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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remy Martine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen ordinary story as his entrance music. Matt Watson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Remy Martine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Watson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martine jumps guard but Watson stands there with Martine around his waist. Martine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Watson breaks the clinch.
Martine looks for a takedown but Watson sprawls well.
Martine throws a head kick but Watson moves out of range.
Martine drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Martine thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Watson manages to get back to half guard.
Martine could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Watson trying to control from the bottom.
Watson is trying to stand up here but Martine is controlling him well.
Watson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Watson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Martine!
Martine is looking to improve his position but Watson isn't that keen on the idea.
Martine is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martine is working hard here to advance position.
Martine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Martine holds on to Watson as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Martine bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Watson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Martine!
Watson punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martine is in a horrible position here. Watson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Watson raining down shots from the mount!
Watson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martine wants to control but Watson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson with good strikes from the mount here!
Watson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Martine has given up his back. Will we see Watson going for some submissions?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is working the ground and pound. Can Martine escape?
Martine holding on to Watson's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Martine wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Watson doesn't have the hooks in and Martine manages to turn into his guard.
Martine trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
Martine stands up from Watson's guard - Martine perhaps looking for a knockout.
Martine changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Watson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Martine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Watson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Martine.
Watson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martine is working for a submission of some sort.
Watson trying to control but Martine postures up.
Watson is refusing to be controlled, as Martine sits in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martine drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martine thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Watson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martine wants to pass the guard but Watson is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Watson is on top in guard.
Watson lands a couple of elbows.
Watson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Martine is retaining full guard.
Watson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Watson drops back looking for a leg! Martine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martine manages to kick Watson off! Watson jumps back into Martine's guard.
Watson gets to his feet - Martine follows without any prompting.
Martine shoots in and bounces Watson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson looking for a sweep. Not yet Watson, not yet.
Watson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Watson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watson fails with the takedown
and Martine counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Martine is working for a submission of some sort.
Martine tries to stand and escape but Watson is controlling the position.
Watson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Martine seems to be looking for submissions.
Martine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Watson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Martine.
Watson is pressing down on Martine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Martine is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Watson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Watson has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martine trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Martine sneaks back into half guard.
Watson lands strikes from half guard.
Watson wants to control but Martine is keeping him busy.
Martine tries to roll over but Watson keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Watson there.
Martine is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martine manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Martine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martine is working for a submission of some sort.
Watson tries to get to full guard but Martine has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to maintain the position but Martine is very close to passing his half guard.
Martine slips a nice elbow through Watson's hands, connecting with Watson's forehead.
Martine is pressing down on Watson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Watson is holding on for now.
Martine decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Martine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Watson tries to kick Martine off but Martine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Watson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martine wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martine.
Martine might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Watson keeping full guard, as Martine tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Watson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Martine has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Martine!
Martine is pushing down on Watson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Watson is fighting to maintain full guard but Martine has managed to sneak the leg through.
Martine tries to pass the half guard into mount. Watson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Watson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Martine pulls his head out easily.
Martine seems to be looking for submissions.
Watson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martine's back!
Martine wants to control his opponent's hands but Watson gets his hands free.
Martine manages to reverse the position and now he's in Watson's guard. Nice work there by Martine.
Martine trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martine is pushing down on Watson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Watson is fighting to maintain full guard but Martine has managed to sneak the leg through.
Watson is doing well to control the position and prevent Martine from advancing to side control.
Martine seems to be working for a kimura but Watson defends the submission attempt.
Watson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martine drops back, looking for a kneebar! Watson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Watson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Watson!
Martine is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Martine's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Martine knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Martine can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Martine dominated that second round.
That's time! Martine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Watson with a poor takedown
and Martine counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martine is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Watson!
Martine working for a guillotine from mount but Watson is in no mood to give up.
Martine swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Watson is now in Martine's guard. A big mistake from Martine there, giving up the dominant position!
Martine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martine trying to keep a closed guard but Watson is proving a slippery customer.
Watson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Martine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martine throws his legs up looking for a submission but Watson uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martine is trying to get back to half guard.
Watson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Martine gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Watson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Martine is trying to get back to full guard.
Watson working Martine over with strikes.
Martine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Watson is working away from the top position though.
Martine is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Watson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Martine tries to get to full guard but Watson has control of the leg.
Martine regains full guard. Nicely done.
Watson stopping the sweep attempt from Martine.
Martine has a closed guard, preventing Watson from standing up.
Martine keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Watson passes Martine's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Martine kicks Watson off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Martine.
Watson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martine counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Watson is not content to let Martine control the position.
Watson moves into full guard.
Watson looking for a triangle here. Martine is fighting it but it looks tight! Watson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Martine is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Matt Watson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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