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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tee Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoban Washburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone's entrance music is Somebody's gonna get it. A fine choice. Washburn has chosen Magic Carpet Ride as his entrance music. Tee Bone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
38 - 38 - 0 |
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177 lbs
23 - 17 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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
38 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tee Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hoban Washburn!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone gets a clinch.
Bone can't find room to land a body shot as Washburn controls the action.
A short right from Washburn.
Washburn turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Washburn manages to end up in side control.
Washburn lands some shots froms side control.
Washburn scores with punches from side control.
Washburn working the ground and pound from side control.
Bone is not content to let Washburn control the position.
Bone manages to get back to half guard.
Bone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bone is looking to control Washburn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bone avoid being mounted?
Washburn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washburn is thwarting Bone's attempts to control the position.
Washburn wants to pass the guard but Bone is defending well.
Washburn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Washburn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Washburn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Washburn wants to control but Bone is keeping him busy.
Bone keeping control of the position.
Washburn trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bone is doing well to control the position and prevent Washburn from advancing to side control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bone clinches up against the cage.
Bone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Washburn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bone clinches up against the cage.
Washburn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bone regains guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washburn stands and throws Bone's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Washburn working the head and body with strikes.
Washburn advances nicely into full mount.
A nice elbow there by Washburn.
Washburn unloading with bombs!
Washburn with the ground and pound from mount.
Washburn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washburn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Washburn lands a big elbow.
Bone tries to lock up and control but Washburn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Washburn trying to control but Bone is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bone working to try and regain half guard.
Washburn raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bone tries to reverse the position but Washburn maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoban Washburn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bone gets a clinch.
Bone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washburn has picked Bone up - he's going for a ride! Washburn dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Washburn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bone keeps working.
Bone trying to control but Washburn postures up.
Washburn is stalling here. Bone is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Washburn seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bone has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Washburn wants to get back to his feet but Bone drags him back down.
Bone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bone working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone scoring with punches and elbows.
Bone wants to control but Washburn is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Washburn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bone moves into full mount!
Washburn is bucking up trying to escape but Bone cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bone wants to control the pace but Washburn is squirming around nicely.
Bone unloading with bombs!
Washburn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Bone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washburn tries to hold on but Bone pushes him away.
Bone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Washburn hang on?
Hoban Washburn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Washburn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Washburn regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washburn is looking for a sweep. Bone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Washburn is trying to control but can't.
Bone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bone is keen to just control but Washburn is a slippery customer.
Bone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Washburn is trying to get back to full guard.
Washburn wants to control but Bone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bone prevents Washburn from improving his position.
Bone is keen to just control but Washburn is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Washburn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Washburn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bone stands up over Washburn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bone landing with the ground and pound.
Bone trying to control but Washburn is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone scoring with punches to the head and body.
Washburn wants to stand up but Bone is controlling him.
Washburn wants to sweep here but Bone controlling him for the moment.
Bone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Washburn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bone stopping the sweep attempt from Washburn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tee Bone dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bone moves into range and clinches up with Washburn.
Bone has a couple of punches blocked by Washburn.
Washburn misses with a body punch.
Washburn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bone jumps guard but Washburn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Washburn tightens his grip and picks Bone up, before dumping him to the ground. Bone manages to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bone is on top in guard.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Washburn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bone won't allow Washburn to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washburn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bone throwing strikes from guard but Washburn blocks nicely.
Bone throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washburn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bone preventing the sweep.
Bone chips away with some ground and pound.
Bone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Washburn's head.
Washburn wants to sweep here but Bone controlling him for the moment.
Bone throws an elbow that misses. Washburn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bone's guard. Nice move by Washburn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Washburn is one step ahead there.
Bone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bone pulls Washburn in close to prevent any damage.
Bone wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Washburn is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone tries to get to full guard but Washburn has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Washburn there.
Bone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Washburn pulls his head out easily.
Bone is looking to control Washburn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bone avoid being mounted?
Washburn winds up and cracks Bone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Washburn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bone gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Washburn postures up.
Washburn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Washburn with a nice head shot there.
Bone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Washburn.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Washburn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Washburn is thwarting Bone's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bone wants to improve his position but Washburn is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hoban Washburn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Washburn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hoban Washburn!
A victorious Hoban Washburn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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