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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between El Chihuahua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chihuahua comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Rise Up. Watanabe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Love Hate Love. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
27 - 14 - 1 |
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32
145 lbs
21 - 10 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
KO power |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, El Chihuahua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kenji Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chihuahua throws a right hand that Watanabe ducks under and follows up with a left that Watanabe also avoids with ease.
Chihuahua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chihuahua moves out of range of the body kick from Watanabe.
Chihuahua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chihuahua throws a combination that misses
and Watanabe counters with a thumping low kick.
Watanabe lands a lovely overhand right.
Watanabe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Watanabe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Watanabe darts in and clinches Chihuahua up against the cage.
Chihuahua tries to work over Watanabe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watanabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Chihuahua is blocking nicely.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chihuahua wants to break free but Watanabe has control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Chihuahua is blocking nicely.
Chihuahua manages to break the clinch.
Chihuahua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watanabe.
Chihuahua scores with a jab. Watanabe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Kenji Watanabe has been cut.
Chihuahua lands with a nice combination. Watanabe backs away looking to recover.
Chihuahua scores with a head kick. Watanabe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chihuahua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watanabe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watanabe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Watanabe checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Watanabe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watanabe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chihuahua.
El Chihuahua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chihuahua missing with a left hand there. Watanabe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Watanabe finds it's way through Chihuahua's defenses.
Watanabe clinches up with Chihuahua and pushes him back against the cage.
Watanabe tries to throw a body punch but Chihuahua avoids it by throwing Watanabe back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chihuahua backwards.
Chihuahua slowing the pace effectively.
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
Chihuahua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chihuahua tries to work over Watanabe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
Chihuahua avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chihuahua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chihuahua misses with the head strike.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Watanabe throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chihuahua blocks it with crossed arms.
Chihuahua lands a shoulder strike.
Chihuahua stalling in the clinch but Watanabe improves position.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chihuahua blocks it with crossed arms.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chihuahua throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Watanabe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chihuahua is keeping busy.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but Chihuahua blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watanabe.
Watanabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chihuahua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chihuahua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watanabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chihuahua's elbow.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chihuahua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but Chihuahua blocks with his arms.
Chihuahua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chihuahua is trying to maintain a safe position but Watanabe gets an underhook and turns Chihuahua into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watanabe.
Watanabe stalling in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Watanabe.
Watanabe taking a breather.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chihuahua trying to control the position but instead, Watanabe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chihuahua into the cage.
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Watanabe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenji Watanabe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Watanabe throws a head kick but Chihuahua moves out of range.
Chihuahua throws a head kick but Watanabe moves out of range.
Chihuahua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chihuahua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watanabe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chihuahua takes a step back to recover.
El Chihuahua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chihuahua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Watanabe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chihuahua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watanabe throws a wild body kick that Chihuahua sees coming a mile off.
Watanabe throws a nice looking combination but Chihuahua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watanabe blocks a head kick by Chihuahua.
Watanabe lands a leg kick that knocks Chihuahua off balance momentarily.
Chihuahua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chihuahua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Watanabe.
Chihuahua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watanabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Chihuahua.
Chihuahua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chihuahua throws a looping overhand right but Watanabe ducks down to avoid it.
Chihuahua throws a nice looking combination but Watanabe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watanabe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watanabe lands a high kick!
Kenji Watanabe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chihuahua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Watanabe connects with a solid leg kick.
Chihuahua looks to score with a jab to the body but Watanabe is just out of range.
Chihuahua tries to score with a low kick but Watanabe moves his leg out of the way.
Watanabe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chihuahua tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chihuahua wants to slow Watanabe down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua throws a head kick that misses
and Watanabe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chihuahua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chihuahua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watanabe goes for a double leg but Chihuahua avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chihuahua continues to drive forward.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watanabe.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chihuahua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
Chihuahua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chihuahua blocks it with crossed arms.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chihuahua blocks it with crossed arms.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watanabe is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua can't find room to land a body shot as Watanabe controls the action.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Chihuahua blocks it.
Watanabe stalling in the clinch but Chihuahua improves position.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chihuahua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chihuahua looking to stall.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chihuahua blocks it with crossed arms.
Watanabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but Chihuahua blocks with his arms.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
Chihuahua misses with a body punch.
Watanabe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe slowing the pace effectively.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chihuahua dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Watanabe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chihuahua backwards.
Chihuahua stalling in the clinch but Watanabe improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Watanabe fails to land.
Watanabe misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watanabe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watanabe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chihuahua backwards.
Chihuahua blocks an uppercut.
Chihuahua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watanabe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Chihuahua blocks it.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chihuahua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Watanabe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenji Watanabe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Watanabe scores with a sloppy right hand. Chihuahua should have avoided that one.
Watanabe lands a nice looking body kick.
Watanabe misses with a wild combination.
Chihuahua throws a sloppy head kick and Watanabe moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chihuahua.
Watanabe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chihuahua.
Decent striking displayed by Watanabe there.
Chihuahua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chihuahua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a low kick, looking for Chihuahua's leg but Chihuahua calmly moves out of range.
Chihuahua misses with a double jab.
Chihuahua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chihuahua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chihuahua fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Watanabe is out of range.
Watanabe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chihuahua.
Watanabe lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chihuahua throws a lazy head kick
and Watanabe counters by clinching up.
Chihuahua manages to break the clinch.
Watanabe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chihuahua.
Chihuahua misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Chihuahua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chihuahua throws a head kick that misses.
Chihuahua throws a lazy right hand but Watanabe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watanabe keeps Chihuahua at a distance using the push kick.
Chihuahua cracks Watanabe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Watanabe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chihuahua is looking to slow Watanabe down with leg kicks.
Chihuahua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watanabe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
El Chihuahua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to clinch but Chihuahua is having none of it.
Watanabe lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Chihuahua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Watanabe counters with a thumping low kick.
Watanabe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chihuahua connects with a high kick.
Watanabe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Watanabe throws a good cross that connects.
Chihuahua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Watanabe.
Chihuahua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watanabe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chihuahua up against the cage.
Chihuahua is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watanabe is keeping busy.
Chihuahua seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Watanabe is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Watanabe blocking some punches.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chihuahua blocks it with crossed arms.
Chihuahua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Chihuahua is blocking nicely.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but Chihuahua blocks with his arms.
Chihuahua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chihuahua throws a head kick but Watanabe moves out of range.
Chihuahua looks to score with a jab to the body but Watanabe is just out of range.
Chihuahua scores with a nice right hand.
Watanabe thumps Chihuahua with a low kick.
Watanabe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chihuahua throws a head kick that misses.
Chihuahua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watanabe.
Watanabe connects with an inside leg kick.
Watanabe scores with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenji Watanabe.
Well Watanabe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Watanabe!
An out of breath Kenji Watanabe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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