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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taz Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Roll Right kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Rutten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutten.
Rutten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt - Rutten sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Watson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rutten.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rutten.
Taz Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Watson but Watson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Watson misses.
Rutten lands a jab to the head.
Watson throws a shot to the body.
Watson dives in and grabs Rutten's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rutten pushes down on Watson's head and hops out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson clinches.
Rutten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rutten throws a head punch that misses.
Watson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Taz Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Watson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rutten swings wildly with an uppercut but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rutten after a bit of a struggle.
Rutten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Watson has Rutten pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rutten manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rutten scores with a shot to the side of Watson's head.
Rutten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Watson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rutten gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rutten is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rutten lands with a right to the head.
Rutten gets underhooks to prevent Watson's takedown attempt.
Rutten gets through Watson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Watson blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Rutten lands a body shot in the clinch.
Watson wants a takedown but no success here.
Watson looks winded!
Rutten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Watson can't get the takedown.
Rutten is pressed up against the cage. Watson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rutten down to the mat. Rutten avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rutten lands a nice hook to Watson's body. Watson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rutten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Watson wants to take the fight to the mat but Rutten manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rutten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rutten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Still in the clinch, Rutten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watson tries for a takedown but Rutten manages to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Rutten - that landed with a thud.
Rutten gets through Watson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rutten.
Rutten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Rutten presses Watson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rutten.
Rutten lands a left hand.
Rutten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands a body shot.
Rutten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watson goes for a takedown attempt but Rutten pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rutten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutten lands a big head kick that sends Watson tumbling to the mat! Rutten takes a step backwards and waves Watson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Watson is rocked!
It looks like Brian Watson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten pivots, looking for a leg kick but Watson is out of range and Rutten settles back down.
Watson is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutten finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Watson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watson seems to have recovered his senses.
Rutten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Rutten shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rutten tries to land a leg kick but Watson saw it coming and moves away.
Watson moves out of range of the body kick from Rutten.
Rutten lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Watson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rutten is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Watson.
Nice uppercut there from Rutten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a front kick aimed at Watson's knee but Watson avoids it well.
Watson closes the distance and clinches up with Rutten, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes Rutten against the cage but Rutten circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rutten.
Watson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Watson tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Watson checks the leg kick.
Rutten cracks Watson with a good jab.
Rutten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutten.
Nice straight punches there by Rutten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rutten.
Rutten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson moves into the clinch successfully.
Rutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Rutten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rutten wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Watson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rutten circles away.
Rutten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Brian Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutten scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Watson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rutten throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rutten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rutten misses with a series of wild punches.
Watson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rutten is out of range.
Watson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rutten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watson can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson closes the distance and pushes Rutten back into the cage.
Watson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Watson is trying to drag Rutten to the mat but Rutten just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Taz Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Watson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rutten smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Rutten shoots in looking for a takedown. Watson tries to sprawl out of it but Rutten keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rutten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Watson. That did some damage!
Rutten stuffs the takedown attempt from Watson. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Watson closes the distance and clinches up with Rutten, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes Rutten against the cage but Rutten circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Watson.
A cross from Rutten lands.
Watson defending well as Rutten loads up on a big left hand.
Taz Rutten is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Watson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rutten scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Watson ducks right into an uppercut from Rutten.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rutten tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Watson is in Rutten's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rutten controlling the position.
Watson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rutten throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Watson wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Rutten is keeping the position.
Watson cracks Rutten with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watson.
Watson throws a big elbow that misses.
Rutten is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rutten trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten controlling Watson's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Taz Rutten.
Rutten shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Watson defends it nicely.
Rutten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rutten is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Watson has clasped his hands together around Rutten's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten struggling a bit here.
Watson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Rutten dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Watson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rutten sprawls well. He's pushed Watson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rutten thumps Watson with a low kick.
Watson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutten defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Watson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutten, right into the meat.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Rutten shows good takedown defense.
Taz Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Watson enables Rutten to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Watson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rutten trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rutten trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten wants to pass the guard but Watson is keeping the position.
Rutten won't allow Watson to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rutten landing some decent shots from guard.
Watson wants to stand and escape but Rutten is having none of it.
Rutten with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watson keeping full guard, as Rutten tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to stand up but Rutten is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watson tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
Watson checks a leg kick nicely.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Rutten shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rutten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten dips to his left and cracks Watson with an uppercut!
Watson closes the distance and clinches up with Rutten, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes Rutten against the cage but Rutten circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rutten throws a leg kick that misses.
Watson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rutten manages to work his way to half guard, despite Watson's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten gets full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rutten holds on and takes a little breather.
Rutten keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rutten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rutten has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rutten keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rutten is controlling Watson's posture.
Rutten controls Watson momentarily but Watson frees himself.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Rutten is keeping the position.
Watson trying to control but Rutten is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rutten connects with a solid leg kick.
Watson scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Rutten clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Rutten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watson takes one to the chin there.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt - Rutten sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rutten looks for the body kick but Watson saw that one coming.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Watson is looking to clinch.
Rutten misses with a hook.
Rutten connects with an inside leg kick.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rutten moves out of range as Watson strikes.
A left lands for Watson.
Watson tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rutten as he jumps to the side.
Rutten scores with a jab to the body.
Watson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson looks to land a combination. Rutten sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Watson fails to land the takedown.
Taz Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Rutten throws a head kick but Watson moves out of range.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Rutten delivers a nice body kick.
Rutten scoring well with a low kick there.
Watson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rutten cracks a nice hook into Watson's ribs.
Rutten is looking to slow Watson down with leg kicks.
Rutten stuns Watson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watson's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Rutten.
That kick from Rutten tenderised Watson's leg. Watson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutten.
Rutten cracks a nice hook into Watson's ribs.
Rutten feints and then cracks Watson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watson down.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown but Watson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten dodges the punch combination from Watson.
That kick from Rutten tenderised Watson's leg. Watson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rutten lands a body shot.
Rutten slaps away a takedown attempt from Watson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rutten scores with a kick to the body.
Watson avoids the body shot from Rutten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands a two punch combo.
Rutten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rutten misses with a few strikes there.
Rutten scores with a head kick. Watson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rutten lands a body shot.
Watson tries to clinch up but Rutten circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson rushes Rutten and presses him up against the cage.
Taz Rutten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutten keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rutten defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Watson.
Rutten moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to drag Rutten to the mat but Rutten just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
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 blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Rutten scores with a shot to the side of Watson's head.
Rutten's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Rutten on the inside.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watson looking for a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten scores with a hook to the body.
Watson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Watson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rutten is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rutten pushes Watson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Rutten had his way with Brian Watson in that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Watson wants to clinch.
Watson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutten can pounce on him.
Rutten connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Watson momentarily.
Watson misses with a body kick.
Watson tries to clinch up but Rutten circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson closes the distance and clinches up with Rutten, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes Rutten against the cage but Rutten circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Watson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutten lands with a nice body punch.
Rutten tests Watson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rutten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rutten scores with a leg kick.
Watson tries to bum rush Rutten with a series of wild strikes but Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten cracks the inside of Watson's front leg.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Rutten throws a head kick but Watson moves out of range.
Watson wants to clinch.
Watson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rutten on his heels. He'll look to pass Rutten's guard now, I'm sure.
Watson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Watson is working Rutten over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rutten keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Rutten is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brian Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rutten not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Taz Rutten.
Watson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Watson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rutten sprawls well. He's pushed Watson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rutten is looking to wear down Watson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watson.
Taz Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Watson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rutten attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rutten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutten throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Rutten leaves Watson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Watson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rutten.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Rutten shows good takedown defense.
Rutten throws a leg kick which misses Watson's front leg but catches the back leg as Watson tries to avoid it.
Rutten fails with a takedown attempt.
Rutten throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rutten tries to land a front kick but Watson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rutten looks for a takedown but Watson sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Rutten as Watson shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutten.
Watson takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Rutten wants to slow Watson down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rutten. That's going to slow Watson down.
Rutten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rutten cracks Watson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rutten as he jumps to the side.
Watson misses with a combination
and Rutten counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten closes the distance and clinches.
Rutten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Watson is trying to drag Rutten to the mat but Rutten just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rutten tries to stall but Watson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taz Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rutten, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taz Rutten!
Taz Rutten is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Taz Rutten made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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