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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dantavious McJuckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Queen - I Want It All. McJuckett has chosen "Sinister Kid" The Black Keys as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
28
223 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
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191 cm
30
219 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Washington! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dantavious McJuckett! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McJuckett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Washington avoids it really well and circles away. Washington takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McJuckett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Washington takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. McJuckett thumps Washington with a low kick. Washington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Washington slips a jab from McJuckett. A low kick from McJuckett is predictable there letting Washington counter with a right hand. McJuckett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McJuckett looks for the body kick but Washington saw that one coming. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Washington throws a nice looking combination but McJuckett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Washington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McJuckett. McJuckett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McJuckett slips a straight right by Washington.
That's one minute gone in the round. Washington blocks the body kick.
Washington misses with the combination.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McJuckett moves away. McJuckett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McJuckett. McJuckett moves away from the strike by Washington. Washington works McJuckett's body with a nice hook. McJuckett scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - McJuckett throws out the jab but it was never going to land. McJuckett is looking to slow Washington down with leg kicks. Washington lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Washington lands a jab to McJuckett's midsection. McJuckett looks winded! Washington fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Washington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McJuckett. Washington misses with a wild body shot. McJuckett dodges the punch combination from Washington.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McJuckett.
Washington misses with a left hand and McJuckett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. McJuckett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. McJuckett throws a wild body kick that Washington sees coming a mile off. A good leg kick by McJuckett. Washington avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dantavious McJuckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. McJuckett looks for the body kick but Washington saw that one coming. Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McJuckett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Washington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. McJuckett defending well as Washington loads up on a big left hand. A jab from Washington misses. Washington misses with a jab, cross combination.
McJuckett misses with a looping left. Washington is looking to wear down McJuckett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Washington lands a body shot.
Washington throws a low kick, looking for McJuckett's leg but McJuckett calmly moves out of range. McJuckett checks a leg kick. Washington scores with a punch to the head. McJuckett slips a straight right by Washington. McJuckett throws a nice inside leg kick. McJuckett defending well as Washington loads up on a big left hand. Washington avoids the head kick by McJuckett.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Washington moves out of range of the leg kick from McJuckett. Washington walks forward, straight into a front kick from McJuckett. Washington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. McJuckett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. McJuckett misses with a low 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! McJuckett avoids the body shot from Washington.
McJuckett scores with a slapping inside leg kick. McJuckett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McJuckett misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Washington. Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McJuckett.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! McJuckett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Washington's sensitive parts. McJuckett's corner calls for a 1-2. McJuckett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Washington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Washington dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McJuckett's corner calls for a 1-2. McJuckett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. A jab from McJuckett finds it's way through Washington's defenses. Washington misses with an uppercut. McJuckett saw that one coming. McJuckett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Washington checks it well. Washington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. McJuckett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Washington avoids the head kick by McJuckett.
Washington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McJuckett connects with an inside leg kick. Washington lands a jab to McJuckett's midsection. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. McJuckett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Washington but Washington pushes him off and we're back to square one. Washington misses the jab. Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Washington keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McJuckett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washington was well out of range. Poor timing from McJuckett. Washington throws a series of punches but McJuckett moves out of range. Washington throws a hook but McJuckett avoids it easily. Washington looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A big right from Washington misses. Washington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McJuckett to score with a decent uppercut. Leonard Washington is winning the standup battle so far. Washington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McJuckett lands with an overhand left. Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McJuckett manages to avoid it. Washington cracks McJuckett with an open hand slap. Washington misses with a body punch
and McJuckett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Washington thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Washington is looking to land body kicks. McJuckett keeps Washington at a distance using the push kick. McJuckett looks up at the clock. Bad move! Washington lands a right hand from hell, dropping McJuckett. Washington pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Washington! Leonard Washington tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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