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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Queen - I Want It All kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! A J Hearts could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leonard Washington's chin.
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222 lbs
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223 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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TWGC Champion
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Washington!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hearts counters with a takedown into side control.
Washington is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Washington gets back to half guard.
Washington is pressing down on Hearts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hearts stopping the sweep attempt from Washington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hearts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Washington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Washington wants to sweep but no luck.
Washington throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hearts stopping the sweep attempt from Washington.
Hearts throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Washington's head.
Washington trying to keep a closed guard but Hearts is proving a slippery customer.
Hearts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Washington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hearts throwing strikes but missing.
Washington throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts preventing the sweep.
Hearts looking to pass the guard.
Washington trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hearts scoring with some ground and pound.
Hearts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hearts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hearts tries to free his leg and advance position but Washington is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Washington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hearts lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Washington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hearts wants to pass the guard but Washington is keeping the position.
Hearts connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Washington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hearts is one step ahead there.
Hearts cracks Washington with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hearts looks to land a right hand but Washington moved out of range.
Hearts walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Washington checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Washington misses with a body kick.
Hearts walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Washington checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Washington misses with an uppercut. Hearts saw that one coming.
Hearts misses with the body kick
and Washington counters with a crisp one two that drops Hearts! Washington thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hearts to his feet! Hearts is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington keeps the fight on the outside.
Hearts lands a jab to the head.
Hearts digs a good body shot into Washington's ribs.
Hearts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Washington sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hearts somewhat.
Washington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leonard Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts moves into the clinch successfully.
Washington lands a body punch.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Hearts.
Hearts misses with the head strike.
Washington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hearts backwards.
Hearts is looking for a takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hearts as Washington tries to tie him up.
Washington blocks an uppercut.
Hearts looking to stall.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington can't get the takedown.
Hearts throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearts has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Washington after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A J Hearts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Washington scores with a shoulder strike.
Washington prevents a body shot from Hearts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts is leaning against Washington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Washington tries to break free but Hearts pushes him back against the cage.
Washington is trying to maintain a safe position but Hearts gets an underhook and turns Washington into the cage.
Washington drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hearts gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice body punch from Washington - that landed with a thud.
Washington breaks from the clinch.
Hearts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Hearts lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Washington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hearts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Washington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Washington throws a looping overhand right but Hearts ducks down to avoid it.
Washington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hearts. Hearts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Washington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hearts on the side of the head.
Hearts avoids the body shot from Washington.
Hearts throws a low kick but Washington moves out of range easily.
Washington swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hearts counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hearts is one step ahead there.
Washington trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throwing strikes from guard but Washington blocks nicely.
Hearts is looking to work some ground and pound but Washington has wrist control.
Washington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hearts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Washington is keeping the position for now.
Hearts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington looking for a sweep. Not yet Washington, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Washington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hearts slips a jab and a cross from Washington.
Hearts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Washington.
Washington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hearts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Washington's waist but Washington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hearts off to one side.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearts lands a head shot.
Hearts lands a slapping body shot.
Washington avoids the body shot from Hearts.
Washington looks to land a left hand but Hearts moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Washington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Washington.
Hearts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts moves away from the strike by Washington.
Hearts missing with a left hand there. Washington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Washington cracks Hearts with a good jab.
Hearts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Washington as he avoids it easily.
Hearts scores with a nice head shot.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hearts was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington.
Washington throws a jab when Hearts was well out of range.
Washington lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Washington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hearts was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington.
Washington connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a right hand that Hearts ducks under and follows up with a left that Hearts also avoids with ease.
Washington gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearts dodges the punch combination from Washington.
Hearts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington.
Washington swings for the body but Hearts moves out of range.
Washington throws a combination. Hearts tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A telegraphed right hand from Hearts misses the target.
Washington fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hearts checks it well.
Washington connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hearts misses.
Hearts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Washington lands a nice looking body shot.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hearts.
Hearts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Washington misses.
Hearts scores with a jab. Washington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hearts ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Washington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Washington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hearts. Hearts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hearts as he avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hearts counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Washington!
Hearts is working Washington over with some ground and pound from side control.
Washington tries to improve position but can't.
Hearts wants to control for a moment but Washington uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Washington is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hearts's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hearts's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Washington really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick by Washington misses
and Hearts counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Washington!
Washington is trying to improve his position.
Hearts misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Washington throws a few strikes from the bottom but Hearts takes advantage and mounts!
Hearts with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Hearts cracks Washington with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Washington tries to hold on but Hearts postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington is looking to improve his position but Hearts isn't that keen on the idea.
Hearts unloading with bombs!
Washington is rocked!
Hearts loads up with a big shot that hurts Washington! He's pulled Hearts in close but Hearts has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Washington survive? More strikes from Hearts and Washington is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). A J Hearts!
A J Hearts retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath A J Hearts thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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