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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lex Wight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington has chosen Chocolate salty balls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lex Wight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonard Washington!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wight doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.
Washington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Washington.
Washington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wight.
Wight wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Washington throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Lex Wight has been cut.
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!
Wight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wight moves to clinch but Washington breaks away
and Washington counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington swats away the attempt to clinch by Wight.
Washington misses with a double jab.
Wight clinches up with Washington and pushes him back against the cage.
Washington tries to circle away but Wight has him pinned against the cage.
Wight stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Wight fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wight stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Washington avoids it.
Wight 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.
Washington tries to circle away but Wight has him pinned against the cage.
Washington tries to break free but Wight pushes him back against the cage.
Washington wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Washington.
Washington tries to circle away but Wight has him pinned against the cage.
Wight has Washington pushed against the cage.
Washington has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Washington blocks an elbow strike.
Wight lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wight stalling.
Washington slows down the pace here.
Wight misses with an elbow strike.
Washington letting Wight take a breather here.
Washington avoiding damage as Wight throws knees to the body.
Wight taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wight gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Washington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Washington lands with a straight right. Wight didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to bum rush Wight with a series of wild strikes but Wight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wight wants to clinch.
Wight wants to clinch but Washington slips to the side
and Wight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Washington misses
and Wight counters by clinching up.
Washington avoiding damage as Wight throws knees to the body.
Washington avoids the elbow strike from Wight, against the cage.
Washington blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington blocks the elbow strike.
Washington blocks an uppercut.
Wight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Washington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Washington dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Washington lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Washington misses with a few strikes there.
Washington throws a nice looking combination but Wight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wight is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonard Washington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wight manages to avoid it.
Wight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wight wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
Wight is looking to clinch but Washington is avoiding it.
Washington cracks Wight with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wight looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Washington finish him?
Wight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington is looking to break free of the clinch but Wight has double underhooks.
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!
Wight tries to land knees in the clinch but Washington avoids the damage to the body.
Wight controlling the action here for a moment.
Washington avoiding damage as Wight throws knees to the body.
Wight stalling.
Washington tries to break the clinch but Wight is controlling the position.
Wight controlling the action here for a moment.
Wight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Washington blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wight content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Washington managing to block the knees to the body from Wight.
A nice left hand lands by Wight.
Wight connects with a knee to the head.
Washington breaks the clinch.
Wight gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Washington.
Washington is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Washington shuts the power down on Wight. Lights out, game over! Washington is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leonard Washington!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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