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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Maiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 50 Cent - The Funeral. Maiden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Walk. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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176 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddy Maiden!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Watson.
Maiden moves out of range of the body kick from Watson.
Watson misses with a head kick.
Watson lands a nice looking body kick.
Watson tried to score with a low kick but Maiden checks it.
Maiden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watson.
Maiden tries to clinch
and Watson counters by moving into the clinch.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maiden manages to break the clinch.
Maiden lands with a cross.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Maiden has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Maiden misses with a straight left.
Watson slips under a jab.
We've been told by Watson's head coaches at Consortium Private LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Watson avoids the head kick by Maiden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiden throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maiden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maiden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maiden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Watson's head.
Watson digs a good hook to Maiden's body.
Maiden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maiden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maiden throws the left hand but Watson avoids the punch easily.
Maiden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Maiden.
Watson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maiden staying out of range there.
Maiden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice takedown defense from Watson. No joy for Maiden on that attempt.
Maiden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Watson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maiden.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maiden throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Watson tries to score with a low kick but Maiden moves his leg out of the way.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maiden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maiden ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Watson throws a head kick that misses.
Maiden looks to land a right hand but Watson moved out of range.
Maiden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maiden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maiden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Watson swivels and escapes.
Thomas Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddy Maiden.
Watson lands a nice shot that snaps Maiden's head back.
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 lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maiden takes a step back to recover.
Watson misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson jabs Maiden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson misses with a kick to the body
and Maiden counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Watson wants to get back to his feet.
Watson won't allow Maiden to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Watson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Watson pulls Maiden in close to prevent any damage.
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson is pulling down on Maiden's head to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Watson is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Watson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maiden misses with a body shot.
Watson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Eddy Maiden has been cut.
Maiden throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fighters circling - Maiden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maiden staying out of range there.
Watson looks to land a left hand but Maiden moved out of range nicely.
Watson throws a sloppy head kick
and Maiden counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Watson is pulling down on Maiden's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiden with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maiden slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Maiden from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Watson scores with a head kick.
Maiden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Watson's hands.
Maiden misses with a low kick.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Watson lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson catches Maiden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maiden lets loose with a powerful body kick. Watson will feel that in the morning.
Maiden looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
Watson lands a head kick!
Watson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watson cracks Maiden with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Watson throws a shot to the body.
Watson checks a low kick from Maiden.
Watson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maiden misses with a leg kick
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maiden throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Maiden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Watson throws a good cross that connects.
Watson is looking to clinch.
Watson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maiden.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Watson staying out of range there.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Maiden.
Watson throws the kick towards the body but Maiden avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maiden looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Maiden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Watson scores with a kick to the body.
Thomas Watson is winning the standup battle so far.
Watson lands a head kick!
That has opened up Eddy Maiden's cut even more.
Watson throws a right hand that misses
and Maiden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maiden.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maiden crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Watson - the referee stops the clock and Maiden gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Watson. Maiden manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maiden scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maiden stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Watson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddy Maiden's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A slow jab from Maiden misses its intended target.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Maiden is just out of range.
Watson throws a lazy head kick
and Maiden counters with a nice double leg into side control. Watson won't be happy with that.
Maiden tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maiden misses with the ground and pound.
Watson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maiden throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Maiden controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiden working the ground and pound but Watson is defending the strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Maiden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watson keeps working.
Maiden working the ground and pound.
Maiden landing a few strikes.
Watson tries to bench press Maiden off him but Maiden keeps the position.
Maiden is trying to ground and pound but Watson uses the momentary lack of control by Maiden to regain half guard.
Watson is trying to maintain the position but Maiden is very close to passing his half guard.
Watson is staying active underneath Maiden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to get to full guard but Maiden has control of the leg.
Maiden is pressing down on Watson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Watson is holding on for now.
Maiden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Watson defending well though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson is staying active underneath Maiden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maiden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maiden takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Eddy Maiden hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Maiden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to land body kicks.
Watson fails with the takedown.
Maiden throws an off balance right hand
and Watson counters with an outside leg kick.
Maiden connects with a single shot there.
Watson throws the kick towards the body but Maiden avoids it.
Maiden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maiden jabs at Watson's body.
Maiden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maiden misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Maiden.
Maiden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watson throws out the jab.
Maiden lands a head kick!
Watson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maiden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maiden.
Watson throws a body kick that misses.
Maiden misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddy Maiden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Watson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Thomas Watson!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Eddy Maiden!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
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hype
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