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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bert Ernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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25
169 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
183 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bert Ernie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Watson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson feints and as Ernie raises his hands in defense, Watson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ernie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
Watson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ernie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ernie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ernie is looking for a triangle here but Watson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ernie is trying to control Watson's posture but Watson avoids it.
Watson working the ground and pound.
Ernie is looking for a sweep.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Ernie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A right-left combo lands from Watson.
Ernie fails with a takedown attempt.
Ernie needs to keep his hands up - Watson had a free shot at his head there.
Ernie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Watson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ernie.
Watson cracks Ernie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ernie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Watson can pounce on him.
Watson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ernie wants a takedown but no success here.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ernie gets caught flat footed, as Watson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ernie throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ernie, up you get!
Nice body punch from Watson.
Watson closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson gets underhooks to prevent Ernie's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bert Ernie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ernie's head.
Ernie shoots in for a takedown but Watson shows good takedown defense.
Watson throws a one two combo.
Watson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ernie's half guard.
Watson is looking to advance position but Ernie won't allow it.
Ernie is looking to improve his position.
Watson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ernie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernie won't allow Watson to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Watson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ernie fails with a takedown attempt.
Ernie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watson as he jumps to the side.
Ernie is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Watson. No joy for Ernie on that attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Watson.
Ernie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Watson lands a slapping body shot.
Ernie fails with a takedown attempt.
Ernie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Watson to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson connects with a body shot.
Watson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Watson lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Bert Ernie has been cut.
Watson thumps Ernie with a low kick.
Watson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ernie's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson cracks the inside of Ernie's front leg.
Watson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Willy Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson keeps Ernie at a distance using the push kick.
Watson rushes Ernie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watson instigates a clinch.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson scores with a three punch combo!
Watson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ernie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Watson scores a takedown into full mount!
Watson looking to control but Ernie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bert Ernie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Watson shoots in and gets a takedown into Ernie's guard.
Watson scoring with some ground and pound.
Watson stands up from Ernie's guard - Watson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Watson moves into the clinch.
Watson working hard to break the clinch.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Ernie has him pressed against the cage.
Watson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Watson.
Watson manages to break the clinch.
Ernie walks into a stiff left hand from Watson.
Ernie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ernie. Ernie gets slowly back to his feet.
Ernie drives through and clinches with Watson against the cage.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernie is trying to drag Watson to the mat but Watson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Watson just leaning against Ernie, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Watson.
Watson lands a shoulder strike.
Watson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Watson is pressed up against the cage. Ernie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Watson down to the mat. Watson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bert Ernie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson works Ernie's body with a nice hook.
Watson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Watson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Watson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ernie is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ernie is squirming around, avoiding Watson's attempts to control the action.
Ernie taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson working for a submission but Ernie is keeping him at bay.
Ernie is looking to improve his position but Watson isn't that keen on the idea.
Watson landing punches.
Ernie tries to hold on but Watson pushes him away.
Ernie swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ernie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Watson landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson controlling from mount.
Ernie sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ernie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ernie keeping full guard, as Watson tries to pass.
Willy Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ernie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Watson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Watson advances to half guard.
Watson moves into full mount! Ernie won't be happy about that!
Watson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Watson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ernie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Watson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watson working the head and body with strikes.
Watson is looking for a kimura here.
Ernie has a hand on Watson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Watson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ernie is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ernie?
Ernie throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ernie throwing hammer fists to the chest of Watson. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bert Ernie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Watson clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Watson.
Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watson lands with a shot to the body.
Ernie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Willy Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watson works the jab nicely.
Watson has managed to clinch.
Watson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ernie fails to land the takedown.
Ernie closes the distance and clinches up with Watson, looking for a takedown. Ernie pushes Watson against the cage but Watson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Watson lands a right hook to the body.
Ernie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bert Ernie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watson lands a slapping body shot.
Watson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bert Ernie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ernie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Watson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernie is looking to improve his position but Watson isn't that keen on the idea.
Ernie is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Watson locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Ernie is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Willy Watson! Willy Watson retains his welterweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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