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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joonatan Valasvatsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamar Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington has chosen UFC Theme song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joonatan Valasvatsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Lamar Washington!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington takes a jab right on the kisser.
Washington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valasvatsa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Washington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valasvatsa looks to score with a jab to the body but Washington is just out of range.
Washington lands a glancing blow to the side of Valasvatsa's head.
Washington throws a hook but Valasvatsa blocks it.
Washington is looking to clinch but Valasvatsa is avoiding it.
Valasvatsa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Washington. Those never looked like landing.
Washington uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Washington tries to clinch but Valasvatsa moves out of range.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valasvatsa swats away the attempt to clinch by Washington.
Valasvatsa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington swinging wildly here.
Washington closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Washington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valasvatsa.
Washington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Washington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Valasvatsa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Valasvatsa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Washington is looking to clinch but Valasvatsa is avoiding it.
Washington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Washington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Washington!
Washington throws a looping overhand right but Valasvatsa ducks down to avoid it.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valasvatsa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Valasvatsa pushes Washington back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Valasvatsa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valasvatsa lands a shot to the body.
Valasvatsa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Washington is defending well.
Valasvatsa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Washington is keeping busy.
Washington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Valasvatsa scores with a hook to the body.
Valasvatsa lands a shoulder strike.
Valasvatsa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Washington as the two fighters clinch.
Valasvatsa effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valasvatsa can't find room to land a body shot as Washington controls the action.
Valasvatsa avoiding damage as Washington throws knees to the body.
Washington is pushing Valasvatsa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Valasvatsa tries to throw a body punch but Washington avoids it by throwing Valasvatsa back against the cage.
Washington prevents the takedown attempt.
Washington working aggressively here.
Washington blocks a body shot from Valasvatsa.
Washington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Valasvatsa digs a right hand into Washington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Washington's gas tank.
Valasvatsa tries to throw a body punch but Washington avoids it by throwing Valasvatsa back against the cage.
Washington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valasvatsas head.
Valasvatsa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Valasvatsa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Washington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valasvatsa avoids it.
Valasvatsa lands a shoulder strike.
Valasvatsa is struggling to control the position.
Washington taking a breather.
Valasvatsa prevents a body shot from Washington.
A left hand lands to the body for Valasvatsa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valasvatsa is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joonatan Valasvatsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valasvatsa misses with the head strike.
Valasvatsa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Washington letting Valasvatsa take a breather here.
Valasvatsa tries a body shot but Washington blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joonatan Valasvatsa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Valasvatsa tries for a takedown but Washington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valasvatsa connects with a jab.
Washington closes the distance and clinches.
Washington lands a nice knee to the body.
Washington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Valasvatsa is keeping busy.
Washington landing knees to the body.
Come on Valasvatsa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Valasvatsa wants a takedown but no success here.
Washington stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valasvatsa avoids a wild elbow strike from Washington.
Washington content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Washington stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lamar Washington.
Washington throws a leg kick which misses Valasvatsa's front leg but catches the back leg as Valasvatsa tries to avoid it.
Washington is looking to clinch but Valasvatsa is avoiding it.
Valasvatsa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Valasvatsa slips a straight right by Washington.
A head kick misses from Washington.
A telegraphed right hand from Washington misses the target.
Valasvatsa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Washington takes a step back to recover.
Washington is breathing heavily.
Washington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valasvatsa to score with a decent uppercut.
Valasvatsa looks to score with a jab to the body but Washington is just out of range.
Washington tries to clinch up
and Valasvatsa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valasvatsa misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Valasvatsa finds it's target.
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!
Jab by Valasvatsa.
A good leg kick by Washington.
Washington tries to clinch but Valasvatsa is having none of it.
Washington tries to clinch but Valasvatsa moves out of range.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valasvatsa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lamar Washington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Valasvatsa.
Lamar Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valasvatsa blocks a jab.
Washington doesn't manage to clinch there - Valasvatsa circles away.
Lamar Washington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valasvatsa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valasvatsa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Washington wants to clinch
and Valasvatsa counters with a nice body kick.
Washington ducks right into an uppercut from Valasvatsa.
Washington staying out of range there.
A big right from Valasvatsa misses.
Valasvatsa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Washington.
Washington drops his hands momentarily and Valasvatsa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Washington scores with a nice right hand.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch but Valasvatsa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valasvatsa throws a right and a left that Washington avoids nicely.
Washington tries to clinch up.
Washington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valasvatsa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valasvatsa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Washington.
Valasvatsa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.
Valasvatsa digs a good hook to Washington's body.
Washington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Washington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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!
Washington wants to clinch up but Valasvatsa keeps it at a distance.
Good exchange - Valasvatsa coming out on top.
Valasvatsa just misses with a punch to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Washington enables Valasvatsa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Washington manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Washington keeping moving, preventing Valasvatsa from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valasvatsa has gone for a leg lock! Washington slips out almost immediately though and dives into Valasvatsa's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joonatan Valasvatsa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch but Valasvatsa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Washington tries to bum rush Valasvatsa with a series of wild strikes but Valasvatsa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valasvatsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Washington manages to avoid it.
Valasvatsa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Washington looks to land a right hand but Valasvatsa moved out of range.
Washington looks to land a left hand but Valasvatsa moved out of range nicely.
Washington tries to clinch but Valasvatsa moves away
and Washington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valasvatsa throws a jab but it's blocked by Washington.
Washington moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Washington clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Valasvatsa misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valasvatsa misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Washington avoiding damage.
Valasvatsa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washington stalling in the clinch but Valasvatsa improves position.
Valasvatsa looking for a takedown.
Washington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Valasvatsa looking to stall.
Washington stalling in the clinch but Valasvatsa improves position.
Valasvatsa tries to work over Washington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valasvatsa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Valasvatsa.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Washington obliges.
Valasvatsa tries to pull guard but Washington won't allow it.
Valasvatsa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Washington to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joonatan Valasvatsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Washington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valasvatsa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Valasvatsa.
The referee calls for Washington to work.
Washington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valasvatsa tries to pull guard but Washington won't allow it.
Washington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valasvatsa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valasvatsa looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Valasvatsa can't find room to land a body shot as Washington controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with an elbow strike.
Washington looking to slow down the pace here.
Washington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Joonatan Valasvatsa has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valasvatsa.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but Valasvatsa blocks with his arms.
Washington looking to slow down the pace here.
Washington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Valasvatsa is trying to pull guard but Washington turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Washington prevents a body shot from Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa lands an uppercut.
Valasvatsa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Washington is keeping busy.
Valasvatsa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Washington to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington prevents a body shot from Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa tries to pull guard but Washington won't allow it.
Valasvatsa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washington is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Washington stalling the fight.
Valasvatsa dodges an elbow strike from Washington.
Valasvatsa tries to work over Washington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valasvatsa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Washington's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Valasvatsa scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Valasvatsa tries to work over Washington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valasvatsa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Washington's elbow.
Washington content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Valasvatsa managing to block the knees to the body from Washington.
Valasvatsa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lamar Washington.
I think Valasvatsa 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Joonatan Valasvatsa!
Judge James Glass scores the fight as a draw!
Judge William Gold scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
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pop
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