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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragan Nevencic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watt comes to the cage accompanied by Edmund Fitzgerald. Nevencic has chosen Rammstein - Du Hast as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dragan Nevencic!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt lands with an uppercut that bounces Nevencic off the cage and back into range.
Nevencic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nevencic rushes Watt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nevencic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Watt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Watt lands a knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Watt has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Watt gets control of Nevencic's arms and successfully pulls guard. Watt will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nevencic wants to control from the top but Watt keeps moving.
Watt managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nevencic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt has control of Nevencic's left arm, preventing Nevencic from doing any damage.
Watt has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nevencic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The fighters circle momentarily. Watt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nevencic fails to land with a series of punches.
Nevencic dodges the punch combination from Watt.
Nevencic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Watt defends it well.
Watt forces Nevencic back against the cage and clinches.
Nevencic has had enough of the clinch but Watt keeps him there for the moment.
Watt lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Watt.
Watt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nevencic or not.
Watt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nevencic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nevencic darts in and clinches Watt up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watt lands a nice elbow.
Nevencic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Watt to keep the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Watt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scott Watt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Dragan Nevencic has been cut.
Watt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott Watt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Watt scores with a four punch combination!
A left and a right from Watt both land. Nice combination.
Watt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Nevencic does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt scores with a one two! Nevencic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Watt rushes Nevencic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Watt decides to pull guard.
Watt seems keen to control Nevencic's posture.
Nevencic looking to pass the guard.
Nevencic preventing the sweep.
Nevencic trying to control the position from guard on top but Watt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nevencic trying to control the position from guard on top but Watt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nevencic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nevencic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Watt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nevencic momentarily.
Watt moves into the clinch.
Nevencic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Watt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Scott Watt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragan Nevencic.
Watt breaks the clinch.
Nevencic closes the distance and pushes Watt back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watt.
Watt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Watt lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Watt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dragan Nevencic'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.
Watt throws a series of punches but Nevencic moves out of range.
Watt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Watt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nevencic tries to move into range but Watt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watt clinches with his opponent.
Watt lands a takedown into guard.
Watt trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevencic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watt lands a couple of elbows.
Nevencic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nevencic looking to control.
Watt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nevencic thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nevencic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watt postures up.
Watt is in close to Nevencic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Watt is looking to work some ground and pound but Nevencic has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watt cracks Nevencic with a solid left hand.
Watt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nevencic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watt stops Nevencic from standing up.
Watt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nevencic wants to sweep here but Watt controlling him for the moment.
Watt won't allow Nevencic to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nevencic is keeping the position for now.
Watt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Watt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Watt is looking to work some ground and pound but Nevencic has wrist control.
Nevencic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watt is one step ahead there.
Nevencic wants to stand and escape but Watt is having none of it.
Watt lands a couple of elbows.
Watt trying to control but Nevencic is working from the bottom.
Watt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Watt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nevencic keeping moving, preventing Watt from controlling successfully.
Nevencic trying to control the position.
Watt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watt throws an elbow that misses. Nevencic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watt's guard. Nice move by Nevencic!
Watt controlling Nevencic's posture.
Scott Watt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watt looking for a sweep. Not yet Watt, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nevencic wants to control from the top but Watt keeps moving.
Watt seems keen to control Nevencic's posture.
Nevencic preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watt throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watt trying to keep a closed guard but Nevencic is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Watt throws a series of punches but Nevencic avoids them all with ease.
Watt works over Nevencic's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Watt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dragan Nevencic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Watt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nevencic is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Watt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nevencic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Watt pinned against the cage. Watt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Watt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Watt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nevencic takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Watt to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevencic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Watt drags the fight down to the ground.
Watt has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Nevencic is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Watt jumps guard and drags Nevencic to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nevencic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Watt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nevencic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nevencic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Watt wants to get back to his feet but Nevencic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nevencic with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nevencic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watt pulls Nevencic in close to prevent any damage.
Watt manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Watt cracks Nevencic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Watt tries to keep at a distance but Nevencic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Scott Watt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Watt lands a damaging elbow.
Watt lands a hook that snaps the head of Nevencic backwards.
Watt stalls.
Watt lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevencic tries to pull guard but Watt holds him up against the cage and eventually Nevencic drops back down to his feet.
Scott Watt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragan Nevencic.
Watt decides to pull guard.
Watt controls Nevencic momentarily but Nevencic frees himself.
Watt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nevencic trying to control but Watt is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Watt holds on and takes a little breather.
Watt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Scott Watt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Watt pulls Nevencic in close to prevent any damage.
Nevencic wants to control from the top but Watt keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Watt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nevencic shoots in looking for a takedown but Watt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nevencic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Watt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Watt cracks Nevencic with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Watt misses.
Scott Watt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nevencic moves into range and clinches up with Watt.
Dragan Nevencic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nevencic is trying to pull guard but Watt has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Watt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watt 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Watt!
After winning the bout, Scott Watt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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RATING
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