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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Akins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Washington might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Go Hard - French Montana. Gabriel Washington has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Akins!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Akins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Washington, pushing him back against the cage.
Washington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Washington scores with a jab to the jaw.
Akins shoots for a double leg takedown but Washington sprawls well. He's pushed Akins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Akins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Washington pinned against the cage. Washington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Washington wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akins dives in and grabs Washington's left leg, looking for a takedown. Washington pushes down on Akins's head and hops out.
Gabriel Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Akins.
Washington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Akins throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Akins looks winded!
Washington cracks Akins with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Akins looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Washington finish him?
Michael Akins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akins dives in and grabs Washington's left leg, looking for a takedown. Washington pushes down on Akins's head and hops out.
Washington clinches up with Akins and pushes him back against the cage.
Washington is pressed up against the cage. Akins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Washington down to the mat. Washington avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington blocks a low kick nicely.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Akins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Washington avoids it really well and circles away.
Washington gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Washington.
Washington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Washington.
Gabriel Washington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akins takes the fight into the clinch.
Akins should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Washington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Washington.
Washington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Washington drops Akins with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Akins looks back up at him and smiles so Washington waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Akins is rocked!
Washington sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Akins's defenses. It connects perfectly with Akins's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Washington!
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