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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Smithy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithy has chosen Too sexy for my shirt - George Sampson as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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137 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenji Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timmy Smithy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Watanabe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watanabe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smithy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watanabe.
Smithy thumps Watanabe with a low kick.
Smithy tries to clinch but Watanabe is having none of it.
Smithy slips a jab from Watanabe.
Smithy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Watanabe managing to block the knees to the body from Smithy.
Smithy tries to land knees in the clinch but Watanabe avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe lands a body punch.
Watanabe lands a hook that snaps the head of Smithy backwards.
Smithy lands a body punch.
Smithy tries a body shot but Watanabe blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with some punches.
Watanabe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smithy tries a body shot but Watanabe blocks it.
Smithy being controlled against the cage.
Smithy tries to land knees in the clinch but Watanabe avoids the damage to the body.
Smithy misses with a punch on the inside.
Smithy lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe managing to block the knees to the body from Smithy.
Come on Watanabe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Watanabe gets through Smithy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smithy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watanabe avoids it.
Smithy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watanabe.
Still in the clinch, Watanabe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smithy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watanabe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Watanabe - that landed with a thud.
Watanabe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smithy struggles to land a body shot inside as Watanabe controls his hands.
Smithy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Watanabe prevents a body shot from Smithy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smithy throws an elbow but misses.
Smithy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watanabe avoids it.
Watanabe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Watanabe avoids a wild elbow strike from Smithy.
Watanabe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Watanabe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Watanabe dodges an elbow strike from Smithy.
Smithy trying to land knees to the body.
Smithy working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe managing to block the knees to the body from Smithy.
Smithy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smithy tries to work over Watanabe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smithy missing with knees to the body.
Watanabe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Watanabe lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watanabe.
Smithy throws an elbow that misses.
Watanabe lands a nice shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smithy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watanabe's brow.
Watanabe avoiding damage as Smithy throws knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a nice uppercut.
Smithy tries a body shot but Watanabe blocks it.
Smithy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watanabe is defending well for now.
Watanabe digs a right hand into Smithy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smithy's gas tank.
Watanabe digs a right hand into Smithy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smithy's gas tank.
Watanabe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Watanabe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Watanabe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smithy takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Watanabe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Smithy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe lands a body punch.
Smithy looks gassed!
Watanabe avoiding damage as Smithy throws knees to the body.
Watanabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watanabe avoids the elbow strike from Smithy, against the cage.
Watanabe lands a nice shot to the body.
Watanabe lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Watanabe as the two fighters clinch.
Watanabe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Watanabe avoids a wild elbow strike from Smithy.
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Watanabe digs a right hand underneath Smithy's ribcage. Smithy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smithy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watanabe is defending well for now.
Watanabe is leaning against Smithy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Watanabe lands a left hand.
Watanabe avoiding damage as Smithy throws knees to the body.
Watanabe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watanabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Watanabe - that landed with a thud.
Watanabe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smithys head.
Nice body punch from Watanabe - that landed with a thud.
Watanabe is struggling to control the position.
Smithy tries to land knees in the clinch but Watanabe avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe is leaning against Smithy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watanabe.
Watanabe cracks Smithy with a nice body shot.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Watanabe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watanabe.
A right handed body shot lands from Watanabe.
Watanabe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smithy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smithy misses with an elbow over the top.
Watanabe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watanabe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smithy missing with knees to the body.
Watanabe controlling the action here for a moment.
Watanabe gets through Smithy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Watanabe.
Watanabe slows down the pace here.
Watanabe cracks Smithy with a nice body shot.
Watanabe avoiding damage as Smithy throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Watanabe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Watanabe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good leg kick by Watanabe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Watanabe checks a low kick from Smithy.
Smithy blocks a head kick by Watanabe.
Watanabe scores with a nice right hand.
Smithy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Watanabe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smithy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Watanabe throws a chopping leg kick but Smithy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Watanabe staying out of range there.
Smithy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smithy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Watanabe counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Watanabe.
Watanabe checks a low kick from Smithy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Watanabe misses.
Watanabe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Smithy misses
and Watanabe counters with an outside leg kick.
Smithy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watanabe takes a swing at Smithy's ribcage but misses.
Smithy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smithy is breathing heavily.
Watanabe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smithy jabs Watanabe right on the nose. Watanabe blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Smithy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watanabe avoids a kick to the body.
Smithy takes a swing at Watanabe's ribcage but misses.
Watanabe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Watanabe checks it well.
Watanabe moves out of range of the leg kick from Smithy.
Smithy scores with a push kick.
Watanabe lands a head kick!
It looks like Timmy Smithy has been cut.
Smithy throws a sloppy head kick and Watanabe moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Smithy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smithy checks the leg kick.
Smithy swinging wildly here.
Smithy misses with a kick to the body
and Watanabe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smithy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Watanabe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watanabe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smithy checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a body kick that misses.
Smithy throws a solid leg kick but Watanabe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smithy.
Watanabe blocks a head kick by Smithy.
Smithy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smithy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Timmy Smithy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smithy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watanabe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watanabe avoids a kick to the body.
Watanabe throws a leg kick
and Smithy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smithy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Watanabe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Watanabe lands a nice shot to the body.
Kenji Watanabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Watanabe managing to block the knees to the body from Smithy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Watanabe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Watanabe cracks Smithy with a nice body shot.
Smithy takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe lands a shot to the body.
Watanabe taking a breather.
Watanabe pushes Smithy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watanabe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smithy backwards.
Smithy tries to land a knee to the head but Watanabe blocks with his arms.
Watanabe lands a body punch.
Watanabe lands with a light punch inside.
Watanabe blocks an elbow strike from Smithy.
Watanabe avoiding damage as Smithy throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Watanabe.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Watanabe.
Smithy tries a body shot but Watanabe blocks it.
Watanabe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smithy tries to throw a body punch but Watanabe avoids it by throwing Smithy back against the cage.
Smithy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smithy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Watanabe avoiding damage as Smithy throws knees to the body.
Smithy trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Watanabe.
Watanabe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smithy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from Watanabe.
Smithy tries to land a knee to the head but Watanabe blocks with his arms.
Watanabe lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Watanabe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Timmy Smithy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Watanabe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smithy misses with a leg kick
and Watanabe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watanabe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Watanabe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Watanabe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smithy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smithy tried to score with a low kick but Watanabe checks it.
Watanabe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watanabe misses with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Watanabe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Watanabe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Watanabe throws a nice looking combination but Smithy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watanabe throws a chopping leg kick but Smithy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Watanabe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe swings for the body but Smithy moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smithy blocks a leg kick.
Watanabe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Watanabe checks a leg kick.
Smithy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Watanabe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smithy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with a leg kick
and Smithy moves into the clinch.
Watanabe works on Smithy's body with a couple of short punches.
Watanabe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watanabe digs a right hand underneath Smithy's ribcage. Smithy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smithy has a couple of punches blocked by Watanabe.
Watanabe pushes Smithy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Watanabe lands a nice uppercut.
Smithy gets through Watanabe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithy struggles to land a body shot inside as Watanabe controls his hands.
Watanabe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smithy tries to land knees in the clinch but Watanabe avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe lands with a short shot to the head.
Smithy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smithy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smithy throws an elbow but misses.
Smithy throws an elbow but it misses.
A bit of stalling here from Smithy.
A right hook to the body lands for Watanabe.
Watanabe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Watanabe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smithy throws an elbow but misses.
Watanabe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smithy backwards.
Smithy tries a body shot but Watanabe blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Watanabe.
Smithy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Watanabe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smithy backwards.
A short left from Watanabe.
Smithy missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Watanabe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smithy is keeping busy.
Smithy takes a shot to the head.
Smithy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watanabe.
Watanabe lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watanabe.
Watanabe avoiding damage as Smithy throws knees to the body.
Smithy misses with a knee to the head.
Watanabe avoiding damage as Smithy throws knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a shoulder strike.
Kenji Watanabe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smithy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watanabe is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smithy throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watanabe.
Watanabe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Watanabe managing to block the knees to the body from Smithy.
Smithy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watanabe is defending well for now.
Smithy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watanabe avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smithy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Watanabe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watanabe blocks the elbow strike.
Watanabe managing to block the knees to the body from Smithy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smithy.
Watanabe cracks Smithy with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Smithy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Watanabe.
Watanabe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smithy landing knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Watanabe.
Watanabe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smithy.
Smithy pushes off an throws an elbow but Watanabe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Timmy Smithy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watanabe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Watanabe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watanabe 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Watanabe!
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hype
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RATING
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