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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MMA Entrance Theme . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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174 cm
24
146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Steel!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel misses with a straight right.
Washington cracks Steel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Washington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've been told by Washington's head coaches at Platinum MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Steel looks to throw the jab but Washington is out of range.
Steel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Steel misses with a hook
and Washington counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel slips a jab and a cross from Washington.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steel there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steel goes for a double leg but Washington avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Washington continues to drive forward.
Steel closes the distance but Washington moves to the side
letting Washington counter with a right hand.
Washington stuns Steel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington tries to bum rush Steel with a series of wild strikes but Steel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steel.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Steel takes one on the button.
Steel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Washington counters with a straight right hand.
Washington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Steel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Washington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Washington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel tries a quick counter leg kick but Washington is wise to it.
Steel looks to land a left hand but Washington moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Washington wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steel lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Washington as he avoids it easily.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Washington misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Washington sets himself, and Steel steps forward looking for the clinch! Washington avoids it this time.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Washington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joe Washington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Washington's corner calls for a 1-2. Washington obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Washington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Washington lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Steel backs up against the cage.
Steel is rocked!
Steel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steel is still on wobbly legs! Can Washington finish him?
Washington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Steel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steel seems to have recovered his senses.
Washington throws a body shot but no joy.
Steel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Washington drops Steel with a beautiful combination! Steel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Washington is looking for the KO!
Steel scoring well with a low kick there.
Steel looks to land a combination but Washington avoids it well.
Tyson Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Washington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Washington throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Washington throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.
Washington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel throws a hook but Washington blocks it.
Washington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steel dodges the punch combination from Washington.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Washington swinging wildly here.
Steel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Washington but Washington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Joe Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Steel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel's corner calls for a 1-2. Steel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steel misses with an uppercut.
Steel throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Washington counter with a right hand.
Washington is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steel tries to score with a low kick but Washington moves his leg out of the way.
Some bone on bone action there as Washington checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Steel tries to clinch up but Washington circles away and keeps his distance.
Washington cracks Steel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington scores with a hook.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Washington lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Washington dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No joy there for Steel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Washington misses.
Washington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
Washington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Washington counters with a three punch combo that has Steel backing up. Steel nods at Washington to acknowledge the strikes.
Washington is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Washington misses with a wild combination.
Steel tries a quick counter leg kick but Washington is wise to it.
Steel scoring well with a low kick there.
Joe Washington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Washington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steel misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel throws a right hand that Washington ducks under and follows up with a left that Washington also avoids with ease.
Steel throws a jab when Washington was well out of range.
Washington moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Washington throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lands a nice shot to the body.
Steel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Washington lands with a good body shot.
Washington tests Steel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steel lands a jab.
Steel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Washington looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.
Washington lands with a nice body punch.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A right-left combo lands from Washington.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Washington tries to avoid it but Steel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Washington to the ground. Washington escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Washington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington.
A slow jab from Washington misses its intended target.
Steel loads up on a big right hand but Washington slips the punch.
Steel misses with a straight right.
Washington takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Steel misses with a combination
enabling Washington to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Washington.
Steel slips a jab and a cross from Washington.
Steel throws a low kick but Washington avoids it.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Washington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
Washington works Steel's body with a nice hook.
Washington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Washington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steel on the side of the head.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joe Washington is winning the standup battle so far.
Steel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Washington blocks the body kick.
Steel throws a lazy head kick
and Washington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Washington sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Steel somewhat.
Joe Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Steel.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Washington throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Washington swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Steel lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Washington scores with a body shot.
Washington cracks Steel with an open hand slap.
Washington clobbers Steel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donk. Steel catches Washington right on the button with a cross.
Steel misses with a two punch combination.
Washington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steel.
Washington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel's head.
Washington throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Washington jabs Steel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Washington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Washington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Washington dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Washington.
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
Steel moves out of range as Washington strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Steel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Washington has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab from Washington finds it's way through Steel's defenses.
Washington is pawing at Steel, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Steel's nose. Steel is badly hurt! Washington pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Steel tries desperately to hold on but Washington is relentless in his assault! As Steel receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Washington away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Washington!
After winning the bout, Joe Washington thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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