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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregores Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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207 lbs
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213 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregores Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson moves into range and clinches up with Mendez.
Watson missing with knees to the body.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Mendez blocks with his arms.
Mendez blocks the elbow strike.
Mendez has Watson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mendez's defenses.
Mendez blocks an elbow strike from Watson.
Watson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mendez managing to block the knees to the body from Watson.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Mendez blocks it.
Mendez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Watson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gerald Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregores Mendez.
Watson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez closes the distance and clinches up with Watson, looking for a takedown. Mendez pushes Watson against the cage but Watson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mendez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mendez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watson is fending him off so far but Mendez persists. Nope, Watson circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mendez if he has to take too many more of those.
Mendez looks gassed!
A solid leg kick lands there for Watson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendez dives in and grabs Watson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes down on Mendez's head and hops out.
Mendez ducks right into an uppercut from Watson.
Mendez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Watson. That one must have hurt.
Watson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Watson misses with a knee to the head.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watson scores with a knee to the head.
Mendez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendez takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mendez blocks it with crossed arms.
Watson missing with knees to the body.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Watson lands a knee to the body.
Watson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watson scores a nice knee to the body.
Watson lands a knee to the body.
Watson crunches a lovely knee into Mendez's ribcage.
Watson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Watson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mendez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Watson.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Mendez blocks it.
Watson misses with a knee to the head.
Watson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mendez's face.
Watson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendez.
Watson gets underhooks to prevent Mendez's takedown attempt.
Mendez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Mendez blocks it.
Watson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendez.
Watson trying to land knees to the body.
Watson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Mendez is blocking nicely.
Watson tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendez avoids the damage to the body.
Mendez managing to block the knees to the body from Watson.
Mendez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Watson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mendez shoots in but no luck this time.
Watson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Watson connects with a knee to the head.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Mendez blocks with his arms.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Watson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mendez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mendez looking for a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watson obliges.
Mendez avoiding damage as Watson throws knees to the body.
Watson misses with a knee strike.
Watson crunches a lovely knee into Mendez's ribcage.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Mendez blocks with his arms.
Watson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mendez is working for takedown but Watson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Mendez blocks it.
Watson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez managing to block the knees to the body from Watson.
Watson misses with a knee to the head.
Watson missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Watson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mendez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Watson keeping full guard, as Mendez tries to pass.
Mendez stands and throws Watson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mendez working the strikes but Watson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mendez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mendez with the ground and pound but Watson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Watson is adopting a defensive guard.
Mendez working some strikes from top position.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Mendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson has control of Mendez's left arm, preventing Mendez from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendez.
Watson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mendez's guard.
Watson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Watson is pushing down on Mendez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mendez is fighting to maintain full guard but Watson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mendez's head.
Watson content to control rather than advance.
Watson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mendez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson winds up and cracks Mendez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Watson stalling.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mendez gets full guard.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez has momentary wrist control but Watson slips an elbow through the middle.
Watson stands and throws Mendez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Watson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez tries to buck Watson off but Watson is having none of it.
Watson trying to control the position but Mendez is working away.
Mendez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Watson off and has taken his back!
Watson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Watson trying to hold on to Mendez's head to control him but Mendez postures up.
Watson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mendez is looking to work some ground and pound but Watson has wrist control.
Mendez throwing strikes from guard but Watson blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Watson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendez.
Watson is pulling down on Mendez's head. It's preventing any offense from Mendez, at least for the moment.
Mendez stopping the sweep attempt from Watson.
Watson pulls Mendez in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gerald Watson.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Watson pulls Mendez in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gerald Watson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mendez moves out of range of the body kick from Watson.
Mendez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watson is fending him off so far but Mendez persists. Nope, Watson circles away and we're back to standing.
Some bone on bone action there as Mendez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Watson has Mendez up against the cage in a clinch.
Watson trying to land knees to the body.
Mendez avoiding damage as Watson throws knees to the body.
Watson prevents the takedown attempt.
Mendez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Watson trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendez managing to block the knees to the body from Watson.
Watson has Mendez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Watson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mendez tumbling to the mat - Watson dives into Mendez's guard.
Watson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Watson wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
Mendez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watson is one step ahead there.
Mendez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Watson defends it easily.
Mendez wants to sweep here but Watson controlling him for the moment.
Watson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Watson landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Watson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Watson wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
Watson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mendez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Watson forces his way into half guard.
Watson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Watson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Watson wants to control but Mendez is keeping him busy.
Gerald Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Watson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Watson looking to control but Mendez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Watson scoring with strikes but Mendez is staying in there.
Watson landing strikes from the mount.
Watson controlling from the full mount.
Watson dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Watson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mendez is working to get back to half guard.
Watson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Watson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gerald Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendez can't escape the position.
Gregores Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson controlling from mount.
Mendez is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Watson!
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