed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reed drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Reed jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reed is fighting to break Washington 's control of his arms but Washington is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Reed drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Washington manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Reed has Washington in his guard.
Washington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Washington stands up over Reed, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Washington defends it easily.
Washington is in close to Reed's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Washington with a nice head shot there.
Washington scoring with punches to the head and body.
Washington got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reed has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Washington has managed to get both his arms back between Reed's legs - danger averted.
Washington thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reed punching from the bottom - just letting Washington know he's still in a fight.
Washington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Washington looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Washington defends it easily.
Washington throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington stopping the sweep attempt from Reed.
Reed is looking for a triangle but Washington pushes his legs off easily.
Washington slips nicely into half guard.
Washington takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Washington tries to pass to full mount but Reed defends it.
Reed throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Washington throwing shots but Reed is blocking nicely.
Reed is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Reed gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Reed is looking to reverse the position.
Reed takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Reed gets back to half guard.
Reed looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Washington wants to control but Reed is keeping him busy.
Reed tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Reed looking for subs from the bottom but Washington mounts him!
Washington connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Washington is landing with some decent strikes but Reed is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Samuel Washington .
I think Washington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Samuel Washington !
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